[ Starscream takes some time to reply; he doesn't disagree with what Ravage is saying even if he wouldn't have used some of the same parallels as she is drawing. Ultimately the small differences are just that: small. ]
No, you are not wrong.
[ Although she was, perhaps, being a little generous in her assessment of him. Starscream would not choose such a method, but he could. He knew himself, he was capable of it, even if he would find it tedious and unpleasant.
The difference between them was that that Starscream wanted loyalty yet would accept fear and control as an alternative, whereas Megatron wanted control, and loyalty was an interesting side bonus, not something to be valued. ]
Find a place for us to meet. Are you briefing Ratchet on his task, or am I?
I'm sure I can find a place. I'm not so sure about Ratchet being the best choice for this job. I'd feel better setting Ratchet to distract him while someone else keeps an eye on him. Of course...I don't have to tell that person why. I have been known to play pranks in the past, among other things. I pulled a few stunts with Skywarp. And sometimes we got blamed for each other's tricks.
[ He'd advised the Brigade's Starscream: "Bury your grief. If you let mention of your trine rattle you, others will use that as a weapon against you." So even outside the text conversation, Skywarp's name gets little more than a few seconds pause, and no follow up to the lighthearted remark. ]
You might be right about Ratchet. As I said, I don't know him very well. I defer to your wider range of trustworthy candidates for the task.
[ It was a pity they couldn't set Skywarp on the "creating a distraction" task; Starscream had certainly used his trinemate's mischief to strategic advantage before — he promptly excises that train of thought. ]
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No, you are not wrong.
[ Although she was, perhaps, being a little generous in her assessment of him. Starscream would not choose such a method, but he could. He knew himself, he was capable of it, even if he would find it tedious and unpleasant.
The difference between them was that that Starscream wanted loyalty yet would accept fear and control as an alternative, whereas Megatron wanted control, and loyalty was an interesting side bonus, not something to be valued. ]
Find a place for us to meet. Are you briefing Ratchet on his task, or am I?
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You might be right about Ratchet. As I said, I don't know him very well. I defer to your wider range of trustworthy candidates for the task.
[ It was a pity they couldn't set Skywarp on the "creating a distraction" task; Starscream had certainly used his trinemate's mischief to strategic advantage before — he promptly excises that train of thought. ]
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I know I can't miss him as much as you do. But at times like these, I miss him a lot. Peace to your spark.
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I like you, for what it's worth.
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[ A little wry self-deprecation, even if it has some truth to it. He expects Ravage will sort out the meeting soon. ]
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