re_alignment | [Video]

[Skywarp looks rather tired when the video comes on. He's hunched over, clearly still sitting on that slab they all wake up on. His yellow optics are on a steady, but low, glow and the grimace is there more because it's a well-worn and familiar expression rather than because he's got excess energy to emote it.]

Can someone explain what the frag is goin' on? [Pause, and then Skywarp sharply taps the screen, probably for no other reason than to satisfy some crude desire to be annoying, because that's got to make some unpleasant noise for anyone listening.] And I ain't talking 'bout the alternate reality slag, I got that part, but what am I doing here?

[He may be dumb, but alternate realities fits rather neatly in among the knowledge he has for warping, even if the thought of more than one version of people in general is sort of incomprehensible.]

Not that bein' away from that freak and Starscream being a glitch like usual ain't good, but, y'know.

[He'll kick back and relax the moment he knows he's good to go, and he's mostly shooting scrap at Starscream out of tired, annoyed habit; he hadn't done too badly this past year.]

... Is there any extra energon 'round here?

[Because frag it was unpleasant to be low on power again after not having had to be so for several years. Stupid Autobots, stupid Starscream, stupid blathering glowy freak. They'd all prioritised weapons before re-energising, but Skywarp had barely picked up his arm cannons before he woke up here.

There's a question, almost, on the edge of his vocaliser, about who's here or not, but then he just snaps his mouth closed. He's too fragging tired to think about asking anything else.]

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I can do that, midget. Just gimmie a few and I'll come kick you into the nearest oil pit.

Just got to have a look around the place first.

[No, kicking Frenzy into the lake - when he finds it and has the energon to warp around - isn't the priority, but just have some patience and he'll come right back to you.]

Make sure yer dumb aft flies into a buildin' an' crashes.

I mean, wouldn't be no surprise, yer as dumb as a rock.

Frag off, Frumble. I can fly perfectly fine since otherwise I wouldn't have to listen to Starscream yellin' at me what to do... and you're dumber than I am.

[... Well, at least it wasn't complete hypocricy?]

I ain't dumb! [HUFF] An' at least I don't have t'suck up t'Starscream, of all the Decepticons rejects in the world. How's kissin' that metallic aft of his, anyway?

Oh, yeah? Looks like it from here. And I've never sucked up to Starscream, boltbrain. I just gotta listen to him, and when I can't do that I tell him t'shut up.

[Bite him, Frenzy.]

Sounds like kissin' up t'me, ya purple plated dumbaft.

Jus' face it - yer his bitch an' dat's all there is to it.

[Thank you, Earth, for your glorious new stock of insults.]

[Congratulations, have some engine sputtering, Skywarp's optics flaring and then narrowing.]

At least I ain't even more useless than a single piece of Devastator without Soundwave. Gotta be awfully lonely without that puppypile you're used to, huh, Frenzy.

[Because it's sort of true, the bitch comment. At least insofar as Starscream can make him do things he sometimes rather wouldn't. But hey, let's poke someone else's sore point!]

Poor, sad little cassette.

[O-OOOWWWW NO YOU DID IT NO]

[And for a minute, Frenzy just looks shocked - well, not even a minute. Now he just looks FURIOUS.]

Shuddup! I ain't lonely, ya slagheap! I don't need Soundwave an' the others t'get the job done! Unlike you's an' yer loser boyfriends!

[Usually, Frenzy isn't the type to hang up first, but, well...] Whateva! I don't needa put up wit' this! [And he cuts the feed.]

[JOB WELL DONE SKYWARP GOLD STAR FOR YOU]

[Oh, he knew he'd hit a spot, but this? Delightful. Have Skywarp's laughter following you, Frenzy.

HE'LL TREASURE THAT GOLD STAR THANK YOU.]

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