Exactly
It's their method, so take heed, but know, when all else fails I will simply blame Mazerblade
Didn't he do something like pull a thorn out of your paw when he was a child... like Androcles...
"It happened in ancient times that a slave named Maserblade escaped from the Juvie Squad and fled into the forests near Camp Pendleton, and he wandered there for a long time until he was weary.
Just then he heard a Marine near him moaning and groaning and at times roaring terribly. And when he tried to get up, there he saw the Marine coming towards him, low-crawling in his Ghillie.
Instead of attacking him, the Marine kept on moaning and groaning and looking at Maserblade, who saw that the Scout Sniper was holding out his right hand, which was covered with blood and very much swollen. Looking more closely at it, Maser saw a great big thorn pressed into the hand, which was the cause of all the Marine's trouble.
Plucking up courage, he seized hold of the thorn and drew it out of the Marine's Hand, who roared with pain when the thorn came out, but soon after found such relief from it that he rubbed up against Maser, but not in a gay way, and showed that he knew, that he was truly thankful for being relieved from such pain.
One day, a number of LAPD Juvie officers came marching through the forest and found Maser, sitting in a diaper and reading an X-men comic. They took him prisoner and brought him back to the town, and he was sentenced into the Marines because he had fled from the Cal-Penal Gladiator Academy. Now it used to be the custom to throw taggers, car thieves, pederasts and other petty criminals into the Marines, and on the appointed day he was led forth into the Grinder.
The Mayor of L.A. was there that day to make sure Maserblade could never again debauch his city... and gave the signal for the Drill Instructors to come out and attack young Maser. But when one came out of its barracks and confronted young Maserblade, what do you think it did? Instead of jumping upon him, it rubbed up against him (but not in a gay way), and stroked him with his healed hand.
It was of course the Marine who Maserblade had met in the forest. The Mayor summoned Maser to him. So Maserblade told the mayor all that had happened to him and how the Marine was showing gratitude for his having relieved it of the thorn. Thereupon, the mayor pardoned Maser and ordered the Marines to discharge him and allow him to lead a fruitful life (but not in a gay way).
The Marine was let loose to enjoy freedom once more and found Snipers Hide.
I think that's how it happened. It explains a lot.
Sirhr
