Never seen Joyce get angry before and now her own people are viewing her as a sympathizer of some sort. That's bad.
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Joyce sat in a small clear box on Optimus' desk. He had left her to cool down. Her anger had triggered a negative reinforcement. Something of a time-out in human terms. Joyce was starting to calm down, but now her thoughts drifted to the supermarket where Sunstreaker had driven himself into to get her her rations. They weren't going to give her any. In fact, her own people were starting to think wrongly about her. She wasn't with the Autocons as a sympathizer or for them.
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The Autocon Leader had left with Sunstreaker to review the video surveillance feeds out in the human habitation areas. They had posted various surveillance cameras in several different locations. They weren't visible to the human eye so the humans wouldn't know they were being watched on a daily basis. Some of the area's weren't covered yet. Although the feeds went fast, they found the shopping center and Joyce. The humans had turned on her in an instant and then they saw her walking away, looking around for something.
"Where were you?" Prime asked Sunstreaker.
"Not far. My scans were picking up something off so I investigated it."
"And?"
"Nothing but a bunch of human children playing in a construction site. I lectured them about safety and going home to their parents or they would be under Autocon custody. They went running."
Optimus Prime nodded. "Within good reason, but you should never threaten human sparklings with Autocon custody. That is only for lawbreakers. Human sparklings require positive reinforcement and certain punishments to curve their bad behavior. Joyce Miller is no exception to this rule, Sunstreaker. She is still a child in our optics. She will learn what is acceptable and what is not. Her choice of words are concerning to us. She believes we are the reason why humankind fell beneath the cracks. We managed to save the human race by taking over their planet and preventing any militia from forming a revolt against us."
"Sir, there's instances where these humans need a little bit more persuasion."
"Yes. That is why we have the daily reminder set on their TV's. They do tend to forget who is in charge. Shall we proceed with this feed?"
The next feed showed Sunstreaker racing down the road and heading into the supermarket parking lot. There were no humans around at all and he backed out of the parking lot. Sunstreaker backed up and seemed to be running a scan. Then he drove off and disappeared. Sunstreaker later returned in another feed with Joyce looking much less put out and upset. Sunstreaker did a turn and shot back to the supermarket. Disappeared and reappeared speeding to the supermarket. Then he burst through and ordered a ration portion for Joyce.
Then they left and the feed stopped. "Interesting indeed." Optimus Prime said. "You do like the girl."
"I will not stand to see Joyce Miller perish because of the lack of human humility. It disgusts me to see them turn on her just because of me."
Optimus Prime nodded. "These humans have a lot to learn. We shall run a new broadcast today and we will put a stop to this. Shall we go see how Joyce is fairing? I'm sure she's spent a good enough time to think things over."
They left the room and went back to Optimus' office. "Now, Joyce. Have you learned not to be disrespectful?"
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Very short. Hmm. Wasn't counting on that. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review. :D