The Final Loop

[eternitymods]

Who: Everyone
When: April 11th - Last Loop
Where: Curti Center, Sen Devadatta
What: Final Loop before the final confrontation against the Empress and Bahamut.
Warnings/Notes: ??????

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[legalcy]

Minimus, not one to be easily swayed away from the lawn, simply frowned and crossed his arms. This was very familiar territory; pleas to lighten their sentences by seeking a loophole to justify their actions. The problem was that when you allows certain crimes to be forgiven due to personal preferences, you open the path to letting similar crimes go unpunished. A dangerous precedent is set. How far into the gray area can one traverse before they are corrupt and complacent in lawlessness? Many an Autobot acted against the Code of Interplanetary Conflict in the idea that they were working for the greater good, thus leading to a high number of war criminals on both sides of the Great War. Despite having lost his title as the Enforcer, his spark felt the call of duty to protect Vaikuntha from degeneracy.

His neck, however, was strained from looking up at the towering god. How he wished that the Magnus Armor was fully functional to wear in public so he would have the advantage of height! It had been vorns and vorns since he had to look up at others every day. His optics narrowed slightly from the stress, but the mustache hid his facial expression.

"Hijacking and assault are not accusations that can be disproved so easily. Despite your intentions, your actions brought harm to many people, and having time erased does not erase what you did. If one murdered another while dismissing the loss of life as something that would be undone by time, they would display the same irresponsibly that you and your cohorts have."

The entire situation lead to an unpleasant sensation that bled underneath his plating like thick, crude oil.

"I know that you had accomplices with whom I will speak, but ultimately, the responsibility falls onto you. Is it not true that among species with adolescent stages of development, the elders have an onus to teach the developing members of society the difference between good and bad behavior?"

[failtsuninari]

"Wow," Kenichi could only say after taking a sip as Minimus railed against him. Now, he knew better than to raise a ruckus at a wedding of all places. "I mean, wow. Has anyone ever told you holding on to such a strictly black and white perspective is not very healthy? Just a little advice: you may want to pump the brakes on that mindset of yours or else it might just come around and bite back at you. I try not to judge someone by their appearance but it seems you're just as rigid and unbendable as you look." He put down his glass with a dull thud, letting the remaining ice cubes clatter around.

"For the record, I do feel guilty about what I did in terms of the assault and I do take responsibility for that but I will not stand for my actions to be judged out of context. I can clearly see that you're not satisfied with my answers. Yes, elders may teach, but you're assuming all elders are capable of that when, spoiler alert, not every elder is. However, it's ultimately up to the student whether or not they want to retain or warp those lessons if they do receive them." He did give Okuyasu and Finn several chances to walk away and they did seem to have a good head on their shoulders. Still, Kenichi made a mental note to keep in touch with those two later.

"I see we're not getting anywhere with this conversation. I did what I did and I gave you my reasons. If that is all, I'm going to get my airship's engines warmed up." The longer this conversation went on, the more clear it was to Kenichi that he was going to get nowhere on this with Minimus. By Odin's beard, not even the gods with law, logic and judgment as their domain were this uptight. Kenichi just shook his head and turned to walk away.

[legalcy]

Minimus crosses his arms with a tight grip. His own plating was strong enough to hold against his weakened loadbearer strength to prevent denting, as had been the case when he held Rodimus back from one of his dangerous plans. So be it. Kenichi believed that he was in the right and saw no issue in his choices. Minimus simply had to keep a close watch and stop him if he were to do something reckless again.

He watched the god walk away to the fog of the part and continued observing the general area where he had disappeared for another five minutes before changing his watch duty to another location.