[That is a neck of a name drop, and an interesting tell. When the fuck was the last time Italian cities had a king?

(also being sober at these events is really useful, people let good information out in the name of learning what the hell is going on.)]

A fair enough statement, and doubtlessly true. I'd say I'd be delighted to be proven wrong, but given that it'd involve poison--

[Well, enough said.]