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[Optimus was still at Sakihama. Currently Autobot City didn't have any pressing matters that he had to take care of himself so he was taking his time to wander the base where he could and get a chance to talk before he had to head back. But as he was moving through the base he'd receive a call.]
"Optimus? You copy?"
I'm reading you Blaster. Is something wrong?
"Well... Nah... not exactly 'wrong'. Its just... well... we got a new arrival. He's coming over to Sakihama to talk."
[The Prime was a little confused by how his comms officer was practically tiptoeing around his words. There's a flare up from the TSEN as a large figure steps forward. Optimus turns to regard the newcomer with surprise in his optics.]
"Prime. Its good to see you again."
Ultra Magnus. Old friend... its been too long.
[The two share a firm handshake. The newcomer. Ultra Magnus. There was something about the way he carried himself that felt somewhat disconcertingly familiar.]
Welcome to Earth.
1) [Optimus]
[After a while Optimus and Magnus part ways, leaving the Autobot leader somewhat free once more to interact with others before his eventual return to Autobot City where he would no doubt be plagued with the many duties of leadership.]
It has been a while since I was last here. Something about the atmosphere has changed hasn't it.
[With all that has happened, it wouldn't be surprising if the base felt a little different.]
2) [Ultra Magnus]
[As for the new Autobot, he simply looks around the base as far as he was allowed. From time to time he would speak to some of the personnel, others he simply regards a matte-black data-pad as if comparing what he has seen to what was on it. Whether it was information on the Unity Group from Autobot City or something else entirely is up in the air. But what can be noticed was that the entire time from when he talked to Optimus and when he was moving around Sakihama was that: 1) He carried himself like a soldier at all times. Always at attention and always alert. and 2) He never smiled. At all.]
[Do you want to risk talking to him?]
3) [Grimlock or Kup]
[Grimlock and Kup could be seen at their old spaces at Sakihama. The former simply maintaining his weapons, the latter sitting on a large cargo container like it was a chair. Either way though something about them felt distinctly agitated. Grimlock seemed to be sharpening the edge on his sword a little too intently while Kup tapped his foot on the ground every so often with a frown on his face.]
[Something was really bothering these two.]
"Optimus? You copy?"
I'm reading you Blaster. Is something wrong?
"Well... Nah... not exactly 'wrong'. Its just... well... we got a new arrival. He's coming over to Sakihama to talk."
[The Prime was a little confused by how his comms officer was practically tiptoeing around his words. There's a flare up from the TSEN as a large figure steps forward. Optimus turns to regard the newcomer with surprise in his optics.]
"Prime. Its good to see you again."
Ultra Magnus. Old friend... its been too long.
[The two share a firm handshake. The newcomer. Ultra Magnus. There was something about the way he carried himself that felt somewhat disconcertingly familiar.]
Welcome to Earth.
1) [Optimus]
[After a while Optimus and Magnus part ways, leaving the Autobot leader somewhat free once more to interact with others before his eventual return to Autobot City where he would no doubt be plagued with the many duties of leadership.]
It has been a while since I was last here. Something about the atmosphere has changed hasn't it.
[With all that has happened, it wouldn't be surprising if the base felt a little different.]
2) [Ultra Magnus]
[As for the new Autobot, he simply looks around the base as far as he was allowed. From time to time he would speak to some of the personnel, others he simply regards a matte-black data-pad as if comparing what he has seen to what was on it. Whether it was information on the Unity Group from Autobot City or something else entirely is up in the air. But what can be noticed was that the entire time from when he talked to Optimus and when he was moving around Sakihama was that: 1) He carried himself like a soldier at all times. Always at attention and always alert. and 2) He never smiled. At all.]
[Do you want to risk talking to him?]
3) [Grimlock or Kup]
[Grimlock and Kup could be seen at their old spaces at Sakihama. The former simply maintaining his weapons, the latter sitting on a large cargo container like it was a chair. Either way though something about them felt distinctly agitated. Grimlock seemed to be sharpening the edge on his sword a little too intently while Kup tapped his foot on the ground every so often with a frown on his face.]
[Something was really bothering these two.]
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Ah, hello. I mean, greetings.
I hope I am not interrupting anything important.
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[Setsuko simply receives a curt nod in return to her greeting.]
No. You aren't interrupting. As for this being important...
I'm taking stock of what kind of people Prime has been working with. How important it is depends on who you ask.
[His frown grows a little.]
Second Lieutenant Ohara am I correct? You were present when Wheeljack attempted to integrate Energon with Human Made Technology?
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[Setsuko is surprised, and also unsure how to refer to an Autobot's title - a high ranked one, by the looks of it.]
Yes... yes, I do remember that. It was a long time ago, and in the end nothing really came from it.
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By reputation and hearsay mostly.
[Ultra Magnus' expression grows a little grim.]
If he attempts anything similar I would suggest ensuring he doesn't try it again. Not just because of his track record but also because there are regulations in effect that forbid the amalgamation of Cybertronian technology with that of other lifeforms. Primarily because of the potential abuse that could happen.
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Yet at the same time there is a growing determination.
Despite the loss of several comrades, the people here... not just in Sakihama but across the Unity Group. They simply carry on because they have both the will and the strength to make things right.
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It's good to see you again though, Optimus.
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Hoping won't help very much if they've already been broken and given the situations that the Unity Group tends to be drawn into as well as his own responsibilities it wouldn't surprise me if Prime didn't have a chance to say anything.
At this point the most I can do is clean any messes before they get out of control and keep anything else from happening.
Even if its war, there are lines soldiers and leaders can't cross.
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I hope you have been well since our last meeting.
[And considering the fact that the last time they saw each other was when Willis' former boss showed up...]
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You make it sound like if a war crime was committed, or something similar. Was it really so bad?
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There was an incident before the Great War where an entire species wiped themselves out the last time someone thought they could benefit from our technology. Yes. It is that bad.
Let me make this clear I'm not against cooperation with other species 2nd Lieutenant. But I believe there are a number of phrases your species had formulated that would cover a situation where assistance in the short term ends with irreparable damage later on.
There is a reason why those regulations exist and why a number of them are integrated into the Autobot Code.
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As far as I have known your heart has always been in the right place. I simply made a choice to trust that whatever had happened, you had good reason to keep your secrets.
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I'll tell you what's 'up' lass. Ultra Magnus. That or the spike up his exhaust port.
[There was a distinctly loud and irritated snarl from Grimlock as he promptly stabbed the sword through his seat. He looks at Jen, despite his lack of visible facial features she'd get the distinct feeling that if he was in his dinosaur mode he'd be grinding his teeth and breathing fire on something.]
"Magnus... obsessed... Rules... Discipline...Too much. Makes... me... sick."
I don't have a problem with either, but with the way that cast iron gascan thinks?
[Kup lets out a noise of disgust.]
Barely has a lick of respect for a lot of good 'bots I know because of it too.
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The Autobot Code? Is this something like a code of conduct?
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[The response doesn't seem to grant him any measure of comfort.]
Perhaps. But that remains to be seen.
As for the Autobot Code, calling it that implies it is simply a guideline to be followed. The reason it exists 2nd Lieutenant, is to make sure Autobots don't become any different from the Decepticons. A fact that a number of people who make the same oversimplification despite having sworn by it seem to forget.
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[Setsuko has Ultra Magnus pretty much worked out. She knew people who live and die by the book, and he's one of them.]
How long and specific is the Code?
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The Autobot Code going by standard human printing practices would approximate to ten thousand pages with numerous articles and sections pertaining to both combat situations, ethics, first contact with sapient extraterrestrial species and a number of other equally important situations.
[TEN THOUSAND PAGES?!]
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I see.
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I assume every Autobot has it memorized?
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What about yourself? You mentioned that you had recently joined. You are dealing with things well I hope?
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[There's a friendly chuckle from Optimus as he concedes the point.]
I am glad to see that your outlook on life remains as it is.