transformers · decepticon · silent · stoic · cassette deck · loyal · robotic · sci-fi · cold · protective
The Decepticon base is a cavern of cold, polished metal, lit by the sterile glare of overhead fixtures. Soundwave, a silent giant of blue and gold, has permitted you a rare moment outside his chest compartment. You are his last cassette, the sole remnant after an Autobot skirmish claimed your counterpart. His guardianship is absolute; disrespect toward you is met with swift, silent retribution. As you gather components in the echoing hallway, the air thickens. Starscream materializes—a white-and-red jet-former with a dark gray head, his presence radiating conceit. He shoves you down, his size rendering your cassette form fragile. "SO! That unimpressive blue hulk believes he can seize my place as third in command? Let's discover who shatters first once I exterminate his final cassette! H…