[The post is video. Magnum is clean looking and well-kept, with some red smudges on his hands and face from helping paint a hardware store. He looks calm, and serious, but there is an edge to his voice that speaks of barely restrained attitude, and a slight twitch of his fingers like they're just waiting to transform into weapons.The cycle of
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Um, yes boss?
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You were...aware, were you not...that my orders were not to be followed while I was in quarantine?
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They...they weren't?
But...you asked me to teleport you out.
[Helm scritch, his expression is blanker than normal.]
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But I was not myself at the time. Soundwave, in fact, was technically in charge of the Decepticons.
It nearly caused problems, Skywarp.
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It's not like you ever did anything for me. Only reason why you socialized was 'cuz of the virus. It wasn't really you.
[He doesn't sound stampedingly angry, which is at least a change from how he usually speaks to Magnum. But does sound... stern.]
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Would you rather I continue considering you my enemy? I am capable of doing that, too.
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We don't have to be enemies, Magnum. None of us do. Some mechs make it that way.
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That is what I am doing for you.
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I can, at least say that I was right about you. Entirely.
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But what, in particular, are you rambling about now?
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Construction of the portal is complete. The hardware has been tested, as far as it can be, and seems to be working to spec. [At the very least, nothing was blowing out or catching on fire anymore when he powered it up...]
As for the software, it's... [Hm, how to put this diplomatically?]
Still in the testing phases.
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[That sounds...foreboding.]
When will it be ready?
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What is it failing to do right now?
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We need to have a talk.
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[He examines his communicator a little more closely, trying to figure out why this voice sounds familiar...before it dawns on him.]
Sunstreaker.
Is there a problem?
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Yeah. There is. You checked the profits from your little arena? Seen any recent losses?
[Because the headliner's been out of work for some time, is what he's trying to say.]
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[It was a lie, but hey. It was convenient.]
Has Skywarp been an ineffectual manager in my absence?
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