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Message: <blockquote data-quote="InVinoVeritas" data-source="post: 3990824" data-attributes="member: 41485">"Well," Alek responds with a single loud clap, "what's done is done..."He breathes heavily, trying to calm the anger inside him. "I owe you an apology. I guess we are all short on trust today. Hmph. Happy New Year indeed."Calming down, Alek closes his eyes, and sheds a tear. He reaches into a pocket, pulls out a handkerchief, and wipes his mask face. When he finishes, his mask is a pure white again, the odd upturned smirk from before back upon its features. "No more mysteries. No more half truths, no more manipulations. You deserve the truth."He walks up to Ru. He looks up, staring him in the eye, and responds, "The Combledorns have enemies, yes. Lots of them. It is part of our family's code, ever since we started being merchants of rarities centuries ago. We have what you want. You want what we have. The jealousy others have of us turns to hatred. But of all our numerous rivals, none have ever tried something so audacious. None have ever attempted to strike us in our home, and none would have attempted it on such an important holiday. I will be honest to you. No half-truths. No manipulations. I know nothing about that vampiric monster that murdered my family."He pauses, just a moment, letting his words sink into the policemen's minds. He quickly responds, "Yet, I can think of one possibility, although remote. My friend Edditomas was the first victim, yes? We worked together on some small ideas. Nothing earth-shattering, nothing that is outside the purview of a drink and a song. But he was working on a much greater project, something that would change the way we would view our very souls. He worked on artificial life. I gleaned this from his journal, and if it worked, it would be something worth killing for. He never mentioned by name the patron of this project, but he did indicate it with a code name: Brass. Find Brass, and you may be able to crack the case."</blockquote>

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