Short Circuit

Text from her reference sheet:
Short Circuit is cocky and loud; she has a short temper & a shorter attention span.  She is a head shorter than the average Decepticon, but makes up for it with ferocity.  Often projects an exaggerated image of confidence.

She changes her lip colors frequently.

Her guns are null-rays, which are used to short out enemies' circuits.

The circuitry markings on her face light up when powered up, attacking, or during intense emotions.

Extended Bio:

A shameless flirt.  Has an eye for hot bots and nice frames and will try to court anyone, Autobot and Decepticon alike; she has a particularly strong attraction to other Seekers and flight frames, with Slipstream being in a category all of her own in Short Circuit's optics.  She also hopelessly fawns over Starscream and Megatron, but, as she puts it, "who doesn't?"
(She secretly wants to ask Slipstream out, properly, but in the meantime, she's not gonna hold her breath.  Short Circuit might be a little in love with her but it's fine it's nothing serious)

Her flirting with Autobots has landed her on The List a few times, but has always ended with Megatron having her taken off it, as the flirting has never once compromised her or the Decepticons, and she sometimes even comes away from the encounters with valuable information.

Gets along well with Skywarp, and, to everybody's surprise including her own, Overlord.  Can get a little carried away with the locker room talk though, and tends to have absolutely no filter.  Many aren't even sure she is capable of filtering her thoughts, and as a result Nightshade usually takes up that role.

Not a fan of the 'short' jokes.  She knows it's in her name but come on.  Anyone who cracks one and is below her in the pecking order is likely to come away with claw marks gouged into their face.

Loves being able to fly and being in the sky.  Can get very fidgety and anxious when grounded for too long, will fly at any given opportunity, either in alt mode or with her heel thrusters.  It is not unheard of for her to ignite her thrusters just to get on optic-level with someone.  Usually a little too over-eager and is the first to lift off during flight maneuvers, and often has to be irritably called back by Nightshade.  Has frequently gotten a little too adventurous with her flying and has sometimes overshot and crashed.

Slightly vain.  Nowhere near the same level as say, Starscream, but still takes great pride in her appearance, and dislikes when her paint is scratched or her frame is dirtied.  Especially takes great care in keeping her wings clean.

Under her loud, confident exterior however, Short Circuit is actually very high-strung and anxious, and prone to bouts of depression, especially when grounded for too long.  This side of her is rarely ever seen by anyone except her trinemates, and only they understand that much of Short Circuit's confidence is exaggerated and oftentimes fake.  She is plagued by paranoia, anxiety, impostor syndrome, and fear, but is also excellent at keeping it hidden publicly, as she does not want to be seen as a liability for it.  So far it has worked, as no one except her trinemates (and perhaps Soundwave) are aware of it, and the worst of it is usually kept at bay as long as Short Circuit has an adequate amount of distractions (which are usually things such as flying, fighting, being around other mechs, etc.)

Has a very strong bond with her trinemates, Hothead and Nightshade.  With the exception of Short Circuit's flirting escapades (and everything that follows it), the trine are nigh inseparable.  The trio are very close, and Short Circuit keeps very few secrets from them.

(explicit lyrics warning:)
 🎶Mindless Self Indulgence - Witness🎶 

🎶Krewella - Team🎶

🎶Icona Pop - On A Roll🎶

🎶2NE1 - I Am The Best🎶

🎶P!NK - Slut Like You🎶

🎶Kesha - Blow🎶

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