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[angleofscience]

I... apologise if I was... ah, short with anyone while the pillar's influence was in effect.

[Jetfire shifts his shoulders, briefly glancing away. Thinking of that is just kind of uncomfortable, the way things changed - and didn't - from simply staying.]

I've more important matters to bring up for consideration, however, as during the first examination of the pillar I managed to find out it goes down. It comes from the Lambda, and goes down. And not just under the surface, but into the core.

[Folding his arms over his chestplates, Jetfire frowns. he's not sure how to take the additional information, but there ought to be energy within Cybertron, so he can accept that.]

I believe the best method of taking care of the pillar or conducting more research towards that same course of action would be to go to where it... er, attaches to Cybertron itself, as destroying or otherwise trying to remove it at the surface will leave part of it still on, and in, Cybertron.

So if anyone has any knowledge regarding a way down into the core of Cybertron, if you could speak up...

[Pause. Things have been... awkward the last few days, but.]

Ah, Starscream..? Could I ask you to come with?

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[angleofscience]

If I was going to kill you, I would be far more straightforward about it, yes.

[Honestly, Starscream... Jetfire can't quite keep his smile from emerging.]

And shouldn't you be used to flying down into "pits of death"?

[Then he just shakes his helm.]

Whatever will happen when we venture down there, I doubt it would cause instant deactivation, though there's a chance the pillar might have more defenses at such an important connection.

Either way, I also want you to accompany me because I want to see what your null ray might do. If it affects the pillar the same electrical systems are, we might have a way of circumventing its effects while working on a more permanent method of getting rid of it.

[aerospacecommander]

The last time I went down into a pit of death it was because of Sun-I'm-completely-insane-storm.

But yes I can see that you would need me for this situation.

[He is that important after all.]

[angleofscience]

True, but you wouldn't necessarily have had to.

[If you'd stuck to the plan, by the Matrix Starscream, sometimes you're just... so much you.]

Since no one else has a null ray, yes. [Matter of factly, though his optics are a bit too bright, so he may be teasing.] Either way, even without that your input... and your company, would be appreciated.

[aerospacecommander]

Why do I always agree to go along with your completely stupid ideas?

[angleofscience]

I think that's something you're going to have to answer yourself, Starscream.

[But here, have, perhaps, part of the answer; Jetfire smiling.]

[aerospacecommander]

Tch. Some sort of glitch most likely.

[angleofscience]

And it's an impressive one, in that case.

[There's no reason to take offense here; Jetfire's definitely amused.]

... And I can't say I mind it.

[Since either way, Starscream gets a similar response from him, so.]

[aerospacecommander]

Whatever. You need to stop getting all weird on me.

[Where everyone can see it at least.]

[angleofscience]

[And then one day someone catches them in a compromising situation, or they slip something. What then, Starscream?]

I think it's too late for that, but I'll make an attempt. Though, given that "weird" is a very inexact and subjective descriptor, it's going to be hard to tell what behaviour you would prefer be kept at a minimum.

[Now he's just being difficult.]

[aerospacecommander]

[It still won't be his fault because Jetfire is the one who always manages to say the wrong things.]

I don't know. All of it?

[And now he's just being difficult.]

[angleofscience]

[But it's Starscream who'll like it the least when it gets revealed.]

You feel like moving out, then?

[Helmtilt and arch look. If he's going to stop all of it, then they're going to have to separate more. Of course, Starscream's just going to say something about that not being necessary... or refute he actually lives in Jetfire's room almost all the time, despite the fact that he does.]

[aerospacecommander]

No, you're room is my other storage area.

[angleofscience]

[He should have expected it. Really, he sort of did, but he still can't keep from hiding his faceplate in the palm of a hand - mostly to hide the slightly exasperated and fond smile.]

Right. How foolish of me, of course it is.

[Starscream also stores himself in this handy second storage area.]

I assume it meets some... ah, standard, then.

[Okay, he has his facial expressions under control, so he'll drop his hand now.]

[aerospacecommander]

Minimally. For now at least.

[But sorry Jetfire, if he was suddenly given a giant castle somewhere ... he'd so move there.]

[angleofscience]

[Typical.]

How absolutely fortunate for me. At least insofar as it provides some conversational... ah, stimulation.

[Is he serious or not? Hard to tell with that dry tone, though he does, of course, like having Starscream so close.]

[aerospacecommander]

That depends on how much I actually pay attention to anything you say.

[Because blah blah blah science blah blah.]

[angleofscience]

You would still need to pay enough attention to know what to not pay attention to.

[Now he's just being difficult, and the little grin reveals it, but he knows Starscream listens more than he pretends to, since otherwise he wouldn't have used what Jetfire had said about Sunstorm as base for modifying his null rays, back then.]

[aerospacecommander]

I only listen to every third word.

[angleofscience]

So how much can you agitate energon before it reaches a state of molecular flux and explodes, since that would be a pretty important thing to remember.

[Jetfire tilts his helm a little, looking merely inquisitive, any trace of earlier little grin disappeared.]

[aerospacecommander]

An amount you better hope I paid attention to, as I'm in your room.

But I have to go agitate some more Energon.

Bye now.

[Disconnects]