thisavrou | [VIDEO][001] - Backdated to Magnus' Arrival

[The video feed flickers to life, and despite the commotion, it's very much intentional. For those of you who know Riptide, you can see him frantically trying to escape from two hands that about as big as he is. Finally, one hand seizes Riptide and slams him to the floor. With some stability now, the camera is able to focus on Ultra Magnus. For those of you who don't know him, prepare to be bored. For those of you who do know him, it's possible that he's much much bigger than you remember, having had a few necessary upgrades recently.]

[He clears his vocalizer.]

Attention to all those who receive this broadcast. My name is Ultra Magnus. I have recently come aboard this ship and have been given the position of bailiff and parole officer. Let it be known that I have served as an officer of the law prior to my enlistment aboard the Moira, and as such, I promise that I will treat my duties and responsibilities with the utmost care, respect, and diligence that is befitting the position. I am fair and even-handed, and I look forward to working with all of you and becoming a productive member of the community.

That said, I have in my custody the one known as Riptide. He is a former comrade of mine, who served aboard the same ship as I did. Some of you may know him, and I am obligated to inform you that trusting this individual is a huge mistake. He is, as of now, being apprehended for being an accessory to mutiny.

[If Riptide wriggles, Magnus quickly presses his considerable weight down on him to make him stop.]

As I am still unfamiliar with the ship, I wish to know where the brig is located. I also wish to know everything about the due process aboard, as I intend to have this...this...ne'er-do-well answer for his crimes against his chain of command. In addition, if there are any forms and paperwork associated with the booking of prisoners so that they can be properly processed, I will more than happily fill out any and all necessary forms.

Again, I hope to make your acquaintance and let's all be sure to follow the new rules and expectations set forth by our current caregivers.

Magnus out.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Look, there's some kind of... Time thing going on. You and I are the only ones here that know anything about the mutiny, everyone else comes from an earlier point. Besides, it's Riptide. He couldn't plan his way out of a wet bag.

And I mean that in the nicest way possible.

I understand the...Time thing...can we please call it something else? Something more appropriate that matches its severity...?

But there is no way he didn't know something. He was there!

I don't care what we call it. That's not important.

I'm just saying, just because he was there doesn't mean Getaway gave him or anyone else all the details! I can't imagine any Autobots freely turning their own over to the DJD, especially not Riptide. He's not like that, Magnus.

Nor can I, but we can't exactly deny what we already know has come to pass.

At the very least, I'm sure we all have questions.

Questions, yes, but this isn't how we need to go about getting answers. This is a matter we need to approach calmly, rationally. Haven't we already seen enough pain?

I...

Drift, you weren't there for their farewell broadcast...

Comrades I'd fought beside for thousands of years...

Friends...

They...They left us...

I know that, but it doesn't make this right.

Nor does it make what happened to us right!

If you have some insight on what can be done, Drift, then I am all ears.

I'm not suggesting you let him off the hook, I'm just saying you go about this in a more civilized manner. I bet he would have gone with you if you'd just asked him to.

As for what can be done now, I don't really know. This place has it's own rules.

Not many people come with me willingly.

Probably because they see you doing stuff like this? Just a thought.

[VIDEO][001] - Backdated to Magnus' Arrival

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