reach the residents

[ximilian]

● ● ● REACH THE RESIDENTS

For any questions you want to ask Viveca or Degar and receive an IC response, please direct them here. Please indicate in the subject line who you are trying to contact.

// VIVECA

Hi, what can I help you with?

// DEGAR

Today was gonna be the day, but they'll never throw it back to you. And by now, you should've somehow realized what you're not to do.

▶ NAV

Comments

[aurable]

[ Drift is clearly nervous but stolid. ] Please understand that I am saying this with the utmost confidence that this will not be shared with any of my fellow Cybertronians.

We need a deterrent for us, Cybertronians, plain and simple. If you already have one in place, then I would be more than happy to accept that.

Only for missions, the orbs might be willing to accept dangerous gambles, and I and everyone here consent to that. One clear thing, however, is that my kind can do significant damage, both collateral and fatal, to life, whatever world we land on, incidentally or intentionally.

Minimus or I could have done tremendous damage in a short time this mission. No planet deserves that, or should the station risk that. For the orbs, for anything.

— I, uh, I want to do better. Only I don't trust myself or my own kind.

Another slip up like that could be deadly.

apologies for the delay!

[vivecai]

Don't worry, all conversations with me are confidential.

[ that is all viveca says before she listens to what he has in mind. she's quiet for a moment after he finishes, and then, ]

You're right. It could have been much worse. I don't have a security measure in place right now, but... I think we can make one.

no worries!

[aurable]

Oh, thank god. I honestly didn't have the emotional wherewithal to debate being "singled out" or something like it.

We're not animals, but we are ultimately machines that can be infiltrated like any other. Alive as we are.

[ That "alive as we are" was leveled with purposeful intonation at Vivica. Call it sympathy and feeling of kinship over her shift from organic to biomechanical. ]

I don't want to consider it, but that ship has sailed. If it's something we can get the others to agree upon, I do think it should be brought into consideration.

I've, uh,

I've done enough in one lifetime.

[vivecai]

When it's the orbs we're talking about... anyone's mind can be infiltrated. Anyone can fall under its influence.

[ there's something terribly quiet in her tone, as if not quite speaking about what drift is speaking of; then, she sighs. ] I wonder if this isn't something we should have considered earlier. Not just for Cybertronians, but everyone who is powerful enough to do considerable damage.

But maybe that can come later. For now... well, it's no surprise why those of your kind are more dangerous than most others. [ there's sympathy in her voice as she says, ] Don't worry, Drift. If I can help you with keeping your mind to yourself and not have to live with any more regrets, I will do it.