"That particular ability of Tarn's might be the least terrifying thing about him, and about the DJD as a whole," Knock Out muttered.

In all fairness, most of those high positions were assumed after the war began, and the very fact that outliers were targeted meant many of them were predisposed to taking the Decepticons' side of the faction split.

"Yes," he said, quieter. Tired. "A pre-determined place in society perfectly suited to one's abilities and aptitudes. A supposedly flawless system of order."