[Video]

[glass_secret]

[Here's Cinderella, who's pouting a bit while fiddling a bit with the watch she got from Vector Prime.]

Ugh! I'm so bored! There really isn't that much to do around here other than get the Hell out of dodge when something dangerous comes this way.

I hate to admit it, but I need some kind of job before I go insane. So, what's out there that a girl like can do to help out?

Also, while I'm on here...

[She turns a little so that her shoulder is facing the camera. Since she's wearing a cap sleeve blouse, her glyph is visible for all to see! And there is a faint green outline around the gold.]

Can anyone tell me what this green around my glyph means? It wasn't there the other day. I'm really hoping that it's not some kind of alien infection.

Comments

[Video]

[angleofscience]

I'm not sure I can assist you with anything to do unless you're well-versed in certain scientific diciplines, but I can at least assure you the green is not some alien infection.

[Jetfire quirks a grin and shakes his helm.]

Since your glyph is that of Vector Prime's, the green signifies a secondary aligment... in this case with Liege Maximo.

[Video]

[glass_secret]

Yeah, science and I are like oil and water. Not going to work unless you want a mess.

[She gives a bit of a smile.]

Well that's a bit of a relief. So not only am I aligned with Vector baby, I'm also attached to this Liege Maximo? What's he like?

[Video]

[angleofscience]

Not something desirable when there are violatile samples about, even if I mostly work with rock and metal ores. There's some energy research in the hopes of solving the Lambda so we can use it to go home, as well.

[That, admittedly, is going about as well as mercury flows like water, which means not at all. He sighs and shakes his helm before putting that thought aside.]

He's... ah. The type of individual who's very... er, persuasive. He has plans and ideas and if you can be of use or are useful to him, he'll be... very interested. [He shrugs, not quite comfortable with discussing it, but he's also not not going to say what he knows.]

[Video]

[glass_secret]

Best if I stay away from that stuff then.

[Because gods know what would happen.]

Huh... He's starting to sound like my ex-husband. [Which is not very appealing to her.]

[Video]

[angleofscience]

If it's not your strength or interest, probably, yes. But if you are interested, I believe there's a few around that might be interested enough in teaching.

[He nods and, reluctantly, continues.]

Taking some... ah, care in what you say if you do end up talking with him might be an idea, especially as he has no problem trying to give you what you want as long as he gets what he wants too. [Jetfire smiles a little dryly.]

Perhaps I am being somewhat uncharitable here, as I've not had a bad experience so far with Liege. But I take care in what I... er, agree to nowadays, as once being pulled into a situation I later didn't agree with at all was enough.

[Video]

[glass_secret]

To be honest, I'm really not that interested. Never was. Where I'm from, people tend to rely on magic more.

[She arches a brow some.]

Yeah, he still sounds like my ex. If you tell that he's also a greedy horndog, I'm going to try to find a way to get this green off.

What kind of situation are you talking about?

[Video]

[angleofscience]

[He shakes his helm briefly at the mention of magic, even if he has seen enough to know that it exists - if only as a manipulation of energy of some form.]

... Greedy horndog? [That phrase is enough to confuse him out of the thought over magic, and hope you enjoy the sight of a confused-looking cybertronian, Cindy. Then he snorts slightly.]

And that situation was... well, we've been involved in a civil war for a long time. Back before things got really bad, the original... ah, philosophy seemed reasonable enough, especially as we were quite contained to our planet and I didn't see why we couldn't expand out if for no other reason for the scientific research. [Jetfire grimaces.]

To be honest, I knew it didn't feel precisely right even back then, but I convinced myself it wasn't enough to not join, and also allowed a friend to convince me to join the side I later left.

I just wish I hadn't made the mistake.

[The only thing that hadn't been a mistake in that was the part that had wanted to join because he didn't want to be shooting at Starscream and wanted to see him safe, but well... that was still not a good enough reason overall.]

[Video]

[glass_secret]

[The is sight of his confusion is a bit amusing, but now she's left with trying to explain.]

I'm not sure if what the Cybertronian equivalent is or if there even is an equivalent. It's someone who likes to [what would be term that work in this situation?], "interface" with others too much. Does that make sense?

[All amusement goes away at the mention of war though. She's witnessed enough of it to last a few lift times.]

Can't blame you. War is never pretty and its worse when you are persuaded to choose a side.

[Video]

[angleofscience]

... Ah, yes. It does. [that does get a brief, dry smile out of him - it seemed the Link has issues with translating metaphores if you already don't know them (which makes sense, the same goes for their own language learning programming).]

Indeed. If I was less honest with myself, I'd say the time it took me to decide might be a mitigating factor, but making the wrong choice is still the wrong one, and I stayed with that faction for longer than I should have.

[Jetfire shrugs. He'd joined both for himself and Starscream, stayed far too long for Starscream only.]

I suppose I should merely be grateful I had the opportunity and ability to switch.

... You have... ah, experience with a similar situation?

[Video]

[glass_secret]

Not quite, but I have seen friends who have.

You see, the Earth that I came from is not my original home. Myself and others like me are refugees who escaped a tyrant who was taking over worlds. There were a few who sided with the tyrant before changing sides and escaping with the last of us to Earth.

[Video]

[angleofscience]

[Nodding, Jetfire sighs.] I see. Never a situation I'd wish on others, having to deal with it directly or through those you know. Is it over, at least, or are you still fighting?

[He hopes they have at least managed to stop said tyrant so that that worry might be over.]

[deadlydoctor]

Green means that you are now related to Liege Maximo in some way. [He got the same outline.]

[glass_secret]

So it's not going to go away any time soon? Good thing green and gold goes together.

[deadlydoctor]

No, I don't think so. Mine looks like Los Angele's Lakers logo instead, which wouldn't be so bad if it didn't clash with the red of my finish.

What did you do to catch his attention, I wonder.

[glass_secret]

Eee, green on red should only be reserved for Christmas decorations.

Who knows. Maybe it was my dazzling personality!

What did you do to get his attention?

[deadlydoctor]

Yo ho ho, baby. I agree. besides, I'm not even the right kind of red.

It could be.

oh, do I wonder...probably just work.

[glass_secret]

Agree. And that purple isn't sooooo not helping either.

Now I'm really wonder what got his attention. Other than help Rarity a little with that spa, I've been doing a whole lot of nothing. [Well, there is getting back in the whole spy thing...]

[deadlydoctor]

Please don't remind me. [It paint his soul to look at his own arm.]

He's a smart, sort of cunning mech as far as I've heard. I don't now him all that well. [That must have something to do with it.]

[glass_secret]

[She won't bring it up again.]

From what little that I've heard, he's starting to sound like my ex-husband. That's not a good thing.

[deadlydoctor]

[He will be thankful for that.]

Oh dear, did he had horns too? That sure is not a good thing either.

[Video]

[glass_secret]

No actual horns. Just a horny bastard who had an issue with staying loyal in a relationship.

[audio]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

Secondary alignment to Liege Maximo, as I'm sure you've heard. I'm not sure, however, if this is necessarily a good thing or not. [pause] I have the same green outline as well.

[audio]

[glass_secret]

I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not either. From what little I've heard about him, he's starting to sound like my ex-husband.

What was your experience like with him?

[audio]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

"Ex-husband"? [That sounds familiar...]

Rocky, to be honest. It was... passive aggressive, in a way. And I don't know if I want to count the time I was an organic with a flu. That wasn't the best of times for either of us.

But I've noticed he attracts some... "morally ambiguous" types. I just don't think he's entirely trustworthy. I'd be cautious around him, especially if you're organic.

[He's kind of rubbing at his own glyph right now, too.] I'm not sure what he found attractive in me to offer secondary alignment.

[audio]

[glass_secret]

I'm not sure if you Cybertronians have anything similar to marriage, but it just means I was married to him, and then I divorced him for being an unfaithful bastard.

Well, at least that sounds a bit different from my ex. So he's attracted to the morally ambiguous? [Well that explains why she got the green...]

Not sure why he would be interested enough to give me a bit of green. I'll take your advice though and be cautious if he ever comes back and I get to meet him first hand.