Impetuous and Untested

"..Why are they unstable? I would accuse you of mistreatment, but you're right, they're so...empty. There's life in them, but it can't flourish in the state that their frames are in."

Stepping back, she made her way to his side, not shying away from his proximity for once. Optics scanning over some of the stats, Lancer flicked her violet gaze to his scarlet one.

In a swift motion, Shockwave entered the password into the keypad and the clicks of the multiple locks followed. This project was only for the highest of Decepticon command to know. It was only by association the Autobot seeker was forced in and only increased the urgency to keep her within their ranks or terminate her once she becomes useless.

Shifting her lenses further up her nose ridge, she was extremely quiet as she watched occasional twitching of the protoforms. They were alive to a point, but definitely not up to sentient standards. What were the Decepticons plotting now?? Robot lizards that chewed on your pedes?

“As usual, the intelligence of your science division ceases to amaze me. What are these..things?”

She yelped as the other femme collided with her. The impact was enough to cause Moonracer to stumble, but fortunately she managed to stay upright. The datapad in her hand wasn’t as lucky, dropping to the ground with a clatter.

She yelped as the other femme collided with her. The impact was enough to cause Moonracer to stumble, but fortunately she managed to stay upright. The datapad in her hand wasn’t as lucky, dropping to the ground with a clatter.

“Heh, missed you too.” 

She blinked at the explanation. Well, that explained why the femme had missed the masquerade. “Ah scrap, are you alright?”

She yelped as the other femme collided with her. The impact was enough to cause Moonracer to stumble, but fortunately she managed to stay upright. The datapad in her hand wasn’t as lucky, dropping to the ground with a clatter.

“This facility serves my purposes well. The Eradicons are reliable enough to retrieve what I need. I only depart when the situation demands it.” He didn’t grace her with one of his cold glances. “You would foolish to attempt anything, otherwise every Autobot will know of your seeker coding. That is, if you ever managed to escape.”

He knew of Autobot prejudices thanks to her. Though blackmail tended to leave a foul mark on his circuitry, it was logical to keep her restrained. If it worked.

“Wow, what do you keep in here? Megatron’s ego?”

Yeah, a poor joke. She didn’t expect any sort of reaction from him, but she knew that he had some sort of emotion. Maybe if she drove him nuts enough, he would let her go out of exasperation. Or maybe show some emotion. She wouldn’t mind seeing him a little angry~

No. Bad femme. Keep those thoughts to yourself.

Finally he spoke without looking at her. “I was Second before Commander Starscream, but Lord Megatron needed my expertise focused elsewhere. I still remain Commander of Scientific Endeavors and Starscream is expected to adhere to my needs accordingly. It was the most logical decision, considering the political benefits.”

There was a pause. Shockwave didn’t need to continue, but he wanted to. “I’ll admit… it was not entirely my choice.”

For obvious reasons he didn’t address her implications. In truth, he was frustrated at being replaced. Shockwave was one of the first to be brought into the ranks, yet was replaced by an arrogant flier without a second thought. However, such pretty quarrels were beneath him.

Immediately her frame ‘defluffed,’ a term her teammates had applied to Lancer when she became agitated. Her plating did indeed fluff up, then flattened wihen she calmed. Seeker coding once again. 

Anyway, the smaller femme kept up with him, for once not curled away in fear. Though she did stick to his side closer than before, wings kept hidden for her own safety. They brushed his shoulder for a moment, her optics widening and a soft click leaving her in apology. She was indeed curious about where they were going, the soldiers mulling around them. Lancer was actually glad he was the officer to capture her, and not some other. They would not have been as merciful, which she had to give him credit for.

“So...do you leave the base much? I-I mean, it’s your base and all. I think. I’m not sure where I am. I-I don’t really intend on doing anything until I know? ..Why in the pit did I tell you that?”

Then immediately snapped back to reality at her quip and smirk. His servo dropped and he turned away. His EM field returned to it’s blank slate.

Shockwave realized his mistake too late, he will have to do better not to feed her with pathetic emotional impulses. There was work to complete and too much time was already wasted.

He picked a small case from his desk. The lenses had arrived while she recharged, now there was no excuses to avoid involving the seeker in his work. It is clear he would have to watch her to make certain there was no sabotage.

His audials shifted back.

Immediately she settled them onto her nasal bridge, listening for the tell-tale click off them connecting. Right underneath her audios, a magnetic device usually kept them there and charged to her occipital net. Blinking a few times, her face plating lit up when her vision did the same. Much better.

She took a moment to look around her, at his berth room and the scattered blanket. Out of habit Lancer picked up the comfortable cloth, folding it neatly and then placing it at the foot of the berth. Time to face the music. Or lack thereof.

Her pedes clicked softly as she finally followed, getting a better look at the lab. There were so many objects she knew, and many others she did not. But it was all high-tech, the latest and best technology for the top Decepticon scientist. Sucking in a soft vent, she bent down to eye some of the more pricey machines. She hadn’t seen these since her days in the Academy..

i often IM people because it’s convenient and quick and i might use it now rather than asks so it won’t get eaten like the ask box likes to do, and when people IM me i often times take a while to reply because of my own anxiety and introversion. you do not have to respond to me as soon as you’re free. you can take all the time in the world you need.