"And they could have lost more!" Optimus snarled back, giving into the petty urge to start spouting the 'I told you so's.
"And I already have mechs working on the process of confiscation! I had to start that, because if we don't ration it now until the miners get production back into full swing, the prices will rise so high we will end up with energy shut down or starvation of five to eight percent of the lower-class populations! Up to fourteen if we are especially unlucky!"
One of his up-and-coming young officers by the name of Prowl had been on-site at the time of the news. He'd come up with the dire odds and percents on the spot, with confirming data only coming from his current advisers just before he'd stormed off to meet Megatron.
The new tactician would be receiving a 'field' promotion soon enough, even if the news had hit Prime in the spark. Recalling the data only fueled his anger, and he dug his heels in, taking advantage of Megatron's slight backwards shuffle to shove at him in the chest, aiming to trip him back over the berth with the blow.
"And that, Highlord, is why you don't keep secrets from your Prime!"
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Date: 2012-10-02 09:01 am (UTC)"And I already have mechs working on the process of confiscation! I had to start that, because if we don't ration it now until the miners get production back into full swing, the prices will rise so high we will end up with energy shut down or starvation of five to eight percent of the lower-class populations! Up to fourteen if we are especially unlucky!"
One of his up-and-coming young officers by the name of Prowl had been on-site at the time of the news. He'd come up with the dire odds and percents on the spot, with confirming data only coming from his current advisers just before he'd stormed off to meet Megatron.
The new tactician would be receiving a 'field' promotion soon enough, even if the news had hit Prime in the spark. Recalling the data only fueled his anger, and he dug his heels in, taking advantage of Megatron's slight backwards shuffle to shove at him in the chest, aiming to trip him back over the berth with the blow.
"And that, Highlord, is why you don't keep secrets from your Prime!"