” The screen behind the setting they were in changed from the usual scenic background to a collage of photos that were various close-up views of Cor...nne’s battered and bruised face, along with two black eyes, and redness and swelling everywhere.This was something else Corinne had approved and even requested. There were still holdouts that said what happened to Corinne at Brauer’s hands wasn’t that bad, that she had been exaggerating what had been done to her. The photo the audience was now. Karina looked upset and confused, but she tentatively grasped Mandy’s hand and shook it.“Why are you naked?” Karina asked Mandy.“It’s the party bus, silly,” Mandy replied with a big smile. “And it’s Halloween. Everyone is naked on the Halloween Party Bus.”Darin and Karina both looked up and down the length of the bus. Everyone was indeed now naked... including the driver. Portions of his costume remained however, or at least there was some sort of red dye or paint which covered his entire body.. " And the planters and mine owners, did they not protest?" A few, the predictable ones, did indeed. Most of them seem to be relieved to hand over such matters to court officers, especially if it's a capital punishment or a severe flogging. There is also another side to this. The wanton killing or maiming of a slave is now a punishable crime as is torturing. The King has called the new law the "Slave Act". Oh, and yes, the branding of slaves falls under the torture provision. Only tattoos are. . . Which reminded her of the ball they had to attend the next day. Great, She groaned, More snobby rich people to go kiss up to. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People laughed all around. There were faces dancing that were lions, elephants, masses of glitter, and even a jester. Chloe stood in her red dress watching the others dance. She wore a red ball gown that was a classic. It had a tight corseted bodice, but when it reached her hips it exploded into a.