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To all of the new refugees:

I am Ultra Magnus. Second-in-command of the Lost Light, the duly appointed enforcer of the Tyrest Accord, second-in-command of the local law enforcement of this Cybertron, and one of the members of the law committee.

Many of you are arriving with concerns and questions, naturally. We understand; many of us are here to assist you. Should you find your questions unanswered, I will attempt to guide you. However, I will admit, there are many things I don't yet know, but I will work to find you an answer. The circumstances of your arrival have been curious. [And worrisome.]

Wing and Drift are offering a location for your temporary stay. Perhaps we could work on something slightly more personable for you in the future. That can be a project worth arranging if Haven's Hub does not have enough space.

To remaining citizens:

Blurr has begun a memorial service in regards those lost to us and the dead. If you wish to pay your respects, perhaps you should observe what he's done.

I am aware of First Aid's murder. I will investigate. I will find who was responsible. And they will be brought to justice. This is not a promise, it is a fact. A truth.

I request that you remain as helpful and welcoming to our new arrivals as much as you can be.

[Private to: FIRSTFORGED]

I have several questions, should any of you be available.

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Well said.

[A nod. He couldn't have said it better.]

But other than that... You've noticed the... oddities with this newest batch of arrivals.

[Not a question. He knows Magnus would have noticed, probably before he did.]

Thank you, Optimus.

...A few, yes. And there's another problem.

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One of many. The list only seems to grow.

[Sigh.]

But something about this concerns me; reminds me of something Prima said to me when we first arrived.

I haven't been able to check personally, of course, but... As far as I've noticed, many of them lack glyphs of any sort.

I'd noticed after I spoke to Ironfist. There are several with no glyph. Nearly all of them, as a matter of fact.

I spoke to Vector Prime to find out what it means. I wonder if his brothers would agree with him.

Nearly all of them?

[His optics go wide. Primus.]

...What did Vector Prime have to say?

Yes. I've only seen one so far that does bear a glyph.

... He said that they are reinforcements. They are Glyphless, and they will go insane and attack us. So he suggested we just kill them now.

I disagreed and concluded our conversation.

I disagree with that suggestion as well. Unfortunately, that meshes horribly well with what Prima told me before.

He said they are Unicron's. For reasons unknown, those of us with glyphs were able to 'resist' this taint, while those lacking glyphs are not. But he never mentioned the why or how. I am attempting to contact him once more.

Until we know all hope is lost, we cannot simply give up on them.

I see. Then, unfortunately, it seems that they are in agreement.

No. I refuse to. I will not turn my back on my crew or those who require my protection.

My concern is how to deliver this information to the public. There would be some reaction to the Firstforged. [A bad one.] There are already so many who don't trust them.

[Frankly, right now, Ultra Magnus isn't sure how he thinks of them either, but that's neither here nor there.]

[He nods, grim but approving.]

No, you're right. This won't help anyone trust them, even if there really is nothing they can do for us in this case.

We have to let them know, but hopefully it can stay under wraps until we have the whole story - or even better, some sort of cure or protection for them all.

The last thing we need is a panic.

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