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[megatronicpolarity]

[Megatronus Prime doesn't look happy – not that 'happy' is an emotion he displays regularly nor easy to identify on those rare occasions that he does, but his frown at the moment is exceptionally severe. The last week and a half have been lousy, to put it mildly.

Losing the trail of the monster he'd been chasing, having his judgement questioned, a rather strained meeting with the other Firstforged... It all tends to wear down a mech's patience.]

I trust that the recent bloodshed has been enough to sate even the most violent appetites.

[It doesn't look like he's going to be terribly sympathetic if it wasn't, however.]

Let it be known that these circumstances – the killing of your comrades – were exceptional. On behalf of my fellow Firstforged, let me make it clear:

[He moves towards the camera, close enough that subtle flames can be seen shifting between the cracks of his armor plates and the slats in his mask. Make no mistake: he is addressing you directly, dear refugee.]

You are strictly forbidden to murder one another.

Henceforth, those who choose to ignore this decree will face corrective measures at the hands of their Firstforged. We will no longer tolerate anyone weakening our own forces with infighting. I don't care how much you may or may not like each other. Any refugee bearing a Glyph is permitted to exist within the Haven without having to fear for their life.

Should any of you object to this imposition, I welcome you to settle it with me in the arena.

[He leans back from the feed, his expression shifting from 'threat of imminent violence' to the more familiar 'general contempt for other lifeforms.']

I trust that this message has been sufficiently direct. If you have questions, make them succinct and ask them now.

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[aerospacecommander]

Guess I'll have to find a new weekend hobby.

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[megatronicpolarity]

[There he goes, narrowing his optics again.]

Clearly. I see your comedy routine isn't faring much better.

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[thxforthememories]

"Corrective measures".

Such as being freed? When they have killed and tortured?

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[megatronicpolarity]

Confined creatures only grow more vicious over time. Overlord is under restrictions.

[He does, in fact, consider this an entirely adequate solution.]

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[wrex_it_krogan]

How about a heads up for the next show?

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[megatronicpolarity]

[Always up for a fight, huh? He likes you, Wrex.]

When we have warning. The Glyphless are more predictable than the average creature from the Badlands.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

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Yeah, maybe this'd have a bit of a bigger impact if ya did this before ya set loose the six-phaser. You know, the one who fragged me and a few other guys.

[Slightly bitter? You bet.]

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[megatronicpolarity]

There's little point in letting Overlord live at all if he's to be kept in a cell. He's of no use to me there.

[Sorry, Wheeljack - he'll keep him from doing it again, but he's too practical to let popular opinion rule him.]

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[engrishdetective]

Megatronus! My darling. I think there's a small problem.

Your little announcement is a bit late.

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[megatronicpolarity]

Rather, perhaps I made it too early: I suspect it's only in death that you'll stop whining.

[As if you're the only one capable of sassing people, Gunmax.]

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[inferiordude]

Er. Might be a silly question, but. Uh. In self-defense? That's not a big deal, right?

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[megatronicpolarity]

I wouldn't consider it one.

You would be wise to consult your own Firstforged on the matter, however - Nexus and I rarely see optic to optic.

[And it isn't just because of the height different.]

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[thehardway]

If that is the rule as set by the Firstforged, then we should oblige.

However. I would request a clarified explanation to Overlord's release, as well as what you intend to do in order to keep him in line.

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[megatronicpolarity]

It seems to me I already covered this ground with Blurr - but as you're being cooperative, I'll indulge you.

Overlord requested the opportunity to accept Megatron's open invitation to battle. I judged it preferable to let him exercise his violent impulses on a willing target rather than to sit in a cell plotting revenge, and granted his release.

What more I do with him depends very much on Overlord.

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[littlecrowgirl]

[Have a sad little girl, Megatronus.]

I...I don't think Overlord's going to listen to this, Mr. Megatronus.

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[megatronicpolarity]

[Megatronus tilts his head, taking a moment to examine her before speaking. He doesn't know many organics and as a whole he's not especially fond of them.]

He'd be a foolish mech to ignore my commands.

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[neverputincharge]

Little late ta be throwin' rules at us. Specially after leavin' us with no choice other then to cause that bloodshed!

Any other rules ya wanna get off yer chest while you're at it?

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[megatronicpolarity]

I think you misunderstand my position. The Glyphless were monsters and deserved nothing more than the deaths they received; your fellow Refugees have value.

I'll leave anything further to Solus. You're not my responsibility.

[noparachutes]

Not a single mech?

[You're breaking his spark here, Megatronus.]

[megatronicpolarity]

Not a single Marked mech.

[He understands, Shockwave - but he can find you better things to tear apart.]

Noted and ignored

[songofmypeople]

[Lol you think this will stop him justice? That's almost cute.
And my oh my, would you just LOOK at all those loopholes.


Good try though! A for effort!]

PRIVATE; as he can make it

[dinnerdate]

Uhh... What. What kind of corrective measures?

What if you have to kill others to avoid starving?

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[megatronicpolarity]

That will depend on the severity of the offense.

[He eyes Dead End suspiciously. A mech who needs to consume others to survive will be problematic, to say the least.]

I take it you're suffering from a particular condition, to ask such a question?

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[justthedoctor]

'Cause stoppin' violence with threats if more violence always works...

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[megatronicpolarity]

While I'll grant that some mechs understand nothing else - corrective measures includes more than violence, fleshling.

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[youdiedagain]

I'm glad something's being done. Death's not something I particularly enjoy.


...it's getting everyone to cooperate that seems to be the issue.

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[megatronicpolarity]

I'd begun to think gratitude was a myth.

If experience holds, you're likely correct. A dozen people snatched from a dozen worlds against their will may not share enough common ground to ever become a coherent society. We can, however, demand civility of them. You are all in the same position.

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[showboater]

You're not counting self-defense, right? Because if anybody actually comes at me, I'm gonna waste 'em, no questions asked.

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[megatronicpolarity]

Of course not. Anyone who attacks you had violent intentions to begin with and deserves the same in return.

[deadlydoctor]

[Those are news that Knock Out is really happy to hear, considering the number of Autobots from his world that are in this planet.]

Thanks for the heads up,uh...Sir. [He's not sure which one of the FirstForget you are but he can take a good guess.]

[megatronicpolarity]

[This whole Autobot/Decepticon split remains strange to him. Forget factions - it's much more logical, in his opinion, to attack the people you just don't like on a personal level.]

Megatronus Prime.

You're one of Solus', aren't you?

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[heytheresugarbot]

WHAT

Now that's just plum ridiculous!

You sayin' that we ain't allowed to fight no more?

[This makes him a sad fuzor 8C]

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[megatronicpolarity]

[Sad fuzor in snow! Don't worry, Quickstrike, it'll be a cold day in the Pit indeed when Megatronus Prime converts to pacifism.]

I said no such thing. I said you're not too kill the other Marked - but while you're at it, don't go out of your way to provoke my kin's Refugees.

There are, of course, no restrictions on the treatment of the monsters inhabiting the Badlands.

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[furryfarkinfiend]

[The raccoon just stares for a second with a sour look on his face, the tip of his tail twitching this way. An annoyed growl follows a couple seconds later and he turns his glare off to the side, crossing his arms as his ears flatten out to the sides.]

Boring. And you sound like Starlord when you say that.

[He mutters something about death being reasonable for some farkin' fools.]



But I suppose since it's a rule I'll adhere to it. Not a fan of it though, I'll tell you that farkin' much!

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[megatronicpolarity]

Starlord being who, precisely?

[He could at least compare his monologues to those of someone he's heard of...]

I'm sure you can find other hobbies to occupy your time. My arena is open to all - take your aggressive impulses there.

If you absolutely must have a battle to the death, there's always the Badlands. The monsters there are of no use to us and you're free to kill as many as you like. If you can.

[It's obvious from the speculative look he's giving the raccoon that he doubts the chances of a rather short organic against the forces of darkness and chaos.]

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[redshirtrobot]

Maybe... someone should have told Overlord. Before he went on a murdering spree. N-not that I think he'll listen...

I mean, he's done it once before and I doubt anything is going to stop him.

[You know, just saying he would have liked not being killed.]

shockwavejack D3

[noparachutes]

He will not be touching you again.

[winged_knight]

[Well, frag.]

[Don't get him wrong, Wing is actually exceeding glad to hear this overall.]

[But there go any thoughts that they could go no holds barred on Prism if they needed to, not without proving that it was absolutely necessary. And now he suddenly feels more than a bit remiss, having spent the past few months in morale debate as to the rogue AI's status as a life form and a citizen, that he utterly failed to account for Prism's Mark, the touch of Primus.]

[This renews his confusion ten-fold, in addition to adding to the guilt of recent misteps. Reparations would have to come later however.]

Megatronus, sir, what kind of corrective measures? Even if you won't give detail, I think it's important for the populace to have some basic expectations. [The threat is empty otherwise, there are too many who doubt the Firstforged already.]

We are still reasonably permitted to defend ourselves and others yes? To maintain peace. And can I assume that other, lesser charges are still up to us to adjudicate?

[megatronicpolarity]

You're one of Vector's. I can't speak to the nature of a punishment I won't be administering. Even beyond that fact, it will vary greatly with the nature and severity of the offense.

[Megatronus himself wouldn't be very harsh with anyone who went after Prism. Never start a fight you're not prepared to finish.

Of course, in Wing's case, it won't be his decision.]

The answer to both of your questions is yes, until we decide otherwise. We have no desire to micromanage your affairs - but Refugee survival concerns us.

It is no small task to bring back the dead.

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[pendragon]

[ Saber hasn't been around long, but she's heard of certain incidents such as Overlord. As much as she can agree that killing one another is unneeded, sometimes force is unavoidable. ]

I hope there can be exceptions made in the case of self-defense. Not everyone is going to play fair. And are we expected to wait for it to be taken care of, should someone go on a rampage and harm others?

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[megatronicpolarity]

[Convincing Megatronus that words alone can't solve every problem won't be hard - he already believes it.]

Should someone go on a rampage, they've already violated our command and shouldn't expect its protections to apply to them.

I can't fathom why so many of you seem to think we'd be so impractical as to ask you to stand about uselessly while one of your peers proceeds to tear the others apart.

[video] Not sure if M and Drift would have spoken by now so have WHARL

[whirlybird_of_prey]

....define 'murder'.

[Barracks lawyer? It's on his CV.]

[video] On a bit of a tangent, that would make an excellent rapper name. M PRIME.

[megatronicpolarity]

[Excuse Megatronus while he gives Whirl the sort of suspicious look one might pin on a drone that's trying to pass itself off as a true Cybertronian. He bears his Glyph, however, so he must be sentient.]

I'm sure you must know the definition of the word.

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[lifepersists]

[ Well, everyone else addressed the whole murder thing. Pretty straight forward. First Aid is a stickler for other details. ]

What do you mean by 'forces'?

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[megatronicpolarity]

[Sharp eyes, First Aid.]

You and the other Refugees. As long as you're here, I expect you'll want to fight off any further invasions as much as the rest of us.

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[perfavore]

[Haha...yeah sorry Megatronus he'll believe it when he sees it.]

Do not tell me we are being babysat now.

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[megatronicpolarity]

[It's a wise policy that Megatronus often lives by himself. He wouldn't blame him.]

I don't have quite that much spare time on my hands. You have a police force for that.

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[rednotbluethx]

[Frenzy is too lazy to do much of anything, so you get to see just his head resting on a slab of some sort.]

Dat so? [Please ignore the steel he's shoved in the gap in his teeth.] Things are gonna git real borin' 'round here now. But hey, question? [Flails a hand] Ya go by Megatronus, right? So, dat make you, like, King of all Megatrons or somethin'? I mean, why ya got the 'us' in yer name? Jus' Megatron sounds better than Megatronuuusss. [He's not meaning to come off as offensive, just curious. Insolence and rude tone is sort of default.]

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[megatronicpolarity]

[It's okay, Frenzy. With the type of mechs he tends to attract, he's gotten used to differentiating willful offense from simple ignorance.]

It's the title given to me by Primus. I am the precursor to any other Megatron you know.

Are you perhaps in need of repairs, Frenzy?

[Bit of a rushed dental job he's got there.]