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Message: <blockquote data-quote="InVinoVeritas" data-source="post: 3993429" data-attributes="member: 41485">Alek watches quietly as the others leave the room, leaving only Ru and Darian. He then looks away from the pair.He's wincing, Darian.He turns back to the two, first to Ru. "I do not know why he chose the name Brass. It does not have any specific meaning in gnome culture, but it is a useful metal. Strong enough for most everyday uses, weak enough to buckle under severe pressure. Brass is the color of gold, but with none of the value. It does not appear in nature, but must be manufactured by civilized people. Because of its utility but lack of toughness, it is in many ways its own worst enemy."He then turns to Darian. He squints and flinches. He recovers, and clearly fights to maintain eye contact with the policeman. As he speaks, his voice becomes increasingly strained, but he resists the urge to look away... "You want the truth, Darian? Then you will have it. You have been harboring something for a while, now. It sat there, waiting for you to desire too much. Ever since you wanted to rip answers screaming from my Marionette, no--from your Suki, it has shown you much. It sees what you see, hears what you hear, and gives you a clarity of vision that you have always yearned for. Yet that vision carries a price. It stares holes into the souls of those you meet. Precious few have dared meet your gaze recently. Why? Because it hurts. It's like staring into the sun, feels like the vice-grip realization that we are all prisoners here, we are all nothing but forgotten scraps to be tortured for something as meaningless as the truth. You want the truth? The truth is that torturing me will give you no more truth, only revenge. It will only serve to slake your thirst for blood, your jealousy at my taking bits of Suki's soul that you had not even known you could touch. But you will learn nothing new. I have been honest to you ever since we got here--painfully honest. You want the truth? The truth you seek is elsewhere, not here. If you want it, you can find it in someone that doesn't deserve to kiss the rose. Someone who is used to pain. And, no Darian, you don't need her mouth to make her tell the truth.You want the truth? You've been given a chance at the Fruit of Knowledge. My advice? Bite deeply."Now that is the truth.</blockquote>

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