08 // [Video/Text]

[flashdrive]

[Whoa, Rewind, you look like you've seen better days. The feed cuts to the library, with a flash drive huddled up on one of the many seats littered about it. Ambus, his acolyte seems to hover over him, books held in its hand. There's soft coughing coming from the flash drive, attempting to sit up and look at the screen.]

เ ђคשє ร๏๓єtђเภﻮ เ ђคשє t๏ รคא...

[Cough cough. Wow, Rewind, you sound all modulated and awful. Ambus seems to notice, leaning over further as if to mother hen. Rewind, stick to typing.]

[So he will. Fingers reach out to the keys of the link, typing things up as best he can.]


If anyone has a problem with the A.I. members of our community, you're going to answer to me.

I've noticed their treatment over the Link.

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[loyalflier]

I can't say I understand it myself. While I'm not surprised at such behavior from the presently imprisoned Ratchet...

Who has been treating them poorly?

[flashdrive]

[As much as he hates to admit this...]

Some of the guys from my world. All of which who should know better.


Prowl, even Chromedome.

[loyalflier]

Perhaps they should. It is harder for some to over come such prejudice than others.

[flashdrive]

So I'm finding out.

Wish my Conjunx Endura wasn't one of those.

[loyalflier]

I beg your pardon, but... Your what?

[flashdrive]

Conjunx Endura.


Basically, translated it means 'significant other'.

[loyalflier]

I see.

[ buh. different dimensions. different terms. they need a glossary. ]

That would make it difficult, knowing that you and someone you love don't see optic to optic on an issue. It isn't something you can force, though.

[flashdrive]

[Which is his main problem. Sigh...]

Yeah, but I can't just let him continue speaking like that.


Not when I've been through something like that.

[loyalflier]

While I don't wish to intrude... Have you spoken to him about this privately?

[flashdrive]

[An angry garbled response--only when translated to text.]

If he was ever around.

But he's got a talking coming to him. Believe me.

[loyalflier]

I can't say I envy the sort of talking that he is likely going to get.

[flashdrive]

[The next thing heard is...what appears to be a hoarse laugh, garbled up by all that static. But he at least looks somewhat amused.]

I don't blame you.


Speaking of, I don't think we've met. I'm Rewind. Sorry we have to meet when I'm not at my best.

[loyalflier]

It's all right, really. Meeting you like this isn't about to leave such an impression that interaction in the future is unlikely.

[ a chuckle at that. ]

As for me? I'm Starscream. [ pause. ] Not the screeching one, of course.

[flashdrive]

I hope not! I'm really much more charismatic than this, promise!

[That makes him pause, but only for a second.]

I'm so sorry that you share a name with -that one-.

[loyalflier]

You will have plenty of time to show me, Rewind.

[ at least there is no freak out or denial that he is who he says he is. instead it just makes him chuckle. ]

I would rather share a name than the temperament.

[flashdrive]

[He's definitely not going to freak out--this is one of those moments where the new is better than the original.]

Can't say I disagree.

No relation, though? At all?


No clone business?

[loyalflier]

No relation. No clone business.

I don't know if you have met Ravage or not, but I am from the same pocket of reality as he.

[flashdrive]

I've seen Ravage around, actually! Always wondered about him.

But now I think things are starting to fall into place. You're in some kind of alternate dimension from ours.

[loyalflier]

He is a good sort, though I find that it is hard to understand him from time to time.

[ like ALL THE TIME. ]

Close enough, really.