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[angleofscience]

[For anyone else whose seen it, it's clear Jetfire's inside the main structure of Liege's temple, the crystalline walls of the corridors partly seen at an angle while Jetfire frowns thoughtfully up at something... probably just another wall of said corridor.]

A warning, for anyone who either lives in, or would come by Liege Maximo's temple and isn't... hm, well-versed in complex math as applied to certain self-replicating patterns--- [He finally looks down into the feed, but looks somewhat... distracted.]

The corridors are fractals, from what I've observed. Compare it to a complicated labyrinth. I haven't yet had the chance to explore them fully, but it would be unpleasant if someone got lost.

[And he is going to deliberately go in there and "get lost" at some point, to try and figure it out. For the moment, however, merely this heads-up.]

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Jetfire, you are a saint

[my_own_trope]

[There's a long pause, which honestly, is kind of appropriate, all things considered.








And then eventually, Starscream says, in a bit of a strange voice:]

What was he trying to power?

[Oops. And there's his 'scientific curiosity' rearing its head]

He was just made this way. And that should be "three others" not four. /o

[angleofscience]

[Jetfire's quiet for several kliks this time, the first time he's actually hesitated to say anything. Because let's face it, this is kind of... sensitive. And even more less anchored in factual reality than what he's already said.]

Not power anything as such; rather break down. The device was supposed to open a sealed area of the Well of All Sparks.

[Of course, he's not going to be completely forthcoming here, so maybe it'll sound more normal than Jetfire trying to recount what the Fallen said.]

Whoever thought making Starscream the way he is... gosh, what were they thinking?

[my_own_trope]

[That pause doesn't go unnoticed, though Starscream misinterprets it. It does nothing but feed his curiosity.]

Really. The Well of All Sparks. [Well.]

[Things keep getting curious and curiouser.]

You know, this conversation has been, er, enlightening. And I can't help but find myself enthralled with your recounts of ... your experiences. Truly, our worlds are very different, but the similarities they (may) share, well... I believe we have quite a bit to learn from one another.

I'd be honoured to discuss this with your further. In person.

Maybe that was all that was left for spark energy in the batch he came from?

[angleofscience]

[Since there's more to that story than "using random mechs' spark energy to break a seal" that wouldn't surprise Jetfire if he knew it had gotten Starscream interested.]

Indeed. I'm uncertain how he found it, since no one knew it was there. Though that could, of course, lend strength to the argument of his age, and his designation.

["Enthralled"? Starscream, if this was video, you'd be privy to an arch stare from Jetfire, but... well, it isn't. That was just an... odd way, to say the least, to phrase it.]

I wouldn't mind that at all. Any particular place you'd like to meet?

Starscream being the runt of the batch... makes a WHOLE lotta sense. Thematically too.

[my_own_trope]

We share alignment. Somewhere in our host's halls would suit me.

But, uh. Not presently. I'll contact you when I am free.

Hahah, yes.

[angleofscience]

Er, of course. [It's hard to say if Jetfire's muted chuckle is of amusement at the phrasing or situation in general, or something more awkward, but either way he hums in agreement.]

And by that point I might have figured out the equation configuration of the fractals used in the corridors.

[my_own_trope]

Have the equation with you if you do.

[/disconnects]