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hadriel2017-01-18 12:20 pm
mismanagement) wrote in hadriel2017-01-18 12:20 pm
[Video]
[Not long after this.
At first glance, it appears to be Maketh holding the phone. It's her usual uniform, perfectly ironed, hair pinned up in a severe bun. She's standing outside the guardpost, rifle at her side. Everything looks as it ought to except for a single detail. The blue sash that all the guardsmen wear as a symbol of their position is nowhere to be seen.
Oh, and ignore the spray of blood across her chest. That's not important at all.]
Hello, citizens. I fear this experiment in democracy has gone on a little too long. It's high time to dispense with the nonsense and remember where we ought to stand. And what we are.
[She smiles.]
You needn't worry. The Empire loves all his children. All he asks is your loyalty.
[She pauses, glancing back at the guardpost.]
I'm terribly sorry about the mess, of course. But civilization always comes with a price. A gesture was necessary.
[Her tone hardens.]
Guardsmen, report in immediately. I want this under control.
At first glance, it appears to be Maketh holding the phone. It's her usual uniform, perfectly ironed, hair pinned up in a severe bun. She's standing outside the guardpost, rifle at her side. Everything looks as it ought to except for a single detail. The blue sash that all the guardsmen wear as a symbol of their position is nowhere to be seen.
Oh, and ignore the spray of blood across her chest. That's not important at all.]
Hello, citizens. I fear this experiment in democracy has gone on a little too long. It's high time to dispense with the nonsense and remember where we ought to stand. And what we are.
[She smiles.]
You needn't worry. The Empire loves all his children. All he asks is your loyalty.
[She pauses, glancing back at the guardpost.]
I'm terribly sorry about the mess, of course. But civilization always comes with a price. A gesture was necessary.
[Her tone hardens.]
Guardsmen, report in immediately. I want this under control.
[voice]
[Because he refuses to believe this is the Maketh he knows, the one who would sacrifice everything for the good of others. He's watching this transmission and the replies, and he knows one thing for sure: she wouldn't be spouting this kind of rhetoric.]
[video]