maskormenace | [Video]

[ A very lanky man with messy white hair appears, raking some of the strands away from his face in agitation, only to have them fall back into place. ]

I'm going to start by saying that the displacement of my natural body is severely upsetting my energies. I hate to be "that mech", but I honestly don't know how much more of this I can tolerate. My chakras are in disarray, I itch everywhere, I keep forgetting that breathing is a thing that needs to happen, and the apartment lobby won't even allow me to offer the service of optimizing the energy flow through the building! I'm just feeling a lot of aggression here and quite honestly I'm catching a lot of very uncomfortable vibes. Outside of being physically uncomfortable that is.

[ He pushes his hair back again, fussing, attempting to tuck it behind his ear to no avail. He dismisses it again in favor of continuing. ]

That does bring me to the point that my swords are still missing. I realize at this point? Wielding them isn't realistic, what with being a fraction of my regular size. Yes, sure, I get that, but I still like to have them. They're important. So if anyone happens to see any outstandingly large swords around, chances are they're mine. I'd appreciate if you contacted me. I can't offer much as a reward. Perhaps I could offer to lead you through a meditation session? Or cleanse your focal energy passages? Anyways, the point being, swords. Big ones.

[ He gestures, as to the size of the blades. Yes, very big. Like he was telling a big fish story or something. His hair falls back in his face and he huffs at it, growing increasingly more irritated as he attempts to arrange it again. ]

Also could someone lend me something to tie this back? Or better yet, something I can use to shave this all off? I can't stand all this fur!

[ Relenting, he shuts off the feed, and the audio cuts out mid-sigh. ]

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Yes!

[ He laughs sheepishly. ]

Excuse my rudeness. My name is Drift.

....

I see.

[Whoa sudden mood change again. Those eyes are now ~~diamonds~~ daggers.]

Then that solves the mystery, Deadlock.

Oh. Great.

My thoughts exactly.

[Someone only got the news recently cause he doesn't keep up with Alignments Monthly. Sorry Drift )8]

I was on Dabola before I became neutral.

[That mental solo cup is crushing.]

Dabola...

[ Oh. He remembers you now. Excuse him, you can probably see his little hippy heart being crushed like that mental solo cup. Now there's a simile for you. ]

Oh. Oh god.

[ Excuse him, he has to sit down and kind of just melt his face into his hands. ]

I'm so- I mean sorry doesn't even begin- I. I should leave. I'm sorry to have intruded. That's- that's understandable. I... yeah. I should leave.

...

[Well, he can't say he expected that reaction. Maybe it's all the pent up bitterness inside of him, but he can see the 'man's spirit literally shrivel in front of his eyes. A few choice words and that smile was reduced to this...

It makes him think about what Bumblebee said. Some of them are good people.

...]

Bumblebee vouched for you, when he told me.

[That tone's still wary, but...he didn't exactly say 'leave']

[ He can't even bring himself to look the guy in the eye. It's never been easy, being confronted with people you've hurt. He murdered Metalhawk's entire squad. Where does that even start? He wants to leave actually, but there's that part of him that knows that's just running away, and he should feel every bit of guilt for his actions.

He chuckles sadly. ]

He would. What a good guy.

I agree. Much more than I ever gave him credit for.

[He straightens up, though, remembering what he was told. He trusted Starscream. And even if Starscream betrayed that trust...

He couldn't shy away, could he?]

I was killed from giving a Decepticon a chance. I've...I've become pretty bitter about it.

[With a deep inhale, and collectively burying his past grievances.]

It'll be slow moving, but...[A hand extends out.]

I'd like you to change that.

[ He looks up a little bewildered. ]

Killed?

[ No, no, don't pry. He's surprised to see the effort though. Metalhawk has every reason to kick him out right now. Instead he finds himself hesitantly reaching out to firmly grasp that hand. ]

I will try my very best.

Starscream.

[He has no problems sharing. He's sure it's of no surprise to anyone.]

I know what you're going to say--that I was a fool for trusting him. But it's whats giving you a chance now.

[He gives a little smile, giving the hand a firm shake.]

You're just in time. We have a new companion. ...That isn't you, I mean.

Uhg. Of course.

[ He shakes his head. ]

He can be very persuasive if you don't know that he's a scum-filtering low-life.

[ The change of subject is welcome nonetheless. ]

Oh? Seems like a lot of people arrived.

I'm not...exactly talking about that.

[His eyes go towards the bag, walking back to it and putting his hands inside. When he pulls it out it's...

A roomba.

Yeah.]

What is it?

It's called a Roomba. It's some type of robotic device humans sell for cleaning.

I wanted to maybe give it the Ambus test.

I-

Ok...ay?

[Forgive him, Drift. He's still new to this human-robotic thing. He sets it on the floor, though, giving it a switch on as it contently hums and starts to move across the floor.]

Fascinating, isn't it?

That's a word for it...

[ He watches it scoot around. ]

You think it's possibly sentient?

It doesn't hurt to try. After all, the whole point of the Ambus Test was because people were too ignorant to consider the Disposable class as civilized beings.

[It seems to have taken to its job well, starting to clean up around the kitchen table.]

Well okay.

[ He watches it putter around. It is kind of cute... ]

Have you ever given anyone the test before?

[Isn't it? It kind of has a cute little cleaning drone charm to it.]

I haven't. But I remember hearing parts of it.

Well it's pretty beyond me, unfortunately.

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