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Apr. 9th, 2010 11:14 pm[The banner across the bottom reads "Edge Daily." A reporter speaks excitedly into the camera.]
Once again, we're reporting live from the trial of Rufus ShinRa, where WRO founder and former ShinRa executive Reeve Tuesti has been subpoenaed by the prosecution as a hostile witness. Despite the recent tension in Kalm and Junon, Commissioner Tuesti chose not to avail himself of a provision in the WRO which protects him from having to appear in court. While emotions have been high for the entire trial, today's testimony was highly anticipated.
[The feed cuts to a video of Reeve in the courtroom, serene under the flashbulbs of a dozen cameras.]
"Excuse me, Commissioner, but could you elaborate on your position?"
"Rufus ShinRa cannot, lawfully or morally, be held responsible for the atrocities committed by ShinRa under his father's presidency."
"But, as Vice President, wasn't he in a position to observe and stop these 'atrocities'?"
"No. Frankly, he was nearly exiled for much of that time. There were others, more highly placed and with more influence, who saw what was happening. In Rufus's absence, for instance, I designed and built the Mako reactors. I, also, was present at the meeting where the decision was made to drop the plate on Sector 7. Rufus wasn't. You can continue trying to frame him, of course, but it's terribly uncomfortable watching you try to make the charges stick. Really, if you're looking for the justice you've put so much weight on, you'd do better coming after me. Or, for that matter, any of the handful of AVALANCHE members with ties to ShinRa, Sector Seven, or the reactor bombings. Not to mention the Nibelheim and Corel massacres."
[Any further testimony is cut off by the roars of denunciation and questions from the spectators -- which, of course, is what Reeve wanted. Looking quite pleased with himself, he sits back and sips a mug of coffee he had hidden in the witness stand. The video cuts back to the reporter.]
Despite repeated protests from the Edge City Attorney's office that they have no plans to charge "the heroes of the world" with anything, tensions remain understandably high this afternoon. Throughout his testimony, the Commissioner repeatedly stressed the need to unite against the real enemy, and direct our energy to the future we can change instead of the past we cannot."
[The feed cuts.]
Once again, we're reporting live from the trial of Rufus ShinRa, where WRO founder and former ShinRa executive Reeve Tuesti has been subpoenaed by the prosecution as a hostile witness. Despite the recent tension in Kalm and Junon, Commissioner Tuesti chose not to avail himself of a provision in the WRO which protects him from having to appear in court. While emotions have been high for the entire trial, today's testimony was highly anticipated.
[The feed cuts to a video of Reeve in the courtroom, serene under the flashbulbs of a dozen cameras.]
"Excuse me, Commissioner, but could you elaborate on your position?"
"Rufus ShinRa cannot, lawfully or morally, be held responsible for the atrocities committed by ShinRa under his father's presidency."
"But, as Vice President, wasn't he in a position to observe and stop these 'atrocities'?"
"No. Frankly, he was nearly exiled for much of that time. There were others, more highly placed and with more influence, who saw what was happening. In Rufus's absence, for instance, I designed and built the Mako reactors. I, also, was present at the meeting where the decision was made to drop the plate on Sector 7. Rufus wasn't. You can continue trying to frame him, of course, but it's terribly uncomfortable watching you try to make the charges stick. Really, if you're looking for the justice you've put so much weight on, you'd do better coming after me. Or, for that matter, any of the handful of AVALANCHE members with ties to ShinRa, Sector Seven, or the reactor bombings. Not to mention the Nibelheim and Corel massacres."
[Any further testimony is cut off by the roars of denunciation and questions from the spectators -- which, of course, is what Reeve wanted. Looking quite pleased with himself, he sits back and sips a mug of coffee he had hidden in the witness stand. The video cuts back to the reporter.]
Despite repeated protests from the Edge City Attorney's office that they have no plans to charge "the heroes of the world" with anything, tensions remain understandably high this afternoon. Throughout his testimony, the Commissioner repeatedly stressed the need to unite against the real enemy, and direct our energy to the future we can change instead of the past we cannot."
[The feed cuts.]
