Mirrorverse AU of Transformers Prime's Starscream: voice test

[distortedscream]

Are you insane?

You have the scarred revolutionary and elemental girl already, why decide to turn me into one of your playthings too?!

I don't have time for this, I have responsibilities to Lord Megatron and my crew!

...And I don't have time for a genuine study into alternate realities!

And don't you dare mock me with the possibility that I'll see any form of Jetfire again!

He is dead. Dead and gone, because of that damned Cliffjumper--!

...I fraggin' urge you to reconsider this course of action.

Comments

[ex_dishonestly997]

They never listen. You're better off arguing with medical equipment.

[distortedscream]

[Low snarl.]

At the very least I could irritate them until the end of time.

[ex_dishonestly997]

That's true, you could.

There's a way to turn this to your advantage, obviously. You know you won't convince her otherwise, so you have to ask yourself what else you want.

[distortedscream]

Adaptation's apparently all I have left.

[Sigh.]

Excuse my lack of manners. I am Starscream. Who are you?

[ex_dishonestly997]

If we can figure out how to send things back through the Lambda--that means a lot of Energon for your cause of choice.

[oh my, manners.] Also Starscream. It's getting to be the Cybertronian John Doe equivalent.

You're suspiciously charming.

[distortedscream]

The Lambda? That does sound intriguing.

[well, manners are good for introductions anyway] 'John Doe,' huh? I take it you've been to Earth? I've only heard such a phrase from that planet.

Oh? How so?

[ex_dishonestly997]

See, I knew you'd find something you liked.

Mmhm. Wasn't my kind of planet, honestly. Too much organic life. [that's racist!] But the organics on the Cybertron you're probably headed to are surprisingly tolerable.

Oh, right: there's one in the game who looks like you, but he's neurotic. I'm pretty sure he spends most of his time getting beaten half to stasis lock and back again, so I'm inclined to give him a little slack.

[distortedscream]

Organics aren't for everyone--

[he himself rather likes them--though he just generally likes learning about creatures new to him]

--but what makes these ones more tolerable to you?

[Sounds vaguely amused.] Doesn't sound too different from myself, actually.

[ex_dishonestly997]

Don't tell them, because the last thing I want to do is openly encourage it, but it's the backtalk. It's impressive.

[thoughtful look]

And which FirstForged are you going to be adopted by, I wonder.

[distortedscream]

[voice edged with some skepticism right now]

What do they look for when adopting?

[ex_dishonestly997]

Personality traits, as far as I can gather. Two of the current Starscreams got Megatronus, and two of us got Liege Maximo. You're welcome around my room as long as I don't catch you stealing anything.

[distortedscream]

Thank you for the invitation.

...Is there a Megatron there? Soundwave? Knock Out? Breakdown?

[ex_dishonestly997]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

They may not be exactly what you're used to, though. Fair warning. I keep running into bots and cons who recognize me from other universes. [which in some cases may actually be an improvement on his usual attitude.]

Gonna be lonely without them? [teasing]

-attempts to find a better muse to tag with- ... -fails-

[kattobingu_ore]

[[one day I will have a TF muse. :I]]

heeeeeeeEHHH... Are you in the middle of war or something..??

[WOW YUUMA STUPID QUESTION-]

Re: -attempts to find a better muse to tag with- ... -fails-

[distortedscream]

Unfortunately, yes.

[Stares.]

To whom am I speaking to?

[kattobingu_ore]

...oh. [oh wow uh... Quickly grinning about introductions and a different topic now!]

Yuuma Tsukumo! You?

[distortedscream]

[somewhat grateful for topic change]

Starscream.

[Tilts his head, curious.] Are you Japanese? Your name sounds like that language.

the name of this city has BUGGED ME for some time...

[kattobingu_ore]

Yea!

I'm from Heartland, Japan!

[...A... Curiously non-Japanese sounding place...]

Re: the name of this city has BUGGED ME for some time...

[distortedscream]

Hmm, I wonder if that's a holdover from America's occupation of Japan after World War II?...

[Earth's history, Starscream knows it. Or tries to learn it.]

[kattobingu_ore]

[Shrug.]

I don't know.

...I don't think it's been around that long... [Indeed it hasn't- then again, Yuuma's far further in the future than the Earth Starscream knows.]

[distortedscream]

Well, what's your home town like, then?

[kattobingu_ore]

Bright!

There's lots of colours- there's a huge tower in the middle of the city with a giant heart on it! [He makes the heart symbol with his hands as he says this, continuing.]

The city is kept clean by the trash-bots, and there are monorail trains connecting many points of the city. And there's plenty of open spaces for duels..!~

[distortedscream]

...So it's literally a 'Heartland.' [His voice is deadpan.]

Trash-bots?

Duels? Like...gladitorial?

[kattobingu_ore]

Yea! [Heheeee! Evidently he missed the deadpan.]

Hehh? Gladi...

No no, a duel! With cards..! See? [He'll pull out a pad from his side, unfold it, set it on his arm... And then put a lens of sorts over his eye... And hold up a deck of cards.] We have card matches..! The space is for the AR!

[distortedscream]

Oh, I see. [Sounds amused, slight laughter in his voice.] Do you ever gamble in these card duels, like in poker?