shitposting rave 5: discount rejects from every genre

I don't know, I don't usually let myself yell!!!!

 

-Iridium pats his helm in an attempt to be comforting.-

 

That is glitching. Fundamental failures of structures in power do not make any grand truths about the mechanoid lived experience. Paranoia leads to violence in the medbay thereby crating tensions which can escalate into further violence, completely mitigating any potential harm averted.

May I suggest a box to yell in.

 

[He slumps against her like she just turned him off with that pat]
Why is she so mean?

 

Noooo... That's not the same...

 

She's scared.

 

But I'm scared too! Of everything! And I'm- I'm almost never mean, why does she get to be mean?

 

Do you want to be mean?

 

Spoiler: goddammit Gess (violence)

[Option one: have (more of) a screaming breakdown in public

Option two: remove the immediate problem, retreat to safer ground, then have a screaming breakdown. Alone.

...option two. Definitely option two, she's already said far too much that could be used against her. Just shoot it (him) til it's dead, that'll work, right?]

 

Anyway, Focal is used to a frightening environment where meanness is punished harshly. Congessi is used to a frightening environment where in-group kindness is important but out-group kindness is not, potentially. As such, different responses.

 

N-no, I-...

Spoiler: reaction to violence (He's only barely singed, dw)

[His optics pale to almost white. He's not badly injured but he's staggering as if he was shot right in the spark.]
W-why...?

 

-Iridium shifts to get between Focal and Congessi.-

 

[Long suffering sigh and a shift in his attention to provide medical care. Who knew dreams could be so exhausting?]

 

[Iridium is in the way now. Can't shoot Iridium, she's neutral. Even if Focal is still talking. Not worth pursuit, though, not when she doesn't even have somewhere hers to retreat to-- when did the wall at her back show up?] Just leave me alone!!!!!!!

 

-Iridium concentrates to create a door in the wall by Congessi, leading to a secure cave if Congessi wants to retreat.-

 

-pizza gif expression-

 

[Focal is just wailing loudly now.]
I just wanted to have a friend who doesn't disappear eventually for once! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry okay, I just wanted to- I just want friends!

 

I-

You're my friend.

 

[That actually startles him into not sparking for a moment.]
I-... I am?
[His face screws up as more miserable overwhelmed sparks burst from his optics and he throws himself at iridium to hug her.]

 

[Whatever she's trying to say just renders as the unholy bastard child of feedback and static; weapon still trained on him (and, unfortunately, Ups and Iridium), she backs down into the convenient doorway. Her unmarked splodey deathtrap tunnel now, can't be worse than people.]