[ got him, hook line, now to reel him in. He nods solemnly, hiding the trickle of his lips trying to curve into a grin.
His hands fold together, meekly make him seem like a caregiver who only wants back what was stolen.]
I only want what's best for my soldiers. Do be gentle with the young one, he's so much more fragile then he lets on. If I could just see him, briefly. Explain we never abandoned him.
He's scared of me, thinks I hate him. [ He then flicks his wrist to the side. ]
I mean to say he's scared to see me.
You don't need to believe me, after all I'm the closest to Megatron back there... I understand completely.
["Scared of me" is what he said. Slips of the tongue like that weren't often lies, not when the recovery was that smooth. Rodimus hadn't gotten this far in life by being dumb. Lucky, yes, but not dumb. But still, he kept his expression the same, popping a hip out as he adjusted his stance.]
No worries, Antlers. I'll be gentle with him. I'll see if maybe he wants to talk to you, but I'm not gonna push anyone to do something they don't want.
[Closest to Megatron, huh? The wording was sus. Rodimus had some recon to do about Antlers. He definitely didn't trust him.]
Thank you so dearly, Rodimus. I'm in your debt. If there is anything I could do for you.
[ He smiles politely and bows. Cursing his words silently in his mind. He is so sure he covered his tracks with his corrections. Rodimus in his time line was no fool, but this one at least stood a chance of being some form of idiot.
After all, that stance says so much.
He hopes that he can keep the ruse up a little longer. Maybe Rodimus will be foolish enough to allow him close enough to Hot Shot to shake intel out of him about Starscream. ]
I'll leave you be. Thank you for hearing an old mech out.
Yeah, not a problem. You have a good rest of your day, Antlers. I'll see you 'round.
[Hopefully that wouldn't be too often though. At least not until Rodimus could do some background checks on this "Antlers". And also talk to Hot Shot first because the whole thing was super suspicious.
Still though, he gave a polite wave of one hand and headed back off to track down a habsuite. Hopefully Antlers wasn't following because Rodimus didn't think he wanted the mech knowing which room he chose. Damn creepy almost Megatrons.]
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Date: 2023-03-15 01:54 am (UTC)His hands fold together, meekly make him seem like a caregiver who only wants back what was stolen.]
I only want what's best for my soldiers. Do be gentle with the young one, he's so much more fragile then he lets on. If I could just see him, briefly. Explain we never abandoned him.
He's scared of me, thinks I hate him. [ He then flicks his wrist to the side. ]
I mean to say he's scared to see me.
You don't need to believe me, after all I'm the closest to Megatron back there... I understand completely.
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Date: 2023-03-15 02:07 am (UTC)No worries, Antlers. I'll be gentle with him. I'll see if maybe he wants to talk to you, but I'm not gonna push anyone to do something they don't want.
[Closest to Megatron, huh? The wording was sus. Rodimus had some recon to do about Antlers. He definitely didn't trust him.]
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Date: 2023-03-15 02:14 am (UTC)[ He smiles politely and bows. Cursing his words silently in his mind. He is so sure he covered his tracks with his corrections. Rodimus in his time line was no fool, but this one at least stood a chance of being some form of idiot.
After all, that stance says so much.
He hopes that he can keep the ruse up a little longer. Maybe Rodimus will be foolish enough to allow him close enough to Hot Shot to shake intel out of him about Starscream. ]
I'll leave you be. Thank you for hearing an old mech out.
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Date: 2023-03-15 04:27 am (UTC)[Hopefully that wouldn't be too often though. At least not until Rodimus could do some background checks on this "Antlers". And also talk to Hot Shot first because the whole thing was super suspicious.
Still though, he gave a polite wave of one hand and headed back off to track down a habsuite. Hopefully Antlers wasn't following because Rodimus didn't think he wanted the mech knowing which room he chose. Damn creepy almost Megatrons.]