Could have gone a lot worse....

[actuallyselfish]

After the battle in Paradigm City, the Sol Machine known as ShelLancer trudges it's way back into the hanger bay, docks in a gantry, and powers down

A weary figure in mechanic's overalls clambers out of the cockpit, and after a bit of flailing, descends on one of the cherry picker platforms.

"What the heck was I thinking?" Dido groans, slumping down onto a bench. "I panicked, made stupid calls. And that Decepticon leader thinks I'm a turtle ninja transformer now...!"

She smiles. "...but Hot Damn, I saved some lives out there! Not bad, Dido. Not bad at–"

She looks up at ShelLancer...and finally notices the major damage it's taken: melted armor, broken off spikes, and an endless amount of scratches and dents. All of which needs to be fixed.



"–AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Comments

[cloningblues]

Maybe someone did. And it just made him more angry.

[actuallyselfish]

"...and/or brain damaged!" Dido exclaims, slamming a fist into her palm.

"That could explain everything! I mean, Al Capone became a crazy and eccentric gangster because of syphilis: maybe the same thing happened to Megatron!"

[cloningblues]

I think all of the Decepticons were crazy from the start.

[actuallyselfish]

"...well that doesn't make sense." Dido says. "Why anyone, let alone robots, be born evil?"

[cloningblues]

Good question. No, not born... But perhaps programmed? If you can program a personality into a sentient robot...

How do the Transformers reproduce, anyway?

[actuallyselfish]

"With a machine shop and raw materials?" Dido muses.

"Didn't Optimus say something about the AllSpark or something?"

[cloningblues]

I never heard about it. Great, now I have to know! I should probably just ask Optimus.

...As soon as I figure out how to make it not sound awkward like hell.

[actuallyselfish]

"When two Autobots love each other very much..." Dido says in a sing-song.

[cloningblues]

Stop that, it's a serious question. Have you even seen female Autobots?

[actuallyselfish]

"...why would Autobots have sexual characteristics one way or the other?" Dido asks, bemused.

"There's not exactly a need for them to swap DNA...or nurse their young."

[cloningblues]

You mean some of the ones I met might've been women and I just didn't realize?

...That might be very possible, actually.