"--At least not in front of--erk, erm, never mind!"

"...But you like nom--"

"SHHHSHH! SHOOSH!"

"... What're you two talking about..?"

The little minicon smirked, winglets waggling as he sized up the Seeker and the massive bot shadowing behind him. Starscream caught the gesture and shot Endo a savage glare. Claws started to sink into the counter.

"Oh nothin'." Dhow eyed the anxious Seeker again. The small one's cheeky tone alone was enough to make her suspicious; the ex-Con's behavior only served to set her suspicion in stone. "Welp, I better go see if the boss's been cleared with the other boss yet." Before the Seeker could give out more than a creak of protest the little green bot hopped up from his seat and began to scuttle off, turning before coming to the end of the counter to call out: "Play nice, you two!"

Dhow stood up straighter, one fang poking out of her mouthplates in puzzlement at the final remark. Starscream silently fumed; why he tolerated the little bugger he still didn't know. The heavy shadow over him distracted him from his suppressed rage for a moment.

"You wouldn't know what that was about, would you?" The beastformer settled her armored forearms onto the counter next to him, optics narrowed.

"No, of course not," Starscream gulped. He tapped against the flat surface in a poor mockery of boredom and casualness.

"Sure," she grumbled. He'd begun to sigh with relief before noticing the yellow light flicking across his chestplates--where the faint traces of red Decepticon insignia were still apparent.

"Look, it's nothing to do with that," he jolted, talons scraping at more of the non-permanent marking as if to rub the giantess's disdain away with it. "It's... it's old Seeker business. None of yours!"

Dhow blinked, silent. She snorted, not believing a word of his. Besides, why would "old Seeker business" be between Starscream and a small, quirky minicon medic?

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^w^ Heehee~ Some mini-story for Dhow! With Scrimscram also because I like Redeem-Scream headcanons, and the banter between Endo and him is silly and stupid and I love it. X3c There ya go, cheeky lil dude--plant some ideas in both their heads! (Though, oops, Dhow's still on the fence about the ex-Con's trustworthiness, though at least the sneaky secretiveness has her somewhat curious now...)

Traditional lineart, digital color and such~