re_alignment | [Video] Possible Responses from both TFP Shockwave and Starscream

[Starscream had awoken to find himself lost, confused, alone, and at a disadvantage more than thrice over. That had been two weeks ago. In that time he'd remembered a few things -- not nearly enough by any standard -- but he knew the war at home was won, and furthermore, was sure he'd been here before.

Discreetly skulking around, he'd tried to regain his bearings, and the specialized scanning software of a commanding energon seeker had allowed him to eventually find his present location, hidden as it was: ~~Shockwave's mancave~~ Starscream's new secret fort. To be fair, massive amounts of energon hidden beneath the landscape usually merited looking into anyway.
That was one week ago.]

[Private to Liege Maximo]
[It had taken Starscream this long to decide he was going to contact his Prime. The memory of Maximo was there, but it was as much a comfort as it was distressing. Starscream didn't know what note their relationship had last been on, but he sincerely hoped it was a positive one.]

My Liege, your humble servant returns. [He bows, the video dipping slightly] I await your command, and relish the opportunity of being of use to you -- however you deem fit.

[Welp, here's hoping that covered most of the important bases. And at the very least, it might be enough of a heads-up should Starscream find himself suddenly in need of ... hopping back off-grid.]

[Everybody else: ]
[The video opens to Starscream grinning in a dark, somewhat poorly lit place.]

Some of you might be wondering after my absence. [Of how long, he's uncomfortably unsure.] Well, rest assured, Haven, my time spent away has led to great accomplishments.

[The camera pans out as Starscream presents this with a grandiose gesture. Straightening, he thumbs a button on a device in his hand and the glowing lights instantly shut off. The camera pans back to Starscream, following him as he moves away. ]

While under the radar, I've been busy creating this. Allow me to present to you: ~a fully functional groundbridge~.
[Smugness levels are off the charts]

Yes, that's right, in this cave, using little more than a box of scraps, I've been able to engineer an incredibly sophisticated piece of machinery. Now, I might be a genius, but it was certainly no small feat given what I had to work with. And yet, here we are.

Should any of you want to use my bridge, know this: admissions is hardly free. But~ I'm sure with enough begging, we can work something out~~. I --

[Off screen there's a flash of light, and the very distinct sound of a groundbridge activating.]

I'll call you back.

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[Hey, faces aren't everything. And he can do a lot with one hand and a cannon hose, in spite of the fact that he's much bigger than me.

Not to mention he is much more inventive than, say, certain Energon Seekers.]

[Oh no you didn't. Gurl, you can't even begin to imagine the sorts of things Pscream can come up with.

Pretty sure at least half of it is/was/or is going to be illegal very soon.]

[Because most of it is horrible, awful murder already?

He knows about you and Vehicons, man. He knows.]

[It's not always murder. Sometime death is a little tame for the Decepticon's main torture expert/hobbyist. Seriously, half the time people are left in his care, he doesn't even leave marks.

But do you REALLY know? Do you really?]

[That doesn't actually help your case with the Vehicon, Starscream. He's not the biggest fan of torture, and all.

Vehicon grapevine is good enough for Fracas. It really is.]

[There's something to be said for personal experience though~

Live the ~~dream~~ nightmare!]

[No, no, that's okay. He'll stick with the one-eyed mech that he knows.

It's much safer there.]

[But we've got a one-eyed dude over here too!]

[But the one he likes has a Party Worm that destroys buildings.]

[That sounds unsanitary.]

[Party Worm is not unsanitary. He also doesn't show up in the bedroom.]

[Then what's the point of even having the damn thing?]

[Because it's adorable ^.^!
Also because it's destructive.]

[Let him tell you something, kid. Both of those qualities are awesome in the bedroom]

[No, he's. Pretty sure that's just the former. The latter doesn't seem awesome in the bedroom at all.]

[Oh he could teach you so many things, young grasshopper.]

[So many things he never even needed to know.]

[So many things he'll never be able to forget. So many things burned into his cortex so deeply he'll be reliving them for years during his defrag sessions.]

{Yeeeeeeeah he'll just. Avoid those experiences entirely. It's better for him - and his sanity - in the long-run.]

[Sanity is overrated. I mean, look at Starscream here, he's done just fine for himself without!]

[That is not the most glowing recommendation for a lack of sanity when it comes to Vehicons. He kind of has a reputation.]

[At least he's not Megatron levels of insane. That's...That's something, isn't it?]

[It is. Of course there's still all of those crazy world domination plans... and the leaving the Decepticons... which left Airachnid in charge temporarily...]

[Sigh. Still, Megatron is pretty dreamy, isn't he?]

[If you like crazy with a sharkface, sure. Fracas would prefer to avoid him.]

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