"Very good," Alvarez stated. "That's the technical assessment of the weapons... but you still haven't answered my question... Eh, Boris, teach him to pay attention to a man trying to teach him something..."
Boris's bat connected in rather a stout and sickening fashion, sending the applicant sprawling.
Up on the sensor spar, Alvarez crouched down, playing with one of his knives. "That had to hurt, esse, I mean Boris here, he ain't soft, an' he don't pull punches... so... answer my question... or Vickie over there's going to shoot off one of your hands."
![[Image: 5438_s.png]](http://signavatar.com/5438_s.png)