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[notyourblueangel]

[Have a scowling Seeker staring into the camera, red optics darkened. Those familiar with the area will be able to recognize Alpha Trion's domain behind him.]

This is Thundercracker, checking in.

Megatron? Starscream? . . . Skywarp?

If there are any Decepticons on this Primus-forsaken rock, respond.

[Anyone familiar with Seeker body language might note . . . the high hitch of his wings belies the scowl and steady tone of his voice - he's just a little more freaked out by all this - which he's hoping is nothing more than a stasis-glitch or something - than he's letting on.]

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[whirlybird_of_prey]

This is Megatron. [No it isn't, it's Whirl. But he's bored, and you sound annoying.]

You have brass plated ball bearings contacting me after what you did.

[Video] LMAO CANT BELIEVE I DID THAT

[aerospacecommander]

Thundercracker

Finally someone useful shows up.

[text] *SNERK* Whoo-boy, this should be interesting (HI, BB <3)

[notyourblueangel]

[And this is Thundercracker madly wracking his databanks trying to figure out what Megatron's referring to. Not like he can just ask, after all. After a long moment's hesitation - ]

I apologize.

Where are you? Do we have a base established here yet?

[Whatever it was he did, he might as well face and get it over with. ...slag. That..."Lambda" thing must have done a bigger number on him than he thought.]

[Video] LMAO OOPS XD

[notyourblueangel]

Starscream.

[Locked to Starscream]

Any idea what Megatron's talking about? I don't remember anything before waking up on that Pit-damned alter, but he sounds pretty fragged off.

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[aerospacecommander]

Megatron isn't here.

We just have some giant guy who took a rendition of his name and another guy who claims to be him.

But he's only Megatron if Megatron turned into college professor version of Optimus Prime.

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[whirlybird_of_prey]

[So many misdeeds to choose from? Tsk tsk. Guilty conscience, jet.]

Has an apology ever been 'good enough'?

[You wound his fake persona.]

I have an entire TEMPLE in my honor. [As it should be. BOW BEFORE HIS TEXT.]

text; [I apologize for Joe's typos and assure you they are in-character]

[lightupthenight]

holy shit no
no
they can flynow
that is the worst thing tehres huge and they fly nope

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[notyourblueangel]

[Good thing for him you can't see the way his frame stiffens ever so slightly at the admonishment. But as he's pretty sure the question is rhetorical . . . yeah, he's . . . not going to bother trying to answer.]

The Megatronus Prime temple?

Impressive.

[He starts to type more, but...hang on, Starscream's saying you're not even here. Now he's confused.]

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[notyourblueangel]

A . . . college . . . ?

[Hello, developing processor ache. He's not been here a joor and he's confused as the Pit.]

Must be the giant guy then. You tell me who this is.

[Have an attachment with a text log, four comments long.]

text; [*snerk* Gotcha - also APOLOGIES for icon, I don't have a G1 selection with enough --

[notyourblueangel]

((ooc: - various reactions/emotions. Need to fix that. This /IS/ G1 TC, though...))



[There will be a LONG moment before there's any reply, as Thundercracker reads over the text a few times.]

Who is this?

text; [lol it's cool]

[lightupthenight]

i am the mad hatter
i come in the night
cut off robot heads
and turn them into hats

be afraid man
be very afraid

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[inferiordude]

Hey, TC. This is Soundwave, totally rockin' in. Sounds like you need an explanation spelled out proper, yeah?

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[notyourblueangel]

[Another long pause before sending an answer.]

Well, got the "mad" part right, anyway.

Sorry. Going to have to better than nonsensical rhymes if you're _actually_ trying to scare me.

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[notyourblueangel]

[Excuse him while he . . . just . . . um, gapes . . . for an instant. Because WHAT THE PIT!?]

Soundwave?

Have you developed some kind of glitch in your language databank?

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[inferiordude]

[He huffs a little.]

Uh, no. You want info or not, Thunderdude?

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[notyourblueangel]

[His optics narrow for a moment as he weight his options.]

...yes. Information.

[Starting with - who the PIT are you? Because "dude", you are not Soundwave. Can't be. But . . . he doesn't say that. Fragging good thing the telepath isn't within range.]

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[inferiordude]

Okay, most excellent. Did the acolyte dudes talk to you yet?

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[notyourblueangel]

There was some kind of drone in a robe, if that's what you mean. Spouted some slag about a temporal-spacial rift, prehistoric Cybertron, first . . . what'd it call them? Forged. Firstforged. [His tone is dismissive, as the only part of this he believes is the rift. Kind of hard to dismiss THAT, since it's glowing right above him.]

Mine is supposedly Alpha Trion, which I know is slag because he's just an Autobot . . . or sympathetic Neutral. [He's never been quite sure, nor does he really care.]

What the Pit is really going on?

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[inferiordude]

Most of that's true. Sorry, dude, but you slid through a temporal-spacial rift an' yer stuck here like the rest of us. First thing you gotta understand is that there are multiple versions of dudes you might know, names that you've heard. Like me; I'm totally not the Soundwave of yer world, but it is my name and I am a Decepticon.

Alpha Trion here doesn't go by an alignment. He's a Firstforged, my mech.

VIDEO; massive processor ache in 3...2...1...

[notyourblueangel]

Wait, so you're . . . you're talking whole different realities?

[He's a soldier, not a scientist, slaggit. Science-y stuff is more Starscream's realm. Where is Stars when he actually needs him?]

And that would explain why even your brand is the wrong- . . . is a different color, right?

And what . . . exactly . . . is a Firstforged?

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[inferiordude]

[He hears that. But he tries not to flinch at "wrong", because he's a little tired of being told he's not normal.]

S'pose it does.

Uhh, supposedly one of the first Cybertronians made from "Primus"? Yeah, I dunno how much I buy into that.

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[notyourblueangel]

[Definitely not normal. But the Seeker's not stupid - he realizes he needs allies, and fast. So he's not trying to antagonize the mech, even if he slips.]

[The last, however, gets a scowl from him, the reply almost automatic.]

Primus doesn't exist.

[If he did, the war would have been won EONS ago and their world would have been restored by now.]

[He huffs, letting that go for now.]

Whatever. So . . . what now? And where's Megatron? I've heard he's here, I've heard he's not, I've heard he's a giant with a similar name, and that he's some fragging Optimus-teacher-type.

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[inferiordude]

Yeah, that's what I say, but then people get all offended an' Cliffy gets all--

[He snorts at the way Thundercracker talks about Megatron.]

Don't talk about 'im like that. Megatron's here. But he ain't yours, so I guess you don't gotta worry about that.

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[notyourblueangel]

["His" Megatron isn't here. Is that a fleeting glimpse of relief in his optics? ...no, and if he's asked, he'll deny it. Interesting that he seems to have offended this mech, though. It hadn't been his intention, but it's informative all the same. What it tells him, he's not sure yet. He nods nonchalantly.]

Fair enough. Again . . . what now? These Firstforged . . . [He rubs at the new mark on his left shoulder.] I feel like I've been claimed somehow. Do these creatures think they own us? That we should owe them some kind of allegiance? Or . . . servitude?

[He got the part about everyone helping to prepare the planet, everyone working for these Firstforged. He really doesn't like the sound of that.]

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[inferiordude]

[He does sort of pause at Thundercracker's relief, but. No, today, he won't press.]

Mm, I don't know. They haven't bossed us around much at all. I think they're more like guides, an' I'm not too sure what the glyphs mean yet. Honestly, they've just been kinda helpful.