slenderwave replied to your post:
[[So, then. To make up for that?]]“I would say ‘Clean the mess you left’, but I’ve already taken care of that.”
[[Soundwave dips into his reserve of patience. He’s had trouble getting Shockwave to answer questions like these before, but this has got to be him just being stubborn.]]
[[What instead of cleaning up that mess, then?]]
“I don’t know, Soundwave. Right now I have far more important things than to determine that.”
There is something compellingabout the music.Before he can stop himself, he says, almost desperately, “I don’t want to die alone.”
Even with the sound of the music so close to his audial, Starscream doesn’t miss a single word that Shockwave says.
He pauses in his playing, and the servo holding the bow slowly lowers to his side as his optics glow brighter, staring at the other mech in complete surprise. Then he glances back at the violin.
He immediately begins to play again, hoping to hear another juicy tidbit of information from his fellow Second.
This time, the music isn’t compelling, only grating.
“Are you expecting something else? Or are you going to stop scratching out ‘music’.”
slenderwave replied to your post: NE: And what did he break, then?
[[So, then. To make up for that?]]
“I would say ‘Clean the mess you left’, but I’ve already taken care of that.”
“Lab protocol, for one.”
Starscream doesn’t hesitate to gather the violin and take it with him to Shockwave’s location within the ship. He gives a polite nod as he approaches the scientist, grinning as he gestures to the impressive instrument.
“Lovely, don’t you think? It’s in such perfect condition, and it sounds as good as new.
Well, I don’t want to waste your time, so I shall begin. Do tell me if you experience anything unusual as soon as it happens.”
There is something compelling about the music.
Before he can stop himself, he says, almost desperately, “I don’t want to die alone.”
“They are fool hardy.”
“Leave before I spray you with acid.”
“That depends on what was broken.”
“There was a game similar to the human game of ‘chess’ back on Cybertron, but far more complicated. I have not found a copy of it since before my empurata. Nor can I remember what it was called.”
starscreamthefirst replied to your post: Shockwave, I’ve acquired a very interesting…
Excellent. I knew you would agree. I’ll be there with it momentarily.
“Acknowledged.”
“Yes.”
“I would consider it, but cannot say for certain.”
“There was this one species of gaseous creatures that communicated by intermingling and briefly becoming one creature. that led to deeper insight regarding alien species in general.”
“Very well.”