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[ask-the-becile-boys]

I was reading through 'Debut' and was wondering if the Walter Bots and Workers disliked the Becile Bots because they'd said Becile was their creator and why that was? If so would the meeting have turned out any differently if the Walter's hadn't immediatly taken a dislike towards them becuase of that? Btw I'm loving the story I always get so excited when the notification pops up when you've posted hope you're doing well!

Debut Part 1, Part 2

I'm happy to go into more detail about this!

Just like how the Becile Bots don't have unified opinions on the Walters, the Walter bots (and humans) don't all view them the same way!

To keep it relevant to just the fic:

The Twins, Peter II and Peter III, grew up with Becile as a boogeyman, a traitor who had done terrible things but was presumed dead. Learning that he was still alive is a red alert, which is why the cautiously minded Peter III tries to get his brother and the 'bots away immediately, so they can inform their father. Peter II, on the other hand, is a little more boastful; he wants to rally a show of force and show Becile (indirectly) that the Walter family doesn't fear him.

The Walter robots, on the other hand, actually fought Becile's elephants and saw first hand their destructive power and the zombified pilots. They know Becile is dangerous. Where they diverge is whether or not the Becile Bots are inherently evil.

The Spine explicitly says that he believes nothing Becile makes can ever be good, and so is willing to fight back against what he perceives to be a real threat after The Skull punches him. Rabbit and The Jon (called Number Three in Debut) are willing to give the Becile Bots a chance, on the other hand; Rabbit becomes wary, but not hostile, waiting for them to show their own colors before she passes judgement.

The Jon doesn't have much of a heart for malice toward anyone, including Becile. I write him like this for a few reasons-- partially as his personality, partially as I headcanon him being a little prescient as part of his unique connection to Blue Matter. He has an innocent demeanor that belies wisdom beyond his years (at the time of the fic), and he senses that they'll suffer enough without him adding to it.

If The Skull hadn't announced they were made by Becile... well, Hare would've done it instead, The Skull kind of beat him to the punch. But if none of them had said it, the Walters would've been left much more confused. The Twins would've probably discovered the truth through their own investigations and then have had time to lay down rules for their robots about avoiding contact, being careful, etc. It would have been more of a delay of the inevitable truth coming out than a divergence in the course of the rivalry. But The Spine might have avoided getting his nose and guitar broken.

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Also, thank you!! I've been looking forward to this storyline for a long time, it's kind of unreal that it's finally here and happening. And I'm doing well-- I hope the same for you!

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@wilbicide “What episode is this from?”

Hey! The clip is from Season 3, Episode 13: ‘The Lesson’ :)

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@wilbicide hm, that pun was pretty sappy but i guess it was oak-ay...

i miss treeeeeees :(