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[The first image you see of Jetfire is him waving his cane angrily at a bunch of acolytes.]

Don't you talk t'me about 'alternate universes'! I know 'em all! This isn't Cybertron! This is a joke! [He angrily stabs the ground with his cane. An acolyte approaches, but he quickly swats it away.] I'll not speakin' t'no drones! Where's your leader? [He aggressively pokes one of the acolytes in the face with his cane] Do ya even understand a word I'm even sayin'? Is anything gettin' through that one-bit processor o' yours? [Jetfire gets in the poor drone's face] Take - me - to - your - leader!

[Another drone attempts to pull Jetfire aside, but he whips back an arm and backhands the acolyte, knocking it to the ground. He turns and starts wailing on the little 'bot with his cane.] Tryin' t'sneak up on me, are you? Have you any idea who I am? My name's in history books! I was one of the first Seekers forged on Cybertron! The Mighty Jetfire! [He gives one last swift konk upside the drone's head, knocking the poor thing out.]

[And for a minute or so there's a bunch of old man complaining and muttering as he scuffles with the remaining acolytes. It's a blur of color and the communication link falls over, showing a lovely image of the dirt. The noises stop, and heavy footfalls shake the device; a second later, thick black claws pick up the communicator and hold it up, until Jetfire's old face is about pressed to the lens.] I'll not be havin' some half-arsed fairy-tale from the drones. Who's in charge here!? [And, oh lovely, black fuel-spittle sprays across the screen.] I'll take on all yer little pansy toys until you show yourself, "forgedfirsts"!

[Yeah, it was obvious Jetfire hadn't been totally listening. What he did catch he didn't understand. He's old, give him a break.]

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Drones are drones are drones! I'll smack around a trash bin all I want!

Where are the Firstforged? Where can I find them? Here at this... temple?

And they're just doing the job assigned to them, so it would seem needless to... er, smack them around.

[Jetfire sighs and shakes his helm.]

There's one to the temple you woke up in, yes. You have a glyph on your upper arm, it should reveal which Firstforged you're aligned with.

What sorta so-called "leaders" send out drones t'do their work? By the looks of this place, they don't seem to be too busy.

Right. I know about this bloody thing [he scratches at it]. The glorified buckets said somethin' about a Vector Prime. Who are the others? Are they all Primes? I spend me years with no Prime, then suddenly they're everywhere.

So far, they've only personally explained things to those of us who came here first, but I believe they're usually busy with... preparing the planet for wider habitation.

[Yes, excellent way of phrasing it. No need to mention Primus, nope. Jetfire shrugs, frowning slightly.]

I doubt the same thing that designates a Prime in my reality is what counts here - the Firstforged are Primes because they're the first of our species in this reality, as far as I understand it. The others are Solus Prime, Liege Maximo, Megatronus Prime, Prima, Nexus Prime and ALpha Trion.

Bloody good job they've done so far. Can't even repair their damn dimensional leaks.

[Oh. Oh. But then he hears it. Megatronus. Megatronus. And all together he goes reaaally, deathly quiet, optics narrowed and averted, one clawed finger scratching at his beard. He glances back.] Megatronus, is that right? [He leans closer to the camera] Tell me more about him.

[How about a mutual bit of silence, Jetfire? Because he falls quiet as well, briefly considering all the things he could say, his suspicions... but probably not yet.

At first, though...]

Indeed, but there's a claim a being that disturbs and destroys realities by its mere existence is the cause of it. An opponent of Primus. [Jetfire lets out a soft static sigh and frowns. He'd seen Cliffjumper's memory, of course, and there were things the Fallen had said and what was claimed here, but...]

As for Megatronus Prime... [He sounds rather subdued, and is frowning slightly] He seems to be the most dedicated warrior out of the seven we know about and have met, so far.

He has some... ah, affinity for fire. [Understatement.]

He took a group of volunteers into the Badlands to deal with an... er, incursion that was creating havoc within the Haven as well. And he does resemble, given the differences in aesthetics between realities, a mech in my own reality that was from before time was recorded as we knew it.

[Neutral enough, right. He has a bunch of coincidences so far, as well as that nagging familiarity, but those aren't proof.]

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Aye. These tincans mentioned somefin' about a "Unicron". Heard that much. [And that's all he's gonna say on that.]

[but he does laugh] "Affinity for fires", eh? Well, boyo, I'm afraid that may be the least of your concerns, if... [Oops. Old man rambling. He clears his rusty vocalizer.] But ye would say he's so far been rather... calm?

Yes, that does seem it'd be... well. Given what he's shown so far and other possible indications, the fire powers may be the... er, least of it.

[They could dance a tango with how much avoiding of the topic while yet talking about it they're doing.]

As much as any of the other Firstforged have, yes. [Jetfire nods, shrugging slightly.] ... You have experience with something else?

[He can't help but ask.]

[Oh, and there's a bitter chortle.] Oh, let's just say I've had the pleasure of working for a Megatronus, aye. It did not end... entirely well.

[He shakes his helm, and then crosses his arms, frowning thoughtfully.]

If my conclusions are correct, that does seem to be a thing that happens... so, ah, my sympathies. The only thing I can say, otherwise, is to remember what counts for anyone else present here... alternates aren't precisely the same as what we know.

[Because that's what the Firstforged are, right? This reality's version of the first. Right? Which is why he's been careful, because besides lacking confirmation of the Megatronus Prime = the Fallen connection besides the fire and somewhat physical similarity in design, he wouldn't want to assume.]

Oh? Ye mind givin' me an example then?

I dunnae trust Megatronus, my universe, this universe, a universe filled with cats.

Which, given, is probably a reasonable position, but, ah... whether or not anything happens here, it has not happened.

[He pauses, glancing off briefly.] Perhaps yet. But either way. But my point is simply that we can meet many alternates of the individuals we know, but they aren't guilty of their alternate's actions.

... And then there's at least one reality where the situations and allegiances of all seem to be thrown in reverse, so that there's a Megatron that acts very similar to the Optimus Prime I know, in regards to the ideals he holds.

A reverse universe? [He stares.] Now you're pullin' me leg. [pause] So is there an evil Optimus 'ere? A saintly Megatron, perhaps?

Unfortunately not. Though, I'm not sure 'unfortunately' is the correct term as it's a very interesting suggestion of quantum mechanics on a dimensional level, sort of mirroring particles' opposites... er.

[He shakes his helm.]

No Optimus Prime of that flavour, no, but a Megatron.

[He looks shocked, like... No, he was joking, there's... an actually honest to goodness saintly Megatron?]

I'll believe it when I see it.

An' don't you talk to me about "quantum mechanics" and "particles" and crap. I'm a Seeker. [dot dot dot] I just never 'ad any reason to believe it were... possible. [AKA he didn't know.]

[Sorry to burst the bubble, but yes there is!]

You should get a chance for that, yes... as long as he doesn't, like some others have, disppear, into the Badlands or elsewhere.

[Jetfire shrugs, and then... tilts his helm, optics brightening a little. He already knew they were (probably, anyway, such a severe difference...) alternates, but this is interesting.]

I doubt many of us did, before we ended up here, theories are one thing and this sort of situation isn't something that lends itself to... er, easy data gathering. While I did know about alternate realities and a probable multiverse before being deposited here, it was due to another interdimensional nexus... It's... ah, interesting, however, what alternate realities can lead to, since so far the other alternate of us here is a scientist like myself.

[Though he was a shuttle, so the jet altmode seemed to be something they shared despite the disparate looks.]

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