He didn't mean it to come out as a slight, more an observation. And a curious one at that. There weren't a great deal of young 'bots anymore. Not after the war began, and the cities turned to ruin.
He took a few steps forward, to draw even with the young one.
"It would seem that, regardless of where we are, the differences between Autobots and Decepticons remain. Idealism, depravity, sadism, courage... so long as there are personalities similar to those we left, the fighting, the violence, shall continue."
Whether he was trying to reassure Smokescreen, or advise him, even Perceptor himself wasn't entirely sure.
"In such a world, there is little room for being young as you are. For being foolish as you claim." He glanced down, regarding the huddled frame. "You will need to adapt. To grow up, as it were." Something in his tone softened a fraction.
"Reality often smacks less terribly, when you do so."
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He didn't mean it to come out as a slight, more an observation. And a curious one at that. There weren't a great deal of young 'bots anymore. Not after the war began, and the cities turned to ruin.
He took a few steps forward, to draw even with the young one.
"It would seem that, regardless of where we are, the differences between Autobots and Decepticons remain. Idealism, depravity, sadism, courage... so long as there are personalities similar to those we left, the fighting, the violence, shall continue."
Whether he was trying to reassure Smokescreen, or advise him, even Perceptor himself wasn't entirely sure.
"In such a world, there is little room for being young as you are. For being foolish as you claim." He glanced down, regarding the huddled frame. "You will need to adapt. To grow up, as it were." Something in his tone softened a fraction.
"Reality often smacks less terribly, when you do so."