*Metal frowns.* Wind never needed a good reason, because Wily didn't care. As long as Wind leaves the other Epsilons alone, Wily wouldn't care. We failed him. Only reason we were still around was because he needed someone to guard the place. We had been replaced. Others were created to try to do what we couldn't.
Waspinator does not think that sounds right. Waspinator has watched little xenos. Are still good fighters. Should not be ignored because lose once.
*he shakes his head, puzzledly* If Predacons did that, would be none of us left very soon, because everyone have bad luck sometimes. At least, Waspinator thinks so. Waspinator can't have all the bad luck...
*Metal shrugs.* It's the kinds of reasons he gave us when he was recycling someone... We were expendable because he could easily make more. He used to say sometimes that we were just machines. What happens when a machine fails? It gets replaced. He was lenient in keeping us around.
*Steadfast has been listening to the conversation quietly once again, greeting Terrorsaur with a simple gesture when he entered.*
*she sighs* Right. I'm a machine too, technically speaking. Doesn't make me any less of a person; and I think I'm at least trying to not be expendable. If you'd slag every warrior who has a bad day once, you'd have no one left.
*Metal sighs.* Not used to being thought of as a person, Quint. Always been just another Wilybot. A machine made to destroy his enemies. Couldn't even manage to do that.
*looking puzzled* Wily never needed a way to keep us in our place. We had no other place to go if we could leave. The humans would have us destroyed.
We're people too, oniisan. Some humans, like Wily, are just too stupid or crazy to see that. Or scared. If they admitted it, they'd have to admit the laws about Robot Masters are wrong. Any of them, not just what they think about Wilybots. They'd rather think of us as property, because then it doesn't matter what they do to us.
And there are other places to go, now. Lots of places.
*Metal looks confused at Terrorsaur's response.* We killed humans. If we left, we would have been destroyed as a danger to the human race. He was right in that sense...
*He shakes his head.* Why would it matter? Wily made us. Doesn't that mean he has a right to destroy us? Whether or not we are people....
*shakes her head* If you are a person, you should aspire to more than living as a slave, or giving up and being destroyed. Anything is better than that.
Just because someone made you, doesn't mean they own you forever.
*Waspy nods* Waspinator agrees. Waspinator would not be here if Waspinator did not. Waspinator may not remember who Waspinator was made by, but would not agree to way Maximals treated Predacons.
*Metal gets a bit uncomfortable at the thought, but tries to hide that.* Well, I guess I'm going to have to try getting used to the idea... It couldn't be worse than what I've been doing...
*Air seems understanding.* This is normal. Trust me. You'll be fine, Metal. It gets easier over time. Quick and Crash were a little like this at first too...
*Metal still can't help feeling that this isn't right. Mostly it's the remains of the loyalty code.* It just feels wrong... But at the same time, I have a feeling that it isn't wrong. I'm confused.
*Metal looks a little startled.* How can something like that just go away? I've always had it. Even when Wind had the chip in me, that was still there...
*Metal seems even more frightened at that thought.* My programming isn't supposed to change like this... Not unless Wily changes it, and he'd never change that.
I.. sometimes I don't think he even knew how much our programming can change, oniisan. Please don't be scared. It'll be ok. It's just confusing for a little while.
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Date: 2006-01-09 09:04 am (UTC)*he shakes his head, puzzledly* If Predacons did that, would be none of us left very soon, because everyone have bad luck sometimes. At least, Waspinator thinks so. Waspinator can't have all the bad luck...
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Date: 2006-01-09 10:50 am (UTC)First thing you need to get used to is that most of what he told you is slag meant to make you stay where he wanted you to.
Fear goes a long way towards keeping control
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Date: 2006-01-09 11:47 am (UTC)*she sighs* Right. I'm a machine too, technically speaking. Doesn't make me any less of a person; and I think I'm at least trying to not be expendable. If you'd slag every warrior who has a bad day once, you'd have no one left.
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Date: 2006-01-09 07:21 pm (UTC)*looking puzzled* Wily never needed a way to keep us in our place. We had no other place to go if we could leave. The humans would have us destroyed.
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Date: 2006-01-09 08:48 pm (UTC)I've heard that one before.
Besides, there are a lot of places for you to go, now. And not all of them have humans.
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Date: 2006-01-09 09:13 pm (UTC)And there are other places to go, now. Lots of places.
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Date: 2006-01-09 09:40 pm (UTC)*He shakes his head.* Why would it matter? Wily made us. Doesn't that mean he has a right to destroy us? Whether or not we are people....
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Date: 2006-01-09 10:11 pm (UTC)Just because someone made you, doesn't mean they own you forever.
Isn't it so? *looks at the Predacons*
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Date: 2006-01-10 06:22 pm (UTC)I.. sometimes I don't think he even knew how much our programming can change, oniisan. Please don't be scared. It'll be ok. It's just confusing for a little while.
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