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From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
The following entry's date corresponds to the date of Suzaku Kururugi's trial for the murder of Prince Clovis la Britannia. An exemplary piece in terms of the strategy that the Demon Emperor would use throughout his reign, the journal entry depicts a Lelouch who leaves nothing to chance. Portions of the entry have been redacted for security reasons.
There are things you never realize you wanted to say, things that hide beneath your tongue and await a flash of courage to jump out. Never leave things unsaid: never doubt your words have strength, and never doubt that you were meant for something. Everyone has a role. Zero is a role, Lamperouge is a role; these are people scripted to hide who I really am. But they are roles I take on gladly, because Lamperouge allows Nunnally to talk to others without restriction and Zero allows me to separate brother from revolutionary. It allows me to keep Nunnally away from our father's eyes, where he would use her. Nunnally is no pawn: she is a lost queen, and I will play her knight until I die, because she and I have been abandoned by that man, and so she has been stripped of her ability to ever have a proper knight. Cursing him is useless, that man
He acts as though he is a supreme chess master, but he is a fool, because he disregards the strength of the people, those he calls pawns. Because people are so much more than pawns, because of their potential to become anything they wish- queens, knights, rooks and bishops; a pawn is the one piece on the board that can become anything, and that is why they are so precious.
The Japanese people are like pawns on a chessboard, because they disregard their own worth. Pawns that have so much potential that Britannians fear them, and rebuke them in the name of racial superiority. And this is a lie-- because there are people, here in Japan, that have proved to me otherwise. Suzaku is here, and he is a Britannian soldier, and at times I hate him for taking the side against his own people. What a hypocrite I am, surely, but Suzaku is- he has- Suzaku has always been a person I am proud to call a friend. He knows me, and I know him, and I fear that one day my mask will come crumbling off and he will tear me apart with the barbs people call trust. Today, I offered to save him, and he ran back into the teeth of the Britannian Army, the people to whom he swore allegiance and whom turned on him in order to purge the rank of the Japanese soldiers who had worked to become "Honorary Britannians".
But there are Japanese who still have pride, and from them I will create an army, capable of crippling Britannia.
And they will be the guardians of the oppressed, the knights who deserve the title for their protection of the weak, of the people who are harmed on the whimsy of the rich, of the powerful. The Order of the Black Knights, the men and women who will help me tear away this destructive world of Britannia's and build a peaceful one in its place.
Suzaku's trial is today- it should not be problematic, as my guise has taken the credit for Clovis's murder, but there are so many foolish things that the Britannian Army might do if stressed. No, it is better to have a plan in place. Better to be over prepared than caught off guard. The building of the trial is a military one,
, which has a ventilation system similar to
. The ventilation is complex and thus built to allow people to crawl inside for maintenance. It also follows that there is only one real ventilation system for the entirety of the building, locked only by
and simple enough to pierce with
.
Two hours ago, bombs were placed throughout the ventilation system, such that their detonation will fill the building with smoke and heat. The ventilation will sustain most of the damage, and the condition will worsen if staff attempts to clear out the smoke by activating the ventilation. Everyone inside the building will evacuate according to
where Tamaki will be able to pick them off in his Knightmare from a nearby rooftop. The chaos will push the trial out of mind, since the Order of the Black Knights will then be escalated to terrorist status.
Currently, four of the Order of the Black Knights are acting as housekeeping inside
. In the event that the bombs are discovered or fail to detonate, they have located the fire alarms throughout the building. They are also carrying smoke bombs, to allow appropriate coverage and credence to their activation of the fire alarms, should it be necessary. Two of these members will secure exits at this time.
The Britannian sewage system in Japan is enormous
. I will place two Knightmare frames below the
in the sewers-- entry points will be
and
. In the event that two members are discovered, they will pierce the floor of the meeting room and focus fire on the crowd, securing an exit for the other members. They can then follow the sewers out to
, where they will be retrieved.
This is not a rescue mission; this is a plan for worst case scenario. If they wish to kill Suzaku, then I will not allow it. If they grant him innocence, then all of the aforementioned people will be retrieved. The explosives in the ventilation will be removed within 48 hours.
I- I don't- Suzaku is important to me, but he can't know that I'm-- Nunnally's dream will always come first. It must.
"It wasn't right for you to kill him," Nunnally said.
"Nunnally," Schneizel said, stepping aside to let her pass him in the hall, "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Schneizel!"
"Empress, I can't imagine what you are talking about. Please define it for me, explicitly." Schneizel responded.
"The shooter, Schneizel."
Schneizel sighed. "Let's try this, then. Do you know the shooter's name, Empress?"
"I- But you know-- you know who I'm talking about." Nunnally stated.
"Let me put it this way, Empress." Schneizel leaned close to her face. "If you don't care enough to learn his name, please be assured that it is none of your business." He moved away. "Please excuse me."
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Lol
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 12:03 pm (local)
the amount that was redacted is ridiculous- do they think we're terrorists?
Re: Lol
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 12:41 pm (local)
Well, it was a terrorist's journal...
Re: Lol
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 12:51 pm (local)
I'm more concerned about how stupid they think we are. It's easy to figure out what building/path the journal refers to.
Re: Lol
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 2:50 pm (local)
srsly?
Re: Lol
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:01 pm (local)
Yeah. If that information's redacted, it means that the building is still in use; they wouldn't have bothered hiding it for a building that had already been demolished.
Re: Lol
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:55 pm (local)
I don't know if anyone considered that before you wrote it, bonnie.
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Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 12:34 pm (local)
it's kind of crazy how charismatic the writing is
Re: Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 12:47 pm (local)
I know what you mean. You could actually hear him saying it, which is bizarre.
Re: Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 12:54 pm (local)
it's easy to see how he could have so many followers.
Re: Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 04:01 pm (local)
Well, Hitler had followers, too
Re: Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 04:34 pm (local)
I don't think that's a fair comparison to make. Adolf Hitler was a racial supremacist who murdered innocents systematically. Lelouch vi Britannia, on the other hand, was as close to an anarchist as I've seen a ruler.
Re: Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 05:01 pm (local)
do you see rulers often
Re: Journal
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 05:27 pm (local)
i see them all the time in the store, lol
Plans
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 1:48 pm (local)
I'm not sure whether to be impressed or not by how much he had planned. I mean, from the news we know that Suzaku was acquitted, which means that Lelouch really withdrew all of these contingencies…It's kind of insane.
Re: Plans
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 02:01 pm (local)
I think it's more insane that he planned that much for a friend who he didn't prioritize as the most important person. It kind of makes you wonder what he did for Nunnally.
kind of get why people like him
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 02:28 pm (local)
I always thought the Lelouch vi Britannia supporters were nuts, but I kind of get why they support him now.
Re: kind of get why people like him
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:02 pm (local)
he's arrogant, though, calling the Japanese chess pieces like he's some king
Re: kind of get why people like him
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:04 pm (local)
By the end, he was like a king, though, lol.
Re: kind of get why people like him
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:14 pm (local)
i have to disagree bc he treats them so preciously i dont think he was scornful
Re: kind of get why people like him
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:22 pm (local)
We don't know that he treats them preciously, only that he thinks that way. That's the problem with primary sources, and who knows how authentic this is?
Re: kind of get why people like him
(Anonymous)
2020-08-20, 03:24 pm (local)
i agree!
"Oi! Zero!" Kallen ran up the last few stairs, darting over the stone as the masked man paused.
"Yes?" He murmured.
"Look," she said, "I understand that you don't necessarily trust us, but--" She held up a hand to delay his interruption. "I need to know what your sensitive package is. Is it a person that I need to be aware of, or is it something else?" Kallen leaned in. "Or are you going to be wandering around without your mask on?"
Zero stiffened. "I--"
His phone buzzed, and Kallen waited as he slipped it out of his pocket and he flipped it open. Zero turned around, shoulders pulling back, and he nodded once.
"Please come with me, Kallen." Zero said. Then, bastard that he was, he jumped over the wall and started running. Kallen scowled, then lunged over the wall, skipping steps as she sprinted around the corner, through two sets of doors, past a garden, up the stairs, and into a wing of the palace that she'd never been in. Zero didn't pause, continuing down the hall and finally coming to a stop in front of a locked door.
As if they hadn't just run through the building, Zero continued, "Are you ready, then?"
Kallen narrowed her eyes at Zero, so he opened the door. When he entered, she followed him in, taking in the decor. It was spartan room: unlike most of the other rooms in the palace, there was no balcony or large windows, but instead two tasteful skylights that were frosted over, giving them privacy. There was a large desk and chair, piled with books, and a closet and dresser on the far side of the room. Like all the rooms in the palace, there was an adjoining bathroom within a few steps of the door they had just entered from.
When Kallen finally took a look at the bed, she took one step forward and punched Zero in the head.
"Hey!" He protested, "what are you--"
"What the hell is that!?" Kallen said, pointing at-- at the thing on the bed. "There's a limit to what you can do, just because you're using a mask!"
"I don't-- it's not a-- Lelouch, stop laughing, will you?" Zero whined.
"What is this, even--"
"J-just, oh, haa, ha--just close t-the door, ha." Lelouch cackled, leaning against the bedpost for support.
Kallen shut the door. "Okay, now talk." She thought a moment, and then shook her head. "Actually, Zero. First take off your mask. I'm pretty sure I know who you are, so just take the thing off. I promise I'll only punch you if you're Gino under there."
Zero pulled off his mask, and Kallen took a moment to take in the brown curls with a satisfied glance. Then she promptly slapped him.
"Ow, what- you said--"
"I said I wouldn't punch you. Now, guys, seriously. What is wrong with you guys?" She flapped a hand to encompass the pair of them. "Both of you are supposed to be dead." Stifling a smile, Kallen continued, "And seriously, the first thing you do when I finally get to figure it out is run me all over the palace."
"Well--" Suzaku said, eying Lelouch in an incredibly unsubtle way. "He wanted to--"
"Looks like it hasn't changed, huh." Kallen said. "Lelouch is still running us all over the place, and we're still bowing to his insane brain." She smiled, finally, and walked over to pinch Lelouch with a shaking hand. "So why now? Why are you letting me know that you two are here?"
Lelouch smiled at her from where he was sprawled on the bed. "I'm here to ask you to become the next Zero."
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"For those of you tuning in now, you're in for a special treat! We have Nina Einstein here today for an open panel. Nina Einstein is a premier researcher at the Pendragon University's Japanese Branch, specializing in nuclear technologies and particle manipulation. She has been contracted by the Britannian Army for several projects, including her recent work on the reconstruction of Knightmare frames' fuel supplies. How are you doing today, Ms. Einstein?"
"I'm doing very well, thanks. Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today."
"It's a bit different, traveling for radio instead of a lecture series, huh? I'm just going to start us off with a quick question, and then we'll open the lines for caller questions."
"That sounds fine."
"Great! So, in your opinion, why does the Knightmare frame industry still exist, when there's a pretty assured peace around the world? Obviously you work at the forefront of this industry, but what drives it?"
"Well…to say it simply, the peace is the drive behind the current market. There are two ways you can view peace: as something created by negotiation and understanding, or as something created because of a lack of meaning to violence. The Knightmare frame industry works for the latter: there's a sort of deterrent involved with the creation. It's a way to show people who might otherwise try to attack that we most certainly won't turn the other cheek, but that we have more than enough capability to retaliate or even prevent. It also helps to define us as a country with a strong presence, which fortifies our allies as well."
"I see. We have our first viewer question here for you, Ms. Einstein. Hello?"
Hello?
"Hi, you're on Pendragon Radio. Can we get your name?"
Oh, um, it's Amy.
"Hi Amy! Thanks for calling in today. What's your question for Ms. Einstein?"
Um, well, I heard that Ms. Einstein went to school with…with Emperor Lelouch, and I was wondering what he was like as a student.
"Well, I don't know if that's a fair question, Amy. We--"
"It's fine--it's. I was expecting this, to be honest…you said your name was Amy?"
Oh-er, yes.
"Lelouch was one of my few friends in high school, so I do understand where your question is coming from. However, it's a difficult question to answer because I'm not sure what exactly it is you're asking about. He was always very friendly, and he was capable; Lelouch was a good cook, I'm not sure if anyone's ever said that, but he would make lunch for the Student Council parties, and he was a good sport about the things that Mi--that our president wanted to do."
But he was likable? I mean-- he was always handsome, I guess, but-- was he normal?
"Amy. I think it's clear to both you and I that I didn't know him well enough to judge that. If I had, I would be living a very different life now."
But--
"Sorry Amy, that's all the time we have for your call."
Oh, of course. Thank you, Ms. Einstein.
"Well, that went off on a tangent, didn't it? Hopefully our next caller will have a question related to your work."
"Perhaps."
Hello?
"Hi, you're on Pendragon Radio. Can we get your name and question?"
My name is Mike, and I wanted to know what your view on the Demon Emperor's journal was.
"Lelouch was a meticulous person; from what I saw, his paperwork was always neat-- almost to the point of perfection, if that makes sense. So I want to say that it is extraordinarily likely that he kept a journal, especially if Nunnally-- oh, I'm sorry, Lady Nunnally-- had given it to him. I haven't yet had the chance to read the entries that the BRHS has posted, so I can't comment on the content."
But you think it's genuine?
"If the BRHS is confident enough to post excerpts online, I can assure you that I believe that it is genuine at this time."
Thank you.
"Thank you for calling, Mike. We have just a little bit of time left for viewer questions. Don't forget that you can also tweet your questions to us at @penradio with hashtag #einstein. Here's a question from user princessbabyprincess: what was your response to Lady Nunnally's announcement that Lelouch vi Britannia was the first Zero?"
"Well…"
"We seem to have an influx of questions surrounding Lelouch vi Britannia today."
"Well, it is a rather current topic. I think it's safe for me to say--"
"Cornelia--"
"My apologies, Nunnally. I'm busy at the moment."
"But Schneizel--"
"…Please understand me when I say that there are times that I do not understand Schneizel, nor do I wish to."
"…I understand."
"Thank you. Please excuse me."
"I-- of course, Cornelia."
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Schneizel Shooter chat logs
Posted by: theonla on 8-20-13, 12:23 PM
excaVATOR, aka Emile Blockett died in custody today, and for you sickos out there, I have a bunch of his chat logs from his time online. They date from Emperor Lelouch's death to the day before the shooting, and they can be yours. Make an offer!
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"--Okay, so I get why you need someone to take over Zero duties. So here's a better question, then. Why me?" Kallen asked.
"Honestly," Lelouch said, smiling, "I kind of miss when you would just take my word for it. And truthfully, I want you to be the next Zero because Zero is still a necessary political element at this time: colonies want to see him, because they view him as something like a check against Britannia returning to world domination. ...He's a failsafe, if you will. A guard that fought against Britannian oppression once from the outside, and is ready to start again if necessary, this time from its innards." Tapping Suzaku with his cane, he continued, "But mostly I want you to be Zero because you, more than anyone else outside this room, understand who Zero is, and why he exists."
"You," Kallen said, sighing fondly despite her irritation, "need to work on communication. What if I had shot you because I thought you were an impersonator, huh?"
Lelouch shrugged. "Then I probably would be dead, and as far as you knew nothing would have changed. Though I suspect Suzaku's presence would have changed that scenario a bit."
Burying his face in his arms, Suzaku said, "Seriously, was I only here to be your delivery boy? She's taking this way too calmly for someone who saw you die. I mean, she's not even questioning your choice of her over Gino."
"Well, that's because Gino is too tall-- no one would ever recognize him as the same person, even with the voice changer."
Kallen argued, "Well it's not like I'm exactly a fit, either-- I mean, I have curves, you know."
"Yes, but C.C. also wore the Zero costume and deceived you several times. The cape is excellent at hiding all distinguishing features except height-- and even that, you can fake to an extent with platforms. So long as you don't get pregnant or have a growth spurt, there shouldn't be a problem."
"...Fine!" Kallen said, "But I have a condition." She ran her hand through her hair, grimacing. Gino wouldn't like it, but Lelouch was right: Zero was still needed, and Suzaku was going to be elsewhere for the foreseeable future. She would simply be shifted from guard duties to Zero duties, but-- but it was time that the two of them had a moment to really do what was needed for themselves. "I'm the last Zero. There's no taking back the mask after this, and no passing it on to someone else." Zero needed to end somewhere, because if people depended on him for too much, then it would just take one sniper to send the world into chaos.
Lelouch agreed, and Suzaku said, after a moment, "You know? If you're the last Zero then those historians were right: there really were three Zeros."
Cap that Pic! Challenge #12
Posted by
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Everything's a bit crazy these days, from released journal entries to insane fandom wars between the DemonKnights and the Schneizettes, it's time to think of happier days! With that in mind, we challenge you to cap this pic!
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Sliding the door open, Nunnally entered the meeting room where Cornelia and Schneizel were seated, papers spread across the table. Her chair bumped the edge of the door, and she moved to seat herself at the head of the table, where no chair was present. "I need to talk to you," she said, waving a hand to silence them. "We need to figure out what to do here, and there will be no more avoidance!"
She bit her lip, because this was ridiculous. She trusted them to advise her, to tell her when she was out of line, to help her to decide what she needed to do. If this was the worst case scenario, then they should be talking to her, not-- not doing this farce of avoidance. Because she knew that she was wrong. She knew that she made mistakes, and that they were angry at her over them.
A pair of hands slipped over her shoulders, and she flinched.
"My thoughts exactly," said a very familiar voice, and she couldn't place it. There was something painful about it, this voice that made her throat tremble and something in her chest constrict. And she searched her memory for this sound, this familiar and painful sound, and then it clicked, with a shuddering halt in her breath.
And Nunnally looked up, half-suffocating because that voice belonged to--
"Hello, Nunnally," Lelouch said. "Long time no see."
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Resurgence of Graffiti
Posted by
bidgream on August 21, 2020
I don't know how many of you have been wandering Pendragon lately, but there's been a lot of graffiti, so I tend to walk around these days instead of taking the bus. I've been counting similar graffiti-- there are about fifteen that all say something like this:
There are also a couple that say "Remember 9/28", which is the day that Lelouch vi Britannia died. I wasn't able to get a good picture of them, so you'll have to wander about on your own if you're interested!
There's a lot of unrest about the royals and government as a whole these days. I've seen a lot of this type of graffiti, too:
But what really makes me nervous is that some people are messing about people's personal property. Here's an example of one that someone's in the process of covering up:
It really makes you feel the culture, but I feel bad for the people who have to clean this stuff up.
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