[audio] - from somewhere in Liege's temple which is NOT his room

[angleofscience]

[Things were completely wrong, and this wasn't where he ought to be, but he wasn't sure if Starscream's precense was more of a surprise than all the proof of things being off were.]

I want to know anything different from whatever you term as normal that might have happened in the last sixty hours or so.

[That wasn't a request by the way, and Jetfire's voice is recognisable, but much sharper than he'd usually sound - mostly to hide his frustrated confusion over what he found when he looked over himself to see what was different in conjunction to the different place he woke up in and found the Link.

He's looked through it, and what in the name of Cybertron was that?]

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[raceme]

Jetfire? Are you feeling alright? [You seem off.]

[angleofscience]

Fine. [Except this isn't helping his mood, and who are you to even be asking? Of course, he's looked through the link, so he's got some awareness of who Blurr is - but it's odd and strange to think of himself being open with somebody.]

I still need an answer to the question.

[Flat, the restrained, irritable tone does a passable job of hiding his frustration. Perhaps he should've done some attempt at imitating whoever had been here that apparently... in some way... was him, but he couldn't begin to tackle that, so he hadn't.]

[raceme]

You do not sounds fine. In fact, you sound nothing like your usual self. Did you had a fight with Starscream? [Blurr is a friend who worries about you, that's him.]

Long story short? Theweatherwentcrazytherewasastormandnowtheresagiantpillarinthemiddleofthejunkpile.

[angleofscience]

I... Starscream? [Why would you bring that up? Now he's staring at the door again, even if it can't be seen.]

No. I haven't seen Starscream in quite a long while, even less had a fight with him. [The idea feels vaguely ridiculous, even if he's got proof, impossible proof but proof nonetheless, that "he" has had quite a lot to do with Starscream and recently. Even if he's pretty sure he hasn't.]

[raceme]

[Because is the first thing that came to his mind. He knows that people feels torn when they fight with their partner. Blurr has been arguing with that Barricade that showed up after all.]

That's absurd, you two ^{were talking the} other day and spend a lot of time together. Are you feeling alright? Did you spend _{the whole} time working in some sort of new experiment and forgot to recharge properly? [Mother hen, have one.]

[angleofscience]

No. [That's an honest to Matrix snap from Jetfire, and then he pauses, dragging a hand down the front of the helmet.]

None of those. And regardless of what this upgrade shows, I don't remember it. In fact, it all seems quite... improbable.

[But it's there, and it doesn't make sense that he'd be dumped in... what, an alternate's chassis? Something's wrong, and not just that he's here.]

[raceme]

[Woah there. Blurr's not used to hear that sort of harsh replies from his friend.]

Logic dictates that just because you don't know or remember something it doesn't mean that it's not true.

What is the last thing you remember?

[angleofscience]

[Sorry Blurr. Jetfire's not... quite himself, as it were.]

... Indeed. [Which he does know, especially as, while going for the simplest solution is usually the correct one, sometimes the "simplest" one might be the more improbable one... or the more improbable one is the right one, instead of the simplest, but none of this makes sense.

It still takes a good long moments before Jetfire continues, and his voice is slow and guarded when he does speak. He's not sure why, either, as he has no reason to trust this mech, even if his... alternate? has talked to him before.]

I was on my ship on the trail of a huge energy output, as I've been for a while.

[raceme]

[He's starting to notice that.]

[At least he agreed. Blurr is not sure what to think anymore, he wonders if he should go there to talk to him in person.]

Your ship...hm. I think you suffered some sort of data loss from your memory banks. You are now in Cybertron, a new one that's really young. You have been here for months.

[angleofscience]

[Jetfire might be more irritable and wary, but he's hardly unreasonable.]

I believe I would notice--- Though, no. [There's a static sigh.] Something is obviously off, but I don't think loss of data is it. But yes, I noticed that there's data in the extended comm that does suggest I or somebody very close to it [And that he's either inhabiting the body of, or something else is wrong] has been here for quite a while.

[aerospacecommander]

First you wake me up acting all glitchy and now you continue on like you fired your processor in more than one way.

I'm going back into recharge, you can come get me when you decide to stop being crazy.

[angleofscience]

[He's not sure how to tackle this, at all.]

... I apologise. [It's said more or less on automatic while Jetfire's still staring at the door. Neither of them are where they should be and Starscream's acting as nothing is wrong.]

But, besides a few issues that still elude me, and none of them have nothing to do with my processor, this isn't where I was only a short while ago, Starscream. [There's that sharp tone again, Jetfire doesn't even notice - because at least, no matter the revelation he had a short while ago and the strange situation right here and Starscream, it's almost reassuring. Almost. Mostly it's suddenly just reminding him of where he went wrong.]

[aerospacecommander]

Of course you aren't. You left the room.

[angleofscience]

[Can't see it, but he just facepalmed - despite having the helmet on.]

That was not what I meant.

[Another moment of hesitation, and then he crosses the corridor and into the doorway, standing there. And it's odd to see Starscream again.]

Before this room I certainly wasn't here, but on a ship following an energy signature.

[At least as far as he's aware, despite what the upgrade to his comm. suite might imply - and that version just makes something twist in frustration.]

[aerospacecommander]

[He sighs. Why can't everyone go crazy on days he's not trying to sleep.]

And exactly what were you hoping to find? Also, you really don't remember any of what happened?

[angleofscience]

[Because neither the universe nor Unicron bends to the whims and needs of one particular Aerospace Commander, no matter what you think, Starscream.]

... The Nemesis. [Maybe. He'd not really expected to find anything, but it had been something to do.] It seemed... simplest.

[Then Jetfire sighs as well, crossing his arms over his chestplates.]

If I did, would I find this completely unfamiliar, regardless of what this... upgrade to the comm. suite might imply?

[But the fact that all those things are there? Well, it's strange at the least, suspicious at the most. And he almost wants to ask when Starscream got all... like this, but refrains.]

[aerospacecommander]

All right. Lets start from the beginning. What do you remember?

[angleofscience]

The beginning? [He'd rather not, because he's been through this a lot, several times over, and it led to a conclusion he doesn't like but also realises should've happened earlier. With a sigh, Jetfire shakes his helm slowly. Not telling Starscream when he's asking doesn't really come up as an option.]

The Academy, then joining the Decepticons. I wasn't there, but the attack on and destruction of Iacon. [Dragging a hand down the front of the helmet and the visor, there's a twitch of his wings as he shrugs.] Megatron and the Prime disappearing, and the factions breaking up... Shockwave tried to convince me to stay with the main faction, but that wasn't ever an option.

[Perhaps it should have been, but then, he could just as well have gone to the Autobots... which he hadn't.]

The... situation with the mech who called himself the Fallen, and then Megatron came back again. [Hadn't that been a mess, especially considering what Megatron had done to Starscream.] When the Autobots restarted the Ark mission and Megatron launched the Nemesis, you [or, well... whatever.]... convinced me... to stay behind, to 'keep an optic on Shockwave'.

[He's not sure whether he resents that or not - if he'd gone on the Nemesis, perhaps he wouldn't have had to think - though that's deeply cowardly. By now Jetfire's tone has gone back to being somewhat irritable, but it doesn't seem to be for any particular thing. Just... everything in general.]

[aerospacecommander]

You ... never joined the Autobots?

[Oh. Now this was interesting. Could explain Jetfire's general sharpness, but Starscream found himself unsure if he was resentful that crazy-Jetfire hadn't left for the other side.]

[Video]

[glitteratimedic]

Anything? You mean besides the obvious bits of madness?

You're going to be in for a great deal of weird answers, as far as I've seen.

[Glit sniffs haughtily; you'd think they would have had their fill of insanity already, but noooo...]

[Video]

[angleofscience]

Anything within the time period I gave, yes. Since as far as I'm aware that's when something must have happened.

[He'll even let it be video, though Glit might or might not be aware of the differences.]

[Video]

[glitteratimedic]

Well let's see now...

[He starts ticking things off on one paw.]

Storm of unusual size and ferocity.

Sudden pillar from the sky of usual size and ominous quality.

Various parties posting on the network in a state most unlike their usual selves in the time after...

[Even you. But Glit doesn't know Jetfire well enough to sure enough to hazard such a guess out-loud.]

[Video]

[angleofscience]

[As Glit recounts, Jetfire lets out a harsh, drawn-out static sigh. Sure, this was exactly what he needed to know, since it gave an obvious catalyst for his sudden appearance. He just didn't like hearing it, still.]

... So there's something obvious then. Good. So to speak. [His engine grumbles, but at least this is something to focus on than the realisation that he should've left the Decepticons a long time ago, and has no idea how that would happen now.]

It remains to find out of what nature our appearance... [Pause. Possession? Change?] or otherwise, this might be, then.

[Video]

[glitteratimedic]

Afraid I can't help much there. Unless I look over a 'changed' person that I've examined before and do a comparison between previous scans, I couldn't tell you much.

And you at least do not qualify for that.

Though some people certainly look markedly different.

[Video]

[angleofscience]

I'd say it was a pity, since it would be efficient, but I don't believe I'd let you do that... yet, anyway.

[Briefly, Jetfire sounds dryly amused and he might have let the medic cat look him over anyway, if he'd had something to compare to. Alas...]

Hmmm. Which could be evidence against a simple shift in memories and accompanying attitude.