video; locked from Prime!Starscream

[redshirtrobot]

[When the video comes on, Fracas is shifting on his feet, only pausing to rub the back of his neck and let out a reedy laugh. He coughs when he finally gets control of himself, then claps his hands together and mutters to himself before speaking up.]

S-so, uhm. I... I guess everyone's noticed the new Starscream. Well, he's the Starscream from my world. More the point, I.

I need help.

He can't know there's a Vehicon here. That I'm here. I will end up dead again and I-I don't... I don't want to die again. There. There has to be some way to keep me completely off his radar, right?

... ^Right?!

[Fracas's voice cracks for a moment without him even realizing it.]

S-something. Anything. I just. I can't. I r-really can't.

Please?

[He could not possibly look any more desperate and pathetic, even if he had a lip wibble.]

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[voice/;locked]

[sword_redemption]

You shouldn't have to risk it. There are plenty of us who will help keep you safe. Don't be afraid to ask for help.

[He laughs.] Honestly, of all the weird things here, the fact that others care about you should be the least.

[voice/;locked]

[redshirtrobot]

I know. A-and I'm not afraid, but... I have to be able to take care of myself, too. If someone's not there... I guess.

[Fracas manages a little laugh, shaking his head.] Well, I guess getting turned human is weirder than that, at least.

[voice/;locked]

[sword_redemption]

It's all right to be a little nervous if you're talking about someone killing you.

[Nervous is the mechly term for afraid, Fracas.]

And you don't need to be afraid to ask for help. We have a law committee.

[He laughs.] Being a human was...yeah. Something, wasn't it?

[voice/;locked]

[redshirtrobot]

Well... yeah. Th-that I'm definitely nervous about.

[Which is a much better word than 'afraid'. He's going to remember this for later.]

I know. A-and a police force. I'm sure none of them would let Starscream... [Things. Just. Things.]

Heh. I'll say. That was... not something I'll forget soon.

[voice/;locked]

[sword_redemption]

[Drift is a master of vocabulary!]

No one would let Starscream get away with doing anything.

Nor would your First Forged.

[Erk.] It was pretty unforgettable.

At least no one's called you a pervert.

[Bright side!]

[voice/;locked]

[redshirtrobot]

My First Forged... I've never even talked to her before...

[He's not sure how that would even go, really. And actually he'd just hate to bother her with his horrible murder.]

... a pervert? Did someone call you that? W-why?