Has anyone ever annotated the Underbase?
Dear Avid Addendum,
Yes, in fact this was the original goal of the so-called "Brain Trust" on Cybertron, millions of years ago. Boltax, Tallus, Decanus, and Rokan had each independently tried to annotate their growing database of accumulated wisdom. They were plagued with questions: how can they be sure the data could never be corrupted, or lost over time? What about changes in the meanings of their words over time? Who should have access to this wisdom? The debates about the database expanded its size exponentially and made the chance of any consensus seem remote.
Eventually, Boltax realized that their annotations used for "understanding the database" were growing so large that they dwarfed the database itself. He observed that the search for deep understanding is the genesis of wisdom. Stunned with his insight, the Trust now deferred to him, calling themselves his Disciples. Knowing that his search must never cease if the Underbase were to stay up-to-date, Boltax became an immersant, merging into the skin of Cybertron itself, and using its energy to fuel the development of the Underbase.