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[Three days have come and gone. Another hail to Wheeljack goes unanswered and he hasn't heard of anyone else managing to contact him yet. It's highly unlikely to be Shockwave now; he'd never kept anyone longer than this and Jazz doubted that he'd suddenly start doing it
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[Frown.]
Usually when a mech goes missing like this he shows back up in three days. Altered in some way, but they're still here . There's a handful of us he would've told if he'd gotten his exit visa.
[His visor darkens with worry.]
It just doesn't feel right. We think there's some foul play going on here.
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That doesn't seem to warrant all the secrecy, though. And you can submit them to any security station in the Nexus.
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[Jazz sighs.]
I'd really appreciate either being able to look through the surveillance tapes for him or if you'd have someone do it. If we know where he was last... we can keep looking ourselves and not bother you with it.
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[Starscream's subordinates on the other hand...]
Now...
If you think we're so callous and overworked... why come to me directly? What makes you think I'm not just as overworked as my officers are?
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Of course they do, didn't mean to suggest otherwise but if you had a friend gone missing, on a strange world where at least half the locals hated your internals--wouldn't you want to make sure it was done right? Wouldn't you want to look yourself? If they can't find a trace of him; it's standard procedure to make it a cold-case. On the flip-side, we won't stop looking.
[Pause.]
Because I respect you, more than the rest. I know you do your job right and I don't trust a Starscream any further than I can throw him. You're willing to listen and not write us off. I know you've gotta be overworked. If you're willing to help us. I'm willing to do something, anything, to help you out in compensation.
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Don't write off my officers, first of all. Beyond that, for me to ask you for anything would be considered bribery or extortion. Start by submitting a missing person's report.
... I'll also need an ID number, and description.
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Guess I'm still not used to trusting mechs I don't know. [War will do that to you.] I'll give yours a chance, but I can't promise the same for your Starscream.
I'll get right on that. [He nods. First he'll have to make sure that Cliffjumper hasn't.]
Here's is ID. [Sent! And have a picture too, because that's how Jazz rolls.] He's about this tall. [Gesture]. White, green and red paint job and he's got head-panels on either side of his helm that light up.
Can't tell you how much I appreciate this.
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I've got it. Just give me some time to access the databases.
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[Nods]
Thank you.
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Just a moment. These things take time.
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[One conversation with Starscream was enough to last Jazz a lifetime.]
Of course.
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Our video footage puts your friend in Zone Four. Apparently... trying to...
[Cheetor pauses, trying to determine what exactly he's seeing. And then he sighs.]
... Trying to hide from our surveillance, I think. For all the good that did.
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Could be he wasn't hiding from security. He might have been threatened by someone and was trying to hide from them. Cliffjumper knows him better; he might know.
Again, thanks for giving us somewhere to start looking.
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[ANOSA's cameras are everywhere -- there is no escape.]
You should still put in a missing person's report. That would get you more support. Official support. Which means I don't have to potentially arrest you or your friends from breaking into wherever you suspect him of being held.
Because... sparks in the right place or not... if I hear word of a group of Outworlders breaking and entering, or interrogating anyone... my officers will step in.
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[Jazz shrugs.]
I'll do it right away and keep that in mind. I'll try to keep my friends from doing anything illegal.
[He'll refrain from mentioning he tried to hack into your cameras, guessing that probably falls under 'breaking and entering'.]
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