User blog:Spikewitwicky/February 11, 2019 - Spike's Journal Entry



The good news is that I've lost four pounds this week.

The not-so-great news is that I've stressed the weight away.

Full disclosure - this journal is purely something I do for my own benefit. I have no preconceptions that this will be read by anyone other than myself.

That said, if someone strolls on this decades from now, I'll hope they won't even regard this as anything other than a road bump. I hope they won't see this as 'the beginning of the end of the Joe/Autobot alliance." So, for future reference, the following happened: I suspended all EDC actions with the exception of humanitarian efforts. I did this after revelations came out about the treatment Dr. Arkeville received while he was being detained. He was housed in a place called The Coffin, which sounds as bad as it seems.

I'm already easing back on my restrictions. The Joes have agreed to move prisoners out of The Coffin (which is controlled by the CIA, NOT the Joes). They've also agreed to give them medical treatment. So, as an olive branch, I said we would continue to provide energy assistance, but not weaponry.

Colton was pissed. He hung up the phone when he spoke. Hawk isn't too happy. And I'm sure Jumal won't be too pleased when I tell him I'm supporting still providing energy to the Joes. Even DJ is getting in, saying nothing will change after this "sham investigation." That cut close. I told him we are looking at a neutral, third party, human rights-focused organization to conduct this investigation.

In short...history will likely show this as a lame 'middle of the road' response. Not nearly enough for people like Jumal. Way too strict for the Joes. Even though I believe supporting energy to liberate people currently under Cobra rule as a humanitarian crisis. I told DJ I can't change the environment or the 'machine' - I can just make the best individual decision I can make for the role that I have in this world.

Brighter topic... Marissa was worried about her career. I said we have enough resources to pay for her to be an advisor. Or she could go back to the PITT. She said she had no desire to go back to the PITT. She said this was her home - moreso, my family was her home. That caught me off guard, but definitely in a good way. When she started, I viewed her as a trusted colleague. But I've grown to see her as a true friend. If EDC were fully disbanded, the loss of both her and her brother would leave a huge void in Autobot City, not to mention my own family.