[Audio] Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in Liege's temple.

[my_own_trope]

[Guess who just woke up from his 3-month coma? Furthermore, guess whose body managed to finagle itself out of prison where it was seen last?
If you guessed this sleeping beauty, you're at least not wrong. Sorry about that, Haven, this asshole is back.
Don't worry, there was plenty of screaming involved; both upon waking, and then directed at nearby furniture and the sky in general.]

[The Audio opens with Starscream sounding like he's just run a marathon.]

Someone tell me what blasted day it is!


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[Locked to TFP Megatron]

My Lord...?

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[Locked to TFP Shockwave]

Do you still live?

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[Locked to TFP Knock Out]

I think it's about time we had a talk. [And now he sounds mad]

Comments

Re: oh no!

[thankyou4myheart]

[He frowns at that, though the question is a legitimate one as far as he's concerned.  He was, after all, the very first of his kind to NOT need a pilot or remote control.]

  I was built by humans, but no, I am not a piloted unit.  I am completely self-mobile and self-directing.  [Never mind that there are some things for which he still needs /permission/ before he can or should do them…]  I have what is called a Super AI.  I have a heart.  I am fully self-aware and capable of experiencing the same range of emotions that you are.

[my_own_trope]

[You can hear the revulsion in his voice]

A heart. How do you keep it from rotting inside of you? Do I even want to know?

[thankyou4myheart]

[He gives the mech a deeply perplexed look – BWAH? – then vents an approximation of a sigh as he realizes what the other's referring to.]

Not that kind of heart, Starscream. I don't mean a physiological organ. I mean . . . I'm far more than just programming. As I said, I'm fully sentient and capable of emotions. I'm not just what you would consider a drone. I'm a person.

[my_own_trope]

Until I see evidence otherwise, you're a drone. Quite a lot of ours are capable of roughly the same anyway. There's nothing to be ashamed of, some people are just built inferior.

You had the further misfortune of being constructed by disgusting flesh-creatures. Sometimes these things happen. [And then he starts cackling. Don't mistake him, this is very much at YOUR expense. #LOLUGross.]

LOL poor Deckard. XD;;;

[thankyou4myheart]

[Oh, he knows when he's being mocked and dismissed. His expression hardens, though he remains polite. (He's Japanese-built and socialized, after all.)]

Until I see evidence otherwise, I'm no less than you are, as we're both thinking, feeling machines. Though I'm sorry to see you share at least one thing in common with one of the Autobots here – congratulations. [Yes, that was a very mild emphasis on "Autobots" – he too can twist a bit of a knife when he really wants to. Besides, much as he wants to, he's already learned to not bother trying to defend humans to a Cybertronian with that level of attitude.] I'll leave you to sad, self-limiting prejudice. Good day, Starscream.