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[rapturescreed]

{Video opens up to Raul sitting at his desk in his office at Lion's Gate, and he gives an extremely faint smile. Extremely faint.]I've realized that it has been awhile since I have been on the network; work has been keeping me busy, what with the new season approaching, and more and more people arriving, I have yet to introduce myself. My name is

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[voice]

[felis_fidelus]

One would think it'd be prudent to take the companies out of the process altogether; corporations have no place in politics. They have enough sway when they buy out members of the government.

This... AGI had a number of mocking posters out- I take it they're the group out of favor at the moment?

[voice]

[rapturescreed]

It would be the right thing to do, but it would also be idiotic to do so. If there is no way to keep them out, then working with them to do the right thing is the best we can do.

Yes, they are. With SERO having the Core, they are the group that has the most to lose.

[voice]

[felis_fidelus]

You are far more optimistic than I. Companies tend to help people only so far as it gets them what they want; once they have that the needs and concerns of the people fall by the wayside.

Of course, that blindness sometimes leads to their downfall, as well.

[voice]

[rapturescreed]

I've spent most of my time here working on this; optimism comes with a price. I am a realist, more then anything else, and after studying how the companies here work, as well as talking to those in charge of them, I believe I know how to work with them to get what we want.

[voice]

[felis_fidelus]

Ah. May I ask how long you've been here?

I have perhaps a bit too much experience with how companies like these work; it's hard to turn off my skepticism filter, at times.

[voice]

[rapturescreed]

It will be a year in around two weeks.

We did not have companies like this back home, but they're easy to understand.