[Voice]

[malnosso]

[The message starts out with the voice of a man with a sing-song sort of voice, flamboyant and malicious. So begins his cruel spiel.]

Hello~

It's been such a long time since we've talked, little mice. You're all just brimming with little secrets now, aren't you? You must all feel so terribly clever. How quaint.

But my, so many new faces. Has it really been so long? Ah well~ I'm simply happy to be back with you all. I do hope you won't mind having a little fun. For old time's sake. Try to pay no mind to idle gossip. You can never be sure what to believe. Even when you hear it from us. The fun starts at midnight. Here's hoping you can, a hah, handle it. It's not as though you have a choice.

I'm back, little subjects. And this time I'm staying. ♥

[ooc: for those of you wondering, this is a blast from the past.]

Comments

[malnosso]

Why would we need a military when we control everything already~?

1/2

[markofthebrave]

[There's a long moment when Katara just. STARES. At the journal.]

[markofthebrave]

[And then she starts cracking up. No. Really. She seriously just starts laughing almost hysterically.

Come on, you expect her to buy that?]

[malnosso]

Don't laugh too hard. The fun hasn't event started yet~

[markofthebrave]

Whatever. [No, seriously, she didn't even listen to that at all.]

You know, I used to think that - that you guys controlled everything. And I know you can do pretty much whatever you want to us in the enclosure. But I've also seen experiments that you wanted to last for months - maybe longer - canceled by someone else. I've seen battles with the Third Party. I've seen the starless sky.

You're just as helpless and confused and messed up as we are. Except you've been here longer. Oh, and you like to exert your will on people like they're mice, dehumanizing them as much as you possibly can. We're the ones in the cage, but we still manage to care for each other and even treat our captors with dignity. We're not the animals, mister. You are.

[malnosso]

You'd know all about misusing power, wouldn't you~?

[markofthebrave]

[Her eyes narrow, but she's unashamed. Not when it comes to comparing herself to - this. In fact, it almost makes any guilt she feels about doing what she felt she had to do disappear in light of the shadow the Malnosso cast with their experiments.]

I know enough about it to recognize it when I see it. And I've been seeing it here for the past two years and five months. You're just sad, scared little people. It's what you've done that makes you monsters.

[And Katara shuts the book.]