re_alignment | audio; [Transmission originating from: Megatronus's Temple]

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✘ tf: prime | vehicon/fracas (occ)

audio; [Transmission originating from: Megatronus's Temple]

So, I. I don't know how many people knew him, but I figured I might as well say something.

Shockwave - the big one - and his Driller have been missing. Sometimes they'd just go off on their own but usually not for this long. And I've looked everywhere. So I'm gonna call it.

They're. Gone.

[He pauses for a long moment before speaking again.]

I'll still be at Megatronus's temple to look after their things, until Megatronus makes me leave.

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Ugh, really?

[Why is it people always disappear when something happens?]

I'm sorry, Fracas.

Yeah.

[And why do they all have to be friends, too?]

I just wish it'd stop happening, honestly. So many people have gone missing...

[Or teammates, or family.]

Just another constant in this world that we have to deal with. I wish it would at least stop takin' good guys, and guys that deserve to be here, and take more people that don't, like Tarn and his cronies.

[Seriously, why the hell do they stay, while everybody else goes?]

I doubt many people besides me thought Shockwave was a good guy, but. Who are we to say who should and shouldn't be here? We all got... torn away from where we're supposed be. We're all interlopers even if it's... kinda nice here.

[Besides, 'who belongs here' is a question that would surely end in fights.]

Well, yeah, I didn't trust him too much either. [But he tried to like him for Fracas' sake, since they work together and he seemed to really like him.]

But I mainly mean the guys that go out of their way to harm people. [Like Tarn and Kaon.] Shockwave never actually did that.

I figured. But. You know, you tried. [He knows you tried and was thankful for the attempts at tolerance. Fracas just had the dubious honor of really liking someone that everyone else didn't.]

Honestly... I think Shockwave might have if he thought he could get away with it. Or if I wasn't friends with so many Autobots. [He likes to think he had some kind of influence.]

I did. [Bulk unfortunately just has trust issues, even as much as he's tried to be neutral toward factions here.] He's still another one lost here, though.

...maybe. Were you two always so close, though? Why didn't he do anything before you were?

He is. And I don't know that we can really afford that many losses, with how this place is. [Even the ones like Tarn are probably here for a reason. He hopes.]

I wouldn't call it close, but... he did pick me up as soon as I arrived. Mostly because he wanted to give me some kind of combat training so I wouldn't die if someone so much as looked at me wrong.
[If nothing else, Fracas managed to keep him busy.]
I honestly don't know what he was up to before I showed up. I never really asked.

I don't think we can either. There's been many lost, but not that many new people arriving lately.

Ah,well. I say again, he did a good job with ya. You're definitely not like the Vehicons back home.

I don't know either, to be honest. Course when I first got here, I had other problems to deal with. [He mostly watched the link more than anything else.]

Definitely kind of worrisome. I hope that changes, we could use some help with the whole. New Cybertron thing.

[Fracas laughs a little, sheepish.] You're just saying that because I'm the only Vehicon you've talked to before... and the only one that's survived fighting a centipede.

Yeah. I can guess that it was a little crazy, getting here and trying to figure out what was going on.

Yeah, hope so too. And we can always use more hands for the crew too.

[Bulkhead chuckles too.] Well compared to Vehicons back home. I bet if any others showed up, they'd be envious of your skill.

Yeah, that was part of it for sure. Primus, the first two months was crazy. Too much happened. Most of it, I'd rather just forget.

Definitely. The work on the roads would go faster with more of us. And protecting people would be easier, too.

Heh. Maybe. Or they'd think I was crazy. No one's ever stood out of the crowd without getting targeted.

Guess I'm glad I missed most of that, then. But at least things have settled down... sort of.

Yeah, got Thundercracker willing to help and learn. Maybe we oughtta do some kinda recruitnin' thing. I'm sure he ain't the only one here that'd like something to do.

Yeah, well. None of them have been dumped into a situation like this.

Yeah, definitely glad. But be glad, Fracas. Watchin' people you know, show up without Glyphs wasn't fun. [He winces. Even now the thought isn't a pleasant one.]

We should. There have to be people looking for something to do besides drinking and joining the Police Force.

[Or, you know, making trouble.]

That's true. I honestly don't know what the rest would do in this situation.

I remember that. I didn't really know anyone, but... that Megatron, the one that came back, wasn't so bad until he went crazy.

Yeah, exactly. Maybe we can throw it open to humans and organics too. Uh...not kids of course.

[Because human kids really don't look like they'd be up for doing construction.]

With Starscream around? Probably wouldn't change much.

Yeah, I remember him back too. He's changed too since then. Kind of weird how only some came back from that, yet others never did. [Bulk had once hoped Optimus had come back with them, but it wasn't meant to be.]

Not kids, no. But the humans and other organics could definitely be a help. And it'd like... foster equality and friendship and stuff.

[Human kids being around cement mixers and jackhammers seems like the worst idea, really.

He shivers a little at the mention of Starscream, plating audibly rattling.]

Don't remind me. But maybe we can make things different, now. I can't just... let status quo continue for them, with him.

Yeah. Maybe there's a reason the ones that came back did, though? They were brought back for a specific purpose.

Yeah, exactly. We're already pretty faction neutral, what with being two bots and two cons. We oughtta get organics involved too, just so they don't feel left out.

[Yeah, he agrees with that.]

Think if anybody can, Fracas. It's you. You're a fellow Vehicon, they'd listen to you more than anybody.

I dunno. Might be, though. But I ain't sure what. Maybe just the more redeemable ones?

Funny, how we're more faction neutral than the Police Force and the Law Committee, huh? And it just sorta happened, too. But we should definitely get the humans involved. They're important here, too.

[Fracas laughs once, sheepish.]

I'd hope they'd listen to me, anyway. They'll probably think I'm crazy first, with the paint change and the... challenging Starscream and everything.

Beats me. But there has to be a reason they're here. That we're all here. It can't just be some stupid cosmic accident.

Yeah no kiddin'. Funny how it happened, and we didn't even plan on it. Heh. They oughtta take a lesson from us.

[He's only joking of course.]

Yeah, I can see it takin' some convincing, but I'm sure they're as fed up of it as you are.

I'm hopin' we find out sooner or later.

They really ought to, yeah. But we ought to get some non-cybertronians on the team too, first. Just to be sure.

[Yeah, schooling the other organizations would be a little mean.]

I know that the ones that are left probably are. I could only hope they're willing to change things, though. It's. Not easy.

Yeah. Maybe we will.

Yeah, exactly. Right now we might be givin' off the wrong impression. But we do have to be a little picky. I mean construction ain't for everybody.

[It's not meant to be an easy job, what with all the heavy lifting.]

Oh right, you got some tough officiers to go through too. But if they all had better weapons, you out number them. [Or at least he thinks you do.]

It's not. But if someone wants to try... we should at least give them a shot. If they can't cut it they should be the ones to figure it out instead of just being told 'no'.

[Aside from the kids. Kids are a definite no.]

We do. Even though we lost so many people to the Terrorcons. We just... don't have the training. Or the weapons, like you said. [That's the one troublesome spot.]

Point Just hope none blame us if they get injured.

[Cause that would suck.]

Yeah, that was probably on purpose. So you'd be easy to take down if you revolted or somethin'. [Which is cruel.] Cause if your teachin' from Shockwave shows anything, it's that you can learn.

Considering we'll probably be the ones taking them to the medbay, I'd really hope they didn't blame us.

[That would totally suck.]

It probably was, honestly. Not that they needed to, we're all scared of them... heh. Of course we can learn. I had to learn all that stuff about the ship from scratch. And how to fight, here.

Heh, true. It'll be interesting.

[It really would!]

And you've gotten over that fear while here. [He's seen convos with Starscream man, that was impressive.] Think you could teach any others that show here?

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