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[knaval]

It's... complicated. [no shit.] It won't. I don't think Tailgate'll buy it.

[he's underestimating getaway's ability to lie and manipulate.]

No-one here. The only way this could be resolved well is if, like... Ultra Magnus gets ported in and throws him to the moon. He'd probably also throw me to the moon but honestly I have it coming 'cause of the mutiny.

[WISTFUL SIGH.]

Ugh. I miss the Rod Squad so much. I never thought I would. It's crazy how much you miss someone when it turns out they died because of you.

[queenofseers]

[ There were a few things she was going to respond to here- and then Riptide just threw her for a loop at the end there. ]

I- Riptide. You can't just say shit like that and expect me to know what the fuck you mean! What mutiny?

And...what do you mean people died because of you?

[ It's the last part that catches her attention the most, perhaps because Riptide has never seemed dangerous to her, at least intentionally. What happened...? ]

[knaval]

Oh, I thought I told you... I was part of a mutiny that Getaway led, before he made it clear he's a crazy bastard. It involved leaving a group of people behind on a neutral planet with no danger-- it seemed fine! They could easily have just got another ship somewhere!

But no. Getaway had to throw them to the Turbofoxes. They're all dead now because of the DJD. We even picked up their last transmission calling for help!

[it's up in the air whether getaway actually did do it or if it was just a coincidence... but riptide thinks he did.]

[queenofseers]

Well, that's...fucked. [ Should she say sorry? What would he even want to hear? Riptide takes everything in stride- or at least acts like he does. She can't tell how upset he is, and she was already bad at that with most people. ]

Should I know what the mutiny was about? Or is that not really relevant to Getaway's current fuckery? [ She sighs. ] And- that's to say nothing about it intersecting with Woden's bullshit. Because now it nearly has.

[knaval]

It's relevant, but not in a way you need to worry about.

[he won't try anything like it again here, riptide reckons. on account of there's a whole 3 cybertronians present.]

Did you know his doppelganger had killed people? Or that he even had one? You didn't actually sound that surprised, honestly.

[queenofseers]

I don't know, I feel like I need to worry about it if it's relevant at all, actually. [ Fuck, Riptide, why are you like this. ]

I know he tried to kill Martin- the kid my friend is taking care of. He claimed it was some weird-ass personal thing, but his reasons were as bullshit as anything else, so the idea that he was just stab-happy fits as well as anything.

[ ...Hm. ] Is your friend okay? And did he know Woden before?

[knaval]

No, not that I know of. We talk a lot, and Tailgate didn't describe him like he'd met him before. He's not okay.

[that's all he's saying about tailgate, at least.]

Good to know he's just a lunatic. What happened with him after the thing with that kid?

[queenofseers]

[ Well, that fucking sucks. She's never met Tailgate, but it's hard not to feel some sense of connection with yet another person who's been fucked over by Woden. ]

Woden's a lunatic who has actual goals. And I fucking hate admitting that much. The doppelganger was just...stab-happy.

[ She sighs. They're delving into some real fun memories, here. ]

He got killed. There wasn't any other way it was going to end. So now we're back to original pervert-in-waiting Woden.

[knaval]

Good. S'too bad him and his copies didn't stay dead.

[riptide's morals continue to be wildly different from cass's.]

Does he have a car, or something? Just let me know if you want me to accidentally trip and fall on something he cherishes.

[queenofseers]

[ Honestly? She's not going to fight him on wanting Woden to stay dead. She's starting to feel that way herself. ]

Even if I knew what he had here, I'm not going to let you do that. He'd use it as a reason to come after you eventually, trust me.

[ She pauses for a moment. She's not in a good mood, but- ] Back in London he made a clearly dick-shaped building for the Pantheon to fuck around in. I can't believe he didn't make something that obvious here.

[knaval]

I doubt he could do anything to me. I could just step on him.

[stupid humans...]

Why is it always sex and genitals with humans?

[queenofseers]

Yeah, and then he'd come back and find a way to fuck you up anyway. Don't try it. [ That's an order. ]

What, do Cybertronians not have something they're like that about?

[knaval]

You say that like I wouldn't just step on him again?

No. Not body parts, really. I guess you don't really have time to be weird about something when your entire race is fighting a war for four million years.

[queenofseers]

That's...okay. Right. I'll pretend I can comprehend that. [ She wants to know more about Cybertronian history, but also knows the minute she learns about it she'll regret it. ]

Seriously, though. You can't just step on him every few days and call that a solution.

[knaval]

We'll think of something.

[...]

...Please don't tell anyone about what I did to Getaway.

[queenofseers]

I sure fucking hope so. [ But she's no longer counting on it. ]

I wasn't going to. Does anyone else know? Did you even tell Tailgate?

[knaval]

Tailgate knows, yeah. I don't think he's as upset about his friend being killed as he lets on.

[at least... that's the impression riptide got.]

Two other people, not counting Tailgate.

[queenofseers]

If you say so. You're probably going to want to look out for him if you aren't already. I don't know much about his...deal with Getaway, other than what you told me, but it sounds absolutely fucked. [ She doesn't doubt Riptide would do that already, though. She just feels the need to reinstate it. ]

Then they'd better be people you trust. Because otherwise this shit could blow up in about fifty different ways. [ She sighs, and grumbles to herself. ] I can't believe I'm doing this again.

[knaval]

I know.

[he sounds a little peeved. he knows what he has to do with that!!]

They are-- I wouldn't tell just anyone. Seeing as the point was not getting nullified and thrown in jail in the first place.

[queenofseers]

Do I even want to ask what you mean by nullified... [ That's not really a question. Sometimes Riptide is a bit too much. ]

Okay. I...don't know if "thanks for telling me" is what I'm supposed to say here. [ He'll get what she means. ] But you'd better be careful. And you need to tell me if Woden fucks with you for this, for his own dipshit reasons. Rubbing it in or whatever he's getting off on this week.

[knaval]

They have power nullifiers here. I got one slapped on me when me and Vos got into a fight.

[it probably sounds like the problem is riptide, but he's just really unlucky. (and very angry and ready to fight).]

Oh, don't worry. I'm sure if that happens he'll call you in tears after I leave him on a roof somewhere.

[queenofseers]

I also don't know if I even want to ask why you got in that fight.

[ But her voice trails off when she thinks about what he just said. Hmm. ]

First off- I wouldn't even answer the fucking call if that happened. He'll probably call Baal, if anybody. More importantly- where did the power nullifiers come from? The government?

[knaval]

Vos's teammate murdered one of my best friends, and he was taunting me about it. I don't regret it.

[riptide's life just sucks, honestly.]

I think so? You'd have to ask Jacob about them. I know RISE showed up with 'em but I don't know if they're imPort made or not.

[queenofseers]

Jesus, okay. [ There really is no end to terrible shit that's happened to Riptide. She barely knows what to say anymore. ] I see why you don't. Are all the people from your world who show up here assholes? Minus Tailgate?

[ As for the nullifiers...hm. She may have to tell Baal about this. ] And then I'll just have to look into those. It might be useful with dealing with this Woden bullshit...

[knaval]

Pretty much. We've been really unlucky, actually. Probably doesn't look good for your race when the only reps are two idiots and a group of psychos who probably eat protoforms for fun.

[he makes a small noise, like a lightbulb went off inside his giant empty skull.]

Oh! I hadn't thought of that! No, that might be a good peaceful resolution. Instead of, uh. All the other stuff.