<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/6f/Mayor_cochran.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Mayor Cochran<br/><strong>Faction:</strong>Sweetrock<br/><strong>Date:</strong>May 11th, 1876<br/><strong>Time of Day:</strong>Afternoon<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Outside Babel's Tower<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Open, Abraham Solomon<br/><hr/>Mayor Cochran plucked at the curl of his moustache, looking pleased at the crowd which had begun to gather around Babel's Tower.  He was a man who loved the sound of his own voice, and there was nothing which pleased him so much as the opportunity to stand before a crowd, no matter how incidental he was to the proceedings.  He puffed himself up, tugging at the edges of his jacket, and smiled winningly at the crowd.<br/><br/>"It's a special privilege we are gathered for here today, and one that it is my esteemed honor to be present for!  I'm sure the lure of free drinks and ... discounted entertainment is a rarity in Gomorra that no man could resist."  There was actually a small bark of laughter from the crowd, and Cochran smiled.  "And while I know the sonorous tones of my voice are ever beheld in eager anticipation, even I am not one to stand between the good, hard working folk of this town and an evening of complimentary entertainment!  I'm not sure any man in Gomorra is that bulletproof."<br/><br/>He grinned again, and took up the oversized scissors and turned to the red ribbon which had been tied across the door, moving it in place to cut.  "If you<em>fine</em>gentlemen and ladies would promise to give me time to get clear of the door, and a trampling - "<br/><br/>"Get on with it!  The free drinks are only for three hours!" someone shouted from the back.<br/><br/>Cochran laughed.  "Then without further ado... I now declare Babel's Tower OPEN FOR BUSINESS!"<br/><br/>He cut the ribbon, and polite applause smattered through the crowd, attention turning to the stern-looking proprietor who stood next to him.  "If you'll hold your dry throats in suspense for just a moment - " he pleaded, "And allow the man offering his whiskey so charitably to say a few words."<br/><br/>