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[megaton]

[Megatron is clearly angry. Very angry. The fact that his usually-absent fusion cannon has been re-strapped to his arm is a good indication of this.]

Unless I hear a very, very, very good reason otherwise, I'm heading to the Pillar. It seems we have some unfinished business to attend to.

[It's easy to tell he's serious because of how many words he's stressing.]

Let it be known that I am a mech of action.

[He holds up the cannon, making sure his intent is clear.]

I intend to show that there are some things that mere words cannot solve.

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[raceme]

I agree that the pilar needs to go away but blowing it up might cause a more serious problem. It's huge, too huge to know how tall really it is.

If we make it fall we can't be sure that it won't crush us or even hit one of the temples.

[megaton]

Better it crush one minor temple than allow it to keep manipulating us.

[He's adamant about this. However...your warning does give him pause.]

Is there anyone who would know where best to put the blasts to minimize the risk?

[raceme]

Jetfire mentioned that the pillar might not follow normal laws of physics. We don't know what is really made of and how the space-time anomaly can affect it. Not to mention how it affects the environment around it.

Maybe we have to start analyzing a part of the pillar to be 100% sure it's safe to destroy it.

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[gtfostalker]

I would not recommend it, but you will do what you will do, I think.

Just let the rest of us get into the tunnels under Solus Prime's temple first. Just in case.

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[megaton]

The tunnels.

Yes.

[Smaller creatures should be safe in those.]

You sound like you think there might be another option?

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[gtfostalker]

It would be better to be underground if we are to avoid being flattened.

[And even if he doesn't know 98% of the people here, he doesn't want anyone to be crushed.]

There usually is. There are scientists here that might know more. And many have visited the pillar; you might ask what they have found out. On their excursions before blowing it up.

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[happyduckbutt]

Magnum! Wait, it's dangerous-

[Aaaand kid is totally going to head over there because that's the smart thing to do, right?]

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[megaton]

Do not worry, Ven.

I don't intend to get close.

[He remembers what he saw with Jetfire and Starscream.]

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[happyduckbutt]

But there's something out there! They came out when Perceptor hit the pillar- they're guarding it!

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[notyourblueangel]

On my way.

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[megaton]

Good.

[He sends coordinates.]

What are your weapons capabilities, Thundercracker?

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[notyourblueangel]

Coordinates received.

Twin cannons with highly explosive incendiary rounds. Single drone rocket missile with ((ooc: whatever the Cybertronian equivalent measure of 3,000 lbs of TNT is)). Controlled sonic booms audible up to 200 miles radius, with ability to lessen the strength and make the blasts more strategic - I can use those for concussive force against enemies . . . or ancient, carven rock as needed.

[nobody_number_8]

I don't suppose anybody's told you that Ven's friend Perceptor poking the pillar with a stick unleashed a pair of crazy, flying, robot wolf monsters, have they?

[Because Ven had told him about it as part of his 'why you shouldn't mess with the pillar' explanation.]

With that in mind, do you really wanna find out what'll happen if you start shooting at it?

[megaton]

Mmmm....Ven did mention that it was being guarded.

[He remembers you. He remembers you with the odd haze of remembering someone that you met while you were different.]

It's hardly a deterrent for me. [There may be a slight smirk, though there's a lot of anger it has to cut through.] In fact, I think its proof that something needs to be done before somebody unwilling gets hurt.

[Not that he's a philanthropist.]

[nobody_number_8]

[He remembers you too, Megs. At the time, you didn't seem they type to go off and do something this crazy.

Now, though? Neither that smirk nor the anger behind it are the least bit reassuring to Axel.]

Uh-huh...

Look, I might be kinda new around here, but speaking as someone who's rather initmately familiar with the consequences of messing with dark forces you don't fully understand? Everything I hear about this pillar basically screams 'Don't touch it, you idiot.'

I mean, I'm sure you're a tough guy, even for a giant robot, but something sent that pillar here, where it proceeded to warp people's minds- and in some cases, bodies- with no provocation at all. And I, for one, am not too eager to find to what provoking it might do.

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[constituent]

How about being dead? Or maybe the rest of us? There's a reason.

[ Okay, sarcasm over. Shep puts the commander face on. ]

I won't disagree that words can't solve everything, but I will disagree that brute force is the way to go on this one, champ.

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[megaton]

If the rest of you take to the caves in Solus's quadrant you won't be harmed.

Consider this...an experiment to see how it responds. If I win, then the Pillar is gone and no longer a threat. If I lose?

Well.

I doubt many would object.

[He laughs.]

[damselindistress]

Pfft, and what do you plan to do, shoot it into submission?

[If Drag Strip knew who she was talking to she wouldn't dare take that tone with him.]

Whatever works for a lunkhead like you I guess.

[megaton]

The thought had crossed my mind.

[He brandishes his cannon for emphasis.]

...

And...who are you calling a lunkhead?

[His optics flash. This isn't the first name he's been called today but he's not willing to tolerate it even once. Not when he is already this angry.]

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

I don't mean to offend, but this plan sounds a bit, well, incredibly reckless and dangerous.

You may die. The Pillar is obviously very powerful. Its collapse could cause a major fall out of some sort. A reaction that could blow the entire Haven and surrounding areas sky high.

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[megaton]

In other words, you're trying to convince me that I shouldn't.

[Why Ambulon.]

[aerospacecommander]

When you die, I'll try and remember to throw you a nice funeral.

[megaton]

I'm sure you'll remember, Starscream.

I'm also counting on you to perform first salvage rights.

[There's a definite edge to his tone, despite the fact that he's smirking.]

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[ichooseboth]

While I doubt words would work on this pillar no matter how gracefully phrased, I have been...curiously reacquainted with the power words do have as of late.

[He sounds rather sad about it, too. SORRY MAGNUM.]

That thing does need to come down as soon as possible, but attacking it on your own might not be the wisest course of action.

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[brattery]

[Kevin has been quiet ever since the Firstforged disappeared. Ever since Megatronus disappeared. He knows Megatron isn't the same guy, but he misses the 'bot just enough that he'll substitute anything. Especially considering what they went through when exploring way back when.]

If you're going, then I'm coming too.