[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

[Action]

[technologic]

[She does hear him sneak up on her, but she's surprised by him wrapping his arms around her shoulders. So she tenses up slightly, before relaxing and glancing back at him with a smile.]

Hi. Did you have any trouble getting down here?

[Action]

[alephbet]

Nope. Guess you were right.

[Action]

[technologic]

[She giggles as she leans back in her seat slightly.]

Of course. You are pretty powerful, Aleph.

[Action]

[alephbet]

I try not to get a big head about it.

[Action]

[technologic]

[That gets another giggle from her.]

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll know if your head is getting too big when your visor starts to not fit.

[Action]

[alephbet]

That's exactly why I keep it around.

[Action]

[technologic]

[She tilts her head back to look up at him, and she gives him a grin,] So, it's like an ego detector?

[Action]

[alephbet]

It's pretty advanced technology.

[Action]

[technologic]

That's pretty impressive! And useful, so that you'll know if your head is really getting too big, though I can also let you know if I notice any bigness.

[Action]

[alephbet]

Thank you, I owe you one.

[Action]

[technologic]

Well, I don't want my boyfriend getting a big head, so I've got some selfish reasons too. Especially since you look way better without any bigheaded-ness.

[Action]

[alephbet]

What if one month here, we all grew really big heads?

[Action]

[technologic]

[April bursts into giggles at that.] We would all bump into each other and fall over. And end up rolling around.

[Action]

[alephbet]

I wouldn't mind that month... but it's probably not going to happen.

[Action]

[technologic]

... Probably not. But still, if we're lucky, maybe Zo will start taking over for a month now. And Zo has been one of the nicer admins.

And it seems possible that he might give us a big head month.

[Action]

[alephbet]

That's true. It'd be like one of those video games. Do you think Zo plays video games?

[Action]

[technologic]

... I'm not sure. Maybe.

And if not, we could maybe show him if he makes a public appearance again.

[Action]

[alephbet]

I think that would be nice to do.

[Action]

[technologic]

I'm glad you think so. We'll have to show him a good game, one that isn't Nario party.

[Action]

[alephbet]

Nario Party destroys friendships.

...or at least it's really competitive.

[Action]

[technologic]

Very competitive. Luckily neither of us are sore losers. [Okay, April did pout a bit at her loss, but she wasn't that much of a sore loser.]

[Action]

[alephbet]

Daleth would hate it. I've never met a sorer loser.

[Action]

[technologic]

... Daleth?

[Action]

[alephbet]

One of the other people made through the project I was in.

[Action]

[technologic]

I-I see... Was he like a... brother or something?