[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]

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?

[dinnerdate]

I wouldn't! I-I can control myself...

[skidaddle]

Can you?

How often have you...nibbled...sparks before??

[dinnerdate]

Power cores.

...Without killing someone? Not... often.

[skidaddle]

Are you even listening to what you're telling me?

You...

You can't think it is a good idea.

[If you did, he's starting to see why others called you crazy.]

[dinnerdate]

...

But-







... So because of my diet.


I should avoid him?

[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.

[rungout]

Yes and if I went by that way of thinking here in Haven, I wouldn't be very much use as a therapist to everyone here now would I? If he wanted to hurt me, he would have already, Skids.

Dead End is not the monster everyone seems to think he is.

[skidaddle]

I...

Yeah.

I know.

I don't think he's a monster, I just...

I'm worried, Rung.

How do you know he can control himself?

[rungout]

Because I trust him. He's had chances to harm me and he hasn't, Skids.

[skidaddle]

That isn't what I mean, Rung.

I know you trust him. Primus, I trusted him all the way up until this, but...

Okay.

Are you familiar with Quantum Suicide?

[It's the best analogy he can think of.]

[rungout]

Yes, I've heard of it before.