You're correct, apologies are useless. [Tarn surprisingly doesn't seem excessively angry. Sure he was in the past, but he has more important issues to worry about than Luke's previous racism.]
But, even if it hadn't been you, I would have found myself exactly where I am now. Someone else would have done something equally as ridiculous.
[Luke shakes his head, slow and sad.] No, you don't understand. Jedi are peacekeepers. It's our job to keep this sort of thing from happening. [He swallows.] I failed.
It is when I'm not willing to stand around passively.
[Tarn cocks his head. He would never admit it, but somehow he's found himself strangely endeared to this human.]
You may be a Jedi, Luke, but I'm a Decepticon. Just as I would never ask you to be anything else, I expect that you will respect my beliefs and duties to my own faction. I wouldn't consider that to be a failure.
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Date: 2016-05-30 01:30 am (UTC)But, even if it hadn't been you, I would have found myself exactly where I am now. Someone else would have done something equally as ridiculous.
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Date: 2016-05-30 01:36 am (UTC)[But.]
Nothing is inescapable, Tarn.
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Date: 2016-05-30 02:07 am (UTC)[Tarn cocks his head. He would never admit it, but somehow he's found himself strangely endeared to this human.]
You may be a Jedi, Luke, but I'm a Decepticon. Just as I would never ask you to be anything else, I expect that you will respect my beliefs and duties to my own faction. I wouldn't consider that to be a failure.
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Date: 2016-05-30 02:17 am (UTC)I will. And when our beliefs put us at odds, I'll do my best to solve the situation peacefully. But I hope we can work together, like we have been.
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Date: 2016-05-30 03:27 am (UTC)We will see.
[Tarn swallows his pride, avoiding eye contact. He's not good at this feeling thing that's happening.]
Thank you. For not leaving me behind in the Ingress back on Amississ-Re.
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Date: 2016-05-30 03:40 am (UTC)[Uh, Luke. Luke.]
...That doesn't involve killing people.
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Date: 2016-05-31 09:45 pm (UTC)This is becoming far too chummy for his tastes.]
I don't think that will be necessary
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Date: 2016-05-31 09:54 pm (UTC)Good, I'm glad you're not planning on killing anyone.
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Date: 2016-05-31 10:14 pm (UTC)You're assistance is not required. I am fully capable of taking care of myself and my interests without your meddling.
[He'll kill as many people as he goddamn pleases.]
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Date: 2016-05-31 10:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-01 01:42 am (UTC)I thanked you for your previous assistance, as is customary, but I don't believe we have much more to discuss.
[He's trying real hard to back-peddle out of this weird friendship.]
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Date: 2016-06-01 01:45 am (UTC)