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[sciencebuttrfly]

[The feed clicks on to a face unfamiliar to most of Axiom Nexus. He's in a stark, industrial lab. Banks of ultra-speed processing computers surround him, blinking and humming. Behind him, a large logo on the wall reads 'Simultron: the Finest in Virtual Entertainment

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[jerkimus_prime]

[Is that Jetfire? And he'd JUST been thinking that it would be nice to have someone big to lug stuff around for him...]

Hey big guy! Where ya been?

he cannot be happy to see you because I can actually not find a 'happy' icon

[sciencebuttrfly]

[...wut?]

I've been here? [Your question confuses him. Yes, he doesn't leave the lab a lot.]

I've been here for over an orbital cycle, Hot Rod.

[jerkimus_prime]

What? Then why haven't I heard a word from you?

You avoiding me or something? [Why would anyone do that?]

[sciencebuttrfly]

I wasn't aware you were looking for me.

[Face it, Hot Rod: 'Nerd' isn't really your style.]

Can I...help you with something?

[jerkimus_prime]

Why wouldn't I be?

Sure can! There's this ugly statue thing Wing bought that I need moved. The thing is fragging dense- can't even lift it.

[sciencebuttrfly]

[Because you never have before?] You're...[how to put this tactfully?] you seem to prefer to work alone.

...

Statue. You need me to move a statue.

[Something sure is dense around here.]

[jerkimus_prime]

Usually. But this place ain't exactly a war zone, is it?

Well, yeah. I'd ask some other gigantic mech but I haven't met any yet.

[sciencebuttrfly]

Someone's already pointed out to me that it's war here, just carried out by different means.

It's not so different. We fought in our own way, at Kimia, at Garrus 9. Just not with guns.

[Sliderules ftw?]

I... [He's just going to stare at you for a moment. All right, he'll bite.] Why do you need this statue moved to begin with?

[jerkimus_prime]

I guess. [He doesn't really know what to do with himself here, actually. How's a hero supposed to look cool fighting things like... corporations?]

The thing is downright hideous, okay? And its at an angle, you see, that puts it kinda staring into my room.

I think Wing did it on purpose.

[sciencebuttrfly]

[Jetfire manages just fine. Him and his slide rule. *Heroic*.]

The simplest solution, Hot Rod, would be to close the door to your room.

...and why would anyone do that on purpose? [Really, the universe does not revolve around you, Hot Rod. It revolves around objects with larger gravitational pull.]

[jerkimus_prime]

That's too passive, Jetfire! I have to show Wing I mean buisness!

[Waves a hand] Because he wants me to feel guilty.

NOW with your name spelled correctly! *facepalm*

[sciencebuttrfly]

[...you mean it's too effective without any drama.]

Mean...business. By moving a statue. [Then again, he was not talking about blowing the thing up, so maybe Hot Rod has mellowed. ]

Guilty? Why would you feel guilty?

Hot Rot? A Zombie?

[jerkimus_prime]

Yes. To show him his tactics are /not/ working. Maybe we could angle it to look into his room instead...

[Makes a fist] I don't! And I won't!

*headdesk forever* you weren't supposed to see that! XD

[sciencebuttrfly]

His...tactics.

Isn't Wing the pacifist?

[Wait. When did this become a 'we'? Dammit, Hot Rod.]

[That sounds like denial.]

It would be understandable, after all. It's been a hard war. Every mech has regrets, things they would have done differently.

IT AMUSED ME

[jerkimus_prime]

Doesn't mean he won't stoop to psychological warfare!

[Crosses his arms and eyes him] Jetfire. You've known me for a long time. Is guilt usually my thing?

[sciencebuttrfly]

Psychological warfare...for what reason? What's his motive, Hot Rod?

[Criminals have motives. Like the mech who stole his data.]

Admittedly, no. That's why I am surprised you're bothered by this statue at all. [He does kind of want to see this thing now, this marvel of sculpture that has Hot Rod seeing conspiracies of guilt.]