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Message: <blockquote data-quote="InVinoVeritas" data-source="post: 4825178" data-attributes="member: 41485">Eugene slides the eel down his throat. It passes through his mouth chilly, slimy, and briny in flavor. It passes down the esophagus. About when it hits the stomach it awakens enough to wriggle uselessly for just a moment, before it settles down into death. Ru, Skyler, and Fr. Berman bite into their eels, and cold blood issues forth from the wound. The mouth fills with a fishy flavor, and the eels writhe painfully, splashing a dark-colored blood on the floor. Quickly, the three finish devouring the fishes. Gustav chuckles, and gives each of the four a silk napkin. "Ha, don't worry about the mess, it's bound to happen with people's first eel experience. I enjoyed a couple of them last night, and I think I now understand the predator's preference for live prey. You are all good sports!" He looks around to everyone. "Now, you may be wondering why I had you devour eels. First, I wanted to see if you would do it. You all jumped at the chance, so it is clear--you definitely have ambition, you definitely have pluck. You've got even more than Gis, and that's going to serve you well! Second, Gis and I had a bet... I won." He pulls a steaming sausage from a pot of broth and plops it on a plate. The sausage's skin is taut and smooth, a simple well-shaped piece of food. "As for Alek, I want you to be aware of the possible problems in his case. At this time, the evidence is circumstancial. A good solicitor will try to tear it to pieces, and I want you to know that before it is brought to trial. But... we are a society based on reason. Paridon would not have become the gleaming jewel of culture it is by the mere whims of the elite. No, we base our progress in facts, proof, and rules. So, I do not wish for you to think that we can just put Alek away because we simply feel like it. If he is to be sentenced, it will be for the crimes he has committed." Lord D'Marosso takes a fork and knife, and with a single determined slash, cuts the sausage open lengthwise. It pops open, spilling its juices and chunks all over the plate. "However, Ru, Skyler, Eugene, Brian, if you worry that the evidence has all burned away with his manor, that justice will fall prey to his poison tongue... I am still offering each of you a boon. We know of his crimes, just say the word and justice will be served. Otherwise, feel free to ask for whatever you wish." Lord D'Marosso scrapes the innards of the sausage from the casing and practically inhales them.</blockquote>

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