AUDIO;

[thehardway]

This is Ultra Magnus.

Some order of business must be addressed, an announcement that will impact everyone.

While it had been temporarily determined that both McCrane and I would command the law enforcement team, we have both agreed that I will come into full command of law enforcement. All officers will report to me. McCrane, from this moment forward, will be your second-in-command. As such, your respect to him will not change.

However, I also realize that I am additionally part of the law committee. I am fine with having the responsibilities, but I am not interested in causing conflict with both teams. So I request the law committee to please take a vote on whether or not I will remain on your team. Whatever reason you have is your own; a simple "yes" or "no" will do.

To the Firstforged, I request a clear explanation on what you would determine to be a fair due process in how to detain criminals and suspects that bear your glyph. We should be working together, not against each other.

Should anyone have any questions, I am available to answer them.


[to: VANDAL]

Are you, ah.

...Are you all right?

Comments

[video]

[warborn]

[so, uh, Magnus. he may or may not have been unable to give you a report update as of late...

...so have a dog.

that has no idea how he's going to explain all of that, but thought that it was a good idea up to about two seconds ago.]

[video] 1/2

[thehardway]

[Abruptly, the strangest thing happens.

Ultra Magnus makes a horrible, static-filled HSSSS sound.]

[video]

[thehardway]

[Oh. Wait. C'mon, Magnus, you aren't a cat anymore. Haha. Ha.]

Erm.

Apologies. Can I. ... Help you, dog?

[video]

[warborn]

[NO WHAT

WHAT DID

WHAT...

Max's ears flatten behind his head as he lowers it and whines, not understanding at /all/ what made that reaction DID HE DO SOMETHING WRONG 8C 8C 8C

HE'S SORRY]

[video]

[thehardway]

Ah, no. No, don't make that sound it, uh. You didn't do anything wrong. It was a reaction.

[video]

[warborn]

[maybe not the sound but he's still giving you the /saddest/ dog look, Magnus. the saddest.

that was because he hasn't done the reports, wasn't it. he's a bad dog. 8C a bad dog who /still/ has no idea how to tell Magnus what the hell's going on.]

Wawrwrrrr.

[...it didn't work before, why did he think it would work now. BC]

[video]

[thehardway]

It's fine, you. Aren't in trouble.

I apologize.

[You're totally breaking his spark here man.]

[video]

[warborn]

[.......slight tailwag? he's not in trouble? good yes go-

goddamn it he hates being in this damn form it's fragging with his head. if a dog could scowl at itself, this one is.]

[video]

[thehardway]

There.

[That's better. A tailwag is good.]

Can you write your name somewhere? In the dirt or. Something.

[video]

[warborn]

[yes. yes he can. he's slowly gotten better at it, too. this time. when he writes his name, it's not half-illegible! isn't he a good dog]

[video] 1/2

[thehardway]

Good. Let's see here...

[video]

[thehardway]

...Max?

[video]

[warborn]

Rawf!

[TAILWAG you did it yay you read the thing. he wrote the thing and you read it and okay that's enough tailwagging and stupid facing. :|

he's, uh. hoping this excuses the lack of reports, sir.

even though that'd take too long to scratch out...]

[video]

[thehardway]

I see. Well.

You're unharmed. That's good enough.

Would you like to stay in the police headquarters for now?

[video]

[warborn]

[he cocks his head...and manages as much a shrug as he can. he's been...managing. mostly. somehow. are you going to hiss at him again.]

[video]

[thehardway]

Come when you can, or I can come for you. I'm... certain I have something here you can eat.

[Video]

[warborn]

[earperk. you've caught his attention with that 'eat' mention, sir. it's been awful hard scrounging...]

[Video]

[thehardway]

Come along, then.

[Video]

[warborn]

[another bark, and the camera shuts off. soon enough, Max will be making his way to police HQ...

...riding his drone, who he's managed to train in to carting him around.

y e p.]

ACTION??

[thehardway]

[There's gonna be some canned food ready for you.

If only because Ultra Magnus misses tuna.

TUNAAAA.]

ACTION!!!one

[warborn]

[he'll eat tuna he'll eat salmon he'll eat cow too if you have no fish or maybe chicken but right now he's just enjoying the ride.

shortly they'll be pulling up - so to speak - and he'll be barking once at the drone. apparently that means 'stay' because it parks itself in place as he dismounts.]

ACTION

[thehardway]

[Well.

That's damned weird.

Anyway. Ultra Magnus kneels down and holds out his hand, waiting for Fort Max.]

It's not much, but I'll bring you in and feed you. I know speaking is difficult, but I'm. ... Relieved that you're unharmed.

ACTION

[warborn]

[try living it, Magnus. B[

but Max ambles in to the hand with only minor difficulty, looking up at Magnus and nodding with a slight tail wag. all told, he's...relieved you're not mad at him. :];;; ]

ACTION

[thehardway]

[He was someone's cat for a month. CLOSE ENOUGH.]

Hello, Max.

Would you like to walk or shall I carry you?

ACTION

[warborn]

[well. considering he'd been having the drone carry him around...he's just as fine being carried by you, Magnus. does sitting, then lying down in your hand answer that?

...he may be used to being carried, but it still feels weird being this small. 8/]