Atom nods his head, eyes cast downward. "We could be sold, replaced, damaged, or destroyed at the whims of our owners. Like any other kind of tool."
"Blue Knight's anger was justified. We just couldn't agree over how to best gain our rights as people. I relied on the humans who were allies to us to push for the laws to change. He didn't believe humans could be trusted to make good on their word. He wanted faster results by force. I wanted to protest peacefully and avoid giving humans a reason to fear us. In the end, he was the first robot to kill a human."
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Date: 2025-04-28 01:13 pm (UTC)"Blue Knight's anger was justified. We just couldn't agree over how to best gain our rights as people. I relied on the humans who were allies to us to push for the laws to change. He didn't believe humans could be trusted to make good on their word. He wanted faster results by force. I wanted to protest peacefully and avoid giving humans a reason to fear us. In the end, he was the first robot to kill a human."