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re_alignment2013-04-02 02:16 am
perfavore) wrote in re_alignment2013-04-02 02:16 am
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[It's the dead of night, Mirage. Why aren't you asleep?
Well, to be honest, sleep hasn't come easy for the bot in quite some time. And with Sideswipe now rooming with him, he's found himself lying and staring up at the ceiling more often than not. It...wasn't a happy time, to say the least.
He's..had a couple things on his mind, too.
Leaving a note for the silver bot, he exits the Vectorian temple to get some air...and maybe some space. He didn't want Sideswipe hearing part of what he was about to broadcast.]
...Does anyone have ideas on how to fall asleep? I cannot seem to rest my optics tonight.
[Or other nights, but he'd rather not worry anyone. Unfortunately, Mirage's fatigue is slightly showing.]
[Locked to Vector Prime]
...It is not a decent hour, but I need your advice. I have no one to turn to.
Well, to be honest, sleep hasn't come easy for the bot in quite some time. And with Sideswipe now rooming with him, he's found himself lying and staring up at the ceiling more often than not. It...wasn't a happy time, to say the least.
He's..had a couple things on his mind, too.
Leaving a note for the silver bot, he exits the Vectorian temple to get some air...and maybe some space. He didn't want Sideswipe hearing part of what he was about to broadcast.]
...Does anyone have ideas on how to fall asleep? I cannot seem to rest my optics tonight.
[Or other nights, but he'd rather not worry anyone. Unfortunately, Mirage's fatigue is slightly showing.]
[Locked to Vector Prime]
...It is not a decent hour, but I need your advice. I have no one to turn to.
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Mm. Watching vids - I'd suggest boring documentaries - calming music, overworking yourself...
Tried a good 'face? Usually helps me.
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You are awake at this hour?
...I haven't. Not in awhile.
[Something to think about, though...]
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Besides, it's not like there's anyone around to force me t'sleep.
[Bonecrusher would have in the past, or Convoy, but... well. Moot point now.]
You ought to. Even if it's just with yourself it can do the trick.
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[Slightly teasing, maybe. He feels entitled to a jab here and there.]
Hmm. Something to look into. Stress has gotten to me, lately.
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[That and he is old by the standards of 'mechs still standing in the war'.]
Stress over what? I assume it ain't you getting turned into a human.
[Oh yeah, he noticed that.]
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[NEW TERMINOLOGY WHAT IS THAT.]
...Ah...no, I am quite used to the shapeshifting, as you are aware. It is over...the ultimatum you provided me.
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[Oh Earth-slang, how he loves you.]
... I see. It's been troubling you that much?
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[Yeah, he heard you kinda table flipped over the Bee.]
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... actually it is, but still.]
They're tougher than you give them credit for. Sideswipe is just... Sideswipe.
[With his 'encouraging another war to happen' and all.]
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Sideswipe has hero worship for Ironhide. It is...different.
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Are you even sure he'd believe it?
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Even if you're a good dancer.]...Is that a chance I can really take?
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It was more fun than it had any right to be.]The choice is yours, Stallion. I personally was up-front with all my crew when I could be. Was with Shockwave.
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He'll never admit he had fun with it, ever.]It is a little different in your situation, polizia.
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Barricade will admit to having fun. It was.]Shockwave and Sideswipe differ only in how they emote their anger. The results are no different, Mirage.
[He's heard enough to know that much.]
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[Because he has a feeling you two aren't on exactly good terms.]
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He's adjusting well here on his own...why should I ruin that...?
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He's not adjusting at all!
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That things were not so black and white as he once thought.]
Telling him would increase those feelings tenfold. It has taken everything within me to accept any help from you. Sideswipe was not taught patience like I was.
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[Or limits, for that matter. Learning to stay his hand when all he wants is to finish it. Barricade pauses himself, for a while, voice rougher and quieter when he speaks again.]
He needs a firm hand before he needs a shoulder to lean upon.
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[His head dips, although you can't see it, scrubbing a claw over the front of his helm.]
Bumblebee did not even know I was on Earth. He is from when the Allspark was whole.
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Sometimes they have to hurt before they can dragged into enlightenment. The question is, are you willing to do that? Because if not...
[Hearing 'Bumblebee' and 'Allspark' that close together makes Barricade's engine rev briefly, before he can stifle it.]
How will you ever make it through all that carnage he's missed?
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I will if it is the best possible option.
I want to speak to Vector first.
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But if you can't handle it, the thought of one of them being hurt or distrusting you, then you can't. That's all there is to it.
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