Internet Bargains

Log Title: Internet Bargains Characters: Backblast, Deathsaurus, Scales, Soundwave, Warlord Location: Iacon Medical Center Date: May 28, 2019 TP: Nucleosis TP Summary: Taking a break, the Autobot research team chats with a new name on the odd internet channel used by weirdoes who think they're giant robots. As logged by  Scales

Log session starting at 21:59:19 on Tuesday, 28 May 2019.

                                    

< irc.dal.net>  

< irc.dal.net>  Hi, there

< irc.dal.net>  Greetings.

< irc.dal.net>  

Scales takes a break from analyzing data to check on the non-disease carrying patients in the center, and then sit down and have a snack.

< irc.dal.net>  This thing working?

< irc.dal.net>  Hiya.

< irc.dal.net>  Greetings.

< irc.dal.net>  Hi.

'''< irc.dal.net>  GOOD I THINK I HAVE THIS THING FIGURED OUT. FIRST TIME HERE THANKS FOR THE WELCOME.'''

< irc.dal.net>  You don't have to use caps.

< irc.dal.net>  HOW DO YOU GET IT TO DO THAT?

'''< irc.dal.net>  Oh. Allright. I think I got it now. Sorry. This wasn't a thing last time I was in this area.'''

'''< irc.dal.net>  Yeah, the internet is pretty new. Older than me, though.'''

'''< irc.dal.net>  Ah, a new design. I understand this is an approprite device to use when communicating between distant places. How old are you, puff?'''

< irc.dal.net> Sci-Nide says, "Old enough to know better, and young enough not to care."

< irc.dal.net>  Aren't we all.

'''< irc.dal.net>  Eighteen Earth years.. which is, um.. about a fifth of a Vorn.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Sounds like I tuned inta something interesting...

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> You are very young. And Cybertronian, I take it.'''

Scales sits on the edge of a non-quarantine patient's slab, taking a break and having an energoodie.

< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Yeah, more or less.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I am very old in comparison. Everything has changed since my last visit to this part of the galaxy. It was close to 5 vorn. Both Earth and Cybertron have changed drastically.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Puff> I know they're not as far apart as they used to be.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> In more ways than one. This device, for example, communicates between the two worlds.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> and hello, Bad Doctor.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I expected to see Cybertron as I left it. A burned out husk. It is doing much better now. Earth seems to have sentient lifeforms capable of building large structures and a lot of space garbage surrounding it that wasnt there before.'''

'''Warlord comes in on his spider legs, moving to a non-quarantine side of the lab. He looks around "Hey. How are the patients doin' today?"'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I take it the war is still going on. By the looks of the lights and lack of fire, the Autobots are in favor right now?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> More of a stalemate.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Ah. Good to see at any rate. Almost looks like an energy producer instead of dying out. But I only see it from a distance.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Any idea as to what the current state of affairs is? I wonder how my...place of creation is doing.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Puff> The growing is new- there was this weird thing with evil energon or something not too long ago, and when it was fixed the planet started getting healthier.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Good to hear, I suppose.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> That was a good case.

Backblast seems to be chatting on the net while samples run through.

'''Scales looks up at Warlord. "Well, none of the patients in quarantine are very happy, but that's kind of part a'being stuck with nothin' t'do. An' being extra grumpy on top a'it."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Sounds like it. Doctor hmm.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Sounds like the planet is getting healthier. I guess thats a good sign. Up until recently, Cybertron held little interest for me.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> But now? It has my full interest. I take it this is not Megatron's doing? He's better at destruction then creation.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> I don't know. I wasn't on Cybertron when it happened.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I wouldn't care to say.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Would it be rude to ask your alliance?

'''Warlord nods "Yeah I bet they aren't. Hopefully we can find a solution soon enough." he heads over. "Internet hoppin eh? Lets see whats goin' on."'''

< irc.dal.net> <Frankenstein> Yo.

< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Uh, no? I don't think asking would be rude.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Then, what is yours, if any?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Oh! I thought you were asking people to ally with you. My mistake.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> I try to stay at least a little anonymous on the internet. That's part of the fun of the place. Other people have other preferences.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> With me? Oh, Im fine thank you. I wouldn't ask that of those who do not know my goals and desires.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Guardian, though. Everybody knows who he is.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> He's sick right now, though, so I'm trying to be nice to him. Well, nicer than usual, anyway.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> I do not hide who I am. And yes. I suppose I am ill.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> A bold move. What sort of illness?'''

Scales stretches and gets down to go see what Backblast is doing.

Warlord watches the others in the room, a bit curiously.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> I fully openly and proudly admit my status as a Decepticon. There is a nucleosis plague going around and I am one of the infected.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Decpeticon. That is quite the disease. Hard to get rid of, but not impossible. And Nucleosis too, whatever that is. My condolences on both.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Decepticonism is not a disease.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I don't know. I know the symptoms too well.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Have you been around Decepticons a lot?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Used to suffer from it myself for a while. However, Megatron and I… how do I say this. We no longer see things optic to optic. I am neither Autobot nor Decepticon anymore.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Oh! Like the Dominicons.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> The dominicons? Thats new to me.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I take it they have left.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> They are traitors. Sounds like you are one too.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Yeah. They started living in the Neutral Territories, and now they protect Valvolux.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Traitor is a strong word. I consider myself....seceeded. Valvolux hmm? And they have carved out a new are for themselves. Good.Sounds like they are thriving without the so called Empire.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> For now. Harmonex will not fall as it did. It is under my personal protection.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> The Dominicons can be kind of scary, but Valvolux looks pretty nice these days. They held a festival even.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> We will see how long current Decepticon territories last. To be honest, I wouldn't even be on this side of the galaxy if Megatron did not come and threaten that which is mine. As far as the Autobots are concerned. They chose their alliances poorly.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> There are..festivals again? On Cybertron?'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Just one so far? I don't know if they plan more. You'd have to ask them.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Good to see the planet is whole eough for one.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> They also opened up the arena for duels. I know a couple of people who've gone to fight. Non-lethal combat.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Great. More dissidents and traitors. If Lord Megatron was causing trouble for you, you should submit.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Interesting. I'm not old enough to remember the pits but if they are anythng like thoat...it should provide a good example of who is the fittest.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Why should I submit. I was winning.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Okay, I gotta get back to work. Making hope. Stay good!'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Always. And same as yourself.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Heeh.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> ...oh, I know 'oo you are.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Do you?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I think so. Big E told me bout you. Yer the dinosaur dude with the shits on the Silver Shouter and Saber.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> That is a bad case of Decepticon you have there, Guardian. You should get it looked at.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> And yes. I am the...for lack of better word. Dinosaur dude. And I stated before. Megatron and I..do not see eye to eye. Even less with Star Saber.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> ...didn't I take a pot-shot or six at you, before the war?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> depends. I went by a different name a few thousand years ago. if you wnt. I can try. how does this work. I know you can privately send messages on this thing'''

'''Scales blinks at Backblast. "Okay, I don't actually know much about Star Saber. Do you? I think I heard him talkin' 'bout usin' some kinda properties he has t'fight the nucleosis or somethin', but I was kinda distracted an' only half-listenin' t'the comms."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> There. Thats me.'''

'''Backblast shakes his head "I know distressingly little about him." he admits. "I should pick his brains about it." He sniffs.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Ahhh.... yesssss... I know you.'''

'''Warlord grunts. "Star Saber? Ain't he the guy takin' prime's place cause of thenucleosis? I hope hes as good as Optimus is.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Yer lucky I ain't a freelancer these days.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> A freelancer who has given up his independence? You know me. Would it be rude to ask...where your alliances are?'''

'''Scales nods. "I've been lookin' at our results from the spill.. an' I think we're on th'right track, but it's not enough to clean out somebody who's good an' infected. I think it could help hold back from gettin' worse, at least, but if it's already hooked in, we'll need some better way to clean it out."'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I oppose the rigid control of the Decepticons.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> As do I.

'''Backblast listens to Scales and nods "Hmmm." He says. "...dialisis?"'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> But for different reasons then rigid control.

'''Backblast starts frantically pulling up Earth medical texts. "Where is it where is it..."'''

'''Scales taps her claws. "Well.. it prob'ly wouldn't hurt. I mean, Imager did take longer t'show signs than the other people, I think? Which is part a'why we've got such a big problem."'''

Warlord nods "Yeah I wonder if anyone tried flushin' it out and replacing it. Not a bad idea."

'''Scales gets to a station and starts pulling up files. "Hmmm... accordin' t'what we got from the Decepticons, they tried it. An' it came right back. Which squares with what I've seen in Imager. Filterin' helps slow it, but doesn't stop it. Same with flushing. It's... clingy? Gets into the stable energon. We need a way t'get it unstuck."'''

'''Backblast nods thoughtfully. "It might be worth combining the vaccine we have with it, see if it helps." he muses'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> But I dont think that matters. What's with this..plague I am hearing about?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Be careful of your fuel sources if you enjoy more than one shape.

'''Scales nods. "It wouldn't -hurt-, at least. Might be a bit uncomf'table, but so's bein' in quarantine." She frowns, going back to some of the analysis she'd been doing earlier. "I think... the guys who came out clean are th'ones where it never got latched in. You found one way it attaches, but it might have more.."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Interesting. Is it on cybertron alone or has it spread to other sources? Nucleosis. Nucleon is the root of it. Your kind...'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> You haven't been injesting nucleon have you?

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> This rebirth isnt becuse of /nucleon/ is it?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> No. This thing happened really recently. There was this guy doing experiments, and he got in a fight and used them.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Do you realize how dangerous that is?

'''Backblast nods to Scales as she gives a more santitised, safe version of what he was going to say. Then he listens, nodding. "Yeah. It probably does..." A thoughtful look. "I'll dive more into the structure. See if there's a charge-based or chenical element.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> All too well. But genius is rarely stable.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Most of us didn't even know about it until people started getting sick.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> How far along are your cases?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Well, that would depend on your scale. Compared to?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Alive and ready to fight, I assure you.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I have seen one. And only one strain of pure nucleon being used before.'''

Scales pauses and mutters, "Promised m'self I'd try t'be nicer right now.."

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> What it does is increases your power, and aggression and then burns out your transformation cog. It has an addictive quality and users take it more and more until it eats through every other system. I hope its not pure nucleon. You would have a problem on your hands. However it would explain the desperate expansions.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> If I knew you cybertronians wer diseased, I would have left you to the cybertrons on V.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> No, not pure. That could just be purged. It wouldn't be fun to the people with it, but it'd be doable.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> What... exactly, would you sell your knowledge of nucleon, data in full, to an autobot for? How many shanix, precisely?'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Its possible to purge it. Thats good. But its not pure? Its...mutated somehow?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I don't normally sell in shanix.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Price.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Name.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I understand you are soon to be following Star Saber.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Send him back to Victory.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I have lines. I will not stab him in the back... not, reading your file, that I expact that's what you want.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I respect that.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> It may have been too high of a price to ask. We could find a compromise in between perhaps>'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I can't do that without a cure. You get me that cure, I can remove the need for him.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> More exactly, get me the data I need for my team to work on it. Any data. All data.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Nucleon, nucleon experiments, wild stories, it's all useful.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I dont even know the strain we are looking for. However, if it rids you everyone of my problem.. then my Destrons will work on it around the clock.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> you and everyone.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> That... would be useful. But we already have a vaccine that prevents early infection. I just need more data.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Good. What is the price for said vaccine?'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> if we are to stay in this area and assist. We may be of need of it.'''

'''Backblast looks to Scales. "Do we have a price?"'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> if its shanix, name your price.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I'll need to consult with my team on the price, it's not just my work here.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> of course. You know what I need. You know who my enemies are.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> If it wasn't for Star Saber, we'd have the same enemies in common.

'''Scales flexes her claws. "Don't like this kinda bargainin'." She looks at the ground, wrestling with it. "Honestly? I'd go for data for data. Theirs on the nucleon, ours on how t'make the vaccine. It's.. only partially successful, though. It's not done. An' I wouldn't say anything about Star Saber. That has nothin' t'do with treatin' the disease, and it shouldn't."'''

'''Warlord grunts. "What do we know about this guy? Other then he don' like Megatron an' Star Saber. He could be worse then Megatron ya know."'''

'''Scales sighs, optics sliding through fretful yellows and angry reds. "An... the more of the research on this thing gets out, th'easier it is for some scumbag t'use it t'make weapons. Or t'make people -inta- weapons. An' I don't want that. But.. how to make and use the vaccine.. You'd have t'do almost as much work t'figure out how it relates as we did comin' up with it inna first place. So.. that's prob'ly.. no worse than th'information already out there."'''

'''Backblast sniffs. "Deathsaurus. Deathzaras, Dearas, Desaras, depending on your dialect. He's a former Decepticon. Honourable. Very Violent. Once one of Megs' top generals. Loootta big contracts on him. Not the type to backstab." He nods a little at scales' words. "No harm in getting some shanix out of him too though, bastard's loaded."'''

Backblast adds "Nicknamed The Destron Emperor of Destruction. He... would probably view chemical or biological weapons as unsporting."

'''Warlord grunts. "Emperor if Destruction, Decepticon, one o' Megatron's runaways. Yeah. Sounds like a lovely guy. And the kind likely t' lie right to your face then try to blow it off. I wouldn't make deals with a fucker like that."'''

'''Scales huffs out a puff of smoke. "I jus' don't want my work t'be used ta make weapons." She slumps. "okay, an' there's another prob'lem. If somebody says vaccine, an' thinks that means they're immune, they might be -more- likely t'use a weaponized version in combat. 'Cause they think they're safe."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> From the context of the conversation. I hope this doesn't mean what I think it does.'''

Backblast shakes his head "Nah, he's one of the honourable one."

Backblast looks thoughtful "It /is/ a temporary vaccine."

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> No comment.

'''Warlord grunts. "Careful. Doesn't mean hes a friend. What if we give him a more temporary then normal one. He gets out of line...we make it less temporary.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> that its weaponized.

'''Scales looks at the screen with the chat on it. "We definitely don't need to tell him about Op."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> One occurence so far. Don't worry... he's being hunted down for it. Backblast's on the case.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Backblast. name sounds familiar.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Also known as the Kingslayer.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I was hoping one faction wasnt using it against the other in an all out war. Kingslayer. He is very good at what he does. I did not know he was still in business.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Well. I don't freelance anymore, but...'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Welcome to the war.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Well. I don't freelance /much/...'''

'''Scales growls at Warlord. "No."'''

'''Backblast smiles "It's good to be recognised." He says, nodding to Warlord. "I'll second that no, for tactical reasons. He discovers we've done that we'll have a problem moving on Iacon we do not want right now."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I dont think now is the time for idle threats. If you look to the sky, you may see something by your third moon. A large spherical warship. That is my warworld. My fortress. My what is the earth phrase.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Middle finger to Megatron so to say.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> You misunderstand me.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> You will find me difficult to hunt now. Much more then when I was younger.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> That wasn't a threat, it was... am advertisement.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I understand now.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I don't have the resources to hunt you, and 'sides, most of these bounties are Con bounties. I don't take purple shanix.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> It also may be something else you know. It may be an offer of assitance against this nucleon plague. No. You do not have the resources to trust me. Whatever they are offering. Trust me. It is not worth it.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Im sure they put out a few more after the battle on victory. Where Megatron demanded my return and I refused.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Exactly. Data for data, on the condition that it's not used to weaponise nucleon. Signed contracts that there will be no further weaponisation of nucleon from either party. And if your data's good... one free shell against a purple target of your choice, excluding the Silver Shouter. He's... a high-resource hunt.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> and survived the encounter against him and his top lieutenant and the cybertrons present.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I send an invitation to you, ..... Backblast is it now?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Yep.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> That footage is enough to earn you a ten thousand shanix discount on its own, Big E got it in full high-res multispectral.

'''Backblast chuckles at the mention of the footage. "If he signs a contract, we can... probbly trust it. And despite what he says, if he breaks it, I can kill him."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> You may use my warship. You may use the labs here if they are better then yours. This nucleon attack must be stopped. I can handle Meggatron and his kind if need be. I do not fear their threats of destruction.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> if any of my destrons give you slag about it sned them to me personally.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I have good labs, but I'll accept the data. There will of course be contracts - to make sure you can trust me, and I can trust you.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> You have my word of honor. So long as Star Saber does not interfere. I will assist you on this.'''

'''Scales shakes her head. "Jus' be careful."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Do you know what it is? Why I left Megatron's service?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I never did dig that one out, go on

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> It's the way he treats his troops. They are loyal to him, some of them. But he is not to them. He rewards trechary and backstabbing.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> he thinks of honor as a weakness.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> You can't follow someone who won't honour a contract.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Yes.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> or a soldier. My soldiers serve me. but not blindly. loyaly. and in return. I serve them.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> This sort of thing is difficult for a lot of Decepticons to understand. Which is why I am a Destron now.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> You are misguided. Megatron /is/ loyal to his troops.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> In the old game, contracts were everything. It was... all we had, in the underground, you know?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Keep tellin' yourself that, Guardian.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> And you are blind then. If you are who I think you are. You always have been.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> you can hear everything. But see nothing.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> The strongest weapon a true warrior can have is his or her honor.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> and yet you abandoned the cause. You are a hypocrite.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> I take it back. You abandoned /cybertron/.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> You know how you swore you'd never follow a Prime, Guardian? What about the a Mech who wants to be Prime?'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Cybertron was dying when I left. And the cause failed me first.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> There are many mechs who want to be primes.

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Dust Devil even wants to be a prime.

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Children believe what children believe.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Including your overlord. He wants to claim the matrix and be a Prime himself. Would you follow him then?'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> You're getting him started on the p word. If he is who you think he is thats not good he wont stop, mech.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Megatron Prime.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Who I think he is.

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Never.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> So you would abandon him, the moment he claimed it?

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Becuase it would never happen.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Megatron would never follow a Prime. Or be a prime.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Hah. And you call him a hypocrite.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> so theres no need to even consider that.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> He's come close, y'know.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Answer the damn question.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Hes greater then the primes. once a long itme ago he wanted to be a prime.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Hah, he still wants it.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> IF he claimed the Matrix, would you stay true to your principle?

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> He wants prime dead. He understands the goal. I am loyal to the cause first and foremost. Megatron is a great example of it.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Ignoring all other considerations.

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> ....

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Depends. Would his goals still be for Decepticons? would he be an autobot in this?'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> And you ridicule me for making the same points about Optimus.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> I rest my case.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Heh. Of course he would take it. Power is what Megatron wants above all else. Andt the Matrix is power.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Bingo.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> Guardian just loves Megatron, that's all. He waxes lyrical about Meg's poetry.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Its not about power.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Its not ending functionism. Its about freedom for all cybertroniansa.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> its about ending it rather.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Oh, now you got him started. This is your fault you know.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Yeah you ask him what he'd do if the matrix was in front of him.

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Good to see the comtower's still working.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Get back to me when you've done that. Until then, shut yer hypocritical trap.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> Theres no need to discuss things with Megatron like that. Hes a busy mech and doesnt have time to wax philisophical'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Ask. Him.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> Guardian is afraid of the answer. I know him.'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Ask him or shut up about things you know nothing about.

'''< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> I dont have time for Autobots or traitors. I. Have...THINGS TO WORK ON'''

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Until you've asked him, i've got research todo.

< irc.dal.net> <Guardian> 

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> 

< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> That was different.

< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> 

'''Scales hmms. "I'm guessin' Sounders is punchin' walls about now."'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Bad Doctor> Hah! Big D, I'll get back to you on sharing that data. We'll ahve to collate it, it's spread across several servers right now.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Puff> We've all got things to work on. Good night. Sleep well.'''

'''Backblast looks very pleased with himself. "I'd put money on that." he says, cheerfully.'''

'''< irc.dal.net> <Visitor 1042> I have my forces working on it. And forgive me, but I must study this disease closer. I will look into any files I can find. I will be offline while doing so. I am not very good on the internet as of yet.'''

Log session ending at 00:54:37 on Wednesday, 29 May 2019.