Your Feelings Were Sacrificed for a Greater Cause [prompt response]
UT Starscream[Starscream is seated on a grassy riverbank, contemplating some of the rounded, naturally polished stones beneath the clear, swift-running water. He takes out his journal to record his thoughts
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*Megatron comes up from behind in silence despite his mass. He looks disinterested, though he spied the journal before Starscream could put it away in his cockpit. His arms are crossed over his broad chest, but he doesn't look particularly angry, nor does his voice convey such. He's simply making a statement*
I was not aware wading through a river for stones was particularly strategical.
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[Starscream is startled enough to falter and fall forward into the water, but he recovers his usual grace quickly and rises, one arm cradling a load of dark and light river stones.]
Eh? The wading is not strategic at all.
[Wonders how long Megatron had been there and how much he had read.]
I thought I might collect pieces for a game.
[Frowns]
I guess there are holographic versions available...but this just seemed...? More refined.
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What sort of game could possibly be played with stones. *Megatron doesn't really... do... games*
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Eh...well, Sir, I believe that most planets, even primitive civilizations have some manner of basic strategy game played with simple tokens or markers, like these stones.
There are several games that can be played with a grid and opposing markers, such as Checkers, or Go, even Tic-Tac-Toe.
They are supposed to aid in developing strategic skill...to challenge one to anticipate the opponent's moves...and enact appropriate counter-moves.
[Smiles faintly.]
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Not having wanted to drag Blackout into a task so soon after recent debacles, Starscream himself hauled one of the berths. Fate had smiled on him, in the form of Slipstream's ambition, and saved him quite a bit of fabrication work. Which was brilliant, because Starscream barely had time for the rest of the tasks on his to-do list.
With Slipstream closely following, Starscream leads her to Megatron's dwelling. He stops on the way, however, spotting his quarry next to a river with...with someone. Transforming, Starscream hovers above them.
Perhaps some furniture would make your activities more...comfortable.
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Starscream! And to think a simple comm would have sufficed. You're lucky I haven't felt the explicit need to shoot you out of the sky.
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Comms the Starscream she arrived with //Are slaggin kidding me? Megatron is with Zorro now? Yeah, great time to be asking him for favors!//
*and she had thought the new one was interested in Sunstorm!*
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[comm: ...Zorro? That is quite an odd designation.]
Starscream lowers his altitude.
On the contrary, you may notice three days is quite nearly up and I would simply hate to disappoint you, Lord Megatron.
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