It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
- H. L. Mencken
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The following transcript is taken from Senators Croswell and Montgomery talking with Starchild and Dog.
CROSWELL: The committee would like to know why you, Mr. - Dog, are not listed a member of the PeaceMakers.
DOG: No mister, it's just Dog. And it's because I'm not. I just help them sometimes for old times sake, or because it's necessary.
MONTGOMERY: That doesn't answer the second part.
DOG: I'm a dog, they're not. The press wouldn't like me being on their list of allies, though why hairless apes should be - "
STARCHILD: "Dog -"
DOG: "Fine. I won't go there."
CROSWELL: "According to these reports, you possess the ability to cancel powers."
MONTGOMERY: "Well?"
DOG: "Well what?"
MONTGOMERY: "Do you?"
DOG: "Do I what?"
MONTGOMERY: "Do you possess the ability to cancel powers?"
DOG: "He just said I did."
STARCHILD: "Dog - "
DOG: "What? You mean he wants me to agree with things he already knows? Gods. You people should take up sniffing buts. Much easier way to communicate."
CROSWELL: "For the record, do - "
DOG: "Yes, I can."
CROSWELL: "Then the committee would like to know why you ... Dog, did not use this power to stop Weaponsmith or Destroyer from - "
DOG: "Didn't use? Were you there?"
MONTGOMERY: "That is not relevant to - "
DOG: "Shut. Up. Humans. I was there. And the reason I stopped neither was because I was trying to stop Destroyer."
MONTOGMERY: "Obviously not successfully."
DOG: "We wouldn't be here if I hadn't done as much as I did, human."
STARCHILD: "Dog....."
CROSWELL: "What this committee wishes to ascertain is whether your use of power would have been more prolifigate if you had not been defending humans."
DOG: "What?"
STARCHILD: "He wants to know if you were holding back."
DOG: "Is it to late to wish I had?"
MONTGOMERY: "This is a serious matter ..."
DOG: *growls*
STARCHILD : "Do -"
DOG: "Say it again, sweetie, and you won't be able to find work as a night light for decades. "
STARCHILD: "...."
DOG: "You have no idea what happened that day, humans. None. Void called up the seven splendours. All of them. Not even G really faced all of them."
CROSWELL: "What is the meaning of this?"
DOG: "He called up that power, and that which had become his as Void, and maybe something of what Destroyer was tapping. It wasn't enough. Do you get that, you spineless coward? Void unleashed more power than I ever thought possible, and - It. Wasn't. Enough. He gave up his life, his soul - and you bastards are still arguing about the validity of statues and wanting Weaponsmith killed for saving your sorry asses. I'd wondered why there were so many villains, you know. Why it seemed this world was going to hell. Now I've figured it out. We get the heroes we deserve. And Destroyer was likely yours."
CROSWELL: "This is treason!"
DOG: "The truth always is, human. I'm leaving. Now. I'd piss on a wall to mark my territory, but I won't because I wouldn't piss on Hell to mark it as mine either. I'm starting to wish I'd left Mosaic around - just to find out if bureaucrats have souls."
MONTGOMERY: "Starchild, as a PeaceMaker, we order you -"
DOG: "Get neutered."
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