[Video] In the Junk Pile

[dirge]

[When the camera clicks on, all that's visible above a mound of junk is a pair of yellow wings. They twitch, wiggle, and then suddenly go straight as someone murmurs something that sounds like Oh, yes. That's lovely~.

The junk shudders and then explodes outward as Dirge climbs his way out of it, shaking off random scraps.]

Another day, another new world! And this one is so full of things just lying around...

[He's holding something that looks like it could be a mangled old gas mask, pinching experimentally at the long tube hanging from it.]

This place is mine now, understand? I've marked it. [He gestures and the camera swings to the word 'DIRGE' spelled out in old cans.]

So stay away. [The screen is obscured by a pointing claw, then narrow red optics, and then....just junk. It seems he's gone back into the pile.]

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Re: [Video]

[dirge]

Better than our template? ...Is that possible?

[Dirge had always aspired to having all Starscream had- but more? Why hadn't he thought of that?]

[Video]

[dontasktrix]

[Nod. Nod. Nod.]

It's not like it'll be hard. We have all the same skills and abilities! It's just a matter of not making the same mistakes.

And...having more things...allies...more variety of weapons...more knowledge...especially useful things.

[How it will pain her to help Dirge become resistant to manipulation of his greediness!]

Re: [Video]

[dirge]

But we're missing each other's personality fragments. How can we be better than Starscream without the full set?

[That makes him smile though.] More things, yes. That's always good. But isn't everything useful?

[Video]

[dontasktrix]

[She's not sure how to answer this. She's beginning to see how differently Dirge can views things, when they don't agree.]

Well, if you got the full set - as you call it - you'd be just like Starscream, who ended up a loser.

So, it's not like you lost any traits. You started differently. And you can gain your own traits.

[It's close enough to how she truly perceives the matter, but she's not yet sure if Dirge will accept her reasoning.]

If you just wanted everything, then you'd want the trait of generosity, too. And that would just-

Let's say average things out, or crash your logic circuits....

[Maybe she's said enough.]

Re: [Video]

[dirge]

[That's going to take him a few seconds to process. It helps that she at least tried to put it into terms he can understand.]

So... you're saying... being complete.... doesn't mean I have to be the same as Starscream?

Because he is a loser.

[Is he getting this right?]

Gener- Guhhhh.... [Oh that word just makes him sick.]

Okay, I don't want everything. Just... mostly everything.

[Video]

[dontasktrix]

You're catching on.

And, there are plenty of good things to collect here: allies, favor with the Big Bots, salvage - as you've found - information on other universes.

I don't suppose you can share that with me? It's not like you lose information, by sharing.