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A Curious Thing Happened on the Ark Today...

I must admit, there are times when I regard my fellow Autobots with a deep feeling of disconnect.  Today was one of those times.  It was a calm day, with lovely weather, and a great many of the crew were outside to take advantage of the bright sunlight.  As I watched them, it occurred to me how casual they all were with each other. Bumblebee punched Jazz on the shoulder, and Optimus had an arm around Bluestreak’s shoulders as he explained the finer points of basketball.  Ironhide had managed to drag Ratchet out of the medbay, and the two of them were leaning against one of the rock outcroppings as they talked. The twins were off to one side; Sideswipe had a cloth in his hand, gently polishing his brother’s plating.  Everywhere I looked, there were Autobots laughing, smiling, casually touching and being touched in return. The Decepticons, I thought to myself, would never trust each other enough to interact like this.

But, then, I realized something... In the Towers, this sort of behavior would never had been tolerated. We did not freely touch or invite others to touch us. There was no camaraderie or friendships there. Relationships were matters of mutual benefit or of the strong taking advantage of the weak.  And yet... we looked down on the Decepticons as brutal savages, even as we played the same hateful games, with only the trappings of sophistication to separate us  It was a moment of epiphany that left me shaken to my very spark. 

I think I need some time to myself now...

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City-States and their Patron Primes:  Iacon

Each Cybertronian city-state had a patron Prime that they honored in their own way.  The oldest of the original city-states each counted one of the original Thirteen Primes as their founder, and had a center of worship/respect devoted not only Primus, to their patron Prime as well. The image below is of the main Temple of Primus in Iacon.

Iacon’s patron Prime was Prima, first of the Thirteen who represented order and law.  His city was founded as a shining example of stability and light, a repository of all that made Cybertron great. The Iaconian Tower nobles took no small amount of pride in tracing their lineages all the way back to Prima himself. The oldest of the Iaconian clades even said that their Tower had been directly constructed under Prima’s orders to house his growing family.  

Below is one of my favorite renditions of Iacon and its towers.

(Mun OOC Note: The picture above came from here. I saw it, fell in love it with and was dying to use it, but didn’t want to post without proper credit.)

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The Meaning of Noblesse Oblige

Dictionary.com defines the term noblesse oblige as the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc.,to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.

Such a concept was completely unheard of among the Tower nobles of Cybertron. In fact, we never thought to consider our behavior to those who were beneath us in rank, wealth, or power. The lower were there to serve the higher; that was simply the way of things. Perhaps if such a concept had existed on Cybertron, if we had treated those below us in social status as actual people, events may have played out differently.

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Welcome, all.

This blog has been created as a means of reaching out to any who may be interested in Cybertronian culture.  If I do not know the answer to a question, I would be more than happy to consult with my fellow Cybertronians who might. Please feel free to ask any (appropriate) questions of us.

I will also post random musings of my own from time to time, as well as any other things that I think might be found of interest.

--Mirage

(P.S. - Jazz put me up to this.)