#grandrapidfire

         “ Suppose you can’t defy your programming. ”

           She must have been drinking.

         “ ‘Richter,’” he corrects with a grumble. “And I’d think a leader'd be more caring what kind of example he sets for the youth. Don’t raise them decent, how do you expect them to turn out? ”  

         “ ...Speak to the Archemist if you feel unwell–            And you should only take orders from those            following Atom’s words. ”

         “ Figured. A child shows up alone... Know there’s a sad story there. She’d probably be... more mad if anyone told it to me, so I won’t ask. But. Things she’s saying now are... concerning.          “ Is someone... talking to her? Helping her. ”

         “ ...Something on your mind? ”

[ daydreaming about looking at her for more than two seconds at a time ]

straps the heretic to the table upstands it sets it ablaze ...B)