Meetings are Boring

        Soundwave dredged up every last molecule of willpower he could and managed to refrain from sighing in exasperation at Megatron’s antics. Three hours into the latest officer meeting and his ever glorious leader had yet to stray from the current topic: his new-and-supposedly-improved glorious Autobot Destroying Battle Plan™ that involved a brand new Weapon of Mass Destruction™ and apparently also involved lots of ill-planned steps, mainly consisting of various raids to gather the materials necessary to carry out such a plan. These raids would, more often than not, end with a quick skirmish involving the ever courageous Autobots defending the ever pathetic humans, the miraculous failure to get half of what was required despite having a few hours head start, and a humiliating retreat-that-is-actually-a-strategical-and-temporary-withdrawl/break.
        Even Starscream is too bored to really complain, and is already sketching out the basic frame of the new W.M.D.™ in a file marked “The –Inator Series.” Thundercracker is playing solitaire again, against the Autobot Mirage of all mechs, and Skywarp (who attends these meeting for no discernible reason)  is drawing unicorns—unicorns that happen to look suspiciously like Dirge and Ramjet—frolicking among a forest of... tulips? and rainbows?... on a datapad he swindled from Swindle. All the other “officers” (i.e. gestalt and trine leaders that were appointed officers to reduce the command staff’s workload) managed to escape around the start of the second hour. They didn’t even have to excuse themselves, Megatron was too busy pontificating to notice them leave.
        : Hey Boss-Man. Ready to offline from boredom yet? :
        : Frenzy. Reason for interruption? :
        : You want us to make an interruption? :
        : Negative. Rescue not yet necessary. :
        A poorly suppressed laugh filters down the link.
        : It’d be fun. You know you want us to. :
        “—tobots will be scared scrapless at the sight of the Destructinator Mark 4™ and we wil—“
        : ...Frenzy. Knows how to avoid security cameras? :
        : Duh Boss-Man. Who’d you think you’re talking to? :
        : Proceed, but cause no permanent damage. :
        : Frag yeah! About time! Primus, I’m getting bored just trying to imagine what you have to listen to. You think the Autobots have this problem? :

On the Ark

        : You dead yet bro? :
        : If I was, you would be too. Shut up. I’m trying to recharge with my optics online. :
        : Awww, come on Sunny! How was I supposed to know Prowl’d make us sit through an entire officer’s meeting? :
        : You’re the idiot that’s pulled so many pranks he’s run out of orthodox punishments. :
        : I say it was worth it. :
        : I say nothing is worth four hours of listening to Every. Single. Officer. Give ridiculously detailed reports on Every. Single. Thing. That has happened this past week. :

Back on the Nemesis

        : Negative, Frenzy. Autobots don’t believe in torture. :