[Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

[the voice...may be familiar, to some. if only because of the fact that it sounds like Optimus slagging Prime.

a somewhat deeper, drier, and utterly deadpan Optimus Prime, that is. who sounds more than a little...annoyed. we'll go with that. and maybe a little resigned?]

If I asked for the dimensional coordinates, would anyone have any idea what I was talking about.

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[Voice]

[megaton]

Not here, no. [Not unless that became necessary.]

I'm looking for a way back to my world.

I take it you've run across Megatrons enough? [The 'amalgamate' made it sound like there was a coalition of them out there. That...kind of amused him.]

[Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

Perhaps another Megatron, then. I have encountered many of them. They seem to all share a lust for power and destruction.

[there's a subtle question there; do you?]

[Voice]

[megaton]

All Megatrons raise armies. [As if he's an expert. As far as he knows, all of them do.]

We can be enamored by power and destruction, as well. Is there a problem with that, if it meets a greater goal?

[Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

That all depends on what the goal is.

[Voice]

[megaton]

The liberation of the working class, to start with.

[And, you know, death to a lot of rich folk.]

[Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

I'm not asking about starts.

I'm asking about what you will do to reach the end.

[Voice]

[megaton]

I will do whatever is necessary. [He hisses.]

Re: [Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

[tch. and that answers everything.]

Noble...in theory.

[Voice]

[megaton]

Do not act as if you know the purpose of my war.

[Still hissed.]

I'm not so naive as Autobots to think that anything worth having does not come without sacrifice.

[Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

You assume I care about the purpose. No, I care for the consequence. I have seen far, far too many noble pursuits turn in to rampant chaos and destruction with lost ideals and even more lost life. [hell, he's provoked some of them, back in the day.] You will have to forgive my skepticism.

[Voice]

[megaton]

Your skepticism is noted, but not forgiven.

Action is important, if things are to change. When we stand back and do nothing, we admit complacency. I will not be complacent in a system that's beyond repair.

[Voice]

[knightofdarkness]

So you will burn everything to the ground and leave nothing left to fix.

Not all ends justify their means, Megatron.