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[heroicpose]

[ 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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[ex_dishonestly997]

Actually. I'd put money that her primary motivation is kind of the opposite, but whether she knows it or not, she's making good friends. [beat] Mostly.

Magnus, Magnus. Plenty of things are black and white--and in your position, it's good to be uncompromising. Mechs need to trust you. But just because you refuse to use a weapon doesn't mean everyone else will, too, and unless you have people like me, people like them will trample your straightforward, noble chassis into the ground.

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[thehardway]

I'd more or less agree.

How I am viewed and how I am liked. How I admired. Wanted. Needed. All of that is irrelevant. You do not understand who and what I am Starscream. I will always be uncompromising. I do not need to be liked for what I am. None of that matters. I will still do what I am needed: to protect those who need it.

As such, I do not-- will not lie to them. You may use what's at your disposal, but it does not impress me. I don't need it. I never have.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

[a long silence.]

I understand you more than you think. And I'm not asking you to do what I do. Or even to approve of what I do.

I can't be straight any more than you could be crooked. But I can work for a common good.

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[thehardway]

I suppose I can understand that.

Work with what weapons you have. You know your boundaries.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

And contact me. If you end up wanting my help.