[ Peter gets a bit distracted for a few seconds when he hears the familiar rumble of Megatron's voice. He will never get used to the Cybertronian calling him by his nickname, it's nice. Pity that the issue they're discussing is anything but. ]
Ey, Megatron. Been a while, it's good to hear from you.
Things are unfair and they need to change better, we are both in agreement here. These people have suffered enough. But is letting the war start instead of trying to de-escalate the conflict, 'for the better'? There's a saying in my world that goes 'In war there are no winners, only widows.'
[ His voice is calm in a way that carries deep tiredness to it. He doesn't really care about the orbs anymore, he just wants the orbers to stay safe, and the people they encounter to not suffer more because of their actions. ]
Do we want to see these people thrive, or are we fooling ourselves and using it as an excuse to get to the orb? Perhaps also using it to deal with our past mistakes?
[ He's not saying you might be projecting a little Megatron, but you might be projecting a little. But so it's Peter. He is aware that his mistrust and fear of war is because of what Ego and Thanos did in his universe. ]
Because the moment we get our hands on the damn magic ball, we're sent back to the station and the issues we might have helped to exacerbate suddenly are not our problem anymore. We don't know if all this is some sort of play staged by the orbs themselves to cause a war in the first place. We haven't even been here a month.
[ The man sighs, running a hand through his hair, even though it's not possible to tell with audio alone. His next words are not an accusation, but a sincere question. ]
I thought you were tired of killing, that being in Necroworld taught you the price of millions of years of conflict. How many blue flowers would bloom from a war between heaven and hell?
If this war starts, it won't end quickly. None do.
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Ey, Megatron. Been a while, it's good to hear from you.
Things are unfair and they need to change better, we are both in agreement here. These people have suffered enough. But is letting the war start instead of trying to de-escalate the conflict, 'for the better'? There's a saying in my world that goes 'In war there are no winners, only widows.'
[ His voice is calm in a way that carries deep tiredness to it. He doesn't really care about the orbs anymore, he just wants the orbers to stay safe, and the people they encounter to not suffer more because of their actions. ]
Do we want to see these people thrive, or are we fooling ourselves and using it as an excuse to get to the orb? Perhaps also using it to deal with our past mistakes?
[ He's not saying you might be projecting a little Megatron, but you might be projecting a little. But so it's Peter. He is aware that his mistrust and fear of war is because of what Ego and Thanos did in his universe. ]
Because the moment we get our hands on the damn magic ball, we're sent back to the station and the issues we might have helped to exacerbate suddenly are not our problem anymore. We don't know if all this is some sort of play staged by the orbs themselves to cause a war in the first place. We haven't even been here a month.
[ The man sighs, running a hand through his hair, even though it's not possible to tell with audio alone. His next words are not an accusation, but a sincere question. ]
I thought you were tired of killing, that being in Necroworld taught you the price of millions of years of conflict. How many blue flowers would bloom from a war between heaven and hell?
If this war starts, it won't end quickly. None do.