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re_alignment2012-09-22 04:47 pm
engrishdetective) wrote in re_alignment2012-09-22 04:47 pm
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So here's a question. A bit of perspective is needed here. I'm a robot made and from Earth, so what do I know or care about your religion, war, or other wacky pieces of history? Usually, I don't, but I need a Cybertronian outlook here. Or maybe the Firstforged are feeling a little ballsy enough to talk to me. Who knows!
We ended up here against our will. Oh, sure, nobody expected that. We just kinda fell through and we're here getting snug in these... [Gunmax looks very uncomfortable with the word.] Temples. First thing you probably noticed is that the Firstforged brand us, singling us out. I'm surprised no one else seems to care that I've got this random mark on my arm saying I belong to someone. I already got that attitude enough elsewhere, thank you!
Then there's the following issues: not being told things. The calling of the Badlands, losing people to them... [Here, Gunmax scowls deeply, very unhappy with this.] Maybe they come back. But then, they don't always remember. But were we really told about any of this? Were we really told about what might happen to us? Or about these pages from Alpha Trion?
No. We weren't. Ol' Al here loses some pages, we take a few doodles, and random crap happened. Thanks for the heads-up, really, it was nice with those bombs and the creepering and everything else that happened. Dandy, even! I was a big fan of it.
So you can turn yourselves in, guys. You can feel bad about what you did or didn't do. You can feel ridiculous for what situation you were in, or whatever. But here's the bottom line:
It was someone else's lack of responsibility. And it's one of those people that want to pass judgment on you and take part in the construction and enforcement of law. That's a nice way of saying "Do all the work, but we'll sit around and let you know when we make up our minds."
So my question: Do you really trust the Firstforged?
Just thought it'd be something to think about. Me? I'm going for a drive, baby.
We ended up here against our will. Oh, sure, nobody expected that. We just kinda fell through and we're here getting snug in these... [Gunmax looks very uncomfortable with the word.] Temples. First thing you probably noticed is that the Firstforged brand us, singling us out. I'm surprised no one else seems to care that I've got this random mark on my arm saying I belong to someone. I already got that attitude enough elsewhere, thank you!
Then there's the following issues: not being told things. The calling of the Badlands, losing people to them... [Here, Gunmax scowls deeply, very unhappy with this.] Maybe they come back. But then, they don't always remember. But were we really told about any of this? Were we really told about what might happen to us? Or about these pages from Alpha Trion?
No. We weren't. Ol' Al here loses some pages, we take a few doodles, and random crap happened. Thanks for the heads-up, really, it was nice with those bombs and the creepering and everything else that happened. Dandy, even! I was a big fan of it.
So you can turn yourselves in, guys. You can feel bad about what you did or didn't do. You can feel ridiculous for what situation you were in, or whatever. But here's the bottom line:
It was someone else's lack of responsibility. And it's one of those people that want to pass judgment on you and take part in the construction and enforcement of law. That's a nice way of saying "Do all the work, but we'll sit around and let you know when we make up our minds."
So my question: Do you really trust the Firstforged?
Just thought it'd be something to think about. Me? I'm going for a drive, baby.
[video]
[Wait, that's not what helping sounds like. He supposes he should at least make an effort - if only to cut down on the inevitable whining Prima will do because one of his refugees refuses to fall into line.]
I'm getting ahead of myself. Did you think to make requests of my Acolytes? Did you bother to pose your questions to them? Clearly not. Let me begin by correcting your misconceptions concerning your brand, if you insist on calling it such: I did not choose you. Had I been given the option, I would not have selected someone so...
[Primus, how does he sum up all of the ways in which he imagines an Earth robot must be lacking in comparison to a Cybertronian?]
Short.
Regardless, the Glyph itself is a blessing. It is a mark of protection. Stripping you of it is possible, but so is personally tossing you into the Badlands. They are roughly equivalent actions.
[video]
Oh, believe me, the feeling is mutual. Frankly, I'd rather have nothing to do with you or the rest of your... eh, brothers? Or whatever.
Right, and the Badlands have that... calling, or whatever it is you want to call it. Though I guess you've been all so very vague about what the hell is up with that too?
Your Acolyte lackeys don't really interest me. They're a bore, and not coming right from the top. And when I get told by Vector Prime that I should be obeying all of you, I get massively unimpressed.
[video]
I have neither the need nor the inclination to justify my schedule to a refugee. My work is beyond your current understanding, I suspect. When I am away, the Acolytes are your first point of contact. If that doesn't suit you – you're welcome to wait.
You already know the most important fact concerning the Badlands: they're to be avoided. It's clear you have no interest in our theology, so there is nothing more to say.
[Bucking against authority? All right, Gunmax, he'll give you one respect point for that, even if you are making his life marginally harder.]
Very well, it doesn't please you to be ruled. And so? You occupy our territory and share our materials. You have free reign to move as you wish, build as you wish – if we demand final word on what takes place on our planet, is that unusual? I'm certain you wouldn't be pleased if I arrived on your homeworld and elected to have it stripmined.
[video]
What an excuse. "Beyond your understanding!" Laziest answer a fake god could ever pull on someone else. But sure. I can wait for your lazy ass, Megatronus.
What an interesting assumption. Sure, let's go with that.
No, you're demanding final word on another refugee's fate when it's the sort of business that doesn't even concern you. I get it, we're on your playground -- but I was made to enforce the law. I'll enforce it within agreed rules from other refugees.
[video]
Yes, to enforce the law - not to dictate it. That is our prerogative. I understand you have a need for purpose, for something to fill your time with. We wouldn't deny you that. Simply learn to accept that we have the final say on what is to be done with those aligned to us.