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[iseedeadbees]

My fellow Cybertronians, citizens of the Moira. Some of you already know me, for those of you who do not, my name is Starscream. I am the current elected ruler of the planet Cybertron, but today I come before you with a confession. You see, my time here has given me a chance to reflect on my position, and myself as a whole. I've had the opportunity to scrutinize the choices I've made in the past, how my experiences, my failures, may affect my ability to lead a planet into an era of true peace and prosperity. To keep things short and simple, I have come to the conclusion that I am, at this current time, unfit to rule.

Given the circumstances, I'm unable to officially resign, simply because we lack the proper paperwork, but I ask my fellow Cybertronians to rest assured. By the time we're able to return to our home, I will have become every bit the leader our people deserve. I promise you this.

My apologies for the interruption, and thank you all for your time.

[PRIVATE: text to other Starscream heyoo]

I may have taken a few creative liberties, but there. It's finished. Now get off my back about it.

[tl;dr Starscream lost a bet. And by lost a bet I mean he accidentally maybe killed Ratchet a bit a few weeks ago and the other Starscream is blackmailing the shit out of him in exchange for keeping quiet but hey you know how it goes.]

Comments

[onlytwoexpressions]

You've stepped down as leader of Cybertron. What, exactly, am I rushing? The deed is done, it merely needs to be recognized in a court of law.

Fortunately for you, I consider myself an expert in the law. I'll have the official documentation made up in twenty minutes.

[iseedeadbees]

[He's in his room shrieking fuckwords right now just saying.]

What if I say I've reconsidered.

[onlytwoexpressions]

I would consider your 'announcement' a desperate plea for attention, an attempt to make yourself seem relevant on a ship that hardly cares what planet you rule over, and the retraction of your statement a blatant abuse of power and station in an environment that allows you such with little to no repercussion.

[iseedeadbees]

Right, of course. I was just curious.

[onlytwoexpressions]

And since we all, each and every one of us, know that the great Starscream would never do anything for attention, I have no choice but to believe that this is on the up-and-up.

And, good news! In the time it took for us to get to this point, I've already drawn up the necessary paperwork. Good work, Starscream. You've done the right thing for yourself and for Cybertron.

Bravo.

[iseedeadbees]

Of course you have. I'd expect nothing less from you, Ultra Magnus.

[and now the table flipping and silent vows to feed the other Starscream his own spark begin EXCELLENT.]

[onlytwoexpressions]

So, what's next for you, Starscream? You've stepped down as leader of Cybertron. Where do you go from here?

Where does one go when they have ultimately reached their goal, then abandoned it?

[iseedeadbees]

[wow AND he's rubbing it in HOW just fucking WONDERFUL]

As it turns out, I hadn't planned that far ahead, Ultra Magnus. I must admit, I'm at something of a loss.

[aside from pretty much destroying his room he's not taking this well see]

[onlytwoexpressions]

Yes, it's best to ruminate after life-changing decisions such as these.

Is there anything I can do to make this transition any easier?

[iseedeadbees]

No.

[onlytwoexpressions]

Are you sure? I imagine this is quite stressful for you.

Shall I come by and make sure your affairs are in order? We can wrap up any official Cybertronian business as it pertains to those here on the Moira.

[iseedeadbees]

Stop patronizing me. Do you think I can't see what you're doing?

[onlytwoexpressions]

I'm not patronizing you.

It's absolutely integral you wrap up any affairs that you had while in office before stepping down. You wouldn't want to leave a headache for the next person, would you?

I'm offering to assist.

I happen to like closing down affairs. It gives a sense of finality and accomplishment.

[iseedeadbees]

There's nothing to wrap up here. Everything I had going on was back on Cybertron, and since we have no way of communicating with anyone on Cybertron, there's nothing to be done here.

[onlytwoexpressions]

Well, that's just not true. There are documents. Official records. You need to set up a plan for a change in office. While we may not be on Cybertron, you can't just leave us without an outline or some direction. That would be irresponsible!

In the event that there's no appointed successor, we need to figure out how to elect one. Did you think just saying 'I quit' would be the end of it?

Absolutely not, there's so much to do!

[iseedeadbees]

I'm not in the mood, Ultra Magnus. Another time, perhaps.

[onlytwoexpressions]

Understandable. You should recharge. We can tackle this tomorrow as a team. In the meantime, I'll give us a head start by getting all of the paperwork ready and sorted.

[iseedeadbees]

I'll be recharging for the next three years, don't bother me.