I can't say you're wrong because soda fountains are line chilled, so it is cold coming out, but it almost immediately warms up due to room temperature. If you chug it right away, you'll get a good sweet treat with a caffeine boost. This isn't an LPT, though. You ask for extra lemons and Splenda with your ice water, too, probably.

He was invited to the wedding, but Brasi knew that he wasn't necessarily welcome for the ceremony. That's why he was practicing his speech off in the corner. He was trying to show his gratitude to the Don and his family while personally giving the gift directly to the Don. He knew that he wasn't part of the family, but he was a part of "la familigia." Also why the Tattaglia's sent him to the fishes. They knew (or suspected) his ultimate loyalty lied with the Don. They had a perfect opportunity to get him out of the way. The fact that Brasi was just as terrified of the Don as the Don was of him is the perfect nuance.

He was fiercely loyal. Like, "I'm gonna rip this guys arms off because I felt like he slighted my Don." He was barely controllable. He was basically a caged dog that, when let loose, might bite his owner because he was just so aggressive. The Don feared and respected him for this, but at the end of the day, he was a useful tool because of his barely checked aggression. If he turned him in the right direction, that force would be applied in a way that was beneficial to the Don. He wasn't someone you'd want to be associated with in polite society. The Don didn't want him at the wedding just like you wouldn't want a feral farm cat at your house around your kids. The cat is great at catching varmints and keeping them away, but not so good that they wouldn't shit on your furniture or attack you if you let them inside.