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[legalcy]

"You have reached the personal frequency of Ultra Magnus. I am unable to answer your call either due to a scheduled priority or an emergency. If the issue requires my immediate attention, begin your message by stating "Emergency" and the level of threat or writing that information in the subject header. Please leave your name, time and date of contact, message, and location. I will respond at the nearest opportunity."

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[legalcy]

[Minimus glances over the notes, prepared to reach through everything twice before replying with more than a thanks, but Prowl's recent comment doesn't sit properly with him. On one hand, the Prowl from his own universe will look for any loophole or ignore the specifics of the law, on the other hand, he raises a good point.

The problem is that corruption is never completely eradicated.]

Vaguer? That will provide more opportunities to bend the law to mean what is most convenient for themselves.

[justicemadeblind]

Perhaps 'vaguer' is not the best word for it.

It is less in what a law meant to protect and help does and the punishment for violating such laws, and more that some of them need to apply to a broader spectrum of mechs- Or even incidents where the law can be applicable. We had similar issues in our first attempts at regulations surrounding mutual aid in the early stages of the war; some Decepticons would use the overly specific wording to exclude others, either from supplies or from justice. It comes down to making sure mechs are getting what they need first, and worrying about whether we even need to worry about setting laws to curb 'gaming the system' later.

The Autobots back home had similar problems, though they were slower to set up a proper set of intra-faction laws than we were.

[legalcy]

...In that case, vagueness will help in certain circumstances and not others, but I still should check if the new wording is still inclusive.

[He's worried, but when isn't he?]

I will test each suggestion against a list of historical cases and see if I can make improvements. We can meet to discuss my suggestions at a later date. There is plenty of time available in my schedule. [Since his sons and husbands are gone.]

[justicemadeblind]

Precisely. I imagine no matter how much we fine-tune this, we'll still have some bumps when we get it out the door... But I have confidence you and your team can handle that.

[ They've been managing things fairly well so far, in his opinion. The disappearance is just one of those things that happen, like those Factory raids that have taken his own by surprise more than any of them would like. ]

That would be perfect, thank you. I enjoyed our last conversation. I've got a second 'project' currently, in investigating the current disappearances, but I should have enough time open on my own schedule.

[legalcy]

Thank you for your assistance in that regard.

[This version of Prowl is so professional, Minimus might like him more than Longarm. He hasn't omitted key information in interview reports yet.]

I look forward to collaborating with you.

[justicemadeblind]

The same here. I haven't been able to go into this much depth with law work since- Well, since it was me, Soundwave, and Stormcrow in an abandoned bunker somewhere in Kaon.

I'll see you soon, then.