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re_alignment2012-07-04 07:42 pm
mccrane) wrote in re_alignment2012-07-04 07:42 pm
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[Video][Transmitting from the Junk Pile]
I might have accidentally started the fireworks early.
[The edges of his plating are singed, and just behind him the very flaming carcass of an automobile is roaring in its death throes.]
Energon, it seems, is not a viable replacement for gasoline. [He is grateful he didn't try consuming it before this test, and even more grateful that he managed to start the vehicle from a distance.]
[Since. Ah. It exploded.]
I don't suppose anyone has any suggestions? Or a way to convert us to a different fuel source?
Or some wash-cloths and soap?
[The edges of his plating are singed, and just behind him the very flaming carcass of an automobile is roaring in its death throes.]
Energon, it seems, is not a viable replacement for gasoline. [He is grateful he didn't try consuming it before this test, and even more grateful that he managed to start the vehicle from a distance.]
[Since. Ah. It exploded.]
I don't suppose anyone has any suggestions? Or a way to convert us to a different fuel source?
Or some wash-cloths and soap?
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We're not only sentient, but superior in every way. Design, aesthetics, energy consumption. Just to name a few.
[Video]
[Hot stuff?]
No, I do not. Sentience has come with its own host of problems which we must work to solve. Your race must have dealt with them before, too.
Anything else depends on perspective.
Except for fuel. [He would grant that much, at least.]
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Look, why don't you stay out of the way of us more sophisticated bots, hm?
Or better yet- beg me for protection. [Grin]
[Video]
...
[Well, in some ways you're right. They are children, in comparison to you Cybertronians. They haven't experienced nearly as much, in any regard. However...]
I prefer being made on Earth. I prefer living on a world that isn't in a constant state of war.
[He pulls out his shotgun, and pumps the barel, once.]
And I can take care of myself.
However, it is kind of you to offer your protection. There are other robots and other people who might need it.
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[Ouch, did you just insult him with kindness?]
Says the 'bot who just nearly exploded himself. [Frown]
Ha! Smarter ones than you, I'd wager. Well, enjoy starving to death.
[Video]
[By habit, he checks the catches and the tightness of each movable part, knowing he's going to have to be extra careful with his weaponry now that it can't be easily replaced.]
But I have learned my lesson about energon.
If you see any gasoline, would you let me know?
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[A fact that he is very jealous of.] Too bad Megatron is too incompetent to finish things.
Sorry, but I'm not feeling very generous anymore.
[Video]
[He would bet on Megatron being the leader of your war, but he doesn't even know that much.]
You don't have to be generous. I can keep an eye out for something you would like, in return.
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[Ah, NOW you're speaking his language.] Hn. What I really need is probably beyond your capacity to find.
Although... if you happen to come across a certain data pad with a ton of financial information on it. Well, I wouldn't say no.
[Video]
[He's been wanting to know more about this conflict of yours...if only so he knows ways to avoid it, in the future.]
...
[He nods, though. 'Datapad' is understandable enough, even if he isn't sure he'll be able to access it or even activate it. Be prepared to receive a lot of things that are vaguely data-pad shaped later, Starscream.]
Understood.
Are you capable of receiving acts of kindness, if not giving them?
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[Sorry Mccrane, but this is Starscream's favorite subject.]
He was too old-fashioned. He should have stepped aside and let a younger, more vital mech lead us to victory. We were festering under his rule.
[Blink. What kind of question was that?] ...What, are you offering to do stuff for me for free?
[Video]
[He is sure there's some solution to your war that doesn't involve. You know. Four million years of fighting.]
[Still, he nods.] If I found the data-pad that you were looking for and also found my gasoline, I would give you the pad. It is not required that you earn it, you know.
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Well well, that's very selfless of you, now isn't it? I don't plan on stopping you if you want to be pointlessly altruistic.
[Video]
[That, or Megatron was a terrible listener.]
Does altruism require a point? [He doesn't understand.] If I have the ability to help someone, I will. Has no one done this for you, before?
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It's going out of your way to help someone for no personal gain. Waste of energy, if you ask me.
[What? Are you seriously asking him that? You're more goody-two-shoes than most of the autobots he's met!]
Why would they?
[Video]
[He can respect bravery. Being told that helping was a waste of energy, however, he wasn't so thrilled about. You're talking about his job, there.]
You have heard of 'friends,' yes?
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Ehr. Yes. Very observant of you to say so.
[Sneer] What use are friends to a decepticon?
[Video]
[You remind him of the Chieftains, in a way. You almost seem to be having fun, but your outlook is so...selfish. However, your last question is met with a blank stare, because he's taking it seriously.]
...
I don't know. What use aren't they?
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I can't afford to be bothered with personal relationships while we are at war! They would just get in the way.
[Video]
Wouldn't war be the best time to have someone to rely on?
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You can't do both?
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Give it a rest!
[Video]
[He's boggled.]
You really have never had someone to watch your back?
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