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Skywarp’s wings still drooped, at the minor correction, red optics dimming, gaze falling to the next servo-ful of snacks, his grip on the treats tightening slightly on pure reflex. His fuel.

Still, the next bite was crammed in slightly less quickly, and he spared just a moment longer to lick his servo clean of a smear of energon gummy, before nodding, wings lowering and curling in on himself a little.

He nodded, slowly. “What… whaddaya wanna know?” was asked, low, cautious, frame tensing slightly as if readying to bolt- though there was nowhere, now, that he knew of as a safe place.

Sunstorm gave pause, then tilted his helm. “Let’s start small, shall we?” A technique to relax the obviously cautious & terrified youngling, his wings gently tucked against his back & gaze flickered to meet Skywarp’s.

“What’s your favorite thing to do,” he inquired, a short smile on his lips. “Besides eating, mind you. What about your least favorite thing to do? Oh, have you flown here yet? It’s very fun, I hear.”

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Skywarp’s wings still drooped, at the minor correction, red optics dimming, gaze falling to the next servo-ful of snacks, his grip on the treats tightening slightly on pure reflex. His fuel.

Still, the next bite was crammed in slightly less quickly, and he spared just a moment longer to lick his servo clean of a smear of energon gummy, before nodding, wings lowering and curling in on himself a little.

He nodded, slowly. “What… whaddaya wanna know?” was asked, low, cautious, frame tensing slightly as if readying to bolt- though there was nowhere, now, that he knew of as a safe place.

Sunstorm smiled gently at Skywarp’s new interaction with food. He would have praised him but he’d hoped that the youth saw his smile & the flick of his wings, & simply understood what the Seeker was trying to get across.

“Do you remember anything at all before the grounders?” It would hopefully be a good starting point. “I’ll tell you about my time before the trader that Starscream purchased me from if you want.”

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Skywarp hunched lower in his seat, the waiter’s appearance making his wings jerk up again in aggression-fear. He couldn’t stifle his hiss of aggression, barely resisted aiming a swipe at them, at the sudden darting motion- and then they were gone again.

“…Can’t learn.” he mumbled, finally, and then avoided any further questioning- or tried to- by ignoring the simple set of tableware other than to give it a confused look, scooping a large servo-ful of the closest snack and stuffing it into his mouth all at once; his other servo was already reaching for the next.

‘But you can try,’ he added; it came out more like “Mmmmonnpphhhh scrumphhy.”

“Don’t speak with your mouth full.” It seemed so ridiculous to scold him over that, while he mumbled & pouted, but there were a few things that programming wouldn’t let up. He tried to cover his own embarrassment by returning his attention to his drink & changing the subject.

“I think you can learn, with the right teachers,” he admitted, placing his cube to the table. He lifted his optics to the youngling, tipping his helm to one side. “I’m not going to give up on you, but we can worry about that later.”

He swept his gaze around the room, taking in the different mecha that occupied the location. “Do you mind if I ask you some questions? I promise that I won’t tell anyone else what you tell me, but I wish to know more about you, about your previous home. I’ll return the favor & answer anything you wish to know -- think of it as... getting to know your trine.”

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Skywarp’s fins lifted, flared slightly before he slapped his tail loudly against the water’s surface in clear warning, bared, sharp, teeth, directed at the staff member.

Still… he coiled closer again, reached for the food. “F-feel…. sssmall. Want…. s-s-swim.” Time to test the talking thing, apparently.

“F-finsss hurt. Not-straight.”

“I can’t do much about the swimming, but I may be able to help you with your fins.” There was no point in lying, especially if he wanted to gain the creature’s trust. But first, he offered the food, but still wouldn’t let Skywarp take it without a fight.

“If I move to the ledge where you are, can I look at your fins? I’ll give you the whole bucket if you keep the food out of the water & let me examine you.”

He could feel the glare of the staff member, could almost hear the beginnings of a protest from the man, but he ignored it. If they wanted to neglect the Mer, they weren’t worth his time.

“I promise, I won’t hurt you & so long as I’m here, they won’t hurt you either. Trust me.”

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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Skywarp’s wings flicked, sulkily, the younger seeker glaring at the table, at the offending menu. The praise was… too much. He didn’t deserve everything that was being done to him, for him, his own emotions flaring out in his wing movements and field.

“I don’t know Vosian. I don’t know how ta read, or write, or…. or even do that wing stuff I keep seeing everyone do.” he said, finally. “…You just’re saying that because.”

Another glare at the menu. “…I don’ wanna read any more stupid menu.”

“What if I taught you?” Still patient, still kind. “Just because you don’t know something now, it doesn’t mean you can’t learn. & Starscream can teach you proper Vosian & wing language, & I can teach you the rest. At your pace.”

He wondered if the anger was less Skywarp being frustrated or if it was due to the abuse he suffered before coming to Vos. “Or we can get you tutors for it. I’m sure you’ll pick it up quickly either way. How about--”

The Seeker’s speech was interrupted by the waiter, who placed various snacks & a cube of energon in front of Skywarp. A single, smaller cube was placed in front of Sunstorm, followed back a sour expression from the waiter.

Regardless, he thanked the other Seeker, who soon abandoned the pair for his next patrons. He dropped his gaze to the cube, gently playing it with it rather than drinking. “Just don’t give up, Sky. You’re worth a lot more than you think are.”

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Skywarp watched the interaction, carefully, red optics suspicious, before again bending to his task, wings flicking and flaring in crude, basic, agitation-uncertainty. “R-r… rust….”

An explosive vent, and then he was slumping down. “I… I can’t read it. I can’t. I’m stupid, I told you. And this… this is Standard. I don’t even know what you were telling the Seeker that wanted to eat me. I don’t want to try any more. I’m just stupid, okay?”

His wings drooped, pressed as low and flat as they could go, shoving the menu away.

“You almost had it.” Sunstorm wouldn’t let the smaller Seeker give up just yet, his servos folded in front of him & his wings lifted once more. “You’re not stupid. I don’t believe it for a moment. You are brilliant. You were reading & making no mistakes. You should be proud of yourself, just as proud as I am of you, Sky.”

He paused, then looked away. “They programmed me with a Vosian language pack when Starscream came to look at me. I could only speak Neocybex before that, as it would have made me more desirable to Cybertronians.” He wasn’t sure if Skywarp would understand but hiding it wouldn’t do either of them well.

“I believe they thought I’d sell faster that way but... the war is over so nobody wanted to buy a weapon, so I remained where I was until Starscream.”

He vented quietly, “don’t let someone else’s words, their insults, stop you from bettering yourself. From believing in you. & even if you do, know that I believe in you.”

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Skywarp eyed the staff, and then the bucket, and then Sunstorm before just as abruptly propelling himself forward, the only way he could get any momentum to reach the bucket, this time seizing it and not bothering to do more than shove both hands into it, gorging on as much as he could before they decided feeding time was over.

He didn’t speak again, perhaps because of the staff member’s presence.

“Easy.” The word was spoken to the young creature--he looked young, too young to be away from his own kind or perhaps that was from the malnutrition he obviously suffered from. Sunstorm had to help him, had to speak with Starscream about purchasing him. Getting him the help he needed.

“Sir,” Sunstorm turned to look at the glaring staff, digging around in his jeans for his wallet. “If I give you some money, can I purchase him something fresh?”

“No. It is fine eating what it is.”

Sunstorm scolded; the poor dear was starving & slowly dying most likely. “He is underweight.”

The staff didn’t even bother to acknowledge the statement, keeping his gaze on the mer. Sunstorm sighed & turned his attention back to the mer as well, speaking to him again in a gentle tone. “My name is Sunstorm,” he introduced himself. “Do you want more?”

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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Skywarp started to look overwhelmed, again, wings dipping, attention falling away from Sunstorm, back to the menu, starting to scratch at his wrist repairs again.

“….I don’t know what those things are. I’ve never had any.” he mumbled, finally, after a pause. “…are they good? Can… can I please have one, sir?”

Wings flicked, again, even more anxious, but he obeyed, bending to the task again. “S-s-spik- spic?- spicked…. spiced c-copper… I…. I don’t know that last word. I’m sorry, sir. I don’t…. I can’t read that one.”

“Of course, I’ll buy you a batch.” He praised, wings stretching out with pride in the younger Seeker. “You’re doing so well. I think you deserve it. Why don’t you keep trying while I order? I’m sure they’ll let you keep the menu to work.”

He waved over the waiter before speaking in fluent & graceful Vosian, more proper than the waiter seemed to but with none of the airs of royalty. Just smiles & wing flicks, then the waiter was off to the back to deliver the order.

Sunstorm’s optics moved back to Skywarp & he drooped his wings slightly, speaking in a quiet voice, “You’re doing a lot better than I did at first. & the language was even programmed. You’re going to get the hang of it easily, Sky.”

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Skywarp thought about it- and then chuffed, and remained where he was, arms crossing in a gesture he’d seen humans do many times- usually when angry.

“…What want? Food now.”

He wasn’t buying it.

“I...” Sunstorm’s shoulders lowered in defeat; he knew that stance, it was the same one his brother used on him when frustrated. His voice dropped a bit, “you look sick & hurt. I wanted to make sure you weren’t...”

Just then, the staff member returned with another bucket of food. He handed it off to Sunstorm without a word, glaring at the mer then stepping back. Sunstorm had noticed something in the man’s hand but wasn’t sure what it was at this point--it almost seemed to be a taser but he wasn’t sure.

“Come here,” he called out to the mer, bringing up the bucket for him to pick through. “See? More food. Just like I promised. Can you tell me how you’re feeling? Does anything hurt?”

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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Skywarp stared at him, face and hands streaked with the remnants of his meal, then shook his head, abruptly releasing the basket, trying to wriggle backwards, a feat nearly impossible with his own lower half in the way.

“S-s-speak bad… Humans give this one no foodsss.”

“No!” Sunstorm nearly jerked forward to try to reach out to the mer, but stopped & looked away for a moment. His voice softened immediately, “no, no -- I won’t withhold food from you. I want to speak with you & I’ll reward you if you take a moment with me.”

He shifted but otherwise stayed still, hoping to bring the other closer. “I’m not going to hurt; I want to help.”

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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“Just sitting here’s behaving?” Skywarp asked, wary, but slowly relaxing as one by one, others stopped staring. Odd.

And then his attention shifted to the menu, carefully sounding out the words. “Eh…eh…ner…. Gone- Gon puff? Energon puff? What’s that?”

“It’s very good -- the energon puffs,” he smiled with a flutter of wings. “Do you want to try some? You can get a cube to go with it & maybe some gels too. Oh, what about rust sticks? I hear they’re quite popular among the others.”

There was a pause before Sunstorm added, praising his younger companion, “good job, by the way. Do you want to try out reading a few more?”

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Skywarp hissed and thrashed, tried to drag himself back into the slightly deeper water.

Failing that, the mer hissed, tried to rise up further, one hand gripping the bucket, the other shoveling food as fast as possible.

“M-my foodsss!!!”

“I’m not going to take it from you,” Sunstorm spoke with slight amusement but mostly, he just felt sad. The poor thing was starving & a glance at his raised body shown scars & malnutrition. & while he knew it wasn’t the healthiest, he felt a ping in his chest & glanced over at the anxious staff member.

“Can you get me another bucket,” he asked kindly, with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “I’ll pay for it, don’t worry.”

The staff member looked skeptical of the situation but still nodded & left the pair to their own devices. Sunstorm turning his attention to the mer again, speaking gently, “Hey, you can speak, right?”

It felt weird to ask that, but he had to know the length at which he could communicate with the creature. “Can you come out a little further,” he asked again. “I’m getting you more food but I... want to look at you; you’re very pretty.”

That felt like a line; the poor thing looked like death warmed over.

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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“This’s weird,” Skywarp mumbled, hunching lower, wings still twitching and flicking away. “What did that slagger want? I don’t want to be stared at, I didn’t mean to be bad…”

Red optics flickered up to Sunstorm, back down to the table, servos starting to scratch at the repairs on opposite wrists.

“He was worried about you.” Sunstorm was still largely unknown in the community & he imagined that was where the curiosity came from, but if the glances in Skywarp’s direction upset him? Sunstorm would glare down all those that looked at him & he did just that.

“You weren’t bad. You’ve been very well behaved,” Sunstorm praised the younger. “I’m proud of you & I’m sure Starscream will be too.”

Soon a waiter arrived & placed a menu down in front of Skywarp, before he was dismissed by Sunstorm. “Pick anything you like,” he added motioning to the menu. “I do apologize that there isn’t anything fancy here. I’m... not welcome in those types of places.”

Because he was property.

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Another slight ripple forward, and then another-

And then Skywarp was breaching awkwardly, flipping himself onto the ledge that rose half out of the water, snatching at the bucket with a desperate air, tail flapping and slapping against the deck. Never mind he knew he wasn’t allowed onto the ledge unless ordered to for examination.

Hungry!

Sunstorm stumbled back a few steps & the staff member was suddenly very aware. The staff member was storming towards them when Sunstorm cut between the man & the mer. The poor thing was starving & Sunstorm didn’t want to know when the last time it had been allowed to eat or what would happen to it if the staff closed in.

“Hey,” he called out, the chunks dropped back into the bucket. “Easy...!”

“Get away from that thing--”

“It’s okay,” Sunstorm quickly brought the entire bucket up, holding it in place so that the poor creature wouldn’t drag it off. “Take it easy,” he cooed a moment later. “Easy, I don’t want you to choke.”

“Oh for the love of... it isn’t allowed to be there,” the staff member started while approaching but was stopped again by Sunstorm’s glare. “... God, why are you so pissy about a stupid fish?”

Sunstorm wished he knew.

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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Skywarp’s wings flared out again, quivering, red optics flickering rapidly around. Trusting Sunstorm, or Starscream, was very different from any other Seeker, since another Seeker might kill him, tear his wings off and feast on his energon; anxiety transmitted through his field and through his awkward, basic wing flicks, shrinking back under the stares he was clearly getting.

And then Sunstorm’s words registered, and he gave the bigger Seeker a frightened look, before slinking away to the nearest booth dutifully.

Once Skywarp was gone to a booth, Sunstorm crossed the room to the curious Seeker. Their conversion was short; mostly concern that a youngling was running around with Sunstorm, instead of being with his family unit. Sunstorm was vague, though the mention of Starscream gave him more leeway than anything else. He wasn’t given a menu but told that a waiter would be there shortly & he was off to the booth, his wings twitching & EM field held close to his frame.

But once the Seeker reached the other, he smiled & sat across from Skywarp. “It’s okay, you know,” he spoke gently, orange gaze flickering around the room. “Nobody is going to hurt you. Well, a few might give you a look of annoyance if you’re loud but that’s about it. Besides that, I’m here -- nobody will hurt you while I’m here, Sky.”

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Skywarp had been stuck in this water- box long enough that he knew two-legs approaching meant food; still, he circled warily, face up turned towards the light, and the hand stretched out over his tank.

That wasn’t his usual feeder…

Tentative, fins still flared in a warning, he swam slightly closer. Just in case, he bared his teeth as well.

Sunstorm was firm but not aggressive, even with the creature’s teeth bared at him. He didn’t lower the hand into the tank, not wanting to invade Skywarp’s territory or frightening the mer into biting. Instead, he reached down with his other hand & grabbed the processed chunks of feed that had been handed off to him earlier.

“I’m not going to hurt you,” he spoke again, firm but also gentle. He brought the chunks over the tank and held it there. “Are you hungry? I don’t know what this is supposed to be but I hope you like it.”

He hummed quietly, barely noticing the disgusted look the staff member sent him. “Stop talking to it,” the staff member rolled his eyes. “Just throw the food in.”

Sunstorm said nothing, just glaring over his shoulder; he wasn’t going to let the poor thing become ill from feeding on food that touched the filthy water. Perhaps, if the deal Starscream wanted to make went through, Sunstorm could pull some strings for the neglected mer’s well being.

#skyvopp #☢ — maybe i'm foolish; maybe i'm blind — HUMAN AU

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“You just said trine looks out for each other.” Skywarp pointed out, though his tone was more wary now, of being corrected. “If we’re trine, that means I gotta look after you. And Starscream.” Wings flicked, again, lifted slightly in determination.

“I’ll be the best trine ever, promise. And then no one will say I’m bad, or yell at me.” he added, after a moment. “If anyone bothers you, I’ll kill them.” The words were delivered flatly, calmly. He was good at it, after all.

A pause. “Are we there yet?”

“Don’t kill anyone, please? Even if they’re hurting me. I’m...” not worth it. “... I’ll be fine. But killing someone for me, it can land you in hot water. Understand?”

He motioned to an eatery nearby, gesturing for Skywarp to follow & he soon led him into the vast & nearly empty building. A few booths & tables were scattered around, allowing more than enough room for wing language, should the patrons decide to use it, & giving each group privacy.

“Go pick a table,” he spoke quietly, before locking gazes with a curious Seeker across the way. “I’ll be right there with menus. Do you think you can handle it?”

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