In the Woods: Gears of War
"In summation, the Sentinel program is a far more efficient gathering means and a protection that humanity cannot do without. They are reliable, dependable, and utterly under our control."
"Are you inferring that the Hound project is not? Hounds do not need repair, they live or they die, they are infinitely replaceable. Their food costs less than a single fuel rod for the Sentinels, and never, once, has there been an outside "malfunction" or escape"
"No matter how you look at it, your Hounds are still mutants. They are part of the disease so to speak."
"Yes, they are mutants, carefully controlled and trained to hate mutants. They are the perfect cure, a faction turned against it's own, and since mutants are still being born of human mother's, there are more when these fall. They are monsters, yes, and no mutant will harbor them. They have no place to go, nothing that we do not give them."
"Yes, but they are still mutants. With non-human thoughts, emotions, personalities. With the Sentinels there is nothing they we do not program in, no possibility of judgment wavering."
"Have you ever witnessed a Hunt? If you can watch them and still think they have personalities I'll be very much surprised. The training does not allow for individuals, the training doesn't even allow for true thought. They are more machine than your giant robots."
"I've never felt the need to oversee one of your hunts."
"I suggest it, as they are quite enlightening. We have a hundred percent success rate."
"Ah, yes, your star pack of monsters"
"The only Pack, as we find it unwise to have multiples running at once. We have others in training camps that can be brought into the field when this one dies."
"Unwise?"
"Like any other Pack, they can be territorial. They can and will fight other Packs if it looks like prey is escaping. This is counter productive."
"I...see. The Sentinels have no such issues. They work in perfect tandem."
"Unlike your hulking metal men, there has never been a situation requiring more than one Pack. They are effective."
"Gentlemen, fascinating though this argument is, we have already concluded the funding meeting. You are both aware of the new observers being sent, they shall arrive within a month or so to begin gathering their information on your projects. Now, if you please?"
"Of course, or production facilities will be open to them, good day"
"Yes, the training facilities as well. Afternoon, General"
"Are you inferring that the Hound project is not? Hounds do not need repair, they live or they die, they are infinitely replaceable. Their food costs less than a single fuel rod for the Sentinels, and never, once, has there been an outside "malfunction" or escape"
"No matter how you look at it, your Hounds are still mutants. They are part of the disease so to speak."
"Yes, they are mutants, carefully controlled and trained to hate mutants. They are the perfect cure, a faction turned against it's own, and since mutants are still being born of human mother's, there are more when these fall. They are monsters, yes, and no mutant will harbor them. They have no place to go, nothing that we do not give them."
"Yes, but they are still mutants. With non-human thoughts, emotions, personalities. With the Sentinels there is nothing they we do not program in, no possibility of judgment wavering."
"Have you ever witnessed a Hunt? If you can watch them and still think they have personalities I'll be very much surprised. The training does not allow for individuals, the training doesn't even allow for true thought. They are more machine than your giant robots."
"I've never felt the need to oversee one of your hunts."
"I suggest it, as they are quite enlightening. We have a hundred percent success rate."
"Ah, yes, your star pack of monsters"
"The only Pack, as we find it unwise to have multiples running at once. We have others in training camps that can be brought into the field when this one dies."
"Unwise?"
"Like any other Pack, they can be territorial. They can and will fight other Packs if it looks like prey is escaping. This is counter productive."
"I...see. The Sentinels have no such issues. They work in perfect tandem."
"Unlike your hulking metal men, there has never been a situation requiring more than one Pack. They are effective."
"Gentlemen, fascinating though this argument is, we have already concluded the funding meeting. You are both aware of the new observers being sent, they shall arrive within a month or so to begin gathering their information on your projects. Now, if you please?"
"Of course, or production facilities will be open to them, good day"
"Yes, the training facilities as well. Afternoon, General"