User blog:Spikewitwicky/April 11, 2016 - Spike's Journal Entry



Dad's taking a nap. How bad was this morning? Helperbot and I had to lift dad back in bed. In about an hour, he went from wanting to go back to Cybertron and help those involved from the Seacon attack, to asking me to call in sick for him from work for his boss, Roland, to being angry that everyone has left him, to thanking me for caring for him.

His chest results came back - and First Aid said I need to take him to see Dr. Morin. When you get to dad's age, you become more and more reluctant to go to the hospital, because there's an eerie finality to things. If you're sick, and you're at home, you're still in your environment. But when you're as sick as he's been, there's a fear that once you get to the hospital...you're not coming home. We'll know more this afternoon.

Here's the thing... possible bronchitis. It saps you. It knocks you on your ass. And you want to do nothing but lie down. But the more dad lies down, the more likely that bronchitis may develop into something like pneumonia. So... yeah. I'm feeling pretty down right now. I took him to Cybertron for his building dedication. I know I probably prodded him to go. Would he be in a better situation if he hadn't had gone? Yes. But he also would not have had that moment where, albeit briefly, he was back to his old self, pulling 18-hour shifts, patching injured 'bots together.

Different story, Crosscut came up with a brilliant solution - well, partial solution, to the EDC issue. To recap - with budget cuts looming for the Joes, Marissa was afraid that EDC would be affected as well. I did the math. EDC would require about $200 mill a year to "effectively" run, almost as much as the cost for marketing for that Batman vs. Superman movie. And I'd say that dollar for dollar, EDC would bring the world a far more amount of good. Anyway, Crosscut said the 'bots have an energy excess. He suggested if Optimus Prime approves, we could 'sell' the excess to buyers. Is it $200 mill excess? Most likely not. But maybe it is enough to bring on Marissa full-time, and maybe 1 or 2 other people. And it's just energy. No secrets. No 'unfair trade advantage' - sounds like a 'win-win' to me.