[Richie's brows go high. Skyward even.]

How delightfully grim. I'm so glad I decided to spend the weekend soil-side.

Bearer, though. That's a qualifier that implies some agency, not just being hors d'oeuvres. Or maybe it's like where they deify the sucker before they sacrifice him? That was a common tread in history. Returning the godly to the gods, unblemished goats only please.