Shadowplay

[needlefingers]

So, that's what you and your friend have planned for Prowl and I huh? I'm not surprised, I'm really not. What's more, any opportunity to make it worse you go ahead and take it. As if putting me into debt with a demi-god wasn't bad enough.

I know! Let's jeopardize my relationship with Rewind! No, wait, we can do better! How about we lie and throw away ethics and morals? We can make Prowl and me become hated and shunned. Wait, wait, there has to be a way we dig deeper. How about using mnemosurgery on Prowl? No let's go deeper. I know we can.

[He has a lot of feelings about this.]

You know what, I'm ready. Do your worst. Go for it.

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[flashdrive]

Chromedome.

[Yeah. He's not looking forward to his part in this thing either.]

[needlefingers]

Rewind.

[Everyone's part in this thing sucks.]

[flashdrive]

I hope you know, you don't have a good reason. There's no excuse for any of this.

...

I don't know if I can forgive you for this.

[needlefingers]

[You know he can probably come up with an excuse if he tried.]

We're doing this to keep everyone safe.

[That's the official reason.]

[flashdrive]

And you're going to do a stellar job of it.

[Voice. Dripping in sarcasm.]

[raceme]

You could always NOT do it, you know.

[needlefingers]

[Now that'd be too easy.]

It'll be hard to do that before long.

[universebeware]

Either you've managed to get even more stubborn, or Rewind has been slipping in in that whole 'being the voice of reason' thing.

Just do go easy on Prowl. He's provided some of the more interesting projects I've worked on.

[needlefingers]

Demi-gods have something to do with it. One in particular have taken an interest in Prowl and me.

It'll be fun I'm sure.

[universebeware]

Oh.

[That tone, that's far too understanding.]

Are they the type to not be easily accessible so you can give them a proper piece of your mind, or do they have other ludicrous hindrances have they put forth?

[needlefingers]

[Have had issues with demi-gods in the past Brainstorm?]

No, they're pretty easy to talk to if you want.

Ending up indebted to one makes it hard to say no though.

[That right there is not actually the whole story. It's making it sound like Chromedome wasn't doing something stupid or wrong to get himself indebted to said demi-god in the first place.]

[universebeware]

[Past, present, and for the foreseeable future in the place he's stuck at.]

...count yourself lucky then, for having that chance.

[Brainstorm? Bitter? Naaaaaaaaaaah.]

[needlefingers]

[Chromedome almost never considers himself lucky.]

Heh, sounds like you have a few stories to tell. Mind sharing?

[universebeware]

Nnngh. Stuck helping a world I don't give a damn about. One full of organics, at that. Organics that have never seen something like us. While I'm all for awestruck adoration thrown in my direction, I would rather it be for something I did rather than just being "a giant robot".

[needlefingers]

Sounds terrible. I have no idea how you cope.

I would like to know how you got stuck in the first place.

[universebeware]

Same way you're stuck with your demigod problem - mun interference. Well. Sort-of same way, as it's clearly not the same mun, but you get the idea.

[needlefingers]

I'm not sure what they get out of making all of us miserable. Must be a special kind of sadism.

[universebeware]

That's one way to put it, yes.

[machina_mistress]

[excuse her while she just gapes at you for a bit.]

[needlefingers]

...Can I help you?

[Oh hey organics.]

[machina_mistress]

[she shakes her head vigorously to regain composure] Wow you are-- amazing! I mean I always thought droids were the coolest but just--wow.

[fun_police]

[Wow, it's been a while since Prowl has shown that look on his face.]

... I- There's nothing I can say to amend for this, Chromedome.

I was presented an indispensable opportunity and took it.

[needlefingers]

[Yeah well.

They're both pretty deep into this.]

There's nothing I can really say either.

This was my own choice too.