[The noise that comes through the feed is anything but what Ace usually sounds like. It's a cackle of a laugh, high and crackling. It tampers off after a while to a dull chuckle.]

Taichou, huh? I suppose as a commander, I owe you an audience. Newgate has turned away from my goal, from our goal, hasn't he ( Read more... )

[There's an angry roar on the line; it sounds like a fire igniting. Eventually, it dies down. But when a voice comes through, it sounds bitter and angry.[

Did people actually vote on that? Did people actually sanction others off for execution? Is that what that sign is all about? [He clicks his tongue.] Tch ( Read more... )