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[ 001 Ϟ VIDEO ] What do I gotta do to get a drink around here?

[ This little adventure? Not exactly the vacation of a lifetime. Flashpoint's never missed her flask of engex more than now. She needs a drink, or she's gonna start rubbing the enamel clean off her faceplates. Sharing hangar number-why-do-they-need-this-many-hangars with Deadlock hasn't exactly encouraged peace-of-mind inducing solid recharge. Two extremely long weeks later she's finally got her own place though, and HELL YES the fabricators sure do make energon as well as organic food. There's just one critical problem. ]

[ They don't make booze. Apparently engex was not high on the engineering staff's list of quality of life enhancements for Cybertronians. Well, frag that. She'll just make her own. Uh. Somehow... ]

So. My people subsist on energon and the oh-so-kind engineers here have programmed the fabricators to make it but...

Mmmm...

I'm hoping to modify the formula. A little variety shall we say? Increased, uh, 'potency' most definitely.

[ Hopefully with inebriating effects. Hey, no one said it wasn't legal! Right? ]

Not a scientist though. Anyone give me a hand?

[ Yes, she really is asking for help making moonshine. ]

[And if this broadcast had fine print it would read 'proceed at your own risk; energon has explosive tendencies' but fine print means caution and caution + Flashpoint aren't exactly a common package deal.]

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Either way I don't think they could compare to you.

[Yep, part of her is crying on the inside right now. She's not fond of senators but Shockwave was kind of the exception. ~~However, if one of those faulty batches of engex goes off in Proteus' face and takes out a hand, that'd be karmically delicious.~~]

Sounds like a plan, then. What kind of facilities and supplies do we need?

[Yes she really is checking the height clearance in her new quarters right now.]

( That gets another smile, and small incline of Shockwave's head in thanks for the complement. )

Somewhere close to the synthesizers with plenty of space. Preferably somewhere that, if any explosions might occur, won't do significant damage to the structural integrity of the ship.

As for supplies - ( He rattles of a few things they might need to get started - Cybertronian sized equipment, for starters. ) But getting them all might pose a problem.

Hmm, I don't know the ship too well yet, aside from the public areas of the city and the hangar bays. Wonder if the engineering staff would hook us up?

[Because they probably have an interest in their ship not getting a hole blown in it. She's probably the last one to go schmooze them up and ask for favors, unless they've forgotten about that little incident when she first arrived.]

Aw frag, that's a challenge alright. [chinscratch] Their fabrication tech might help with that maybe? It appears pretty advanced and doesn't seem limited to just solid objects, not if they've figured out how to reproduce the synthetic energon in quantity with it.

[Yeah she doesn't quite get how that works but not starving is pretty awesome so she can't complain.]

There's no harm in asking.

( Shockwave just naturally assumes he'll be doing all the politicking when it comes to the Cybertronians. Well, keeping Proteus from speaking too much and getting out of line. )

It's of varying quality, if the stuff they filled Sentinel with is any indication. Still, better than nothing!

( Yeah he's going to take it over starving as well. )

Depends on how you ask.

[But then she's a little more used to ultimatums and intimidation than this asking tactfully stuff. Don't let her near politicking, Shockwave! That's bound to be a bad scene.]

Noticed that too. The stuff I had the other day was retched, my mouth felt like I'd been sucking on Skylynx's exhaust for a week afterwards. I wonder wonder what base materials they're synthing from?

[She has a feeling she knows where the seafood from the marketplace goes when it's aged enough the organics won't eat it. Or is that just her paranoid imagination?]

My way, I think. Considering I've already managed to meet with the second highest ranked individual.

( It's not said as if he's bragging, just a simple matter of fact. If Proteus can do it, so can he. )

Something I feel we're going to regret finding out. ( But that gets a smile as well, all things considered. ) If nothing else we should at least be able make it more palpable.

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Trust me when I say that's best. Well. Unless you need muscle for something...

[She gets the feeling if she meets any of the high ranked individuals around here it'll be over disciplinary measures. ~~That or they desperately need an idiot martyr for a suicide mission~~.]

I don't wanna know either. [Except she does because paranoia.] That's my hope too. Anything's an improvement, and sooner the better.

Then I'll know who to call.

( At least Proteus and Shockwave would make a fair attempt at getting her off lightly? Well, Shockwave would so long as no one else was harmed. )

Agreed. Except for making certain that Sentinel doesn't suddenly leak to death, my schedule is free - when would work for you?

[She nods. It's the one thing she's still really good at. Sadly so.]

Anytime. Got work lined up but there's no doin' it until something stirs that needs militia attention or Quark's opens.

[Help her she is bored as frag and this is not a mech you want to let get bored really.]

Though I did...[ugh is she really saying this?]...offer to help Sentinel get back on his feet. Not that I'm a great medic or anything, I just...know some stuff.

Quark's?

( That's not a name he's familiar with, so he's curious. )

As did I. ( He hates admitting it too, it's okay. ) My talents lie in science, not medicine. You'll no doubt have an easier time of it than I.

Some alien. Feringie?? I don't know. [Cultural liaison, Flashpoint is not.] But he's gonna setup a bar and casino. Figure I can work there with my holo when the militia's got nothin' going on.

[The last part floors her a little though, G-GAK! How does she even compare to Shockwave?]

...was just a mod tech b'fore. Not a scientist. _{Never rated fer that}... [grumble-grumble-functionalism-intellectualclass-grumble.]

Not a species I'm familiar with. ( And he's been offworld a few times, it's enough to generally know what's out there. Then again he's surrounded by 'humans', and that certainly wasn't a species that had evolved last time he knew. ) It's as good as any option. I feel they might be a bit more hesitant to allow us into anything sensitive, considering the welcome we received.

( That gets a small, sad smile - although he hopes it can also be encouraging. )

One of the pitfalls of our system, regrettably. But that certainly doesn't mean you're not more than capable of it.

You can say that again. Had colder welcomes but not by much. [Her engine rumbles. Oh, she still mad.]

Yeeeah. [This is her WELP face.] Not really a pitfall when you start off down there... [A shrug. The words are resigned, like she lost that bitter fight a long time ago. The smile is encouraging though, if a little strange. It's not at all what she's used to.]

Do you...

...think so?

I'll admit my case is unique when I say it is far better than the alternative.

( what with the whole 'shadowplay' thing trailbreaker had nicely laid out for him. he brightens at the second half of the conversation, however. )

Of course. It's fascinating what people think they have no aptitude at, and yet find themselves succeeding at once they've committed themselves to it.

Ahhhhhhh-HA. [COUGH.] Guess you heard then?

[Oh so much awkward. Yes, good, other topics.]

I...never thought about it that way. I guess I was so focused on being mad about not even being able to try. Hooooo I doubt I have the bedside manner for it now though.

[You have no idea Shockwave, you've gotten her good side so far. Just ask Sentinel.]

That they took from me everything that made me who I was? Yes.

( The anger is evident in his tone, because he's never going to be over that. )

Luckily for you, that's also a learned skill.

( His anger fades and he smiles again, encouragingly. You cannot get this bot down, Flashpoint. Well you can, but not when he can come up with a good counter. )

[She's quiet for a moment. Flashpoint's not good with words Shockwave, take the rare silence as the best expression of her sympathy instead. She'll join you in the anger though.]

They did a lot of things that weren't right.

[Maybe she...shouldn't mention Zeta though?]

Is it? ... I've been fighting for so long though. I... How do you even start over?

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