[Voice]

[alephbet]

I'm no good at speeches. Louis is far better at them than I am - but with him gone I feel that it's my duty to pick up his slack.

[It still stings a little to speak of his disappearance, but Aleph has had worse pains.]

Not because I need to intimidate the administrators. Not because I need to curse them. They know already what their crimes are. But everyone trapped in this tower needs to hear this right now.

Every tyrant falls. Every regime is overthrown, every cruel fist is shaken off. No matter how powerful, how old, or how deeply entrenched.

You know how many of us there are, and our numbers continue to grow. And with every new captive comes a new hope for freedom. Among us are those stronger than you can imagine, those wiser than you can dream of, those skilled beyond belief - those who may not have the power to escape on their own, but will risk everything together to bring down those who would seek to torture us.

With so many of us who are so strong, freedom is an inevitability.

Comments

[Video]

[alephbet]

You'd be good at speeches too.

[Video]

[technologic]

With my stuttering problems? Nah, I don't think so.

[Video]

[alephbet]

You could write it, maybe.

[Video]

[technologic]

Maybe, but it wouldn't have the same impact. You tend to get a bit more pumped up when you hear it, after all.

[Video]

[alephbet]

That's true. You don't always stutter though.

[Video]

[technologic]

Only when I'm confident about what I'm saying or I'm talking to someone I know... I, uh, get nervous if I have to talk to crowds.

[Video]

[alephbet]

I guess we are a pretty big crowd... Imagine all of us in our underwear? Imagine the terminal in underwear?

[Video]

[technologic]

[Blink. And then April bursts into laughter.] Ehe, I-I think then my problem would be trying not to laugh.

[Video]

[alephbet]

I don't blame you. That probably wouldn't set the tone you want.

[Video]

[technologic]

It wouldn't be much of a motivational speech, but I might be able to make people laugh along with me.

[Video]

[alephbet]

We could use that right now.

[Video]

[technologic]

... Yeah, I guess we do. Should I start with trying to make you laugh, then?

[Video]

[alephbet]

I'd appreciate it.

[Video]

[technologic]

Leeet's see, hmm... [She seriously thinks over this for a few moments.] Well, would a funny story work? Since I kinda suck at jokes.

[Video]

[alephbet]

That would be good. What stories do you know?

[Video]

[technologic]

Well, it's more like personal experience stuff. Like the one time my base turned into a giant, uh... Ice rink, I think is what it's called.

[Video]

[alephbet]

Did you use it as an ice rink?

[Video]

[technologic]

Yep! We all just skated around it, or tried to, since we only had boots on.

I kinda abused my boss powers to ask my friends to help pull me around, since I kept tripping over. So it got a bit crazy when we all fell over at one point.

[Video]

[alephbet]

I think it's a great use of your power.

[Video]

[technologic]

What, to use it to be like 'I keep falling over, pull me around!'? Well, it was pretty handy.

Granted I still kept falling over anyway, since we all sucked at balancing.

[Video]

[alephbet]

Still, I'm glad you had some fun.

[Video]

[technologic]

It was pretty fun. I felt bad for the animals though, and I ended up having to carry the dogs around since their paws just slide around everywhere.

[Video]

[alephbet]

That is silly. [Anyone would smile at that.]

[Video]

[technologic]

It is. Especially when you realize that these are big dogs that tend to scare people. Nothing like seeing a big, scary dog slide across the ice and then refuse to move because he doesn't want to do that again.

[Video]

[alephbet]

I wish I had a dog.