SEMI OPEN

[rodders]

WHO: THE CREW OF THE LOST LIGHT
WHERE: MACCADAM’S OLD OIL HOUSE
WHEN: BEFORE DRIFT AND RATCHET GET MAULED BY TARN, AFTER THE RODIMUS/TARN INCIDENT
WHAT: INFORMATION SHARING AND PEOPLE DRINKING TOGETHER
WARNINGS: NONE MAN, NONE

Informality is the name of the game here, people. Rodimus and Megatron, through some handwaved miracle have managed to talk to each other without yelling long enough to get the word out that hey - if you’re a part of the crew you’d better show up for some Important Information and Crew Bonding. But probably not phrased like that unless you talked to Rodimus. Drinks, however, were totally promised (again by Rodimus). You just have to make them yourself, although that was not clarified.

There is a sign on the front door that says NO TARNS ALLOWED. The plural is important since there’s like. Four goddamn Megatrons.

Topics covered:

Tarn is here btw and that sucks for everyone so. Don’t.

For the time being they’re going to include Brainstorm as an Autobot - he starts acting like a Decepticon and any crew member has the right to punch him until he stops.

Drift is acting third-in-command. Non-negotiable.

AND FOR GOD’S SAKE DO NOT ANTAGONIZE DECEPTICONS WHO ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU, RODIMUS.

Ideas of why/how they got here - this includes getting the crew caught up (who hasn’t been already) on the quantum ships as well as what they know of the Brainstorm situation.

People who are capable of doing things to make life less sucky should do that. Team Rodimus! This is your moment!

AND MORE, POSSIBLY.

The rest of this post is to mingle, talk to your crew members. If you have questions that need to be addressed to either captain, specify which one you want if you have one in mind or otherwise one or the other/both will get to it!

If there is anything your character would bring up to the group as a whole, feel free to make a thread for that too - this is really kind of a free-for-all group post to have people mingle and gossip and hammer out something to do!

Comments

[needlefingers]

"Okay, first off." Says Chromedome, who showed up sort of casually a few minutes in, "Why are we still 'Team Rodimus'? You'd think after being kidnapped and all we could drop the name. I mean, Rodimus is our Captain, so aren't we all technically 'Team Rodimus'? It's sort of redundant."

Yes, there's a lot of other, probably more important, things that need to be discussed, like that bit about Brainstorm, but Chromedome closely follows the Lost Light creed of never directly confronting issues until it's too late. Let's talk about the unimportant things first.

[gimmicky]

And guess who walked in late to the party. To be honest, Trailcutter didn't even want to come. What's the point of going to a bar if you can't drink--or worse, CAN and can't even feel the effects? It'd be mocking on that standing alone. But his loyalty to the Autobot cause won over, and he strides in, ushering past a few people.

"Heyyy, I'm here."

Hello awkward wave.

"What's this about Brainstorm being a possible Decepticon? Because...what if some of us got upgrades built by him. In our legs."

..

"Not that I have. Just...hypothetically."

[caseopened]

Nightbeat wanted to argue the Brainstorm situation, but with everything put in place to treat him as before, he kept his mouth shut (for once). There was no point in bringing up factionism here, as much as he hated to admit it. And while it bugged him to the very core to want to know the true answer...

He'd just have to investigate on his own. Nautica was a bust--she hadn't remembered the journey. So he was going to have to operate solo.

Well, Nautica may have given up her briefcase to Brainstorm, but Nightbeat was certainly going to keep that thing handcuffed to himself if he had any say in it. The Autobots deserved at least one. He sits there at a table, keeping his arm wrapped tightly around said briefcase as he leans his chin on the other.

"So, ideas on how we got here? It's definitely not something specific to our universe--if we're including all the variables of people from other dimensions."

[amicuscuriae]

FOR ANYONE

Minimus had been standing to one side, arms crossed as the main points where discussed. He still hadn't quite gotten his bearing with the time disparity, but he was doing an awfully good job of not showing it.

"Do we know that this is all of the crew who are this planet? I know my own arrival was quite a bit later than most, from what I've heard." He asked, gesturing to the room at large.

"And do we have any idea what is the cause of all this to begin with?"

FOR MEGATRON

Of course, being told Megatron was now captain of the ship and actually experiencing it were two very different things. Minimus was certainly watching Megatron suspiciously through the whole discussion, but didn't bring anything up since most of the crew did not seem to find any concern with the situation.

One all the main matters had been attended to Minimus chose to confront the new captain directly. He moved from his former position, walking over to stand at Megatron's elbow (if remaining a sensible distance away).

"I'm sure this is probably obvious to everyone from your point in time, but Rodimus only gave me a brief overview of events that have occurred after the point when I arrived here. Would you mind explaining the specifics of how you came to be co-captain of the Lost Light, wearing an Autobrand no less?" He asked, pointing to the symbol on Megatron's chest accusingly. His tone was civil enough, but there was an edge of evident distrust regardless.

[briefcase]

"Um, hello, I'm right here. Could we please stop talking about me like I'm not present in the room?"

This was getting so old. Everyone blame Brainstorm! It's not like he's a person or anything, with feelings. He thought that this meeting was to do something productive rather than play the blame game. He sits in the corner of the room, looking sour as he clutches two briefcases to his chest (thanks Nautica). Every once in a while he side-eyes Nightbeat, trying to judge if he's going to get up and tackle him again out of the blue.

He may also be trying to figure out how to get that briefcase from him.

"I for one didn't have anything to do with how we got here! And I'd appreciate it if people stopped pointing fingers at me so we can get on with actually getting out of here. Has everyone forgotten how I helped save the universe with you?"