You never know when good manners will pay dividends.
[ And Coda has the right of it, truthfully. Knock Out far from altruistic, and he does like his work to be recognized. If anything, that's one of the fastest ways to get on his good side: shameless flattery never hurts, but for all his vanity he isn't stupid, and genuine respect (or at least acknowlegment) for what he can do will always have a more lasting impact.
Knock Out does move behind Coda so he can access their port, although the touch is brief since the code isn't a large format. If they have any kind of mental firewall, that'd be where the purpose of the medic protocols becomes evident: basically an authentication certificate. ]
[There is no firewall, at least none Coda has access to. They were made such that Doctor Vondrago, the Puppetmaster, could access and work on them at any time. If anything, it seems easy to access and install the code.
Coda's shoulders relax, once it's in, though.]
It feels...different. I think in a good way. A little like when you know you're getting sunburned, and you step into the shade? I think it's working.
[ Knock Out adds a second delivery to Coda's device. ]
This is a killswitch for the code. It won't remove it, but it will nullify the loop code into essentially a closed sandbox where it won't affect you, until it can be removed properly.
[ The killswitch shouldn't be necessary with the limiter already in the coding... but from what little Knock Out knows of Coda's situation through their previous conversations, they didn't get anything in the way of control of their unwanted tech.
And maybe that means something to Knock Out, maybe it cuts just a little too close to form and function for his liking. So the killswitch code is there, because having it means more than the possibility of needing it. ]
[ immediately: ] Please don't, I just polished this morning.
I'm not going to turn down a reciprocation, if you're committed to it. Although it seems you don't know all the ins and outs of Decepticon culture after all.
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Date: 2021-07-21 02:39 am (UTC)[ And Coda has the right of it, truthfully. Knock Out far from altruistic, and he does like his work to be recognized. If anything, that's one of the fastest ways to get on his good side: shameless flattery never hurts, but for all his vanity he isn't stupid, and genuine respect (or at least acknowlegment) for what he can do will always have a more lasting impact.
Knock Out does move behind Coda so he can access their port, although the touch is brief since the code isn't a large format. If they have any kind of mental firewall, that'd be where the purpose of the medic protocols becomes evident: basically an authentication certificate. ]
Transferring now.
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Date: 2021-07-21 04:29 am (UTC)Coda's shoulders relax, once it's in, though.]
It feels...different. I think in a good way. A little like when you know you're getting sunburned, and you step into the shade? I think it's working.
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Date: 2021-07-21 05:10 am (UTC)[ Knock Out adds a second delivery to Coda's device. ]
This is a killswitch for the code. It won't remove it, but it will nullify the loop code into essentially a closed sandbox where it won't affect you, until it can be removed properly.
[ The killswitch shouldn't be necessary with the limiter already in the coding... but from what little Knock Out knows of Coda's situation through their previous conversations, they didn't get anything in the way of control of their unwanted tech.
And maybe that means something to Knock Out, maybe it cuts just a little too close to form and function for his liking. So the killswitch code is there, because having it means more than the possibility of needing it. ]
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Date: 2021-07-21 05:21 am (UTC)Thank you, Doctor. I'd offer a hug, but you've never struck me as the sentimental sort. I really do appreciate the work you've put into all of this.
I know you said it's on the house, but I do want to be able to help you at some point. It's in my nature to keep a tally.
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Date: 2021-07-21 06:51 am (UTC)I'm not going to turn down a reciprocation, if you're committed to it. Although it seems you don't know all the ins and outs of Decepticon culture after all.
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Date: 2021-07-21 11:22 pm (UTC)[They're amused, honestly, by the difference.]
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Date: 2021-07-21 11:55 pm (UTC)I expect you'll let me know if it doesn't work as advertised.