Starscream
Starscream pouted a bit when the bigger mech wouldn't move, shaking his helm. Honestly not wanting to deal with the floor, and the fact that he was getting further and further exhausted. He huffed through his vents before clambering onto the berth and laying on top of the other mech. He'd figure out what to do in the morning, he was wiped out. And, sadly, it didn't take much longer before the Seeker fell into recharge either.
Blind Heat
A soft groan rumbled through the femme as she awoke from her recharge, before feeling that there was a weight on top of her. Not only that, she felt a processor ache forming in the back of her head. Her biolights slowly flickered online, and she shivered a bit before a familiar, piercing snore erupted into her audio. Another groan rumbled through Blind Heat, slumping her head back onto the berth.
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Shadowblitz slowly powered online from her recharge, having moved onto her side. Though, her servo quietly held Frenzy close to her chest. She onlined her working optic, and smiled softly as she felt at peace for once. Her optic glanced down at Frenzy and she smiled softly.
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Starscream slowly powered online, wincing at the pain from not sleeping on the flat berth came through his frame. He onlined his optics slowly, squinting slightly at the faint blurriness of the room. He could recall a majority of the previous night's events, slowly sitting up.
"Morning Megatron-"
Suddenly the Seeker sat up with wide optics, looking down at the large grey mech.
"WAIT, LORD MEGATRON?!"
He ended up rolling off the berth comically, falling right onto his wings and back with a wince.
Starscream
Blind Heat
The femme tried to shift, but found herself practically stuck. Her optics narrowed slightly at Thundercracker, regretting his strong hold slightly before relaxing onto the berth. Blind Heat muttered something along the lines of 'no more Engex for you' and sighed lightly before she let a smile slip onto her face. "You're lucky I love ya, ya big lug." She thought herself, shaking her head.
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"Mornin' Frenzy."
Shadowblitz yawned before she shifted faintly, keeping Frenzy close as she went back to laying on her back. She winced slightly at the fact that it still was only recently patched up, making sure that Frenzy didn't end up dropping off onto the berth. She shifted her gaze to look towards the ceiling, her green optic brightening a bit as she continued to wake up.
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"Er... y-yes..."
Starscream felt ultimately embarrassed at the fact that he had been drooling, in his recharging state nonetheless. Shifting and pushing himself off the floor with minor trouble, he stood shakily for a moment before he was able to balance. Clearing his intake of embarrassment, his wings lowered a bit in submission since he was expecting to be further yelled at.
"Towards the main control hub, I can lead you there if need be..."
Starscream
Blind Heat
Blind Heat yelped a bit when he suddenly moved, wincing as he moved rather quickly and pushed against her midsection. She wrapped her arms around her midsection with a soft groan, her face screwing up tightly. Man, she felt sore and with the coming processor ache, she wasn't going to be in an extremely pleasant mood. Her biolights flickered off as she rolled onto her side, huffing lightly.
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"You and me both..."
Shadowblitz rubbed at her optic with a servo before sighing tiredly, and muttering something along the lines of 'I need a better way of recharging'. Her optic drifted towards the door as there was a subtle knock at it, she quirking a brow curiously. Who had known she was here? She just told people she had left to talk with Frenzy.
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The tri-colored mech was a bit baffled when he wasn't wailed at, or even swung at. It took him a few moments to register the comment that Megatron gave, shuttering his optics a few times. Shaking his helm a bit and giving a sheepish grin, he vaguely recalled the game that he and the other Seekers had played.
"R-right, alright.. come on."
Starscream cleared his intake to prevent another stutter through his glossa before he made his way to leave the room, wings perking back up.
Starscream
Blind Heat
"I'm fine... just my pain receptors are sparking off more than normal.."
The femme groaned a bit, wincing again as she rubbed at her midsection with a servo. She huffed lightly and shifted to sit up, before falling back onto the berth as another spout of pain ran through her systems. Blind Heat pressed a servo to the front of her helm, before resting it at her neck cables. Though she shot back up, despite the pain that now soared, and gingerly feeling along her neck cables.
"... Well, that's one reason.."
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"Don't know."
Shadowblitz replied quietly with a soft shrug, before shifting and sitting up on the berth. May as well see who it is, could be someone of importance and it could be that they were needed elsewhere. She shifted and swung her legs off the berth, standing up and stretching her limbs faintly.
"Could be someone important, could be energon."
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Starscream smirked slightly to himself before letting it fade. At least he wouldn't be the only one in trouble, there was four of them that got in on the drinking. Though, his panic returned at the remembrance of the mission, his wings drooping a bit. "Megatron is going to slag me.." He mentally groaned, shaking his head as he lead the way towards the showers.
Starscream
Blind Heat
"No, I'll be fine, my love... Just highly doubt that I'm going to be walking properly..."
The femme gently rubbed at her neck cables, making a bit of a face before she shifted her gaze to the blue Seeker. She shifted with a wince and slid her legs off the berth, flexing her servos a bit.
"Damn it.... We should have kept the Engex until after today."
Blind Heat muttered as she looked away from the Seeker, leaning forward and stretching as best she could while making sure she didn't fall off the berth.
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Shadowblitz rolled her optic a bit before chuckling, going to answer the door. She quietly opened it and was a bit startled at the fact that Sunbreaker stood before her, though the mute femme offered a cube of energon.
"Huh...? Oh, thanks."
Shadowblitz glanced down at the cube of energon before back to Sunbreaker, who just simply offered a smile. The larger of the two femmes waved faintly before continuing down the halls, her armor clicking softly.
"Well, we got our wish for energon."
The shorter femme turned back around and closed the door, shrugging her shoulders lightly.
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"I wasn't, luckily... though, the rest are going to get their helms banged in probably."
Starscream added that last bit on quietly, noticing the panels and tilting his head curiously to the side. Though he looked away after a few moments and noted that he would have to most likely awaken Skywarp. Shaking his helm, he looked back towards Megatron briefly, honestly not wanting to move from his spot just yet. He had to get his head cleared first anyways.
Starscream
Blind Heat
”A wash does sound pleasant, and I’m positive I need it after the night we had.”
Blind Heat chuckled lightly, a soft hiccup slipping out of her and making her wince. She leaned up against Thundercracker, more so to keep herself balanced and warm. They had both been right, she assumed, since it was taking longer for her internal heat system to boot up.
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“I’m going to guess it’s a synthetic. I remember Blind Heat and Megatron saying they’d work on one.”
Shadowblitz made her way back to the berth, sitting down on the edge of it. She set down the cube of energon, noting the peculiar color. Only made her curious what else was in it.
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There was the question he had wanted to avoid, and the Seeker’s wings drooped further on his back. He let out a nervous chuckle and looked away from the larger mech.
“The Trine and Blind Heat... Thundercracker was the one that offered the drink.”And there, he let it out. Man he was expecting fury or sort some of anger from Megatron as he stood there.
Starscream
Blind Heat
"That might be a good idea... And thank you for moving so you didn't get sick- on me. That's happened once before with Swarm and it wasn't at all pleasant.."
Blind Heat recalled the memory of the day Swarm got infected with some sort of sickness, it making her shudder a bit at the memory. She aimed to take her servos and slowly made her way to stand, though that was a dream that didn't last long. A few steps in and she began to limp, and it made her flinch as pain continued to spike throughout her systems.
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"Synthetic, depending on how it's made, tends to be either tingly or quite sour. And luckily, I have a feeling this won't cause any harm."
Shadowblitz assured him as she took the cube and chuckled a bit, shrugging her shoulder plating. She took her first drink of the cube, the strange wolf-like tips of her helm twitching. It had been a part of her previous alt. mode before she had to switch to something more beneficial. Letting a relaxed sigh slip from her vents, she took another drink and pondered what had happened while they were gone.
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Starscream yelped as the cold water hit his plating, immediately interrupting his thoughts. He shook it off, shivering a bit from the cold feeling and sparing a slight glare at Megatron. Though, he couldn't help the faint grin on his features after he processed that it was only water, and it made him laugh a bit.
"I have no doubt we'll be sober by then..-"
He paused a bit and recalled the ending events of the night, and snickered.
"Though, Shadowblitz may have to play bait instead of Blind Heat. That's even if the smaller femme can walk."
Starscream
Blind Heat
Blind Heat pouted lightly when he knelt down and patted his back plating, since she thought the best way to work of pain was working through it. A slight huff slipped from her vents as she climbed onto his back, wrapping her arms around him and settling herself. Luckily she wasn’t too heavy, most due because she didn’t have a complete armor plating. Partially normal, partially because of Cinderstorm.
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“I guess we best see then.”
Shadowblitz easily downed the rest of the energon, shivering a bit as a renewed feeling went through her. She set down the empty container and offered a servo to Frenzy, chuckling a bit.
“Let’s go see what we’ve missed.”
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“Right, right... have to remember that.. How about Sunbreaker or Moonguard? Both femmes know their way around, despite Moonguard only having her ground mode available.”
Starscream began to wrack his mind for ideas, knowing full well they shouldn’t send Swarm out. Unless she was back to her normal state, which could be useful.
“Actually... what about Swarm? She managed to stay hidden from your group when you first arrived. Despite being wounded, she’s a high value target. Any of the Hydracons are because of them having helped lead.”
Starscream
Blind Heat
“If you’d like, maybe it’d help me out.”
Blind Heat nuzzled into him a bit, tightening her grip around him. She placed her chin behind his helm, glad that carrying her wasn’t too big of a problem. At the sight of little to no one, she felt relieved, no need to be questioned by anyone.
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“I do as well, hopefully the plan Megatron had in mind goes through as well.”
Shadowblitz nodded in agreement, heading out of the room. She noticed a faint bit of markings on the door, but decided to ignore it. Turning on the heel of her pede, she went to make her way towards the recreational room. May as well find something to keep her and Frenzy occupied until it was time to go through with the plan.
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“I’m not entirely sure. No one really can be with her. Maybe there is some news about an outlying base, there has to be if the Insecticons are still up and about.”
Starscream offered a shrug at Megatron, before looking around to make sure Swarm wasn’t near. Always hard to tell with her, since she was quiet for someone her size.
“The only ones ever really sure are either her symbiotes or the Hydracons. Swarm doesn’t communicate well, if at all sometimes.”
He explained to the larger mech, rubbing at his optics with a servo. More so to wake him up, but instead he made his way over to another showerhead rather than just standing there.
Starscream
Blind Heat
Blind Heat's head shot up from its relaxed position, heat rising to her faceplates. She hid her face back behind Thundercracker, glad she was on his back so the full extent of what happened the previous night couldn't be seen. Honestly, she wasn't even sure what to say to Megatron, so she kept quiet.
Starscream perked up and glanced behind himself towards the other Seeker and Blind Heat. He snickered a bit at the state the femme was in, turning the tap and wincing slightly at the cold feel of the water. What else was he to expect? The same water Megatron threw at his was freezing, so he simply shook his helm.
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"I remember."
Shadowblitz chuckled as she walked, shaking her helm softly. She felt kind of bad for not letting the guy out, but it was hard to tell how things would react in different environments. Shifting a bit, her optic glanced around and spotted Moonguard further down the corridor. It was rather easy to spot her, due to the looming canon that was settled on her back and the broken wing struts.
Shadowblitz
Blind Heat
"Either that or make Sunbreaker the boiler."
The femme muttered grumpily, rubbing the fin on the side of her helm gently. She rubbed at her optics with a servo as she was set down, managing to stand on her own despite favoring one foot over the other. Blind Heat was definitely moody, mostly because of the way her pain receptors reacted with her biolights. Speaking of said things, they were dimmed greatly to cause less attention.
Starscream's wings flared a bit as he realized he was being watched, glancing back towards Megatron through the corner of his optic. He rolled his optics before returning to washing himself off, shaking his head a bit. May as well just ignore the comments, despite the fact it made him smirk a bit.
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"Hm?"
The large femme yawned as she heard 'Moony', turning her head towards Frenzy and Shadowblitz. Her engine rumbled a bit as she stretched her limbs out, accidentally hitting what remained of her wing in the process. Moonguard grumbled as she turned away, heading down towards one of the hatches to go check things out.
"Frenzy."
Shadowblitz shook her head, glancing at the Cassetticon on her shoulder. She let a chuckle slip out of her as she continued her way to the rec room, passing by the larger femme. It was then, people could see, Moonguard was taller but until Swarm showed up, who the frag was the tallest?
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Sideways was still unconscious for the moment, arms crossed and visor off. His engine rumbled lowly, the large black and orange mech remained unconscious. It took only a few moments, however, when his visor slowly came back online. He hadn't even realized where he had slept, mostly due to the fact that he had sat next to Soundwave.
Sideways
Blind Heat
"It'd get her out of night watch."
Blind Heat rumbled in response, enjoying the feeling of the cold water. After the previous night, sure her heat systems were disabled for the moment, the cold was preferable. A soft and relaxed sigh split from the femme's vents, bowing her head a bit and rubbing at her optics with a servo.
Starscream simply nodded as he continued, flicking his wings a bit. He soon turned off the tap, flicking his wings free of the water and whatever grime was left on them. Though still hungover, he at least felt more attentive and alert than before.
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"To try and not tick off the second largest Hydracon."
Shadowblitz laughed softly, rolling her optic. She went into the rec room, spotting Sideways and Soundwave sitting together. Quirking a brow, she took a chair for herself and sat down in it, crossing one leg over the other.
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Speaking of the tiny bug, she was still settled on Soundwave's shoulder. Though, awake after he had stretched, and practically clinging to the larger mech. Her optics were wide behind her visor as she slowly maneuvered herself to get up, Requiem comically flapping them before peaking down towards Rumble.
"Right there..."
Sideways rumbled as he shifted and sat forward, stretching himself out. Requiem hopped from Soundwave to Sideways, the black and orange mech flicking her off in annoyance. He maneuvered to get himself to stand, a soft 'chink' noise coming from Requiem as she fell back onto Soundwave.
Sideways
Starscream
"Most certainly did not."
Starscream's tone was as cold as the water, turning his gaze to the other Seeker. His optics narrowed a bit towards Thundercracker as he flicked a bit of water at him despite the distance.
"I doubt he'd have any interest in me anyways, I have a feeling he'd be wanting to get back to his own universe, and to whoever is there for him, as soon as this is over."
The tri-colored mech crossed his arms and huffed a bit.
"Lies, lies I tell ya."
Blind Heat snickered a bit, shaking her helm a bit. In which, it earned her a glare from Starscream that she couldn't see. The femme shifted a bit and her little fins drooped a bit as she enjoyed the contact from her mate.
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Shadowblitz gently grabbed Frenzy from off her shoulder plating and set him down, optic widening a bit as she watched Rumble lunge towards Sideways. Unsure what to do, the femme stood there a bit stunned as she tried to make heads and tails of what was going on.
"Rumble!"
Requiem quickly hopped up, despite being dazed and falling back onto her aft in Soundwave's care. Her wings flicked a bit in annoyance, optics narrowing behind her visor as she patiently waited for the minor daze to wear off.
Sideways immediately perked up at the Cassetticon's bellow, unable to dodge in time since- well- the other mech was quite smaller. He stumbled forward a few steps before reaching to try and grab at Rumble.
Sideways
Starscream
"I reeked of high grade, and... I had drooled on him from the Engex in my system."
The tri-colored Seeker shook his helm a bit at the second comments, rolling his optics a bit. He crossed his arms and shifted to put his weight onto one side of his body.
"Besides, he'd be determined to make it back. Even if he couldn't. You know how Megatron is."
With that, he waved his servo in dismissal of the conversation. He turned on his heel and left, still dripping a bit from having forgotten to grab his towel.
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Shadowblitz stared as a bit of an onlooker, the wolf-like tips to her helm flattening. She wasn't one for close quarter combat, though she did preemptively better in such ways. Ducking her helm down as she watched, obviously unsure what to do.
"Once you calm down and see that she is fine, I will."
Sideways responded calmly, his visor brightening a bit before he turned and set Rumble down. No need to fight when you have just woken up. As a precaution, he warped closer to Shadowblitz, plopping down on a chair next to the femme. Hopefully the smaller mech would just stop, no need for such fighting to occur even though he really needed a fight.
Sideways
Blind Heat
"Surely couldn't. At least to the point where it was believable."
Blind Heat shook her helm with a soft chuckle, rolling her optics as she looked to her lover. She fixed her fins, which had drooped down a bit before returning back to her spot.
"Don't fall over, though, it's already wet enough in hear and I don't think splashing would do any good."
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Shadowblitz was further stunned as she sat in her chair, before a hand clasped her shoulder. It made the femme jump and shrink herself into her chair before glancing up, seeing just the all-too familiar knight mech. It didn't little to ease her, though she gave a sheepish grin. Scorpid shook his helm before glancing towards Frenzy and Rumble, quirking a brow.
"Remind me never to piss either of you off."
Sideways chuckled, glancing up to see Scorpid. The black and orange mech shrunk back at the sight of the four optics, in which Scorpid leaned down and flicked the back of the younger mech's helm. Requiem peaked up from Soundwave as soon as the daze went away, luckily after the two brothers' fighting.
"Woah, what the frag did I miss?"
The symbiote asked, fixing her visor before hopping up and fluttering her wings as she made her way to sit on Soundwave's shoulder again. No way she was going down there, since well, in case there were anymore punches thrown.
Requiem
Blind Heat
"He did say he wanted to snog Swarm."
The femme chuckled a bit, shifting and moving to lean against the wall with subtle difficulty. She had limped her way over and leaned against the wall, rubbing her hip plating a bit as she looked around. Her face screwed up a bit, before she slipped her visor out of her subspace.
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Requiem nodded and settled herself on his shoulder, looking up towards Scorpid. Man, he was bigger than Swarm and that caused the small symbiote to shrink in on herself a bit. She slowly moved over closer to Soundwave's helm, more to reassure herself if anything.
"Simply out of sight. With the refugees, keep them from overreacting especially with the occurrence of yesterday's intrusion."
Scorpid chuckled slightly as he looked over towards Soundwave, noticing the new additions to the younger mech's frame. He shifted and crossed his arms, continuing his observation as he moved away from Shadowblitz and Sideways.
"It seems you have been upgraded."
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A soft 'thud' came from a hidden alleyway, the familiar femme looking around as she walked out. Her gaze shifted towards Radio Chatter and she let a grin fill her features, letting a peaceful hum slip through her as she strolled her way towards the young mech eagerly.
"It seems you have enjoyed your programming, hm? Even enjoyed helping me a bit?"
Startail
Blind Heat
Blind Heat chuckled as she slipped her visor on, looking up at Thundercracker as he whined. She smirked softly and leaned up, aiming to give a kiss to the Seeker. May as well enjoy some moments of alone time after the fact that there had been company just a few moments previously.
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Scorpid's gaze shifted back to Sideways, who warped behind Shadowblitz as a reaction. He rolled his optics before shifting his gaze back to Soundwave, a low rumble escaping from him as he chuckled. He made his way over and spotted Requiem, quirking a brow curiously.
"I'm sure you'll find your way. Especially with so many that can help you."
Requiem sheepishly giggled and ducked off of Soundwave's shoulder, dropping down onto the couch before springing onto the floor. May as well get away from the person who could easily squish you like the bug you were. She hopped up to Shadowblitz, climbing up her pede and settling on her knee plating.
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Startail let out a soft chuckle, taking the data drive from Rad gleefully. She twisted it around in her servos before looking back at Rad, her green optics gleaming eagerly.
"You've done me good, Radio Chatter. Keep reporting in."
The dimension jumper offered a sarcastic bow at the willing bot before she vanished from sight, warping away to the mech she was partnered with.
Startail
Blind Heat
A soft chuckle slipped past the femme's lips as she took the towel from Thundercracker, drying herself off. At the mention of Megatron, Blind Heat's fins perked up curiously and she looked back towards Thundercracker.
"We should, especially if we are to be ready."
She nodded softly in agreement as she shifted her weight onto her right pede, gently drying off her neck cables. She twitched slightly as she ran the cloth over the bite marks, soon finishing and offering the towel back to Thundercracker.
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Scorpid noticed Megatron and offered a smile in return, though he looked towards where Shadowblitz and Requiem were. He was curious, mostly due to the fact he hadn't seen the small creatures nor the fact of any Insecticon-type forms. His green optics brightened a bit, uncrossing his arms.
Shadowblitz spared a faint smile towards Soundwave, before gently picking up Requiem in her servos. The symbiote took Frenzy's place on the femme's shoulder plating, the two femmes looking towards Sixshot and Megatron curiously. Though, Shadowblitz took Ratbat out of her subspace after a few moments and look towards Soundwave.
"By the way, I believe he'd probably want to be back with you."
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Swarm strolled past the communications room, arms clasped behind her back and facemask clamped down. Her gaze shifted towards the communications officer, nodding her head respectfully. The symbiote she had sent out to scout soon returned to her, it having come from the hatch. May as well keep in check.
Swarm Master
Blind Heat
"Sounds fine with me, my dear.. and thank you for the help."
She gratefully took his extended arm, shifting to lean up against him. Hopefully by the end of this, she'd be able to walk properly and complete the mission without someone taking her spot. Though, when you're drunk with Engex, and you end up getting fragged by a Seeker, this is what happens.
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"I'm used to nearly being squished, nearly being eaten is no difference really."
Requiem offered Soundwave a grin, wings perking up before shifting and standing on the femme's shoulder plating. She hopped up, before plopping back down again. Shadowblitz simply offered a smile and chuckled, keeping away the urge to shrug.
"It's fine, Soundwave. Everyone was alright in the end."
The larger femme reassured, shifting to sit forward and glance back towards Sideways. Speaking of the sly devil of a mech, he had shifted and warped back into his seat.
Speaking of Starscream, he managed to stroll into the rec room after several moments. Though, at spotting the Insecticons, he immediately recoiled but that sent him into Skywarp. The two Seekers smacked their helms together, and a subtle 'clang' came from the both of them. The tri-colored Seeker made his way to stand near Scorpid, if anything, to get away from the Insecticons. Meanwhile, Skywarp took his place near Shadowblitz.
Scorpid glanced towards the Insecticons, optics narrowing as he crossed his arms again to make himself seem larger. He let out a gruff grunt, shifting to stand the farthest distance he could from them but close enough to listen. The blade on his back gleamed as he walked, shifting and standing at the best distance he could manage.
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Swarm gently took hold of her symbiote as it passed, making her way towards the rec room. May as well say good morning to everyone, and actually be somewhat presentable after the previous day. Sunbreaker had delivered the synthetic, and let me just say, it offered a more... gentle and uncharacteristic light to the Hydracon commander. But, such to be expected when you're working with dangerous chemicals and energon.
Swarm Master
