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[ex_backstab594]

[For a change, Starscream is sitting at his desk in his robot form. He's looking pretty run down, and every so often, clicking deftly at the keys, he stops to glare at the comm. He knows it's on. He's just not talking.

type type type and then suddenly he reaches and casually shoves the computer crashing into the ground next to his desk with a horrendous sound, snatches up the comm with blazing red optics and snarls]

I would appreciate it if you stopped making my job impossible. You. Cretins.

[and then he cuts the connection.]

Comments

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Oh, so you're the commanding officer, now? How's that work when everyone's from different universes?

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

You've been a Decepticon for over a year, and you don't know we rule through strength and tactical prowess?

[the smuggest sounding tone.] You have a lot of work to do.

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

To be honest, there hasn't been a lot of Decepticonning in the past year. [but Shockwave won't let me quit, hah] Maybe longer.

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

Your ignorance of the rules notwithstanding, I've educated you now. How do we proceed, mm?

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Depends on if Shockwave ceded his position to you. Or if you've got something to show you make a better commander.

[maybe he's trolling a little but he does want to see what Starscream can do]

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

[with the exaggerated patience of someone educating a protoform] Shockwave does not outrank me. He never has. He never will. But both of us outrank you, unless you're prepared to stake your spark that you can kill me in single mech battle.

Please. Do try.

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Yeah, even with the amount of metal pins in my arm right now, I'm not mech enough to take you. I can, however, take your spark right out of your body. So. Just sayin'.

It's been pretty easy to say I'm a Decepticon while no one's done anything. So I'm cool with whatever, for now. But I gotta say, throwing your computer around doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

That sounds like bullscrap.

And I can't imagine who would recruit you. I really can't. [Shockwave come on now brah]

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

It's not.

[yep, blame Shockwave] ...look. My boyfriend worked for Soundwave and then Shockwave, and was a Decepticon a lot longer than me. They brought me in. But everyone's gone now except Shockwave, and me, so there you go.

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

..."Boyfriend"?

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Yeah, what? New concept?

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

Yes. It is.

Tell me about it.

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Are we talking the whole concept of dating, or just the fact that I'm a guy and he was a guy? Because that happens, you know, it's not unusual.

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

No, how do you acquire a boyfriend. Are there rules?

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

[hahahaha what]

Uh. No? Not really. You don't acquire one, it's not a thing. It's just what happens when two people really like each other in a way that's not just friends. Like. Love each other and stuff.

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

That sounds inefficient.

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

Psh. Yeah, you want efficient? Don't get into a relationship.

[voice]

[ex_backstab594]

...err. Hm.

Then why does anyone, if it's that unpleasant?

[voice]

[hackeralastair]

I didn't say it was unpleasant. It's just not efficient by most standards.