Question about Sayoko, Cecile, and Lloyd

[melengro.livejournal.com]

 

In R2 24 Lelouch had these three characters do something called 'Apate Aletheia'--the Greek personifications of deception and of truth. The Apate stage was giving the UFN leadership back, presumably to either lull Schneizel or just to get Kaguya, Tianzi et al. out of danger.

So what was the Aletheia stage? Was it just to be out of Lelouch's business so that they wouldn't die in the crossfire of Zero Requiem?

Comments

classical languages ftw

[ornithes.livejournal.com]

i thought the deception was just simply that they were supposed to appear to be betraying lelouch in order that they (and the hostages) may be saved? the greek word ἀπάτη just basically means a trick (or more specifically in war terms a stratagem) while in opposition the word ἀλήθεια means the truth (in this case the underlying motive of saving everyone).

Re: classical languages ftw

[melengro.livejournal.com]

I know Attic Greek, actually. So...Lelouch just imprisoned them so they wouldn't get Teh Reprisals after his death, or cause he's a dick, or both? That actually makes sense.

[ornithes.livejournal.com]

hopefully it's not the fangirl in me speaking but i'd like to think that lelouch was trying to keep everyone's wellbeing and survival in mind and imprisoned them in the same way he staged the execution of his former allies to keep them from going down with him. in the end those three (plus nina) were the closest to him (next to c.c. and suzaku of course) and helped him attain his victory over the damocles in some way so they ran a high risk of being punished. although how orenji-kun got out of that escapes me D: (leave it to sunrise, eeesh...)

[furato.livejournal.com]

I get the feeling that Orange-kun is so loyal that he'd have none of it, he doesn't want his master to save him, if his master is going down then he will go down as well. Or if he defects no one would believe him anyway. All in all Lelouch still needs someone to 'defend' him from 'Zero' in the parade.

[chickee1.livejournal.com]

He was arrested and forced to work on an orange plantation (in Florida?)

[catinthelimehat.livejournal.com]

Cecile, Lloyd, and Nina all showed up in the cell before Lelouch was killed. Where did NinjaMeido go?