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[aerospacecommander]

When: Nowish
Who: Starscream and OPEN
Where: Market Place
What: Starscream is going to lurk around and see if he can nab anything useful for his own personal gain.



Starscream had to admit he was almost impressed at the large selection of products held within the marketplace. Of course, it was probably only natural considering all the various species who lived here. This made things both interesting and difficult.

He's going to have to get a bit creative when it comes to parts that he needs. Which actually wasn't the difficult part ... what was difficult is the financial side of things. He could barter like the best of them, but he had a feeling he's going to have to resort to some unethical methods for some stuff.

Not that he'd do it personally, but he could probably manipulate someone around the station. Already that Loki kid needed his help, so perhaps in return ...

Well, he'd have to think on that.

For now he decided he'd wander the various booths and sections to see what kind of energy sources are readily available.

And then he stops to stare at some fuzzy looking animals of a species he never saw before. They were round and had no facial features whatsoever. So maybe scientific curiosity got the best of him. And maybe he might have accidentally knocked a random organic into the cage just to see if the creature had some sort of hidden mouth and would try and eat the person.



(ooc: I'm fine with prose or action brackets. Hit me up with either.)

Comments

[aerospacecommander]

No. You started it. You started the brutality in the arena. I was there.

[Megatron needed to stop making excuses for his actions ... even if it wasn't the same Megatron.

Or that Starscream had any misgivings about killing.]

And Orion Pax, who?

[sorrynotguilty]

I turned to the arena after a revolt in the mines. It was the only means by which we could acquire energon. Your Megatron might have started it, but I did not.

[ and stop comparing them. they are not the same at all. ]

Optimus Prime? Orion Pax? They are one in the same. He was Orion, an enforcer of the law, before becoming Prime after I slaughtered Sentinel.

[aerospacecommander]

[Don't compare him to your Starscream either than. He huffs and folds his arms across his chest. No matter the universe, Megatron managed to irritate him.]

What? I thought his name was Optronix and he was a librarian or something like that.

[sorrynotguilty]

[ HE'S NOT TREATING YOU LIKE HIS STARSCREAM DANG IT. STOP THINKING THAT. ]

Librarian? Pax? That is funny.

[aerospacecommander]

As far as I know. I've never heard anything about being in law enforcement.

[He pauses and his expression shifts to a smirk]

But that name ... how unfortunate for him.

[sorrynotguilty]

[ a snort. ]

When he decides to use it. Our dear Prime has identity issues, as it were. He may call himself Optimus now, but I wonder how long it will last before he tries to retake his original name yet again.

[aerospacecommander]

Why? That name is terrible.

[Wait are they now having a civil conversation? He's not sure what to think about that]

[sorrynotguilty]

Why ask me? I cannot fathom how a mind like his works... I merely dance with him on the battlefield.

[aerospacecommander]

I really don't want to hear about experiences and obession with him.

[sorrynotguilty]

Why not? Some of my best battles have been because of his involvement. A shame that we, as a race, cannot share battle scars.

[aerospacecommander]

Only you would want to talk about the repeated times you pounded one another into the ground.

[sorrynotguilty]

He did too, actually. It was quite the riveting exchange before he attempted to take my life.

[aerospacecommander]

I honestly do not want to hear about this, and I'm just going to pretend this particular conversation never happened.

[And he's going to walk away. Yes. He will go find something else to poke at that's not Megatron's lust for Optimus Prime.]

[sorrynotguilty]

[ just hold on, Starscream. that's earning a rather hearty laugh. not maniacal or twisted. just a true, genuine laugh.

how rare! ]

Getting under your armor will never tire me.

[aerospacecommander]

[Megatron just ... laughing was a rare sight. So rare that he actually stops to look back at him.]

I don't know what's stranger, the fact that you made a joke or that you are trying to annoy me.

[sorrynotguilty]

For you, I believe it is a bit of both. You seem to be able to handle a little more abuse than your other. Verbally, anyway.

[aerospacecommander]

Verbal abuse is nothing but words.

[Really. It'd take more than words to really get to him.]

[sorrynotguilty]

I realize. Again, to your counterpart, words usually had a more lasting effect that the excess use of force.

[ but violence does help. then again, his mere presence is intimidating enough to his own Starscream. ]

[aerospacecommander]

I can't say either worked very well on me.

[Because no matter what ... he still tried to murder Megatron. Repeatedly.]

[sorrynotguilty]

Do I seem surprised to hear it?

[ because goodness. this Starscream is far sassier and more outspoken than the other... ]

[aerospacecommander]

I'm sure nothing really surprises you, being the great former warlord of the Decepticon empire and all that.

[Did you as for more sass?]

[sorrynotguilty]

Normally yes, I would boast such a claim. However, I might be taking back that statement, considering our present predicament.

[aerospacecommander]

[Oh oh. That earns Megartron a very big smirk.]

Does this mean you are admitting that you are sometimes wrong?

[sorrynotguilty]

And if I am? What of it, Starscream?

[ not bothered! smirking, in fact. ]

[aerospacecommander]

[Well, that's actually almost unnerving. Megatron never admits to being wrong. That would mean he'd have to contain some sort of sense of humility.

So he just stares back for a moment, because this is all too surreal.]

If you were the Megatron I was more accustomed to, I'd say you've gone completely and utterly insane.