re_alignment | [ VIDEO ]

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!event: glyphless

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[ Have an extremely pissy looking red and yellow robot. He's got a pretty impressive scowl at the moment, and points directly at the video feed accusingly. He's still standing in the junk pile, his armor a bit scratched up from his landing. Not his most pristine moment and he's pretty aware of it. ]

Hey, what's up with all this? Do you know who I am? I'm Rodimus! Rodimus Prime! You can't just take me away from my crew without my permission and dump me in a heap of garbage. This is kidnapping.

[ His optics narrow and he crosses his arms. ]

I'll give whoever is responsible one chance to come forward and tell me where I am or else there's going to be bigger problems.

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Who's goading? This is shop talk.

...You wouldn't really come after little old me, would you?

Let me put this bluntly for you. I've had a long week. Don't try me.

..so noted.

[beat]

You notice anything missing on your friend, there?

Of course I have, Starscream.

[It takes all of his willpower to not sound sullen. He barely manages it.]

Diplomacy is tricky, so I'll come right out and ask.

Why is it half your crew seems to have shown up suddenly without any ownership tags? Isn't that one Pit of a coincidence?

--And you know him better than I do, is he completely ...you know. Is he normal, or are they clones or zombies or something? [what is his life that he legitimately can ask that]

I don't know why so much of the crew has appeared. It does concern me. Why they are without glyphs...

[He trails off. He should tell Starscream, but he can't help but be wary.]

It's Rodimus. [Spoken very sternly.]

Hm? You have a theory? I didn't take you for the science type.

[not that he himself is so much the science type anymore]

I'm not looking for an excuse. I just don't want a knife between my wing hinges.

I don't function in theories, only fact. I... ... I spoke to Vector Prime.

I assure you that if Rodimus wants to attack you, it will be head-on.

[breathlessly anticipatory] ...What did he say?

Oh, reassuring. Old fashioned, but reassuring.

That they are Glyphless. Like the monsters that attacked you all sometime ago, it seems. The Calling that occurred was for reinforcements. The unmarked are those reinforcements. Vector Prime stated that they will eventually go insane and attack us. That we should kill them first.

And you've considered that this could be their attempt to panic us into killing things they can't control, to keep the things they can control as their safe possessions.

[either way, though, he's tipping Vandal.]

Possibly. Or they are paranoid themselves. Or some other agenda.

Either way, there is no evidence thus far to support such a claim. I plan to gather more information from the other Firstforged.

I suspect you understand how sensitive this information is?

You're right about that. If they were really unbalanced we'd see some sign in talking to them. You'd notice. You notice everything. [pause] You've probably even noticed that I notice everything, too.

...There's just one person I want to let know. Everybody else can deal with finding out the hard way.

It's important to pay attention.

Who?

...Vandal. I'll swear her to secrecy. She's good at keeping secrets, just look at her. Walking secret.

I don't want to cause a mass panic, Magnus. That's counter to both our goals.

I suppose it would be important for her to know. We've been down two medics, down to two. By that route, I suppose Ambulon ought to know. [Pharma does not count.]

I figured that you would comprehend that. I don't trust you, but I can trust your motivation.

...Yeah. That's--yeah, that was my thought. Exactly. Medics.

[coughvent]

You don't trust me? You're smarter than they say.

...And what reason do you have to tell her?

I hardly need your mockery or false flattery.

She's... [he pauses. The truth is a conflict of interest, and he has no ready falsehood. Obliquely;] Sometimes turbulence is easier to take if you've got forewarning on the weather you're flying into.

I'm serious. Your reputation undersells you. I'm used to Prowl.

You feel the need to warn her?

Hm. A reputation is only that and irrelevant to me. I'm used to rumors. [And to Prowl.]

Do I have your okay or do I have to beg?

Taking down Overlord is going to bump your cred, if anybody has any sense.

You do. Your motive is what is curious, but I don't need to know it.

...I wasn't alone when I did.

Thanks. [mumbles] Your thing about the medics, it's not a bad line of reasoning, but it's-... it's, okay, y...is ...she deserves it. That's all.

Do they have to know that? Can you tell a lie?

You two are close.

I would not lie. I don't conceal facts.

[He isn't... Prowl.]

...Look, I don't know what it is. I'm not usually this [weak] ...this inclined to organics.

So, omit some facts. "Overlord caused trouble and was apprehended."

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