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[redshirtrobot]

So uhm. I'm looking for Starscream? I think I have something of his... actually a lot of somethings.

[Fracas is standing in front of aquarium... that is full of piranacons. Two of them in particular seem interested in his fingers, snapping at the glass ineffectively. He stares at them, blanching briefly.]

What are these, anyway? And why do they keep trying to bite me?


[Locked to scientists/medics/Prime cast... and Skids]

Also... Some of you know that I recently. Got new information from home. And I know some of you have been experimenting with. With a synthetic variant of energon from my world.

[The Vehicon huffs, face going visibly stoney.]

It would be better if you stop. Because this can happen.

[What follows is a video of a number of horrible terrorcons with split open jaws and suspiciously tentacly tongues, headed for the camera. There is no sound, but anyone savvy enough can probably figure out the camera operator (as it was) was Fracas.]

And if this happens, I'm going to shoot everyone involved. And I won't feel bad about it, because I am not having a zombie apocalypse here.

[Try him B|]

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[sciencetank]

By some of you, I take it your rather overly dramatic warning refers to myself.

Your concern is duly noted.

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[redshirtrobot]

There are others, probably. I'm almost certain. But you're the first one I knew of.

It's not just 'concern'. They ate a significant number of my coworkers which made my coworkers exactly like them.

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[sciencetank]

Then I would thank you to keep your thinly veiled jabs to yourself. A simple warning would have sufficed. Though I have had quite enough of all of you assuming I'm careless.

Primus.

No one has underwent any horrific transformations. And nothing in the chemical makeup even remotely suggests such a property is even possible.

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[redshirtrobot]

I'm assuming everyone that has been making or using it is insane, actually. And this is the simple warning; it's not as though the video is accompanied by a detailed report of what happened.
Half of Megatron's forces were lost to these things. Half. I'll admit that Vehicons aren't the best-trained troops, but I don't want that happening where there are mechs like Tarn that could potentially be infected, or where they might run into humans. Intentionally or by accident. By you or anyone else that might have access to this formula and the materials necessary.

Yet. No horrific transformations yet, except for Skids' erratic and aggressive behavior regarding road flags. And you'd be shocked what incomplete formulas of energon can do, I'm sure.

[deceptionshark]

Piranacons hmm?

I would be happy to personally deliver this to Starscream, Fracas.

[redshirtrobot]

[Erk.]

Lord Megatron, sir.

[The hastiest bow... that keeps him far away from the tank.]

You know what these are? I'd gladly hand them over, but. I'd be concerned that they would go after you. They're... awfully aggressive.

[deceptionshark]

[That's real sweet of you Fracas, but Megatron has dealt with worse in his lifetime. He still fondly remembers his zombie army. You know, the first one.]

Your concern is noted Fracas, but I believe I can handle it.

I am rather fond of overly aggressive abominations.

[deadlydoctor]

Starscream is in jail. [He thinsk you meant their Starscream.] Are those his neew pets? They look like scraplets.

[Same locks.]

We already have zombies here, you know that, right? Or where they just ghost...? Either way, you are late.

[redshirtrobot]

Different Starscream. This one is blockier. Actually... I think he was the one with those posters for Overseer that the other Megatron found. I have no idea what these are but they are mean.

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I remember ghosts... but I'm pretty sure if there are zombies here, they don't do that thing with their mouths. [He raises his hands and makes Clampy Jaw Motions.]

Or are made by other Cybertronians.

[deadlydoctor]

You meant Jetfires's boyfriend. My guess is that they're something Shockwave would like to study, you could bring one to him.

[Locked]

Let's hope not.

Are you going to bring that up all the time? It's not it happened on purpose. The Autobots killed many vehicons and you are friends with them. Did you conveniently forget about the spark extractor?

[Geez fracas, why to hold on a grudge. Just because those thing ate a bunch of your friends.]

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[angleofscience]

... Which Starscream? [Eyeing the tank behind Fracas, Jetfire is sort of arrested by their aggressive attempts at Fracas' fingers.]

They seem... er, somewhat familiar.

[But what he's thinking about is far bigger than these barely hand-sized critters.]

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... The synthetic energon from your reality can do that? How?

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[redshirtrobot]

Oh, I have a picture! Let me see if I can find it...

[He turns and shuffles through some stuff and then turns back with a photo!]

Well, at least someone recognizes them. They're like scraplets that can't murder me.

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If it's mixed with another kind of energon it does that. I don't know how it works; I don't think the ones that originally did it even know how it works. Just... they do that and eat someone and that someone becomes like them. Even just one bite and they start craving their friends' energon.

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[angleofscience]

Ah... Odd. So it is the one from the same reality as I. I wonder why he would...

[Distracted by the comment, his optics slide past Fracas, and Jetfire's helm tilts.]

Well, I'd hope they're nothing like scraplets, regardless of their, er... regard for your fingers. And they're rather similar to these, though there's some other differences beside the size.

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And... ah. That's... er, unpleasant in the extreme. Sounds like the concoction might corrupt or even close down higher processing power, in addition to some mutations... possibly from the energon radiation...

[He shakes his helm.]

Not something I could see happen with artificial energon from other realities, which is probably a very good thing.

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That is not how I looked.

[He is never going to live this down, is he?]

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[aerospacecommander]

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I have never seen those before and have no idea what you're talking about.

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[redshirtrobot]

Your name was in the box. So was a photo of you. Somebody obviously left them for you.

But... Lord Megatron might want them. If you don't. I'm sure he'll find some use for them.

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[aerospacecommander]

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[Well he can't have that either.]

I still have no idea what you are talking about.

However, I will trade you them for this box I found that conveniently has your picture and I assume is yours.

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[adamndoctor]

Good God, man. They don't seem to be your pets or friends, so I highly recommend putting the abominations down.

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[redshirtrobot]

The problem was they were my friends. I knew them. We worked in Maintenance together. Then this happened and I had to shoot them.

[Well. They were close enough to friends. He never had many on the Nemesis, really.]

If something like this happened here...

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[adamndoctor]

My condolences, kid, but they weren't your friends anymore, if that helps. [It's not the best, but it's kinda hard sympathizing given the... unique situation.]

Yeah, well. Here's to hopin' the big guys on high can at least stop somethin' like that before he even starts.

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

[sigh] Well, thank Primus Skids never consumed enough to get to that level of crazy. But if Perceptor sees this, I'm not sure what becomes of the synthetic energon then. I did recommend helping him with test subjects, however, though now...

Beyond that, I've never worked with the stuff.

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[redshirtrobot]

He assures me he has it entirely under control. Then again, supposedly Knock Out did too, and then that happened. I'd probably keep to non-sentient test subjects from here on, until any potential... issues... are worked out.

[Fracas breathes out lightly.] I'm glad. You have no idea.

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

I agree. [sigh] Hopefully Perceptor realizes live subjects will have to wait. Though I figure, wouldn't he have tried them on non-sentient objects already?

[half-smirk] I've honestly haven't heard many good things about this synthetic energon to allow it into the medbay just yet.