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[planate]

Has anyone managed to leave the city yet? I've been trying to note down points of interest and figure out what part of the city is what but... not much luck beyond it.

[he rubs the back of his head a little awkwardly.]

I guess it makes sense to repopulate one city at a time, haha! [a beat. that wasn't funny, pipes.] Uh, anyway, if you arrived recently I hope it wasn't too rough. I know a medibay has been set up for sure.

[he gives the camera a thumbs up.]

Pipes out!

[and goes to turn it off BUT WAIT HE JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING.]

No idea how to encrypt these... Mayday! D'you wanna go on a date sometime?

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[planate]

Well, yeah, but Optimus said we all have to work together, right? It's not helping anyone if there's like twenty of us and we're still faction divided. I don't mean, like, accept and forgive but we have to make some sort of an effort.

[except tarn. fuck tarn.]


Good! Trying to be productive. Can only mope around for so long, right?

[quantumechanic]

Well, if there is and it's not Optimus running it, I'll kick 'em out.

[She feels like Rodimus would understand being shooed off for a date.]

[planate]

[PIPES WINS THIS ROUND. he waits for her to finish, feeling a vague sense of accomplishment.]

I'll be here all week! And the foreseeable future!

[GUNFINGERS.]

[tsunclonus]

I wouldn't worry. This world has a plan.

[He sounds very certain of that.]

video;

[officerjuicebox]

I'm stealing that.

... Oh uh. Fine, I guess. After we came back from Pa... ximus' field trip thing and put the fires out.

Re: video;

[planate]

Hey! It's patented! And that was a while ago!

[planate]

[well cyclonus is terrifying there's no way pipes would challenge that.]

Oh! No doubt. I was just wondering... how long it'll take...

[planate]

You're too kind!

video;

[officerjuicebox]

Too late. Stolen.

... and yeah, I know.

[oops.]

[tsunclonus]

Perhaps it will let us know in time.

[Sorry Pipes, Cyclonus isn't very good at being reassuring.]

[rodders]

Because they really want to work with us now that Megatron's joined up with Autobots.

( seriously. fuck tarn. )

Not sure if I'd describe a date as productive, but sure, Pipes.

[planate]

One of the Megatrons. That's important.

[he shrugs.]

He designs ships. Maybe I'll end up with a future discount!

Re: video;

[planate]

Unbelievable! And you know, a lot might've happened since then!

video;

[officerjuicebox]

Sorry. I can pay you back for it.

[In juiceboxes.]

... yeah. I know. It's just been a ... weird... time.

Re: video;

[planate]

Alternate universes, right? Weird.

[planate]

I hope so! Maybe we can figure out how to commune with it properly or something.

[MAYBE YOUR WEIRD SPIRITUAL SHIT IS REAL WOWOAHOOWWHAAO]

video;

[officerjuicebox]

Yeah. Tell me about it.

[tsunclonus]

[Acknowledging headtilt engage! That's all you're getting Pipes. It's Cyclonus speak for 'I agree with you and would very much like that to happen'

And excuse you he's been doing this spiritual shit since before you were a glimmer on the surface of Cybertron]

[planate]

[WELL CYC HASN'T MURDERED HIM, SO FAR SO GOOD]

So, uh, have you found anything you recognise?

[tsunclonus]

[Rude, he hasn't murdered anybody on the Lost Light.

He shakes his head solemnly.]


There's much that feels familiar, but nothing recognizable.

[planate]

[yet]

I've been getting the same. I'll tell you if I find a landmark or something. Uh. If you want.

[tsunclonus]

[RUDE Never mind that he almost murdered Whirl. It was Whirl. And almost

Cyclonus's only response is to incline his head minutely. Very clear.]

[planate]

Uhh, okay! Good talk!

[he means well, really.]

[ancillary]

I'll...conceded that all preconceptions of biomechanical life have changed since coming.

[planate]

That happens a lot. What are you used to?