[VIDEO TRANSMISSION: ALPHA TRION'S TEMPLE]

[dinnerdate]

I know most of you here already hate me, those of you that know about my diet even more so.

[He pauses, hesitant for a moment before venting out a sigh.]

I eat power cores. Yes, I'm a cannibal, a vampire, a freak, crazy and whatever else the rest of you call me. Hate the word crazy... I get it, if I don't die from starvation I'll be horribly murdered... Or tortured then murdered - probably that one knowing my luck. I accept that. This is just like back home, not that I expected any different.

So go ahead and say whatever the scrap you want about me, just stop doing it to my face. Please... Not that I expect anyone to listen. Just fragging can't take it anymore. Had enough vorns of this...

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[skidaddle]

But you could.

You could be really close to that bright spark of his and be like 'huh, this sure does look delicious.'

And then what?

[dinnerdate]

[What?]






... I don't eat sparks.

[skidaddle]

...

...

Okay, then what do you mean by 'power core?'

[dinnerdate]

Power cores as in... power cores. I don't know what they call them in your universe, but you do have one.

[skidaddle]

[That sounds ominous.]

How do you know I have one?

[dinnerdate]

Rung has one...

1/??

[skidaddle]

2/??

[skidaddle]

3/??

[skidaddle]

4/??

[skidaddle]

5/5

[skidaddle]

I'm sorry, run that by me again?

pfffft

[dinnerdate]

Rung has one?



And every other bot from another universe that I've met.

[skidaddle]

Have you seen Rung's?

[dinnerdate]

Why?

[skidaddle]

Just answer the question!

[dinnerdate]

...Yes.

[skidaddle]

[Frag everything.]

I trusted you!

First con I talk to after the war, and I trusted you!

What have you done to Rung??

[dinnerdate]

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING!

[skidaddle]

You looked at his--

[Hold on. Incoming message from Rung.]

You FED OFF his power core??

[dinnerdate]

I TOLD HIM IT WAS A BAD IDEA! I didn't- I wouldn't-- I'm not like that!

[skidaddle]

But you just said you eat them!

There's not a hell of a lot of difference between nibbling and eating!

What if you eat too much?

[THREAD JACK]

[rungout]

Skids he hasn't done anything to me, please stop. Anything that's gone on between us has been me offering him the opportunity to feed off my power core.

I trust him and therefore I offered.

[THREAD JACK]

[skidaddle]

But...

[Rung, that sounds dangerous.]

He's a Decepticon. And you've...

Well, lets just say there's been a lot of evidence that your innards are temptingly tasty to creatures that like to feed on them.

[THREAD JACK]

[rungout]

[The therapist's optics narrow a bit.]

I don't care what symbol he wears, he's never been anything but kind to me and continues to act as such, Skids.

I'm grateful that you're looking out for my well being, I am..but I know what I'm doing and I trust him.

[skidaddle]

I hate to tell you, but...

They are called Decepticons for a reason.

[He doesn't sound as certain now, though. Dead End would have had ample opportunity to kill Rung when...eating...his power core, and he hadn't.]

I just...

I don't know.