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I don't understand it.

[Wow someone sounds upset. Again. Just when things were kind-of-sort-of looking up, too.]

We have a police force. We have a place to lock criminals away.

So what good is it if they just go free, and nothing's done to put them back! It's useless, isn't it!

[He's really upset right now, wow. Possibly with good reason... since there's a private message incoming.]

[PRIVATE MESSAGE TO: BRAVE POLICE UNITS]
There's another Ratchet here. He's... he's wrong. And he's interested in us.

Please. Tell me you're all right.

[Because he screwed up and attracted the crazy bot's attention. Oops.]

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Tell me where you are, first.

[Yeah, good luck getting anything out of him just yet, PJ.]

But why?

That doesn't make any sense! What's the point in this if it never gets any better!

[The questions of an AI barely over a year old. He's a frustrated, guilty child, more than anything.]

I didn't have time to find you! To make a report!

How long has he been out? How come no one was warned? No one told to watch out for him?

Because unfortunately being an evil prick is an easier way to get what you want than being decent. Even if you don't have persistent lunatics, there's always someone new.

You've been here longer than me, how many times has this happened?

[because seriously this police force is pretty pathetic compared to what he's used to.]

I didn't ask for a record. I'm sure there was someone in the headquarters to talk too, you didn't have to do this.

McCrane posted about it and everyone was warned about him when it happened. Where you not paying attention?

Why?

Is it fun? Do they just... enjoy it?

Often.

The firstforged are to blame, sometimes.

I wasn't at the headquarters! I'm not as fast as you!

No -- because getting him to safety was more important to me.

I want to be surprised that they've been involved before. Really, I do.

[that doesn't stop the soul searing rage from pressing at his spark, though. oh, how he missed it. except not.]

Do you have anymore information on how they break out? Or should I just expect it to have been "conveniently" lost?

[because that's probably what would happen back home. this is just embarrassing.]

The one called Megatronus freed one of the monsters before.

This time... they hurt McCrane and got out that way.

[At least, that's honestly how he believes it happened.]

You can't trust anything with Megatron in it's name.

[he didn't think it would be as bad as outright letting them out, though. maybe just a nudge in the way of how to behave? god, these first forged are fucking assholes.]

He's a friend, I take it? How's he recovering?

[sad thing, if sentinel had any idea about the AI thing, he probably wouldn't give a quarter of a fuck like he does now. regardless, it reflects badly on all the PF and the one thing he fucking despises is bad publicity.]

I'm seriously questioning if you are missing the point on purpose. You can contact us, no matter where you are or what are we doing at the moment. Public messages such as the one you posted may cause feelings of threat and fear among the people of the Haven and in turn lower their opinions of the Police Force.

Asking "what good is it if they just go free, and nothing's done to put them back" you are telling people to answer with a subjective assessment of a subjective feeling. we need to be careful when it comes to talk to the public.

But you know he told people about Ratchet. We been trying to track him down since then but he's hiding and the Haven is huge. I am as frustrated as you.

Given the ones I've known? Yeah. Yeah, they do.

If it's gonna upset you that much, you might wanna consider switching jobs.

I don't see how anyone could enjoy that.

... You think I can't do this?

I don't see anyone afraid right now.

I... I just... Fine.

You think I'm doing such a terrible job, are you going to tell me to quit too?

I don't.

... He'll be fine, now. But it can't happen again. None of this can.

No, it can't.

[this is awkward because he doesn't really want to outright say he thinks the PF is a chickenshit outfit that's completely useless. awkward.]

I'll appeal to have him put in one of the Phase Sixer cells next time.

Maybe not but I'm pretty sure the reputation of the Police Force didn't had the same luck.

No, Kagerou, I'm not going to tell you to quit. I dont' want you to quite.

Being an agent of the law, just as any other job, is a matter of compromise. If you want to leave, if you are unhappy, I won't stop you from quitting. You take your own decisions. But I wanted you to understand how this post affects us as a whole. When you are part of a team your actions are not only your own.

You make it sound like you think I'm incapable.

Haven't any of you ever made mistakes? Because you were upset? You were afraid?

Unless the Firstforged return to free him.

That was how the one in that cell got out, last time.

[See: Overlord.]

[look at that, apparently scowls are audible!]

Then how do then expect us to--

[no. deep breaths, there's no real point pitching a fit over this right now.]

They're gone indefinitely for now, though. We can contain him and work on backup measures if one of the First Forged decide to let him out for no fragging reason.

[ok, he couldn't quite stop the anger coming through in those last two words.]

[He rubs idly at his Glyph, as he listens. Almost guiltily.]

If they really want to free him... what can we do?

They're demigods, they-

[can do what they want. have more control over everything than any of them ever will, no matter what. it was unpleasant to think about, but the unavoidable truth; if one of the first forged wanted a criminal out, they'd get out. the lives of everyone in the haven pretty obviously meant nothing to any of them.

there's a defeated sigh.] I don't know.

...

Neither do I.

I don't know if anyone here does.

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