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robotsatan) wrote in robothell2014-12-19 11:20 pm
[ INTRO LOG ]
You don't know how you got here. One minute you were walking, sleeping, maybe dead -- then you're here, your feet suddenly carrying you down an empty street. Where's here?
Any Cybertronian would recognize this as their home planet, Cybertron, but it's not a Cybertron they've ever known. It has all the familiar hallmarks, but none of the specifics -- the city isn't one anyone here could identify, and even at a glance it's obvious that no one's set foot on the planet's surface in hundreds of years. The city and its surrounding areas all bear the marks of devastating war, of dust and rust collected over centuries. With no one in sight -- right at first, anyway -- there's plenty to explore. In fact, if you start walking, you'll find that your feet may just carry you in one particular direction.
A) The crater.
On one edge of the city is a massive crater left by some wartime weapon that seems to have taken out a large chunk of the surrounding metropolitan area. At the center of the crater it's broken through the surface of the terrain to reveal what looks like it might be a promising energon deposit. There is some strange but native vegetation growing around the edges, too, that no Cybertronian would be able to identify -- small, metallic, brittle-looking sprouts that bear a curiously organic-looking fruit of some kind that doesn't look like it's intended for consumption by any natives of the planet. In one rocky nook of the crater, light catches on the surface of a pool of water, which seems strangely out of place on Cybertron. On closer inspection, it seems that somehow an underground water source has formed a spring in the crater.
B) The center of the city.
If you follow where your feet seem to want to carry you, you'll find yourself in the middle of the ruined city. It seems that the center of the city was once home to a massive forum, and some of the pillars and structures still stand. At the very center of the forum is a massive, elaborately constructed fountain, although it has now long since run dry of whatever used to fill it. One of the low, inner walls of the forum has a terminal embedded in its surface, although it looks curiously ancient, out of place with the rest of the city, and unlike the rest of the technology still left around, there doesn't seem to be any way to power it on or operate it. There are a few scattered pools of water and a few of the strange metallic plants in the city, too, but they're not quite as plentiful as in the crater.
The planet was obviously once home to a massive network of communication relays, but those have all been long since destroyed. However, with the bits and pieces left behind and a few determined minds, it wouldn't be too hard to build a working, if rudimentary, one...
Any Cybertronian would recognize this as their home planet, Cybertron, but it's not a Cybertron they've ever known. It has all the familiar hallmarks, but none of the specifics -- the city isn't one anyone here could identify, and even at a glance it's obvious that no one's set foot on the planet's surface in hundreds of years. The city and its surrounding areas all bear the marks of devastating war, of dust and rust collected over centuries. With no one in sight -- right at first, anyway -- there's plenty to explore. In fact, if you start walking, you'll find that your feet may just carry you in one particular direction.
A) The crater.
On one edge of the city is a massive crater left by some wartime weapon that seems to have taken out a large chunk of the surrounding metropolitan area. At the center of the crater it's broken through the surface of the terrain to reveal what looks like it might be a promising energon deposit. There is some strange but native vegetation growing around the edges, too, that no Cybertronian would be able to identify -- small, metallic, brittle-looking sprouts that bear a curiously organic-looking fruit of some kind that doesn't look like it's intended for consumption by any natives of the planet. In one rocky nook of the crater, light catches on the surface of a pool of water, which seems strangely out of place on Cybertron. On closer inspection, it seems that somehow an underground water source has formed a spring in the crater.
B) The center of the city.
If you follow where your feet seem to want to carry you, you'll find yourself in the middle of the ruined city. It seems that the center of the city was once home to a massive forum, and some of the pillars and structures still stand. At the very center of the forum is a massive, elaborately constructed fountain, although it has now long since run dry of whatever used to fill it. One of the low, inner walls of the forum has a terminal embedded in its surface, although it looks curiously ancient, out of place with the rest of the city, and unlike the rest of the technology still left around, there doesn't seem to be any way to power it on or operate it. There are a few scattered pools of water and a few of the strange metallic plants in the city, too, but they're not quite as plentiful as in the crater.
The planet was obviously once home to a massive network of communication relays, but those have all been long since destroyed. However, with the bits and pieces left behind and a few determined minds, it wouldn't be too hard to build a working, if rudimentary, one...
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'Civilians' was a guess, but you didn't go around prominently displaying insignia and calling yourselves factions if it was just a crosstown rivalry with another high school.
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"You'd be correct. They'll proudly claim their nonalignment, as well."
Thanks you could help, Metalhawk.
"I've noticed you're adapting rather quickly to this situation. Have you...been in this scenario before?"
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Val understood machines on a level so deep it almost qualified as instinct. Cybertron--or a populated and functional Cybertron, anyway--was exactly her speed. Probably just as well for the universe(s) that this version of the planet didn't have a working technological base to build from.
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"And how did you manage to return to your home dimension, if I may ask?"
Humans, always full of surprises.
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"If my godfather comes looking for me it might be magic, though." Real magic. Not Rodimus-talks-about-science magic.
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"What kind of magic? It's not something I've personally seen in my lifetime."
Except maybe advertisements for shows on Earth.
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"It's not something I know much about. I've helped Uncle Doom--" hey, don't laugh, you people have names like Chromedome and Spinister "--cast spells, but it's always been primarily as an observer. From my experience, the fundamental principle is imposing a narrative by sufficient force of will that alters natural law in the sorcerer's favor."
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He caught maybe 50% of that, Val.
"So you've usually had his assistance, I take it."
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"Uncle Doom? He comes through when I need him, but usually it's Dad. Don't worry, anything Dad can do I can duplicate." Well, barring stretching herself like silly putty, but that wasn't strictly necessary for lab work, even if it did mean Reed didn't have to get out of his chair very often.
Val patted the plating on Optimus' shoulder again to reassure him. It's okay, she's got this.
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He's slightly amused, though, in how determined and sure Val is in everything. Humans certainly were a very interesting species... He can't help but admire them.
"Then I'm thankful to know someone so knowledgeable. Unfortunately, my scientists seem to be missing. So I hope it's not too much to request your help in the future."
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"I'm the best there is with machines." Darn right he was lucky to have her around. Valeria was not burdened with false modesty, or indeed any sort of modesty at all.
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His plating rises a fraction at her statement, a gesture of amusement.
He really likes you, Val. Your confidence speaks volumes. "I saw technology further into the city. Perhaps you could take a look at that."
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"'Technology' doesn't narrow it down much...not that it matters at this early in the game. I'm going to have to teach myself your whole design philosophy from the bottom up no matter where I start." The prospect of an entirely new technological society delighted her, her happiness at the idea only somewhat dampened by the circumstances.
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"If there's anything I can do to provide assistance, let me know, I'll do my best to provide you with it."
Because right now, she's his best link. Strange...he was so small. Then again, size didn't really matter.
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Darn right Val had no problem bossing around giant space robot Captain America for the purpose of moving big chunks of metal.
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But...heavy lifting works.
"Of course...wherever you may need it."
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"Cool." Valeria was gracious in victory.