Arcee looked sullen now, at the mention of the Cybertronian 'habitat.'
"Not any more. Cybertron's dead. The war ripped it apart; too much fighting, too little preserving. We were scientists; we should've seen the signs of an ecological collapse coming, but... I guess war's goals blinds a side to their needs." That sounded like a concession, from someone who didn't give concessions.
When the topic shifted, her mood didn't. As the next drink arrived, she immediately took quite a swig, compared to her smaller sips of earlier.
"The AllSpark... no one ever figured that thing out. All we knew was that it gave life to our planet... to us. It was a source of energy and renewal for our species, and some even worshiped it." She finally lifted herself from the table, sitting straighter. "It's one of the things the war was fought over. Until Megatron came in contact with some... thing, he was content to let it be. But after he renamed the security division, he wanted it for himself. He wanted its power to be his alone. That's why..."
A sigh. "Prime launched it into space to keep it out of his hands, and most of us left Cybertron. We thought we could get to it before him, bring it back, and maybe repair the damage the war did. But it's gone now. Destroyed in the same act that killed Megatron on Earth."
She closed her eyes a moment. "I'm probably wasting your time, telling me your life story." Opening them again, the blue gleamed slightly as she made eye-contact. "So, tell me about your Cybertron. Is it just as bad-off?"
GOD WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG TO REPLY *falls to your mercy*
"Not any more. Cybertron's dead. The war ripped it apart; too much fighting, too little preserving. We were scientists; we should've seen the signs of an ecological collapse coming, but... I guess war's goals blinds a side to their needs." That sounded like a concession, from someone who didn't give concessions.
When the topic shifted, her mood didn't. As the next drink arrived, she immediately took quite a swig, compared to her smaller sips of earlier.
"The AllSpark... no one ever figured that thing out. All we knew was that it gave life to our planet... to us. It was a source of energy and renewal for our species, and some even worshiped it." She finally lifted herself from the table, sitting straighter. "It's one of the things the war was fought over. Until Megatron came in contact with some... thing, he was content to let it be. But after he renamed the security division, he wanted it for himself. He wanted its power to be his alone. That's why..."
A sigh. "Prime launched it into space to keep it out of his hands, and most of us left Cybertron. We thought we could get to it before him, bring it back, and maybe repair the damage the war did. But it's gone now. Destroyed in the same act that killed Megatron on Earth."
She closed her eyes a moment. "I'm probably wasting your time, telling me your life story." Opening them again, the blue gleamed slightly as she made eye-contact. "So, tell me about your Cybertron. Is it just as bad-off?"