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May 05, 2011 18:54

I require all ShinRa employees present in Anatole to report in. I am quite curious who all is here, I would never be able to forgive myself if I didn't manage to talk to all of my employees ( Read more... )

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[ Text ] knows_it_all May 6 2011, 02:24:41 UTC

[ He could totally make a joke right now...and he's tempted to, but at the same time, given Rufus' position as President, it's probably best he doesn't aggravate the sleeping lion. ]

Reporting in as per the order, sir.
If you don't mind my asking, what were you reminded of?

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 14 2011, 23:24:21 UTC

What...what separates Shin-Ra under your reign, from Shin-Ra under your father's reign?

[ voice | private ] machiavellisms May 15 2011, 00:06:00 UTC

[there's a pause; you can practically hear Rufus's smirk.] Why, it's better in every way.

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 15 2011, 00:10:35 UTC

That doesn't really tell me anything though, sir. Better is subject to personal bias. I want to know how it's better.

[ voice | private ] machiavellisms May 15 2011, 00:34:57 UTC

I don't do things like the old man used to. He used to solve his problems with money or dropping a plate on an entire sector. I don't.

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 15 2011, 01:11:43 UTC

[ Whoa, back up... ]

...Dropping a plate? ON AN ENTIRE SECTOR?!

[ The things he doesn't know, man. ]

[ voice | private ] machiavellisms May 15 2011, 01:17:25 UTC

Isn't that enough to hear?

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 15 2011, 01:21:51 UTC

[ It's enough alright. Enough to make him hate Shin-Ra even more than he already did...which he previously didn't think was possible. ]

All those people...

[ Pause. ]

...So what do you do? You've done a lot of telling me what you don't, but that's [ shady ] a little too open-ended for my liking.

[ voice | private ] machiavellisms May 15 2011, 01:33:31 UTC

Rebuild the planet, of course. [no need to tell him that he almost ended the planet...] My ShinRa looks beyond mining the planet and looks to working with it.

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 15 2011, 01:46:06 UTC

[ It's easy to say that...but does the apple really fall so far from the tree? ]

Rebuild the planet, huh?

[ voice | private ] machiavellisms May 15 2011, 08:03:34 UTC

It has been decided that I must pay for the sins of my father. Odd, isn't it?

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 15 2011, 13:43:05 UTC

A little, yeah. But in some ways I understand it...

You're choosing to keep Shin-Ra alive after all that your father did, and it's the name of the company that comes with all that baggage. Asking people to forgive the company, asking the planet to forgive Shin-Ra so you can start from a clean slate and have it easy?

Kind of an insult to everyone...to Gaia.

If you really are intent on repairing the damage done, I think...you'll get past this, sir. It's just another hurdle, the same as Shin-Ra's jumped before, only this time around, if you're running for the people and the planet and not against them...you'll find yourself with a lot more support soon enough.

That's what I think, anyway.

[ voice | private ] machiavellisms May 15 2011, 21:56:21 UTC

[there's just a knowing chuckle.] I've already paid that price, I assure you. But, I'd rather not be the failure who did not do anything and be the man that will accomplish what he says he will. That will be my new era.

I just can't do it alone.

[ voice | private ] knows_it_all May 15 2011, 22:38:01 UTC

And we've come full circle, back to the subject of unity, huh...?

[ He sighs quietly. ]

Well, you're not alone.

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