Muria picked up his communicator, glanced at today's news with a slight smile, then tossed it aside and began to deal with the day's clan affairs,
"Douglas family member sentenced to 396 years in prison before turning 13," the news was filled with impact, explosiveness, and a wicked sense of humor.
The wicked humor in this piece of news lay in the punishment that the young troublemaker received: a prison sentence of 396 years, which was not much different from life imprisonment, except for the specification of a precise number.
This indicated that the judge who tried the young man was probably not a very serious person. After all, the normal human lifespan, even with all the efforts of modern medical technology to extend it, is only about 120 years.
