[The first thing heard when the Forge clicks on is the sound of footsteps. The owner of this Forge is walking about the city, apparently.
[A quiet 'hmmm' sound] Does anyone know how approximately how much one of the burnt out buildings would cost?
[He's only got about two weeks left in his room, and as much as he's prepared to go back to living
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And what the hell is a gladiator?
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...ancient...Rome? Entertain people...? [He would say 'you have got to be kidding', only, he's not surprised that people would have come up with something like that.]
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... Rome. Rome! Come on, everyone and their mother knows Rome! [Sighs] Yes, entertainment. They weren't really warriors, those gladiators. Or some might have been. But for sure, there were common no-battle-training people who fought in the arena. For entertainment~
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I asked the same questions you asked me.
I've never heard of it. [And if it were video, Spirit would see his scowl darken to an even deeper grimace.]
Lovely. People watched others die for entertainment. [You can tell he sounds pissed.] Bet they wouldn't be so damn cavalier if they knew the combatants...
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[A slightly exasperated huff before his tone goes grim again.]
Of course I know. I've seen it myself. I just...people hadn't sunk so low as to watch death for fun. Well, sane people, anyway. [He's thinking of Kimbley...]
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[And then he is silent for a minute or two because that...that hits home. There's a lot of blood on his own hands, and for a while, he had convinced himself he was doing it in the name of god.
He's suddenly grown uncomfortable with the topic and when he speaks, his voice shakes, just slightly.]
L-Let's change the subject.
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