Tired of being pet, Analog wiggles out of First Aid's lap and begins playfully attacking the map Jean drew. First Aid gently takes it away from him and fetches a small stuff animal, vaguely mouse-shaped with a long leather tail, down from one of the shelves. Jean may recognize it as having been sewn together with sutures.
Once Analog is occupied with the toy, First Aid turns back to Jean and says, evenly, "I understand why you might feel that way. I've avoided talking about my people's war because it's not relevant to our assignment here and because, frankly, it's a part of my life I'd give a great deal to forget. It gives me no sense of pride to admit that one half of my species has been at war with the other for the past ten million years. But you have to understand, Jean, that I'm not speaking from a place of hyperbole when I say that the Decepticons ruined our home planet, and have spent the past twenty-three years -- longer than I myself have been alive -- trying to do the same to Earth. It's the fault of us Autobots that our war reached Earth in the first place, and we have done our best to take responsibility for that and minimize the damage to Earth's biosphere and its people. But if Megatron had had his way, every human on Earth would be either dead or enslaved to the Decepticon war machine. Their culture incentivizes violence, greed, and xenophobia, and if even one of their number arrived on Marrow Island I truly believe it would be a disaster for the native inhabitants on par with a demonic incursion. Do you understand me better now?"
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Once Analog is occupied with the toy, First Aid turns back to Jean and says, evenly, "I understand why you might feel that way. I've avoided talking about my people's war because it's not relevant to our assignment here and because, frankly, it's a part of my life I'd give a great deal to forget. It gives me no sense of pride to admit that one half of my species has been at war with the other for the past ten million years. But you have to understand, Jean, that I'm not speaking from a place of hyperbole when I say that the Decepticons ruined our home planet, and have spent the past twenty-three years -- longer than I myself have been alive -- trying to do the same to Earth. It's the fault of us Autobots that our war reached Earth in the first place, and we have done our best to take responsibility for that and minimize the damage to Earth's biosphere and its people. But if Megatron had had his way, every human on Earth would be either dead or enslaved to the Decepticon war machine. Their culture incentivizes violence, greed, and xenophobia, and if even one of their number arrived on Marrow Island I truly believe it would be a disaster for the native inhabitants on par with a demonic incursion. Do you understand me better now?"