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[shutupndrive]

[Smokescreen was having one of those days again. Or maybe it was better to just say he was having one of those existences. He couldn't find his place in Haven and mostly just seemed to annoy everyone.

And then on top of that, there was still a heavy guilt weighing down on his spark over Optimus' fate.

The approaching Earth holiday that he'd been made aware of did nothing to improve his mood so he'd decided just to stay put in Alpha Trion's temple for awhile and just...hide. Yeah, that was about the gist of it.

Didn't mean he wasn't going to check in on people though.]

Everyone alright? Bulkhead? Arcee? Ratchet? You guys are all safe right?

And Kagerou, did you find Kay? I tried to find her but I couldn't track her down and then I ran into Perceptor and Wheeljack and--...she's alright..right?


Just...wanted to let you guys know I'm going to be sticking close to Alpha Trion's temple for a bit. So you don't need to worry about me or anything. And if you need me that's where I'll be.

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[dinnerdate]

Yeah, it was... And you don't. No one ever acts like that towards me and ever changes their mind on how I should be treated. I probably did something in my life to make the universe hate me so much. So by all means continue to talk scrap about me, just not to my face. Everyone else is still an aft to me.

[shutupndrive]

Yeah well, surprise! Just because I don't like you doesn't mean I should treat you like slag. You haven't done anything since I've been here, at least, to warrant it so...yeah.

[dinnerdate]

Hasn't stopped anyone else.

[shutupndrive]

Well I'm not everyone else.

[dinnerdate]

You don't act like it.

[shutupndrive]

Yeah, well, you don't act like a 'Con so I guess the stereotypes we all have are a little skewed.

[dinnerdate]

Great, so if I'm not killed for the other reason, I'll be killed for not acting like a Decepticon.

[shutupndrive]

Primus, you have such a sunny outlook on life, lightbreak.

[Insert sarcasm here.]

[dinnerdate]

There isn't a reason to have a different outlook. I know how things will turn out for me already.

[shutupndrive]

So you can see the future now?

[dinnerdate]

No.

Life hates me, it's not that hard to take a guess.

[shutupndrive]

News flash, lightbright. Life hates everyone. Doesn't mean you have to hate life too.

[dinnerdate]

Bit late for that.

[shutupndrive]

[He sighs softly.]

Look, lightb...Dead End, I'm not going to bother you anymore. I know that doesn't mean much to you now, but I'm not.

[dinnerdate]

...


What did you call me?

[He must be hearing things.]

[shutupndrive]

Dead End. That's your name right?

[dinnerdate]

Since when do you use my name?

[shutupndrive]

Since now.

[dinnerdate]

...What do you want?

[You have to want something. People don't just go from calling him insulting names to using his actual one.]

[shutupndrive]

Primus, I don't want anything, Dead End!

[He stops, vents cycling heavily before he gives the other a sort of defeated look.]

Look, whatever. Think what you want. I'll see you around the feeds, Dead End.