Ep. 1 - Reconfiguration - [Closed]
Aug 2, 2014 17:17:24 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 17:17:24 GMT -5
Fairwinds smirked with a little trill of pleasure, sliding forward out of her little hidey-hole to drop like a stone towards the decking. Just before impact, she flashed her thrusters and boosted up to perch atop the instruments and implements still to be cleaned. The scattered about her small pedes, clattering to the floor. A bolt-gun balanced precariously on the edge of the counter, and she toed it off without looking at it. Her attention was wholly upon Flatline.
There was a... spectrum of loyalty within the Decepticons, and it was not so straightforward as 'most' to 'least'. Mechs like Soundwave were loyal to the cause as much as to Megatron himself; if the Commander deviated from the course, leading them down a path that betrayed the revolution's roots and doomed the Decepticons to the Pits, then Soundwave would be one of the first to summon the DJD. Megatron was the figurehead, the Decepticon, but he was still a mech. Fairwinds was on-board with that.
There were also the loyal who were devout; those who revered Megatron to a degree where Fairwinds honestly wasn't sure if they wanted to frag him or worship him. Neither was good, in her opinion. Zealots were fanatically 'brave', unquestionally loyal and had a tendency to tear apart those who openly criticised their Lord. Punishing betrayal was taken on as a personal mission by many of them, which was totally unnecessary as they had the DJD, the brig and Shockwave for that.
Flatline came off as loyal but not full-blown-Kool-Aid loyal, though she was going to remain open-minded on that for now. The immediate scheming was a big plus, though. He wasn't just questioning why a dubiously-loyal mech was their 2iC (to keep their Lord on his toes; for fun), but suggesting that he become a double agent to personally sabotage the Commander.
"Commander Starscream was Wing Lord of Vos," Fairwinds replied, her helm crests flaring and exaggerated the long point of her helm. "The earliest major victories over the Autobots was largely down to air support, whom are still culturally loyal to Commander Starscream. So, there's that."
Her optics narrowed and she glanced at the door, as if suddenly aware that they could be heard. The additional containment measures around the labs meant that they were particularly resistant to taps, however. Aside from Soundwave, of course, but his audios were to prevalent as to hardly count.
"As much of a pain in the tailpipe as Commander Starscream can be, he is useful to Master," Fairwinds continued, unaware of dropping the more personal appellation. She paced along the counter towards Flatline, nudging aside the clutter. "Lord Megatron is really, really used to assassination attempts - they're like morning rations - and, clearly, he's pretty good at surviving them. So, it's cool. Just, like I said, try not to get tangled up in any politics you don't want to ultimately be held accountable for."
There was a... spectrum of loyalty within the Decepticons, and it was not so straightforward as 'most' to 'least'. Mechs like Soundwave were loyal to the cause as much as to Megatron himself; if the Commander deviated from the course, leading them down a path that betrayed the revolution's roots and doomed the Decepticons to the Pits, then Soundwave would be one of the first to summon the DJD. Megatron was the figurehead, the Decepticon, but he was still a mech. Fairwinds was on-board with that.
There were also the loyal who were devout; those who revered Megatron to a degree where Fairwinds honestly wasn't sure if they wanted to frag him or worship him. Neither was good, in her opinion. Zealots were fanatically 'brave', unquestionally loyal and had a tendency to tear apart those who openly criticised their Lord. Punishing betrayal was taken on as a personal mission by many of them, which was totally unnecessary as they had the DJD, the brig and Shockwave for that.
Flatline came off as loyal but not full-blown-Kool-Aid loyal, though she was going to remain open-minded on that for now. The immediate scheming was a big plus, though. He wasn't just questioning why a dubiously-loyal mech was their 2iC (to keep their Lord on his toes; for fun), but suggesting that he become a double agent to personally sabotage the Commander.
"Commander Starscream was Wing Lord of Vos," Fairwinds replied, her helm crests flaring and exaggerated the long point of her helm. "The earliest major victories over the Autobots was largely down to air support, whom are still culturally loyal to Commander Starscream. So, there's that."
Her optics narrowed and she glanced at the door, as if suddenly aware that they could be heard. The additional containment measures around the labs meant that they were particularly resistant to taps, however. Aside from Soundwave, of course, but his audios were to prevalent as to hardly count.
"As much of a pain in the tailpipe as Commander Starscream can be, he is useful to Master," Fairwinds continued, unaware of dropping the more personal appellation. She paced along the counter towards Flatline, nudging aside the clutter. "Lord Megatron is really, really used to assassination attempts - they're like morning rations - and, clearly, he's pretty good at surviving them. So, it's cool. Just, like I said, try not to get tangled up in any politics you don't want to ultimately be held accountable for."