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Outside Looking In

@theloyalone / theloyalone.tumblr.com

I am Starscream, originally Decepticon, latterly Autobot, now neutral and based in the crashed minicon ship the Exodus on earth's moon, although these days I'm more often to be found in the Haven, a very ancient crashed ship in the mountains of South America. [avatar by Clicha]
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Reblog if you want your followers to anonymously ask you one thing they want to know about you.

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Reblog if you’re 30 or older

This is an experiment to see if there really are as few of us as people think.You can also use this to freak out your followers who think you’re 25 or something. Yay!

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dduane

…Older. :)

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theloyalone

There seem to be a lot of them… and look! This one mentions you!

Aw, I love you too!

Thank you... I’m sorry, I have to disappear for while, but will try to come back later. Stay safe, little one.

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STARSCREAM'S AWAKE!!! ( Bee gets a running start and jumps into his arms! )

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[hugs - carefully] Hello little glowing friend, I trust you are well.

... can you explain what a ‘tumblcryptid’ is? I have never seen such a creature.

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jules-999

Reblogging not JUST because "awesome cat video" but I have laughing over looking at the other person's perspective...you turn around and all of a sudden your cat just rides by on a skateboard, cool as ever.

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theloyalone

( holds his Starscream's hand )

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Hello little glowing friend! Is all well?

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Missin’ you a whole bunch and loving you a lot! Any news? How’s the little glowy baby?

Still not ready to unfurl... it’s taking a very long time, but as far as I can tell, everything is fine. If I get worried, I shall contact Teal - or KnockOut, or maybe Ratchet if I can find him!

I miss you too. I’m sorry I’m away so much. I had no idea rebuilding a planet would take so long.

Love to you too!

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Do non-americans realize that the United States is literally just a bunch of countries in a trench coat that agreed to be semi-nice to each other in order to sneak into the Big Boy Club? Because let’s be honest that’s just what the USA is

The rest of the world: So… you’re a big country?

The states, standing on each other’s shoulders: Y- yes,,,

I love how everyone who’s reblogged this hasn’t added anything on or tagged anything on it. They’re all just like “Yeah. That’s it. That’s the entire United States summed up in one post-”

Don’t let these tags die omfg

10/10 can confirm

absolutely bonkers that my own tags have crossed my dash like this more than fifteen reblogs after i wrote them

I moved to another state. 30 minutes away. My family acts like I betrayed them and can’t understand my life choices. It’s completely different way of life, especially during covid. Completely different country.

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bluecrowne

every single fucking time one of those articles of “things europeans find weird about america” complains that sales tax isn’t included

states set the sales tax!!! it’s literally different across state lines!!! american retailers can’t add it bc they’d have to account for 50 different prices!!!!!!!

It gets even more insane! California’s clean air standards for cars and other such things are so much higher than everyone else’s! So if a car manufacturer in Detroit wants to sell their damn cars in California, they need to build their cars to California clean air standards. But retooling an assembly line and car design to have some cars meet California clean air standards, while building others to other clean air standards is a lot of work, so car manufacturers all over the country have to build all their cars to California clean air standards.

Which is why California went into an uproar earlier this year when the Federal Government tried to argue that states can’t set their own environmental guidelines! “Fuck you!” says California, “we remember Los Angeles in the 80s, how bad the smog gets, go pollute your own damn air over in your own damn state where there isn’t a thermal inversion layer to trap all the smog down near ground level!”

“But you’re making it soooo haaaaaard to sell our cars everywhere else!” they whine.

“Fuck you!” California shouts. “And while we’re at it, we don’t give a shit what you say, Mister President, we’re gonna open our damn states when we’re good and ready, and our friends Nevada, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State agree! Also, we’ve decided to legalize weed!”

“But the Federal Government says it’s illegal!” shouts the other states.

“Fuck you, we make the drug laws in our state, and we say toke up!”

“Now, hang on!” shouts the Federal government. “You can legalize weed in your state, but all banks are federal agencies, so if your weed dispensaries set up bank accounts, those accounts have money from illegal practices in it and are subject to seizure by the federal government!”

“FINE!” shouts California. “Hey, weed guys, you can keep selling weed, but you can only deal in cash!”

“How the fuck is that supposed to work!?”

“I DON’T FUCKING KNOW, TAKE IT UP WITH DC!”

“By the way, if you’re gay married elsewhere, we won’t recognize it,” mutters Texas.

“OH FUCK YOUUUUUUU!” 

And so it goes and so it goes…

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quousque

“What’s sales tax?” says Montana. “What’s road maintainence?” “also what’s a speed limit?”

@evertree123 I’m European I went to Ohio once for a summer job worst experience ever in my life they deserve to be the crackstate along with Florida

Truth. I moved to the state next to the one I grew up in, and it legit took me like 6 or 7 years to get used to saying I’m from the state I currently live in.

Also, moving here put me in a different time zone, which completely fucked my evening TV routine (no more Daily Show before bed, because now it’s over at midnight instead of 11pm). Gas is more expensive because the taxes are different (like, 20-30 cents per gallon more, which adds up). And the counties are weirdly small, like half the size of the counties in the adjacent state, and I don’t know why it bothers me, BUT IT DOES. Also, they’re weird and only have elementary, middle, and high schools. No jr. highs, except in a few city-specific school systems.

On the plus side, no way will my origin state ever turn even the slightest shade of purple (barring some kind of miracle), and my now-home state actually did go blue in the last election.

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theloyalone

So... why do you call yourselves the UNITED States?

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theloyalone said: [sigh] It is the version of me that should-have-been…

But- but then we wouldn’t have the you-right-now!

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theloyalone

True… well, one can dream. This version… noble… sensitive… yes, it would have been  nice, but I really can’t be too regretful…

I’m sorry, my friend. I feel a little… wistful? tonight.

(Bee hugs him tight.) But you ARE noble and sensitive! And you’re wonderful and I love you! And so does Flywheels and Clich- 

(Starscream needs a few little kisses, obviously, because Bee’s fretting all over him now.)

No, no, little one, no need to fret. (Though I’m not objecting to the kisses!) I love you too - and Flywheels, and Clicha...

... I think it may be getting close to the time for the sparkling to unfurl. It’s been a while, and we don’t know exactly what happens, but I definitely feel... I suppose the closest human term is emotional? Looking forwards to the adventure, while still feeling a little fearful as to what it all entails!

It will all be fine and joyful, I am sure of it!

I am off to recharge now. Please stay safe and well. I’ll return soon.

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