"Which is where I've reasoned it would be best to defer to you." Shockwave dipped his head as his hand fell back to his side.
There had always been that fine line that could fissure into a gulf between involvement out of a simple altruistism and forcing change on the unwilling. Optimus may not have the cleanest hands himself, but something should be said for his unwavering dedication and near reverence for where that line was drawn. Shockwave would have liked to say the same, but that empty space dug into that chestplate was all the reminder he needed that he himself had been without fault. So much time between then and the postive outcome dimmed his normally pragmatic sense of perspective.
If only he...
Shockwave stepped away and half turned towards a running monitor on the desk.
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There had always been that fine line that could fissure into a gulf between involvement out of a simple altruistism and forcing change on the unwilling. Optimus may not have the cleanest hands himself, but something should be said for his unwavering dedication and near reverence for where that line was drawn. Shockwave would have liked to say the same, but that empty space dug into that chestplate was all the reminder he needed that he himself had been without fault. So much time between then and the postive outcome dimmed his normally pragmatic sense of perspective.
If only he...
Shockwave stepped away and half turned towards a running monitor on the desk.
"I want to show you something."