002 - [ Voice ]

[deceptivecon]

I am amused by this city's so-called 'security.'

How determined you must be, to maintain law and order.  An illegal Prime within the city reveals himself, announcing his own presence, and yet... nothing is done.

Oh, I am positive that the citizens of this 'Nexus' are safe in your hands.

Comments

[allaregone]

Safe as one would keep a toy safe.

[deceptivecon]

Even toys have are worth protecting, if they belong to you.

One should protect their possessions. If we are to believe they are in control of this city, one might think they would assert some ounce of authority.

[allaregone]

Unless one does not care about them anymore; then they are left to rust and be forgotten.

I am not a toy. Are you?

[deceptivecon]

Only when they have outlived their usefulness.

No. I will not be used by anyone.

[houndofmegatron]

I'd certainly have projected some...response to that. Unexpected that none manifested.

[deceptivecon]

Interesting, yet almost... disappointing.

This will be too easy.

[houndofmegatron]

I wouldn't make assumptions, my Lord. We don't have enough information on this place yet.

[deceptivecon]

I have not made any assumptions, Blackout.

I am observing - And disappointed in what I see.

[inferiordude]

Well, duh. Someone's totally interferin' with the signal whenever word gets out. Jus' sayin'.

[deceptivecon]

As you seem so knowledgeable on the subject - who is interfering with the signal?

[inferiordude]

Can't track it, Bogustron. The source gets all scrambled and pretends to be comin' from fourteen different places that don't even exist. Totally impossible to track, even for an expert like yours truly.

[deceptivecon]

My name is... [ His name is apparently a growling noise, as it takes him a moment to bring himself to use his false name. ] Malus.

And it blocks all mention of Prime?

[show_my_cannons]

You say that as if you denied the charges of being Megatron.

[deceptivecon]

There is no disguising it, nor would I wish to. However, I am not the one who made a public announcement of my identity.

[show_my_cannons]

And there is no disguising Optimus either. Unless you are blind.

His announcement matters little... it was altered.

[deceptivecon]

I would not doubt they are. He is far more distinguishable than the rest of your pathetic kind.

So I have heard.

[lad1esman217]

Uh, well, I think there are bigger things to worry about than that.

[you know... he probably shouldn't have replied at all to this X(]

[deceptivecon]

Oh...?

Based upon your fear, I presume you are referring to my presence.

[lad1esman217]

Oh yeah, you're right. There is that-- you're here. In the city.

But th-there was also mutant plants. A lot of mutant plants. And they were attacking everyone.

[deceptivecon]

I am.

And you feel these plants merit their attention more than myself or Prime?