re_alignment | [Video] - far above the Haven, with a bit of static

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[Video] - far above the Haven, with a bit of static

[The video feed, laced with static here and there but otherwise viable, shows Jetfire from bottom half and down, his arm angled to focus on what seems to be a little drone plane insistently burning at full throttle a few feet beneath thrusters.

Though, for some reason, unless he's keeping precise time with it (which, in fact, he's not, keeping himself hovering) it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Far, far below both Jetfire and drone, the curve of Cybertron can be seen.]

I was in need of some... er, distraction and can safely say that attempting to leave Cybertron's near orbit at present, without some sort of modification, won't result in any greater harm than frustration.

[Jetfire starts to drift, so hopefully no one watching easily gets vertigo as he makes a circle above the insistently flying drone.]

I did, of course, attempt some preliminary tests before I was given the modifications, but as there was no way to know if pushing too far would result in a negative backlash of some sort, I didn't think it prudent to try to use too much power in attempting to get past the... er, field that currently seems to surround Cybertron.

[He might sound a bit more clipped than he usually does, and, out of view of the down-tilted feed, Jetfire's frowning because by now he's sort of... on edge due to Things. Hence, distraction.

Underneath his feet, the drone plane's engine nozzles sputter, cough and then die as it runs out of fuel, and the feed tilts, aiming back up to show Jetfire's upper half and wearing his outer helmet as he dives down to catch it, the static in the feed as he nears Haven smoothing out.]

Also, ah... Sari, Kagerou? I have something for each of you.

[You would think he's not flying straight down at speed to catch his drone plane, by his unruffled tone.]

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Precisely. [Rubbing his chin briefly, Jetfire shakes his helm.] It's unfortunate we don't have access to more proper equipment to get more, and more secure, readings of the Lambda, but considering the field is somewhat in the way either way, it's a useful place to start.

Thank you. It's been... er, too quiet lately. [A bit of the earlier tension bleeds back into Jetfire's tone and faceplates, because even if he'd be... well, lonely, if Starscream had disappeared back home, there was yet no guarantee that actually happened, so he'd prefer not to risk that it had.]

[He nods in agreement.] It should grant some results at least. And if this proves to be useful, we might have a better argument to get more equipment.

[And then he does notice that tension, yes.]

... is something wrong?

[He nods and drags a hand down his faceplates, but then keeps it there while he speaks.] I know there ought to be some, or at least the possibility to make it considering that the device I took up to the Lambda to read it during the species swapping was one Liege made.

[Wings flicking, Jetfire straightens up and slowly shakes his helm. He shouldn't be bothering Skyfire, but perhaps he's one of the safest ones to do so.]

I suppose that depens on who you ask, but Starscream has... been decidedly... ah, absent for nearly a week now. [His optics narrow, the glow lessening and the colour darkening and Jetfire's mouth twists in something between a dry smile and a grimace.]

Which leaves these two most likely possibilities; either he decided to follow or go with Megatron into the Badlands without bothering to... er, enlighten me as to where he was going, or like for quite a few indivuduals since we first arrived here, the Badlands might be involved in the more... usual... way.

[Does someone sound distinctly unhappy? Perhaps. Starscream should maybe wish for the latter to have happened if it was the first. By now, Jetfire's wings have flicked down, held stiffly along his own chassis instead of diagonally upwards.]

[In any case, Skyfire doesn't see it as bothering. Friends share their troubles with each other, right?

And this definitely counts as trouble, yes.]

... I'm sorry to hear that.

You know, if it helps... going off to follow Megatron without telling anyone sounds exactly like the kind of thing he would do.

[Because, bad as it is, right now that sounds like the lesser of two evils.]

[They do, don't they?

Only just a little. And very frustrating.]

It is something he would do, yes. [Engine rumbling deeper for a brief moment, Jetfire dragged a hand down his faceplates.]

Which is why I'm not going to set out to search or... ah, attempt not to effort too much until the group comes back, but it would still have been... courteous if he had at least left a message.

[Dry doesn't begin to describe Jetfire's tone, and the thing is... involved as they were or not, he'd still have worked.]

[He could certainly understand his friend's frustration. And it was hard not to say something that would encourage it, too - but he chose to focus on something more productive instead.]

I do think that waiting for their return is the best course of action, for now. At least by then we'll have a definite answer.

In the meantime, however - if you need any company...

Indeed. I've kept busy to that end, but at the same time, of he didn't go after Megatron, valuable time has been lost...

[At that, Jetfire shakes his helm, crossing his arms over his chestplates, optics briefly dimming.]

But lingering over possibilities and possible misses will do nothing, so yes. Company would be... appreciated.

[With a soft huff that's nearly a sigh, Jetfire send over his coordinates.]

[There isn't much to say to that. It's true, yes, but the fact that worrying about it won't help is also true. So he just tries his best to smile a little.]

I'll be there soon, then.

[It helps a little, really, and when Skyfire arrives, Jetfire had retreated back beneath the invisible field, waiting at an altitude Skyfire can reach.]

[It doesn't take very long to get there, fortunately. And even if it's not space proper, well, it's still nice to be up here.]

Hello.

[With a nod, Jetfire smiles in greeting and waves a hand above them.]

The field starts slightly above us... And, ah. Thank you.

[Because he really does need distractions about now.]

[He shakes his head slightly.]

Don't mention it. It's what friends do, right?

[Jetfire smiles again, slow but bright enough, despite the lingering tension in his faceplates.]

I believe so, yes. It was a while ago since that came into... er, play, though.

[Shoulders and wings twitching in a shrug, Jetfire briefly looks away and then back. Omega was a friend, yes, but well... with the changes to his personality, that had turned slightly odd. And maybe even a bit painful.]

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[That's... actually rather sad. But Skyfire gets it.]

Well, we can change that now, at least.

[It kind of is, probably, but well... It's only partly the war and partly because he switched sides, even if that was very long ago by now.]

We can, at that. [With a smile, Jetfire nodded up.] As stated, I don't expect any amazing revelations from you attempting to breach the barrier or what it might be, but it might still be a good idea.

All right, then. Let's give it a try.

[And with that, he transforms and flies even higher, as far as he can]

[Jetfire follows along, frowning the higher up they come and then, regardless of having kept pace with Skyfire, ends up above him.]

That's about where I couldn't come further before the modifications either... And Blurr assisted in showing that even the... er, non-traditional ability of flight as granted through his glyph can't get through the barrier.

[He flies along the barrier for a while, anyway, just for the fun of it - he simply doesn't try to cross it.]

It doesn't surprise me, come to think of it. They might grant us more abilities through the glyphs, but they're still in control...

[Flying just above, Jetfire's once again struck by how similar they look - but also the differences, and he's sort of bemused that despite the similarities, their altmodes are so very different.]

True, though it's unfortunate that those glyph-powered gifts aren't capable to act as... ah, modifications similar to what I recieved? Since it means the barrier, as an effect of the Lambda, is too strong for the bits of power that is... er, delegated to us to negate it.

Since the anomaly is, supposedly an act of... Unicron.

[There's a static-laced huff as he says the name, displeased at having to acknowledge that, even if there's been some... corroborative evidence, if Cliffjumper's broadcast memory should be taken at face value.]

[Oh, Skyfire understands. He's quite aware that outright denying anything to do would be far too close-minded, given their situation, but it still doesn't really... feel right.]

It's more than a little worrying, yes. The power imbalance is quite clear.

[Trying to be an open-minded scientist while still being... well, scientific isn't the easiest! Especially not when it comes to divinities. It's... nice, however, to know that Skyfire understands.

Though the fact that he can pick that up unsettles Jetfire greatly.]

Precisely. The only thing, I suppose, we could hope for, is that they do give an edge if the attacks from the Badlands start to come with any greater frequency.

[Jetfire sighs, and then, with a burst of speed, transforms midflight and twirls on his own axis. It's nice to have someone to fly with.]

I certainly hope so. It seems more... realistic, I think, than hoping for less attacks instead.

[Which, he knows, is kind of depressing.

So he'll just try to distract himself with a little barrel roll. It's been a while since he's flown in company.]

Lessening, I assume, would only happen if the Badlands were to be dealt with... or, better, the Lambda, as that is apparently the ultimate origin.

[Who says that just because they're big, they can't do some trick-flying? Jetfire lets his speed and altitude drop enough to get him level with Skyfire instead of flying above before he continues.]

Which might or might not be true, but there's some connection at least, since the Lambda has at least at the majority of... ah, incidents, showed some anomalous effect before each situation...

[He shifts his position a little, so that they can fly side by side more comfortably.]

Mmm. I wonder if it's even possible to deal with the Lambda. Even the Firstforged don't seem to be able to... unless they can and don't want to, which is not a very pleasant theory.

It... might be that, yes. On the other hand, it might also require dealing with the force that created the Lambda in the first place, if what's been said so far is to be believed.

[Pausing, Jetfire simply enjoys the air rushing past, roar of engines and Skyfire's presence beside him - it's still odd to think about alternates even if it makes sense in the face of the existence of a multiverse.]

Since, I believe... if we ended up dealing with... er, Unicron, it would probably remove the... ah, hook? the Lambda is into this reality.

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