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reference to that one comic where a kid tries to teach Starscream "what Christmas is all about(tm)"

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Good morning kings let's push this boulder

good morning kings let’s push this boulder

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everyone be cool about my horrible vibe please

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If OP took a hit of dark energon like Megatron did what do you think would happen? Angsty internal fight to retain his personality and morals amid the corruption of Unicrons influence?

Or the correct, funny option, which is that Unicron and Primus become his cartoon shoulder angel and devil?

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What a lovely day to love and appreciate Starscream

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tfp megatron: *gets pissed*

his eyes:

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Scrolling through my old tags and found this. These were fun. Anyway here's what I look like now:

Make yourself and your muse!

Here’s the murder birb, me with my soon to be new hair color! (i dunno why there’s a plant on my head), and Cirrus being a bookworm and getting scared from reading about the Quintessons late at night.

Tagged by @cosmic-gemstone

Tagging @ask-dr-knockout @pacificae-mors @phoenixtheseeker @shockb00b @buzzerbot @kickbackinsecticon @alpha113n-redshirt-eradicon @a-mothers-wings and anyone who hasn’t done this yet! I’m sure there’s people I forgot

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Is Cirrus ticklish on his wings? Or was he when he was younger at least?

He's better now, but when he was first Sparked, he would not hold still for more than a few seconds, and he would flick his wings every time they were touched. It was exasperating. Even the most basic pre-flight checks took forever with all his squirming, not to mention the times he would suddenly turn around. His wings are very large, and they are exactly at face height.

Medical expertise isn't the only reason I often had Knockout do his preflight checks...

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Старскрим, привет. Может ты сейчас занят, может нет, но разреши задать вопрос. Мне очень жаль что у тебя была такая судьба, и мне стало интересно. Ты боишься будущего? Как думаешь автоботы смогут тебя принять и простить?

(Starscream, hello. Maybe you're busy right now, maybe not, but let me ask a question. I am very sorry that you had such a fate, and I was wondering. Are you afraid of the future? Do you think the Autobots will be able to accept and forgive you?)

Будущее… Скажем так, я настроен осторожно-оптимистично. Это будет непросто, но поле битвы теперь политическое, и я единственный человек на этой планете, имеющий хоть какой-то опыт на этой арене. Несмотря на то, что я нахожусь в невыгодном положении, я верю, что смогу двигаться вперед и позиционировать себя, и Воса, хорошо.

Что касается автоботов, то их признание — это вопрос практичности, и, я думаю, Ультра Магнус, по крайней мере, готов это признать. Я нужен им для официального мира, поскольку Мегатрон так и не закончил войну, и им нужен мой опыт в энергетической инфраструктуре. Хотя прощение? Я не ищу прощения. Пока меня не бросят в тюрьму, они могут думать обо мне все, что захотят. Я сделал то, что должен был сделать.

The future... Let's say I'm cautiously optimistic. It won't be easy, but the battlefield is now political and I am the only person on this planet with any experience in that arena. Even though I am at a disadvantage, I believe I can move forward and position myself, and Vos, well.

As for the Autobots, their acceptance is a matter of practicality, and one I believe Ultra Magnus, at least, is willing to grant. They need me if there is to be an official peace, since Megatron never actually ended the war, and they need my expertise in energy infrastructure. Forgiveness though? I'm not looking for forgiveness. As long as they don't throw me in prison, they can think whatever they like about me. I did what I had to do.

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Have a Q:

Does preening, specifically for seekerlets/sparkling seekers ever get ticklish?

I know it’s VERY different but I’m an adult and to this day when someone rubs my shoulders, it is SO ticklish. However to other adults it feels like a massage.

Adults would tell me “Oh once you’re an adult, it won’t be ticklish anymore” but I have yet to reach that stage. anything similar for bby Seekers or is it just like a massage for you guys no matter the age.

It's an inexact comparison, since Cybertronians are never babies. We emerge from the Well of AllSparks full sized and fully capable, though lacking any experience. That said, newly Sparked Seekers do have an instinctual aversion to anything touching their wings, that could be considered "ticklish", though perhaps "twitchy" would be more accurate. It takes time to learn how to sit still and allow someone to preen your wings or perform preflight checks, and even after millions of years, someone doing it wrong can make fully "adult" Seekers want to flick their wings and get comfortable again. It also helps to have friends or Trinemates you know and trust, who preen your wings the way you like.

For example, my preference is firm but gentle handling, and slow stretching along my ailerons. I cannot abide light brushing or tapping - it sets me on edge and makes me want to flick the contact off of my wings, so I suppose you would call that tickling. Such luxuries were not available as the war went on though, and I settled for a few Eradicon aides de camp who could do a thorough pre-flight check without tickling.

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that's... not how it works. you can't guarantee that your work definitely won't squick anyone. what do you think you're saying?

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the art of malicious compliance

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When Apollo 11 successfully landed and the images were released, ‘The Sun’ newspaper in Vancouver changed it’s name to ‘The Moon’ to report it.

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knockout is the only bot i can draw from memory….