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thisavrou2016-10-20 09:04 pm
friendquest) wrote in thisavrou2016-10-20 09:04 pm
Video; Episode 1: the one where swerve gets space bridged
[The camera is shakey as Swerve tries to get the hang of using it on his wrist, squinting at it through his visor as it clicks on before a small whirring beep sounds off as he realises it's online.]
Eyy! Brilliant! Got this thing working. [he's going to finger guns at the camera with his spare hand] So, hey there crew of the Moira, aka Swearth 2: Return of the emotional trauma! Quester, bartender, and all round awesome guy Swerve at your service. Gotta say, this ship is kinda smaller than the Lost Light--your hallways could use some expanding for us taller guys. I mean, not for me, but you know. Other guys. There are other guys here right? [he waves his hand dismissively, seeming to drift off for a few moments.]
Anyway, off topic, I know. But it's been a while since I've had a captive audience, let alone one with so many organics! I've seen dozens of you squishy buggers! You're everywhere! And that's so cool! I gotta get my holo up and running so I can be one with you.
So, two main things I wanna know:
One, where's the nearest alcoholic establishment, a guy could really use a stiff glass of high grade right about now, and two--or, actually, well this kinda is part of one, since I need to know if you people even know what high grade is or how to distill it and last time this happened I was sort of human so I didn't even need to fuel up with energon, I just ate a fragton of pizza and drank good ol' fashioned beer in a can which was a weird but awesome experience, I can tell you that. Wait, where was I going with this again?
Oh! Right! Energon. You lot know what it is, or am I gonna starve slowly and painfully? And without even getting overcharged. That would be an awful way to go, nobody should have to live out their last moments in life without getting completely wankered. Not that I intend on dying, but you know. You never know what's around the next quantum jump!
[he starts getting distracted, looking off screen at something, and mutters to himself:] Slag, Quantum Leap--do I even still have that data slug on me? Gotta finish that episode before I forge--
[the recording abruptly shuts off as he slips his fingers over the device.]
Eyy! Brilliant! Got this thing working. [he's going to finger guns at the camera with his spare hand] So, hey there crew of the Moira, aka Swearth 2: Return of the emotional trauma! Quester, bartender, and all round awesome guy Swerve at your service. Gotta say, this ship is kinda smaller than the Lost Light--your hallways could use some expanding for us taller guys. I mean, not for me, but you know. Other guys. There are other guys here right? [he waves his hand dismissively, seeming to drift off for a few moments.]
Anyway, off topic, I know. But it's been a while since I've had a captive audience, let alone one with so many organics! I've seen dozens of you squishy buggers! You're everywhere! And that's so cool! I gotta get my holo up and running so I can be one with you.
So, two main things I wanna know:
One, where's the nearest alcoholic establishment, a guy could really use a stiff glass of high grade right about now, and two--or, actually, well this kinda is part of one, since I need to know if you people even know what high grade is or how to distill it and last time this happened I was sort of human so I didn't even need to fuel up with energon, I just ate a fragton of pizza and drank good ol' fashioned beer in a can which was a weird but awesome experience, I can tell you that. Wait, where was I going with this again?
Oh! Right! Energon. You lot know what it is, or am I gonna starve slowly and painfully? And without even getting overcharged. That would be an awful way to go, nobody should have to live out their last moments in life without getting completely wankered. Not that I intend on dying, but you know. You never know what's around the next quantum jump!
[he starts getting distracted, looking off screen at something, and mutters to himself:] Slag, Quantum Leap--do I even still have that data slug on me? Gotta finish that episode before I forge--
[the recording abruptly shuts off as he slips his fingers over the device.]
private video
[He shouldn't blurt that out. He should take it back. Close the connection. But it's already said. Yelled loud enough for anyone to hear and he's trying to keep the anger and hurt on his face, but it's cracking too.]
[Because... he suddenly doesn't know if he wants to hear the answer.]
... why is it so important to you... that I hate you?
Re: private video
[his hand snakes up his cheek and covers his optics.]
And if you did you would.
private video
If you're as awful as everyone thinks, you'd have just let me and Bee die like... five times now! But you didn't!
Re: private video
[think GREY you Fool.]
private video
How's that different?
Re: private video
[remember how he tortured riptide to death? good times.]
That doesn't bother you?
private video
[Yeah, it sounds lame even to him, but... That's just not Riptide. It can't be. It can't be any more than Grimlock would turn on them.]
... I don't. Know what you want me to say to that.
But I'm not gonna say I hate you!
Re: private video
[click.]
[not here]
[He wanted to snap it right back at Riptide, but then the line goes dead. And it feels like part of his spark goes with it. Like the ground drops out from under him.]
[What's so wrong with believing in someone...? Why does that mean he's not enough?]
[He's left sitting and staring at the dead line for a long time, as if he's waiting for it to come back. Hoping it will. It doesn't happen, but almost an hour goes by before he clicks it off, himself.]