Is this what humans call magic?

[still_learning]

Who: Jetstorm, OPEN
Where: In da city
When: NAOW-ish?
What: Meet n greet
Warnings: Cute. So much cute. And possibly lots of confusion. For Jetstorm.

[There's not much more disorienting than following your sensei back to the ship and suddenly, those aren't trees you're passing by, but tall structures - buildings, to be sure. They look almost Cybertronian in nature, but he can't remember Cybertron looking this worse for the wear the last time he saw it. No way it was. They'd been in the process of rebuilding it, years into the process of rebuilding it. Highways had been clean, buildings stood tall and pristine, and that group of craters and mess was not in the middle of the road, no they were not.]

[He's not going crazy. He's sure of it. But those were not there a moment ago. For that matter, things that had been there are now gone. The trees, the bushes, the dirt under his feet, Master Drift, Slipstream...]

[Wait, that's accurate, right? His teacher and partner? Jetstorm looks all around him in a growing panic.]

Master Drift? Slipstream?!

[Yeah, nope, they're definitely not around. And if this is some kind of training, it's the most realistic simulation he's seen to date. When did their exercises get so sophisticated?]

Comments

THIS IS AWESOME

[still_learning]

[He does that sometimes.]

This is true! Perhaps I can help as well. I believe I can start to form the sidewalk if you would like to keep making the materials.

[hey small things, right?]

heeeee yes~

[imatruck]

Yeah! That's a good idea, little guy!

You should be like...backup Prime!

[still_learning]

[blink! aren't they all dead?]

Oh, I would not dare to imagine myself as a Prime. [He looks about himself and moves to the nearest large-ish bit of broken building.] But if we need to rebuild this place, I can help you do this all day!

[Shove! He'll get that pile of rubble moved, oh yeah he will. Whatever used to be under his feet, it'll be a sidewalk now, for sure!]

[imatruck]

[Grimlock's not educated in Prime history.]

Why not? YEAH, we can wreck stuff to fix it!

[still_learning]

[He'd hardly call what he knows 'education' himself, but eh...]

[He'll shove that bit of rubble aside and start on another to make a pile, probably for Grimlock to wreck later.]

Well, I will certainly help you to repurpose it, but I will leave the wrecking to you, since you are far larger and stronger.

[imatruck]

[Heck yeah wrecking stuff, you're the new best friend ever.]

That's right, I'll be the brawn and you'll be the uh...brain.

[still_learning]

[New friends are always good!]

[He gets to work on another broken bit, moving them to the pile he's making. Too bad he can't get the bigger ones, but he'll let Grimlock take care of that for him.]

This walkway should go between places that others normally visit. It will be easier than navigating the wreckage, for a start.

[imatruck]

Yeah yeah, I got ya.

[His mind is just focusing on what to wreck next. He takes some of the bigger pieces once he sees the minibot at work.]

Just show me where to go and I'll take care of it!

[still_learning]

[This when some vague line in the dust would be helpful, but as it is he doesn't really know what this used to be, just that it was something flat. And it looks like it could potentially be a road or something. And it will be.]

[He points down in a direction.]

What about there? That heads back to the bar. Do you think you can get the bigger pieces to line up there before you crush them?

[imatruck]

[Hey, if Jetstorm has got the plan then Grimlock has got the strength to back it up.]

I don't see why not! Leave it to me!

[Scooping up the bigger hunks and laying them across the ground towards the bar.]

Ok, that's good. You ready?

[still_learning]

[He'll step back and look around for a bit of... something to help him scoop the smaller bits to where the walk should be.]

I am ready!

[imatruck]

Ok here I come!

[Grimlock skids across the trailpath on his tail, crushing plenty of junk along the way before leaping and piledriving the bigger metal with his fists.]

[still_learning]

[That's pretty impressive, actually. He'll watch Grimlock take care of his end of things for a moment before getting back to shoving rocks around to make a good path.]

Good job!

[They'll so have this done in no time, yep!]

[imatruck]

[Grimlock takes a break to wag his tail at Jetstorm with a grin.]

You think so?

[So much praise today! He takes care of those rocks while he's at it.]

[still_learning]

You are doing far better than I could! This will take some time, but it will not be hard.

[Not when Grimlock is making this so stupid easy.]

[imatruck]

Hope it don't take forever.

[They built Rome in a day, didn't they?]

But hey, you're helpin' me!

[still_learning]

I hope it does not as well. Perhaps we can recruit others to help us in this endeavor. The more we have helping, the faster this will go.

[imatruck]

Be careful who you talk to...unless I'm there to punch 'em.

[still_learning]

[He blinks at that.]

Is there anyone you think would require you to strike them if I were to speak with them?

[imatruck]

There's this purple guy that started shootin' me! He's weird.

Oh and there's some kind crab. [He sounds worried about that.] He's creepy.

[still_learning]

[Welp, if Grimlock's worried about something, he might want to watch his aft for sure.]

I will be sure to watch for them. Thank you for the warning. If I can avoid them, I will, but if I get into trouble, I will call for you.

[imatruck]

Yeah I'm sure I'll do...somethin'.

[Not sure if he can be much help, really.]

[still_learning]

[That... Maybe he misunderstood something. He seems to do that a lot. He doesn't look so sure now.]

Are they... that powerful?

[imatruck]

What, the crab? I don't know! I never met him.

[still_learning]

Oh. [blink] Do you know if he has done anything... wrong?