001 ✘ Voice

[sorrynotguilty]

For all that we are 'chosen hosts' of these 'Infinity Gems,' our gracious host seems to dole out more requests than give a proper explanation first.

[ Megatron here simply doesn't like being left in the dark. there are more answers out there and he likes to be properly informed so he can actually access the situation and come up with a solution that's more agreeable for him ( and now apparently those he feels somewhat responsible for ). ]

What I am interested in, for the moment, is the sort of individuals [ YEAH, OKAY SO HE STILL HAS A LITTLE PROBLEM DEALING WITH ORGANICS, ALL RIGHT ] that I will be working with until this is all sorted. [ yeah, that's... that's about as much of a 'hello, who are you' that he can muster. ] Talents and skills, more specifically.

Drift, when you have a moment, I would like to speak with you. For other Cybertronians like myself, I would ask that if you are a crew member of the Lost Light, to get with me as soon as possible.

[ there's a pause, as if he is thinking about saying something... but then he does. ]

Oh, and Starscream. It would be a real pity if you decide to revisit one of your favorite pastimes. [ ha ha no it wouldn't. he'd love to tear your spark casing out if things got out of hand. maybe he'd even mount it on the wall for all to see. ...probably not. ]

Comments

[voice]

[aerospacecommander]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Except yeah, he does.]

And I don't think you have the authority anymore to attempt to boss me around anyway.

Since you decided to join team good guy and all.

[voice]

[sorrynotguilty]

It isn't an attempt, dear Starscream to boss you around. I have no hope of you ever coming around and seeing reason either.

This was a threat.

[voice]

[aerospacecommander]

That's not very Autobot-like of you. Shouldn't you stop and ask yourself "what would Optimus Prime say?"

[audio]

[alwaysadrift]

[Drift totally has a moment. Even if he's been wanting to spend most moments catching up with Wing and Rodimus, that feels a little, you know, selfish; so maybe he should do something useful here.]

Yes, si---[no he totally wasn't gonna say SIR.]---omething you need?

[audio]

[sorrynotguilty]

[ totally catches that. pretends he doesn't. ]

Information, what else?

[audio]

[alwaysadrift]

[la la la totally good with pretending to be on the same page about pretending.]

Of what sort?

[He doubts you want to know that his RPMs were a little high this morning and that his holistic energies are unbalanced by a foreign object.]

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[gamora]

Assassin; 'the most dangerous woman in the universe'. And everything that implies.

( things she is not telling him: she has experience with the gems. that can wait until approximately never. )

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[sorrynotguilty]

I wouldn't have guessed.

[ that's a dirty lie. ]

Should I take a knee?

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[gamora]

I won't stop you if you insist.

( there's a handwave here that he can't see, but is implied in her tone. )

The Lost Light - your ship?

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[necrokinetic]

Why don't you start first?

[ there is absolutely a lot of suspicion in his voice because who asks that like this is some crazy job interview? ]

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[sorrynotguilty]

Fair enough.

[ yeah sorry. that's kind of how he operates. ]

My name is Megatron.

[ anything else you might have to ask specifics for. his 'resume' is very long indeed. ]

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[necrokinetic]

Nico di Angelo.

[ a name for a name is pretty fair. as for the rest: ]

What's a cybertronian?

voice.

[uneulogized]

I don't know. Don't you think it's a little presumptuous to think we'd be running to work with you? You don't sound like much of a party, buddy.

voice.

[sorrynotguilty]

That depends on what you would define as a 'party.'

[ he has a lot of fun - irritating people! ]

Quite frankly, I don't care if anyone is 'running to work with me' or not. I wouldn't hold it against anyone if they ran in the other direction, in fact. However, that's not what this is about. It's about pooling our resources.

voice.

[uneulogized]

Oh, I'm all about pooling resources when it's necessary. And sure, this is ...

[There's a pause.]

But if you really think people are going to go around and show their hands off, you've got another thing coming for you. People tend to play things close to the chest for a reason.

[voice]

[timeywimeyorb]

[So you aren't just robots. Setsuna picks up on the lingo fairly quickly.]

You were one of the Cybertronians that fought in the Continuum Cortex, correct?

[Which probably means he might have witnessed some of her "talents and skills" already. However she is still curious about some things and she wants to ask before she goes giving out a lot of information.]

Are you collecting this information for any particular reason? Or just idle curiosity?

[voice] wow this got lost i am sorry

[sorrynotguilty]

I was, yes.

[ and he might recall. MIGHT. ]

My asking is simple: Do we trust each other or trust them to watch our backs?

[voice] it's cool o/

[timeywimeyorb]

If given the choice, I would probably choose those also in this situation, not those currently running the facility. Although neither party can win trust after just one encounter.

[Basically it's going to take more than one battle for Setsuna to completely open up. But at least she knows that the others are in a similar circumstance to her own. If all of them wish to return home then they are going to be more inclined to work together.]

My true abilities were hindered in that environment thanks to the aliens' unique properties. However, I have combat skill and knowledge in a variety of sciences. I'm going to do my best to start figuring out this station and its mechanics, especially in conjunction with the time and space fluctuations that are apparently involved.

Does that answer your question adequately enough?

VOICE

[rodders]

( OH GREAT JUST WHO HE WANTED TO BE HERE. Can you hear the scorn and disbelief in his tone, Megatron? Can you? )

Okay, first things first:

What do you want with Drift and what the hell do you want with the crew of my ship?

VOICE

[sorrynotguilty]

[ ...he has only one thing to say to this: ]

Our ship.

VOICE 1/2

[rodders]

Our ship. ( Pause. ) Our ship?

[voice]

[knightoflight]

And what if we're not a member of that ship?

[Seriously, these warriors and their divisiveness.]

[voice]

[sorrynotguilty]

[ hey man. can't blame him. there's a lot of people out there that want him dead - rightfully so, really. ]

We are all Cybertronians in the end, aren't we? Isn't it in our best interests to cooperate regardless of where we stand.

voice;

[walkingballpit]

And we should tell you all our little secrets... why?

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[sorrynotguilty]

If you wish to say nothing, then that is your choice.

[ doesn't matter overmuch to him. just don't waste his time. ]

Though I doubt a name and profession are hardly "little secrets."