I WOULD LIKE A DRINK.TO TALK TO REAL PEOPLE WITH

On one hand, I understand the necessity of hunting down traitors if they possess sensitive information. That is a security risk. On the other, I cannot FATHOM to understand why it’s necessary to hunt down deserters who are not defecting. It is a waste of resources that,

i CLONE! i make NEW THINGS from OLD THINGS! i don’t lop off people’s body parts and make a patchwork monstrosity for the sole purpose of KILLING! YOU—-

[ a sudden clarity. ]

How did you get past Cybertron’s defenses.

YOU CAN’T BE HERE

— a moment of weakness, perhaps. but shockwave must test this theory; what is the use of having so much knowledge, if he loses his ability to use it?

so he opens communications on an open channel.

and shockwave speaks. ]

Hello? This is Shockwave, of Cybertron.

Is anybody out there?

-– numbers. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. Prolonged isolation can cause madness. Is that why he is so easily evaded? Is he slipping, in both mind AND body?

concrete ideas, like numbers, can only take you so far. not for this long. -–

How the /devil/ did you get in here?!