[ He can't do this now. He does not have time to do this now, not with recruits in trouble and Alina relying on him. He cannot get caught up in this, because the desire to take it personally, to shout and snap about how much he hates this, is far too strong. ]
It's what I've seen.
[ Unbidden, he thinks of Optimus Prime again. Of the footage they'd shown, of the stark warning that this was the fate that awaited both them and their worlds if they did not comply.
A moral stance is easy to take when the stakes are low. But there would be nothing right about sending the CDC to Earth. D'Artagnan can't allow his home to suffer for what's happening here. First and foremost, his duty is to protect them. ]
It's what they do. If you think their threats are empty, then believe me when I say they are not. If you have a world to defend, you should listen to me. I wish it were as easy as saying no, but it's not. That would be the death sentence for my whole world. Could you live with that? Because I cannot.
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It's what I've seen.
[ Unbidden, he thinks of Optimus Prime again. Of the footage they'd shown, of the stark warning that this was the fate that awaited both them and their worlds if they did not comply.
A moral stance is easy to take when the stakes are low. But there would be nothing right about sending the CDC to Earth. D'Artagnan can't allow his home to suffer for what's happening here. First and foremost, his duty is to protect them. ]
It's what they do. If you think their threats are empty, then believe me when I say they are not. If you have a world to defend, you should listen to me. I wish it were as easy as saying no, but it's not. That would be the death sentence for my whole world. Could you live with that? Because I cannot.