Oc storytime below bcs I needed an excuse to talk about him vvv
Camber, lower middle class mech with a helicopter alt. He used to do a lot of freelance work in videography and photography, plus a few other gigs, and part of that was capturing footage and selling it. He avoided inflammatory material and commentary whenever possible (because that’s a quick way to lose half your clientele), but eventually he was approached about a public announcement-type project funded by the Senate promoting unity and duty.
It was an open secret that tossing in with politicians was a dangerous way to take your career, especially with all the unrest happening. It was an even worse secret that the work of anyone who affiliated with the Senate lost all individuality and opinion. Camber took pride in what he did! Clients looked to him for his candid material, not the mass-produced slag the senate pumped out! So he politely declined and went along his way.
Except… suddenly there weren’t quite as many clients anymore. News outlets went to different sources. Racing events refused to hire him. Even his side career as a background actor slowed to barely a trickle.
So he got desperate. He took jobs he otherwise would have refused. He looked the other way and lines got blurry very, very fast. He worked longer and harder, recharged less and rationed his energon with the hope that he’d be out of the slump soon. He pushed himself until one day he was surveying a sketchy construction site marked for demolition, running on fumes, and he made a mistake and crashed.
The medic told him that his rotors were beyond repair and he was summarily kicked out onto the street, bereft of connections, his job, and all but the ability to limp.
