"Alas, neither I nor my brother can boast of magical skill, though, it is said that sufficiently-developed technology is near-indistinguishable from magic... Still. Learning about history is something we've spent considerable time and effort on."
A test of morals, eh? Well, if Damon can tell whether something is true or not, it would be easier to get more traction by admitting that they've had a somewhat chequered past, such as their days of being mercenaries.
And that some of their clients have questionable characters, but in their minds, as long as you pay their fees they'll be content to look the other way.
Which is pretty much the truth [if a selective one]: Cobra pays his consultant fees and the boys will do business with them and their paranoid leader. Right up until Cobra Commander gets what he wants. After that? They might decide to start business with someone else, and let the Commander succeed or fail on his own.
"As to the last test, well, it would be premature to say that we'd pass such a test easily. We know not of his standards. The best one can do then be is to be oneself, right?"
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Date: 2010-01-31 05:34 am (UTC)A test of morals, eh? Well, if Damon can tell whether something is true or not, it would be easier to get more traction by admitting that they've had a somewhat chequered past, such as their days of being mercenaries.
And that some of their clients have questionable characters, but in their minds, as long as you pay their fees they'll be content to look the other way.
Which is pretty much the truth [if a selective one]: Cobra pays his consultant fees and the boys will do business with them and their paranoid leader. Right up until Cobra Commander gets what he wants. After that? They might decide to start business with someone else, and let the Commander succeed or fail on his own.