- (visual: faces swap bodies). Basically, their face, processor and spark are kept the same but everything else gets swapped: Overlord is wearing Fortmax's body and vice versa.
Their processors are still connected wirelessly to their original bodies, even if they aren't in their possession - that means eg. If Overlord touches the body he's wearing, Fortmax will feel it through his processor. If Fortmax punches Overlord, Fortmax feels the pain more intensely than Overlord does. Though, I think it's possible to cause more pain to your enemy if you aim at the enemy's spark, face or processor, since those parts aren't a part of your original body. (the wireless sensor connection can apply to ALL kinds of sensations).
But can't Fortmax just mutilate the body he is wearing so that Overlord could feel a lot of pain, right? To counter that, perhaps Overlord has the ability to take control of his original body, restraining the user from doing harm to it - OR there's a mechanism that initiates preventive measures when it senses that the user is trying to harm it, like the mechanism 'restarts' every time Fortmax's intentions are trying to come to fruition?
The sensor connection can be regulated but Overlord is the one who has that ability. He can switch on and off sensations individually.
STORY:
idk how to explain it cuz it has no structure whatsoever but i can try:
1st scenario of the story: They are on some planet, the sky is filled with darkness and stars. The door of the ship opens and two bots come out. Overlord goes ahead, says something as looks behind at Fortmax who follows. Overlord has his usual smile on his lips while Fortmax isn't pleased. Because of what they'd done to their bodies, Overlord isn't even trying to attack him, he acts like they are coworkers or something. Fortmax wishes to obliterate him.
(They're on a quest, that's why their bodies got swapped? A forced mission for both of them? But it seems Overlord isn't that upset about it, and it's because it was partly his idea to have their bodies swapped (or it was his associate's idea and Overlord kinda vibed with it). This Overlord's associate is rather generous to him, at least it may seem like it.)
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I also explained this AU here + scenes (CW: non-con⚠️):
Taking a picture on every inhabited planet was a challenge, sure, but not impossible for a cybertronian- and even less of a challenge when it is two. Fort Max indulges Overlord.
It is a melancholic day. Overlord, morose, runs into Fortress Maximus- another point one percenter. And Primus seemed to be playing jokes that day, because it turns out they are soulmates.
