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7: THE BIG CONVERSATION
Thread: Personal / Date: Cycle 9688
<Tryptical> You should just break up with him.
<CircuitsuMaster> Easier said than done. I mean, he's my commanding officer for spark's sake.
<Starscream's Ghost> Yikes. How did you get yourself into that mess?
<CircuitsuMaster> Well, we've known each other since before the war. We both trained at the Cyber-Ninja Dojo and... always kind of hit it off.
<Tryptical> That long, huh? Has he always treated you like scrap?
<CircuitsuMaster> No. He's only acted like this since he was promoted.
<Tryptical> And this was...?
<CircuitsuMaster> Ten years ago.
<CassetteMan> Have you tried talking things out with him?
<CircuitsuMaster> I have. Several times. It's... it's never ended well.
<Starscream's Ghost> Sounds to me it's time for you to call things off. Maybe ask for a unit transfer?
<CircuitsuMaster> Ha. Right. Not with who we're deployed under.
<CircuitsuMaster> Look, I appreciate the advice guys, but I think this is something I'll just have to grin and bear. Best I can hope for is he gets demoted... or I go down in the line of duty.
<Monstercon> Enlightenment is only a click away. ascendreapconquer.dnet
<CircuitsuMaster> What?
<Tryptical> Don't mind him. He's just some Mortilus-loving nutcase.
<Monstercon> Mortals lie. Only gods speak truth. ascendreapconquer.dnet
<Tryptical> Don't bother. It's just a bunch of malware-ridden nonsense.
<CircuitsuMaster> Okay...
Thread: Higher Ups / Date: Cycle 9698
<DrMadhouse> Is it safe to talk about commanding officers here?
<Tryptical> Pretty safe. They hardly ever peruse these kind of things. What's up?
<DrMadhouse> It's about Thunderwing. I'm... to be quite frank, I'm scared of him.
<TillAllAreCon> Wait. Is this the same Thunderwing from the Ijurn incident of Cycle 9314?
<DrMadhouse> Indeed. Funny you bring that up though, since the cause of that incident is the same cause of my current worry.
<CassetteMan> You mean that nasty Dark Energon stuff? I thought that stuff had all been depleted.
<DrMadhouse> He's been keeping secret reserves since then, using desolate worlds to farm seeds of the stuff. That's what he was trying to do on Ijurn -- replicate it -- but the planet's atmosphere made it too unstable. Since then he's found worlds with better environments to perform his experiments.
<TillAllAreCon> So... what's he doing now?
<DrMadhouse> He's... *sigh* He's trying to infuse himself with it.
<Tryptical> Seriously? Is he mad?
<DrMadhouse> Very. I honestly don't know what to do. Should I... do I even dare tell High Command of this?
<TillAllAreCon> High Command heck. Megatron should be told about this. This is serious stuff. Someone get the D.J.D. on his aft. Anyone know Tarn's hailing frequency?
<Tryptical> Where are you, DrMadhouse? You should probably tail out of wherever you're stationed before Thunderwing finds out you tattled on him.
<Tryptical> DrMadhouse?
<CircuitsuMaster> Enlightenment is only a click away. ascendreapconquer.dnet
THREAD LOCKED. DELETION PENDING.
Thread: Coping w/Peace / Date: Cycle 9708
<CassetteMan> Hey. Anyone else on?
<Tryptical> What's up, CassetteMan? Been a while.
<CassetteMan> Yeah, I haven't had the chance to log on lately. Been busy with relocating to Eta Kalos V. Signal here sucks.
<Tryptical> I can relate. I was brought up in Triax, where the Nexis hogged up all the frequencies.
<CassetteMan> Have you heard from the rest of the gang lately?
<Tryptical> TillAllAreCon still logs in every now and then. I haven't seen Grumpybox since the... you know.
<CassetteMan> You mean the Thunderwing thing?
<Tryptical> Yeah.
<CassetteMan> Were you there when it happened?
<CassetteMan> If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine.
<Tryptical> Could we... take this to private?
<Tryptical> I just don't want to clog up this thread with....
<CassetteMan> Sure, pal. No prob. I understand.
<TillAllAreCon> So, anyone listen to Headbanger's new album?
Thread: Alien Cultures / Date: Cycle 9815
<Starscream's Ghost> Wow, really?
<TillAllAreCon> Yeah. Needless to say, they weren't happy about it and burned the whole place down. It was crazy.
<Starscream's Ghost> Fannaxians have very strange taste in art.
<TillAllAreCon> You're telling me? That's not even the worst of it. I've seen some of their Lithonian pieces.... it's disturbing, man. Weirds me out.
<CONS4EVA> Hello.
<Starscream's Ghost> Hey! Welcome to the cause, man!
<TillAllAreCon> Welcome, CONS4EVA. Been a while since we've gotten any new members.
<Starscream's Ghost> Especially with so many of the old guard gone. I don't think Tryptical's logged on in a hundred years.
<Grumpybox> I'm still here.
<Starscream's Ghost> Yeah, but you hardly ever post. Too busy hanging out with your "friends."
<Grumpybox> Bah!
<CONS4EVA> At least they have friends.
<TillAllAreCon> Ooh! Sick burn, bro. You're gonna do fine, CONS4EVA.
<CassetteMan> Hey, did someone bring up Tryptical earlier?
<Starscream's Ghost> Yeah, why?
<CassetteMan> He just signed in.
<TillAllAreCon> Yo, Tryptical! Been too long, man! What's been happening?
<Tryptical> I am broken.
<TillAllAreCon> What?
<CassetteMan> You okay?
<Tryptical> I need to feel whole again.
<Starscream's Ghost> Ouch. Ease off the edge.
<CONS4EVA> It has been too long.
<TillAllAreCon> What are you ta- DISCONNECTED
<Tryptical> Ascend.
<CassetteMan> What the scrap's goi- DISCONNECTED
<CONS4EVA> My time has finally come.
<Tryptical> Reap.
<Starscream's Ghost> I'm freaking ou- DISCONNECTED
<CONS4EVA> Cybertron's reckoning begins.
<Grumpybox> This is not go- DISCONNECTED
<Tryptical> Conquer.
ALL TRANSMISSIONS DISCONNECTED
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