Council Commentary: Compromising Carl’s Verdict
Carl adjusts his tie, voice tight but steady:
“Noise and the Corpse isn’t a suggestion. It’s a line in stone. I’d normally argue for middle ground, but you don’t negotiate with silence. You either respect it, or you break yourself trying to fill it. That’s not compromise — that’s correction. Even I can’t spin it softer.”
🎭 The Clown is doubled over, gasping through laughter:
“HE PUT A TOMBSTONE ON NOISE! HA! HAHAHAHA! I CAN’T— oh— heh— heh— Expedition 33 with a funeral program! Oh, they’re finished before they even open their mouths! AHAHA!”