I Pity the tool

Elise just snarled. “Well maybe you shouldn’t be so nosy and go back to your rock.”

[Jazz waggles a finger at Elise in a ‘tsk-ing’ way.] I was askin’ a few questions and commenting on’em. Ain’t my fault you went into more detail and got worked up, little pet.

Elise sighed, trying to stay calm. She wasn’t going to allow Jazz to get his way. “Whatever…”

[A slow, lazy smirk splits his lips.] Ya know J's right.

Elise just snarled. “Well maybe you shouldn’t be so nosy and go back to your rock.”

[Jazz waggles a finger at Elise in a 'tsk-ing' way.] I was askin' a few questions and commenting on'em. Ain't my fault you went into more detail and got worked up, little pet.

Yes… that family you hold so dear. It wouldn’t be a happy reunion of one didn’t come home. [His tone is light, not at all taking the severity of the implication of a Cybertronian dying.] This place is as lively as ever. Got some new humans.

As long as I am around, *Kaon’s tone was firm,* they will always all come home even if I do not. *He crossed his arms over his chest, leaning back on his pedes as his electricity gave a warning crackle. The blind mech became wary, concern entering his field as the Shattered Autobot went on.* New humans? Are they alright?

[Jazz hums as Kaon goes prattling on about ensuring his comrades' safety. One day, he will truly see how helpless he really is; but today is not that day.] Are they alright? Ain't nobody got time for weak little fleshies an' these are the weakest bunch we've seen in a while. They be droppin' like flies. They're all wrong.

"Yeah, well," she stood up, her eyes going gold again. "Who cares if my old family doesn’t remember me!? I have a new one and it’s the best family I’ve had and the only one I want! It’s perfect okay? We laugh, joke, listen to each other and look out for each other! I love them so who cares in the end? As long as I’m with those I love now!"

Obviously you care that they don’t remember. [His smirk doesn’t falter as he picks at the metaphorical wall she’s built up, using her original family for his twisted little game.] Gettin’ all upset of the fact that you were forgotten… You’re not very convincing, Elise~

"Shut..up.." Elise was getting more irritated. "Of course I’ll get upset by my past! But I don’t try to look at it and let it consume me in sadness more than it needs to! My past has nothing new to say to me. It’s only a thorn in my side that I don’t notice until it is noticed somehow; this time by you! I’m human, this is how I should naturally feel! Something a heartless piece of scrap like you can never know or feel!"

The sparkling blinked at his words, young processor thinking he had misheard or something. “I…..I no weak! An I no undesawving! I’s just a spawkling….gonna get bettah when I oldah, dat what Carrier says!” he defended, hunching in on himself a bit, not liking being reminded of how he couldn’t help his Carrier yet, it went against his coding as a symbiont

You're a what? [Behind his visored gaze, Jazz raises his right optic ridge at that word– spawkling– Ravage used. He's never heard of it before; perhaps that's the glitch this cassette has?]

"Yeah, well," she stood up, her eyes going gold again. "Who cares if my old family doesn’t remember me!? I have a new one and it’s the best family I’ve had and the only one I want! It’s perfect okay? We laugh, joke, listen to each other and look out for each other! I love them so who cares in the end? As long as I’m with those I love now!"

Obviously you care that they don't remember. [His smirk doesn't falter as he picks at the metaphorical wall she's built up, using her original family for his twisted little game.] Gettin' all upset of the fact that you were forgotten... You're not very convincing, Elise~

Ain’t that so sad. [He says that in a rather mocking tone.] Someone wasn’t wanted.

Elise just clenched her fists. “I don’t see a family with you…I’m guessing you weren’t wanted either.”

[Elise's clenching fists has Jazz smirking cruelly; this is a sore spot of hers it seems.] Stupid tool, the only family I got is a chumpaft twin. An' my skills are wanted an' used by Master Prime.

"Hewwo Jazz! Eep!" Ravage squeaks at the slightly rough poke, stumbling on wobbly legs and blinking up at him, his wagging tail slowing down a bit. "I was explowing!! It fun up dere! Was looking fow energon yummies o-or fow a…a wench for Watchet! Accidently bwoke one of his…." he mumbled, looking down and shuffling his paws, little ears slumping a bit

"What an aft? And I’s said sowwies….he says it okay, Watchet weally nice! He gonna make me a toy dat look like a wench, so I no bweak anothah one!" he declared proudly, happy that he was getting a new toy soon. "Do yous has any energwon, I hungwy" he added, already nomming on his paws, the kitten entirely too curious to not just nom on anything that appeared shiny or smelled nice, thankfully though he usually had bad things taken out of his mouth, either by his patient carrier or by Ratchet, since the medic had a million shiny things in his medbay. "Wanna tweat!"

Ain't that so sad. [He says that in a rather mocking tone.] Someone wasn't wanted.

"It’s Elise…"

Elise. [For most humans– those that don’t interest him–, Jazz doesn’t remember their names. There’s no point; they’re likely to just die soon anyways. But this one he just might keep floating around.] You got yo’self a family unit? You squishies like travelin’ ‘round in packs.

She nodded. “Yeah…Well…they’re my adopted family. My real ones…” she sighed. “Don’t remember me anymore…”

Now that's too bad. [He raises an optic ridge behind a blue visor.] Why's that?

"It’s Elise…"

Elise. [For most humans– those that don't interest him–, Jazz doesn't remember their names. There's no point; they're likely to just die soon anyways. But this one he just might keep floating around.] You got yo'self a family unit? You squishies like travelin' 'round in packs.

Speaking from experience, J-Man?

We all got our little secrets. 

Yes well, my secrets are mine and you’re not about to find them out.

Mmh not yet, not yet~

"Hewwo Jazz! Eep!" Ravage squeaks at the slightly rough poke, stumbling on wobbly legs and blinking up at him, his wagging tail slowing down a bit. "I was explowing!! It fun up dere! Was looking fow energon yummies o-or fow a…a wench for Watchet! Accidently bwoke one of his…." he mumbled, looking down and shuffling his paws, little ears slumping a bit