07 [Voice // Filtered to The Way; strikes are edited out before he posts]

[but_inevitable]

...What? What motivation would anyone have for this? ...no, wait-

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[Filtered to Ocelot | Unhackablity is OVER NINE THOUSAND ]

[thatdamnclown]

What was I thinking?

In no particular order:

-While both Ivonian and Vohemaro supporters are grumbling at each other, no particular headway is being made in our superior's efforts to actually get them to fight

-An attack on a neutral city by a Vohemaro ship would make Ivonia start to prepare for war

-Use of a secret Ivonian weapon will worry the Vohemaros and make *them* prepare for war

-Use of a secret Ivonian weapon will mean that it's no longer secret, thus they will have to purchase another one from our employers at great expense

-Vohemar will know that Ivona is gearing up their military R&D and want to level the playing field, thus causing them to buy weapons from our employers at great expense

-The death of numerous civilians as a deliberate act by "the other side" will spur both countries to not believe that the other will "play fair," decreasing the chance that they will negotiate a peaceful alternative to the war; see previous comments about buying weapons.

I hadn't planned on it, but given that it works entirely in our favor and that I had the opportunity and the materials to carry it out, I'd have been a sentimental fool not to.

[Filtered to Kefka | My Security-Fu is stronger than yours // strike ]

[but_inevitable]

I... see. You bastard, do you have any standards whatsoever? You didn't have to attack

How did you come by that, anyway? Was it a gift from one of our patrons?

[Filtered to Ocelot | Next to "hackable" in the dictionary, it says "not this post" ]

[thatdamnclown]

Actually, a subordinate came across it while shopping for...'supplies' in Boston. Truly a serendipitous find.

...well, he's dead now, so not for *him*, but you know what I mean. In any event, it's good to keep tabs on suppliers, you may never know when they decide to trumpet that they have 'something really outstanding' that you can just happen to acquire by sending the right expendable fool.

Alas, I'm sure that I will have to either return to basics or cook up something special for my next work. I was thinking...perhaps a device that converts puppies into a substance so flammable that it will cause stone to burn?

[Filtered to Kefka | This post is a better-known antonym for hackability ]

[but_inevitable]

That doesn't even sound practical, even for the purposes of the mindless slaughter of innocents.

Re: [Filtered to Kefka | You'd have more luck hacking into vK's personal diary ]

[thatdamnclown]

Hmm, really. I suppose I should try the one that turns kittens into acid so potent it will even eat through happiness.

[Filtered to Kefka | oh yeah that thing's hella dangerous : [ | most deadpan voice ever ]

[but_inevitable]

Ha, ha. I'm positively rolling on the floor with laughter.

[Filtered to Ocelot, like the last one >.> | it would just need to spit out homework assignments]

[thatdamnclown]

No doubt. Besides, I already have something to set stone on fire.

Is your curiousity satisfied, your sense of moral indignation quelled? Do remember who we work for, my brother. Aspiring to be saints, or even wholesome, is a luxury not allowed to us.

[Filtered to Kefka, ditto]

[but_inevitable]

It's hard to forget. This doesn't mean we have to be uncivilized.

[Filtered to Ocelot | Still unhackable]

[thatdamnclown]

You're looking for civility in an organization that wants to start an all-out war between the two major powers on the continent for the sole purpose of making more money and getting a little more control over its power base?

One day, you'll have learned your lesson on how our world works. It'll be wonderful, you'll need to spend so much less time concerned about little details like morals and civility, and instead focus on getting what needs to be done, done.

With your record so far, just think of the marvels you'll be able to accomplish!

...hmm, perhaps I should aim higher, next time...

[Filtered to Kefka | Still unhackable]

[but_inevitable]

Alright, fine. Still, you could've used some sort of poison that caused instantaneous death instead of torturing everyone in the damned town for hours before they just gave out.

[Filtered to Ocelot | Still unhackable, strikes gone]

[thatdamnclown]

Yes, but where would the fun in that be?

Not if I wanted to implicate Ivona in the way I did.

[Filtered to Kefka | Still unhackable]

[but_inevitable]

There wasn't another way?

[Filtered to Ocelot | Still unhackable]

[thatdamnclown]

Hmm.

Three of the other four research projects I know of at Draklor aren't suitable - two aren't military, and there's no way I'd be able to *secretly* fire off the rocket the last one is building.

The last was a disease that eats the flesh off of the bodies of people afflicted it over the course of a couple weeks. It's incurable and several times more dangerous to transport than the poison; I'd have probably infected half of Reial had I wound up with that.

So...no, there wasn't.

[Filtered to Kefka | Still unhackable| Strikes gone]

[but_inevitable]

...Why the hell are they even working on the last oneI understand.