Red vs Blue and its characters are the creation of the crew at Rooster Teeth. It is itself inspired by Halo, owned by Bungie and Microsoft.
Spoilers RvB13-6, Along Came a Spider.
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"Quit playing, Chairman." The handcuffed prisoner was still as a stone. "If you wanted me dead, I'd already have that knife in my skull."
"Still could," offered Felix.
"I always admired one thing about you, Agent Washington," said the Chairman. "You are relentless. Whether you worked for Project Freelancer or for me, once you caught the scent, you followed it like a hound." He touched the display. "I can't let your friends run forever, and you have experience with this equipment."
"If you think I'm wearing that suit for you, you're insane."
"As you so astutely pointed out, the meta armor requires a late-model AI. Without access to Dr. Church's techniques, I fear I must acquire one made by conventional means."
"Why do you think I know the Director's techniques or that anything in the galaxy could make me tell you?"
The Chairman smiled. "I don't."
Felix leaned in, whispering in the prisoner's ear: "It's gonna be awesome working together."
The stillness broke; he burst outward like an avalanche, backkicking two guards and even locking arms with Felix before the video log terminated.
"Do you believe me now?" asked FILSS.
"Fakest vidlog ever," scoffed the Cerberus AI. "Of all time."
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Originally posted as Darkfrog24 under the title "Conventional Methods."
drf24 at columbia dot edu