On waiting

[notyourchauffeur]

Excuse me- uh. Miss? Mundane? Is that the correct term? I apologize if my terminology is in error, but this is very much my first time addressing you.

Now, Mundane. I do appreciate your interest in my field of study, there is only so many times you can watch Cosmos. I appreciate Mister Sagan's works of course, lest I named my human alias after him, but perhaps more sleep would be in order? You have fallen ill, Mundane and while we wait for our game to open, perhaps you should rest rather than find other things to occupy your days with.

I am quite aware how little you rest. Recharge is important, and I will not lecture you on the matter beyond this. Less games about shouting at flying reptiles. It keeps you up to all hours!

Furthermore- I realize you are excited, but perhaps you ought to plan less disaster for my life? I'd quite appreciate some quiet time with Soundwave, Shockwave and Michael. Perhaps a flight with Jin or doing some work for Commander Shepard?

Can we not feed me synthetic energon and have silly (humiliating) hijinks? Please?

Warmest regards,

Skyfire

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[allshock_notalk]

...
I DO NOT. WANT ANYONE ELSE.
JUST YOU TWO.

[notyourchauffeur]

And you do not have to have anyone else.

But can you understand that I will not abandon my friends?

[allshock_notalk]

HE IS MORE THAN A FRIEND.
THAT IS THE COMPLICATION.

[notyourchauffeur]

Why does that disquiet you so much? The whole situation is not exactly...

Monogamous to begin with. It is because you dislike him that you would rather not share? Or is it because you would rather not share the reason you dislike him?

[allshock_notalk]

CLEARLY, IT IS BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE HIM.
WHICH IS AN ASPECT YOU AND SHOCKWAVE HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCEPTING.

[notyourchauffeur]

That is fine, I will not ask you to like him. And I will see to it that he does not regard you or speak of you, however I will ask that you do the same. If you dislike each other so much, then you should not be bothered to speak or antagonize each other.

[allshock_notalk]

SO THEN I AM EXPECTED TO ACCEPT HOW INTIMATE YOU TWO BECOME?

[notyourchauffeur]

I never said you were expected to do any such thing. I do love him, that much will not change, however I love you in a very different way.

[allshock_notalk]

DIFFERENT.
SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCUSE.

[notyourchauffeur]

So you don't trust me or respect what I say, then? Honestly, Soundwave. You ask me to make a choice but you drive me away at every chance.

When I say something I mean it.

[allshock_notalk]

YOU KISS HIM AND YOU LIKELY WISH TO ALSO BE INTIMATE WITH HIM.
CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE.

[notyourchauffeur]

There are many differences. With you, it keeps me guessing, it is passionate, adventurous, perhaps a little dangerous, but also something familiar. I have known you for a long time. We share a species, a language, a history and a planet. We come from two different sides of our own species lasting civil war! You do not really get a stronger bond than that which transcends such a thing. I have long admired you, you know that.

On the other end of things with him it is calming, comforting, a different kind of quiet. Very human, and in that way I do not feel so out of place as a human... Some of these things I can have with you, too, but in different ways.

So yes, it is vastly different. Nothing better or worse, it is like apples and oranges. Both fruit, but dissimilar beyond that.