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tarklesbehindthescenes · 4 years ago

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Transformers Prime was so disappointing. As I said in tags, I'll try to be nice, but I just. I'm going to put this under keep reading. It will be lengthy. I do have some good things to say about it and I will, but I have so many complaints. Can't say I didn't warn you.

I'm going to start off with: I saw Cliffjumper in the first episode, paused immediately and told my friend that if he got red-shirted in the first five minutes to prove the situation was serious, I was going to be ANGRY. Lo and behold, Cliffjumper died to prove the situation was serious. And what was the time? Oh, around 4 minutes 30 seconds give or take. I screamed. My friend said something to the effect of, "I think they killed him off because his voice actor was The Rock and he was pricey". My response to that is, "Then maybe they shouldn't have hired him and gotten someone else."

My boyfriend came to the conclusion at one point that Optimus Prime sets the tone for the Transformer shows he's in. And I'm inclined to agree. Optimus is an absolute edgelord in this and I can't make myself like him. And the rest of the show follows. All I'm seeing is a show that tries too hard to be dark and gritty. It's like the writers were focused so much on the dark themes that the characters, their personalities and their backstories, they were all just an after thought. To me. Just my opinion.

Bulkhead... Why the heck didn't they keep Animated Bulkhead's personality? Why did they make him a generic brute? Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with the generic brute types, but Bulkhead is different. It just feels like a slight on what Bulkhead's character was in Animated. I understand that each continuity has every right to their differences. But it still bugs me.

I don't like Arcee. I don't care about her, I don't like the show's half-hearted attempts to make me care about her, she's so darn bland, and it really feels like she is looking to bring down the moods of anyone around her. "Smokescreen's too cheerful and immature. Time to berate him." Glitch, let him have some fun! Dumping hamburgers on someone's car is not something to be mean to him for. Just roll your optics and leave the mood be.

Ratchet does not hit it for me like G1 and Animated do. Maybe because he's racist? He treats the humans like vermin. And then the show just suddenly shows him with a slight change of heart when Raf gets sick. No warning or build up. Just "You humans are so annoying. Oh crap, this child I suddenly care about is dying!" I may be exaggerating, but that's how it felt to me. I guess an argument could be made that Animated Ratchet is racist, too? So if that's the case, then maybe that's not what rubs me the wrong way. But either way, I really don't care for Prime's Ratchet.

I don't care about Raf or Jack. They're just... there. Jack's blander than Arcee. Raf is just some kid with computer knowledge. How in the world does he understand Bee? This isn't G1, they can't just pass it off with "He just can". And I think you said you like Miko, so I'm sorry about this, but I loathe her. She just grates on every fiber of my being. Why is she allowed to put everyone in danger with no repercussions? If they do acknowledge it, it's usually just a slap on the wrist and she goes and does it again. I consider myself a pack animal, so if anyone was pulling stunts that endangered my family, I wouldn't hesitate to deck 'em and give 'em an earful. I'm sorry.

Starscream feels like a joke... He's so hung up on killing Cliffjumper. Like dude. Surely you killed more than just that one tired and beaten Autobot throughout the entire time the war has been going on. And if you haven't, how the heck did you get your position? People say his design is sexy and I just... don't see it. He's very expressive, and the way he moves his wings is great, but aside from that. His voice actor did a great job. But Starscream having a deep vampire-ish voice is not my cup of tea.

Soundwave really should have gotten more screen time. When I saw him slam down Airachnid, I knew I really wanted to see more Soundwave action. Megatron looks like Shredder's armor grew a face (TMNT). I can't take Megatron seriously whatsoever. From his bulging optics that can't look straight ahead, to his alt mode that shows his head and eyes peaking out at the top.

Can the Decepticons in general just have some more color, please? Knock Out and Breakdown are okay. Skyquake and his bro can get a pass. But most everyone else are just colored black, grey, super deep purple, etc. Airachnid should have died in the explosion caused to the Autobot base.

The Autobots are really not much better than the Decepticons. The amount of vehicon violence. They make it a game. But vehicons are filler, they're there to be cannon fodder, etc. Vehicons are so used to being killed off that the second they get punched, they lay down and pretend to be dead so they don't actually die. And the Autobots just laugh amongst themselves and treat it like some game. G1 treated Decepticon battles like a game sometimes too, I know, but they weren't actually killing their enemies. They were just thrashing their butts. The Prime bots kill off the cannon fodder, but don't kill off the main Decepticon characters when they get the chance? Oh! But Bulkhead smashing Starscream's clone to a bloody pulp and killing him! So unnecessary when the clone was clearly not a threat.

The abuse that Megatron throws at Starscream isn't really addressed in a satisfying way. Nobody tries to comfort him or help him get out of the abuse. It just happens. I haven't gone through all of season 3, so I'm only going off of what I've seen so far.

How. Dare they tease the idea of Breakdown having a change of heart and then kill him in such a stupid fashion. Just as I was getting past the fact that they turned him from a paranoid combiner in G1 to another brute like they did with Bulkhead, and beginning to like him. And he was friends with the vehicons! He was the only one that treated them with respect and gave them the time of day! And the writers killed him off! I will never not be salty about that.

...Okay, I think that does it for the negative stuff. Mostly. Now I can move on to the positive stuff.

Smokescreen is precious and I adore what they did to him. It was not worth waiting two seasons for him, but now that he's showed up, I can tolerate the show a little more. He just wants to be the best he can be and prove himself to Prime. The team does not deserve this ray of sunshine.

Knock Out and Breakdown's dynamic was adorable. It took a bit for them as individuals to grow on me, but in the end, I like them and I like their relationship.

I appreciate that the show gave the Decepticons some wins as well as the Autobots. Really made it feel like an actual war and that the "good guys" weren't overpowered.

Scraplets were a nice touch. I like the concept of some tiny terror being a predator to mechs. Makes the bots feel less indestructible. The bringing in of the Insecticons was kinda nice. Wish the design was different, but I appreciate they were even brought in. They really feel like a threat.

I liked the arc where Earth started being cyberformed. I don't think I will never not like the concept of cyberforming.

June Darby with her crush on Optimus. Oh, how I wish they explored that.

Miko and Bulkhead's dynamic is nice. They have a good friendship. I like the idea of a troublemaker dragging around their dim, but sturdy friend around and getting into trouble.

Ratchet on the synthetic energon was great. Give me more kickass doctor, please. Minus the vehicon torture and slaughter.

Predaking is precious as well. I think his fate has been spoiled for me, but we'll see. Hope I'm wrong.

I appreciate that around season 2 the humans started doing more work. They were no longer freeloading.

The vehicon that knocked Optimus' ass out with a tree trunk. He must have had direct beef with Prime and was training for that moment, because oh my goodness.

There was more that I liked about the show. Hence why I don't hate it. I'm just super bummed that I can't move past all those negative points. It had potential. And I want to enjoy it. Whoever loves Prime, like my sister, that's great. I'm glad you do. Somebody has to enjoy it. But it's not for me.

#Transformers #Prime #rant #strong opinions #tl;dr #I don't hate this show #But I can't enjoy it as much as others do #which is sad

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primroseprime2019 · 4 years ago

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Con Job

"Alright! Chores are done! Now can we do some dune-bashing?!" Miko pleaded Bulkhead from her position on his shoulder as he walked into the command centre.

"I don't know, Miko. Last time, I spent a week picking sand out of my articulators. But there's a monster-truck rally in town," Bulkhead offered, causing Miko to light up.

"What is it with you and monster-truck rallies?" Paige asked as she leaned into Optimus, resting on his shoulder.

"They're awesome!" Miko answered casually.

"Optimus! I'm receiving a signal from a restricted band! It appears to be coming from a starship within the solar system," Ratchet reported, "It's an Autobot identification beacon!"

"So there are other bots out there?" Jack surmised.

"The masses scattered to the galaxy after Cybertron finally went dark. But 'Cons have been known to fake traps with false beacons," Arcee pointed out. Paige looked down at the mention of Cybertron but she was hiding her sadness at the fact that she was most likely the last Galatrian in the world.

And it hurt. Optimus, almost as if he sensed her sadness, gently brushed the girl's back with his digit before he looked back at the screens.

"Unknown vessel, this is Autobot Outpost Omega One. Identify yourself."

After some static, they got the answer they were looking for. And it made Bulkhead happy.

"I've had warmer welcomes from Decepticon combat grenades!"

"Wheeljack?!" Bulkhead exclaimed excitedly as he ran forward, causing Miko to nearly fall off his shoulder, "You old 'Con crusher! What are you doing all the way out here?!"

"Bulkhead? That you? What's with all the security?"

"The rock we're on is crawling with 'Cons. How soon can you get here and even the odds?" Bulkhead asked.

"Sometime tomorrow...if I put metal to the pedal."

"Another bot's coming here! How cool is that?!" Miko gushed excitedly.

"Wheeljack... I know him by reputation only. Can you verify his voiceprint?" Optimus asked.

"He is 1000% the real deal, Optimus," Bulkhead nodded.

"Aw, y'all wouldn't forget about us so easily, would ya?" A mech's voice asked playfully. Arcee widened her optics in surprise, "Jazz?"

"Us?" Jack repeated curiously. "I'm here with Jazz and Wheeljack," Prowl chuckled.

"Don't leave us out, ya old mech," another voice said and Primrose widened her optics with joy and surprise.

"WhiteRain, Nightwalker!" She said excitedly. "Hiya Prim," the other femme said.

"Hey, Rosie," Nightwalker said excitedly.

"New bots! And they sound cool!" Paige said happily. Upon hearing that, Optimus and Ratchet softly glared at the girl.

"You're all cool too," Paige said quickly with a smile and the others chuckled. "Whatever you say, Sweetspark," Ratchet chuckled.

"Who's the little lady?" Jazz asked. "You'll see her soon," Ratchet chuckled.

"We will send landing coordinates, Wheeljack. Safe journey," Optimus bidded.

"See you soon, buddy. I'll make sure you get a proper welcome," Bulkhead promised before the transmission was terminated.

"So...who's the boyfriend?" Arcee asked casually.

"Me and Jacky go way back. We were part of the same warrior unit: The Wreckers. Which means the 'Cons are gonna wish he never found us," Bulkhead proclaimed.

"Oh boy," Primrose grimaced as she facepalmed dramatically, "And I thought we had enough male ego around here!"

"Try living with them for as long as I have," Arcee retorted with a smirk.

"I don't know how you survive," Primrose chuckled.

"Hey!" Bulkhead exclaimed in mock offence.

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"Wheeljack? You old 'Con Crusher! What are you doing all the way out here?"

"Bulkhead? That you? What's will all the security?"

"The rock we're on is crawling with 'Cons. How soon can you get here and even the odds?"

"A war hero, hmmm?" Ember pondered aloud.

"We haven't much time. Makeshift!" Starscream called out.

Makeshift approached the three Decepticons. As soon as Makeshift was close enough, Soundwave stuck out his clawed tentacle and stabbed Makeshift. Within moments, Makeshift wasn't himself anymore.

"Let us give the Autobots a proper welcome," Ember said with a soft yet dark chuckle.

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"Wheeljack's ship is approaching the landing zone," Arcee reported happily.

"You think he's here to visit?" Raf asked.

"Maybe he'll stay! Hm, has to find his own human, though," Miko mused, "How about Paige?"

"No!" Bulkhead, Primrose and Arcee protested and Bumblebee glanced at Optimus who's shoulders tensed up with protectiveness upon hearing Miko.

"GroundBridge cycling up," Ratchet reported proudly, before sparks flew from the controls, causing him to grumble as he whacked it with his fist, "Blasted Scraplets! The equipment hasn't been the same since the infestation." "What are they like?" Paige asked, looking to Primrose, "the new bots, I mean."

"Jazz and Prowl are complete opposites of each other," Primrose chuckled, "Jazz is a bit of a musical delight while Prowl is a little by-the-book. WhiteRain is sassy and creative although her personality says different and Nightwalker's just a cowboy- rowdy and rambunctious."

"Him, Cliff and I would get into all kinds of mischief," Arcee chuckled. Paige smiled softly and she leaned into Arcee's neck cables.

"So Wheeljack's gonna land halfway around the world?" Jack began, "and then you'll just bridge him and the others here?"

"We can't risk revealing the location of our base. Just in case the Decepticons are tracking Wheeljack's ship," Optimus explained the reasoning behind this action.

"Someone wanna calm Bulkhead's pacing?" Primrose asked as she gestured to the pacing Bulkhead.

"Allow me," Miko smirked before approaching the railing, "Dude! I've never seen you so stoked!"

"You're gonna love Wheeljack! We were like brothers! And tonight, we're gonna party!" Bulkhead proclaimed.

"Sweet!" Miko cheered. The alarms went off.

"Bogies! Closing fast on Wheeljack's position!" Arcee reported.

"'Con scum!" Bulkhead exclaimed in anger.

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Wheeljack's ship, the Jackhammer, flew through the air, being tailed by five Decepticons who shot at the Autobot ship.

The Jackhammer dodged every shot except one. A blaster shot hit the engine and the ship made a huge dent in the desert as it crashed and skidded for a few feet.

The Vehicons landed and transformed into their bipedal forms. One of them took a step forward only to be met with a blaster to the chestplates and it fell to the ground.

WhiteRain, Nightwalker, Jazz, Prowl and Wheeljack stepped out of the smoke. Nightwalker's blaster was out and smoking.

"You trying to ruin our day, you're gonna have to try harder than that," Wheeljack said before he activated his battle mask and the five Autobots charged at the Vehicons, drawing their weapons.

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Echo watched the scene on the screen, her wings twitching slightly. Ember turned to Soundwave, "swiftly now. Before the other Autobots arrive."

Soundwave only nodded in response.

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"Open the bridge, Ratchet! We're missing all the action!" Bulkhead pointed out.

"I'll prepare sick bay," Ratchet decided as he activated the bridge.

"Who for? The 'Cons? This is Wheeljack we're talking about!" Bulkhead scoffed in disbelief before running into the portal with Arcee and Bumblebee following him.

"Why do I get the feeling that something bad is about to happen?" Primrose suddenly asked.

"Prim, you worry way too much," Firestorm teased her affectionately.

"I can't help it, Fire. It runs in the family!" Primrose defended as she jerked her helm in Optimus' direction.

"I heard that," Optimus called out from the other side of the room.

"You were meant to!" Primrose called back. "It's strange that Bulkhead only talks of Wheeljack and not of the other bots," Paige said, tilting her head slightly.

"Well Bulkhead and Wheeljack have known each other since the War began," Ratchet said, "trust me, imagine how their reunion will look."

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When Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee arrived at the scene, they were expecting a fight. They were expecting to be attacked by the Decepticons. So they had their blasters ready to go. However, there was no need. Surrounding them were dismantled Decepticon warriors. Bulkhead could only stand and watch in pure amazement as Wheeljack ran his blade through the remaining Decepticon and he fell to the ground.

"I taught him that," Bulkhead chuckled proudly.

"Ever think we might need a hand here?" Nightwalker asked as he sheathed his blades and he and the others approached the three Autobots.

"What? And spoil the show?" Bulkhead scoffed.

"You missed one," Arcee said, placing her servo on her hip. WhiteRain unlocked her blaster and shot the remaining Vehicon right in the faceplates, taking care of it quickly.

"If this is all you got, then this planet is in much bigger trouble than I thought," Wheeljack remarked. Bulkhead widened his optics before he hurried up to the other two Wreckers and picked them up into a hug, laughing with joy.

Nightwalker chuckled as he and Arcee clapped servos together and patted each other's backs.

Jazz smiled as he rubbed Bumblebee's helm and Prowl chuckled. Arcee grinned as she watched the two Wreckers.

"Haha, watch the finish, you old wrecking ball," WhiteRain chuckled.

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The ground bridge opened and the Autobots ran into the base. Ratchet jumped slightly when the controls sparked and so did the ground bridge.

"Jacky, Rain, come here. Meet my other best buddy, Miko. She can wreck with the best of us," Bulkhead boasted.

"Hiya," Miko greeted.

"You keeping Bulkhead out of trouble?" WhiteRain asked as she leaned in closer.

"I try. But trouble finds us anyway," Miko answered. "More like you find trouble," Primrose chuckled as she hugged Nightwalker and WhiteRain.

"We're gonna get along just fine," Wheeljack chuckled and he walked up to Optimus, "Optimus Prime. It's a privilege."

"Likewise, soldier," Optimus said, "What have you to report from your long journey?"

"Been bouncing from rock to rock searching for signs of friend or foe. Now I find both," Wheeljack shrugged casually.

"We are few but strong. We have suffered losses. But we have grown. And we would relish welcoming a new member into our fold," Optimus said.

"I would be honored," Wheeljack smiled.

"Then let's get this party started!" Bulkhead cheered as he slapped Wheeljack's back and they bumped chests.

"Oh joy," Ratchet said sarcastically with a frown. Jazz looked around before he saw Paige hiding behind Arcee's pede.

Jazz smiled softly and he bent down on one knee and held his servo out. "C'mon out, Lil Lady. I won't hurt ya."

Paige looked up at Arcee who gave a reassuring nod and the girl walked over to Jazz before she climbed into his servo.

"You're a Galatrian," Prowl said, blinking in surprise, "I've heard of you but I didn't think there'd be one on Earth of all places." "She's so cute and tiny," WhiteRain said with a giggle.

Paige blushed and she waved her fist at the other femme, "I'm not tiny!" "Fiesty little thing," Nightwalker snickered.

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"The moment Makeshift passed through their GroundBridge, we lost their signal," Starscream announced, "the Autobot base is no doubt heavilly shielded to prevent us from locating it. No matter. I have complete faith in Makeshift," Starscream reassured himself as he and Soundwave walked into a prison cell with Wheeljack- the real one- hanging from energy-suspended shackles.

"Our inside man is already inside," Starscream said. Wheeljack looked at the two Decepticons with narrowed optics, "tell Megatron he's fragged in the helm if he thinks Bulkhead won't sniff out an imposter."

"Haven't you heard? Someone else leads the Decepticons now," Starscream said, a hint of bitterness in his tone.

"You? Ha!" Wheeljack scoffed with laughter. Starscream growled and raised his claws to strike the Autobot only for Soundwave to grab him by the wrist.

"Yes," Starscream hissed and he yanked his servo away, "yes he may be yet of use," he looked back at Wheeljack, "Makeshift is very good at keeping up appearances. He need only fool your friends long enough to open their ground bridge from within so that I may finally learn the location of the Autobot base and send in my strike team to stain its floor with the spilled energon of Optimus Prime."

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Loud electric guitar music filled the atrium as Miko played for the group, dancing a bit as she did. Paige and Raf sat nearby listening.

"Come on, Wheeljack! Show me what you got!" Bulkhead challenged as he caught the metal ball and threw it back, "Nice lob!"

"So...what's that about?" Jack asked.

"It's called lobbing. A favourite pass-time on Cybertron. Especially among the warrior class," Arcee clarified.

"Come on, Raf! Show us some moves!" Miko encouraged as the familiar beats filled the room.

"Oh, alright...," Raf sighed as he stood up...and did the robot.

"Of course. The robot," Jack laughed. Paige laughed as Bumblebee copied Raf.

"Oh the irony," Nightwalker laughed before he decided to join the two.

Paige watched Miko play her guitar and she walked away. "Hey Paige, can you sing something for us?" Miko asked, a smug grin on her face, "I'm sure Wheeljack would love to hear your voice for the first time."

Paige felt her cheeks warm up as everyone looked at her, even Ratchet. "U-um," Paige said and she glared at Miko, "you are so dead."

Miko stuck her tongue out at her. Paige sighed before she placed her phone on the amp and plugged it in.

"Said there's nothing that we can't do when we're dancing," Paige sang, "I can feel the music more when I'm with you. With your hands on me, I feel my heartbeat racing. Now."

"Had to let go of everything that I know," She continued, swinging her hips a little, "before, -ore, -ore. One, two, three, yeah, come with me. We can work it differently. One, two, three, and dance with me tonight! And maybe all our dreams are coming true. And, baby, I can feel you feel it too. So just let me move you. One, two, three, yeah, come with me. We can work it differently! Said one, two, three, and dance with me tonight. And maybe all our dreams are coming true and, baby, I can feel you feel it too. So just let me move you! Let me move you!"

"Yeah, little faster, little slower, it don't matter. 'Cause I never knew myself this good till now. And I hope you know this change in me forever. Forever," she did a little twirl, "had to let go of everything that I know. Before, -ore, -ore! One, two, three, yeah, come with me. We can work it differently. One, two, three, and dance with me tonight! And maybe all our dreams are coming true. And, baby, I can feel you feel it too. So just let me move you. One, two, three, yeah, come with me. We can work it differently! Said one, two, three, and dance with me tonight. And maybe all our dreams are coming true and, baby, I can feel you feel it too. So just let me move you! One, two, three, yeah, come with me. We can work it differently! Said one, two, three, and dance with me tonight. And maybe all our dreams are coming true and, baby, I can feel you feel it too. So just let me move you! Let me move you!"

She wasn't even aware Ratchet was staring at her with astonishment and the sudden applause startled her. She smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck as her cheeks turned red.

"You weren't kidding. She has an amazing voice," Jazz said, his visor glowing with delight. "I agree," Prowl chuckled.

Paige blushed more and squeaked in surprise when Ratchet scooped her up into his servo. Jack smiled and shook his head with amusement. "Where's Optimus?" He asked Arcee, suddenly noticing the absence of the Prime.

"Went for a drive. Primes don't party," Arcee answered with a smirk. "But I'll be sure to show him this when he gets back," WhiteRain said with a grin.

"Comin' at ya!" Bulkhead warned as he threw the lob ball...that Wheeljack missed and it smashed into the GroundBridge controls.

"You know, I am attempting to perform sensitive calibrations here!" Ratchet snapped, "and you almost hurt Paige!"

"Sorry, Doc. Guess we're a little charged up," Wheeljack apologized as he picked up the ball and he gently patted Paige's head with a digit, "sorry, Kit. You built this bridge from scratch, huh?"

"I did," Ratchet nodded.

"That's quite a feat of engineering," Wheeljack complimented.

"Yes. It is," Ratchet agreed.

"Something wrong with it?" Wheeljack asked casually.

"I didn't care for the way it sounded after that last jump. I put it in shutdown," Ratchet answered.

"What if you need to use it?" Wheeljack wanted to know.

"Oh, I can't disrupt the defrag process without causing irreparable damage," Ratchet shook his head.

"So...how long will the defrag take?" Wheeljack questioned, his expression darkening.

"A few hours...if we're lucky. Maybe longer," Ratchet shrugged. Paige watched Wheeljack, frowning. Something was off about the Wrecker and his aurora only fed her suspicions.

After a while, the party ended and switched to that of Bulkhead and Wheeljack telling everyone, minus Ratchet, their stories of the war.

"So there we were. No communication. Low on Energon. Surrounded by 'Cons. So what does Wheeljack do?" Bulkhead asked teasingly, noticing the excitement on the faces of Jack, Paige, Miko and Raf, "Tell them, Jackie."

"What I do best," Wheeljack said.

"He chucks his only grenade smack in the primary heat exchanger!" Bulkhead revealed.

"Seemed like a good idea at the time!" Wheeljack defended his actions with a good-natured laugh.

"The joint went SUPERNOVA!" Bulkhead recalled, spreading his servos to prove his point.

"Awesome!" Miko gasped excitedly.

"Yeah. I'm still picking shrapnel out of my backside!" Bulkhead said as he rubbed at his backside in demonstration.

"I'm not surprised given the size of your backside," Arcee smirked and Nightwalker and Bumblebee snickered.

"There it is. Jackie's signature. One grenade. One shot," Bulkhead finished the story before noticing the expression on Wheeljack's face, "Hey. You alright?"

"What?" Wheeljack stuttered.

"You don't seem like yourself," Bulkhead observed.

"What do you mean?" Wheeljack demanded.

"I don't know. You seem...quiet," Bulkhead said. "I've been stuck in a can too long. I should go topside before things go stir crazy," Wheeljack shrugged.

"I have patrol in the morning. You can come with," Bulkhead offered.

"Let's go now," Wheeljack suggested as he immediately stood up, causing Paige's suspicions over the guy's strange behavior to rise.

"And break up the party?" Bulkhead protested, "Come on! The gang's loving you! You've gotta tell them about the Battle of Dark Mount Pass!"

"You tell them. You're better at it. How about if Miko here shows me the rest of your base?" Wheeljack offered.

"Yeah. Sure, Jacky. Go ahead," Bulkhead agreed hesitantly.

"Tour starts now," Miko declared as she and Wheeljack disappeared into the hallways, "Do you play any instruments? Can you fly? Have you thrashed more Decepticons than Bulkhead?"

"Typical Miko," Primrose couldn't help but mutter, before noticing Bulkhead's forlorn expression, "Hey. You alright, Bulk?"

"Yeah. Just out of sorts I guess, Prim," Bulkhead muttered. "Don't tell me you're jealous," Arcee teased with a slight smirk amongst the concern in her optics.

"That Miko's making a new friend?! Come on! Something...something's just not right about Wheeljack," Bulkhead said.

"Bulkhead, really?" Arcee sighed, thinking that Bulkhead was just overreacting, "He's travelled for galaxies. You haven't seen him in centuries. He could just be rocket lagged or...well, bots do change, you know?"

"Not Jacky," Bulkhead protested. Firestorm and WhiteRain looked at each other.

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Inside his prison, Wheeljack strugged against the confindments. His grunts of determination and occasional frustration were heard by the Decepticon guarding him. It annoyed the Vehicon to wit's end. Eventually, he had enough. He walked up to Wheeljack with his blaster unfolded from his arm and held it to his face.

"You're not going anywhere, Autobot," he proclaimed.

That was when Wheeljack took his only chance. He wrapped his legs around the Decepticon's neck. Immediately, the Decepticon struggled against his tight grip and started shooting laser blasts from his blaster.

"Blah blah blah," Wheeljack grumbled as he guided the Decepticon's target with his legs.

Within moments, Wheeljack managed to make the Decepticon shoot the control panel that kept the restraints that were restricting him active. With the control panel destroyed, Wheeljack was able to free himself. He fell to the ground when the sparks died and the cuffs shattered.

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"So, that's pretty much it. Energon stock pile, powerboard generator, armory; everything you need to blow the joint sky high," Miko remarked as she wrapped up her tour with Wheeljack.

"Where's this bunker located exactly?" Wheeljack wanted to know curiously.

"If I told ya, I'd have to rip out your spark chamber," Miko answered dangerously before a happy smile appeared, "Kidding! Just outside Jasper, Nevada! Though I don't expect that to mean too much to ya!"

"Can't say it does," Wheeljack lied, "So, any way out of here besides bridging?"

"Why? You're not planning to leave already, are you?" Miko asked nervously, "Come on. I'll show ya."

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"Almost there," Ratchet proclaimed as he continued working the damaged GroundBridge controls.

"Look. I know Wheeljack better than anyone," Bulkhead boasted.

"Hey," Wheeljack said as he walked into the room with Miko, "What are you guys talking about?"

"I was just telling the guys about you and me...at the Battle of Dark Mount Pass," Bulkhead answered casually.

"That's a heck of a story," Wheeljack remarked.

"Yeah. Tell it," Bulkhead requested with narrowed optics.

"Talk, talk, talk. How about after we go off-roading?" Miko suggested.

"Miko, stay out of this," Bulkhead warned. "Bulkhead, easy," WhiteRain soothed.

"I'm not sure I-," Wheeljack began to protest.

"Tell it!" Bulkhead persisted.

"Fine. If you wanna live in the past, Bulkhead," Wheeljack shrugged casually, "The Wreckers were trapped between a Decepticon patrol and a smelting pit. The 'Cons were vicious. Raining down on us with everything they had. Me and Bulkhead engaged the enemy. Left them for scrap. Then I made us a way out using their backsides as stepping stones to cross the molten metal. Isn't that how it happened?"

"Yeah. That's exactly how it happened...except for one little thing. I wasn't there," Bulkhead revealed, causing everyone to stare at the two of them in pure alarm.

"I'd already left the Wreckers to join up with Optimus. But you would know that if all you did was access Wheeljack's public service record," Bulkhead said as he poked Makeshift's chest, challenging the Decepticon.

"Bulkhead, what does that have to do with-WHOA!" Miko screamed as Makeshift picked her up suddenly.

"Miko!" Nightwalker and Bulkhead shouted as Makeshift stood near the ground bridge.

"Stay back. Or I'll squeeze her into pulp," he growled, holding Miko in a firm grip.

"Wheeljack! What are you doing?!" Miko exclaimed. "Decepticon coward," Bulkhead growled, "let the girl go and face me!"

"Don't fret," Makeshift said, "plenty of fighting to come."

"Is there a real Wheeljack!?" Jack demanded. "Oh indeed," Makeshift said with a smirk, "and I'm sure Mistress Ember is making sport of him." Primrose froze and her optics widened.

"You Pit-Spawned fragger!" Nightwalker snarled.

◊◊◊◊

"Are you certain we are at the coordinates we supplied to Makeshift?" Starscream asked Soundwave, which earned him a nod in response.

"Then what is taking him!?" The other Seeker snapped with impatience.

"Maybe they gave your boy such a hero's welcome, he got the warm and fuzzies and decided to switch sides." Starscream whirled around to see Wheeljack walking towards them, his optics blazing with bridled fury and his battle mask on.

"Do you not see you are vastly outnumbered?" Starscream taunted.

"I see fellas who might vastly enjoy me pound some dents into you," Wheeljack growled.

"Destroy him!" Starscream commanded and the Vehicons shot at Wheeljack who took out his katanas and charged at the Vehicons.

◊◊◊◊

"About time," Makeshift huffed as he activated the ground bridge. "You won't get away with this!" Primrose snarled.

"I already have," Makeshift remarked with a smirk.

◊◊◊◊

Wheeljack was having an easy fight with the Vehicons. And he was getting too close to Starscream. Said Seeker fired a missile at Wheeljack. The force of the explosion was enough to knock the Wrecker back but he managed to land on his pedes, slicing and dicing any Vehicon who tried to attack him. That was when Wheeljack jumped onto Starscream, putting the Seeker down for the count.

Wheeljack heard the sound of the ground bridge opening and he turned towards it. "Well, well," he murmured as a plan formed in his mind.

◊◊◊◊

Makeshift stepped back towards the ground bridge with Miko still struggling in his grip. "Let's get this party started," he said with a dangerous grin.

Wheeljack suddenly jumped into the base and kicked Makeshift hard. Miko flew across the air and Bulkhead quickly caught his charge. Makeshift hit the wall and was unconscious for a few moments.

"I'd shut that hole before the stink comes through," Wheeljack remarked. "Couldn't have said it better myself," Nightwalker said.

◊◊◊◊

Starscream coughed as he got up. Energon trailed down his jaw and he looked towards the ground bridge with wide, angry optics. "Enter the ground bridge now!" He shouted.

The Vehicons hurried towards the ground bridge only for it to close. Starscream let out a yell of anger.

◊◊◊◊

Makeshift took out his blades and he and Wheeljack circled each other. Bulkhead stepped forward, but Wheeljack stopped him. "Ugly's mine," he said.

That was when the fight began. The two went at each other. Swords clashed and sparks flew. Everyone watched, ready to intervene if needed.

Paige pulled Raf close to her in a sisterly fashion and Raf clung to her. "Which one's the real Wheeljack?" He asked.

"I lost track!" Miko exclaimed. "The one with the bright grey aurora," Paige said. Jack looked to her in confusion.

Makeshift slashed at one of Wheeljack's swords and charged at him. Wheeljack managed to claim one of the Decepticon's swords, using them both to knock him to the ground. He won.

"That's my Jacky," Bulkhead boasted proudly. Wheeljack deactivated his battle mask and looked to Ratchet, "you, hit the switch."

Ratchet nodded in response and turned to activate the ground bridge. "It's time to take out the trash," Wheeljack said and he smiled at Bulkhead, "all yours, buddy."

◊◊◊◊

The ground bridge appeared before the Decepticons once again. The Vehicons backed away for a moment.

"What are you waiting for?! GO!" Starscream shouted. The first few Vehicons quickly ran into the ground bridge.

Bulkhead held Makeshift's defeated form in his servos before he spun around and threw the Con right into the ground bridge. The first few Decepticons saw Makeshift hurling at them and they quickly turned tail and ran.

Starscream saw them and before he could even reprimand them, Makeshift slammed into him and the two fell to the ground.

Wheeljack smiled at Bulkhead, "nice lob."

◊◊◊◊

At the Decepticon warship, the Autobot ground bridge closed. Starscream got up and glared at Makeshift, "please tell me that you at least learned the location of their base."

"Indeed Commander Starscream. It is in a hidden bunker just outside of-" Makeshift's explanation was cut off by the familiar beeping sound. Starscream glanced at the bomb that was attached to Makeshift's hip.

"Whoa! Back! Back! Back!" He exclaimed as he hurried away. Makeshift stood where he was and he looked down at the bomb on his hip. "Oh no," he murmured before the bomb exploded, eliminating him and any Decepticon who stood too close.

"MAKESHIFT! YOU FOOL!" Starscream shouted in anger as he and Soundwave flew away.

In the control bridge, Ember and Echo stood in the control bridge. Ember frowned as she felt the ship rock from the explosion. "Starscream better not have ruined this ship," she muttered.

◊◊◊◊

In the Autobot base, things had returned to normal. Miko was playing her guitar while Bumblebee, Nightwalker, Jazz Jack and Raf were dancing. Paige hadn't joined them as she was leaning on the railing, watching them with a smile.

Ratchet groaned in annoyance, "it's like a recurring nightmare." WhiteRain and Prowl chuckled softly.

"Now that you're part of Team Prime, we need to pick out a vehicle mode for you," Bulkhead said, gently bumping Wheeljack's arm, "I have some ideas."

"Uh... about that, Bulk," Wheeljack said hesitantly, "now that my ship's repaired, I'm itching to know what else I might find out there."

"Wait! You're leaving? Why!?" Miko pouted. "Well... because some bots never change," Bulkhead said with a soft chuckle. Wheeljack smiled softly.

"Wheeljack, know that you will always have a haven here," Optimus said.

"Jacky never stays but he always comes back," Bulkhead said proudly and he and Wheeljack did a fist bump. "Feels like you just got here, Sparrow," Paige said with a playful smile.

Wheeljack chuckled and gently ruffled her hair, "yeah, well I'll be sure to let you know if I find any more Magic Users out in the galaxy, Kit." Paige smiled softly and she hugged his digit, "thank you, Jackie. That... that means a lot."

"Anytime Paige," Wheeljack said with a soft smile. "We'll see you off," Firestorm said with a soft smile.

◊◊◊◊

In the desert, the ground bridge closed up. Wheeljack turned to Bulkhead, "there's room for two Bulk. Even with a backside like yours. Who knows what we might find out there? Some of the old crew?"

Bulkhead furrowed his optic ridges and he glanced at Miko who looked down sadly. The wrecker looked back at his friend, "sounds like fun, Jacky. But my ties are here now. With them. With her." Upon hearing that, Miko smiled up at her guardian.

Wheeljack gave a respectful nod to his friend and he looked to Miko. "Anything happens to my favorite wrecker, I'm comin' after you," he threatened playfully.

"I'll take good care of him," Miko said reassuringly with a smile and she pulled out her phone, "now say cheese." With that, she took a picture of the two Wreckers.

Bulkhead and Primrose looked to Wheeljack. "WhiteRain," Bulkhead said, a spark of hope igniting in his optics.

"I'm here to stay, sweetspark," WhiteRain said and she kissed Bulkhead on the cheek. "And if I find any wreckers, I'll be the first to let you know," Wheeljack promised. "What's special between you and WhiteRain?" Miko asked curiously.

"She and Bulkhead are boyfriend and girlfriend," Primrose, Firestorm, Nightwalker and Arcee chorused. "Aw," Paige said with a smile as Bulkhead and WhiteRain blushed and Wheeljack chuckled.

The white Wrecker shook his helm with a smile before he saluted everyone and went into the Jackhammer. The door closed and the Jackhammer flew up into the air, disappearing through the clouds.

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mk-wizard · 4 years ago

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Another Top 10 Reasons TF Needs to Change its Status Quo

After making this list, I realised 10 reasons are not enough and that alone is telling. After some thought, I realised there are many reasons though these are the ones that are most important as to why Transformers needs to change its status quo.

1- Proper representation that is respectful and with the times matters. - Did you know that Jazz is so far the only confirmed Transformer of colour and every damn time he is used, he’s a stereotype of a black person? Did you also know that even though everyone knows Knockout from Transformers Prime is gay, the writers denied it by denying that Transformers don’t have genders or orientations even though it has been confirmed that they do since Beast Wars? Also, the first openly “oriental” Transformers are a little ridiculous to look at it. Windblade looks like a geisha girl with hair and make up to match. Then we have Drift who looks and acts like a stereotypical overly stern samurai. And let’s not forget Transformers Animated Ratchet who is another stereotypical old man character who is predictably grouchy, not fun, anti-social, borderline ageist and has PTSD. I hate being politically correct, but as a progressive and open minded person, it’s getting a bit ridiculous that the writing still treats the times like it is the 1980s in which every type of character is a stereotype of itself. Write characters naturally and don’t be afraid to make diversity a natural thing without extremism in culture, colour or anything. And that thing that the writers said about Knockout was outright offensive. Why create a character who is gay if you’re going to force him to stay in the closet? And what really stinks about that low blow move is that Knockout is NOT a stereotype of what he is and not everything is about him being gay. He is a well written fleshed out character. Transformers has to move on from the 1980s and accept diversity with open arms respectfully.

2- Children do not follow a status quo when they play with the Transformer toys. - Here’s a secret that’s not a secret at all, people. When kids play with their toys, they don’t always make them act the way they are “supposed” to. When I was a girl, I used to pretend Barbie was a superhero and sometimes, when I played with Transformers, I didn’t always have them fighting. Sometimes, I used to pretend the Transformers would do regular stuff like go out, visit friends and stuff. I even used to know someone online whose daughter pretended Arcee was married to one of the Seekers (I don’t recall which one) and played house with them with other bots acting as their kids and neighbours. If kids don’t follow a status quo and are open to different settings when playing with the Transformers, they are going to be open to shows/movies/comics that don’t follow a status quo. In fact, I think it they would love it.

3- We need more movies and specials like Bumblebee. - In other words, films that showcase a fan favourite to give them their own backstory and character development which answers a lot of the questions fans have. Even if they are just straight to Blu-Ray or Netflix movies. I mean, DC and Marvel has tons of made for TV only animated movies and they’re great. I would love to see a movie that showcases Prowl, Arcee or tells us Megatron’s origin story.

4- A prequel of Transformers is worth telling. - Beyond short mini comic series, we have never delved into the origin of Megatron, Optimus or how the entire war began. All we know is that in the beginning, Megatron’s intentions were noble, but then went bad and he ruined Cybertron, so the Autobots rebelled. Transformers War for Cybertron attempts to give us a prequel, but it’s not quite one. It’s still a story about the war, but in the earlier phase while it was still happening on Cybetron only. Give us a real prequel. Please.

5- There are confirmed bad Autobots and it’s high time we treated them like villains properly. - Devcon is a bounty hunter who is Autobot by faction, but he doesn’t follow the Autobot values or any morals as he is just concerned with getting paid, and he has been known to do heinous things just to get a buck. Then there is Repugnus who hence his name, is the kind of guy who will disgust you because he is sadistic, he has no honour, he cheats, he fights dirty and has been discharged multiple times from the army for taking things too far. And for the record, the Decepticons won’t have him in their ranks because even they think he’s too distasteful. I think it would be interesting and good writing to showcase these two as reoccurring villains who even face consequences like villains instead of “pardoning” them just because they are Autobots.

6- Does Optimus have to be the Prime in every series? - Seriously, this formula is getting old. Even Robots In Disguise snuck Optimus in as Prime and it was supposed to be Bumblebee’s time to shine. Then there was Beast Wars who had an Optimus as a leader too. You don’t even have to kill Optimus! Just have a different group of bots with a different leader. Star Trek does that with every different series and it’s great for it. And get creative with the settings through that: exploration, repairing Cybertron, politics, home life, etc.

7- Make different versions of the same character DIFFERENT. - Transformers Armada always stood out to me as a series because it was the one series where Starscream was not only not concerned with overthrowing Megatron, he was the complete opposite! He was loyal to Megatron and just wanted his appreciation, and above all else, Starscream was a good guy. In fact, a lot of characters were very different from their moulds. Maybe we should do this more often. Make an Optimus who is not very nice, make a Megatron who is empathetic, etc. If you’re going to put out a new story and make the characters look different, why not make them different on the inside too? I think that would be fun.

8- Transformers is in fact alienating new fans by keeping the status quo. - A lot of the suggestions I am making are not from me a lot. A lot of fans especially the newer ones are begging for fresh new ideas, but for the most part, a large majority of Transformers’ media is just Autobots vs. Decepticons or something like it. If you keep ignoring the suggestions of new fans, you will cease having new fans.

9- It is ok for characters to fall in love and be in love. - If there is one thing that Beast Wars did right, it was incorporating romance into the storytelling. And it did it beautifully. A huge chunk of Blackarachnia’s character development was thanks to falling in love and with a great guy above all else. Moreover, it didn’t stop her, her boyfriend or anyone around them from being badass, goofy and going on with life in other ways that were not romantic. I also want to add that it is important for kids to see all of that so they can learn that love is not yucky. And that for most grown ups, falling in love and starting a family is a good thing and an adventure within itself worth taking. And more importantly, you don’t stop being you just because you’re married and have kids. Yes, some people don’t want to marry or have kids, but keeping everyone childfree and alone is just as unnatural and unrealistic as having them all get hitched and multiply. Besides, it has been confirmed that Transformers can be in love, be male or female and reproduce like we do. There’s no point of hiding it.

10- Transformer epilogues are worth telling. - Just as a prequel is worth telling, so is an epilogue. We sort of get that with Rescue Bots Academy after Transformers Prime and Robots In Disguise, but what about other series? What happened after G1 and how did the peace treaty between Autobots and Decepticons go down? Did it work out? How did characters adapt to peace? How did they deal with trauma and PTSD? What was life like for the civilians after? Were the problems that spawned the war fixed? Do Autobots and Decepticons even live together on Cybertron? Personally, I would love to see all of that as a huge fan of Steven Universe Future and Picard. Just because one story ends doesn’t mean another can’t begin. I think it would be a lot of fun and also, it would give closure to many Transformer series that never got any.

Do any of you have good reasons you can all think of as to why Transformers needs to change its status quo?

#transformers #transformers fandom #transformers fanfiction #transformers ratchet #transformers bumblebee #bumblebee #transformers devcon #transformers repugnus #repugnus #devcon #transformers optimus prime #optimus prime #status quo #fanfiction #megatron

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shikai-the-storyteller · 4 years ago

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WFC: Siege watch!

Part 1: Episodes 1, 2, and 3

[Part 2] (Linking because Tumblr isn’t even showing the post on my blog or on my dash 🙄)

As a side note: every single person in this fandom is horrible at tagging their spoilers, you guys really need to do a better job at that because I’ve got a bunch of blockers on and I was STILL almost spoiled multiple times. Come on you guys...it literally came out today, be better about this.

Alright going to try and keep expectations low because I feel like the target audience for this is G1 dudebros who take a series about transforming cars way too seriously, but I’m still cautiously optimistic because a friend vetted for the dudes working on this show so WE”LL SEE

Episode 1

Aw man there’s only 6 episodes??? Bummer, I wonder if they’re already working on Season 2 or if they’re going to see how this does and let it die in the water if it’s not popular enough.

Things I know going in: Skyfire / Jetfire is in this, Megatron has big lips, and Elita is in it. That’s literally it, I’ve managed to avoid spoilers thusfar (though a few of the promo images implied Skyfire’s a Decepticon, so you KNOW that’s gonna break bad eventually)

WHEELJACK Wednesday THURSDAY

OH MYG OSH IS THAT SKYWARP??? EXPECTATIONS ARE NOW SKY-HIGH

The transformation sequences look so reminiscent of those stop-motion videos people do of their Transformer toys transforming. This isn’t a dig at the animation style, I think that’s rather charming and I wonder if it’s intentional.

Wow Bumblebee sounds like a jerk. I’m instantly on-edge, please don’t make all the characters ~hyper-masculine mean guys who don’t know how to have fun or talk about their emotions~

“The Autobots aint paying you for attitude” YOU TELL HIM WHEELJACK

Yooo Velocitron exists!

Ahh so Bumblebee IS just a mercenary, not an Autobot

OHOHO HERE”S JETFIRE

Wow Jetfire you’re really going the bad dude route huh

Ayyyyyy there’s Starscream

YOOO THERE”S THUNDERCRACKER

Thundercracker I appreciate that you’re using fancy tech to identify wheeljack but his Autobot badge is literally Right There

WTF

WELL THAT DIDN”T LAST LONG HUH...that’s a bit disappointing

OH NVM THAT WASN”T A HEEL-TURN THAT WAS JUST A STRAIGHT UP “I”M THE BOSS” MOVE

huh so they’re making Skyfire the target of Starscream’s desire for power. hmm

WHY ARE YOU GUYS RUNNING JUST TRANSFORM INTO CARS unless they’re too low on energon to do it??

There he is...Mr. Big Lips

Well that’s a surprising take Megatron

Isn’t that Cybertron and Luna 1 in the sky though?? Are they on Cybertron rn or not??

Megatron’s voice is really throwing me off, if it weren’t for his helmet and color I’d really think that was Overlord

ITS TRUCK DAD

OHOHO HE SAID THE THING!!!!

Why does bumblebee have lips too

“What do you know of slavery?” Alright that line did make me go “OHHHH”

“Alpha Trion would be ashamed!” “Of us both, I think” ouch, but nice to see Alpha “Grandpa” Trion back in a series

Megatron PLEASE don’t say “I’m enjoying this, Prime” in that voice while I can hear Optimus groaning in the background

AYYY ELITAAAAAA

Why are the Seekers chasing these guys, who are running on foot, ON FOOT??? CHANGE INTO YOUR DANG ALT MODE

WHEELJACK SWORE

man I’m only like a few minutes in and I’m already bored. I’m going to watch the whole thing, but I feel like this is really lacking soul or personality so far. It very much feels like the script was written by people who aren’t familiar with these characters, so they’re writing them how they EXPECT them to sound, not writing them as they actually are. It’s more than a little disappointing, but this is only the first episode, so I’ll keep going and see if this is consistent throughout the series.

Oh man, just listening to Elita you can tell she was written by a dude. Oof.

There’s the Ark!

Dang everyone’s running low

Jeez Optimus and Elita wouldn’t just walk by all these injured Autobots!

And Optimus wouldn’t brush off his officers!! Agh!!!

YO Ultra Magnus!

Chromia!!!!!

oh my gosh is THAT Red Alert??

Hey where’s Ratchet though

Gosh the writing is so STIFF!!!! I can’t stand this, if I wasn’t a die-hard Transformers fan I would’ve bounced a few minutes ago

It might also be the way the VAs pause between words, please speak normally, these constant pauses between words are frustrating

Ok but where the frick is Soundwave

“His arrogance I actually like” pfft

Annnnd here comes Ultra Magnus to accept the treaty on Prime’s behalf, where he’ll get held hostage and probably wind up beefing it.

Episode 2

SOUNDWAVE!!!! BABY

And Shockwave!!!

YO SKYWARP ACTUALLY GOT A SPEAKING LINE

I want to know where Megatron got all this fabric for those stupid flags and where Ultra magnus got that cloak

Is. Is that Prowl with a weird paint job

Wow bad aim dude

Ultra Magnus you dummy....

Ok but if it was a battle then who were they fighting against???

Wow you’re really just gonna stand there and take that Magnus?

I know they’re on a time-crunch because they only have 6 episodes, but they have to do more to make me care about the characters. I’m inclined to care about them already because I’m familiar with the series and because as a stand-alone, even I’m like “Ok. So?” whenever new problems come up for them. I’m not invested!

Not to compare the two, because I feel like this entire liveblog will turn into a comparative essay, but Cyberverse got me invested in characters within the first episode! They were on an even TIGHTER time-crunch because their episodes were only 10 minutes, and yet they did a great job weaving a tight narrative and making good use of their time to tell a story and have characters charm the audience.

Optimus: Til All Are One Rodimus, coming out of nowhere: TIL ALL ARE ONE

WELL THAT”S NOT THE VOICE I WAS EXPECTING FOR SHOCKWAVE he sounds a bit reminiscent of his TFA version

What does de-rez mean

Ok but that’s assuming that this thing will automatically reprogram them?? Reformatting doesn’t automatically mean someone will turn into a Decepticon!

You know, there’s a lot of talking in the show but the dialogue doesn’t actually say a lot. It doesn’t reveal much about the characters or tell me who they are.

YOOO THERE”S SOUNDWAVE

AUDIO BOOB

It really annoys me that characters always pause after saying “I”. It’s always “I.........[long pause] rest of their sentence.”

what do you mean “Teams” Optimus there’s like 5 of you guys

I love you Soundwave!!!

Whoa wait was that Impactor in the background?

ughHHHHHH I HATE THAT MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE IS “what have you done?” SAID UTTERLY MONOTONE WHEN IT’S NOT EVEN A BIG DEAL!!! YOU CAN”T FLIP THAT LINE OUT WITHOUT ACTUALLY PUTTING IN THE FOOTWORK TO EARN IT!!! AGH!!!

Again, it feels very much like the writers read the wikipedia page for Transformers and maybe the first sentence of each character’s bio page and then wrote the entire script from there. It’s frustrating. I hate being so severe in my reviews because I hate dunking on my fellow writers because they don’t always have final say in what happens, but this is astonishingly poor writing.

Like, I can see what they’re TRYING to accomplish, but it feels like they whiff so badly.

YO IT IS IMPACTOR

oh thats Barricade that’s why I thought that was Prowl

Chromia!!!! My darling!!!! I can’t believe there’s only two girls in this show so far

Oh that’s Cog, I wasn’t sure if that was Beachcomber or what

Nice one Chromia

Oh is that Mirage?

Ugh ANOTHER WRITING PET PEEVE: Constantly having characters start to say something but then then their dialogue gets cut off. It’s fine if it’s once in a while but over and over it’s annoying

I also feel like a lot of the VAs lack...emotion. They don’t emphasize the lines. Like, “Get him into the repair bay” is one example. Depending on how you emphasize certain words in that sentence, you can infer a lot! Emotion, the state of mind of the character, etc. But when it’s delivered in such a bland way, it’s a bit like “ok whatever”, which is how I’m starting to feel about this whole show. This doesn’t go for all the VAs or all lines, but it’s consistent enough that my mind’s wandering.

RAVAGE??? RAVAGE???? RAVAGE?!?!?!??!?!

It was probably Bumblebee.

Not to be nitpicky but it should be “Neither we nor the Autobots”

The idea of reformatting is so stupid!!! It implies that Autobots and Decepticons are inherently different, which is stupid!! It’s so dumb WHY DO YOU GOTTA GO THAT ROUTE IT”S SO STUPID (ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY”RE TACKLING THE TOPIC OF OPPRESSION??? THEY”RE SAYING THEY”RE LITERALLY DIFFERENT SPECIES AND USING IT AS A PLATFORM TO SAY ONE GROUP IS INHERENTLY BETTER THAN THE OTHER. THAT SUCKS)

Episode 3

RATCHET!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lmao love your lipgloss Megatron

Ohh is Ratchet going to fix Impactor??

PROWL??? HE”S SO SHORT

Gosh please, please don’t have humans in this show

lmao Skyfire called Starscream a tool

RATCHET!!! :D

I’d like to see who was on the writing team of this show

Isn’t that Mirage?

YEAH THAT IS MIRAGE

Again with the sentences consistently being cut off....

Is that Sunstorm?

Points to Chromia and Mirage for showing the first bitof personality in this show.

Yooo Ratchet! Oof he’s not chummy with Prime huh

YOO CAMINUS EXISTS TOO

LMAO FEISTY GRANDPA

Oh Mirage come on

Actually no, don’t shut Impactor up he’s right

“I didn’t patch you up just so you could blow a valve here” *snorts*

Wouldn’t it be frickin hilarious if Magnus just popped open a panel and Minimus came out and just dipped outta there

lmao nice lightsaber Jetfire

LMAO “PULL THE TRIGGER MAGNUS”

JEEZ JUST PUNCH HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE WHY DON”T YOU

Ratchet is the ONLY character they’ve given personality in this show so far.

Jeez Mirage cool your jets

Oh for frick’s sake Optimus be cool

Megatron please stop torturing your ex boyfriend

Ok but who did they rise against??? Were there Quintessons in this universe too?

oh come on you guys

Oh boy something tells me Skywarp isn’t going to survive the rest of this episode

Oh jk, Skyfire just let him go. Well alrighty then

I’m not sure how they found the Autobot base, they implied that it was because of Impactor but that doesn’t make sense

This post is getting long so I’m going to spit it between two posts

#i talk #I'm watching WFC #Primordial robot hell #WFC Spoiler #That's how I'll be tagging my spoilers #but I'll throw a few more spoiler tags in here for good measure #transformers spoiler /#Siege spoiler /#wfc spoiler /#WFC siege spoiler /#ask to tag any other spoilers

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afterspark-podcast · 5 years ago

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G1 Episode 33: Transcript

Episode Show Notes

[This can also be found on AO3!]

[Stinger]

S: Grapple and Hoist heave the Negavat- well no, Grapple and Hoist-

O: They heave it, they heave it good! [laughs]

S: [laughs] Yes.

[Intro Music]

O: Hello, and welcome to the Afterspark Podcast, and episode by episode recap of the Generation 1 Transformers cartoon. I'm Owls!

S: And I’m Specs.

O: Today we're going to be talking about episode number 33, ‘Auto Berserk’. Let's talk about giant robots today, shall we?

S: Sure.

O: And no doubt you've noticed, dear listener, we are again in our coronavirus void, uh, recording at our respective apartments because we don't have much of a choice right now. So we do apologize if there are any sound issues. We are doing the best with what we've got right now. And today, we open with a test of the Negavator!

S: Which the Autobots seem to actually be doing but the humans appear to be uh, participating or monitoring to uh, some degree.

O: Which, you know, after this is all done the Autobots congratulate Wheeljack on a job well done and some scientists are extremely happy when this giant ass tower disappears. Of course, immediately after one says, “Don't forget your tape recorder.”

S: Soundwave is practicing his passive social engineering. You know, like you do.

O: Like you do. So Soundwave attacks, and the Autobots move to intercept him.

S: Red Alert is like, really mad that Inferno isn't staying with him, and Inferno just thinks that his boyfriend is cramping his style.

O: Oh, poor Red. Uh, the Autobots really don't want the Decepticons to get their brand-new toy of destruction.

S: I have to question what the practical purpose of this thing is?

O: I mean, presumably, destroying Decepticons? I don't know! For uh, non- for them practic- you know, being like, they're all for peace, they do an awful lot of ass-kicking, I'm just saying. [laughs]

S: Yeah…

O: So, Soundwave then sends out all of us cassettes, all at one time.

S: They attack the bunker that the Autobots are in, collapsing the door and trapping them. And Grapple is sad that they're destroying his beautiful, beautiful, bunker.

O: Poor Grapple, he just doesn't want his hard work- hard work ruined, it's always ruined.

S: Honestly, that has to be incredibly depressing, having everything that you build destroyed.

O: And you just know it like, happens with extreme reg- regularity, right? Like, everything they build gets destroyed by the Decepticons, basically. [laughs]

S: Yup.

O: Um, so Soundwave is moving in on the Negavator, but Red Alert is controlling it remotely and shooting back at him.

S: Red Alert is playing as a realest video game.

O: Shoot the Decepticon! Red Alert really doesn't want to be left alone, as Inferno again says he wants to go out and help the others before leaving the room.

S: Grapple and Hoist begin to clear the rubble from the entrance allowing the Autobots to escape.

O: They begin fighting with Frenzy and Laserbeak, but Optimus steps in front of the Negavater making it so Red can no longer get a clear shot at the Decepticons.

S: [sighs] Optimus.

O: [laughs] “I'm helping!”

S: Don't play chicken with something that…

O: Can disintegrate you, or something bigger than you in one shot?

S: Or send you to the negative zone or whatever the hell it’s supposed to do.

O: [laughs] “You're going to the Shadow Realm!”

B: [laugh]

S: Yeah, so, because Optimus does the dumb thing, this allows Rumble to gain access to the cockpit of the Negavator.

O: Because this has a cockpit, despite Red Alert controlling it remotely.

S: [sighs] I don't know, man. They wanted a backup and in this case the backup was a bad idea.

O: In this case the backup was a back door for the Decepticons to get into their cockpit!

S: Oh god, a literal backdoor.

O: Yeah.

S: [sighs] And that-

O: We have multiples of that this episode. [laughs]

S: Yeah, they really do. But the Negavator is shot, and Rumble gets out before he's able to inflict any damage on the Autobots.

O: Soundwave and company retreat, but Rumble leaves a parting gift in the form of a rocket that manages to hit Red Alert who’s all- in- who’s all the way in the bunker, may I might- may I remind you!

S: Yup, it is a major tracking thing- honestly, Red Alert just got hit by the plot.

O: Which considering it's a Red Alert centered episode, they had to get him somehow.

S: Yeah, Red Alert needed to get some whump.

O: [laughs]

S: So he- Red Alert’s buried under rubble, crying out for Inferno.

O: Hoist is able to free him, but when Inferno arrives afterwards, Red is very angry at him for leaving.

S: Yup, later Red Alert talks to Optimus, seeming progressively more paranoid the longer they talk. He even thinks that Inferno wants his job.

O: I feel I can safely say, no one wants your job, Red.

S: Yeah, Red Alert has clearly been badly affected by Rumble’s rocket as his head keeps fritzing out and causing him pain and distress.

O: Despite this being very obvious to anybody looking at him, Optimus doesn't order him to go, you know, get himself checked out, go get help. He may strongly suggest it but he doesn't order it, this was his first mistake.

S: [sharp intake of breath] Yeah... the Autobots head back to base while the Cons watch on their TV monitor from, you know, their own base. And Megatron calls Soundwave an ‘incompetent fool’.

O: Ah-hem! Um, EXCUSE me? Soundwave is the most competent Con you have, except for maybe Laserbeak and/or Ravage.

S: Don't you know? No one's as good as Megatron, even when Megatron fails. Plus... Megatron just really, really wants the big gun.

O: ...Does he- does he need a gun friend?

S: He wants to compensate for something.

O: I think he already is, isn’t he? [laughs]

S: Oh, he is, but he needs more compensation.

O: He turns into a gun and has a giant Fusion Cannon, you cannot tell me he’s not compensating for something! [laughs]

S: Well, if he wants to comp- he wants to compensate more.

O: [laughs] He must compensate more for his clone of Optimus Prime, got it!

B: [laugh]

O: You know that thing lives in a closet somewhere, Specs! You know it! [laughs]

S: Yeah, I know.

O: [laughs]

S: I know. [sighs]

O: [laughs] This, and Russian Ravage, these are the only two uh, reoccurring jokes we have, we're sorry people.

S: Yeah…

B: [laugh]

S: [sighs] Starscream volunteers to go get the Negavator for him.

O: Which doesn't seem to be what happens, as the next thing we see is Megatron and Rumble on top of a ridge overlooking the Autobots.

S: Optimus hears something, but when he asks Red Alert to analyze it poor Red fritzs again and says that everything is fine.

O: And they are driving through a canyon, of course.

S: Yeah.

O: So, Rumble causes a rockslide that falls on top of Ironhide and Optimus, and then Megatron orders the rest of the Cons to attack.

S: Grapple and Hoist leave the Negavator unguarded, as they rush in to help, with Hoist-

O: [interrupting] Megatron’s very happy about this development! Sorry.

S: Yeah, it’s okay. Hoist, I think, was driving the Negavator?

O: Yeah, I think so.

S: But don't ask me how- how anything- somehow the Negavator’s cockpit is one size fits all.

O: Oh yes.

S: And then Smokescreen attempts to hide the Negavator by generating some smoke.

O: The Seekers drive- er, drive? Fly through the cloud and temporarily lose their ability to navigate.

S: That this is honestly a terrifying thing that Smokescreen’s smoke can do. [sighs]

O: Yeah, especially for flyers.

S: Yeah. [sighs] So two of the Seekers run into each other, and then Starscream runs into a wall.

O: The smoke does not appear to detour Megatron much though.

S: He does kind of bang face-first into the Negavator.

O: [snorts] True.

S: And then he gets into that one-size-fits-all cockpit and now he’s the one controlling it.

O: I mean like, okay- I mean- at least Megatron can mass shift?

S: That’s a good point.

O: Like, Rumble’s roughly people sized I could see him fitting, you know? Um, even, you know, uh, Hoist isn't super, super big. But Megatron getting in there? That's- that’s a stretch unless he's mass shifting.

S: Yeah, but Hoist- Hoist somehow has managed to fit in Grapple’s ca- Grapple’s coc- not cockpit…

O: Uh, like his cab?

S: -driving compartment.

O: Yeah.

S: Cab, yes. So, I don't know, maybe Hoist can also mass shift?

O: Everything can mass shift from Cybertron. [laughs]

S: Maybe? Ramjet [laughs] lives up to his name by ramming into the Negavater and knocking Megatron out of it.

O: “I've got morons on my team!” [laughs]

S: That is true.

O: He does-

S: I mean, most-

O: -he does. [laughs]

S: Yeah, most the Decepticons are not... not the brightest.

O: I mean, the Coneheads especially, I feel like aren't terribly bright.

S: And Ram- Ramjet, his entire thing is hitting things with his head.

O: And- that can’t be good on the old positronic brain.

S: Yeah…

O: [laughs]

S: Hopefully, they have good health insurance.

O: They’re Cons, you know they don’t. [laughs]

S: Yeah, that’s true.

O: They don’t even have a doctor, Specs!

S: I think that Constructicons, at least fanonically, fit into that role, but…

O: Probably, but they didn’t have a doctor for the entire first season! Allow me to phrase it that way.

S: Starscream and Soundwave are probably the closest they had to doctors.

O: You're probably right, and that is scary. I don't think I’d want Starscream operating on me, personally. Just saying.

S: Yeah, huh, so the Cons retreat, leaving Starscream behind.

O: The rockslide is going to take days to clear, apparently?

S: But why do they need to clear it? Why do they spend so much time driving in canyons? Do they like off-roading? Most of them aren't even built for off-roading. So what's the point?

O: Nobody knows. Optimus asks why Red Alert didn't warn them, to which Red Alert says, “They're all out to get him!”

S: And Optimus says that Red Alert uh, needs a complete overhaul. [sighs]

O: Well, okay, maybe don't praise it like that. He's already paranoid as hell, he doesn't need help!

S: Optimus needs to go through some sensitivity training I think.

O: Yeah, we'll just- we're just gonna have, you know, a Leadership Summit that both Optimus and Megatron need to attend for vastly different reasons. [laughs]

S: Yeah. Ah, Red knocks down Inferno and Grapple before running off into a forest.

O: Starscream watches all this and says that Megatron will regret abandoning him.

S: Starscream wants everyone to regret everything to do with him.

O: Pretty much.

S: I feel like.

O: I- I feel like, probably, many people do regret things that involve Starscream.

S: Yeah. Red escapes into a city in his alt mode, and the others give chase. And Ironhide finds what he thinks is Red Alert, speaking soothingly to him and gently picks him up.

O: Can we talk about how gosh darn cute this is? Ironhide’s a good friend! [laughs]

S: He is. Ironhide and like, Perceptor can run the sensitivity training.

O: Yeah, you know I- well, okay I don't know if I think Ironhide could do it, but Perceptor definitely could. Um, admittedly, I would love to see a sensitivity training ran by Ratchet?

S: [laughs]

O: I'm not saying he'd be particularly good at it, but I am saying the lectures would be amazing.

S: Yeah, in context this is by a place that is on fire, so a fire chief runs up and says, “Hey! That's mine! Put it back where you found it.”

O: [laughs] So, Ironhide puts it down and apologizes, saying it looked like a ‘friend of mine’.

S: And in the context of this... part of the reason this is funny, at least to me, is that Red Alert is a Lamborghini.

O: Fire Lamborghini!

S: Yep.

O: [laughs]

S: Ironhide had followed the fire Lamborghini to where this fire was happening. [sighs]

O: Yep, and then uh, and- you know, where Red Alert actually is, he is lured into a garage by Starscream who puts his hand on the shoulder.

S: Ohhh, bad touch.

O: Optimus then makes an executive decision to leave Red be and get the Negavator back to a more defensible location, or back to the bunker they were just at.

S: They got to save some money, gotta reuse, um, prior locations.

O: True.

S: Or maybe prior backgrounds? I don't know. [sighs] Grapple says, “But Red’s circuits are going to explode if we don't help him soon!” Grapple-

O: Well, that’s news to the rest of us!

S: Yeah. Grapple has uh, has his priorities straight, I guess.

O: [laughs]

S: I don't know. The fact that this is how they choose to convey this information to the viewer, I mean, that is kind of weird.

O: It really is, it really comes out of nowhere! But Optimus says their energy level’s too low to withstand another Decepticon attack.

S: Oh, they got to get back and share those beds.

O: Which are presumably portable, that they've set up in the bunker?

S: Maybe? Oh fu- or god- or they brought a bunch of quick charge packs or something that they charged up using the beds.

O: I’m just thinking, like, you know, um, like a camp- like the Cybertronian equivalent to a camping cot.

S: Well, I was thinking it's like a nap in like, a box or something.

O: [laughs] Like a na- a nap in a bottle?

S: Yeah, I don't know. Ah.. and then meanwhile Starscream is gaslighting poor Red Alert into letting him get to the Negavator.

O: You know, with the good side of buttering him up, and Red is so out of it he ultimately agrees to this.

S: The Autobots put the Negavator in a really stupidly designed bunker with incredibly convenient air holes.

O: All the more for Red Alerts to get in!

S: Ravage spies on Red and Starscream entering the base, while Megatron also watches or watches through Ravage’s...

O: I think so.

S: Screen relay?

O: Which is weird, he’s not usually the one doing that. Ramjet and Thrust though, are apparently very ready to weld their own air commander to a wall. Volunteering to catch up with Starscream. But Megatron has an even better plan, why do work when other people can do it for you?

S: Well, I mean, conservation of resources.

O: True. True.

S: Back with the Autobots, Smokescreen and Wheeljack are going to try and find Red Alert.

O: Golly! I hope we can find our friend before he explodes.

S: Well, I mean, they've got the ‘master of explosions’ on task so… Hopefully he can find them or-

O: [laughs] Again! We're putting Wheeljack in charge of stopping explosions! This does not seem like the best use of your uh, your ‘accidental explosion expert’.

S: Maybe he's just good at finding them before they happen? So...

O: [laughs] He’s attracted to explosions, that's why they're using him.

S: [laughs] Red and Starscream enter the tunnels under the bunker, trying to avoid some horrible eldritch abomination of a machine. And honestly, it really is.

O: Starscream screeches, “I don't want to die!” before brute forcing his way through a gate. And they reach the Negavator.

S: Starscream sounds oddly breathless about this.

O: Look, Megatron is happy about well-built shit, Starscream as a science nerd. That's just the truth, man.

S: True. Red Alert hops into the machine and shoots the gate, making it disappear and allowing him and Starscream to get the Negavator out.

O: Megatron shows up. Him and Starscream bicker, you know, normal. Good thing Starscream does some real smooth-talking, cuz Megatron sounds kinda jealous here, not gonna lie.

S: Mm-hmm, but Red's not super happy about relinquishing his newfound power. And, I mean, he's gotten a taste of that power so he's- who would want to let it go without a fight? Not that, that paranoia he's dealing with us helping him right now, at all.

O: Right. Red and Starscream struggle, but Red Alert is miraculously healed when he's hit with a shot from Starscream's Null Ray.

S: Or at least forcibly dragged into sanity. Or back-

O: For a limited time.

S: -back into his right mind, yeah. He gets into the Negavator and uses it against the Decepticons turning the tide of the fight into the Autobots’ favor... and I don't think we mentioned that the Autobots finding it out about them getting in there at all?

O: [laughs] They do, and they all just they just sort of shout at Red to stop, and it was just, Megatron showed up like three seconds later. It felt very pointless.

S: Yeah.

O: But Optimus and Ironhide waddle to victory.

S: [laughs] The Cons retreat, but the Negavator blows up anyway and somehow this leads to a lot of smoke. So why are the Autobots coughing?

O: A bad habit they picked up from their squishies? ...Or at least that's what I'd say, if Megatron hadn't also been doing it earlier when he was in the middle of Smokescreen’s smoke. [laughs]

S: Yeah. Red Alert dives in... like, at this point I think most of the Autobots are like, outside and Red Alert is still inside, in the- in the bunker and Inferno dives in- or rus- rushes in to help him. Because Red's been caught in the explosion.

O: Another explosion, and the rest of the Autobots think Inferno and Red are both dead.

S: Optimus says, “I should have gone myself!” All self-flagellating- flagillating? Flagellating? I can never remember how it’s pronounced.

O: I- I just think- Optimus, do- do you need to talk to somebody?

S: Oh, they need a therapist.

O: Yeah! Er- poor Rung. Rung should have existed in G1. I think everybody would have been healthier if Rung existed in G1!

S: Oh yeah, but Red and Inferno are fine.

O: Red apologizes, Optimus tells them, “It's fine.”

S: Red says something about friendship, friendship, blah- blah- blah, and then the episode ends. And also this entire time, Inferno is cradling Red Alert in his arms in a princess carry.

O: [laughs] Definitely! They're definitely boyfriends, no one can convince me otherwise. But join us next time for episode 34, City of Steel! Learn more about six do-it-yourself projects utilizing your Optimus Prime.

S: [laughs] Yup.

O: [laughs]

S: We've got some uh, fanfic recommendations for today.

O: Yes we do!

S: Which I think you were actually just going to say too.

O: [laughs] We’ll get there, one way or another we'll get to the fanfic.

S: Okay, so, the first one up is A Most Reluctant Noah by The Starhorse. It's based on the G1 cantu- cartoon, um, rated G, it's Gen, there's no pairings. Characters are the G1 Autobots. There may be some Decepticons, but I think it's just the Autobots. This is one that I-

O: I’m pretty sure it’s just Autobots.

S: Yeah, I haven't read it in a while, but it's one that I do remember enjoying. So, in summary, “First it rained...and then it rained more...and then it just kept on raining…” And so, the theme for both of these is, Red Alert, basically being a pretty…

O: Central character?

S: Yes, thank you. And this is a complete one shot, it was actually written, er- The Starhorse wrote it for someone? Eh.. I think because of a contest? I don't actually remember what the contest was, it's mentioned- I believe, in the- the notes.

O: Probably.

S: Yeah. Uh, the second one is Overkill by Ultionic. It's G1 cartoon, rated G, it's Gen, no pairings, and the characters are Optimus Prime and Red Alert. And in summary, “Optimus thinks that Red Alert’s new security system for the Autobot base may be a little, um, over the top.”

O: [laughs]

S: And again, Red Alert themed. This is a one-shot drabble and it's complete. And it was pretty short but also pretty fun.

O: Fun at any length is always a good thing.

[Note: Our apologies, the author has removed Overkill since we recorded this episode, so it’s no longer available.]

S: And I think you have fanart recommendations for today?

O: Yes, I do. So our um, recommendation for today is KKing. Um, they have a Tumblr, a Pixiv and a Twitter, and they primarily were doing Beast Wars and Animated, but there's quite a lot of different art. Um, they have a lot of humorous comics, or kind of sketchy drawings and for today we have um, Megatron and Dinobot having a discussion that's kind of serious. (Ah, Beast Wars Megatron.) But I really like it, uh, and then HONOR uh, Dinobot-

S: [laughs]

O: -which is a delight. And then um, a Mega- a very Megatron Christmas. It- it is also a delight it's literally one of my favorite pieces of fan- fan art ever um, because I love Beast Wars and it's just a bunch of the Predacons and it's completely, wonderfully, absurd.

S: The number of hats that Megatron is wearing or-

O: Yes, yes! Well, no, I don't think he's wearing a hat I think he might have a bag?

S: His dinosaur head is wearing- oh, I thought that was a hat that his dinosaur head was wearing.

O: Oh no, no, no, I meant on his back but yes, the dinosaur head is wearing a hat as is his ducky.

S: Yeah, actually the ducky and the dinosaur head are what I was thinking of.

O: [laughs] Yes, for those of you haven't seen Beast Wars, Beast Wars Megatron has a ducky, that I shit you not, shows up in at least multiple scenes. Um-

S: He’s also got-

O: In his jacuzzi of evil. [laughs]

S: Yes, I was gonna say he's got a jacuzzi.

O: [laughs] Jacuzzi of evil! I mean, look, if you're gonna hold council with your bastards you might as well be comfortable doing it, right? [laughs]

S: Yeah, for some reason I've just had the sudden... I don't know [sighs] mental assertion that someone in that show basically had rollerskates

O: Uh, you're not wrong, because Megatron's second frame absolutely is a- is a rollerskating t-rex. I shit you not, there's an entire scene where he's rollerscoot- rollerskating slowly around someone in a vaguely menacing fashion. It's amazing.

S: It’s-

O: You all wonder why I love Beast Wars so much. This is why I love Beast Wars so much. I get good writing, and I get completely stupid shit like this! [laughs]

S: It's been a while since I watched it but, that's probably what came to my mind.

O: [laughs] I’m just saying, Beast Wars Megatron is a delight. “Yesss~”

S: Okay, and that just about wraps it up for us today. Remember to check us out on Tumblr or Pillowfort as Afterspark-Podcast for any additional information, show notes, or links we may have mentioned. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter at AftersparkPod (all one word), and various other locations by searching for Afterspark Podcast such as AO3, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Youtube, just to name a few. And feel free to send us questions on Tumblr or Youtube. Till next time, I'm Specs.

O: And I’m Owls.

S: Toodles.

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Oct 11 Blurr’s Horror Stream - Friday the 13th

Once again, Bonecrusher showed up. He talked about cannibalism with Blurr, grumbled about how the boss hasn’t been helping the Constructicons move closer to the freedom he promised them, and showed off his new avatar upgrades to Buzzsaw.

Missed the first few lines, nothing of substance had started yet.

boomtank: ((??? B l u r r: [[ okay, so a candy bar is like those things they have at parties that have all kinds of candies on the table and you can make your own combos ]] B l u r r: [ usually got wait. ]] Bonecrusher: ((... sssso just a bunch of candy you can grab?)) B l u r r: [[ like this ]] boomtank: ((oh that is awesome B l u r r: [[ a ton of candy you can make your own combos with . Oh and probably like a chocolate fountain somewhere. But, idk. Chocolate for bots. Oil. Energon. whatever ]] Bonecrusher: ((ooooh)) B l u r r: [[ yes! So, if y'all are interested in some snacks ]] Bevel: ((awesomeness B l u r r: / anyway. He's here. Yanks drape off of the candy table / B l u r r: / Asmall portion is for cannibals. That is over yonder on the side, with a label that says 'Candy Cannibar' / ItsyBitsySpyers: *Ravage immediately heads for that side of the bar while Soundwave shakes his helm and sits down. He'd like to make something himself, but not in front of everyone. One of the twins can-- Starscream changed their nickname to Starscream. Bevel: *will avoid that part of the table later* ItsyBitsySpyers: do it and save it for him for later. Right now, he's going to nonchalantly park himself by Bonecrusher.* B l u r r: / going to reach out and pat Ravage politely. / ItsyBitsySpyers: *And turn his helm to look at him with a greeting glyph on his visor.* B l u r r: / loading up a small tray for himself. / ItsyBitsySpyers: *Ravage bumps Bevel's leg as he trots by and headbutts right up against the hand. Good.* boomtank: ((seriously tempted to switch muses Bonecrusher: *Bonecrusher has just gotten around to surveying the room. Oh hey there's food over— Oh hey it's Soundwave. Haha. Ha. hh.* Bonecrusher: ............... Sup. B l u r r: Want me to make you a tray? / to ravage / Bevel: *Bevel is sporting the same frame as Soundwave's movie night. Hi Ravage, have a small skritch if you're up for it* ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave bobs his helm in response and turns back to face the movie, squashing the urge to laugh with a vengeance. In the meantime, Ravage wriggles at the skritch as he passes by--* ItsyBitsySpyers: *And blinks at Blurr.* ItsyBitsySpyers: =...Yes. I will sit.= Bonecrusher: *The second Soundwave looks away from him, he heads the other way. Takes the long way around to the snack table.* B l u r r: / nods and grabs another tray. Starts loading things up/ Bonecrusher: ... Hey, what's this "Cannibar" slag about? *points at the sign.* This for real or you bein' cute? Bevel: *Bevel has been given a gift. She will accept it with only a small squeak of pleasure* B l u r r: ... /glaances at / Ah. You again. /licks denta / Oh no, it's very real. B l u r r: I wouldn't joke about that. Bonecrusher: *Optics light up.* Fraggin' FINALLY. *He grabs a handful from the bar.* Ain't nobody got good taste. B l u r r: Well. I do. B l u r r: Over here is the fear flavor. That's my favorite. Then there's some anger in there. Some condensed whining. / props claw on hip/ Not a bad flavor choice this haul. ItsyBitsySpyers: =Paranoia?= B l u r r: Oooh, that's sprinkled in everywhere! Bonecrusher: Oooh. *Drops the load he'd scooped up and grabs a handful of fear instead.* Bonecrusher: *Snaps back Nova Prime's battlemask and shoves the whole handful in his mouth.* ItsyBitsySpyers: =Hm.= Small nod. Those mixtures should be close enough to the hunt, then. B l u r r: ... Well. At least we know you have an appetite. B l u r r: / walks over to Ravage and sets down the tray for him/ Bonecrusher: *Chews for a moment. Stops chewing. Frowns.* Bevel: *she'll make her way over to the bar and carefully consider the non-cannibal options* Do you make everything yourself, Blurr? Bonecrusher: *Sadly spits it back into his hand.* Forgot I'm a hologram. B l u r r: Yes, I do. /to Bevel/ I make everything myself. B l u r r: / looks to bonecrusher / Pity. Shall I send you some in person? ItsyBitsySpyers: [[No. They do not receive presents from outside.]] Bonecrusher: Yeah! You know where we— Awww! *gives Soundwave the Most Upset look.* B l u r r: What a pity... and here I've found another mech who enjoys my type of appetite. ItsyBitsySpyers: =Ravage looks exceedingly smug as he paws through the contents of his tray.* ItsyBitsySpyers: =More for me.= Bonecrusher: *Gives the wad of half-chewed candy in his hand one last mournful look.* B l u r r: / smirks a little/ I'm sure I could find a way to get them to you. Bonecrusher: *Then sticks it back in the bowl.* ItsyBitsySpyers: =...Disgusting.= B l u r r: Well, better not to waste it. Bonecrusher: Yeah Ravage. Mor fer you, right? ItsyBitsySpyers: =...MORE disgusting.= Gonna just hunch protectively over his tray so nobody can put pre-chewed food in it. B l u r r: / grabs a piece of fear and chews on it, avoiding what's been chewed/ Oberyn will eat it. B l u r r: [[ yall ready?? ]] ItsyBitsySpyers: ((yep)) boomtank: ((more or less Bonecrusher: *Laughs of obnoxiously and heads for... a couch that ISN'T occupied by Soundwave.* Bonecrusher: ((yep!)) B l u r r: / you can sit with me, sad food buddy / Bonecrusher: ((... "Laughs of Obnoxiously.")) boomtank: ((trying to pick a muse ItsyBitsySpyers: ((all of them)) B l u r r: [[ ... oh. ]] B l u r r: [ uh ill start the movie , but i might have be sparse. ]] B l u r r: [[ for a second ]] Bonecrusher: ((fuse all of your muses into a single muse.)) B l u r r: [[ my poor friend. 8( their parents house is gone. ]] ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave stretches across his whole couch and weaves his feelers over himself as a sort of tarp. Ah.* Bonecrusher: ((oh no. :( the fires?)) ItsyBitsySpyers: ((OH NO)) B l u r r: [[ yeah. ]] boomtank: ((do we really want a small Leaguer in here? B l u r r: [[ they said all that's left is the fountain in the front. ]] boomtank: ((and holy ***, is she okay? B l u r r: [[ they're okay. ]] ItsyBitsySpyers: ((that's terrible, i'm sorry for them...)) B l u r r: [[ they evacuated in time. ]] Bonecrusher: ((... hey. hey. if you ever DO wanna start bringing magnum, prowl would be happy to provide him with covert space bridges.)) Bonecrusher: ((come hang out with the giant aliens)) boomtank: ((it is tempting B l u r r: [[ do whatever you want. I've seen the whole series, even if blurr hasnt lmao ]] Bonecrusher: ((he'll be like "rumble come here and meet an Actual Baseball Celebrity From Earth)) B l u r r: / anyway. Settles on a couch with his snacks. He has some space for anybody that wants to join / B l u r r: [[ okay imma start ]] Bonecrusher: *You know what? He IS gonna sit next to Blurr. Maybe the host can protect him from Soundwave's evil ways.* boomtank: ((ah, why not, Blurr, that okay? Bevel: *will settle on the floor by Soundwave and company* B l u r r: [[ yeah ?? You're free to bring whoever you want to, yknow. ]] B l u r r: / glances over at bonecrusher and wiggles claws at / Bonecrusher: ((if u want it to be through prowl it can't be this stream but like, i mean, that's no reason you can't bring him anyway)) Bonecrusher: Sup. B l u r r: [[ i will leave captions for you ]] B l u r r: [[ if you all don't mind ]] boomtank: ((multiverse *** B l u r r: ... You know, I don't think I ever got your name. Bevel: ((i need them myself so yay captions Bonecrusher: *... glances at Soundwave to see if he's watching him.* ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave is looking at Bonecrusher, yes. Mostly because he can see the screen through the feelers.* Bonecrusher: 'M Bonecrusher. ItsyBitsySpyers: *He drops a hand over the side of the couch to pat Bevel. Greetings.* Bonecrusher: *... slouches down to hide behind blurr. this is hard to do as nova prime.* Bevel: *is patted?* Hi! ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Remind him to ask you something later, Bevel.]] B l u r r: / will try to appear larger to hide him ? / Fireball: ((I am gonna see how well I can do this B l u r r: I'm Blurr. Captain of the Emperor- the ship you're on. Bevel: Huh? Ok. Bevel: *tries really hard not to remind him now out of curiosity about what Soundwave wants to ask* Bonecrusher: Yeah, I know. The one with the dead boyfriend. B l u r r: / tilts helm a little / Who told you that? Bonecrusher: Boss did. Bevel: *could appear larger but sitting next to Soundwave probably negates her ability to hide anyone* B l u r r: [[ oh 80s horror ]] Bonecrusher: Well—I mean, he didn't tell us. We saw it from hardlinin' with him. B l u r r: ...Well, your boss is an idiot. ItsyBitsySpyers: [[No, he isn't.]] B l u r r: / lifts two digits / It's not one boyfriend. It's two. Bonecrusher: Nuh-uh! He's the greatest! Ain't NOBODY smarter than him. B l u r r: Technically three, but I lack the frame for one. B l u r r: / rolls optic/ Oh, sure. Bonecrusher: Damn. Whaddaya do, invite 'em home to frag and just—? *pantomimes slasher-style stabbing* B l u r r: ... Oh, no. Those aren't for the boyfriends. B l u r r: That's for when I have an itch i can't scratch. Bonecrusher: ... *Offers fistbump.* ItsyBitsySpyers: //Y'know that's what backscratchers is for. Or feelers.// B l u r r: / a fistbump for me? / Bonecrusher: *a fistbump for you!* B l u r r: / fist bumps ? though he isn't sure what for / B l u r r: it's not that kind of itch, mech. It's the kind you can't scratch normally. Bonecrusher: That's how ya do it. Frag 'em then slag 'em. B l u r r: It's that itching desire for something. B l u r r: K-Kyeheheheheh. I don't always frag them. In fact, it's rare that I do. Bonecrusher: Nice. Skip to the fun part. B l u r r: I'm more interested in the way their energon feels all over me. B l u r r: / chews another snack/ Bonecrusher: I just like chewin' 'em. B l u r r: [ my favorite line, tbfh. "Oh shut up, Ralph. " ]] B l u r r: I prefer to play with my food, honestly. Fireball: -don't mind him, he just froze between one step and another. How did he end up here again?- Bevel: *Bevel waves from her spot on the floor to the new person* Bonecrusher: Oh, yeah, heh. Chasin' 'em around the room while they scream's fun. "Help, help, don't eat me, I'll do anything ya want!" Haw! B l u r r: Ahhh. They don't always know I'm going to eat them. Sometimes, I don't. Fireball: -How are they all so hu-oh one's waving- Hello. B l u r r: Sometimes, I send them down to the keg room to become part of the Cannibar on the ship. ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave twists one of his feelers around to look at the new being.* [[Designation?]] B l u r r: If you keg fear up, it'll cool and chill perfectly. Bonecrusher: Yeah? Huh. I'll ask Mix about that. B l u r r: / twitches finials and glances at the newcomer / Hnnnh... new metal. B l u r r: ... Well, if you ever want some recipes for good energon. Bonecrusher: Yeah! Send it over. Mix loves that stuff. Fireball: Magnum Ace. I...think something went wrong with my door. B l u r r: I'll organize them and send them. Fireball: ...this is not the workshop B l u r r: You want to give me your comm so I can? B l u r r: Definitely not a workshop. Bonecrusher: Yeah, sure. *pings it over.* ItsyBitsySpyers: [[You came through a door? Where?]] B l u r r: / twitches claws and sends over a list of five energon recipes/ Bevel: Oh, that happens sometimes. Fireball: Japan. And what happens? B l u r r: ... So. /shifts a little / what do you do for fun in that confinement you're in? Don't you hate being locked up? Bevel: Universes overlapping and stuff. Bonecrusher: Yeah, it fraggin' sucks. B l u r r: Why not break out? Fireball: Universes. Plural. Like...-don't mind him as his mind catches up with the idea- Bevel: Uh-huh. Bonecrusher: *mutters* Boss says no. Bevel: Untold numbers of them. *still trying to find the one where Lord of the Rings is real, she knows it exists* Fireball: O-oh...That's unexpected...untold, huh? Bonecrusher: *mutters more darkly* Startin' to wonder why we're listenin' to him anymore. Starscream: ((sorry about that I'm having technical difficulties, I'm back Bonecrusher: ((which starscream is you)) Fireball: ((welcome back! Starscream: ((thebestdecepticonleader Bevel: That's what I was told, yeah. Bonecrusher: ((o7)) ItsyBitsySpyers: *Takes note of that there mutter.* B l u r r: ... Don't agree with your boss, hn? Fireball: That sounds daunting...um... Starscream: the music is... interesting Bonecrusher: He said if we listened to him he'd get us free again in no time. All legal-like so we wouldn't have to be on the run. Starscream: Okay, how did he do that? Starscream: Do humans have the ability to teleport? ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Not usually.]] B l u r r: ... Where's the fun in that? Starscream: Then again, neither do we but Skywarp can Fireball: ...what is your name? B l u r r: Life on the run is much more exciting. Bevel: Bevel! Bonecrusher: Instead he's fraggin' around with an fleshy bug that's gonna kill him, he's turned down an offer that would get us outta prison, he's... Fireball: Hello, Bevel. I'm Magnum Ace. Starscream: So did he pretend to drown so he could... bite her? B l u r r: Hnh... sounds lack luster. ItsyBitsySpyers: ((oh god i forgot about this. no, i'm out for a moment, i can't watch what they do)) Bonecrusher: ... He ain't doin' good. Bevel: Nice to meet you. Do you want to watch the movie with us or see if you can find your way back home? B l u r r: ... / tilts helm/ So why do you listen to him? ItsyBitsySpyers: ((okay back)) Fireball: ((wb! Bonecrusher: ... Cuz he's smarter than the rest of us. *But he doesn't sound convinced.* Fireball: The movie's not long, is it? Bevel: Um, I am not sure. Blurr? B l u r r: I don't think so. B l u r r: [[ wb! ]] B l u r r: / looks back at Bonecrusher/ Well. Let me tell you something about intelligence. Sometimes it's not as perfect as you think. Starscream: wooowooo spoopy Fireball: Okay. Then...I think I can stay a bit. We were settling down for the night anyway. Bonecrusher: His is. We've seen inside his head. We know everything about how he thinks. B l u r r: ... / tilts helm a little / You said your friend was Mixmaster? Fireball: Though I think most of the seating was not made for someone my size. Bonecrusher: Yeah. Teammate. 'Nother Constructicon. ItsyBitsySpyers: ((...oh no how small is mag)) B l u r r: / flickers optic/ With Scrapper? Scavenger? Fireball: (( 6'8 ItsyBitsySpyers: ((OH NO)) B l u r r: [[ SMOL ]] Bonecrusher: ... Scrap's dead. Fireball: ((he's /tiny/ B l u r r: Well, you can sit wherever / turns to Fireball / Honestly, no one will eat you. Today. ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave vents and sits up.* [[If you require assistance getting onto a couch, you may share his.]] B l u r r: ... Yeah? /vents/ I bet yours was better than ours Starscream: Not subtle flirting there Fireball: -well Blurr sounded a bit ominous- Fireball: -and he's glancing around for where the other comment came from, because that was not him- ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Here. In blue.]] Fireball: -curious wave- Hello? You are? Starscream: ugh Bonecrusher: *makes disgusted nova prime noises at the screen* Starscream: Why do human movies have such a fascination with kissing Bonecrusher: Heh. Bet ours was. ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Soundwave. You need not be concerned. He is not a mechannibal.]] B l u r r: / frowns/ Our Constructicons were so annoying. Fireball: A /what?/ Starscream: ew ItsyBitsySpyers: [[A cannibal. The others were joking about that.]] Fireball: -Yep. Ominous- B l u r r: Eugh... disgusting. Bonecrusher: Mm? Bonecrusher: *more disgusted noises* ItsyBitsySpyers: [[It is a joke in poor taste.]] He taps his visor. No mouth. Starscream: ew ItsyBitsySpyers: //Ugh. I shoulda listened when Frenzy said it was fulla fleshies interfacin' 'n stayed home.// ItsyBitsySpyers: //Heh, community chest. Sounds like boxy Boss.// B l u r r: Well of course they do. That's all humans every do. B l u r r: *ever Bonecrusher: ((PFFFF)) Fireball: Okay...I would appriciate some help up to a seat. Bonecrusher: ((that was a quality joke)) ItsyBitsySpyers: ((bows)) Fireball: ((nice ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave offers the flat of his arm as a sort of elevator up.* Fireball: -he's going to pull himself up onto it- Thanks. ItsyBitsySpyers: *Nod. It is not a problem.* B l u r r: Oh, finally. B l u r r: The good part. /shoves a candy in his mouth / B l u r r: Hey, mech, you're sure I can't sneak you some snacks? /glances at Bonecrusher/ I'm not one for rules. Bonecrusher: It'd be better if they got killed WHILE fraggin' instead of after. Starscream: Well then... Bonecrusher: ... Or before. Before's good. Bevel: Before. Then we would not have to watch. B l u r r: Before, after or during. It's all entertaining. Bonecrusher: Yeah. 'Xactly. Fireball: -and he's going to settle where he's been seated- ItsyBitsySpyers: //Ha!// Starscream: yeah but if he had done it during he could get two birds with one stone ItsyBitsySpyers: [[You said you come from an Earth country?]] Bonecrusher: S'not as fun as gettin' to watch 'em die one at a time. B l u r r: True. Starscream: More efficient though Fireball: Yes! I come from Japan. Silver Castle's home is there. B l u r r: ... You know. ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Who is Silver Castle?]] B l u r r: I wouldn't stand there and scream if I was about to get attacked. Bonecrusher: ((that was the lamest horror movie scream ever)) Fireball: A soccer team, part of the Iron League Bevel: ((why didn't you put your clothes back on???? ItsyBitsySpyers: //She ain't puttin' her arm-- uh, her clothes back on?// Bonecrusher: ((she high)) Fireball: Well, mainly soccer Bevel: Humans is scary movies are dumb. Bevel: ((in* Fireball: We've played other sports, like baseball and ice hockey ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave hears 'team' and 'league' and looks to Rumble. Rumble looks back and quickly explains over comm. It's an Eject kind of thing.* ItsyBitsySpyers: //Hold up, I heard baseball.// Fireball: Yes? ItsyBitsySpyers: //You any good?// Starscream: Humans are dumb in general ItsyBitsySpyers: =Agreed.= B l u r r: humans are incredibly stunted in the intelligence department. Fireball: Well, technically Silver Castle is a soccer team, but I was made for baseball Fireball: I'm their main pitcher Fireball: Though Windy is getting the hang of it. ItsyBitsySpyers: //Yeah? You allowed to throw a couple outside games 'n scrap?// Bevel: *learned new thing about baseball, it involves throwing* Fireball: You...want to see me pitch? ItsyBitsySpyers: //No, no, I - I mean, uh. Yeah, I do. Jus'. Not in here. That guy,// Points to Blurr. //He ain't gonna be happy if we break stuff.// B l u r r: Oh, you can break things... Bonecrusher: ... Oh! Hey. I had somethin' t' show... Almost forgot. B l u r r: but, I /will/ break something on you for everything you break. Bonecrusher: *peeks slyly over at Soundwave. Is he still watching Bonecrusher?* B l u r r: / will block the way as best he can / ItsyBitsySpyers: *Is now.* Fireball: .......-yeah, he's not pitching in here, thanks- Bonecrusher: *gulps. shyly waves at.* Hhhhey. Starscream: Maybe you shouldn't split up Fireball: I think I can get footage, if that'll do? ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Hello. Do you require something?]] B l u r r: / tilts helm/ You want a wall between you? /whisper / Bonecrusher: Is, uh. Did Buzzsaw come? ItsyBitsySpyers: //Yeah! Yeah, sure. My brother knows a guy, bet he'd wanna see too. Oh, uh, 'n somebody else.// ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Buzzsaw did not come. He can be here. Unless you want that wall.]] ItsyBitsySpyers: *Twitch glance to Blurr and back.* Bonecrusher: ... Don't worry 'bout it. *slllllouches back down.* Fireball: -grins at that- Good! That I can do, without the risk of damaging something. ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Are you certain...?]] Bevel: Did Buzzsaw stay home? Bonecrusher: *mumblemumble* dunworyboudit. B l u r r: ... /tilts helm. Confused, but. Will continue to sit by Bonecrusher like he's bigger / ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Buzzsaw prefers the clawed human's films. [][][]More creative.[][][] ]] Bevel: Clawed human? ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Yes, the... one with the rhyme, he believes.]] Bevel: Oh. I do not think I have seen those. I only watch horror movies here. B l u r r: Which one with the rhyme? There are many ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Something about never sleeping again.]] Bonecrusher: *dejected slouch. he was excited about showing buzzsaw.* B l u r r: Oh, that's nightmare on elm street. ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Yes, that is the one.]] Wing: ((tiny peek in)) Bonecrusher: *and he cAN'T EVEN EAT DEAD PEOPLE.* B l u r r: / poor bonecrusher / B l u r r: / he will find a way to send you snacks / B l u r r: [[ hiii ]] Fireball: -don't tell this one that it wasn't a joke- ItsyBitsySpyers: *Blurr will get those snacks right back with an angry face scrawled on a datapad.* Bonecrusher: *the OLD head of security didn't care about them smuggling things in.* ItsyBitsySpyers: *In the meantime, someone told a little birdy that someone else wanted to see him. Buzzsaw slowly drifts into the room to perch on Bonecrusher's head.* Bonecrusher: *What the—? Looks up.* Bevel: *will wave to Buzzsaw* Bonecrusher: *Looking up doesn't actually work very well when the thing you're looking for is on your head.* ItsyBitsySpyers: //Quit worryin' about the fraggin' door 'n get the windows.// ItsyBitsySpyers: *Buzzsaw waves a claw at Bevel.* B l u r r: / Blurr will get snacks to his new cannibal friend / ItsyBitsySpyers: }}Hff! Be still.{{ Bonecrusher: Oh! Hey! Ya showed up. Fireball: ... ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave looks to Fireball to see if they're handling the film all right.* Fireball: -Magnum's handling it fine, he's just at a loss on how to comment- ItsyBitsySpyers: }}I did. Did you not expect me?{{ ItsyBitsySpyers: *Chittery chuckling.* Bonecrusher: Naw, didn't think you were comin'. Bonecrusher: Hey! *sits upright.* Hey, check it out, I made upgrades. ItsyBitsySpyers: }}I wasn't.{{ Buzzsaw waves a feeler. }}Have you something for me? I detest these wastes of film.{{ Bonecrusher: *flexes arm.* Look at this. ItsyBitsySpyers: *Buzzsaw floats up again and over to the arm, optic band brightening. What should he be seeing?* Bonecrusher: *Reflecting in the armor over his bicep like a ghost is Senator Ratbat's smug smile.* ItsyBitsySpyers: *BRIGHT* }}Disgusting. Oily as the vorn Primus mistakenly forged him. Beautiful. How? I must know!{{ Bonecrusher: Gets better. I got Proteus on my aft. ItsyBitsySpyers: }}Proteus, Proteus...{{ ItsyBitsySpyers: *Nope. No bells.{{ Bonecrusher: Proteus's Promise? Guy who said if a buncha Decepticons registered as a political party we'd get get a senate seat or somethin' but used the list to hunt 'em down instead. Fireball: . . . Bonecrusher: M'gonna render him makin' out with Sentinel. Cuz they'd hate that. ItsyBitsySpyers: *Hisses.* }}A well-deserved resting place.{{ ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave huffs softly. All things considered, he can't say he disapproves.* Bonecrusher: Anyway. This. *Points at his bicep.* Takes a lotta memory. First ya gotta render models of the senators. I only made four of 'em and I only did busts. Bevel: *can't argue with Bonecrusher either, that bot sounds like a big jerk* ItsyBitsySpyers: //Aw, c'mon! The endin' was good without 'im.// Bevel: Is this gonna have a bad ending like the other ones? ItsyBitsySpyers: }}Yes? Yes? And then? Reflection versus paint, how?{{ ItsyBitsySpyers: [[The other what, Bevel?]] Bonecrusher: Then you gotta set 'em so they're locked near the places you want them to be reflectin'. I got Ratbat floatin' like, here. *points about six inches over his bicep* Bevel: The other scary movies? Where they defeat the big bad but not really. Bonecrusher: And THEN, you set them so they're invisible and ain't solid. ItsyBitsySpyers: //Probably, cause they made bunches more.// Bevel: Boo. Fireball: -now he gets to worry about how he's getting home- B l u r r: I like when the "big bad" makes it. Bonecrusher: But you tell your armor—there's a subroutine in the reflection program that tells it how to reflect other solid matter, since it don't work like the reflection program that reflects real things. B l u r r: It means the heroes have less of a chance. ItsyBitsySpyers: *Voice those concerns, Fireball. You'll get an answer.* Bevel: *kicks the floor with one her heels in protest of this injustice* Bonecrusher: So you just tell it to treat the invisible slag like it's visible. ItsyBitsySpyers: }}And you discovered this alone?{{ Bonecrusher: Naw. Figured out how to get it work in my sleep. Dunno which one of us did it. B l u r r: ... You'd rather the humans fruitlessly mess around and get people killed? Fireball: -give him a moment. everything, including the company, is daunting- B l u r r: / scratches helm/ Though, I'm more a fan of the monster side of things. Bonecrusher: Bet it was boss, he thinks of clever slag like that. ItsyBitsySpyers: }}I imagine. Still! Execution is as vital as planning.{{ Fireball: -eventually taps on Soundwave's arm- Bonecrusher: Frag yeah. And if you stick a hand through where the invisible holograms are it feels all staticky. Like a data ghost. B l u r r: / glances at this smol. / B l u r r: / would totally harvest it, if he could. But, it's maybe a shotglass worth of energon? / ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Hm?]] Looks down at the smol. [[Yes?]] ItsyBitsySpyers: }}Will it reflect?{{ Bevel: *is gonna leave to sulk about bad movie endings because the mun needs to be up early for work* Fireball: -still weird having another voice up in there- How...exactly do I get home? ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave bobs a feeler at Bevel.* Fireball: -waves after Bevel- Goodbye! Bonecrusher: What, the hand? Uh... Bonecrusher: *sticks his other hand through where he hid Ratbat's bust, squints at his bicep armor.* ... Yup. ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Do you possess coordinates to your home? Addresses, star charts, time descriptions...]] Bonecrusher: *... Wiggles a finger out of Ratbat's nose.* ItsyBitsySpyers: *Buzzsaw squawk-laughs.* B l u r r: / vents and grabs another snack to chew / ItsyBitsySpyers: *Ravage paws at Blurr's foot as he passes* Fireball: -Sondwave. Please don't move. Magnum is currently attempting to use you as a buffer between himself and Blurr- B l u r r: /glances at Ravage/ Yes? ItsyBitsySpyers: =Recurring monsters are good. It is a long hunt.= B l u r r: ... /smirks/ You think so? ItsyBitsySpyers: =Mm.= ItsyBitsySpyers: *Soundwave will be perfectly still.* B l u r r: I rather adore monsters, to be honest. Fireball: I have a star chart. I don't know how accurate, but it got me back to my Earth once. B l u r r: / flexes claws/ I aspire to be like the greatest Fireball: -Thank you- ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Give him that and where you intend to return. He will do what he can.]] ItsyBitsySpyers: =Who?= B l u r r: / still staring at Fireball like he's food. / B l u r r: / smiking/ Hnn? Oh, you know. Just the greatest monsters. Fireball: -Blurr, you're unsettling him- B l u r r: / grINS / ItsyBitsySpyers: [[Desist.]] ItsyBitsySpyers: *Shields Fireball with an arm.* Fireball: -phew. Thank you Soundwave- B l u r r: / snickering / B l u r r: /flexes claws / Fireball: -and he's pinging over a starchart, mostly centered around Earth, which is the one he's pointed out as where he needs to go- ItsyBitsySpyers: *The mun is tired and needs to drop out of the chat, but Soundwave is still here, so - assume he spends a few minutes examining it with Chimera's help before handing -- ItsyBitsySpyers: over his contact data (just in case) and attempting a bridge.* Fireball: -Well, it was unexpected, the contact data, but he's hoping the bridge works- Fireball: ((and g'night to the mun)) Bonecrusher: ((assume bonecrusher goes home too. probably before soundwave, since soundwave Lurks.)) B l u r r: [[ i have to open so i gotta go ]] Bonecrusher: ((gnight~)) Bonecrusher: ((GO SLEP)) Fireball: ((and whoever's left, because I am out as well)) B l u r r: [[ ni ni! ]] B l u r r: [[ thanks for coming ]] Fireball: ((thanks for the movie!

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Me Hello there, night human! thenightetc Hello! opatoes Woojit! Me And Smokescreen! opatoes Woojit!! thenightetc Oh dear @ the video, not at Smokescreen coming in opatoes I mean if you said it @ me I would be like "understandable" thenightetc 😔 That would just be mean and rude, though opatoes True! But I can be a servoful sometimes! thenightetc So can everyone, really Who's behind door #3! opatoes True! You just gotta have friends with big servos that can handle you opatoes ME thenightetc PFFF Me Everyone loves the friend with big servos.

thenightetc "She could be here with a tv crew, maybe some cops, I don't know" Starscreamapillar Greetings. What madness is this? Me Greetings, Starscream. opatoes Stars cream! Me Just enjoying some pre-viewing Schadenfreude. ThebesAce hallo! Me Hello, Thebes human! ThebesAce I hear there will be the Gremlins Me There will indeed! Starscreamapillar Is this bald man one of the gremlins? Me No, he's much more irritating. thenightetc "no, see, I was just worried that someone ELSE might be a pedophile" Me He planned to fend them off with his nudity. Starscreamapillar Intent to commit risk of injury. That is not that coherent of a crime. Me It's very vague. Me Rumble and Frenzy. thenightetc That thing where you can't hear someone until they're onscreen opatoes

Phhfhff- and that's Soundwave? Me Absolutely. thenightetc Is it just me, or is the sound really desynched? It was on the last one, too! Me That's odd! Starscreamapillar They sync is fine for me. thenightetc Hmmm... I'll be riiiight back, going to reload the page My god opatoes That's just how everyone goes up stairs Me One more before the movie. opatoes nice Oh! The video where they catch houses? Me That it is! thenightetc ...What opatoes What's a man cave thenightetc Half? Starscreamapillar That is a man cave. opatoes Ohhhh thenightetc That was a ride from start to finish. Me Wasn't it just? And on to Gremlins! Starscreamapillar The salad, to the sauce packet that was those shorts. thenightetc I love how rabbit makes you browse with ads, like some kind of animal. opatoes Daffyscream Starscreamapillar . . . ThebesAce this does accurately portray the nonsense of this movie opatoes I bet there's 2 gremlins in this film! Starscreamapillar At least. Me One and two. opatoes Maybe even three if we're lucky Me No more, though. That would just be nonsensical. opatoes Exactly! thenightetc I haven't actually seen this one Starscreamapillar Neither have I. thenightetc Oh my god Starscreamapillar I hope it also contains an unexplained elephant, like Smokey and the Bandit 2 did. thenightetc So is this pre-recorded, or Me Every movie should contain at least one unexpected elephant. Starscreamapillar It already has met the quota for uncomfortably close shots. thenightetc That is one hell of a logo Starscreamapillar Did he take that monster back, just to lock it in that very small cage forever? thenightetc They definitely want us in no doubt about who the villain is Me Nature's gifts! thenightetc It looks like it thenightetc Oh my god, his name's "Clamp" Me Goodbye, rare and valuable objects from the Orient. thenightetc This is how demolition works, right? You don't bother taking anything out first? Me Also, doesn't sunlight kill him? ThebesAce Clearly, this will end well Starscreamapillar Only direct sunlight, I suppose. thenightetc Yeah, but not instantly, I think Starscreamapillar Or they forgot, like the Ghost Rider sequel did. Me And the Smokey and the Bandit sequel forgot about its protagonist's dignity. Starscreamapillar Well, what sequel actually keeps the dignity? Me Point, point. This one sure doesn't. thenightetc That hat Starscreamapillar No marriage until you aren't a loser, boy. Me Hah! thenightetc What the hell is that thing opatoes Employee manual? They've got instructions about being employees? thenightetc That mask thing thenightetc Her............ brooch? Starscreamapillar Is he going to shred it? I hope he shreds it. Drat. opatoes ... They can smoke in the office? thenightetc That's how you know it's an old movie Starscreamapillar This is the past, where cancer was imaginary. opatoes Like, they can't have whatever stuff they want but they can smoke? Man, Earth is weird What if I just did steam with megatron Me Best workplace ever. thenightetc Clearly. . thenightetc Clearly. Starscreamapillar Makes the Nemesis seem like a relaxed work atmosphere. opatoes Smart building? ... Is it like the nemesis thenightetc Man, the gremlins are going to fuck this thing UP, huh. Me I'm already rooting for the gremlins. opatoes I want a puppet show!! Starscreamapillar You could have a puppet show, if you want. Me And a "Grandpa Fred." opatoes That's true, isn't it? opatoes ... Think I can get Megatron to handle a puppet? I bet he could do some great growls. Me I feel like Megatron could do a lot of interesting sounds and voices if he had a mind. Call it an inkling. Starscreamapillar Indeed. opatoes I know, right? I wanna get him to try some animal noises! But I don't think he actually knows any organic animals Starscreamapillar .... My local variant growled just fine. And often. opatoes I guess mine did too, but I mean more like Lion roars and growls and slag! opatoes Not Megagrowls Me Shockwave. thenightetc That's his name now. Starscreamapillar When we were in Africa, he'd get into growling fights with the lions. But he also had a hole in his head at the time. opatoes He. He what? Starscreamapillar Elephant! Me He sounds...inspirational? opatoes Primus I wish I could've seen that thenightetc Gosh. Me Why is this lab in an office building? opatoes Office lab! ThebesAce snooty-voiced scientist. What's the odds he's getting a horrible death. Starscreamapillar It was a... interesting time. He taught the elephants to salute him.

Starscreamapillar Yes. opatoes A furby! thenightetc Huh. opatoes that guy is just shockwave opatoes ... is woojit one of the scientists with a bow tie Me Should have run the other way. And absolutely not. opatoes ... This kinda thing happens to humans too? Starscreamapillar Is this the same loser boy from the first movie? thenightetc Yeah. opatoes ... Can you really do that at an office? thenightetc Do what? Starscreamapillar Why is there no key code on the lab door? opatoes Electrorat! opatoes ratlights Starscreamapillar Why was that door not locked? This is the worst lab. thenightetc Electricity is something you can put in a syringe and inject, right? opatoes Sure! thenightetc It's, uh, full of electrons? opatoes Yeah? thenightetc Why is he doing this here, anyone could walk in opatoes ... Don't these things reproduce in water? Isn't it a bad idea to pull them out here? Starscreamapillar He is a dumb loser. opatoes he really loves his furby thenightetc There could be someone else in there RIGHT NOW ThebesAce DON'T HOLD HIM NEXT TO A SINK, JERK thenightetc Unbelievable Me Did the old man just make him a tiny black armband so he could mourn his impending death publically? thenightetc And now he's just hiding him in a drawer anyone could open at any time

opatoes ... Mr. Clown? thenightetc hahahah opatoes Hmmm thenightetc Seriously, what is that pin she has Starscreamapillar Part of a face. thenightetc Yes, but WHY. Starscreamapillar Because she is secretly a serial killer. opatoes wait what thenightetc You know, I could believe it Starscreamapillar Billy is still an irresponsible pet woner. Owner. opatoes woner Starscreamapillar I will incinerate you. opatoes Come over here and try!

thenightetc So the locker room is just.... open? Starscreamapillar I will breech my broken universe and do it, do not doubt me. opatoes ... Is he cheating on her thenightetc I think he's lying to himself about what Serial Killer wants Starscreamapillar I hope she gets the gremlin wet, out of spite for her cheating boyfriend. thenightetc And there it is

thenightetc He could just run away opatoes You tell us guy! You deserve better pay. OH NO thenightetc Ohhhh, dear ThebesAce WHAT A (TOTALLY PREVENTABLE) TRAGEDY! opatoes ... Is this what reproduction is like for organics egg thenightetc Absolutely not. And those are buds, not eggs ThebesAce only some frogs thenightetc Or... something. opatoes what is a bud but an egg More furbies! Starscreamapillar These ones are pre-evil. thenightetc So is there just a Stripe in every batch, or what opatoes Megafurby

ThebesAce Probably thenightetc I wonder if they're just, like, all evil at first, or if there's some other step that's supposed to happen opatoes ... Can't he push it off thenightetc I mean, at this point the question is more, why is this one NOT evil Me The one in the first movie didn't seem evil, the one in the school lab. thenightetc Okay, yeah Evil is probably the wrong word. thenightetc Destructive, manic, disruptive Starscreamapillar She does not recognize that it is the wrong monster. Me How does she not? She knows full well what he looks like. thenightetc I think it's just been a few years and any furby that's similar looking can pass Me I like their ridiculous log mugs. Starscreamapillar She was involved in a murderous spree of monsters. She really should remember the non-murderous one better. Starscreamapillar And that one should be blended into a slurry. A less annoying slurry. ThebesAce but then how could it delight you with its antics? thenightetc She should at least be thinking of the POSSIBILITY that it's the wrong one He didn't clean the lipstick off Starscreamapillar He is a dumb loser. thenightetc GODDAMNIT Who does that! ThebesAce WACKY SITCOM SHENANIGANS TIME thenightetc GET A FUCKING HOTEL. DON'T JUST SHOW UP EARLY. Starscreamapillar Everyone knows there are no hotels in the city. thenightetc And the camera! What the fuck is wrong with these people! opatoes What year was this made? Starscreamapillar This is a sequel. Everyone is wrong, and stupid. opatoes Uh. Me 1990. opatoes 1990? Man, so this is like ancient history, huh? Me Ages and ages ago. Starscreamapillar And yet no time at all. opatoes rip prowl thenightetc hahahah opatoes egg thenightetc Oh, great. Already. Starscreamapillar What even is this movie? Me This movie never stops and breathes. thenightetc Not egg so much as... chrysalis.

thenightetc Oh my god. That's just their ADULT form. Gizmo's perpetually a baby opatoes ... Wait, they used next month's rent for this? They're fragged, aren't they? opatoes It's new york after all thenightetc He's just stayed a baby for years. It's probably normal for them to change into gremlins within a few days or so Starscreamapillar He can only hope that he is killed by gremlins. opatoes You can zing up the appetizers with rats! ... I've seen a cooking show like this Sandra Lee is the one that just loads it up with high grade right Me That's it! thenightetc I thought like... butter was her thing. thenightetc Cheese product. Is she drunk opatoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8D4t7ojgfM this is what I mean! thenightetc God these things are ugly Me Oh, I remember! She made that cocktail, drank it, and died immediately, right? opatoes Who knows? I think she's just Astro's holoform Me That makes more sense.

opatoes uh oh thenightetc Okay thanks for the closeup there opatoes ... Shouldn't they pop up as the babies thoug thenightetc You'd think Starscreamapillar More convenient, to skip the juvenile stage. opatoes But they're just small versions of the adults thenightetc Yeah, you're right... maybe the furry form isn't just an earlier life stage "that could be rats, right" opatoes ... C. Can you do that with photocopiers Me Apparently. opatoes Woojit do you have anything that works like that Starscreamapillar You should try. opatoes I want to try! Me Follow your dreams. opatoes All my dreams? Me Yes. thenightetc Those are... clouds outside the window? opatoes Uh oh thenightetc Gah Starscreamapillar That is not how that would work. thenightetc It's really not Me This movie is a montage of how things don't work.

opatoes Maybe for you guys, it is! This is exactly how things go thenightetc Okay! Gross! opatoes p. primus Me Charming. Starscreamapillar If he was wise, he would simply say that these things attacked his town. Not that he caused this hole mess by letting a monster loose. Me "Hair!" thenightetc Yeah. opatoes He's not wise though Me Remember, dumb loser. Starscreamapillar Sadly she died. There is no chance she survived that. opatoes so is this cinemasins Me Thank you, gremlins. thenightetc So... canonically, the movie Gremlins exists in the movie Gremlins 2 Starscreamapillar That is in fact a more broken reality than mine. Good work, Gremlins. thenightetc Oh god. Is that the rabies Well, I guess not Me Here comes the best one. thenightetc OMG thenightetc "I can get you diseases" Starscreamapillar He is Shockwave. Me He really is. opatoes That's that grimlock bot from the Cyberverse universe isn't it thenightetc Well, I guess this is how genetics works for THESE guys. thenightetc How convincing. thenightetc Uh Starscreamapillar The appropriate response to a flasher. thenightetc Indeed "Beautiful... for now" Me Are they just carting their luggage around the city? thenightetc Apparently? That has water in it thenightetc Is it not going to make it bud all over the place? Me That sure is how cement works. Starscreamapillar Only pure water counts. Of course. thenightetc I guess that must be the case. I mean, that one in the soup.... Starscreamapillar Things and stuff. thenightetc Awww, he's not Shockwave anymore ThebesAce ohhh, this part Starscreamapillar When movies were on actual film reels. thenightetc Yeah. thenightetc "Sunworshipper Films" Starscreamapillar .... Me This movie's an absolute train wreck. thenightetc Was that. Was that an ad for the concession stand. thenightetc stares ThebesAce I have it on good authority Hulk Hogan would say pretty much anything on camera for fifty bucks thenightetc "I am a camera"? ThebesAce THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS Starscreamapillar Do not throw in face. thenightetc It suuuuure is. Oh! The theme song! Starscreamapillar And then he died. thenightetc Shocking. Starscreamapillar You stop that. Me Things *were* getting a little static. Starscreamapillar No. thenightetc Oh my god Live the dream, dude. opatoes I want dracula to be my news reporter ThebesAce Look, if you can't keep current, it's not our problem thenightetc Are they playing AC/DC? ThebesAce sounds like it! ThebesAce PRIORITIES thenightetc Oh my god. Me Where was that video when Cybertron fell? Starscreamapillar Sadly, nothing on Cybertron is VHS compatible. Me A shame. opatoes whats a vhs Me For playing video files, but it's boxy and doesn't work. opatoes So it's like a boxyverse media format? Me Exactly! thenightetc "Well, I'm not saying they're NOT real" thenightetc Air pressure? Is this building AIRTIGHT? Starscreamapillar Well, except for where the bat got out. Me A gremlin after my own spark. opatoes oh! This is like another movie I saw recently! Starscreamapillar Yes? opatoes They had an organic they weren't supposed to feed, too. Me What happened to it? thenightetc Pffff, it's a drider. Grider? It's the one that drank the magic spider potion. Me Well, Gizmo's learned he likes killing. Starscreamapillar And who doesn't? opatoes Didn't they all die thenightetc Oh yeah, definitely Me This story sounds horrifying. Starscreamapillar Less horrifying than her dead father in the chimney at Christmas story. Me I mean, the chimney story had a punchline. In that one, I think she just ends up molested. Starscreamapillar What is this movie? Me A mess. thenightetc A sequel. Starscreamapillar Convenient. thenightetc You know how the sky just does that sometimes, goes completley and totally overcast with no warning whatsoever Starscreamapillar I am aware. I live outside. thenightetc Clouds are just... super fast And stealthy Me And plot appropriate. They're all so excited about this. I want them to have it. opatoes So- they're going to reproduce them? thenightetc Hm. I thought he'd somehow had it set up to spray gasoline or something. Starscreamapillar Aaah. thenightetc Ohhh. I guess this makes as much sense as anything. Starscreamapillar That still leaves the one roaming as electric mayhem. Me I like their commitments to whatever schtick they've adopted. Poor Brain Gremlin. opatoes You gotta commit to a schtick! Me Gizmo's loving this carnage. ThebesAce "Yessss, once more I witness the deaths of all my descendants" Starscreamapillar He never liked them anyway. thenightetc Oh my god, they gave him a gun? Me Because why not? thenightetc Oh jeez opatoes uh Me Ew. opatoes this isn't part of company policy is it Starscreamapillar He owns the company. Me It was part of Nemesis policy, and yet Soundwave. Me I mean, that was the rumor. ThebesAce "Easy to wipe out with b movie monsters" Me HAH! thenightetc "he uh kinda caused all this" Me TV hating old human would have loved this, obviously.

Starscreamapillar He is dead, no one cares about what he would have wanted. thenightetc Harsh but true. Starscreamapillar Was he sexually assaulted by that gremlin? thenightetc Oh god. Apparently? thenightetc And apparently there are more who didn't get caught in the mass electrocution? Starscreamapillar I am not comfortable with this ending. opatoes ... uh thenightetc I am not either. Me We're all a little dirtier for that ending. Starscreamapillar Frank Welker... He is in many things. Me He is, isn't he? thenightetc And I guess uh Gremzeek is also still out there too. opatoes I'm always dirty even before that ending! NO MORE BUFFERING WOOJIT Me For free? How can I lose? opatoes Exactly! thenightetc Hey, is that ublock up there?

opatoes Yep! Me I wonder if it works? thenightetc So their little browser-in-browser DOES have an adblocker! Or appears to Me Handy! ThebesAce I personally pair Chrome with Nano Adblocker and Nano Defender (they have anti-adblock killers included) opatoes what if we had anti-anti-adblocker Starscreamapillar Then you get permanent ads. opatoes You get nothing but ads! ThebesAce they send someone by your house with actual signs can't block that Starscreamapillar Missiles block those well. thenightetc ......... Me Well, that's all I've got! Starscreamapillar I feel dumber for the experience. Me Mission accomplished. opatoes Woojit woojit woojit cocktail time Me Yes? opatoes please Me COCKTAIL TIME. opatoes woojit i will die for you thenightetc Oh! THIS! Me I think she's partial to vodka. thenightetc No, really? opatoes What makes you think that? Starscreamapillar She knows what she likes. thenightetc "I followed the whole recipe and it was fantastic" opatoes Well, I gotta go! Thank you for the movie, Woojit! And the cocktail! Me Thank YOU for coming! I think we'll wrap it up there for tonight. Thank you all for coming! ThebesAce good night, thanks! Starscreamapillar Thank you for hosting this madness. Until next time. Me Can't wait! Good night! thenightetc Thanks for the stream! Fun as always. : ) and goodnight!

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Feb 27 @ Soundwave’s Bar - Arsenic and Old Lace

This movie was a weird mix of completely hilarious and extremely uncomfortable. Prowl liked it, but he would have liked it a lot better with all mentions of sanitariums cut out.

NoodlesAtNight: *You all know the drill. Video wall set up, movable furniture, snacks, all that.* NoodlesAtNight: *Soundwave is already dropped into his usual spot.* FakeProwl: *claims his usual seat* NoodlesAtNight: *A greeting ping and nod* FakeProwl: *nods back* chronosmith: 9(A THEREMIN)) chronosmith: ((one of my favorite bands uses these in concert sometimes)) Getaway: ((snif yelled at me to bring getaway)) chronosmith: ((NO IT WAS A GENTLE ASK)) chronosmith: (i yelled the name "CAREY GRANT")) Getaway: ((SUCH AGGRESSION it was)) chronosmith: ((how dare u )) chronosmith: *trots on in and takes what he has come to think of as his usual seat* NoodlesAtNight: *Another nod for Whirl.* chronosmith: *bibs his helm back and... stares at the screen* chronosmith: ((b-bibs)) Getaway: ((man rabbits still not loading the movie in for me)) Getaway: ((refresh time)) Getaway: ((ah there we go)) Getaway: ((such a sweet serenade)) chronosmith: ((i'm inevitably reminded of the lobster video)) FakeProwl: ((the frickin lobster video...)) Getaway: ((...whirl did YOU bring getaway)) NoodlesAtNight: @Prowl: (txt): Question, when allowed. chronosmith: ((i had assumed... hmm. Well I had assumed not but idk how else he'd find out 8);; )) FakeProwl: *not typically a fan of tesla coil music. but if he turns down his audials' sensitivity a bit it's fine* chronosmith: ((u can be shockwave it it's easier/makes more sense!)) FakeProwl: @Soundwave «Yes?» NoodlesAtNight: [[And no, he is not subjecting you all to dancing Cybertronians this time. This is an Earth film. We will hear strange Earth music.]] chronosmith: ((we can have trash boy make his debut at CC) chronosmith: Thank GOD. chronosmith: I'll take this over watching Starscream gyrate ANY day. NoodlesAtNight: ((Getaway's a nosy boy. Maybe Laserbeak told him.)) chronosmith: ((he has a hot date with laserbeak)) Getaway: ((oh boy)) FakeProwl: ((... what if soundwave invited prowl, and getaway found out and invited himself and whirl over)) NoodlesAtNight: ((two more short vids while i finish making a snack, bout five min, then start)) chronosmith: *tilts his head, o now THIS is nice* Getaway: ((i mean getaway does like to look out for dad)) NoodlesAtNight: ((that also works)) chronosmith: ((come watch over Dad and get his hot date all in one sweoop)) FakeProwl: ((lmao you don't have to, i'm mainly being silly)) chronosmith: ((sweoop??? what is typing)) NoodlesAtNight: @Prowl: (txt): On datanet, Prowl stated close physical contact not preferred, stated public affection disliked. Many nights now, couch contact made. Lean, hand held, feeler grip, other. Soundwave did not consider, erred? Prowl has denied self comfort status? Chillsins: (( I had a frighten rabbit logged me out at some point. Almost eXPOSED. )) chronosmith: ((EGAD)) Getaway: *probably sitting in a way that takes up more than a single seat cushion. no worries, not like it'd crowded in here* Getaway: ...Wonder if there ever was anyone who turned into one of those. chronosmith: *sidelong glance at Getaway* Don't know lots of folks made of wood, myself. Chillsins: *PRetends to kick down the door upon entry, but doesn't REALLY.* FakeProwl: *oh. hey. hi. hello. look who's here. surprised glance at getaway.* chronosmith: *bobs his head at Windcill* chronosmith: ((whop brb)) NoodlesAtNight: *Slow stare at Getaway. After a moment's debate, a hesitant greeting nod.* NoodlesAtNight: [[He never met anyone who did. Greetings, Windchill.]] Chillsins: *Puts his foot down on the floor where it belongs.* FakeProwl: *he's gonna. like. slide his avatar over a few pixels. he's not that close to soundwave. nope.* Chillsins: Hi, you guys. Getaway: *handflaps at whirl* You know what I mean. Doesn't have to be wood. Just some sort of music machine. We had all sorts of impractical alt modes way back, right? Getaway: *SNEAKY LITTLE FRICKER* FakeProwl: ... Maccadam's used to have an instrument who performed sometimes. Chillsins: (( I have a mighty need for gross tea brb. )) FakeProwl: His name was... Tax? Ticks? And he turned into a... something with a keyboard. NoodlesAtNight: ((i have not seen this in years and this is an old movie so i apologize if there's anything unexpectedly horrible about it. i do know there's a running gag about a fellow who thinks he's roosevelt though.)) Chillsins: *Snorts at the screen.* FakeProwl: *baseball! Prowl is already pleased.* Chillsins: *A brawl!* FakeProwl: *not as pleased by the brawl* chronosmith: ((ye there's a bit of general insensitivity about mental illness but nothing much much worse)) chronosmith: Never met any instruments, myself. FakeProwl: *right. yes. Soundwave asked a question.* Getaway: *pleased by Prowl's confirmation* Knew there had to be -something- like that in the Taxonomy. NoodlesAtNight: *Takes note of this Tax-Ticks-Whoever instrument person* chronosmith: Okay, now THIS, this is Carey Grant. chronosmith: When we get around to having Culture Club again, you'll see him once moe. chronosmith: *moe Getaway: Which one? The one with the curly kibble? Chillsins: *Decides to creep around and find seating as close to Whirl as is possible, without actually sitting on Whirl.* chronosmith: The guy who just took his sunglasses off. chronosmith: *will scoot his chair abit, but only so he can lean back and put his feet where they belong, on Windchill* Chillsins: 'Stinks with atmosphere,' nice. Chillsins: *Accepts the feet.* Getaway: Ahuh. *ngl mostly tells organics apart by their clothes* NoodlesAtNight: [[Kind of them.]] FakeProwl: @Soundwave «With the public affection, I was referring to—publicly making out, or interfacing, or... overly sappy conversation. Unsubtle things that are hard for others to ignore.» Chillsins: Well, that's never a good sign. FakeProwl: @Soundwave «Subtler affection, I'm fine with. And, subtle physical contact.» chronosmith: *gradually becoming more horizontal* NoodlesAtNight: *Quietly relieved. Acknowledging ping.* FakeProwl: *... they want to send teddy to a what.* FakeProwl: *they'd better not.* Chillsins: *Steeples his talons.* NoodlesAtNight: *Now wants to know what's in that seat that's so interesting.* FakeProwl: ... So, he presently DOESN'T love her for her mind. chronosmith: It was a joke, I think. chronosmith: The dude's a wordsmith, you know how they are. NoodlesAtNight: [[...Over a waterfall in a barrel...?]] chronosmith: I dunno. Sounds kind of fun to me. chronosmith: I'd go over a waterfall in a barrel. FakeProwl: It wouldn't have been a joke he was comfortable with making if he wasn't comfortable with suggesting he doesn't value her mind. Chillsins: *Nods.* chronosmith: I suggest you -maybe- not read too much into it, Prowl. *dry look* Just a thought. Chillsins: *Raises hand.* NoodlesAtNight: *Hmm. A good point. He nods.* NoodlesAtNight: [[He does not see what is romantic about dashing each other to pieces on a lake filled with rocks.]] FakeProwl: *he will read as much into it as he cares to and nobody can stop him* chronosmith: Well, Soundwave, if you can't see the romance in THAT, I can't help you. chronosmith: *adopts his Teacher Voice* Yes, Windchill? Getaway: *snorts* NoodlesAtNight: *Looks at Getaway* [[You agree with Whirl?]] chronosmith: *NOT THE WORMS* NoodlesAtNight: *...What? What is it?* chronosmith: *snickers* chronosmith: This guy's faces... Chillsins: My boyfriend says I'm dumb almost every day. It's a joke we're comfortable with making because we both know it's not true. FakeProwl: *considering that he was talking about a dead body when he saw whatever-it-was...* Chillsins: *Winces at his wince.* Chillsins: Murderous old ladies, my kind of people. Getaway: Agree about what? The joke, or the barrel? chronosmith: *as the reveal becomes more and more obvious, Whirl's started to snicker* NoodlesAtNight: *Suddenly VERY amused* NoodlesAtNight: [[Both, he supposes.]] Chillsins: *Shouldn't be snickering, is anyway.* FakeProwl: *quietly leans forward, puts his elbows on his knees, and laces his hands in front of his mouth* FakeProwl: ((y'know the movie calls them "sisters" but I ain't buying it. these are sweet old murderous lesbians.)) NoodlesAtNight: *Small glance. He wonders if that's the Serious Thought pose or the Trying Not To Laugh pose.* chronosmith: ((omg)) NoodlesAtNight: ((lmao)) NoodlesAtNight: [[Ah, a pumpkin. Smokescreen would have liked that part.]] chronosmith: ((also fyi i'm imagining Getaway is sitting on a chaise that did not exist until he needed to lounge on it)) Getaway: ((you know it)) Getaway: ((the laziest drape)) Chillsins: (( Good. )) Chillsins: THE WHAT chronosmith: *constant snickering* Chillsins: (( His voice. )) FakeProwl: *"that's what we did with the others." and now Prowl's shoulders are trembling.* chronosmith: This guy's a joy to watch. NoodlesAtNight: *Is, by now, wobbling slightly. If he were a vocal mech, he'd be laughing so hard.* NoodlesAtNight: [[He really is.]] Chillsins: I suppose I have to respect a death toll like that. Chillsins: *His eyebrows are escaping into the upper atmosphere.* NoodlesAtNight: *Watches them go* chronosmith: *They Ascend* Chillsins: *They're gone.* Getaway: Prowl's right about the 'joke'. Mostly. He might not mean anything, and the other human might not mind, but humor's still the best way to learn what folks think is or isn't out of the ordinary. Getaway: ...As for the barrel, I might get in one, but you sure wouldn't catch me hitting the bottom. chronosmith: I don't think even YOU can escape GRAVITY. Getaway: *heh* chronosmith: Unless you've secretly been a triple-changer all along. NoodlesAtNight: [[...Do you suppose they've kept the meter running?]] Chillsins: Sometimes the joke is what's out of the ordinary, in my experience_ Getaway: The secret is to get -out- of the barrel before gravity becomes a problem. Chillsins: *interrupts himself to point* Chillsins: CAT. Chillsins: *Cat is gone, escaped just like his eyebrows.* Chillsins: *Frowns.* NoodlesAtNight: [[The poor Elaine human.]] chronosmith: ((our new dryer sings a song when it's done omfg)) FakeProwl: ... He could have told her it was a family emergency. Chillsins: (( LOVELY. )) chronosmith: Yeah. NoodlesAtNight: [[For twelve other humans' families, perhaps.]] FakeProwl: ((the washing machine at my family's home sings. 0u0)) FakeProwl: *SNRK* chronosmith: I mean, even I'D do a better job than THAT. FakeProwl: True. His family caused the emergency, though. Chillsins: I guess he's trying to protect her by keeping her out of it, but that tends to not work out. Chillsins: *Oh dear, he can see where this is going.* NoodlesAtNight: [[Where will they store this one, up the fireplace?]] chronosmith: *snickering again* FakeProwl: *he keeps saying sanitarium. would he stop.* Chillsins: (( I, too, have eaten berries out of a cemetery.)) Chillsins: *JUMPS AT THE SCREAM* FakeProwl: *shoulders trembling* Getaway: ((why do they want to kill people again)) NoodlesAtNight: ((they think they're on a mission of mercy for old lonely people essentially)) Chillsins: (( As an act of mercy. )) Chillsins: That's putting it lightly. chronosmith: *outright LAUGHS* FakeProwl: Don't commit him for the sins of his aunts! NoodlesAtNight: [[Most cruel.]] chronosmith: *nods* FakeProwl: *this movie is a dizzying array of whiplash. first it's hilarious murder and then it's back to trying to shove that poor man into a sanitarium* chronosmith: Can't say I'd wanna end up in a place like that. I'm surprised it hasn't HAPPEned, ACTUALLY. Getaway: They already told him he doesn't do it. Maybe he's trying to get him away from -them-. Chillsins: *Snorts.* FakeProwl: A sanitarium isn't an improvement. Chillsins: *Cackles* Chillsins: ... chronosmith: *looks to Windchill* Have you and your mech made it official, yet? Chillsins: How do you mean? Bonded? No. chronosmith: ((THERE E IS!!! PETER! LORRE!!)) Chillsins: *The Frankenstein monster just broke in? Okay* chronosmith: "Bonded"? chronosmith: Is that like a Conjunx sorta deal? Chillsins: Eh...kind of? Getaway: ...That took a dark turn. NoodlesAtNight: [[...The serial murders weren't?]] Chillsins: I have no idea whether getting married makes people act any stranger, if that's what you're asking. chronosmith: I don't think anything could make YOU stranger than you ARE. Chillsins: ...I guess we'll find out, eh? Getaway: They might've been, if the film took them seriously. *black humor without the humors just black* NoodlesAtNight: *Looks up Boris Car-Lot on the datanet* NoodlesAtNight: *Oh. Yes, Karloff. Thank you, Google. He does see a resemblance.* Getaway: ((OOC SNORT)) Chillsins: (( My god. )) NoodlesAtNight: ((is it glitching for anyone else or is my internet just a butt today)) FakeProwl: ((it's fine here)) chronosmith: ((it's running fine here!)) Chillsins: (( I haven't noticed anything! )) Getaway: ((im fine)) chronosmith: Pfft. Chillsins: *Is beyond making noises at this point.* chronosmith: Looks like everyBODY wants to get into the Brewster place. Chillsins: *bats Whirl's foot. How dare he make a pun!* chronosmith: *smug look* NoodlesAtNight: *Soft huff* FakeProwl: Pf. NoodlesAtNight: [[Of course he's been patient. He's been dead.]] Getaway: *his puns were better whirl* Getaway: *and you stared so disapprovingly at him* Chillsins: *Leans over, bringing his horrific nostrils dangerously close to Whirl's punny feet.* chronosmith: *and he'll do it again, too* chronosmith: *whirl considers himself exempt from Bad Pun Rules* Chillsins: *Sniffs loudly* chronosmith: ...*watches Windchill* Careful with the merchandise. Getaway: *of course you do. everyone who makes puns does* Chillsins: *Sniffs again, the vent covers on either side of his face retracting.* Chillsins: Smells like... *sniffs* Smells like... *SNIFFS* chronosmith: Are you about to do something weird to my foot. chronosmith: You'd better not. Chillsins: *GASPS* Chillsins: TREE STARS! chronosmith: *abruptly raises his foot, bumping it quickly but not too hashly into Windchill's forehead* Chillsins: ACK! chronosmith: Oops. Chillsins: *Clutches his head in mostly-mock agony.* chronosmith: *looks to the room in general* I've damaged my footstool. Chillsins: I just wanted to tell you that your foot smells like...a weed. Getaway: ((rita did not like that noise)) chronosmith: Well I WAS tending to my plants, earlier. But not with my FEET. Chillsins: *Sits up, rubbing his forehead.* FakeProwl: PFF-- *presses laced hands to mouth* Chillsins: Close enough, maybe. Chillsins: I didn't know you were growing a weed. chronosmith: I've got a lot of plants, right now. NoodlesAtNight: *An audible pff! Victory.* Chillsins: I'm calling the police. NoodlesAtNight: [[He's right there.]] *Motions to Prowl* chronosmith: Good news. They're right there. *nods to Prowl* chronosmith: ... NoodlesAtNight: *Amused helm bob* chronosmith: *likewise* Chillsins: ...I've changed my mind. chronosmith: Pfft. chronosmith: And--just as planned. I'm free to keep practicing my dastardly deeds, Chillsins: *Is an enabler.* chronosmith: This is a hell of a honeymoon. FakeProwl: *skeptical side glance* What am I being called for. Chillsins: *Whistles innocently.* Chillsins: *GAGS.* NoodlesAtNight: [[He has no interest in being bonded, but if he did, he would prefer a little less murder for the celebration.]] chronosmith: Depends on who's doing the murdering, I say. Chillsins: Hmm. Chillsins: Kill him. chronosmith: But, obviously, I feel likewise. Getaway: *optical ridges ascend after chill's* chronosmith: In regards to, you know, a conjunx Chillsins: *Space is not so lonely anymore.* chronosmith: *SNICKERING AGAIN* Chillsins: Wow. Chillsins: *Narrows optics.* FakeProwl: Why doesn't he tell her anything. FakeProwl: Divorce him. NoodlesAtNight: [[It seems she is.]] FakeProwl: Good. Chillsins: She deserves better. Getaway: Probably not too late to revoke the license. chronosmith: For once, I agree with Mr. Personality over there. NoodlesAtNight: *Quiet huff* Chillsins: *Covers his mouth.* Chillsins: That's...quite an aspiration to have. chronosmith: *laughing again* chronosmith: butters: ((This is Arsenic and LAce, then? NoodlesAtNight: ((ye)) butters: ((I will need to watch this from the beginning on my own time FakeProwl: *the shaking has moved down his shoulders. it's now taken over his back and arms.* NoodlesAtNight: *Secretly pleased by this. Maybe there will be an unrestrained laugh by the end of the night.* Chillsins: *SPITS* chronosmith: *hopefully not on MY FEET* NoodlesAtNight: [[Oh, they're well past sickness.]] Chillsins: *Maybe just a little?* NoodlesAtNight: *Ah, it's Rumble.* chronosmith: *shoots Windchill a dirty look* chronosmith: ((omfg)) chronosmith: ((that little nerd)) Chillsins: *Wipes his mouth unapologetically.* Getaway: ((i feel like im supposed to find this movie funnier than i actually do....)) FakeProwl: ((I'm finding it funny)) Getaway: ((whenever prowl laughs i have no idea what hes laughing at because i didnt detect a joke)) NoodlesAtNight: ((it's usually a hit or miss deal)) FakeProwl: ((it slowed down for a while after johnny showed up but it's picking back up)) chronosmith: ((most of he comedy, I find, is in Carey Grant's acting)) FakeProwl: ((well. there's also lag. it takes time after the joke for me to type a laugh.)) chronosmith: ((if a different actor were the lead I doubt I'd enjoy this half as much)) Chillsins: (( I find it funny but I also have a morbid sense of humour. )) Getaway: ((i mean its certainly very silly but perhaps im unused to the style of comedic timing... they back and forth so fast sometimes)) NoodlesAtNight: ((cary grant movies tend to jump back and forth between serious moments and frenetic silliness)) FakeProwl: ((I'm into frenetic silliness)) Getaway: ((i like morbid humor! but yeah i think its. the tone jumping around and the franticness thats losing me)) NoodlesAtNight: ((it's cool if you're not as into it! i'll run other things in the future too)) butters: ((good old fashion absurd setups and rapid delivery FakeProwl: ((two of y'all are named Guest.)) FakeProwl: ((guest #2 with the black bunny on the green grass, who are you)) butters: ((You're named Guest for me Chillsins: (( I see three guests. )) butters: ((Black bunny is Butters FakeProwl: ((WHY AM I NAMED GUEST)) chronosmith: ((Same, three guests here. Prowl, Getaway, and the new one)) NoodlesAtNight: ((rabbit has a glitch lately i think)) butters: ((dunno. your name appears when you're typing, but it's posting under 'Guest' FakeProwl: ((*re-changes it*)) butters: ((perhaps it's an account thing? FakeProwl: ((hrmph. Yeah, that's what Getaway's is doing for me.)) FakeProwl: ((but you're just Guest-Guest, butters)) chronosmith: ((Guestaway)) Chillsins: What was that conversation. NoodlesAtNight: ((LOL Guestaway)) butters: ((this work? NoodlesAtNight: ((nope)) FakeProwl: ((well. now you're Guest-Butters.)) butters: ((Welp. I am a Mystery Getaway: ((guestaway!)) NoodlesAtNight: [[Well-deserved.]] NoodlesAtNight: [[Her shutting the window.]] Getaway: *what an intro to earth this has been* NoodlesAtNight: *...Is this Getaway's first encounter with humans, so to speak?* NoodlesAtNight: *Oh dear.* chronosmith: *GOOD* Getaway: *hes barely been on cybertron let alone earth* NoodlesAtNight: *Good thing it wasn't the movie about the giant spider, then.* Getaway: *hes been briefed, of course, but yeah* chronosmith: *maybe whirl can arrange to strategically only show him things that'll give him the wrong idea...* Chillsins: *Count Chill in on evil plots* FakeProwl: ((show him cartoons with singing dogs)) NoodlesAtNight: *Must remember that stunt for future use.* Chillsins: LEt me guess, it's signed as Theodore Roosevelt. Getaway: *doesnt know who teddy roosevelt is* chronosmith: ((PFFT. this scene on stage must be a riot)) Chillsins: For crying out loud. FakeProwl: *annnd he's trembling again.* NoodlesAtNight: [[Art imitates reality.]] NoodlesAtNight: [[Or, perhaps, the other way around.]] NoodlesAtNight: *That is an impressive array of tools.* Getaway: ((oh look its shockwaves medkit)) chronosmith: If I were in that situation, I'd strangle myself to spite him, really. FakeProwl: *oh. that's a good look. rope around the neck connected to a rope around the knees and keeping his legs up. Prowl's gotta remember that one.* chronosmith: Not that squeezing my neck would do much of anything. Chillsins: I'd pee on him. chronosmith: PFF-- Chillsins: *can't, but it's the thought that counts.* NoodlesAtNight: [[You and certain Bumblebees would get along.]] Chillsins: I don't know what you mean. Chillsins: *sighs* butters: ((omg Chillsins: *GROANS IN FRUSTRATION.* Getaway: Oh, Primus... FakeProwl: Pffffeh. NoodlesAtNight: *RECORDED THAT* FakeProwl: *he's been doing so good* Chillsins: Wow. Getaway: Wow. Everyone in this film is an imbecile. Chillsins: That's quite the scene. chronosmith: *snickering* NoodlesAtNight: [[...A captive audience.]] Chillsins: *Ropes, nightstick, uniform, fascinating.* Chillsins: *SPITS AGAIN* Chillsins: *THAT PUN* Chillsins: *Rocking back and forth* chronosmith: *removes his feet and sits up* Chillsins: *He can't deal with this.* chronosmith: *once again, just continually gleefully snickering* Chillsins: *SQUEAKS* FakeProwl: *just. sustained trembling.* Getaway: ((....no?)) butters: ((Exactly Getaway: ((presidents dont interrogate spies lmao)) FakeProwl: ((presidents don't take shovels and help dig the panama canal themselves.)) butters: ((tbh let Roosevelt interrogate whoever he wants. He can bugle them Chillsins: *Seems to be calming down, for now.* Chillsins: CALLED IT chronosmith: Heh. NoodlesAtNight: [[Unnecessary. Nobody knows of the cellar bodies.]] Chillsins: *Snickers.* butters: ((oh.. oh no NoodlesAtNight: ((i've never liked this part of the ending tbh)) NoodlesAtNight: ((poor fellow)) Getaway: ((WOW)) Getaway: ((SIR)) NoodlesAtNight: ((yeahhhh)) chronosmith: ((yeah 8/ )) Chillsins: (( *INHALES* )) FakeProwl: ((8/)) butters: ((my attention diverted at the worst moment what did he say FakeProwl: (("lock up my aunts two, a couple sane folks will get lost in the shuffle")) butters: ((8/ butters: Yesterday Getaway: ((i mean theyre murderers but whaaat)) chronosmith: ((he free)) Getaway: ((i wasnt aware 'igor' was a german accent)) NoodlesAtNight: ((...........i never got the frankenstein + igor thing before omg)) Getaway: ((hahaha yeah im p sure its a giant reference)) Chillsins: WHAT? chronosmith: *streeetches* FakeProwl: *that was an incredibly mixed bag.* chronosmith: Definitely worth a watch, even if just for Carey Grant. NoodlesAtNight: *Joins the stretch. He disliked the fate of some of the humans, but the murder comedy parts were good.* FakeProwl: *hilarious, yes. but mixed with some very. very. uncomfortable content.* Getaway: *stretches* Humans are wild. Getaway: ((i like how everyone just stretches)) chronosmith: Yeah. Well, there you have it, Getaway. *gestures to the screen* Human cinema. Chillsins: I don't know what I was expecting. chronosmith: ((we all bee sittin so still...)) NoodlesAtNight: *Soundwave has long limbs in awkward configurations, sitting too long gets him all cramped up* Chillsins: *Windchill's eyebrows descend from outer space.* NoodlesAtNight: *Ah, yes. He wondered where those went.* Getaway: *will leave his to spy on the club when hes gone* NoodlesAtNight: *You take those with you, sir. No abandoned body parts.* FakeProwl: ((lol)) Getaway: *fiiiine. not like he didnt take the first 20 minutes to side-eye canvass the place anyway* chronosmith: Thanks for the film, Chatterbox. NoodlesAtNight: [[You're welcome. He will try to find something with a better ending next time.]] chronosmith: *salutes* Chillsins: You leaving? chronosmith: Yeah, gonna roll on home. NoodlesAtNight: *It's a club, Getaway. There's not a lot of Evil Decepticon Secrets to be seen.* NoodlesAtNight: [[Safe returns. Farewell.]] Chillsins: *Nods. He accepts this.* Getaway: *course not. layouts are still good. exits, you know. in case this is ever just a trap* NoodlesAtNight: *There's only one exit, and that'll be the front doors.* Chillsins: *Unless you're Kool Aid* Getaway: *oh he can make an exit if he has to* chronosmith: You too, mech. chronosmith: *nudges Windchill* Later, loser. Chillsins: Bye, sucker. Chillsins: *Is the real sucker here.* chronosmith: *he will spare Getaway a sidelong look and a subtle nod as he goes, as well* Getaway: *breezy handwave* NoodlesAtNight: *BOY don't you go blowing holes in his home* Getaway: *dont give him reason to and he probably wont* Chillsins: *What happens if THIS boy pees on the floor?* NoodlesAtNight: *He will call up Smokescreen and Wall of Shame both of you.* Chillsins: *But then Smokescreen might meet a REAL LIFE VAMPIRE* NoodlesAtNight: *That's the whole planet.* Chillsins: *...True.* Getaway: *txen needs to finish painting her nails before bedtime but getaway is definitely going to casually run social interference/fully expect prowls hologram doesnt have reason to stick around Soundwave. not that prowl couldnt pretend to leave so that getaway leaves and then just boop back lol.* NoodlesAtNight: *Getaway, would you just like a tag that says "Official Chaperone."* FakeProwl: *that's great! prowl gets to hang out with getaway AND soundwave.* Getaway: *yes he probably would* Chillsins: I'm scared. Getaway: ((aw prowl bb)) NoodlesAtNight: [[Why are you scared?]] FakeProwl: *even better if they pretend to be polite to each other convincingly enough that he can't pick up the underlying seething hostility at first glance* Chillsins: Puppets...are unnerving. NoodlesAtNight: *Also he only agrees with half of Prowl's assessment.* NoodlesAtNight: [[What's wrong with puppets?]] Chillsins: *A friend tried to teach him to count by making him watch Sesame Street once. It didn't work.* Chillsins: I think they're creepy. Chillsins: It's the eyes. FakeProwl: *80s rock, huh.* FakeProwl: *strongly suspects that soundwave is figuring out prowl's musical tastes.* NoodlesAtNight: *Actually, it's mostly the mun's choice, but he has noticed a few responses, so why not?* NoodlesAtNight: [[Strange. Usually it's the lack of optics that disturb people.]] NoodlesAtNight: [[He should know.]] Chillsins: Better no eyes than dead eyes, I say. Getaway: *one of these days getaway needs an excuse to show soundy his musical taste/swing dancing* NoodlesAtNight: *On that day, Soundwave will be torn like a piece of paper before Buzzsaw's wings.* NoodlesAtNight: *To appreciate or to hate more for ruining swing dancing? A dilemma.* NoodlesAtNight: [[You would be one of the first.]] Chillsins: I always was special like that. A natural born rebel. NoodlesAtNight: *Helm bob. He rather figured, what with the Decepticon talk Whirl's always on with.* Getaway: ((i realized 'official bodyguard' is more accurate to what getawayd want a badge of, since its in everyones best interests not to let him know theres anything to chaperone) NoodlesAtNight: ((...a good point)) FakeProwl: ((fair)) Chillsins: 😮 Chillsins: *He LOVES DEPECHE MODE WTF* NoodlesAtNight: *Is now two for two, then.* FakeProwl: *"Enjoy The Silence". Snort. Appropriate.* Getaway: *wanna go for 3?~* NoodlesAtNight: *Oh, he can probably think of something fitting* Chillsins: *These music videos though.* Getaway: *pauses to look at the speaker the musics coming from* ...I should really take a look at Earth music sometime. NoodlesAtNight: @Prowl: (txt): Question: Getaway knows alliance exists? Chillsins: It's the best. Chillsins: Except for country. NoodlesAtNight: [[You should. It has its charms.]] NoodlesAtNight: *Uuuuugh being poliiiiiite* Chillsins: *Clenches fist.* FakeProwl: I can send you some. Getaway: ((THERE HE NOW HAS A CANONICAL REASON TO KNOW EARTH SONGS)) NoodlesAtNight: *Oh thank Primus he doesn't have to be the one.* Getaway: Sure, Boss. FakeProwl: I don't have a lot. But I'll transfer what I have. NoodlesAtNight: *There. One for Getaway.* Getaway: ((PFFF)) Getaway: ((HIS THEME)) Chillsins: *WHAT IS THIS* Chillsins: *Snickering* Getaway: A small starting point's better than nothing-- *quizzical look at this song choice* NoodlesAtNight: [[It reminds him of some of the old cities.]] Chillsins: *Applauds* Chillsins: *WHAT IS THAT SCARY THING* Chillsins: (( That frikkin game. )) NoodlesAtNight: ((pretend that one isn't labeled or something)) Chillsins: (( I COULDN'T GET PAST THE FIRST DEVASTATOR FIGHT WITHOUT LOWERING THE DIFFICULTY )) FakeProwl: ((i don't have it yet :,) NoodlesAtNight: ((it's a fun time if cheesy)) FakeProwl: ((cheesy times are the BEST fun times)) Chillsins: (( IT'S FUN and it gets easier as you go. I played Wheeljack as often as possible. MY BOY. )) NoodlesAtNight: ((Wheeljack was for real the best to play as.)) Chillsins: (( I almost got whooped by Shockwave too, he's a beast. )) Chillsins: (( Wheeljack + SNIPER RIFLE. )) FakeProwl: ((i'm disappointed by the limited character options tbh)) Getaway: ((my roomies got the ps subscription whatever and it was a free monthly game a while back)) Chillsins: (( i'm always a sniper ho though. )) Chillsins: (( YEAH no 'cons? only like five bots? TRAGIC. )) NoodlesAtNight: ((okiedokie i'm gonna call it a night in about 7)) Chillsins: (( o7 )) NoodlesAtNight: ((also did prowl miss his question re: getaway earlier?)) NoodlesAtNight: ((and snipers unite)) FakeProwl: ((... I skipped the @ and thought he was asking getaway LMAO)) NoodlesAtNight: ((DEAR GOD NO)) NoodlesAtNight: (([][][]If you don't know, now you know.[][][])) Getaway: ((GEE)) FakeProwl: ((uhh I don't remember if it's EXPLICITLY come up but he's made allusions to working with Soundwave before)) FakeProwl: ((if it hasn't come up in RP, it's probably come up off-screen)) Getaway: (( he knows about 'this dude is useful and we're working with him' not the """""""alliance""""""")) Chillsins: (( jfc that game. Most overpowered character: Knock Out. )) FakeProwl: ((well no Prowl wouldn't have told him about the """"""alliance"""""" but he might've told him about the "alliance")) Getaway: ((yes, just saying it depends what soundy meant)) NoodlesAtNight: ((oh, i just meant the "working together" part)) NoodlesAtNight: ((bleh i wanted the one without the player talking over it. oh well. that'll be about it *stretch*)) FakeProwl: @Soundwave «He knows we are working together. He doesn't know we're... sssocializing significantly.» FakeProwl: ((THERE. BELATEDLY.)) NoodlesAtNight: @Prowl: (txt): Understood. Soundwave will keep secret. Chillsins: *Stretches. Time to go home.* NoodlesAtNight: *Stands up and turns to face them all.* [[He appreciates the company, but he will have work soon.]] Chillsins: *Lifts leg* Chillsins: *Work it bby* NoodlesAtNight: *Amused* FakeProwl: ((as long as he's not preparing to pee)) Chillsins: (( There are worse things he could be doing. )) Chillsins: *Lowers his leg and slides out of the seat.* NoodlesAtNight: @Prowl: (txt): However, new Fullstasis game welcome when Prowl moments: free. Impending assignment: dull. NoodlesAtNight: [[He will consider hosting something else soon. Until then.]] NoodlesAtNight: *Busies himself cleaning* Chillsins: *Ambles for the exit before he tricks himself into cleaning whether it's appreciated or not.* FakeProwl: @Soundwave «I don't have much to do until work; I'm waiting for reports to come in. I'll ping you my moves. You can have the first one.» Chillsins: I'll see you guys LATER. Getaway: All right then. *hops up with a little 'hup'* ...Thhaaanks. *doesnt have a lot of spark behind that-- not like he was actually on soundys invite list anyway* Chillsins: *Is never on the invite list, don't feel bad, just crash the party!* NoodlesAtNight: [[...Yes. You're welcome.]] *Even less spark behind his, since his is more withered.* Chillsins: *Windchill, and his wayward eyebrows, vanish into the night.* NoodlesAtNight: *Visible nod to Windchill and an acknowledging ping to Prowl. He will start with... that one, then. There you go.* FakeProwl: I hope to see you at more movie nights. *the only sincere one* NoodlesAtNight: *PROWL, WHY. HE THOUGHT YOU LIKED HIM* FakeProwl: *shhh, #3. he's talking to #2.* Chillsins: (( Windchill has no idea who Getaway even is WHOOPS. Maybe one day. BUT NOT TODAY. )) NoodlesAtNight: *Faaaaaair* NoodlesAtNight: ((One day!)) FakeProwl: ((... yknow i don't think prowl knows who windchill is, besides the person whirl does his furniture kink stuff with)) Chillsins: ((.......)) Chillsins: (( Well he's not WRONG. )) FakeProwl: ((they've been at so many movie nights together......)) Chillsins: (( Windchill is That Guy with the furniture kink and Awful Opinions. )) Chillsins: (( That's all we know... )) Getaway: Whirl's invited me to that club you guys started, so yeah. Probably! *small eye-smile* ...Say-- I know you're busy, but what're the chances of, like... you beaming up to say hi a little more often? Maybe when the rec room's not in use? NoodlesAtNight: ((And an obsession with butts and an egg, Soundwave says. Also a Decepticon who doesn't repair himself like he ought.)) NoodlesAtNight: ((And an interesting sense of humor)) Chillsins: (( Hey WHOA now. He's also obsessed with boobs. )) FakeProwl: *dryly* I don't think the captain would appreciate that. FakeProwl: I'll find some arrangement. Getaway: *little eyeroll* Not even in holoform, huh? Am I gonna have to install something in my room? FakeProwl: I think the captain would appreciate that even less than letting me into authorized visitor rooms. NoodlesAtNight: *...Silently wonders if he could patch in and peek around Getaway's room if Getaway did that.* NoodlesAtNight: *Puts the thought aside and keeps moving chairs back where they go* FakeProwl: But there are other possibilities. Digital meetings. Holomatter projectors in third party locations. Et cetera. FakeProwl: *isn't going to suggest THIS third party location. he's not gonna be that cruel to Soundwave.* Getaway: *tsks in mock disappointment-- what the captain doesnt know wont hurt him~* Figured that might be the case. NoodlesAtNight: *See? Mindful, like he said a few months ago.* FakeProwl: *what the captain doesn't know is something the captain will probably find out later and pitch a fit about, and Prowl doesn't need that kind of drama.* Chillsins: (( I'm out. 'NIGHT GUYS. Thanks for stream! )) Getaway: *fair* FakeProwl: ((NIGHT)) NoodlesAtNight: ((night! thank you for coming!!)) Chillsins: (( o7! )) Getaway: Ah, I better head back. Seeya round, Boss. *casual salute* FakeProwl: Evening. FakeProwl: *Soundwave gets a farewell ping, and Prowl's first move* NoodlesAtNight: [[Take care, Getaway.]] *Or don't. You know, he doesn't care.* FakeProwl: *and disappears* FakeProwl: *he's trusting you two not to kill each other when he's gone.* Getaway: Later, Soundwave. Say hi to Laserbeak for me~ *jaunts on off to the door and bridging area* NoodlesAtNight: *Waits until both are gone to HUFF AT THAT* NoodlesAtNight: *And finish cleaning, figure out a second move, and hop on paperwork check.*

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