Airachnid is not friends with Insecticons. She exerts dominance over them somehow to force them into doing her bidding, she is their Alpha and they serve her. If you truly are an Insecticon at the moment, you are subject to the same.
But
but she’s not forcing me to do anything! I’m helping her because I want to- and she’s been so nice to me, and- how is that not a friend?
You called her your Queen! Insecticons are compelled to follow their Queens and Alphas, it’s an instinct. She isn’t so much forcing you as exploiting nature. It’s a trick, one that will fade when you return to normal.
*The nearest door now has a smoking plasma burn in it. He lowers his cannon.*
I disagree.
/Staring in disbelief- Did Megatron really just do that?/
You don’t believe I can fend for myself, or that I don’t have to be by your side? ‘Cause I can prove you wrong, either way!
/A glance around the room, looking for any other potential exits, for now rushing in an attempt to pounce on Megatron, maybe distract him before he tries to make a run for it./
I want you to! Prove me wrong!
*Megatron makes to grab Smokescreen to pull him flat on his face- unless Smokescreen remembers their sparring lesson.*
… Put on the phase shifter. Do not turn it off until it fades.
Megs… I would do that, but the phase shifter does make me use energon a lot faster than otherwise. I really don’t think keeping it on for that long’s a good idea- I’m not about to recharge with it on.
Fine. Then stay… here. Stay here, or someone else will try to take you.
I’ll take it off since you called me by my title. But stray willingly into danger again and this collar will have a leash.
Seriously? Legs- you wouldn’t! Come on- I can handle danger fine. I did survive the war- what else do I have to do to show you that I’m- that it’s not-
…
Define “Stray willingly into danger,” though.
‘By sleeping through half of it’ doesn’t come out of his mouth, with some considerable restraint.
“Defined as putting yourself in a situation that you know perfectly well could lead to your death. Hoping that everything will be ok does not negate that possibility.”
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