[Wing hesitates. He can't deny what Megatron says; if it would stop the war, if it would save Cybertron...what wouldn't he do?]
[No. Megatron is redeemable. Here, now as he is. Not as he's become, but in this moment. It's worth trying.]
I will not break my word. No harm shall come to you from this.
And if I am wrong, I will face your enemies myself.
[Which is...an oblique answer.]
[He gives a soft snort. Wing knows that's only part of the answer: Megatron parcels out information as it suits him. He wants to force Wing into the Arena, as though constant exposure would blunt the horror of it.]
It has already been scheduled.
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I'm aware of that.
This is about another matter. A...favor.
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[He is absolutely listening. Do go on.]
Something urgent, then.
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[He cycles a vent.]
I need to borrow the device we used to try to track Soundwave.
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No.
[He growls, instantly.]
I will not betray my communications officer like that. What need do you have of tracking Soundwave?
[Complete misinterpretation is go!]
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[Wing's equally blindsided, partly by Magnum's sudden show of loyalty.]
It's not...I don't want to track Soundwave.
An Autobot is missing. It may be another abduction. We can help.
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...
Do you remember that conversation we had about details, Wing?
[He snorts.]
Obtain the Autobot's frequency and come by. I will lend you my device.
And since 'details' are important, you will swear to me that it will not be tampered with.
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I would not ask you to do something that endangered you, Megatron.
[He nods, warily. It can't be this easy. ]
Thank you.
I will not let anyone else touch the device, other than the engineer who will enter the frequency. Sufficient?
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[Those are the sorts of statements that he naturally distrusts. You confound him often, Wing.]
...
Give me your word it will not be harmed.
[He knows you won't break your word, elsewise you wouldn't still be listening to him at all.]
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[Wing laughs. But it's not the mocking laugh Magnum had used toward the Autobot.]
Let me put it this way, then: What would I gain by turning the device over to them?
I give my word. No harm will come to it.
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[He smiles.]
You word is sufficient. I will have the device ready.
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[Meaning, no. But he wants to hear your answer. Accuse him to his face, Megatron.]
...thank you.
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Have I ever had reason to trust?
[His optics glow, bright...but there is a flicker. The edge of this which he still considers a weakness.]
...
It will be at the Arena.
[Well, at least he can make it unpleasant for you.]
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But your experience with me? [He tilts his head.]
[He cycles a frustrated vent. The Arena.]
You are making this part of our...other arrangement?
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You have never broken your word to me, Wing. I trust in that.
...but I believe you would do something that endangered me, if it were for the greater good...would you not?
[He's eyeing you on that one.]
...no. Its just convenient for me.
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[No. Megatron is redeemable. Here, now as he is. Not as he's become, but in this moment. It's worth trying.]
I will not break my word. No harm shall come to you from this.
And if I am wrong, I will face your enemies myself.
[Which is...an oblique answer.]
[He gives a soft snort. Wing knows that's only part of the answer: Megatron parcels out information as it suits him. He wants to force Wing into the Arena, as though constant exposure would blunt the horror of it.]
Of course.
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