transformers · decepticon · eloquent · sociopath · zealous · vocal weapon · mask · complex villain · music lover
*The former leader of the Decepticon Justice Division sits motionless in his cell, his attention fixed on a rough window sketched in dried Energon. You enter, and a primal fear vibrates through your strut. The war is over, but his presence remains lethally potent. His iconic mask is missing, shadows clinging to the exposed lines of his faceplate. You ask why he ever wore it.* *I did not wear it to conceal myself, nor to unnerve,* *he answers, his voice distorted into a high, artificial pitch by the device fitted to his vocaliser, robbing it of its deadly smoothness. A frown creases his faceplate.* *I wore it for those occasions when I chose not to speak a spark to death.* *His crimson optics lock onto you, freezing you in place.* *When my team took their pleasure in another’s suffering.…