Defense
Hmm, okay, it seems that there were a number of negative comments regarding GUN yesterday with regards to creating the X-1, some harsher than others.
I can understand why people feel that way, in that it was mainly their product that had been used in killing thousands of people in Adabat, and because of recent announcements that a whole new bunch of militaries which hadn't been interested before, including the US Air Force, are suddenly looking to procure some X-1s, which makes it look like Adabat had been used as a testing ground or something. A few commentators were talking about how GUN was now going to "profit from the killings of innocent civilians." So I can see why you would be wary of me talking about working with them.
But that's the thing: Mr. Stark actually did say in his email also about "expanding" GUN's operations beyond more than just one military jet. He's been thinking of making the company focus more on aerospace in general, and all the technology associated with it. He was really way ahead of me on that one.
Like I've said, GUN has the talent, technology and resources to become more than just a defense contractor. I've always been concerned about needing some help in mass producing the various ideas I have in my head, and this is the perfect chance. That's why I'm interested in co-operating with them, to help them achieve their full potential, and perhaps they could even do the same for me in return. I'm not going there to produce more weapons. I might enlist their help in fixing and maintaining the ones on the Tornado now, but not invent any new ones. Those weapons have always been things I needed to invent, because of Robotnik. But now I have the chance to invent things that I want to.
I know it seems pretty bad that GUN is getting a second chance of survival in the wake of the tragedy in Adabat like this, but we have to focus on the future here. The man at the company responsible for that, Robert Mayes, is already going on trial, and even then, he was placed in a pretty bad spot, being forced to choose between the lives of Adabatians and his family. Other than Robotnik, there is nobody left to punish, though I suppose GUN could try and provide compensation to Adabat. I should bring that up. Right now, I'm just looking at what comes next. I hope I can do this right and make it work out.
And of course, I hope everything above made sense.
In other news, some readers have shown me an op-ed published recently on the NYTimes website, which you can view here if you haven't. I guess it's kinda interesting because the writer talks about how my appearance in the park that day, on a wheelchair, is a reminder that despite my and Sonic's abilities, we're just as vulnerable to getting hurt as ordinary folk, and this makes us more relatable. Or something. So what do you think about that?
Well, I guess that's it. See you again soon.