What the hecky happened

[luckyfaceplate]

Who: Optimus and YOU!
Where: Anywhere from Red Alert's Clinic to wandering around
When: Before Sentinel and Megatron/Rodimus log
What: Optimus finding out just what went down while he was gone from various people, or if they need to talk to him about anything.
Warnings: None

The trip wasn't a complete loss, that's for sure. Optimus has somehow contacted the planet, and while it was rather vague, he found out quite a bit about their mission here. Way more than he would have just grasping at proverbial straws. The objective, however, wouldn't be easy. In its own way, Cybertron had told him that they had to work together, that they had to get along.

You can already see what's wrong with this equation, and to be honest, it left Optimus feeling a little doubtful on his return.

Speaking of his return. That's a thing that happened, and right now he's trying to gather his bearings for being gone for....oh...a week at most.

You can find him all over, scouting around for anyone who might be around to ask for information. But if you need him first--well...he stands out, at least.

Comments

[aerospacecommander]

Oh good. That means there's probably left over technology around for him to swipe and claim as his own. But he's not going to comment on that one, not out loud.

"... It's not like I'm buddy-buddy with Megatron or anything. And if you're talking about that one with the weird teeth going on -- he's a little out there."

And you know if Starscream says there is something off about a person, it's probably really bad.

[luckyfaceplate]

"That's...fairly evident, given past records of you." Then again, this Starscream wasn't his own--something was certainly different about him. "But I'd figured Megatron would be the...safe option."

He's thinking like you usually do, Starscream! About yourself.

[aerospacecommander]

"Safe?" He turns to look directly at Optimus. "Compared to what? You? And here I always thought you weren't the trigger happy type."

Really though, Megatron is far from being safe.

[luckyfaceplate]

"Better to side with the devil than be in his path. That was always your way, wasn't it?"

He folds his arms, looking at the Seeker expectantly.

"Unless you're unaligned now."

[aerospacecommander]

"Playing by my own rules tends to be my philosophy actually. Though the devil is a bit more fun than the good guy team. So I guess you're sorta right."

He looks back at Optimus. Not really unaligned, but he's not terribly attached to the other Decepticons he's met here so far.

[luckyfaceplate]

"I'm not entirely surprised. You're not all that different from the Starscream of my world."

He'll just leave out the part where Starscream had played the game and won. Won the entire planet. Optimus makes eye contact with the seeker a moment, before turning to the landscape.

"How long have you been here?"

[aerospacecommander]

"Not long," he says before looking off into the distance himself.

"Is this where we have one of those cliche talks about the meaning of our existence and what we are destined to do here and whatnot?"

[luckyfaceplate]

"Well."

Yes.

"If 'requirements to go home' is what counts as cliche, then yes. We most certainly are." His eyes narrow at Starscream, eyes hardening.

"And I will tell you upfront that the only way to our own dimension is by cooperation." You know, that thing that you're not well known for.

[aerospacecommander]

"So what exactly is entailed in this concept of 'cooperation' ? Because sure, maybe I can be convinced to play nice for a bit. It wouldn't be the first time. But we aren't talking super Autobot goody goody things are we?"

Because that would be terrible. And he has a reputation man. So he just gives Optimus back a look like he asked the most serious question ever.

[luckyfaceplate]

"This goes beyond our war, Starscream, and I'm expecting you to act like a good Cybertronian. No Autobot, no Decepticon."

Your reputation means nothing on a dead planet, bruh.

[aerospacecommander]

"That weirdly sounds like something ol' Shocky said a few years ago. I'm going to assume in your case, no brainwashing will be involved."

And him be a good Cybertronian? Ha! He can maybe be not completely terrible. That's good enough right?

[luckyfaceplate]

The look that Optimus gives you, Starscream. If looks could kill, his would be a poisonous sword.

"We do not speak of that."

Touched a nerve?