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[This comes in unclear. Where-ever it is, it's not a recognizable temple that anyone else has been in... so far. Very dimly lit, with tarps harvested from the recent appearnce of the Home Depot covering thigs in dirty gray, blazingly bright orange, and ever popular crap-ass fall colors. ]

[ Megamind is in a jury-rigged chair, turning tools over in his hands. He tilts his head, looking a little bemused at the camera. ]

My, we've gotten some new warm bodies -- and some new rubaht bodies [ he will never not mangle the word robot, apparently ] and so far, no more monsters. Very good, that. But I keep hearing about this gathering and that gathering and... honestly. I think some of you are missing the point.

Aren't we supposed to be creating something fantastic? Something marvelous out of a whole new world? And you guys barely have a farm going for the little organics over there! [ ...says a little blue organic. Well, he might have something sustaining him, so far. THe needs of one are much smaller than the many. ] I hear about venues and farms, but... then it keeps interrupting with gathering here and there to socialize. I guess some people need the shoulders of giants and all... [ This is Megamind, subtly mocking the very idea of working with someone. ]

Ah well. I guess none of you are quite what the giant rubaht godlings ordered! Carry on then with your meaningless little frivolities!

[ And with that he's off the screen. Megamind hasn't been a dick to a stranger in weeks, so, you know, had to get that out of his system. ]

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I just kinda thought you had a big head... [Scratches his faceplate awkwardly. Maybe it was just a design quirk, he didn't know.]

Heh, well, I appreciate that! But you know, lots of people have good aspects to them. Maybe a common interest, or you like the way they paint, or when they play games with you. It's good that yer so smart an' I'm glad yer real confident, Megamind, but that doesn't mean you gotta cut yerself off from dudes.

[ Megamind pouts fiercely here. His head is not just big! It's housing a fantastic brain okay! ]

But I'm not interested in good! I'm the villain!

[Oh gosh. He's not going to say it, but that's probably the most adorable pout he's seen in ages. Haha! His hands go to his faceplate.]

Well, maybe... you can do those things with a villainous laugh! A little "mwahaha" here and there.

[ Soundwave is both correct in thinking it is adorable (because it is) and not mentioning it (because oh god he'd flip all the tables and have a fit). ]

[ For now he throws up his hands, grumbling. ]

No, no, I'm not going to lie. There's no point to being a villain with no challenge.

Well, maybe... you could still come socialize with us, but only to study us! And, you know, pretend to like us to deceive us. That sounds most heinous to me.

OH.

Oh that is evil.

[ He has to think on this now. .... god, Dudewave, how did you become an expert in idiots who think they're bad, seriously? ]

Terribly evil. Are you a villain at home?

[Some Autobots back home, man.]

Oh no! No no no, not me. I'm with the good guys, dude.

Oh. Well, that's too bad. [ Because you'd be a fantastic rockin' villain, okay.... no, really. ] That's fine. I'll just have to... I don't know, fight you at some point I guess.

Eh-heh. An epic fight?

[He hopes not! He legit likes Megamind.]

Totally epic. To rock music!

With fireworks and stuff!

Yes! Yes, fireworks! I wonder if I can make some! [ ... what did you do, Dudewave, what did you do? ] Yes, fireworks. Maybe with some laser lights, too!

Yeah, a laser light show! And there could be snacks for people and stuff.

What? Snacks? No! They should be running or cowering in terror!

[ EVIL PLAN: derailed ]

But what if they're watching in anticipation an' stuff? They'd be on the edge of their seats. And hungry.

They shouldn't be hungry! They should be enduring pants-wettingly terrifying fear! They should be in awe of our might and power! They should fear if you lose, that I will rule this Cybertron with an iron fist!

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[TRYING. SO HARD NOT TO LAUGH. Good thing that faceplate obscures his expressions.]

Why do you wanna rule Cybertron? That seems like a lot of responsibility, dude.

Because it's what villains do.

[... only it is really... dull. Ruling Metro City got boring after the first two weeks, seriously. Then it was just 'people crying and weeping', 'nobody leaving their homes' and all that. He can't even sneak into the movies because nobody's there running them! What's a villain to do when they've won other than sit about and be bored?]

I assure you, I've done it before. I was a terror back home and I could do it again here!

Well, why are you a villain, anyway?

I'm sure y'could, dude.

Because that's what I am. I am a villain. You are a rubaht. [ Things that are what they are for a thousand, Alex. ]

But being a villain is a choice, isn't it? So... how come?

A choice? I beg to differ, my friend. It's a calling! A destiny!

Destiny. [He presses his hand to his faceplate. Sooo trying not to laugh. Yeah, no, he doesn't believe in that, but he won't give you crap for it.]

Is it something you always wanted to do?

[ Oh man Soundwave you sound like you genuinely give a damn which means Megmaind has no idea how to answer this. ]

One can't just ignore a calling! It's what one is meant to do!

[ So he bullshits, wildly. ]

Even if it's not what you want?

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