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[Skids is driving, the camera showing rocks and dust flying as he whisks by. The terrain seems smoother here, and as he's cruising along he passes by a little red flag...then another. Then another. Coordinate marks tick off across the screen as he goes.]

This is a little announcement to declare two things, so if you like good news listen up.

First of all...I'd like you all to welcome 4 to the Law Committee. He filled out the form, it checked out. If anyone wants to vote him off, take it up with Black Arachnia. Or Miko.

[It's pretty handy, having someone to delegate to.]

Second of all...

[And now is one of his favorite times--showing off. Without slowing down he transforms, leaping off the ground in mid-transformation and rolling forward. The camera is a mess of dizziness for a moment before a solid object slams down in front of it--a thin, slender rod....
topped with a red flag.]

Today marks the day the last road in the haven is plotted.

[He stands, dusting off his hands, looking a little too pleased with himself.]

Now, I'm not in the Law group, but if I catch anyone pulling flags out over the next few lunar cycles until the roads are in? [His face gets reaaaally close to the camera--is that a green tint in his optics? It wasn't there before.] Then I'm going to hunt you down, and shove them in places only your maker has seen. Got it?

Good.

[A moment later he's back in vehicle mode, zooming along as if that display of aggression wasn't completely unusual for him.]

[Sadly, he doesn't make it much further before his engine starts sputtering.]

PERCEPTOR. SEND MORE OF YOUR ENERGON TO MY COORDINATES, NOW.

[Someone has been taking a little too much of that Synth En.]

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[The growl from his motor is palpable.]

Without energon? You can't strand me here!

... I could.

[But he won't.]

I'll move to your position, I suppose. With regular energon.

[His engine quiets, at least, and he rolls to a stop.]

Good.

Right.

What's wrong with the synthetic stuff?

...

[Perceptor actually stops what he's doing, and just stares at the feed, a cube of regular old energon in his hand.]

Is that a serious question?

Yes.

I want more.

You're getting the normal variety.

And that's final.

[Time to transform and trundle out.]

Fine.

[For now. He'll get it from you, you'll see...WHOA WAIT.]

Are you a TANK?

[TRUNDLE TRUNDLE TRUNDLE...]

Yes. I thought that was rather common knowledge by now.

Well the treads were easy enough to figure out, but I thought they just were for making small adjustments in your microscope mode.

I didn't think you were so...tough.

[The way he says it might just indicate he likes things heavy duty. Then again, given how 'subtle' has vanished in the Synth en and given how he's wagging the plating over his optics, it might indicate more than that.]

What use would a microscope mode be?

[The tank somehow manages to appear unimpressed, despite the lack of a face, or any expressive features.]

If you're going to hit on me, do try and do so when you're not grossly under the influence. I'll be far more receptive.

You don't have a microscope mode?

[That was the standard for scientists back in the day.]

Yeah, well maybe I was a coward before. Or my senses weren't as good. I know I could do more, now...and see more. You should take some readings when you come.

[Take all the readings.]

So why not now?

Why would I?

[That makes no sense.]

I intend to take readings. Of just how utterly intoxicated you are.

[He's nearly there.]

Because I don't make a habit of indulging in the affections of those incapable of making rational decisions.

So you can see things better.

[Little things.]

I mean, what good is a TANK if you're a scientist?

And I'm not intoxicated. This is completely different. I can think better.

[When he could think straight, at least.]

That's why I have an actual microscope. Several of them. However, my frame is not currently the issue right now.

[Can you hear his engine approaching?]

I sincerely doubt that. Screeching for more energon hardly qualifies as "better".

Several?

Where do you keep them all?

[His brain is trying to imagine all the lenses hidden on your body, and...well, it's going interesting places with that.]

I don't see how you expect me to think better when I'm starving. I'm talking about when I'm fed.

[Though he winces for a moment--that line of thought was much too close to the sparkeater incident.]

There you are...

In my lab. Where they belong.

[Said as dryly as possible, as he strolls up, transforming in the process. He's carrying a cube in one hand -- regular old energon, albeit with some coloring added.]

[Just in case this gets tricky.]

Well, that's a disconcerting phrasing of the matter, isn't it? All the more reason to take you off the test list.

That was not nearly as interesting as I imagined.

[He watches Perceptor, who...well, really is huge enough to be a tank, so it should have clued in to him before this point. Still.]

Later. You can take me off the list later.

[He reaches for the energon, eager for his moves to be restored.]

I'm not going to apologize in the slightest.

[He holds it out, free hand on his hip. This should, theoretically, cleanse the rest of the energon effects out.]

[Hopefully.]

Too late. You're off. I'll not have you tackling me in the middle of the night.

If you weren't a good friend of mine I'd have to take offense to that.

[But you are, so he doesn't, and just downs the energon.]

You do realize that won't stop me from tackling you HERE, right?

[Skids; incoming.]

I don't see why you would. It's the truth.

[He shakes his head and looks down, scribbling some notes on his data pad. Needless to say, he's rather distracted... When he's leapt at. He drops the pad, sputtering and cursing.]

[But he's just going to stand there, counting on the heavy tank frame to keep himself on his feet.]

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