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[The video opens with Sato's face mostly filling the screen, so it's hard to tell exactly where he is. For anyone who's seen him before, there's one major change; he does not look happy.]

Hello everyone. I'm Sato.

I've been here for many months now, and been watching the sad state of affairs we are living in. Our lives are nothing more than playthings for the so-called gods, revived again and again to serve as their sources of power. Yet even in this troubled situation, man always seems to find a way to oppress man.

I'm speaking, of course, about the City Guard.

These people have put themselves in a position of authority over all of us in this city, keeping the peace... their idea of the peace.

But I ask you, who are they to tell you or I what we should be doing, how we should be feeling, when we are already prisoners to begin with? We have to go with our emotions, speak.. and act... from the heart! [he clenches his hand and places it over his heart, speaking with renewed intensity] If you feel that the windows should go, if these buildings need to burn to the ground, then you should be free to do it! If god damn animals are infesting this city, then you should be free to take them out and throw their corpses in the river! Whatever aggravates you, there is always one of them in the way trying to calm things down and keep you from expressing how you truly feel! We have let these feelings simmer for far too long, let them keep us quiet for the gods to feed from for too long! And I know that I, at least, am not willing to let these jackbooted thugs tell me what I can and cannot do.

No, they will not have their peace. The first step to liberation is to depose these puppets, and show the gods our fury.

That's why I'm calling to all of those in the City Guard to disband their organization, abandon their posts. Of course, [...he shakes his head...] we all know that they won't give up the authority that they've been holding so easily, will they? That's why I am asking all whose hearts beat with mine and earn for true freedom to join me in front of their headquarters at dawn tomorrow... where we will deal with them and put an end to their injustices once and for all.

Let me remind you that extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice, and that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

[There's a brief pause with him scowling into the camera before he adds:]

And in case the Guard thinks they can stop this resistance by blocking off the Armory [Sato adjusts the phone to angle over his shoulder, showing off a pile of assorted weapons that a medieval warlord would be proud of, largely collected over the last few months from the Armory, everything from crossbows and morning stars to pickaxes and... is that some C4 on the table???] Think again.

[That scowl twists a little at that point into a vicious smirk before the feed cuts off.]

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Oh no, I had something else in mind.

[To be honest, he's still not 100% sure about Rey, but if she does betray him... that just makes it more challenging, doesn't it?]

In fact, I was hoping to use some of the explosives you've been making for extra distractions. You wouldn't mind, would you?

[Now Rey is starting to feel better about relocating her explosives cache every now and then. Stuff like that have no business being in one place for too long.]

Why? Not satisfied with the arsenal you've already gathered?

[She has to wonder how much of this was planned ahead of time, seeing how much he has collected from the armory.]

Not really. It's hard to find a good supplier.

But on the bright side, if she's true to her word Rage will be a lot more amenable to firepower requests with a few people dropped on her altar.

A little ingenuity goes a long ways.

[Like creating homemade explosives from scratch.]

Was that your intention from the start or is it just a convenient side-effect of whatever it is you're trying to do?

Just earning those weapon upgrades as we go. What would you like? Another one of those maser pistols, or would you rather go for something bigger like an RPG?

I wonder what the limitations are and if she could create a M6 Spartan Laser. [It's a weapon from Halo, mind, but given some of the people he's seen here, well... it could very well be real, couldn't it? It's fun to think about.] It's primarily an anti-vehicle weapon, but best to go big around here, wouldn't you say?

Edited 2016-12-18 02:46 (UTC)

[As usual, he talks like this is a video game. Like he's cashing in a kill streak with the actual lives he's toying with.]

Can think of a few DEWs that would be useful right about now. [Mostly for dealing with damage control when Sato decides to shake up the pot. Ugh.]

That depends on how much damage you're looking to do here and why. What do you stand to gain from any of this?

Does it matter that much to you, Rey?

Not really. To be honest, this all seems like a waste of time.

[Plus she has sleeping people who are far more worthy of her ire.]

I guess it's just a matter of perspective.

I'll come around to pick up some of those explosives in a little bit. I'm sure I still remember where you had them.

Wouldn't bother -- they're not there. Been moving them around in case some idiot who doesn't know how to handle a whole ton of liquid explosives stumble on it.

[That's part of the reason, anyway, so she's not necessarily lying.]

Will deliver a cache to you, though. Go to town. Paint it red. Don't care.

You know, I'm surprised you're not more interested, Rey. After all, haven't we had a lot of fun together in the past?

Yes. It was fun. But didn't care about any of those things we killed. The Guard, though? They're not all bad people.

Besides, have already burned one too many bridges recently. Don't care to bring down more.

It's too bad you feel that way.

I'll see you some other time, then.

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