"I already told you, no. You're asking for too much." The senator's bland face developed a hint of a grin, and he shook his head. Condescendingly, Optimus couldn't help but think.
"Ahh now, I thought you might say that."
"Then why are you-"
"I am here to add to my offer. The a fore-mentioned twenty thousand tons of energon and generous contribution to your Primacy- plus twenty percent."
The senator's smug little grin only widened, as the Prime's vents huffed in surprise. The amount on the table before had been a good fortune as it was.
"In addition, a minority share in the corporation and my full support on whatever next pity-project you might have that does not involve me or my interests. All in exchange for the veto on that worker bill you've been pushing."
Optimus fell silent, for a moment shamefully tempted. He could do much with that sort of funds. Perhaps help even more people...
But that bill had been fussed and fought over for half his reign already, and would give the oft-forgotten lowest-class of workers unprecedented rights and benefits, as well as working toward reemploying those rusting in the deepest slums.
It would cut into the exorbitant company profits and monopolies like nothing else, though, and the senators had been fighting it servo and claw.
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"I already told you, no. You're asking for too much." The senator's bland face developed a hint of a grin, and he shook his head. Condescendingly, Optimus couldn't help but think.
"Ahh now, I thought you might say that."
"Then why are you-"
"I am here to add to my offer. The a fore-mentioned twenty thousand tons of energon and generous contribution to your Primacy- plus twenty percent."
The senator's smug little grin only widened, as the Prime's vents huffed in surprise. The amount on the table before had been a good fortune as it was.
"In addition, a minority share in the corporation and my full support on whatever next pity-project you might have that does not involve me or my interests. All in exchange for the veto on that worker bill you've been pushing."
Optimus fell silent, for a moment shamefully tempted. He could do much with that sort of funds. Perhaps help even more people...
But that bill had been fussed and fought over for half his reign already, and would give the oft-forgotten lowest-class of workers unprecedented rights and benefits, as well as working toward reemploying those rusting in the deepest slums.
It would cut into the exorbitant company profits and monopolies like nothing else, though, and the senators had been fighting it servo and claw.