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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:03:20 GMT -5
Starscream grew quiet for a bit. "What do you miss?"
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:11:26 GMT -5
"Well..."Bumblebee paused. "Sort of...the closeness in my own faction. It's still there, just toned down a lot. And...I don't know, just still seems strange to suddenly not be fighting anymore after so long - my whole life." He had been one of the youngest Autobots, sparked in the middle of the war, raised by soldiers. The war had been such a factor in his life for so long, it had been confusing to suddenly have it over. He had honestly not expected to see the war end in his lifetime. Occasionally, he had honestly thought it would never end.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:16:41 GMT -5
"Heh, yes, well, I cannot say that there was huge sense of comraderie amongst all the Decepticons, but I did have friends, believe it or not, and I do miss them. I suppose the end of the war was surprising, but what did we have to fight for at the end of it all? Nothing. Cybertron was and is dead and the AllSpark was no more. Petty squabbling out of sheer boredom was never going to be enough to sustain any true agression."
Starscream ran a finger down his slippery canopy. He wanted to go get clean, get the gunk and the slime off his armour, but really he had been starved of friendship for a long while and this was better than nothing.
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:20:22 GMT -5
Bumblebee shrugged."True. It would've been useless anyway, though I don't think everyone's completely let go of their aggression yet."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:21:47 GMT -5
"Old habits die hard. And just who are you talking about? I haven't done anything since I've been here. If anytihng, I've been a perfect angel." Starscream smirked.
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:23:29 GMT -5
"Not talking about you, although I don't think you could be an angel if you tried. It's not in your nature."Bumblebee retorted. "It was more of a general 'probably true' thing."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:25:17 GMT -5
"Ah, me, an angel... No. Never." Starscream shook his head and chuckled. "Red Alert is still as paranoid, if not worse, than ever though."
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:32:57 GMT -5
"Yeah, he is. Though I'm not sure if that was because of the war or just how he is."Bumblebee shrugged.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:35:56 GMT -5
"Probably a bit of both, I would think. Let's face it. Most of us have our demons. I know I do." Starscream tried to shrug it off as if it were some trivial matter, but in all truth, he had some wicked demons that would grab hold of him during recharge and not let go for neither love nor money.
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:39:31 GMT -5
Bumblebee nodded. "That's the truth." The war might have been over, but sometimes his CPU didn't seem to remember that. He wished it would.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:41:43 GMT -5
"Megatron..." Starscream shuddered. "I have... nightmares about him."
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:44:38 GMT -5
Bumblebee shivered, doorwings drooping slightly and seeming to fold in a little. He didn't reply, but a hand went to his throat, instinctively rubbing at it.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 16:46:35 GMT -5
"Yes... Touched a nerve there, I think. Sorry." Starscream shuffled his feet. The former DAC used to do his best to look imposing and confident. It had all been an act. Now, here, for whatever reason, he felt free enough to let his guard down and just be himself.
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 16:58:41 GMT -5
"You didn't mean to."Bumblebee lowered his hand and shook his head. He usually managed not to think about that, but occasionally as he recharged he still remembered the feel of horrible claws driving into his throat and tearing, his own abruptly cut-off screaming - another shudder and he pushed it away, silently telling himself to get a grip. It was over. "Having them sucks, though, doesn't it?"he added, with a slight rueful chuckle.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 17:08:04 GMT -5
"That it does." He shook his head. "It's one of the reasons I took on the job I did."
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 17:11:24 GMT -5
"Can't say the same myself."Bumblebee was glad for a chance to steer the topic away. "I just like speeding, and if it's legal and I get paid, then that's just a nice bonus, huh? The dizziness is a small price to pay."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 17:13:09 GMT -5
"Dizzy? Why should you get dizzy?" The feel of the baby oil was getting irritating now.
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 17:16:06 GMT -5
Bee looked a little surprised. "The publicized races? You've never seen the tracks for them? One big loop, a couple hundred laps, high speed."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 16, 2008 17:17:40 GMT -5
"I'm not an idiot, I know what the track looks like, I just would think that you would be able to resist getting dizzy. You wouldn't make a good flyer." Starscream smirked.
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Post by Latte on Apr 16, 2008 17:19:53 GMT -5
"Well, you get used to it after a while, but sometimes after four hundred circuits even the best of us can get dizzy. And thanks, I wouldn't want to be a flyer anyway. I'd rather be a sports car. It's more fun."
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