The T is for "Tease"

So this Saturday, as we learned from a recent MBTA press release, the Old State House entrance to the State Street station was closed for a week (till the coming Saturday) for the installation of exciting new Charlie Ticket machines and the Blue Line stopped going to State Street. Nothing terribly exciting, right? Right. But here's what vexes us: The T is providing free transfers so that Blue Line customers who ordinarily change for the Orange Line at State can get off at Aquarium and walk to State. That's lovely, but why can't it be standard practice for Blue Line customers who want to take the Red Line to get free transfers too (as we've suggested), instead of having to change twice? Damn you, MBTA! Can't you see the Red and Blue lines were meant to be together? Why must you tease them so by facilitating the Orange-Blue hookup? Also, why does the MBTA feel the need to use the word "alight" when everyone else in the whole world says "get off"?