[The wheel stops abruptly again, in the exact right position for Mim to be facing Dennis, giving him the biggest, most sickeningly sweet smile.]
Oh heavens no, these devices aren't meant to kill someone. They're meant to break some poor bastard, physically and mentally, by inflicting the most unimaginable pain for unbearable amounts of time. They're left in such constant agony for so long that they'll inevitably start to beg for mercy, to plead with their torturer to let them go, that they'll do anything! Even admit to a crime they did not commit!
But the turnkey holds all the power, you know. And if they don't get the reaction they want, all they have to do is flip a switch, pull a lever, adjust a screw, and wait until the screaming begins again. It takes an iron will to resist such immeasurable torment, and only the strongest nerves will last until finally, sweet death takes them. More often than not, though, they'll crack before they reach that point.
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Oh heavens no, these devices aren't meant to kill someone. They're meant to break some poor bastard, physically and mentally, by inflicting the most unimaginable pain for unbearable amounts of time. They're left in such constant agony for so long that they'll inevitably start to beg for mercy, to plead with their torturer to let them go, that they'll do anything! Even admit to a crime they did not commit!
But the turnkey holds all the power, you know. And if they don't get the reaction they want, all they have to do is flip a switch, pull a lever, adjust a screw, and wait until the screaming begins again. It takes an iron will to resist such immeasurable torment, and only the strongest nerves will last until finally, sweet death takes them. More often than not, though, they'll crack before they reach that point.
[She doesn't stop smiling.]