[OPEN] Arrival

[academybot]

Who: Optimus Prime & You
Where: The Clinic, The Crater
When: After Optimus (IDW)'s return to the city
What: Optimus Prime arrives on the planet
Warnings: ?

THE CLINIC

Wandering through the destroyed city, Optimus took a moment to consider how getting suddenly transported to another planet was pretty high on the list of strange things that had happened in his life, a list that had grown much quicker in the past few months than he would have thought possible. This was certainly not a specific scenario they'd trained for at the Autobot Academy, that's for sure.

With so many buildings in serious disrepair, finding one that not only seemed intact but to have working electricity was a surprise to say the least. With some apprehension he made his way over to the building, cautiously sticking his head in the doorway and hoping whoever, or whatever, might be inside was friendly.

"Hello? Anyone here?"

THE CRATER

Optimus had left the clinic some time ago to try and get a better feel for the city. It was pretty unnerving how much the ruins looked like Cybertron, and the silence was starting to get to him by the time he made it to a huge crater in the middle of everything. An unrefined energon deposit? Just sitting here unguarded in the middle of the city? That was certainly strange. Even if there weren't many bots here, leaving a resource like that unprotected went against everything he'd learned at the academy.

He quickly made his way down into the crater, sliding down some of the steeper slopes to get to the energon vein, running a hand over the rough crystal with a frown.

Comments

[academybot]

From Optimus' perspective, coming from a Cybertron where the war was thousands of years done and Decepticons had long been exiled for their crimes and the Decepticons he had met had done nothing but try and murder him, it seemed plenty clear and simple. He wasn't too interested in getting into any sort of debate about that though, especially is Shockwave considered himself an ally of this other Optimus.

"I wouldn't know about that, Shockwave was able to alter his appearance which is how he could pass as Longarm Prime for so long without anyone realizing. If I had to guess, I would say that was why he'd been chosen."

[tomemyoutliers]

"Really?" His interest is caught, curiosity flickering over his face. "Was it a natural talent or something that he'd been modified for? I can't imagine myself as an outlier in any universe, but I suppose there's always an exception---"

Wait. Hang on.

"Did you say Longarm Prime?"

[academybot]

"Yeah, head of Autobot Security, until recently. I wouldn't know about any of that other info though."
He replied, with a bit of a shrug.

"Though he probably wouldn't exist in your universe, if you aren't a decepticon. Or at least probably not as the same person, I guess."

[tomemyoutliers]

Not a Decepticon. Something in Shockwave's face twists at that, but he chooses to focus on something else instead. "I see. But -- Prime."

Someone should really tell Shockwave there's a universe where Prime isn't the top rank.

[academybot]

"Yes, I know it's a little unusual for the Head of Cybertron Intelligence, but it's not that surprising. Is it?"

Someone should tell Optimus there's a universe where Prime is the top tank.

[tomemyoutliers]

"To me, certainly. I've no wish to be Prime. There are other candidates out there far more suitable for the task at hand." A beat, and then a smile. "Like yourself. You can't be that dissimilar from the Optimus I know."

They'll get to it. Eventually.

[academybot]

Well that was kind of oddly put.

"I'll take that as a compliment, I guess." Never thought he'd be compared to himself.