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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1795731" data-attributes="member: 1210">The Verdict7/16/368 O.L.G., 7:30 p.m., the courthouseOur heroes exchange nervous glances as the judge emerges from his chambers.  His deliberations lasted only thirty minutes.  This doesn’t look all that good....Judge Lunder takes his seat and looks the party over.  His face is not filled with joy.“All right,” he begins without preamble, “first of all, I’m striking all records of Lita Alexander even being accused of these crimes.  She is completely exonerated as far as I’m concerned, and shouldn’t have even been here and had to go through this.”  Lita smiles at the judge but he ignores her.  “You, Timothy- you were broken free of the institute in question and taken away.  I’m returning you to their care.”  Martini grimaces, his face growing angry.  “You there,” the judge snaps at him.  “Martini.  Disposing of Dr. Zimmer was a noble act.  The evidence shows that he was a doppelganger.  But you let the lunatics go free.  Moreover, you seem to have a real problem with anger, so I’m sending you to the Asylum for Advanced Mental Treatment for evaluation.”Martini is thunderstruck.  “No!” he gasps.  He looks around wildly, tensing, almost ready to run, but he sees all the guards and knows this is not the time to resist.  He collapses into his chair, seeming small and frightened.I won’t let them lock me up, Martini vows to himself. “Now then- the lunatics must be rounded up.  There are fifty inmates who got loose.  I expect it will cost the state 200 imperials to round each of them up.  Therefore I’m fining your group a sum of 10,000 gp.”More silence.  Ten thousand! Sandy thinks despairingly.  “You will have one year to pay it off.  Also, for each of the lunatics you return to the institute in question your fine will be reduced by 200 gp.”  He turns his hard gaze on Sandy.  “Phenyl Sandybanks, as you were the ringleader, I’m fining you an extra 2000 gp.”“The ringleader!” splutters Sandy.“As to the kobold- after some consideration, I have decided not to have him castrated.  He seems completely tame.”“Oh, I am, sir, arf,” Federico replies timidly.Timothy holds up his hand.“Yes, what is it, Timothy?” the judge asks testily.”Please, Your Honor, don’t send me back to the place,” Timothy begs.  “I’m getting better with my friends’ help, I really am.  He turns his big puppy eyes on the judge.  “I’ll do what you tell me, but they’re helping me more than the place ever did.”The judge hesitates for a moment, then nods to himself.  “Very well, I want you re-evaluated.  So let it be done.”  He bangs his gavel.  And the party, escorted by guards and the two orderlies, begins their journey back to the Asylum for Advanced Mental Treatment.Next Time: Return to the Asylum!</blockquote>

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