Brainstorming Post

[tfmegaratchmod]

By popular demand, we are opening up a brainstorming post for the community to better facilitate discussion and the flow of ideas for users.

This post will be one of the two pinned posts on the community in order to keep it easy to find.

All users are welcome to use the comments of this post to brainstorm MegaRatch-related ideas.

Please be respectful of each other and the community rules still apply.

Comments

[autobotscoutriella]

I love it! Cross-faction culture clash is so much fun, and I love the rest of the Decepticons backseat-driving about whether or not it's romantic or pathetic (it's a secret third thing: confused). And I can just see the Autobots taking notes. "Is he actually...? No. No way. This is stupid even by Decepticon standards." Someone makes comparisons to ridiculous bird mating displays. There are memes on the Ark intranet. (And also the Decepticon intranet, but better-hidden.)

I'm also enjoying the mental image of Ratchet finally figuring it out, and being intrigued but also SO annoyed by Megatron's inability to just say something??? seriously??? You went to all THIS trouble?

[dustbunny105]

There are memes on the Ark intranet. (And also the Decepticon intranet, but better-hidden.)

YES. At least a dozen Autobots post the distracted boyfriend meme and not a single one of them has any idea how close to reality it is.

I'm imagining now that it finally comes out when Optimus takes a swig at Starscream during a fight-- something he's done a million times before but because of some Decepticon social context he's not privy to, it's taken this time as trying to use Starscream to make Megatron jealous. Starscream gets super offended and lays everything out plainly.

Ratchet finally figuring it out, and being intrigued but also SO annoyed by Megatron's inability to just say something??? seriously??? You went to all THIS trouble?

Megatron is bewildered and annoyed because what did Ratchet think he was doing?? And Ratchet's just like, yeah, no, that's not a thing we do. That's really a thing you guys do?? Wtf??? No, you and Optimus were never a couple. Jazz immediately starts trying to figure out if they can end the war by convincing Megatron that healthy relationships not built on trying to kill each other are more fulfilling. Ratchet gets pissed but everyone can tell he's intrigued by the idea. Optimus is just trying to figure out if he owes Elita One an apology somehow.

Edit because I meant to add: I also like the idea of this as a LEGO Batman/Joker situation where Megatron is pursuing openly Ratchet as his new greatest enemy, in which case Optimus is legitimately put out and Ratchet is getting called a homewrecker from both sides of the aisle.

[autobotscoutriella]

I love the LEGO Batman/Joker comparison! Honestly, I'd watch this movie, complete with memes. Ratchet being so confused is just...fantastic. "No??? no, we don't do that??? WHAT??" And of course it's Starscream that blows the lid off the whole thing. I imagine his mid-battlefield rant is a thing for the ages.

(Sorry this took me FOREVER, work got crazy.)

[dustbunny105]

The thought of Starscream screeching out a tantrum that explains everything while the Autobots-- and especially Ratchet-- just stand there in mounting disbelief is so funny to me. I imagine Ratchet just staring at Megatron, who's trying to look unaffected, while everyone else stares at him in anticipation of his response and then he just turns around and calmly nopes out of there. The Decepticons retreat immediately without prompting just to blow up the intranet chats, the Autobots kinda wander off in bewilderment and Megatron disappears into his quarters to eat energon ice cream directly out of the tub and listen to sappy sad music.