QuantumInferno

"Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due." - Emperor Justinian I It is ten minutes to five o'clock in the afternoon. You hesitate as you watch the dust-covered analog clock mounted on the wall pass the time by without incident, save for its incessant ticking. The rainstorm outside continues its relentless downpour, but you ignore it as you proceed to shut the windows and close the blinds. Only the muted sound of thunder disturbs the supernatural silence now established in your study. He had given you one hour; one hour to examine your life, to prepare your case, and to choose the words that wo