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[ex_dishonestly997]

[Broadcasting perched on an outcropping over a lava flow, seemingly sounding unbothered by the misstep into a sideways universe--first rule of Decepticon Club is never let em know you're scared.]

So, this looks like Cybertron--actually, a lot like the one I just came from. But from my recon, it's either a time, a space, or a time and space displacement.

Little bee, are you here? [elaborating] I'm looking for an Autobot named Bumblebee. About this high--[indicates short, midchest height]--gold, kinda stout. I'll also accept Metalhawk, Wheeljack - Soundwave? How about Prowl, with my luck he's here. [Bueller?]

--For the rest of you, my name is Starscream. Maybe you've heard of me. [and he's smirking a little self-indulgently at the thought. No matter how dangerous or inconvenient it might be to be preknown in a brave new world, it's nice to be important.]

I'm here to help.

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[Vid]

[must_do_science]

Ah! There's a Starscream that I recognize! If no one informed you yet, we're actually on a completely different version of Cybertron, although the similarities to the recently reformatted one we originated from are quite fascinating, aren't they?

Wait a sec - possibilities for slight variant parallel alternative timelines and or chonometric variance. Considering Lambda appears to pull material with appearant randomness but with consistency towards universes...

What's the uh, last thing you remember about Cybertron before you ended up here?

[Vid]

[ex_dishonestly997]

[Wheeljack he is actually thrilled to see you] Good, great. I've never been so happy to hear a bunch of words I don't understand. [he leans against a nearby outcropping, mulling over the question. What does he want to admit to over a public channel? The answer is not much.]

The chips just got turned off. [That should be good enough timelinewise without revealing too much to anyone whose business it isn't.] There hasn't been time for trouble, but I'm not going to bet against it. What about you?

[Vid]

[must_do_science]

[He's actually quite relieved to see you as well. It seemed like everyone he met was almost but not quite from the same place as he]
Oh! Just mulling over the possibility that you might be from a different point in the timeline. But, ah, what you described sounds very familiar. It seems like we were taken from a similar point in time.

[The politics and intrigues game was one that Wheeljack was generally unfamiliar with - but he'd gotten a crash course over the short period that he was in Bee's 'government.' Starscream was being tight-lipped for a reason.]
I haven't been here long myself. Just enough time to make some basic deductions about the planet and that Lambda rift.

[Vid]

[ex_dishonestly997]

I'm not going to hold my intake engines for Bee to show up, either.

[ah yes, super scientific and complex "basic deductions", that sounds like Wheeljack.] I need to know a couple of things before we move in any kind of goal-oriented direction. Firstly, who's your FirstForged?

[Vid]

[must_do_science]

[He shrugs.] Eh. Bee wouldn't be so bad. Might actually be better for him to get out of the hot seat of leadership, ya know?
[Prowl, or even worse, Arcee showing up on the other hand would be a can of worms he really didn't want to get into.]

I'm, ah, with Nexus Prime. His spot is pretty easy to find. Just look for giant craters everywhere.
And no, I didn't make them.

[Vid]

[ex_dishonestly997]

You noticed the stress was getting to him too, huh. [Starscream sounds legit concerned] I'm hoping he's not going to crack on us.

Right, okay. --For the record, you are the first person I think of when I think crater.

[Vid]

[must_do_science]

Yeh. [For a while he's not sure he should say any more. Given the events before they got pulled here though, he wasn't sure who he trusted over who anymore.] Honestly? He's not doing that bad, given the responsibility. Sure he made some bad decisions but I think he's working on improving. But yeah. I hope so too.

I'm not sure how I should feel about that. Anyway, what about you? Who are you with?

[Vid]

[ex_dishonestly997]

We've all had to change pretty quick--big changes that usually take time. [but time is in short supply, and he knows it.] Considering the circumstances, he's doing pretty well.

Liege Maximo. As far as I can gather, he's a scientist--and according to Jetfire, he has some "ethics" issues. I don't know, I haven't met him, yet. Apparently he's keeping to himself, most of the time. [But typical Starscream is already trying to think of ways to secure an advantageous position, he's not about to openly criticize his apparent new boss.] So should I come see you?

[Vid]

[must_do_science]

[A nod. The question about whether or not he was doing well enough... well. That wasn't something Wheeljack wanted to think about. Also, given their current situation, it might not matter.]
Do ya think things are still going on back there without us?

Mmm. I haven't met any of these Firstforged yet so I can't say anything either way. Granted they are letting us stay in these 'domains' they've got set up.
[Shrug.]
If you wanna? I don't have much going on here yet. I found a decent space to set up a workshop but not much to fill it with.

[Vid]

[ex_dishonestly997]

...You know, I really hope they're not. We're a little important. [Especially me says his tone] If we get back and Cybertron's at war again... [he trails off. He doesn't need to mention how terribad it would be; he knows Wheelhack knows.] ...There's no sense dwelling on hypotheticals, though. We should work with what we have and what we can do in the here and now.

If you tell me what you need, I can probably arrange to get you components, or something. [if this junkpile thing is all it's been advertised as, anyway.]