re_alignment | [Audio - Locked to Starscream] - backdated to shortly after Liege's post

It's about time. You take forever when you do anything.

[Note it probably wasn't a very long time at all.]

I can hardly break off a conversation before it's done with, you understand.

[Probably not, but obviously longer than Starscream's limited patience and ego could take, being put aside for something else.]

I'll be waiting.

[Are you going to make him wait just to make a point?]

You mean 'I never stop talking, Starscream. I'm sorry.'

-- And I'll be there. Eventually.

[Yes. Yes, he is. You made him wait. He's making you wait.]

Clearly that's what I said, yes.

[Dry look and a nod.

... And yes, he expected he'd have to wait, and while it might be somewhat rude, but since none of them are changed at least there isn't a hurry there.

Whenever Starscream deigns to appear, Jetfire's waiting already in his altmode.]

Pth. Whatever.

[ Starscreasm actually doesn't take as long as he threatened to get there and land in his own alt mode.

He thought about it though.]

This is going to be slightly awkward isn't it?

[Thankfully. Not that he wouldn't have the patience to wait, though.]

... Er, perhaps somewhat. [Somehow, Jetfire manages to shift slightly, kind of shuddering in his altmode.] The fit is going to be somewhat... tight.

[Because while Bumblebee had space to spare, Starscream... is a fair bit bigger than Bumblebee.]

Lets just get this over with before I find something better to do with my time.

[He moves closer and kind of taps Jetfire on the nosecone just to be annoying.

It was going to be a tight fit, but hopefully not too bad ...]

Because we're both exceedingly busy here.

[Dryly, and then he twitches at the tap not so much because of the touch itself, but rather because it seems like a very obvious premonition. He could always leave alone and then deal with Starscream when he comes back, but...

He'd shake his helm if it wasn't currently neatly tucked away as he opens up the cockpit.]

Either way, this shouldn't take too long, so you shouldn't have to suffer long.

[And he does want to mention the thing Liege offered, so it'll work out. Hopefully.]

Hopefully. You already waste enough of my time as it is.

[Oh the really awkward part where Starscream climbed inside of the cockpit. Unlike Bumblebee, who sat off in a corner, Starscream moved into the regular control seat. Hopefully he wouldn't push too many buttons during the trip.]

And yet you keep... ah, associating with me.

[Well, Jetfire couldn't fault him for choosing the seat; there really was no other way Starscream would fit in an even remotely comfortable way otherwise.]

I'd also recommend you use the harness, Starscream.

[The suggestion was made as he cycled up and then started moving, Starscream would have a few moments yet of deciding to be reasonable and use the harness, or... not. And yes, Jetfire did hope any buttons and controls would remain... untouched.]

Yes, I suppose I should do something about that eventually.

[Starscream huffed, but did nothing about using the harness. He did tap his fingers against the arm rest of the cockpit seat.

At least no buttons were pressed.]

Did ram-head fix your previous problem?

[Like he did something about it by unthawing him when he needed help, hm. But he could see Starscream take a step or more away if he thought it necessary... and then yet expect help if needed. And Jetfire wasn't sure he wouldn't give it.]

I suppose you should, but I hope it'll take a while yet. And yes, the issue has already been rectified, with minimal assistance from Liege.

[Ram-head, really? Jetfire could well feel Starscream wasn't pulling that harness around him and huffed slightly. Well, if Starscream wanted to be jerked around and then float when they got out of gravity-range...]

So if something happens now, it'll be a completely different issue.

[Taking a turn to get the distance and time needed to get the speed for breaking atmosphere and orbit, Jetfire fed fuel to his boosters and was thankful Starscream kept his hands to himself.

For now, anyway.]

Uh huh. Can't you go any faster?

[Starscream was only half paying attention at this point and was more interested in them getting out into space.]

I thought you said there wouldn't be any other issues?

[Well, that part at least he was listening to.]

Oughn't be, no, but while I've tested to simply leave Cybertron's orbit and go beyond the moons, and very carefully tried drifting closer to the Lambda, we'll be going closer to it now than I've done since the first attempt.

[At least he was listening.]

And yes, I can. About now, in fact.

[Let him just get up into escape velocity and beyond so they can get out of Cybertron's gravity.]

[...]

We're going to get sucked into some sort of black hole that is going to rip us to shreds right down to our atoms, aren't we?

[Always the optimist.]

[Given that you're such an (admittedly usually rather well-planned) opportunist, you're quite the pessimist Starscream.]

... Well, given that the only 'black hole' in the vicinity is the time-space tear that the Lambda is unless we get teleported again, what could happen is that we're drawn in and travel cannot occur in the opposite direction, indeed destabilising our atoms as we travel against the undoubtedly immense flow of energy inside the tear, enough to... 'tear us apart' as you say.

[Jetfire sounds extremely dryly cavalier about the whole thing while he start to get beyond Cybertron's gravity, and hope you can keep yourself in the seat, Starscream...]

Otherwise we might instead be transported, the energies by chance connecting our innate frequencies to the dimension we belong to and putting us back home... with a great chance of not appear in etither the correct time or space.

Or we'd end up in another reality altogether. [Pause.] But since I'm going to keep the furthest distance possible while getting the readings we need, none of that ought to happen.

I'm sorry, what was that? I stopped listening after 'well.'

[He was watching space through the cockpit glass ... and as soon as they do break gravity? He's going to float around, sort of. Probably knock into things.

Sorry, Jetfire.

He might even accidentally press a few buttons as he floats around.]

[Oh, he had, had he?]

Starscream, to be able to say you stopped listening that soon would mean you'd have had to know what I was going to talk---

[Luckily there's not much space to float around in, but enough to be annoying... or just for Jetfire to notice him. As well as having to override a few things which Starscream activated with his (accidental) button-pushing.]

If you're going to decline to use the harness while we're in zero gravity, you better have mag-locks in your feet.

[He might sound a bit clipped, because if Starscream don't start being reasonable soon, he's going to show him exactly how much control he has of the cockpit's workings.]

What if I don't?

[Because he really didn't. Why would he need them? It's not like he usually went up in a ship with zero gravity.

Besides, he didn't think there was much Jetfire could do.

Aside from sound annoyed. But he normally did that.]

-- And besides, I always have a pretty good idea what you're going to talk about, which is why I can normally ignore you.

[Of course he didn't. Especially when he usually was the ship himself, hm.]

Then I would appreciate it if you could sit down and use the harness, because it's a bit... distracting, to have you floating around.

[It was hard to be completely misgiving, however, given what Starscream had said about his ability to usually be able to ignore him. Because in a way, that was just proof of how well Starscream knew him. If in a slightly insulting way.]

I'm impressed by your ability of... ah, foreknowledge, then. [Sarcasm? What's that?] And that you know me well enough when you'll have use of what I'm saying.

[He says it dryly, and it's mostly idle curiousity; he's wondering if he can get Starscream to trip up or if he'll catch it and just say something with his usual biting flair.]

You're highly predictable.

[He said in a matter-of-factly sort of tone.

And he made no move to use the harness or stop his floating at all. Jetfire could just deal.]

And boring. Lets not forget that one.

Ah, of course. Then, perhaps, this is predictable as well?

[With that, Jetfire dove sharply as well as turned belly up - if there was such a thing in space, aiming for just enough force so Starscream was close enough to the chair for the harness to react.

It couldn't be snapped around the Seeker as it should be, but a simple restraint about Starscream's waist would do for now.]

And boring too, I suppose. Can you put it on properly now?

[With that, Jetfire 'straightened' out again.]

[Starscream made sort of an 'oof' sound and actually tried to pull the harness off of him. He was going to be difficult, yes.

In fact, he probably struggled with the harness quite a bit before giving up with an extremely annoyed sound.]

Release me, at once.

[He'd have to do better than that to make the harness open up. Like... finding the particular button that did it.]

The harness is there for a reason, Starscream. And like I said, it's somewhat distracting with you floating around.

[By now, Jetfire's stopped, keeping his back end to the Lambda and remotely activating the scanner he's got with him. Starscream could probably actually get out now, but this close to the Lambda... Jetfire would rather keep him in there, even if it's silly.

It would, however, be interesting to see if the "block" that kept anyone flight capable from going beyond near orbit worked in reverse...]

Besides, I wanted to... ah, bring something up. [At least this shouldn't cause Starscream to do something... stupid.]

Liege has offered to make his... er, initiate. I ahven't accepted yet.

[Starscream was still struggling with the harness when Jetfire started talking about Liege's offer. He then paused and stared at Jetfire's cockpit dash.]

... First, what makes you so special to get that kind of offer?

Second, you better not do anything stupid.

Third, if you accept, I'm disowning you.

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