FRAG YEAH SCIENCE

Hate me. Despise me. Try as you might to end me. I am the true Queen. Not a one shall overturn Starscream. He will not cow-tow to butchers, snakes, thieves and rats. Starscream reigns, heedless of the vipers at his feet. 

[wardogxicarus]

vosnianprincess‌:

He saw quick flash of surprise at the mentioning of his name. It gave him pause to wonder if this Silas had a relationship with an alternative of his already…for good or for ill…Which one it was he would be most curious to learn. That he wasn’t shooting at him on sight was a good sign so far.

What fun it would be if this one would be amenable to sharing….

“Charmed! I can see from your expression I’m not the first seeker you’ve met. You’ll agree, I’m sure, our framework is more elegant than other Cybertronian models. Have you had much interaction with other seekers?”

Well, the sheer level of narcissism was painfully identical. Between the Starscream(s) he had engaged with and Nightfall, he was steadily gaining the impression that it was a stable behavior within seekers. 

He wondered if there were common personality traits among similar build types… but it was a question he had to set aside from the time being. “Limited interaction. I seem to chafe with the one’s I’ve come to know.”

[vosnianprincess]

He smiled warmly, invitingly. After all, his affection for his own Silas had always run deep, and thus he could not help but project it onto this alternate. There was clearly something different about this one...Almost dangerously handsome...Interesting...

“Let me assure you, it is quite difficult to put me off without great effort, especially when it happens that the object of my attentions has a great mind. And I’ve a very good feeling that you yourself are in possession of one such mind. Tell me, are you a man of science?”

[codenamesilas]

I would have asked if you're feeling ill, darling, but I remembered that you hold the patent for 'social distancing', don't you~?

“We don’t all have other planets to escape comfortably to, but I’m making due with what I have. So far it’s serving me well.”

[vosnianprincess]

“It’s only that you won’t give me a chance to offer you my finer points of influence; the efficacy of my experiments, for example. And style, of course! I’m a very wonder with color pallets, am I not?” He fanned a cobalt blue servo against his wild, candy red chassis, “And forgive me, Silas, but I’d love to see you in blue. Some shades of green are softening, but given your complexion...” He made a wishy-washy motion with his hand, “Blue would do you wonders.”

“You forget, my dear, I am twice jilted myself! You’d never catch me criticizing you quitting love altogether, as I have. I only suggest that letting others aspire to the position is not entirely beyond practice. After all, you are handsome and rugged. Do you not like others to desire you?”

Unlucky indeed, it sounded. Starscream’s surprise showed plain on his face, “Silas, you are teasing me now. How did this friendship come to be? And as he has clearly won your admiration...Well, he must have done something very noteworthy! Don’t leave me in suspense, tell me, how could he have inspired this change?”

[vosnianprincess]

Starscream laughed, his damaged vocalizer rasping, “If only somewhat aware~.” He tipped his chin up, his optics sparkling with wily, didactic, energy: “When I was young, I learned that memories shouldn’t be built to last. Times that were good, fast and tender, all have been jettisoned in the past...”

His servo hovered where the wing had been before slowly retreating back to rest on his knee. He stared hollowly at the ridiculous shell Unicron had made shelter in, his optics suddenly distant.

“How can a half-remembered figure, from a past so remote that it’s hardly real.. ...alter the way I feel?”

He stood up, shaking his head and letting a wistful smile rest on his face, “I pity the creature, who has a purpose, and knows what he ought to do... He knows that he’ll never fit the system others expect him to...”

His hands rested on his hips, “Being spared? Well, now, don’t do me any favors...”

Another smile, this one more genuine, “For now. Well, whenever you’d prefer me to be otherwise, you let me know. I’d like time to schedule a spa appointment first. I’m certainly not keen on being stripped of my paint, even in death.”

[codenamesilas]

I would have asked if you're feeling ill, darling, but I remembered that you hold the patent for 'social distancing', don't you~?

“We don’t all have other planets to escape comfortably to, but I’m making due with what I have. So far it’s serving me well.”

[codenamesilas]

“Then I’ll have to find a suitable gift to bring should it come down to that.”

[vosnianprincess]

Wings flick and flutter, “I’ve never been one to turn away a little house warming gift…” “If it’s shiny you won’t see me protesting, either…” <33

[codenamesilas]

“It would certainly be rude to show up empty-handed after such a generous offer. I take it things have been well on your end?”

[vosnianprincess]

“Perhaps I was too hasty to place my manners above yours. I take it back. Apologies, Silas.”

“Times have certainly changed, my friend…Cybertron’s going through many changes of it’s own. As such, I’ve had to change with them. But we all have to grow up sometime, don’t we? You wouldn’t understand that, perhaps, being so young and spry~”

“Tell me, what have you been up to? Misbehaving, I hope!”

[codenamesilas]

“Heh, we may be younger but that only means we change faster to make a mark while we can.”

“I hate to disappoint, but quite the opposite. An acquaintance of mine is hellbent on ruining my reputation for the benefit of public health and community.”

[vosnianprincess]

That certainly gave him pause; his optics flickered, perplexed, “…Truly? Community? Public health? My word, are you sure I’m speaking to the same man?”

“What acquaintance would that be? …Someone special?” The corner of his mouth quirked in a shadow of a smirk.

[codenamesilas]

“Apparently I’m a changed man, though I didn’t get much say in it.”

“I do have friends other than you, Starscream. And no,” he sees that look, he’s going to frown back at it, “nobody special.”

[vosnianprincess]

He openly guffawed, “I only meant that it certainly wasn’t me that encouraged you to be a good boy~. Even you must admit you don’t have any friends half as beautiful as I. That alone should make me singular in your list of associations, what?” Star let out another foppish chuckle.

The seeker tssked, “And you’re so very singular in the other respect, always, dear...I’m all for celibacy, but really, you make such a show of begrudging the mere suggestion of attachment!”

“Well, if it’s no one special, just who are they, then? A friend? They’re clever, I’m sure. Stubborn, perhaps more so than you, without a doubt...Are you going to leave me in the dark?”

[vosnianprincess]

@ask-smokescreen: IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU AND I’M GLAD YOU’RE DOING WELL! And- and- watch this! /He starts running, and does a double backflip!/ 

Starscream stands by to admire, applauding uproariously as Smokescreen stuck the landing.

“Marvelous! Wondrous! Though I would point my toe-strut…like this..” He held his arms up and made an embellishment, pointing his toe, “to give it that extra flair. Let me see how you look with a pointed toe…Have you considered doing a stunt show? You’d draw crowds, you know, with tricks like that!” “It is so good to see you…Seeing friendly face like yours, I’m sure I’ll never be sad again! Have you been well?”

[ask-smokescreen]

“Ooooh- the extra flair sounds perfect! I gotta get as many style points in as I can, you know. I wanna impress the crowd, after all.” Smokescreen points his toe strut as directed, definitely adding to the style. “Oooh- this is perfect! You know, we could probably come up with some kinda routine together.”

“It’s good to see you again! It feels like it’s been forever! And it’s been about the same to me! Weird, and sometimes tough, but also it’s been really good otherwise! What’ve you been up to, Star?”

[vosnianprincess]

He nodded approvingly at the stylized posture, “Perfect. Now that I think of it, you remind me an awful lot of ‘Hot Rod’ Axel-Rod. He’s a popular movie action star. Maybe that’s your ultimate root! Movie star-dom~.”

Starscream chuckled, arching his back and stretching his struts, “Me? Well, I think you’ve got all the talent as far as the actual feats go...But I could bring a sense of style, couldn’t I?”

“Well, Cybertron has been going through a lot of social changes lately...We’ve had some problems here and there. Vos is considering going Democratic now, can you imagine?” Star blew air through his lips and rolled his optics, “Times certainly change, don’t they? It just means I have to work twice as hard to win...”

“What about you? Eager for a change of pace, yet?”

[codenamesilas]

I would have asked if you're feeling ill, darling, but I remembered that you hold the patent for 'social distancing', don't you~?

“We don’t all have other planets to escape comfortably to, but I’m making due with what I have. So far it’s serving me well.”

[codenamesilas]

“Then I’ll have to find a suitable gift to bring should it come down to that.”

[vosnianprincess]

Wings flick and flutter, “I’ve never been one to turn away a little house warming gift…” “If it’s shiny you won’t see me protesting, either…” <33

[codenamesilas]

“It would certainly be rude to show up empty-handed after such a generous offer. I take it things have been well on your end?”

[vosnianprincess]

“Perhaps I was too hasty to place my manners above yours. I take it back. Apologies, Silas.”

“Times have certainly changed, my friend…Cybertron’s going through many changes of it’s own. As such, I’ve had to change with them. But we all have to grow up sometime, don’t we? You wouldn’t understand that, perhaps, being so young and spry~”

“Tell me, what have you been up to? Misbehaving, I hope!”

[codenamesilas]

“Heh, we may be younger but that only means we change faster to make a mark while we can.”

“I hate to disappoint, but quite the opposite. An acquaintance of mine is hellbent on ruining my reputation for the benefit of public health and community.”

[vosnianprincess]

That certainly gave him pause; his optics flickered, perplexed, “...Truly? Community? Public health? My word, are you sure I’m speaking to the same man?”

“What acquaintance would that be? ...Someone special?” The corner of his mouth quirked in a shadow of a smirk.

[wardogxicarus]

@vosnianprincess​ | Continued from [x] 

Starscream took notice of the man’s roving gaze, and took the opportunity to lengthen his torso, hold his chin high and flare his wings. He may have pointed a toe and cocked a hip for effect.

“Flattery? Why, I refuse to believe you’re not overrun with praise with such physical charms! Then again…If I am afforded the opportunity to collect for compliments…I surely will~”

He leaned down closer, “But I forget myself; You don’t know me. I am Starscream, Princess of the city of Vos of the Planet Cybertron. Won’t you give me your credentials?”

A frown crept across his face, highlighting lines on his brow and at the corners of his lips. Peacocking… just what he needed from a Cybertronian. Before he could formulate a retort, the subject was somewhat smoothly transitioned to introductions. 

It was there, that a quick of his brow betrayed surprise. Starscream? This one didn’t look similar to the one he was already familiar with. Clearly this one was from another reality, but one so different that his appearance alone was unique? Not to mention one that identified as a princess over a Cybertronian city… It certainly gave him something to mull over. 

“I am Silas of MECH.”

[vosnianprincess]

He saw quick flash of surprise at the mentioning of his name. It gave him pause to wonder if this Silas had a relationship with an alternative of his already...for good or for ill...Which one it was he would be most curious to learn. That he wasn’t shooting at him on sight was a good sign so far.

What fun it would be if this one would be amenable to sharing....

“Charmed! I can see from your expression I’m not the first seeker you’ve met. You’ll agree, I’m sure, our framework is more elegant than other Cybertronian models. Have you had much interaction with other seekers?”

[unicromx8]

vosnianprincess‌:

“And yet here I am, endlessly proud of it and shameless in my reminding you of it…” he chuckled softly. “The only way I can ever live my life is to live it dangerously.”

Gems. His spark skipped. He grinned and knelt down, reaching out gingerly to collect them one by one. “Let me see…Unicron putting me through agony and annoyance…or my regular life of Cybertronian politics…Are you quite sure you’ve measured the agony of your attentions to that scale?”

He marveled at the staggering clarity and opulence of the gems, unable to suppress his admiring clicks and keens of excitement over the way they sparkled, “Come now, haven’t you missed our talks? What you used to show me…How we reveled in the chaos mathematics of your entropy? What fun we had…Don’t you remember? I know I do…” He sighed wistfully.

    Well, he was using those to see, but…

Oh, damn his Core. The wing tucks itself back in as the other pops out, similarly decorated. He still has his pedes and servos. He can see just fine. 

    ( I try not to remember. It’s unbecoming of me, you see, to indulge so. Gods must keep their servos out of mortal business, and mortal feelings. I chide Primus enough for it that I simply cannot fall into the same trap as he. )

    But he does miss those times, because even he isn’t immune. He can be terribly lonely sometimes, that singular Hades in the Underworld, and, no matter how much he hopes and forgets, this one sparks things in him. 

     Indulgence. Fondness. Obsession. He’s better now, remembering that he has to focus, but old patterns are too easy to fall into fora being of Chaos. 

     ( Time marches on. I have too much of a history of dwelling on small things and ignoring the big to focus again. And you, I’m certain, have better company than some old, angry beast. )

[vosnianprincess]

Of course, Star would read those as presents...A bird never changes, eh?

However he goaded Unicron, the truth was, he had always admired his ability to surprise him. How easily the god could transition from mischievous, to crazed, to somber and contemplative...What a wonder was he...

“Not being a god, I would know little of what standards you expect to hold yourself to. But I think we can both agree, I was always too self-indulgent to forgo what trappings I ought to have...” He tapped a digit on a gem to exemplify his point.

“...You’re not a beast,” he murmured quietly, lowering his gaze. Would Unicron care if he told he cared not what had gone wrong between them? That the learning and exploring had mattered more? That he forgave him? Would it matter at all...?

The seeker smiled wryly, “...but I guess you are old. And angry.” He snorted, “Funny...for a silly, frivolous and smartly volatile mech like me...I must say I don’t think I ever found myself in better company than when I was in yours..”

He lowered his servo and lightly smoothed a digit across the other’s exposed wing, “You can always forget me tomorrow...In favoring of remembering me for now, you know.”

[unicromx8]

vosnianprincess‌:

“Silly? My frame?” He clicked his glossa, “If that is a risk you are willing to take, by all means, you bite me and see. If I remember correctly, you said yourself I stuck out to you with my ability to surprise you, did I not?”

He rested his hands on his hips, his optics glowing dim and passive, perhaps a little lost in memory, “But do we begin already with threats and accusations? Is that any way for old friends like us to greet each other after so long?”

    ( IT’S AN UNFORTUNATE ABILITY, ONE YOU SHOULDN’T BE SO PROUD OF. STARTLING GODS IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO LIVE ONE’S LIFE. )

     A wing wriggles out of the trash can, the gemstones littered across it glimmering softly. 

     ( IT’S BETTER THAN THE OTHER OPTION, DON’T YOU THINK? UNICRON HAS NO FRIENDS, EVEN FEWER ACQUAINTANCES, AND THOSE THAT DO EXIST ARE IN A STATE OF AGONY AND SEVERE ANNOYANCE, SOMETHING I’M SURE YOU DON’T CARE FOR. )

[vosnianprincess]

“And yet here I am, endlessly proud of it and shameless in my reminding you of it...” he chuckled softly. “The only way I can ever live my life is to live it dangerously.”

Gems. His spark skipped. He grinned and knelt down, reaching out gingerly to collect them one by one. “Let me see...Unicron putting me through agony and annoyance...or my regular life of Cybertronian politics...Are you quite sure you’ve measured the agony of your attentions to that scale?”

He marveled at the staggering clarity and opulence of the gems, unable to suppress his admiring clicks and keens of excitement over the way they sparkled, “Come now, haven’t you missed our talks? What you used to show me...How we reveled in the chaos mathematics of your entropy? What fun we had...Don’t you remember? I know I do...” He sighed wistfully.

[codenamesilas]

I would have asked if you're feeling ill, darling, but I remembered that you hold the patent for 'social distancing', don't you~?

“We don’t all have other planets to escape comfortably to, but I’m making due with what I have. So far it’s serving me well.”

[codenamesilas]

“Then I’ll have to find a suitable gift to bring should it come down to that.”

[vosnianprincess]

Wings flick and flutter, “I’ve never been one to turn away a little house warming gift…” “If it’s shiny you won’t see me protesting, either…” <33

[codenamesilas]

“It would certainly be rude to show up empty-handed after such a generous offer. I take it things have been well on your end?”

[vosnianprincess]

“Perhaps I was too hasty to place my manners above yours. I take it back. Apologies, Silas.”

“Times have certainly changed, my friend...Cybertron’s going through many changes of it’s own. As such, I’ve had to change with them. But we all have to grow up sometime, don’t we? You wouldn’t understand that, perhaps, being so young and spry~”

“Tell me, what have you been up to? Misbehaving, I hope!”

[unicromx8]

vosnianprincess‌:

“Would you really have the spark to see my breath-taking beauty ruined by a few of your corrosive munchkin bites?” Though the threat does keep him from reaching for him. “Besides, you and I both know that I’ve proven to be death-proof~. My ghost would haunt you with my nags of you wrecking my paint job.”

    ( AS IF YOUR SPIRIT WOULDN’T DO SO ALREADY, EVEN IF I WERE TO SPARE YOUR SILLY FRAME. IT’S AN EVENTUALITY. )

[vosnianprincess]

“Silly? My frame?” He clicked his glossa, “If that is a risk you are willing to take, by all means, you bite me and see. If I remember correctly, you said yourself I stuck out to you with my ability to surprise you, did I not?”

He rested his hands on his hips, his optics glowing dim and passive, perhaps a little lost in memory, “But do we begin already with threats and accusations? Is that any way for old friends like us to greet each other after so long?”

[vosnianprincess]

@ask-smokescreen: IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING WELL! And- and- watch this! /He starts running, and does a double backflip!/ 

Starscream stands by to admire, applauding uproariously as Smokescreen stuck the landing.

“Marvelous! Wondrous! Though I would point my toe-strut...like this..” He held his arms up and made an embellishment, pointing his toe, “to give it that extra flair. Let me see how you look with a pointed toe...Have you considered doing a stunt show? You’d draw crowds, you know, with tricks like that!” “It is so good to see you...Seeing friendly face like yours, I’m sure I’ll never be sad again! Have you been well?”

[wardogxicarus]

My goodness! My gracious! Another of my Most Admired Mortal Man? And what a handsome one at that~

Silas fixed the mech with a contemplative gaze. He then took to looking him over to take in the details before speaking up. “I’m sensing flattery- which is never free.”

[vosnianprincess]

Starscream took notice of the man’s roving gaze, and took the opportunity to lengthen his torso, hold his chin high and flare his wings. He may have pointed a toe and cocked a hip for effect.

“Flattery? Why, I refuse to believe you’re not overrun with praise with such physical charms! Then again...If I am afforded the opportunity to collect for compliments...I surely will~”

He leaned down closer, “But I forget myself; You don’t know me. I am Starscream, Princess of the city of Vos of the Planet Cybertron. Won’t you give me your credentials?”

[vosnianprincess]

QUEEN STAR STAR STAR STAR STAR How're you doing? You wanna see a cool trick?

He can’t hide his gleeful smile, “SMOKESCREEN! Hello, hello, hellooooo! Wonderful to see you, dear~!”“I ALWAYS want to see a cool trick! Show me, show me!”

[unicromx8]

vosnianprincess‌:

“It’s not everyday one sees a god of entropy scurry! You’d look adorable in my lab…right next to the rabbits~”

The irony of this reversal is not lost on him.

    ( TOUCH ME AND THE AFFECT LEFT BY MY TEETH WILL RENDER YOUR FRAME RUSTED AND BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR. )

      Oh, and how he hates that he recognizes it as well. Ugh.

[vosnianprincess]

“Would you really have the spark to see my breath-taking beauty ruined by a few of your corrosive munchkin bites?” Though the threat does keep him from reaching for him. “Besides, you and I both know that I’ve proven to be death-proof~. My ghost would haunt you with my nags of you wrecking my paint job.”

[unicromx8]

vosnianprincess replied to your post: warlordratchet replied to your post: …

How true. And since it is a box of your own making, I’ve a mind to close the lid and most effectively capture you~

   kICKS THE BOX AWAY AND RUNS FOR A TRASH CAN

[vosnianprincess]

“It’s not everyday one sees a god of entropy scurry! You’d look adorable in my lab...right next to the rabbits~”

The irony of this reversal is not lost on him.

[lantern7]

Hey~