[Open][Freewheeling, with little coordinate markers on the screen]

[skidaddle]

[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.]

Comments

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

I don't know, I'd need to run some tests. Just... don't consume anymore until you've seen a doctor, okay?

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[skidaddle]

I'll do what I think's best for me.

[Which, right now, is totally logical.]

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

Do you even know what that is? Because this [he's making a hand gesture you can't see] isn't helping.

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[skidaddle]

I'm sorry, what isn't helping?

I can't hear you over the sound of my being awesome.

[His engine revs, though it is not as healthy sounding as he'd like it to be.]

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

So is acting like a youngling part of your personality or a side effect of the synthetic energon?

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[skidaddle]

Side effect. I can't imagine you remember what it's like to feel this young, though, Ambulon.

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

Will you just - go see a medic, please? [CHILDREN I SWEAR.] In case this side effect turns into a full blown case of something horrible.