Here are the Words (that I left for you) [6/7]
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From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
One of the key reasons that Lelouch vi Britannia was capable of altering the political world was because he was aware of what people desired. By having such knowledge, Lelouch vi Britannia was able to gain several powerful allies during his time under the mask. The following shows the aftermath of one such alliance.
Men of power are boring, because they have so many routines. And although
was no different, I must commend him on his ability to eliminate doubt. He has cleared the fears that my Black Knights had of my identity, by telling them what they needed to hear and nothing of real value at all. True, I am not Japanese, and Britannia is my enemy. I would have given them that, had they asked. And yet, the message is so much stronger when given by a man with tangible power. People are drawn to it, I suppose, but it means nothing if they can not win.
was easy to get ahold of, more than I had hoped. Of the twelve candidates, he was the one most primed to give us Sakuradite, and his cooperation was exceptionally well-timed. But his security was easy to fool, which concerns me. They should have noticed that I was among them early on, and eliminated me: that alone would have made me trust
more. Worse, they reacted with genuine surprise when I was able to outmaneuver them.
will ask for more, and likely at his own leisure.
When Britannia conquered Japan,
prevented his execution by removing his backing of Kururugi Genbu and supporting the colonizers. He is a man who has lived by double-crossing, again and again, and I fear he will merely wait out the battle to see who the victor is. Still, if he will give me Sakuradite, I will show him victory.
I will return to Ashford Academy, though I have probably long missed the Britannian Symphonic Orchestra. Shirley probably won't have waited for me-- I'm sure she's enjoying the music now.
Kallen ducked the knife, grabbing the man's wrist and breaking his elbow in one swift motion.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw movement and she kicked outwards, catching another's torso with her heel. She backed up, standing in front of Nunnally, and cursed this mask; it filtered the air oddly, which would make it hard to breathe if this started becoming more strenuous, and her peripheries were severely cut into by its weird shape.
"Back away," Kallen ordered the men, body still in the ready position. Four attackers, in broad daylight-- glancing around, there were plenty of observers, but none of them had stepped in to help. Some had their cell phones out, which was irritating, and one boy was talking loudly on his cellphone. Had the situation really become so bad, that Nunnally would be abandoned by this many of her subjects? Nunnally shouted, and Kallen side stepped an attacker and brought her palm against his jaw, followed by an elbow to the back of his head. Once he had hit the ground, she kicked him away. There was a loud crunch, and Kallen winced, but this was her job.
Of course Suzaku would step out as soon as people started having enough balls to attack Nunnally. It was just her luck. She took one step forward, refocusing on their assailants. It was unlikely they had any assistants in the crowd, but the longer this went on, the more likely it was that some moron in the crowd would start getting noisy and there would be a full scale riot on their hands. If Kallen wasn't in this garb, and Nunnally was safe in the palace, she would have welcomed it; there was no time like the present to put down protesters who only sought violence. But that wasn't the situation anymore because Zero had a certain image that he had to project, and beating up (somewhat) innocent citizens wasn't it.
Well, Zero would definitely have a different reputation after today. Kallen could imagine the headlines now: Zero attends Nunnally to art gallery, attacks four citizens in boredom. There certainly wouldn't be anyone who would want to be Zero after this... This was wretched. Of she hadn't known Suzaku, she would have suspected he was ducking out when things got tough. But that had never been Suzaku. Instead, Suzaku had taken the only other royal alive who was more likely to incite violence, and was accompanying him on...on some tour of the countryside, or what not. Who knew, with those two?
The man with the (probably) broken ribs was still on the ground; the man with the twisted elbow was curled around it, crying. The other two looked cowed, and Kallen eyed them from beneath the mask. One was gripping a knife uncertainly, but if he tried to stab from that position he'd only sprain his wrist. The other was staring at his friends, and Kallen figured that he was the more sensible one.
"Put your hands on your head and lay on the floor." Kallen ordered through the mask. "If you do, we will treat this matter as a public disturbance rather than an attack on a royal."
The second man fell to the ground, as if his strings had been cut. His arms scrambled to be placed atop his head. The first man gritted his teeth.
"The royals are corrupt!" He shouted. "We need to be cleansed of them in order to be a strong nation!" He spat on the ground, and people in eh ground began to murmur. Crap. Kallen slipped further into a ready position. It would be just her luck that someone like this guy was ready to bring the crowd in on it.
Well, it was his bad luck. Because Kallen had spent two years beside a man who was a hundred times the orator.
"And what nation is that?" She questioned. "What will it be ruled with?" She spread her arms, gesturing to the crowd. The cape spread out gratifyingly, and grudgingly Kallen understood why Lelouch had always been so dramatic. "And what will you build it on? These people?" She turned her head to look at them.
"Every great revolution requires sacrifice!" He spat back at her.
"So you would bloody our nation again? Perhaps you don't remember." Kallen said, solemnly, "But if you want your dream of a world to come to truth? You must discard every bit of your current life: throw it to the ground, and risk every single person you have ever loved. Revolutionaries are the most selfish of people, because they want their version of the world to overcome everyone else's."
The man faltered, face uncertain, and she continued, "And if you live a good life, now. If you have a home and you can see people you love, if you have money to eat, and you say these things because you are dissatisfied now but will be content later? Then you are nothing but an oblivious child having a tantrum." She glanced around the crowd, satisfied to see them focusing on her and not on Nunnally, who had her hand fisted in Kallen's cape. "So tell me. Are you a selfish child, or oblivious one?"
The man dropped his head, pulling his arms over it.
"Nunnally," Kallen prompted, and the seated girl nodded.
She rose to her full height, back straight, and she turned to face the crowd. "Spread the word," Nunnally said, an empress addressing the her subjects, "if you have legitimate grievances towards the royal family, then bring them to a public forum. I will listen, this I swear to you."
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"Ow- ugh, just a little gentler, please."
"Lelouch."
"Suzaku."
"Lelouch."
"Look, I'm sorry--"
"Please be quiet, Lelouch."
"…"
"Thank you."
"…"
"There. That should hold for a little bit. Don't let the bandage get wet, or I'll have to re-do it."
"Thank you, Suzaku."
"Lelouch, you need to be more careful."
"I…in my defense, he didn't really intend to shoot me."
"Lelouch."
"And he only scraped my arm; it could have been much worse."
"Come here, Lelouch."
"…"
"By this point you should know more than anyone else that a gun in a novice's hand is much more dangerous."
"You're right."
"I don't understand why you have to give them a loaded gun."
"It's meaningless, if there's nothing in the chamber."
"But none of the people on your list should have military experience-- they wouldn't be able to tell the difference."
"It doesn't matter, Suzaku. I would."
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You: yes yes yes
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princesspufflove: *Zero
You: I don't even
princesspufflove: I know!
princesspufflove:I'm not even sure if the way he took down the first two
princesspufflove: or his speech afterwards
princesspufflove: was cooler
You: obviously both
From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
One of the reasons that the BRHS is so pleased to present excerpts from the journal to a larger audience is because Lelouch vi Britannia becomes more real in them. With the amount of power that he held, it is difficult to remember at times that Lelouch vi Britannia was a boy who struggled over the choices he made.
People die. I thought I was prepared for that.
It was raining, when I found Shirley. She was standing there, in the rain, crying. She asked me if Zero was a good person. She told me her father suffocated under the mud, at Narita. She kissed me.
She told me to forget about it, at her father's funeral. She tried to comfort me, when it was her world that was falling apart because I--
I am not a hero. I will never be a hero, because I am not trying to save people. And people will die, because I am waging war on Britannia, against the man who left Nunnally and I here to fend for ourselves.
People will die. If I stop here then--There will have been no meaning if-- It will be worth it, in the end.
It must be.
BREAKING NEWS: Zero Attacks Citizens on the Streets
Surrounding crowd does nothing
Video footage of Zero attacking citizens on the streets of Pendragon were posted on Britube yesterday. In the video, Zero takes down two citizens and then speaks in direct response to the outcry against the Britannian royalty, calling protestors childish. The video has received two million views as of (Read More)
In a telephone interview today, we were able to speak with Mr. Kenji Hashimoto, who shocked the Internet last night when he tweeted, "Been visited by a dead man. #LelouchLives." Gathering almost sixteen thousand tweets and counting, #LelouchLives has been flooded with similar accounts of users who claim that Lelouch has approached them. When asked what about, users claim anything from "Wanted a minion" to "Apologized for killing my civilian father" to "marriage proposal!!!". No one is certain why exactly the late prince is traveling, but it seems clear that he has a purpose.
A former member of the Black Knights who prefers to stay unnamed says, "If Lelouch was the Zero who led us at Narita, there are a thousand things that he regretted; he valued life above all else." Experts say--
[Zero, on the illuminated screen of the television, speaks loudly and boldly to the audience, arms out and cape flaring around the shoulders as if to curtain the stage. The camera turns briefly to glimpse the men on the ground, jerking at the sheer pain on display, and returns to Zero. The speakers release the tinny sound, and briefly over the sound of Zero's voice you hear someone whisper, "He's so cool." The camera jerks to look at Nunnally, and over the din they hear her speak, simply and strongly.]
The pair paused, staring at the television screen in their hotel room.
[The footage pauses, before repeating from the beginning. A frustrated Nunnally appears on the screen, Zero walking her out of the Royal Convention Center. A snicker sounds through the speakers, and then someone throws water on her from off-screen. Nunnally jerks away, and a moment later shouting is heard through the speakers as the camera jerks this way and that, dizzying. A moment later, the views comes up just in time to see Zero dispatch a pair of men quickly and efficiently.]
Lelouch increased the volume.
[The cape flares as Zero spread her arms, and speaks loudly, the sound tinny but audible. The camera turns briefly to glimpse the men on the ground, jerking at the sheer pain on display, and returns to Zero.]
"Kallen's got quite the flair for it," Lelouch said, after a moment. "She's an excellent Zero."
"Well," Suzaku replied, "To be fair, she had more experience having a dual identity than I did." He flipped his phone open, tapping out a quick text, and shifted so Lelouch could see it.
"Good?"
"Perfect."
To: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: You Britube Star ♥
Text Sent: Wed, Sept 16, 1:23 PM
You're quite a bold Zero.
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From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
Dated only four days after the previous excerpt, this entry consisted of two sentences of text, an oddity when compared to the ordinarily verbose writing of Lelouch vi Britannia. The female referred to in this entry is believed to be Lady Nunnally.
I have lost her, someone whom I loved so dearly. And even in her loss, she tries to comfort me.
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ASHFORD: Prince Schneizel made his first public appearance yesterday since the shooting earlier this month, accompanying Lady Nunnally at Summer Gala and showcase. The Summer Gala is a ball that began two years ago to honor those who were lost as well as celebrate those who are still alive. Students supported by the Clovis Foundation as well as professionals have the opportunity to contribute to the showcase.
RICHTER: The Clovis Foundation began two years ago when Gabriella la Britannia, the late prince's mother and Consort to the late Emperor Charles vi Britannia, decided to invest her inheritance towards her son's strengths and help underpriveleged students. In addition to arts, the Clovis Foundation also supports students in the field of music, architecture, and theatre.
ASHFORD: Also attending the Summer Gala was Princess Cornelia li Britannia and Zero, who arrived shortly after the empress and Prince. The group remained together for the majority of the evening, separating only to retrieve food or use the restroom. Prince Schneizel was not accompanied by Earl Kanon Maldini, contrary to his usual protocol for the Summer Gala.
RICHTER: Student work from the showcase will remain up until November, at which point they will be relocated and displayed at the Clovis Foundation until the New Year. The exhibits are free to the public, with regular hours for the Pendragon Gallery.
ASHFORD: Recent critics of the Britannian Royal Family suspected that the siblings were hiding due to their fear of public opinion; one of the primary arguements was that, quote, There is no doubt that the Britannian Royal Family is burying their heads because of their incompetence at handling the pressure of the journal and the shooting both.
RICHTER: Prior to the Summer Gala, a spokesperson for the royal family released Lord Schneizel and Lady Cornelia's itineraries for the next month. Lord Schneizel will be remaining in Pendragon for the foreseeable future, likely due to travel constraints on his healing and post-care. He will be attending the entrance ceremony of P. Academy as they welcome their new class.
ASHFORD: Princess Cornelia will be touring around Britannia, giving a lecture series on cyber safety, a growing problem amongst young girls. The lecture series was prompted after a 16-year-old female student at H. Academy was stalked and harassed with incriminating photos. There were three arrests of minors in the case, with counts of harassment, stalking, and child pornography. Lady Cornelia has long been outspoken on her belief that females are not equivalent to victims, and has criticized schools for not informing students of basic ways to protect themselves online and for failing to argue against stereotypes that promote violence.
RICHTER: Lady Nunnally's schedule has not been publicised, perhaps due to recent threats. A spokesperson for Lady Nunnally admits that there have been threats of rape, stalking, and murder towards the empress and says that they are doing the best they can to track those involved. Lady Nunnally will be attending events and fulfilling her duties, but will--
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The photo originally appeared on a private blog of user princesspufflove, who is a Tokyo dwelling fan, and was almost immediately picked up and blogged all over Tumblr, Livejournal, and several news sites! Unexpectedly, this photo didn't receive a lot of attention here in Britannia, primarily due to the explosion of Zero on the streets about a week ago. In Japan, however, the photo is being passed around, and we expect it to be a big deal as soon as it crosses the language barrier! So it's official: Lelouch vi Britannia AND Suzaku Kururugi are alive. The question is: why? And what are they doing in Japan?
There've been a lot of speculation that the folks up top-- A.K.A. the Royal Britannian Family-- know a lot more than they're letting on, but our opinion is a resounding no! The Royal Britannian Family has long been characterized by their complete opposition of Lelouch vi Britannia and his ruling style, so I believe from the bottom of my heart that this is something that's caught them off guard as well! Princess Cornelia, in particular, has often said that she believes Lelouch died that day, before us.
Juicy things to come out of this. Lelouch vi Britannia and Suzaku Kururugi are alive and roaming Japan, for an unknown reason-- maybe a honeymoon? Just kidding. Also, if Lelouch vi Britannia is recognized as a true criminal against Britannia, then the entirety of his journal will be released to the police. For those of you who don't get the implications of that, it means that the journal will become public property, free to be viewed by anyone who drops by in person. After the latest entry showing his sentimentality and openness with the journal, we can only hope that the rest of the journal is to come!
For those of you who're wondering about the Zero explosion I mentioned earlier, Zero was involved in a street brawl--
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From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
It is well-known that Lelouch vi Britannia and Lady Nunnally spent time at the home of Genbu Kururugi as children. It is here that they first met Suzaku Kururugi. However, this entry offers a unique insight to Genbu Kururugi and reveals a startling truth.
I have to keep Nunnally away from this; she isn't meant to see this, to be here. I let her get too close, let someone realize how important she was, and she was taken. Because I was able to save her this time, but only because Suzaku was there: and if he wasn't, then-- I would throw it away, all of it: Zero and the Black Knights and my alliances. I am a parasite: I would use them up to retrieve her, and then discard it away from me to keep her from seeing. I would do anything for Nunnally's safe return.
But I didn't have to, because Suzaku was there. He may not be next time. He may not be there next time, because seven years ago, he wasn't. Seven years ago, we were separated when Britannia invaded. And I thought he was dead. He lives: Suzaku lives, and he does so with reckless understanding of the world. But if he died...if he truly died, because of some noble's hand-- I would burn down the place where he died, cremate him and scatter his ashes in the forests we played in. I can not avenge him if it would stop me from creating Nunnally's world; I can only respect him and the life that he lived.
The mad man claimed that Suzaku murdered his father. In my memory, Genbu Kururugi was a singular sort of man, who would wreck those in his way. I remember that there were brief discussions of Nunnally's marriage to the man, as though that would have secured Japan's independence. I remember that he treated us like tools, not like children, and I remember respecting him for that. Nunnally and I were political hostages; that he would treat us so was common sense. The reason I disliked Genbu Kururugi was because he treated Suzaku the same way. In reality? I strongly doubt that someone who treated his son that way would commit suicide.
The Genbu Kururugi that I witnessed was a man that would fight to the death for his pride.
Suzaku may have killed him, but I will protect him if they try to accuse him of it. Because if it is true, then Suzaku and I will soon be a matched set. I trust him. I trust him more than anyone else, because Suzaku has never lied to me and he never will. Suzaku is the soldier, the man who enters the battlefield to protect. And on that battlefield, he is an enemy. However, he is the one person who never lie to me, whether he thinks me friend or foe.
I only wish I could say the same of myself.
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If you're trapped, stuck and confused and altogether hiding things from everyone in your life, you'll get stressed. I think it's easy enough to recognize that. Journal entries that have been (sparingly) released by the BRHS are painting a picture of a prince, that, under the right light, you could see as a victim fighting back. While I have no doubt that the BRHS are selecting the safe journal entries, the ones that will either confirm shocking accusations or tell you that the prince was intelligent-- there's something to be said about his focus in the entries that have been released.
There's an almost singular focus on the people in his life, rather than his plans. There's a goal-based drive that he lived by, and it's hard to argue that vi Britannia was selfish in his actions. You have to give him props, though: there are very few seventeen year olds who have the balls (and the brains) to pull of a full scale coup against their father in this day and age. Looking at it through that filter, you notice two things right off the bat.
Firstly, Lelouch vi Britannia was very much a child. Every action he took was meticulously planned out, consequences and back up plans, things he thought would go well and things he expected to fail at. However, the thing he was never able to truly take into account were the mentalities of his enemies. There was a familiarity to the people around him, so he made them personify his dreams and goals. But those he fought against? They were, as whole, nameless chess players who were outmatched.
Secondly, Lelouch vi Britannia was extraordinarily dependent on the people around him. Taking a look at his journals, every entry translates to some kind of action: something you think would be the mark of an independent person, tactically versed and skilled in the art of human nature. This isn't the case. Instead, you find pages of justification; he wants to create a beautiful world for Nunnally, and that's the reason why he fights. His father is evil, thus the system he created is evil, thus it must be destroyed. Suzaku is part of the Britannian army, but he isn't aware of the corruption, and so he is also someone to be protected. The list goes on and on. In a way, vi Britannia was using his friends as his moral compass. His pain after killing Shirley Fenette is likewise indicative of that. And if you look at the people he surrounded himself with, you wouldn't be surprised. Every single one of vi Britannia's living friends is active and successful in their field: the mark of someone who gathered dependable and capable people.
Of his notable high school friends, Milly Ashford and Rivalz Cardemonde now work for legitimate news companies; Nina Einstein is revolutionizing the physics academia; Kallen Kozuki works for the U.F.N.; and his sister inherited the Britannian throne after his death. Ashford works as a broadcaster and Cardemonde as a journalist; yet despite their closeness with media, neither has said a word to interviewers or gossip rags about the time they spent with him. Einstein, long believed to dislike vi Britannia, recently spoke about him when her guest radio appearance was hijacked with questions; instead of vilifying him, she admitted that she didn't know him well enough to say. Kozuki has been known to crack cameras 'for security reasons' of anyone who approaches her involving it.
So, despite using these people as his moral compass, they clearly weren't in on the plan. The question becomes: why not? Every single one of his friends showed tact and maturity when discussing him in public; and if he had discussed his plans with them, then surely we would live in a very different world.
I propose that it is because vi Britannia wanted to protect them, to keep them in a bubble. Like a child, he hoped that if they didn't see it, then they wouldn't be affected. Instead, he attached to the two people he was closest to: Nunnally vi Britannia and Suzaku Kururugi. Lady Nunnally was undoubtedly his goal, the person that he depended on to tell him that he was doing the right thing, that he was being a good brother. Kururugi, on the other hand, could only be his confidante.
There are some people who speculate the Kururugi and vi Britannia were in a homosexual relationship, but I argue that their bond was much closer to brothers. After all, if a brother does something stupid, you fight and make up; something we saw constantly in the Kururugi-Britannia relationship. If the two had been in a romantic or sexual relationship, I very much doubt they both would have survived the experience without shooting one another.
Coul Dent is an author most well-known for The Black Rebellion, a history of the Black Knights established by vigilante Zero in an oppressive world, and Cooking for Cats.
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From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
Princess Euphemia li Britannia, known by her moniker The Massacre Princess, was killed by Zero after she opened fire on the gathered crowd of Japanese citizens. History tells us that the Britannian Royal Family at the time hushed up the event, reprimanding the late princess for her dishonesty and discarding her plans for the future. This entry presents another side to the event: the view of the killer
I have killed Euphemia li Britannia.
It feels right that this should begin as a confession, because we shared goals, she and I. The difference between us was merely our feelings towards Britannia, but Euphemia wanted equality, and I don't know what changed. The news is calling her the Massacre Princess, is claiming that she had planned this all along, another brutal twist knife in the back of the already suffering Japanese. But that wasn't Euphie. Euphie wasn't that sort of person, and I strongly believe that: she was perhaps the gentlest person I have ever known. It makes no sense that she would plot to kill the Japanese, because she was earnest in her desire to create a safe place for them. Why, then? Why would someone like that change, so drastically? Why would she become obsessed with hurting others, by attempting to eliminate an entire people? It doesn't make sense, and anyone who would claim that she had a hidden agenda is a fool.
The question then becomes: who could have manipulated her? And why did she change in that fashion? Who was capable of convincing Euphie that the best thing to do was fire a gun upon the crowd? And how did they do it?
…I was willing to go along with Euphie, to follow her plan and allow the transient peace that would occur. I, as Zero, was willing to take her hand and show the Japanese people that not all Britannians were evil, that it was the man atop the throne rather than his children. And Euphie knew me. I took off my mask before her, and I confessed to her my hopes for Nunnally and my reasons. Euphie allowed it. Euphie forgave me, and she wanted us to walk together, to show unification amongst the discord.
Two minutes. She was out of my sight for two minutes before she called for Japanese blood. I should have watched her, been close to her--if I had perhaps she wouldn't have slipped into madness, choking in it. I have killed-- I have lost I placed Euphemia's life against those of the Japanese people (against Suzaku) and she was-- I chose them over her. And if someone should curse me for it, then let them scream; because Euphie didn't deserve what happened, didn't deserve her good intent to be wielded like a blade against the oppressed. The person that she was in the end, was not Euphie. It wasn't her. And people will laugh, because it was her body, but-- there are madnesses that come over people, things that the human will crumbles against, and Euphie was a victim of it.
She was a victim who was thrown about in her own body, firing upon the Japanese and asking them to die.
And so I shot her. And two times now, I have killed a sibling who loved me. Suzaku is my witness, and I will await his judgement. I am no innocent, but I will mask myself as one until the day that comes, clearing the path for Nunnally's dreams. And if they should hate me, because of what I have done--
I will wear her death as a badge of pride atop my shoulder, because for the Japanese people, this is a victory. This is a victory, and I will rally my people around it. I can only hope that she and Suzaku will forgive me in the end. I'm sorry, Euphie. Please allow me to be selfish again-- I seem to have been nothing but since our childhood. You were the brightest part of me, at a time and- I'm sure Suzaku will hate a part of me now, ignorant as he is to the masks I wear. Because Euphemia has never held back her affections, and she was enthralling. I could never blame him for loving her or hating the me that murdered her.
I deserve nothing less than utter disdain, but I cannot crumble while I wear my masks. I have sacrificed one sister's dreams for another's, and I doubt it will be the last of my sins. Nunnally, you will hear this and be broken, as you were with Clovis, and I will never be able to apologize to you for causing you this pain. But, at least you will not notice, because I am cracking underneath this mask I wear for you, and the sound of your sadness will drown out my screams.
Japan: It's a Girl!
Royal One - 2 hours ago
related: Ohgi Kaname | Viletta Nu | Japan
Prime Minister of Japan Kaname Ohgi welcomed his second child today, and it's a girl!
According to official sources, the adorable baby girl was delivered at 3:35 P.M two days ago. She made her first public appearance today as her parents left the hospital. Prime Minister Ohgi was every bit the doting dad, holding his wife Villetta Nu by the waist and carrying his son on his hip as they showed off their darling little one.
Villetta Nu was dazzling as she stepped out in cream colored flats and a draping purple maternity dress by Kkissing, her hair gently pulled into a braid to the side and covered by a sunhat. (related: Fashion Recap: The Maternity Style of Villetta Nu) Her husband wore black slacks and a collared shirt, a darker purple that matched his wife's shirt. Their older child, Isaiah, accompanied them, in purple cargo shorts and a white polo.
Their baby girl hasn't been named yet, but PM Ohgi joked, "The last one had a Britannian name, so this one will have a Japanese one."
Viletta Nu and Ohgi Kaname received a lot of attention two years ago when they were the first interracial couple to be married after Lelouch vi Britannia's reign. Despite initial misgivings, the public soon rallied behind them, especially when Ohgi ran for Prime Minister. Their past involvement with the Black Knights and the Britannian Army placed the couple in the prime position to understand the changes that Japan needed to make in order to continue to prosper.
Two years later, they are welcoming their second child into the world.
"Despite being an interracial couple in a very traditional Japan, Ohgi and Nu have received a great amount of support," says Kris Mathen of The New York Times , "partially because they are, frankly, attractive people, and partially because they have always been serious in their responsibility towards the people."
The Britannian Herald's The Chat wrote, "If only we had a royal baby here in Britannia! Alas, only overseas are we seeing such a great thing happen. Congratulations to the lovely couple from all of us at The Chat!"
Market analysts are predicting that the birth of a second child is a sign that Japan's economy is on the rise. After the birth of their first child, Ohgi silenced critics by stating that he would raise their children to understand the Japanese traditions but that he would promote a wider understanding of the world and the people who live in it. Nu confirmed that she was born and raised Britannian, but it was important that they understand the issues of the land they live in before tackling the world.
Villetta Nu and Kaname Ohgi have retreated to their home in Kyoto for her recovery, and we'll have to wait for an official announcement to finally find out their new baby's name!
lelouchlives Lelouch vi Britannia Sightings
Spotted in Kyushu, Japan
12 minutes ago via web
From: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: Journal
Text Received: Tues, Sept 29, 8:23 AM
I'm sorry, Lelouch.
To: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: Journal
Text Sent: Tues, Sept 29, 9:38 AM
I don't know why you're
sorry.
From: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: Journal
Text Received: Tues, Sept 29, 10:03 AM
I was beside you at that time,
right?
From: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: Journal
Text Received: Tues, Sept 29, 10:07 AM
So I'm sorry for your pain.
To: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: Journal
Text Sent: Tues, Sept 29, 10:56 AM
…I miss her, still.
From: Kallen Kozuki
Subject: Journal
Text Received: Tues, Sept 29, 11:01 AM
It gets easier.
___Euphemia li Britannia___
- relation to Nunnally and Lelouch?
- age of their meeting/ how close were they?
- age at death?
- reason for becoming sub-viceroy?
- relation to Cornelia? --> why did they come together?
- "Massacre Princess"
- details on the project she was working on
- name of project she was working on
- witness accounts? people who met her?
- public opinion before death
- public opinion after death
___Lelouch vi Britannia Journal___
- "we shared goals, she and I"
- "difference between us was … our feelings towards Britannia"
- "news is calling her the Massacre Princess, is claiming that she had planned this
all along…that wasn't Euphie"
- "the gentlest person I have ever known"
- "Why would she become obsessed with hurting others, by attempting to eliminate
an entire people?"
- "Euphie forgave me"
- "Euphie didn't deserve what happened"
- "there are madnesses that come over people, things that the human will crumbles
against, and Euphie was a victim"
-" two times now, I have killed a sibling who loved me" --> first = Clovis?
- "I will wear her death as a badge of pride atop my shoulder, because … this is a
victory"
- "since our childhood. You were the brightest part of me"
- Guilt complex?
- Euphemia threatened? Why would she attack?
- close in childhood, first loves?
- Euphemia typically gentle: look up past involvement in country's affairs
- torn between two parts of identity
- ??? Relationship to Suzaku? Why does he come up as much as Nunnally?
- hidden resentment towards Nunnally?
From the Journal of Lelouch vi Britannia
There is a brief period of time where the journal has no entries, and interviews with classmates of the time link this gap to Lelouch vi Britannia's diagnosis of retrograde amnesia. At the time, friends were told that Nunnally vi Britannia was gravely ill and had been taken in by the hospital for care; Lelouch vi Britannia had experienced a head trauma in the same accident that made him forget the recent years, and even Nunnally herself. A boy with similar coloring to Nunnally, Rolo, was training to be a home aide, and was surreptitiously caring for the ailing prince. Upon recovery of his memories, Lelouch vi Britannia found himself in a changed world.
The doctors say that it's normal to be disoriented after regaining your memory, but they were not referring to this hollowness that rests inside me.
Nunnally is gone, has been gone for months and i have not noticed it. In her place an imposter walks, pretending, and he calls me brother and accept the things that belong to Nunnally alone. And Nunnally is-- she is undoubtedly in Britannia. Uncaring as he may be, our father will never let a bargaining piece go, and Nunnally is doubly so: a princess that can be married for alliances and a knife against my further rebellion. But Nunnally-- Nunnally deserves better than that, deserves to be held by someone who loves her and will not mock her for her disability. She deserves to be loved, to be treasured and free from the politics that would tear away her last dregs of freedom. Because Nunnally is-- no, rather I have always sought to protect her from the machinations of the court.
That man has no right to gather us up after throwing us aside. He invaded Japan and he knew he forfeit our lives in doing so. But that was what our lives bought him: two years of a Cold War where he could build enough military strength to trample Japan. He already took our childhood and our home from us-- I will not allow him further conquests. Because that man has a weakness; he has never respected human will. Even a pawn can turn a dagger on a king and succeed.
Also, I-- I have previously written that I have no recollection of the time I had amnesia. I-- Suzaku returned to Japan today. He has become a Knight of Round, and I suspect it had to do with my amnesia, vain as it may be. The last thing I remember is Suzaku firing a gun at me, my mask beginning to crack off. Kallen tells me that Suzaku fired a second shot before the mask was entirely gone; the impact knocked me unconscious and Suzaku dragged me off. It- it appears that Suzaku and I have entered a sexual relationship during the time-- Suzaku kissed me, and it felt natural, and he hugged me. Milly dismissed us from council duties early, and he took me to the gardens and it felt like we had returned to childhood, surrounded by blossoms and green. But that time is long past and Suzaku's promotion puts us at odds once again.
My body has become foreign to me: I crave touch, and Suzaku gives it freely, whether it be friendly or sexual in nature. I held him in my hand today and I knew what he liked, the tightening pressure as I stroked down his shaft. He touched my- he groped me when he licked my penis, poking at my rectum and telling me how badly he wanted to be inside, to feel me gripping him again. He rubbed his semen into me, and the sensation made me ejaculate. I--I enjoyed it, even more when he kissed me until I fell asleep. He was warm, so warm, and when I awoke he was hard and he rubbed our penises together until we leaked and made a mess of the sheets. During the day he treats me the same: like something precious to him, and I didn't expect it to feel this way, being loved by him. It feels strange, because despite the fact that he has used me, will be fighting against me, I never want him to leave. I want him to stay with me, to always be close enough to kiss.
If he knew the truth, that I remembered, would he leave? Clearly he has compartmentalized a little, to touch me so when he knows what I am capable of. But if I could just have Nunnally again, I think this would be somewhere I would like to call home. We could go to the beach together, let Nunnally collect shells while we walked; we could graduate together, and live together, and be that couple that lets their friends wander in freely. We can live in a house on a lake, and Suzaku can run while Nunnally watches the fish. And when the sun sets, we can let our feet trail in the water and wait for the stars to appear.
And maybe it will come true. But two things must happen first. I will rescue Nunnally, and bring Britannia to the ground. Then, we can be happy.
Secrets Post #442
Posted by
RoyalSecrets on September 30, 2020
Please check out the submission post if you're interested in submitting a secret! Without further ado, your secrets:
01:
I wish he was my big brother, even though he killed so many people.
02:
I wish she would give up the throne- she has no charisma and no leadership skills whatsoever.
s!b: I have friends that are hardcore Nunnally-lovers.
03:
I want Cornelia to punish me. Sexually.
s!b: I'm a girl.
04:
I ship Royalcest.
05:
I want him to be my big brother, and I know it's bad.
06:
I wish I was Nunnally, growing up.
Although her siblings were insane, she was so loved.
07:
I only miss Euphie because Cornelia would smile with her.
08:
It irritates me that no one remembers Clovis,
just because he was the normal one of the bunch.
09:
I don't understand how this man had all those beautiful children.
s!b: No one likes to talk about genetics. :(
10:
Sometimes, I think Nunnally's going to jump out of her chair and scream "Gotcha!".
11:
These two. I know they were evil murderers,
but that doesn't stop me from shipping 00.
12:
I still have no idea who these people are.
Whisper? | 234 have whispered
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