Seacrest!

Honestly, he didn't expect for Seacrest to actually propose staying with Longarm for the assignment. Most Cons would've been delighted to be on their own and not hesitate to snatch up the chance. Personal comforts a priority even while on a mission like this.

And it was obvious that the idea really did appeal to the seacon, even as he made argument against it almost immediately. Shockwave had to respect that focus towards the goal.

".........I can't find fault in your logic. There have been no attempts on my life while on Cybertron, yet. But I've also never had backup before. So now that you are to be with me, there is strength in numbers....."

He muses, calculations already running triple fold within Shockwave's processor.

"I have unused rooms in my accommodation, so you'll have space to call for yourself. I will still arrange for you to have an official address of your own for our use, but you can stay with me."

"Thank you, sir" Well, that gets a pleased little smile that even the great Shockwave finds that his suggestion is logical. "And, of course, by having the second apartment if at any point you need space for ... Guests, or meetings, I can shuffle across the hallway to give you some privacy" Not that this guy really looked like the type for 'guests', but who knows.

But this was good. Shockwave had yet to have an attempt on his life by his little botty peers, even a half assed one, which means if and when it comes about, it will get this little fish one step closer to a handshake with Big M.

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Just leaning on the wall in what he hopes is a Very Cool™️ and Very Sexy™️ pose for Flame Nova

“Hey big guy. Wanna shuffle?” 😉

Flame Nova simply stared at the other for a moment, arms crossed while he tried to figure out just how best to react to this display, as well as the pun that was just made. It didn't escape him that it was due to the name of his species: Cardbots.

Coming to decision, he gave a low hum, "And what, exactly, do you mean by that?"

Honestly, Longarm couldn't blame him. Truly, despite everything, where he lived on Cybertron was definitely the nicest accommodations he'd ever had in his millennia of life. As infuriating as it was sad.

"My own? Like, no roomies?" He says, looking over at Longarm in surprise. He gets his own digs? Like, a whole apartment to himself? Not, shared with anyone like a squadmate, a coworker, a recruit?

".... Seems risky. You are a Prime here, of intelligence, and while I have no doubt you can handle yourself, you also have to stay in that frame without drawing attention to yourself or without having the strength of a decepticon. If anyone wants your job, they are going to get you when you are most vunerable, which is before, during, or after recharge. If we shared, it would be easier collaboration."

He explains, and gives a light shrug.

Well now he's just star eyed and little wings waggling in excitement at the idea of personally being praised by their glorious leader.

"Got it. Fake it till you make it" He can totally pull off the look of being a productive little bean counter until he's needed for other stuff. Oo! Espionage! He could spill some requested drinks all over someone's console if they've got incriminating content on it. Yess, plotting and scheming.

"Wait, don't these guys have, like, plush pillows and little blankets on their berths to keep them cosy?" Sign him the frag up! He's making a nest.

"You will just need some training in the filing system and the terminal platform, then. Acceptable."

He notes, before letting out a soft vent. The corner of Longarm's mouth lifting just a bit in the ghost of humor.

Acceptable.

He's not sure if its a promotion, or a demotion. You go from mining energon on water worlds, or smushing the locals in preperation of the next advancement, straight into a desk jockey.

Instead he turns to look over at the reclining Seacon,

Comes the even reply. Every death could just complicate things, as Shockwave well knew. There were still whispers around the late Highbrow's death, even after the case had been "closed".

Still, patting under the seat to recline it as much as it will let him, arms losely draped over his middle, and he's watching the windows as Longarm Prime gets this 'Economy Class Showboat' going.

This was a fragging Seacon. The mighty Megatron had gifted him use not of a flight frame, but a damn SEACON!

..............................................

.........at least he seemed quick on the uptake.

Luckily, the expression on Longarm's face would remain rather static through this realization. His mouth only moving to take on a more thoughtful frown by the end.

"Sounds good enough. It will be simple work to forge some transfer documents for you. Not that any will look into it, much."

Unless Sentinel decided to have a bout of paranoia....again....

"What else do you bring to the table besides....shooting skills and marine knowledge...?"

What else did he bring to the table?

"What if I didn't run? What if I'm not a coward? What if I wanted it to kill me? What if I wanted it to try?"

"The good ending is never the true ending of anything."

"I am a man who own FIVE ovens!"

"They can torture me for all I wan- they want…"

"If you EVER come in here again with a Goddamn opinion, I'll shove it so far up your ass it'll never see the light of day again!

"Are you going to keeping finding things to complain about or are you going to keep finding solutions?"

"I can milk you."

"You are not pretty enough to be this stupid."

"It's adorable! ...Oh, it's traumatized. ...Oh, it has anxiety."

"I will sue you out of existence."

"Yeah, this is big brain time."

"Now, this would solve problems, I want to cause problems!"

"What was the thought process there?"

"I'll sleep up high! Good air up high!"

"I'm not a masochist. But..."

"Note to self: Body slamming the local fauna is not a good idea and not a good preventative for damage."

"Love is blind; I think that's what they say. That's what they say right? Love is something anyway."

"It's so peaceful and pretty I think I'm going to vomit."

"Can we do it? No we can't! …Maybe. I don't know, I'm not very committed to this decision, but whatever."

"I want to dance like an epileptic squid on acid."

"No, thank you! I don't want any!"

"I'm the best. Ever. In the history of forever."

"Let's just nope off to Fuckthatville!"

"I don't like this game, but I know how to beat it."

"I beg of you. I beg every single fiber of your body. Please let me have as much time as you can give me. Please, take your sweet-ass time."

"Don't wake the baby. Don't wake the baby."

"Wanna run that by me again?"

"Well, isn't this fan-fricken-tastic!"

"What is every graveyard, but humanity's hall of fame."

"I'm a giggly bitch by nature."

"Okay, so the first night is never usually that bad..."

"I could punch that thing from here to Timbuktu!"

"Life needed a bit of madness, but why should death be any different?"

"This is what it means to go even further beyond."

"What I do is temporary but what I leave behind is forever."

"I’m the king of the squirrels!"

"You think you can do that to me?! You think you can just do that to ME?!"

"Get on the bottom, you basic bitch"

"I might be a potato, but I have standards."

"This is what causes people to turn into Werewolves, and that's a CHOICE! NOT A CURSE!"

"AM I SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!?? THIS SEEMS HIGHLY IRREGULAR!!!"

"I’ve learned things… but they don’t help me… nothing can help me."

"That right there’s a slice of something special."

"Well, that's a problem. But not my fault, I did everything I could, and you did too."

"You are big. And I am sm- average. I'm average."

"I don't believe in ghosts… but… when I turned around… I couldn't explain what I was seeing!"

"I want to make it perfectly clear: Its not a sexual thing, Its about the power."

"I’m a smart man, I dropped out of college."

"I may be a God and handsome to match but I'm still human despite all my perfections."

"I guess I'll die."

"I missed it! Do it again."

"I'm shaking and crying rn."

"I don't think I'm supposed to be here…"

"Don't swim away from me, you know you want to be cooked!"

"They’ll never be able to find me! …Ah crap, they found me!"

"I'm not mad, I'm short!"

"I'm like a wild animal when I get cornered."

"What you’re seeing right now is $500 worth of pop tarts."

"That makes my soul itch."

"You don't need to worry about me. I just need to worry about me. And don't mind the yelling! I yell when I'm NERVOUS!"

"I'm okay with pain because, it's not the end. I know the pain won't kill me."

"You don’t need to know how something works in order to use it."