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[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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Killed several mechs, to my understanding, who have since been resurrected.

Just how large was the wildlife on Tuchanka?

[Cybertron doesn't have to worry about thresher maws. Yet.]

[Man, you're making him reminisce. Some good times on Tuchunka.]

You ever meet a thresher maw? Don't get close. Even for you guys.

You have a problem with everyone, Gunmax. You're a malcontent.

[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.]

Tsk, not everyone! But good show in pretending to know anything about your marked. It was cute.

[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.

I think that statement might draw some controversy over your definition of the word good, but I do consider myself practical.

[And practicality is far more important than being a nice person, in his lofty opinion.]

Flawless and amazing in every way? No, I think that's right.

[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.

[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.

You expect.

That goes for all the other Firstforged, right? So in other words, we've become your soldiers. Is that part of the glyph?

[Such excellent taste Megatronus has in those he's Glyphed. Look at this exquisite specimen.]

I also know the law's kind of a slippery thing. Cause 'murder' ain't necessarily 'killing'.

Especially not in a place where a death, you don't mind me saying, seems a bit sketchy.

[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.

And that only gets him restricted?

You're free to lie down and die the next time a wave of Glyphless arrives if that's your preference, but I doubt many of you are quite ready to give up on your existence yet. I mean that the Haven is currently your home, whether you like it or not. Homes are generally worth defending.

'Soldier' is not a word I'd use to describe you, First Aid.

[Casual insults are a tank's substitute for humor.]

Rather, I believe you've just given us proof that thinking is generally not a skill jets possess.

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.

[It looks like this particular unit is missing a few bits from its cranial section. He must have gotten it on discount...]

Although we can often reverse it, make no mistake: death is death. Use your common sense and don't go around killing people.

If you want to talk technicalities and loopholes, I'll point you to Alpha Trion's quadrant.

Are you suggesting that I wouldn't be able to defeat a Refugee?

[Megatronus glares at the feed. Think very carefully about what's being implied here, Fracas.]

[Whirl takes umbrage at the dig about his 'unit'.]

Yeah? So no killing, but, what? A little dismemberment okay? Torture?

Just tryin' to, you know, establish some ground rules.

[HEH.] Go ahead. He likes me. Gave me a kitten.

I believe I've already said as much. If he tries it again, it will get him far worse.

I can't say I have, but you've piqued my interest.

What are they capable of?

I-I'm not implying that at all. [Though admittedly he doesn't know what you can actually do, he avoids FirstForged for a reason.]

But I'm just... if death doesn't do anything and he can't be imprisoned, what do you plan to do to discourage mechs like him from... from torturing and viciously slaughtering the rest of us?

You sound just like Megatron.

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