Fred1515 said: How the hell does "Geass" closely resemble "hope"?
It sounds like what Lelouch was saying in one of the fansubs about Geass being like a wish. Which it is: C.C. wished for someone to love her, and her Geass did that. Mao wished to be closer to others, because he was an outcast, and so his Geass allowed him to hear their thoughts. Lelouch wished for power, and he got arguably the most powerful of Geass. Anyway, wow. Look at that chair. That is seriously SWANK. I wonder what those black things at the bottom foreground is supposed to be.