#AmCyb shitposting

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reading the classic Devilman manga, understanding the premise of the time

and when Demon King Xenon appears, I hear the original voice/mannerism behind how the TF:P canon writers portrayed Unicron in the Season 1 finale episodes

Birdbrain: "hmph. we've already decided on a, say, alternate depiction in our fic which we're still recapping in summaries in order to move forward"

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so, after my PC’s meltdown in the morning, I unplugged the thing and cleaned up part of its insides

and tonight it boots up at normal speed, almost as if nothing really happened

sigh. Anyways, AmCyb WIP drafting, so potential spoilers ahead

Color Paradise is the song for when Skyquake and Dreadwing bring Soundwave and Andi to meet the Neuts.

So, having to hide Cybertronian presence from human knowledge is a rule enforced among Autobots. Main reason as said by Optimus Prime, way back in S1E01: any human perceived as an Autobot ally might get targeted by Decepticons. The current stage is too early for the ’Bots to reconsider this requirement to hide, so [sighing again as I delete a paragraph of rough planning]

though let’s be real, I write too much already, it’s good to cut out scenes if I feel they don’t add to the story

For future Explosibros direction, there will definitely be a “my braincell is allergic to yours“ dynamic between them. Or maybe Underfoot has to help carry the braincells they dropped.

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AmCyb speedster characters inside joke

So in my canon-divergent TF:P fic, Dreadwing got punched in the face by Wheeljack and Bumblebee already, and a possible part of future plans is that he’d keep from being punched in the face by Smokescreen. By punching Smokescreen in advance instead (thanks @whatudottu).

Knock Out does not punch Dreadwing in the face because, fellow Decepticon. Have to get along (unless of course there’s a huge angsty scene and KO has a reason to throw a fist in DW’s face).

Standby is a Neutralist, and would punch Dreadwing’s faceplate... with his lips/derma. Stan is a nonviolent boi.

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Nad: “can’t stop - thinking about next Void Soldier feature. Must draft chapter -”

Birdbrain: “oh my gosh, is it time for more Bully Silas scenes?”

Nad: “kjsdhfbjlrg birb pls, do we have any better name than that”

Birdbrain: “don’t deny it. I’m excited because our author stand-ins get to tell Silas why his means (remote-controlled bots) and ends (exploiting technology for his sole gain and entertainment) are childish”

Nad: “his toxic masculinity is not gonna take the lessons well...”

Birdbrain: [evil grin] “that’s what we’re countin’ on, innit”

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AmCyb crack - aboard the Nemesis

Starscream: “humans - always the weak link“

Soundwave:

Andi: [in ND-Wave armor, ready to jump Starscream from below]

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Nad: "Okay, we are currently drafting. We want to roughly picture happenings so that we have a general idea of which direction we're heading."

Birdbrain: "i see. but What If - listen, this is good stuff - we add more happenings and make everything more dramatic. it's good to add emotions into interpersonal scenes"

Nad: "... if you do that, you have to edit those scenes."

Birdbrain: "with what fingers? mwehehehe"

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Nad: [looks at word processor] "This is a mess of words... Remember when my writing style used to be 'easy to read yet descriptive'?"

Birdbrain: [thwaps Nad with a purple wing]

Birdbrain: "it still is, ya worrywart. u just happen to be dealing with way more characters and scenes"

Birdbrain: "the more u write, u re-read ur own work and polish the composition in the process. it's called artistic development"

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Birdbrain: "Nad, when you write Unicron in your AU, let's give him this voice instead of what we hear in TF:P canon"

Birdbrain: "yes, 'when', not 'if'. You've typed-in Chap 27 and it's marinating right now for upcoming editing. You will keep writing AmCyb to the best of your abilities"

Nad: "Just when I thought you won't stop pestering me about that dream of a tentacle monster who said 'I love you' to the dream's viewer..."

Birdbrain: "they do love you. they'll wait"

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Birdbrain: "what's the point of Unicron being the equivalent of Space Satan if he doesn't at least sound demonic? especially at his size and transcending physical form and whatnot"

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overdue AmCyb Valentine’s headcanons

Shrike and Skyquake go sparring again, this time without telling anyone.

Dreadwing sends Underfoot a full page of haiku verses. Wheeljack sends Underfoot some... questionable pictures. Underfoot places both messages in one folder for, uh, future use.

Platonic music-playing moments between Soundwave and Andi.

Gable, Manticore, and Standby go out as holoforms and celebrate in their queer way within home territory Australia. (Which city they go to depends on the year).

[Autobots have their own existing headcanons, without much change.]

AmCyb Decepticons feel and express love more outwardly. Vehicon and Eradicon workers and soldiers send sweet or appreciative messages to their favorite officers (Breakdown gets the most, followed by Skyquake, and then Dreadwing).

M.E.C.H. Inner Circle forever alone glad to be single (except Twelve, secretly).

Voidopath Inc members don’t directly celebrate, but the Shadow Partner usually allows them a bit more time off if they “want to find thematic outlets“.

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Nad: “Did I intend to write eight B5-sized pages of Voidopath content? No. Did I do it anyway? Yes.”

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Birdbrain: “I live in a human’s head and I must scream about the Amalgam Cybertronia directional outline”

Nad: “No spoilers. I’m supposed to filter this so we won’t have spoilers.”

Birdbrain: “so you have returned to writing on blank paper instead of lined. Frees the mind somewhat”

Nad: “I can say that Bentham makes full use of his internal M.E.C.H. newsletters.”

Birdbrain: “I see. does that have any bearing on the fact that you have FOUR headings titled ‘M.E.C.H. MESS’ on your plotty papers?”

Nad: “TSP has an inkling that some things are just bound to happen...”

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Birdbrain: [picks up book of rough ideas and places a particular page in front of Nad]

Nad:

Birdbrain: “write the thing” [taps the text on the page]

Neuts take twins (all in holoforms) to a fun fair. Bumper cars, roller coasters, spinny cups, whirl-arounds...

Nad: “why”

Birdbrain: “The twins! In holoforms!!! At a FUN FAIR!!1!”

Nad: “I want to draw them first”

Birdbrain: “okay so WHEN are you gonna heckin do that?!”

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Memewhile, on the Nemesis

Birdbrain: “Megatron shall be a responsible leader for once. Hai-yah!”

[Birdbrain hits Megatron’s bucket head with a rolled-up newspaper]

Megatron: [wonders how far out the ship he can throw Birdbrain like a baseball]

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Nad: [picks up the piece of paper on the floor]

Nad: “alright, who wrote ‘Bat Country as the soundtrack to Void Soldiers doing Dark Energon’???”

Birdbrain: owo

Palanquin: -_-

Birdbrain: “but Pal, you like listening to Avenged Sevenfold!”

Palanquin: “yeah, well, I like the instrument work much better than the lyrics”

Palanquin: “More importantly, do not consume Dark Energon unless prescribed to do so by a reputable health professional.”