I meant to comment on this back when I first read it, but then ... well ... RL attacked.

This was an incredible experiment, and so plausible!

My headspace Megatron is on the west coast of the US, while the others were on the east coast. He's a research technician for Genentech. :D Soundwave speaks seven languages and works as a professional interpreter. Shockwave is a junior senator. :D