re_alignment | 01

[When the vid feed pops up on the Link, it starts with Swerve looking pretty confused, but this isn't exactly new to anyone who knows him.
To those who don't, welcome to Swerve-ville! Population: This boxy motherfucker and a whole lotta mouth.
He does perk up pretty quickly though, which again, isn't all that surprising. Swerve is pretty ace when it comes to looking like he's perpetually in a good mood.]

You know, I kind of thought we'd crashed through some kind of portal at first, 'cause this looks a lot like Cybertron. So I was thinking maybe there was some kind of massive surprise twist on the way and the Knights of Cybertron were actually on Cybertron the whole time, but it was an alternate version of Cybertron and the quest was actually supposed to teach us a lesson about perseverance and friendship.

Buuuut then some mech who was with me when I came out of recharge explained most of the actual situation to me. Kind of a disappointment, really.

[Though, if he thinks about it, this is actually pretty good. If there was a test on how everyone on the Lost Light was best friends, they would have failed it pretty quick. Because they're them.]

But, uh, just a note here? Waking up to a mech who was watching you during recharge just to explain the whole situation? Actually pretty creepy. So... might wanna get management on that.

((OOC: Tags forthcoming when I return from classes.))

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I hear there's a portal you can use as a way out in the Badlands.

Okay, can I just get a list of how many other Cybertroinians are here that I don't know? This is getting kind of strange. And really, the Badlands? That's what it's called? That doesn't sound very inviting.

[You look like Starscream but not Exactly Exactly. It's like Groundhog Day except for the part where Swerve has not seen that movie and also the part where it isn't like Groundhog Day at all.]

Oh, I don't know ... it could be the good kind of bad, after all.

[And it's okay, Swerve, Starscream feels like you might be familiar but probably no one he ever really paid attention to anway.]

[You wound me with your callous bracketed words, my traitorous friend.]

Define "the good kind of bad", 'cause I'm figuring if you think there's something out there and you haven't gone to get it yourself, there's gotta be some kinda catch.

[Hey, he could be meaner.]

What? You don't trust me?

Well, you haven't really given me a reason to yet. And it's called the Badlands. I feel like that needs to be said again for emphasis.

Why don't you say it one more time then?

I just did. Before the whole statement on emphasis. That was the emphasis.

[Is it cursed? Is it a cursed name? Starscream-who-isn't-the-one-he-knows-of he is onto you. Wise to your tricks. Hip to your jive. Whatever.]

Primus, this is like talking to Skywarp.

I have no idea what your version of Skywarp is actually like, so I have no idea if that's an insult or not. But it probably it. Which, y'know, wow. Rude.