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[When the D-Terminal turns on, all that shows up is the face of a Keramon chewing on something long, black, and appearing to be made out of leather. It attempts to say something, but since it has something in its mouth, whatever words it says is mumbled and cannot be understood. Thankfully, there's someone else there.]

Keramon, it is rude to speak with your mouth full. Please try again when you're done.

[It drops whatever it was chewing on and looks past the screen apologetically.]

Sorry, captain. Was tryin' to tell ya that I got it workin' for ya.

Ah, I see. Thank you, Keramon.

[The D-Terminal is turned around to reveal Aizen kneeling on the ground in front of Keramon wearing a rather strange outfit and showing that the thing Keramon was chewing was in fact Aizen's left hand.]

My name is Sousuke Aizen and I am in need of some assistance. Keramon and I have been attempting to remove the bindings on me ourselves without success, so if anyone could lend us some sort of cutting implement, it would be appreciated. I would also like to ask if anyone knows where I could get a pair of glasses. Mine were broken and I would like to have them replaced as soon as possible.

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[If it was fetish gear, she'd honestly be less worried.]

And that is?

A difference in opinion.

You claiming to be a political prisoner?

I am not claiming anything, but merely stating the truth. Yes, I was imprisoned before my arrive and yes, it was for political reasons.

[His expression changes to one of embarrassment.]

I did wish to keep it quiet, mostly to keep people from reacting badly to me. After all, my situation doesn't seem to be normal.

[She's examining him quietly. She's worked with much worse than political prisoners, but...]

What was the opinion they locked you up for?

There's quite a number of opinions, ranging from the dislike of their practice of locking up people who could potentially be a threat to the fact that the government sanctioned the murder of four captains and four lieutenants, which included my own captain, to death because they had been experimented on and were considered monsters in their eyes, despite the fact that they could be saved.

[Oh, if only any of this was actually his reasoning for his actions. He's not going to bring up the fact that he massacred the central government, nearly murdered a few high ranking officers, and then allied with his people's eternal enemies so that he could become God and rule everything.]

I eventually rebelled against the government with a small army after all diplomatic routes were closed to me and I lost. My army was completely destroyed and I only survived due to my own immortality. I was branded a traitor and sentenced to twenty thousand years bound in these garments and effectively in solitary confinement.

[THIS IS SHEPARD'S ALARMED FACE.]

Damn. Alright. I've worked beside worse than revolutionaries.

[Shepard picks up ex-mercenaries and doctors who display dead bodies as warnings to others. She's not known for being the unforgiving type when it comes to potential allies.]

[However, in this case, she... may be making a poor choice.]

[This is a very bad choice, but don't worry, there's nothing to fear just yet.]

I will refrain from doing such troublesome things while I am here. After all, there is no reason for me to do such things, especially since we should be working together.

[He gives her one of his kind captain smiles, doing his best to look as harmless as humanly possible.]

Just... Promise me you'll change your clothes as soon as possible.

I promise. It was my plan to do so from the beginning.