re_alignment | [Action/Accidental Video] [Originating in Solian Temple]

[Now that the battle with the Sharkticons had ended, and he'd done a meet n' greet at the party, Wheeljack was on to bigger and better things. And what were these things you speak of? Well, that was his own business. He often took several trips to the junkpile and back, searching for new things that he could tinker with. And for those that know Wheeljack a bit better than 'acquaintance', you should know what he's up to.

You guessed it. Grenades.

At least he was keeping himself busy! Hobbies were hard to come by on a planet that was just starting out. When he wasn't scouting around or checking the communicator, he holed himself up in his room, with only the sounds of welding and creaking metal being heard. You'd think this would be cause to worry, and...you're not far off from the truth. Anyone who knows any Wheeljack would understand. It wasn't anything he couldn't handle, he'd done this several times before...it's just he's always experimenting. And with this one? It's a much thinner casing. More compact and easy to carry. And it required more articulate handling.

His communicator is on, however, and it shows him putting the internal workings of the grenade inside it's casing. He seems almost undoubtedly careful on this, one eyebrow slightly perked as his hands smoothly try to deliver it inside. If he were a more aspiring mech, he'd try out to be a medic, but...well, no one wants to be a Ratchet now, do they. To be honest, this was a Wheeljack's almost got the tube inside; a near perfect fit. The mechanic gives a smirk to himself as he starts to pull his hand out--

The next few moments were probably the largest span of expressions from him ever. His face went from smirk, to surprise, to fear, to 'oh scrap'. In a matter of four seconds. He'd tripped the pin, and before he could pull any other emotions out of himself, he was sent back from the explosion. Within two nanokliks, the room as charred black, a smoking grenade (or what was left of it) in the center and a just-as-blackened Wheeljack in a pile of rubble.]

Ow.

[He sits up, rubbing his head and groaned. Scrap, man. That didn't go as planned. How that didn't outright kill him, not even he knows.

Those who didn't see it first hand on the comm link, you may have heard a BOOM! from Wheeljack's room. He's sorry guys. REALLY.]

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Guess that makes me the oddball, huh.

Not that I mind, I like havin' a mouth and...regular audials.

Well, you don't seem much like the engineering type either.

You're more of a ... oh, how should I put this? Go out and beat people up, type?

Heh, well, wouldn't be much of a Wrecker if I wasn't, now would I.

If your explosive devices worked then you would be.

Engineering can have some fun results ... if you know what you're doing.

Hey, it's been a couple decades since this happened. Give a guy some credit, yeah?

[Did he really just ask a Starscream for credit where credit is due?]

Maybe you just need some extra help in the field.

[Is he offering to help Wheeljack make explosives? Maybe.]

Ya think so? I dunno, bud, I usually work alone.

[What a generous offer, though.]

What would you get out of it?

I'm not exactly crawling in allies here.

Besides, you like to blow things up. And I'm a scientist.

[Or was a full time scientist at one point in his life.]

Ya got a point there. But the moment you start showin' a little too much 'Con for my tastes...

It's over.

[He'll break up with you fo reals.

What counts as "showing a little too much 'con"?

I can promise not to shoot anyone unless they start with me first?

Sounds good by my books.

I think we might get along just fine.

I still get to shoot them if they do start it first, right?

Depends on who it is. If it's the other Scream, open fire.

If it's one of my boys, we might have a problem.

Would it help to know that my null ray is non-lethal? Just knock 'em down for a couple of minutes.

[Normally. Unless he shot them repeatedly. Then ...]

Might help a bit, but I'm tryin' ta keep on the Autobot's good side, seein' as I am one.

Ya get what I'm sayin', Screamy?

Fine, fine. No shooting anyone with the Autobot symbol.

But you better keep some of them out of my way.

Right, right. Damage control.

Got it.

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