The Hand That Mocked Them

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"His handwriting is mostly what's on the walls," he argued. "He should have picked mine out."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik

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"I am only saying your expectations may have been too high. His level of emotional development and stability do not lend to such a calculated response."
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"And how would you know? Are you his creator?"
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"Of course not," he said, "I have just gotten used to him, and my opinion is that he is not emotionally stable enough to be expected to make calculated decisions under stress."
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"Hmf." He crossed his arms. "I'm starting to think he's more trouble than he's worth. I should have scrapped him the second he came out of the flask."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik

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"What trouble has he actually caused you? As far as I see he's only been created and tried to save your life."
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"He's made plenty of mistakes, mishearing my calculations, asking too many questions."
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"You created a living thing and are now upset that it is imperfect, which is a core aspect of being alive?"
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"Homunculi aren't humans," he scoffed. "They're meant to be perfect tools."
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"Evidently they are more alike to humans than simple tools."
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"Only if you overthink it. They're really nothing like us. They have no need to search for purpose."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik

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"Your problems with him have nothing to do with him searching for purpose. Quite the opposite really. His purpose is the serve you, and in doing his best to do so he has upset you."
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"That's his only purpose and he's not even good at it!"
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"Why do you think that is?"
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"Obviously he's a faulty design. Like I said, I should have scrapped him. I still might after the gravity of this latest offense!"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik

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What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't be a bit childish sometimes?
— 4th Doctor