#ask d16

Haha I enjoy your observation and speculations very much, it’s always super fun to read. I’ll just drop this here and say he’s a lot like his mentor

D16: I DO NOT WRITE SMUT ABOUT MEGATRONUS PRIME!!!!!

ELITA: I mean, the famed poet of Kaon had to practice his writing talent somehow.

D16: I DID NOT STOP HE'S IN MY COG HE'S GOING TO JUDGE ME

MEGATRON: This is undignified Elita.

ELITA: No, writing naughty little fantasies about your favourite Prime is undignified, Megs.

MEGATRON: Like you don't write perverted fantasies about myself and Optimus.

ELITA: Oh you finally figured that out huh?

MEGATRON: I am disgusted. I thought you were our friend. How can you think of us in such ways, it's horrid! We are not your personal telenovella Elita!

ELITA: Listen, watching you two dance around each other is endlessly frustrating. I need to get out my emotions somehow.

KNOCKOUT: Said every Megop fic writer ever.

MEGATRON: ...

ELITA: Now you know how Megatronus feels.

MEGATRON: ...

KNOCKOUT: Just interface already for frags sake!!!

MEGATRON: ... kill me, please...

D16: *confused screaming*

Orion: Orion is an enigma among the apprentices, they're rather wary of him because Prima never really had an apprentice before, they can't even do the newcomer bullying because they don't know how Prima will react. They didn't plan on approaching Orion but after his title as a troublemaker they really don't want to interact with him

D-16: D being a stickler for rules and protocols didn't give him much chance to make many friends, they don't think he's fun. He has few but quality friends and Elita is among them. He also suffers from a bit of bullying but he can handle himself

Jazz: Jazz was instantly quite well-liked by his fellows in House Nexus, mainly for his charisma but also Nexus' apprentices are just chill and easier-going. He's new but he'll manage to blend in quite well

Sorry if that’s a lot, I just saw so many focused on her in the beginning of the interaction and I got curious about how she felt at the end of it. Your interpretations of these characters are fascinating (and deadly accurate to the movie, but that’s a whole other thing shdjsheuh). I know we’re onto Jazz and Orion but there’s still so much to think about and it’s wonderful.

PS; Thank you for sharing this AU with us! It can’t be easy having people misinterpret stuff or ignore answers already given. But you keep sharing it anyways and I really appreciate that! It’s a joy seeing your beautiful art come up on my dash :)

Elita is aware of many of D’s behaviors, hence “I didn’t need to bring that up, sorry”, she knew he was going to react strongly at that. She’s not aware that Orion knew and honestly she doesn’t know him, she couldn’t/wouldn’t do anything with Orion directly; she’ll say a thing or two then mostly leave D to his own devices

D and Elita have a friendship where they don’t really talk or pry about each other’s feelings, they’ll physically be there for each other and give space when asked.

MEGATRON: Stop being such a lunatic, pause and actually think about things for once. Let go of this idiotic grudge against Optimus Prime.

D16: I AM NOT A LUNATIC!!

MEGATRON: Wasn't talking about you.

LORD MEGATRON: The both of you are soft, pathetic and bring me much embarrassment and shame.

D16: You are literally the worst and the reason I hate myself so deeply.

LORD MEGATRON: And you are a naive and stupid protoform.

MEGATRONUS: Is this not true of every public figure? There are some strange individuals out there in the world.

D16: *crying* This is so embarrassing please stop.

MEGATRONUS: I am not offended by your actions, D16.

D16: I am. I want to be smelted into a cube, this is so embarrassing why are you okay with this?

MEGATRONUS: Is the shame and embarrassment not punishment enough for your actions?

D16: Stop. Talking. Please.

D16: Terrifying. I thought I was going crazy. I'm not entirely convinced that I'm not.