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[redshirtrobot]

So, I. I don't know how many people knew him, but I figured I might as well say something.

Shockwave - the big one - and his Driller have been missing. Sometimes they'd just go off on their own but usually not for this long. And I've looked everywhere. So I'm gonna call it.

They're. Gone.

[He pauses for a long moment before speaking again.]

I'll still be at Megatronus's temple to look after their things, until Megatronus makes me leave.

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[redshirtrobot]

Because he made me believe I was more than just cannon fodder.

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[my_own_trope]

[Stasrcream, what are you doing here.]

[Eyes narrow]

And what position would you have had that made you "cannon fodder," pray tell? Because that responsabilty was reserved for the verhicons and eradicons.

[His seekers are exempt. They were worth more to him. He liked them.]

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[redshirtrobot]

[Well.

This was inevitable. But at least Fracas is slightly better-equipped to deal with this. No screaming and hiding, yay?]

You forgot the Seekers. They die as fast as the rest.
Probably because they all have the same shoddy combat training.

You shut your mouth about his seekers!

[my_own_trope]

[You can thank your boyfriend for that! Except, wait, no you can't: HE'S GONE.]

Watch yourself! I did not forget them. They're a class above the rest.


[The Allspark made them, and that made them inherently better then the rest of the mooks. They'd been among Megatron's gifts to him too. They were also just seekers in general... which made them a superior class by default. And they were his favourite.]

What you mean Fracas's drinking buddies~?

[redshirtrobot]

[DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT HIS BOYFRIEND LIKE THAT]

Then how come they aren't any better in a fight than the rest of the troopers?

Face facts; they are exactly like the rest of the cannon fodder. Their paint is just a different color.

[Hey Starscream, spoiler warning: the other Vehicons have sparks too. All the mooks are secretly actually people.]

HIS BABIES. HE PRACTICALLY ALMOST CARED ABOUT THEM SORT OF.

[my_own_trope]

[HE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HOT MESS AS MUCH AS HE WANTS! Largely because driller's not here.]

They'd have had far more battle prowess if I'd been allowed to train them the way I wanted. Instead I found my precious time tied up with babysitting Shockwave's faulty beast.

[Who cares about sparks. His seekers were just BETTER people]

IN THE WAY ONE CARES ABOUT PROPERTY?

[redshirtrobot]

You had time to train them between Megatron establishing Darkmount and Shockwave's arrival. And time before you were put in charge of the Predacon, too. So why didn't you?

[Except that they're the exact same people as all the other people?]

WITH THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN "I'm worried about ME" when surrounded by normal mooks to...

[my_own_trope]

["I'm worried about US," when flying with his new seekers.]

[True... he'd had that time... but ... he and Megatron had been kinda busy enjoying a post-war honeymoon of sorts and you don't know how much more important compliments from Megatron are, okay? Getting cozy with the boss takes precedence over ERRBODY.]


I had other duties to attend to! As Second in Command of ALL Decepticons (because at that point in time, Shockwave deff didn't have the raise) I am responsible for far more than simply training the troops.

uh-oh, SARCASTIBOT ACTIVATED

[redshirtrobot]

Come on. Everyone knows you were too busy making out with Megatron.

And that's why Wheeljack blew up those Seekers you sent to track him. Which is what happens to every other trooper you send to track the Autobots.

[You can't hide things from Vehicons, they know ALL THE THINGS. They're practically better at Soundwave's job than Soundwave is.]

Uh oh!

[my_own_trope]

[Starscream initiates his usual counter whenever people start ragging on him for his... thing with Megatron.
Time to commence project "ignore that comment".]


You'll notice it tends to happen to every other drone sent out by ANY officer.


[IT ISN'T PROFESSIONAL TO TALK ABOUT THE FRATERNIZING THAT MIGHT BE GOING ON BETWEEN YOUR SUPERIORS.]

[redshirtrobot]

[Oh so you're just going to deny that your relationship with Megatron is more than a little weird, is that it?]

But it also happened to your Seekers that you claim are a step above than typical Vehicons and Eradicons.

[WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, WHAT NOW?]

[my_own_trope]

[HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.]


War claims many casualties. What's your point?


[LALALALA HE'S NOT LISTENING. And you better not let him catch you at it either.]

[redshirtrobot]

[HE KNOWS YOU CAN, JUST ADMIT THE TRUTH.]

My point is you were trying to talk about how great they are when they're still just repainted versions of the other troops. So they're also cannon fodder.

[He's so gonna talk to Skids and Bulkhead and Thundercracker about it while they work on the roads. It'll be great.]

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[sciencetank]

How lovely for him.

And truly, that erases every atrocity Shockwave has ever committed before.

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[redshirtrobot]

This isn't my world, or his, or yours, so what he did here is what matters. He wasn't your Shockwave anyway, so how would you know what he did back on his own world?

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[sciencetank]

What he did here was allow his pet to run wild and terrorize civilians.

And, after speaking with him, I can only determine his personality traits run incredibly similar to the one I know.

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[redshirtrobot]

So you're accusing him of being the most horrible bot on the planet because you think he's exactly like your Shockwave... and because the Driller was the Driller.

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[sciencetank]

I never actually said those words, so thank you for putting them into my vocal processor.

The worst bot in the world would be Megatron.

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[redshirtrobot]

Well maybe next time you could... not respond rejoicing about the sudden disappearance of someone's boyfriend. Especially not to the person whose boyfriend disappeared.

And which Megatron there have been like. Eight that have been here.

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[sciencetank]

Boyfriend? Is that some sort of Decepticon... what does that even mean?

[seriously.]

Which one do you bloody think.

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[redshirtrobot]

We were dating. You do know what dating is, right? When you like-like someone so you do stuff together?

[He thought you were supposed to be a genius.]

The blue and white math teacher. Obviously. [.|]

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[sciencetank]

Of course I do. I'm Cybertronian, not foolish.

Mm, my, someone's become hostile.

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[redshirtrobot]

When you are dating the other person is called a boyfriend or a girlfriend depending on their gender preference. It's a human term.

Someone hasn't exactly had the best day and someone else isn't exactly helping.

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[sciencetank]

And how in Primus' name am I to know human terms?

Helping. I wasn't aware I'd suddenly become your therapist.

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[redshirtrobot]

Maybe by talking to the humans here? Or any of the bots around that have been to Earth?

I'm sorry, how would you like it if people told you they were happy that people you know and care about are gone?