Arc 1, Thread 1: Red Ink (Kendal)
"I've been in Germany in the 1930s, and while there are similarities, there are many differences." Torvald says to him, "But those sorts will always be around, of course. It's a reason why we are so stubbornly pursuing this line of inquiry."
"No, it'ssssssss for ourselvessssss." The chrysonogae corrects him.
"Well, then it's why *I* am doing so. At any rate, there's a clear difference between what should be and what actually is. Your fellow senators may agree with you in public, but in private, who's to say? But, let's say that I definitely agree."
"I for one disagree. A human throwing humans to the dogs for gods, that is preposterous. A demon groveling so a human can be raised, preposterous!" The Senator snarls at Torvald, "Enough of your heresy!"
"As you will, Senator." Torvald answers dryly.
"Senator Raines," Xene finally speaks up, "Are we overlooking that this may be an Abyssal act?"