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[Because of this. Jetfire is patient enough to have dragged it out this long, both because he would rather either Starscream did the right thing, or he managed to get out himself, but as he hasn't...

Well.

Have Jetfire looking impressively blank as he leans against the workbench in his lab, arms folded over his chest.]

... If someone [since the mech who should be doing it isn't doing it] could help me unlock the door to my lab, I'd be... grateful.

[Briefly, the thin line of his lips tighten slightly and then he just sighs, static loud, before rubbing a hand over his faceplates.]

If you can do it without destroying the door, that would be preferable, but if not, I'll deal with it then.

[Have some coordinates to a building on a terrace on Liege's mountain.]

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[Pay attention to them, Whirl!]

Admittedly, no, I never made it into an interest of mine of breaking up locks in various ways.

[It wasn't as if he'd had to.

And he can't quite keep his expression under control at the nickname Starscream just got, a snort escaping.]

Obviously. You weren't the one to render me unconscious and then decided the most expedient solution to your ire was to lock me in here. Thundercracker may join you soon, however, so don't shoot him.

[Play nice, Whirl. It'll be obvious if you don't.]

Missing out. All sorts of mechanisms. Like clockworks, some of them. [I-is that a little wistfulness? NO THIS IS WHIRL HE HATES EVERYTHING.]

[Snort back as he flips into his copter mode.] Someone shoulda told him there are more fun ways to do that.

Wheee. The traitor. Tell him he doesn't get to run off with my bombs. Megatron's, fine. Mine, no.

[And he's on his way you lucky mech!]

Clockworks, hm? But yes, I've been concentrating far more on certain scientific areas...

[He's not going to poke the maybe-wistfulness, so let's just ask and then slide on by, yes.]

"More fun ways"? [Jetfire's just going to eye the feed, even if Whirl is now in altmode.] And how would you have done it, then?

... Run off with your bombs? I doubt he's going to do that. But additional help might be useful, though I doubt you can't get in.

[Mostly he just told Thundercracker to join them to make sure Whirl did what he promised... and hopefully not much more than that.]

Yeah, see how useful all your sciencing is, when you can't even blow a door.

[SCOFF. How dare you insult the fine and noble art of chronosmithing?!]

With you? Ew. No fraggin' thanks. Not my type. But, you know, I thought you two were doing it like petrorabbits.

[And lucky you bc now he's on the other side of the door.]

Yeah, well he tries anything funny, I'm going to shoot his stupid face.

I didn't--- [There's a brief, fuzzy burst of static as Jetfire realises what sort of "more fun ways" Whirl had meant, but he collects himself quickly.]

A misunderstanding. And even if we were, that doesn't really belong in this conversation. As for getting the door open by myself... Given that I don't have my rifle with me, and I lack explosive materials in here, it'd be hard to get out.

[Otherwise he could do it, yes. But he sort of hopes Thundercracker's going to make an appearance soon, if only so the conversation can... redirect some. He hadn't expected that to be what Whirl meant.]

Yeah, uh huh. Just saying, be more effective that way.

[Where is your science now, Jetfire?]

Silly. That's why you get onboard weapons. [Allow him to point at, oh look, his own magnificent chassis.]

[He'll give an optic roll and get to work pushing the plastic explosive around the lock mechanism.]

((OOC: Just got home from work, sneaking online just really quick before I have to go again. Can't tag at work b/c DW is blocked on the computers as a social site. A-and it turns out I've got something I /need/ to do tonight, and I have class tomorrow night, so I wouldn't be available for anything but one or two tags later at night until Wednesday evening. I don't want to hold you guys up. Sorry about this!!!))

((ooc: Seems we've been left to our own devices.))

I'll forward your... opinion. [Except not, even if he would sort of agree that it would have been... and made him slightly less angry over the whole thing. Maybe.]

Perhaps, though they've never been something I... er, considered, truly. Even if it could have been practical once or twice.

[He just shakes his helm and goes back into the actual lab, retreating out of the corridor the door to the outside sits in. Hard to tell how strong that explosion will be, after all.]

You sure? I could always, you know, put in a good word for you. [Whirl will play cupid for you, Jetfire: enjoy that mental image.]

[For the record, he'd do it to be a creep and a jerk, not to be nice. Just in case Jetfire had some ~crazy~ thought that Whirl, you know, cared.]

Guns are always practical. [Except when trying to sleep on your stomach, but that's what an alt mode's for.]

...real shame you like this door, because I could really have fun with it. [SIGH NO ONE EVER LETS WHIRL HAVE ANY FUN.] Oh, yeah, before I blow this. You gotta promise you're not going to try and make me go to jail.

... I think I can manage Starscream on my own, regardless of the current events, Whirl.

[That's a mental image he could do without, if he actually knew what a cupid was. Glancing down the corridor at the mention of jail, Jetfire cocks his helm.]

I can think of several things with a lot more practical use and versatility than weapons, but either way... Why would I make you go to jail? It's just a door, and as long as the explosion doesn't actually injure either you or me and preferably leaves the actual lab intact, there'd be no reason to. I did ask for help, after all.

You sure? I mean, you know, I can do bodyguard stuff.

[Whirl grunts.]

Because it's me. Everyone wants me in jail.

[Psh.] Yeah, yeah. Just gonna blow the lock. Seriously. You mechs act like I'm constantly set on 'overkill'. Now get down.

[Because: fwhoom. Whirl can do subtle! The lock panel blows, sparks flying through the smoke, the sound sending the floor rattling but not much more.]

[Jetfire's thankful Whirl can do subtle and just waits through the rattling vibration in the lab, before walking down the corridor to get up to the door. And since the lock is definitely blown now, he can just force the door open with his own hands.]

Not everybody. Thank you for the help, Whirl. I might be able to replace the locking mechanism even... we'll see. And yes, I'm quite sure I can handle Starscream. [He shakes his helm.]

I've done so before, quite a few times.

[Both when he's been angry, expecting retaliation and when he's been more settled. Like now. Just because he's not angry now doesn't mean he's not going to show his... displeasure with the way Starscream decided to handle things.]

[He will open the door to find Whirl standing with his hands on his hips, in 'harrumph' pose.]

Meh. Disappointing.

[Oh...really?]

Yeah? If you spank him, I totally wanna be there.

[Jetfire pauses at that, giving Whirl a dry look.]

... Even if that might be a perfectly valid course of action regarding reprimanding Starscream, if I chose to do it that way, which I won't, I wouldn't let anyone see.

[Slamming the Seeker into the ground is one thing to let people see, but turning Starscream over his knee? If he ever did that it wouldn't be in public.]

I don't suppose you did bring any energon with you?

[Whirl is unintimidated. You don't even carry onboard weapons. Just...wat.]

But you're considering it.

[Optimism!]

[Huff.] Of course I did. Just smart enough to leave it down the hallway. Fraggin' stuff's volatile, don't you know?

[He doesn't need to, his weaponry is impressive enough when he actually carries it. Like the guns on his removable helmet!]

... Not really, no. What I'm going to do will have a similar effect, be less... er, potentially humiliating, and Starscream will be annoyed with me either way.

[As if Starscream was the one to have been locked in for a few days and refuse to listen to reason when Jetfire attempted to get him to let him out.]

No, I do. It does seem like the qualities and characteristics of energon is shared across all realities, so there is no appreciable difference between them, besides some slight colour or taste change...

[Jetfire hummed thoughtfully over that and Whirl probably didn't want the aside, but this tends to happen when you're talking to Jetfire.]

[Yeah he'd be real impressed but, you know, that whole 'locked in the lab' thing.]

Eh. Why not go for the humiliating while you're at it? More fun that way.

[Here. Whirl will shove a cube into Jetfire's chassis. Service with a smile? Not so much.]

Yeah, well this tastes like delicious freedom.

[Yes, yes, rub it in why don't you Whirl.]

Perhaps if I wished to have him angry at me for longer than I'm already going to make him, that might have been a possibility-- Thank you.

[Despite his dry earlier tone, the thank you is perfectly sincere and Jetfire doesn't really waste any time drinking it. Not so much because he's perilously low on energy as it's nice to not be.]

Freedom I'm going to use and point out to Starscream I'd... prefer he not do this again.

[With a shake of his helm, Jetfire's flight systems fire up and he rises up in the air a bit.]

[Of course but he's Whirl.]

Hey. Any time you want advice, I'm here. [Because Whirl will give the best advice. And you can do the exact opposite if you're smart.]

You'd prefer? OooOOOOOooo. [Scary wave of claws.]

Sounds intimidating.

[But of course. How could he have forgotten!

And yes, Whirl's advice is absolutely stellar.]

I'll ask if I need to, and I don't know, Whirl... I'd think it depends on how I express my preference, doesn't it?

[There's definitely a slight amused twist to Jetfire's lips as he says that. Since his expression of preference will be rather... dramatic.]

[Look at how well Whirl's advice has worked for him! ]

Yeah well, you know. Us Autobots gotta look out for each other. [He says to the guy who's going to go buddy up with his Decepticon 'friend'.]

I...guess. [He's just bummed he won't see it.]

[Clearly Whirl should only hand out advice, not take his own.]

Quite so... Thank you, Whirl. And I can't quite stop you if you decide to follow me, now can I?

[Buddy up after he slams him into the ground, yes! And that comment about not being able to stop Whirl from following is as far as he'll go with that before he nods and then does fly off.]

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