[ Wow, Javert. Majima could probably say a lot on the topic of illicit flogging, but he'd keep things short as requested. ]

Okay. I used to be part of a criminal organization. They gave me orders I didn't agree with, and I voiced that disagreement.

So they threw me in a torture pit for a year.

[ Javert had told him to keep in brief. That was pretty brief, wasn't it? The waitress picked just that time to swing back by, and the look on her face suggested that she was sort of regretting it as she skated right on by to wait for another opportune moment. ]