#agere transformers

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I usually ignore the whole "using the bathroom" thing for Cybertronians. My head conon is anything they eat is absorbed and incorporated into their bodies, making them highly adaptable and efficient at finding fuel sources. Anything they can't absorb will make them throw up or cause their organs to get gunked up, which either has to be burned off as exhaust fumes or have to be manually removed by a medic. Sparklings/Younglings are more sensitive. They can only have highly filtered energon and minerals untill they're older. Their fuel tanks will reject anything else, being too young to filter their own tanks and having organs too small to operate on safely.

Although the topic of your question is not canon to my main fic, I like your scenario and it got me thinking. So here are my thoughts.

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Following the events of the story, Knockout would have been there to help Starscream clean his sheets that first night. With professionalism, the medic would not have made a big deal about it; assuming it was a side-effect of the pain blockers or the seeker's injuries. It would not have been the first time he's had to deal with an accident as it comes with being a medic in a war. Sometimes these things happen. It's best to just clean it up and not draw too much attention to it.

Later, when they figure everything out, Knockout and Breakdown would have to find a better resolution. Lacking other options, they would deal with it the human way and wrap an absorbent cloth around Starscream until they could find a better solution. It works well enough and Little Starscream doesn't have an issue with being padded.

Starscream would try to hide it and will it to stop on its own, but the stress would make the problem worse. Triggering him to regress more often and have more accidents.

Adult Starscream on the other hand, would be mortified about having this problem. Never having a childhood and having no experience with sparkling/younglings he wouldn't even know this could happen to someone. He would be embarrassed and frightened about his loss of control. Out of everything that happened while he was small, this would mess him up the most.

Knockout and Breakdown would eventually get Starscream to agree to having timed breaks to empty his wast tank. That way when he does regress unexpectedly, he's less likely to have an accident.

With the help from Shirley and the other vehicons, they would find a solution that would hide the seeker's padding and let Starscream be in public without discomfort or risk of exposure to anyone that shouldn't know.

With the added security of the hidden padding, accidents happen less and less often. It's more common when Starscream's really small. And when it does happen K.O and B.D are there to support and reassur Starscream that everything is okay.

It takes a long time for Starscream to be okay with himself again, his embarrassment and shame weighs heavily on him, but he gets there eventually with the help from his loved ones.

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