Not being as mean as you could be isn't actually the same as showing mercy, even if it's close.

[Yeah, yeah. He's old, and therefore allowed to be crotchety.]

Well. Things could be worse. I had a friend sent home, but nothing too out of the ordinary is going on. It's probably the official lull between Malnosso play dates.

[Oh yeah right. Mihai lives with Luceti's next contestant for Miss Nicotine. He knows that sound anywhere.]

What about you?