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re_alignment2013-05-13 09:10 pm
megaton) wrote in re_alignment2013-05-13 09:10 pm
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[Open][Video; At the edge of the Haven, slight static]
[So he'd made it. He'd made it, he was alive, and he was still here. He could see the distant temples from the mountain he stood on, some ancient and run-down building in ruins behind him. Despite the dilapidation, there is a very new 'STARSCREAM FOR OVERSEER' poster tacked onto the wall within his view...the perfect place for a high-flying, far-ranging jet to test out non-permanent adhesives without anyone noticing.]
So.
[He begins by reaching out, aiming, and completely blasting the wall and accompanying poster.]
Is there anyone who actually intends to vote for Starscream?
So.
[He begins by reaching out, aiming, and completely blasting the wall and accompanying poster.]
Is there anyone who actually intends to vote for Starscream?
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[Barricade will be interested to see how things go, if nothing else. He's never actually seen an election before. Not the way this one would be, anyway.]
Which is exactly why I keep all four of my tires to the ground. Not all of us were meant for flight.
[Which he'd figured out from his accidental and blessedly temporary jet boosters here.]
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[He frowns.] And what is there to enforce whatever laws this committee drafts? There was...a police force, was there not?
[This world was becoming organized...which meant his likelihood of operating in the dark was getting more difficult.]
If you discover a new crater in the haven within the next few days, you'll know what happened to me.
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[Barricade is just waiting for his previous backing of the idea to bite him in the aft. It's coming, he's sure.
And the mention of craters just makes him think this will end as a disastrous version of 'Find the Lame Bird'. He's half-tempted to ask what the prize would be this time.]
Now that doesn't sound like it'd be helpful t'you at all. Perhaps flyin' in ain't the best idea.
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Do you have any idea of the numbers? Autobots/Decepticons/Neutrals? Or what is keeping the agency afloat? Where they are getting their supplies?
[There has to be a trick.]
I've wasted enough time climbing. [He hadn't had much choice, since his communicator had been out of range and he'd had no other way of pinpointing his location.] If I cannot leave the nest now, then what sort of Sparrow would I be?
[He's in a good enough mood to joke, at least.]
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And a group of Wreckers has been forming up. I've signed on as their medic.
[Partially because he likes Wheeljack, partially because it will keep him busy... and partially to keep his own optic on them.]
[He chuckles.] Well, you are a bit big to hitch a ride on my shoulder, now. Just don't get so many injuries on the way in I have t'wag my claw at you. Because I will.
[Barricade is more than happy to joke a little.]
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[That was an important question. He knew how much trickier it was to go against an occupying force in power.]
Hm. [The fact that there's another group, though...that shows promise.] What do the Wreckers claim to do here?
[He needs info. Barricade, you're good at that.]
It seems the other Megatron has offered to assist. Who am I to refuse his good will?
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[It was fascinating to see the the Police Force try to go toe-to-toe with the FirstForged over arrests and convictions, really.]
Same thing Wreckers seem t'do in most dimensions. They take jobs too dangerous for other groups to handle. I assume it ends mostly with explosions.
[Barricade does have a thing for finding - and keeping - information, true.]
Mm, that would be rude of you indeed. Helpful fella, that one.
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And are the wreckers similarly sanctioned?
[So many factions. It was going to be harder to get a toe-hold in.]
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That I couldn't say; no one asked the First Forged f'r their blessing on the organization... and I doubt the Wreckers care for it either way.
I never asked their Captain about that situation, he just promised t'keep me busy.
[Work was Barricade's major concern even when his claws were already full with it.]
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[He wouldn't have any chance of returning home if he didn't have mechs to enlist, after all.]
So in theory, there'd be nothing to stop us from making our own organization?
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['Without Dark Energon', he refrains from adding. The last thing they need is that.]
In theory. Aside from the usual 'all Megatrons are evil' sentiment, of course. Even some of the 'Cons will likely be dubious, from what I know.
[And don't think Barricade missed that 'us'.]
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[He was still trying to figure out what HE was.]
That does not surprise me. However, it all depends on how competent the other organization is...doesn't it? Those who get things done should make the rules.
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[Barricade is not going near that; Megatron came back from being a zombie the last time he saw him in Axiom to being Glyphless here. He's clearly only going to go up.]
This is true. Of course, there hasn't exactly been an organization to challenge the law-makers. Not yet, that is.
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Just in case.
[Something that would be ready for the Law Committee's eventual collapse.]
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Can't say that I'd object.
[Even if he kind of vouched for all of this himself, he's slightly wary about one group getting too much power.]
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We are 'Decepticons.' Perhaps its time we began our deceptions.
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[He's been reminding people of the gouged emblems on his pauldrons since he got here, proclaiming his lack of allegiance. But here... he doesn't.
Barricade always knew he'd reconsidered for this mech.]
Perhaps it is. Dare I ask what you've got in mind?
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[He laughs.]
I'll be pleasant. I'll gain allies and trust. I'll make them believe I'm not who they think I am...or that I AM who they think I am...
And once I have enough manpower, then I will either break down the frail walls between realities, or I will build a new one, here.
United.
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You've got a lot t'contend with, even if they don't have all that revolting paperwork here. And getting out is hardly as easy as applying for an exit visa and waiting a few dozen centuries.
And you'll have the FirstForged's order to contend with too.
[Not that Barricade thinks Megatron can't handle all of that. He came back from death and zombification, after all.]
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Now are you joining me, or do I have to hunt you down and make an example of you?
[He knows the answer, judging by his grin.]
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[He smirks lazily, cocking his head slightly.]
You just wanna hear me say it, don't you, Megatron?
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Yes. I'm with you. So long as we keep this between us, for now; I've a reputation around here to maintain.