"Being from the same planet doesn't make it any easier to relate to someone who has been trying to kill you for millions of years. Not Shockwave in specific, I mean, but in general. There is going to be tension. I'm still not comfortable around Decepticons."
Which, it suddenly occurs to him--this is. Of course it is. Working for Shockwave, black and purple, being treated like slag? It has to be.
Not that being an Autobot is always sunlight and crystals.
"You were manufactured during the war, then, weren't you? Officers wouldn't expect you to last long if you were going right into battle."
Which had been another problem. How many Autobots were left? How many Decepticons?
Primus, tonight wasn't supposed to get this depressing.
"In my universe, losing your face--its kind of a punishment. Not everyone had one to start with, and sometimes faceplates were fashionable, but...it has a status to it. Maybe its something you've got to earn? Being comfortable with taking it off, I mean. With not being part of the crowd."
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Which, it suddenly occurs to him--this is. Of course it is. Working for Shockwave, black and purple, being treated like slag? It has to be.
Not that being an Autobot is always sunlight and crystals.
"You were manufactured during the war, then, weren't you? Officers wouldn't expect you to last long if you were going right into battle."
Which had been another problem. How many Autobots were left? How many Decepticons?
Primus, tonight wasn't supposed to get this depressing.
"In my universe, losing your face--its kind of a punishment. Not everyone had one to start with, and sometimes faceplates were fashionable, but...it has a status to it. Maybe its something you've got to earn? Being comfortable with taking it off, I mean. With not being part of the crowd."