Noticing similarities

[angleofscience]

WHO: Jetfire, Megatronus, anyone else in Megatronus' Quadrant
WHERE: The arena.
WHEN: Around now.
WHAT: Jetfire's waiting for Starscream, and checking out the near surroundings of the temple, he comes upon the arena, which brings up some thoughts about the past. He's a huge white jet hanging in the air, you're welcome to spot him.
WARNINGS: None.

It was strange how easy it'd been to get used to having Starscream close while at the Keep. Closer than before the war, that was. Maybe it was that train of thought that actually made him pay attention to the arena, coming to a stop above it.

It wasn't similar in the least to the arena Starscream had fought in before the war, but these sort of buildings did have a similar design considering their function. Such a simple thing that had laid the base for a war that hadn't just engulfed the (more than one) planet, but the galaxy.

He didn't set down, merely drifted in the air above the arena, and despite the fact that it was empty and no one else was currently around, felt out of place even if he wasn't on the ground in the ring.

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[megatronicpolarity]

There was a twitch to his mouth that might have been called a smile, though it was hidden from sight by his facemask, and his amusement was even less evident when he spoke.

"Yes. He is," he said.

Again, 'interesting' would not have been his adjective of choice to describe Liege Maximo, however well he and Liege tended to get along as compared to their often strained relationships with the other Firstforged. He knew his brother too well, and he knew the type of servants his brother tended to attract too well. Either this jet was out of place, or he was very, very good at playing a part. There was only one way to know if he was here for something.

"Very astute of you; I am. Was it your intention to seek me out, or were you merely interested in surveying my territory?"

He had no reason, of course, to suspect what thoughts were occupying Jetfire's mind. He simply assumed the jet's tense posture was due to being in the presence of a much senior mech.

[angleofscience]

Out of place, too curious for his own good and willing to try almost anything for science... any one of those would work, except for the assumption that he was a very good actor. Of course, Jetfire was starting to realize he might be out of place.

"Ah... not exactly, no. While the intention's always been to know the layout of the whole of Haven, I was merely waiting for Starscream." He shrugged, not thinking closer about being anything but perfectly truthful for the reason he was here.

Of course, and against his better judgement, something muttered that it was good he'd met this Firstforged face to face in particular. The rest of Jetfire disagreed, though he kept from rubbing his chestplates above his sparkchamber.

[megatronicpolarity]

Familiarizing himself with the layout of the Haven - snooping, in other words. Now that was something he'd expect of one of Liege's refugees.

"Starscream? Surely you could simply follow the sound of whining and self-aggrandizing directly to him."

He spoke matter-of-factly rather than with any real humor. The jet's ego and argumentative nature certainly hadn't escaped him. In terms of temperament, this one seemed far more agreeable and not quite so concerned with ensuring everyone in the vicinity knew how important he was. He wondered what interest he had in the Decepticon.

"What is your name?"

[angleofscience]

If that's what the honoured Prime would prefer to call it. Otherwise Jetfire would further call it "gathering parameters for navigational purposes", or maps if you wanted to be simple about it.

"... Jetfire, Megatronus Prime." Hesitating or not before answering, he could hardly decline to answer, and straightened from the shallow nod he'd directed at the Prime.

"And I could do that, yes. His location usually isn't very hard to pick out. If he takes too long I certainly will. Until then, however, I have time enough to wait since he does know I'm here." Jetfire shrugged, vaguely amused even by the matter-of-fact comment. He was well-aware of Starscream's... behaviour, and, well...

"I'll... ah, attempt to make sure he's elsewhere if something actually goes badly for him," Jetfire said dryly, somewhat relieved that they did have a lot of space to roam should Starscream need to... vent.