capeandcowl | ☑ 1st Security Check [Video]

[~~Oh hey, it's that redhead who was too paranoid to introduce himself on the network until now.]~~

[The video opens to a scrawny, (literally) red-haired man who looks like he could use a few consecutive weeks of sleep, given how dark and sunken in his eyes are. His expression is one of thinly-veiled exasperation, which seems aimed solely at the camera, as if it offended him somehow. Probably because he actually has to, you know, use it. To communicate with people. Most of whom he doesn't know or trust; which is sort of a big deal to him.]

I found this hiding behind a trash-receptacle nearby my place of residence.

[He holds up a small, underweight puppy with dirty paws for a few moments, before placing it back on the floor once it starts squirming and trying to lick his face.]

I've contacted the local animal shelters, and to their knowledge, no one has reported a missing animal matching this one's description. If this...dog belongs to you or someone you know, please contact me at the earliest convenience. Preferably with some sort of verification of ownership.

[He leans forward to shut of the feed, but just before he can, the puppy jumps onto his lap, smearing it's dirty paws all over his clean white shirt. He makes a face, mutters something unflattering in his native language, then scoops up the pup and shuts of the camera.]

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[Okay, fine, but she maintains that purple is a better color.]

Yes. You seem to be..adjusting well enough.

[Maybe she's bitter because she's been here three years.]

~~[For girls, yeah. But HE IS A MAN *PUNCH*]~~

[Okay, that really helps confirms his suspicion that she's a Decepticon, but until he knows for sure he's going to try to reserve judgement. After all, he doesn't want to accidentally make new enemies here by jumping to conclusions or throwing accusations---no matter how well-founded they may be.]

I'm doing better than I was, that's for certain.

[Well that sure is a cryptic response.]

[No, not cryptic at all. Still, he's not overtly hostile, which is a bonus in her opinion.]

Fortunate.

[Sudden Cybertronian encryptions.]

Out of curiosity, what is Megatron's alt-mode in your version of things?

[Because this is an important question. Is he a stupid gun, or a helicopter, or a tank, or what?]

[His smirk isn't visible, but it's certainly audible.]

A pistol. I believe it's supposed to be symbolic.

[An alt-mode that can do nothing but destroy ~~and be misfired by incompetent peons.]~~

Though, that isn't much of an excuse.

[Yeah, he's not afraid to admit it's a terrible alt-mode choice.]

Terrible, isn't it~? I'd heard of that one before.[She flashes a grin at that, sharing in the joke.

Because come on, a gun? How incredibly useless if someone else isn't handling him.]

In mine, he was a helicopter of sorts. There have been at least four different timestreams involving Cybertron represented here at some point.

Completely. [It truly is a terrible alt.]

Hn. And every one had a Megatron, I take it?

[He doesn't sound at all pleased by the prospect.]

Unfortunately.

[What's this? A Decepticon who isn't a fan of Bucketron? Say it ain't so!]

[Well, not liking Megatron certainly earns her some brownie points.]

And let me guess; they're all power-hungry megalomaniacs bent on taking over the universe and enslaving every race they com across.

[She dislikes people who send her to certain doom against Omega Supreme. Also, Starscream clone. It's like, impossible for her to like a Megatron or something. Not that she's ever met more than hers.]

Quite likely, yes. Though we did have an.. alternate Starscream, once. Acted much like an Autobot. I expect that his version of Megatron would be similarly opposite.

You had a Starscream... who acted like an Autobot.

[If he sounds incredulous, it's because he is.]

He must have come from one Hell of an alternate reality.

Only for a few days. The 'Porter likes to switch things up. Send people home, make them older or younger, or alternate versions of themselves.

[Shrug.]

He was...tolerable, actually. [Rather relaxing to have around the base.]

Am I the only person sane enough to be horrified by the seemingly limitless power The Porter has?

[Because, seriously. That thing is nightmare fuel to a paranoiac.]

Tolerable.

[He repeats the word, baffled that it was used to describe Starscream.]

You honestly found him tolerable?

[Sorry, Slipstream. It's kinda hard for him to picture any Starscream of any reality in any sort of positive context---which is sort of understandable since the Starscream of his reality manipulated him while he was suffering from both severe head-trauma and a mental breakdown, tried to force him to kill his friends, then shot him in the head.]

[It's kinda hard to go through an experience like that without coming away from it with a grudge and serious psychological/emotional baggage.]

The strange Autobot-like replacement of him, yes.

[She knows that feel, bro. If she hadn't known that SG-Scream, she'd feel the same way.]

He himself..? Tch. Fragger.

[But he had been far too fascinating. So different from her creator/self, but predictable all the same.

Still, he'd introduced her to air shows and taken her in when she would've stayed at the MAC or nowhere at all. Hmph.]

So, he was Starscream in name only then.

[He still can't quite get his head around the idea of Starscream being pleasant in any way, but given the concept of infinite probability, he knows it's at least possible.]

I second that opinion.

[Aw yeah, badmouthing Starscream. Now that's a pastime he can get behind.]

I suppose, though I think he would've had a different opinion entirely.

How much do you know about the Cybertronians currently in the City, out of curiosity~?

[Does he know about the truce? How many of them have been here and gone?]

Enough. Not as much as I'd like to, but enough.

[He knows about the so-called truce, but he's not going to put any faith in it holding out when things get tense.]

All right. If you have questions, I can answer them.

I've... been here the longest out of any of us, now.

The offer's appreciated.

[A pause.]

And how long would that be, if you don't mind my asking?

A little over three years, as they measure time here.

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