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[flashdrive]

[Whoa, Rewind, you look like you've seen better days. The feed cuts to the library, with a flash drive huddled up on one of the many seats littered about it. Ambus, his acolyte seems to hover over him, books held in its hand. There's soft coughing coming from the flash drive, attempting to sit up and look at the screen.]

เ ђคשє ร๏๓єtђเภﻮ เ ђคשє t๏ รคא...

[Cough cough. Wow, Rewind, you sound all modulated and awful. Ambus seems to notice, leaning over further as if to mother hen. Rewind, stick to typing.]

[So he will. Fingers reach out to the keys of the link, typing things up as best he can.]


If anyone has a problem with the A.I. members of our community, you're going to answer to me.

I've noticed their treatment over the Link.

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[letmefixyou]

Awfully accepting of lesser beings, aren't you? What an admirable trait.

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[flashdrive]

Do not talk to me about lesser beings.



None of them are.

I. HATE. THAT. PHRASE.

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[letmefixyou]

[too bad this isn't video/audio, because he bursts out laughing at that.]

Sounds like someone's been on the receiving end of it! Are you one of those drones, too?
What'll you do? Malfunction at me? Please.

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[flashdrive]

[You'd get the biggest death glare ever given by someone 9 feet tall.]

I'm not a drone. I'm Cybertronian, thank you very much.

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[letmefixyou]

Then forgive me for being baffled at your defense of those lesser beings.
Self hatred is not healthy. I recommend seeing a therapist.

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[flashdrive]

It's not self hatred. It's called being a good living being.

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[letmefixyou]

Why do you care so much for them?

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[flashdrive]

Because they're people, whether or not they fit your specific definition.


If you think I need more reason than that, maybe I'm not the one with the problem.

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[letmefixyou]

That's sad.
Funny, too. But mostly sad.
You shouldn't give them a false sense of hope like that.

I suppose I cannot comment on the police force's decision to have disposable workers on hand. It's actually somewhat of a smart move.

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[flashdrive]

Having false sense of hope is kind of a living-being trait, isn't it? That whole self-aware thing we just talked about.

Drones don't have that.

Hope is not a trait of drones.


Sorry, I think you had a point in there somewhere, but it was shrouded by so much scrap.

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[letmefixyou]

[YOU ARE NEARING HIS SHITLIST YOU GOBBY LITTLE SHITE]

They're definitely more than drones.
It would be stupid to deny that.

[test subjects for him, especially if they have pain receptors.]

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[flashdrive]

[OH THIS IS ONLY ROUND ONE. ...HE'S NOT DOING HIMSELF ANY FAVOURS.]

Did you ask me if I was a drone 'too', though? I don't mean to be pedantic but.



You know. Like ya do.

[This may or may not be his own form of revenge.]

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[letmefixyou]

["revenge" for ratchet involves a lot more death, usually.]

You think I meant that in earnest? What kind of a CMO would I be if I couldn't tell a Cybertonian from a mech built offworld?

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[flashdrive]

[Yeah but when you're a noncombatant you work with what you got okay. Some of us don't have gunlegs.]

Is this rhetorical?

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[letmefixyou]

[in his cell, he scowls slightly. he hates you so much, rewind.]

Obviously.

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[flashdrive]

I'll say I'm impressed then. So what would you classify them as?


Since you're the expert and all.

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[letmefixyou]

Test subjects.

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[flashdrive]

Well thank you for using the doctor-certified professional term.


That's not scandelous.