[ THE "DRIFT GOT HECKED UP BY TARN" CATCH-ALL POST ]

[auramatic]

Who: Drift, Rodimus, Ratchet, Megatron and whoever else wants to chime in
What: the inevitable fallout of the fucked up shit Tarn just did to Drift
Where: Red Alert's clinic
When: starting a few days after Tarn beat the shit out of Drift
Warnings: a lot of sad. a lot of gay

jk i'm lazy, thread starters below

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[warcorrespondent]

"I disapprove of any interaction with him, nonviolent or otherwise," Aftermath opines, bemusement belying his words. "... But I won't stop you."

"At least let me come with you should you find the occasion for such a thing," the old truck continues quietly. "You don't have to endure this alone. You shouldn't have to."

[aminerproblem]

"No."

Megatron thinks of Drift's torn up body lying in the medibay. That's not something he'd want to risk on anyone else he knows.

"If I want to change the Decepticon movement for the better, I need to do this by myself. I can't let Tarn use you as an excuse to ignore what I'm saying."

A hand rises to the radio in his helm,"I still have your call signature if anything happens."

[warcorrespondent]

"You're going to give me a spark flicker one of these days," Aftermath says, drawing in a long in-vent and gently pinching the top edge of his mask.

"Tell me when you go," he insists, letting the hand drop after a moment. "I'll be near in case things go South."

And things could go very South indeed.

[aminerproblem]

"I don't think they will. Tarn also knows that without me there will be no Decepticon movement."

He holds his chin thoughtfully.

"And without that, where will he be?"

[warcorrespondent]

"He doesn't need to kill you to do you harm, Megatron. A professional torturer knows how to prolong the pain. In fact, he doesn't even need to intend to do you harm in order to accomplish so." Aftermath crosses his arms, looking away. "He may very well hurt you for what he thinks is your own good- just like how he culls 'traitors' from our ranks for the good of the Cause."

[aminerproblem]

His expression sours at that. 'The Good of the Cause' just seemed like a sadist's excuse to indulge in twisted displays of ultraviolence.

"I think if he'd wanted to hurt me to teach me a lesson, or whatever the hell his reasoning is, he'd have done it."

"I've been apprentice to Ratchet for over a month. That would technically make me a traitor, wouldn't it? If he hasn't done it by now, he won't do it when I go talk to him."

[warcorrespondent]

"I won't claim any understanding of Tarn's brand of thinking, but just because he hasn't hurt you doesn't mean he won't." Aftermath's attention drifts back to the gaping hole in Megatron's face and his spark clenches.

"What about the looter who attacked you? He certainly didn't seem to have a problem hurting you. What if he's in cahoots with Tarn and this was some warning?"

[aminerproblem]

"No, I don't think so," a hand silently rises to the wound, remembering what happened after his vision had gone white.

"I think he was expecting someone else. After recognizing me, he just looked terrified and confused. If they're working together at all, Tarn probably put him up to finding medical supplies since Ratchet refused to treat him."

[warcorrespondent]

"He DID shoot Megatron in the face. Most Decepticons would be extremely distressed with that, even if they'd been ordered to." It doesn't really explain the confusion though; it wasn't like a Deception wouldn't recognize Megatron.

"That's one unfortunate mech."