#and engex etc

[decepti-thots]

headcanon: pharma isn't actually posh. he's already an excellent surgeon... but he also studied guides on speech and deportment. he learnt how to talk to posh people, how to look like one of them. (mostly for connections and palms to grease whenever his alt-mode gets called into question. he does like the invitations and the free bottles of engex, but they were always part of the bargain for his safety.)

5/10, in that I'm neutral on it because I don't see him as having a posh accent at all myself! If he were to have one, I'd definitely assume it was an affectation, for sure. But the way his dialogue is written in the comic didn't make me assume he did tbh? I assume this is a villain-archetype bit of fanon, since "villain = posh" is so common as a trope, but tbh I always assumed he just had a pretty average accent/mannerisms/etc?

[frostbittenfemme]

💥 COLLISON - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with?

🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast?

🕷️ SPIDER - what is their biggest fear? do they have any irrational / mundane fears?

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what’s different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

🎤 MICROPHONE - are they good at singing? what is their go-to karaoke song?

❇️ SPARKLE - what is their most prized possession? what do they value?

🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is their someone they want to star gaze with

💚 GREEN HEART - what things make your oc feel comforted? hugs, kisses, food?

💥 COLLISON - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with? She struggles with anxiety alot and while it may not seem it because of the front she puts up, she's actually a pretty anxious femme and it takes a hell of a lot out of her not to have that reflect in her powers going haywire. Romance and crushes is another thing she struggles to process, but that's more down to the fact she's so very inexperienced in that field. 🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast?

Pancakes with ice cream, she's a sucker for sweet things and they'll instantly make her mood improve. Or if she's had a particularly bad night it's a bottle of engex poured over ice cream. But honestly if anyone makes her breakfast she'll happily eat it and feel so grateful that someone took the time to make her something.

🕷️ SPIDER - what is their biggest fear? do they have any irrational / mundane fears?

Wild is terrified of spiders, no matter how small it is she will freak out and screech like a banshee until it's been dealt with, even if it means her freezing everything in a panic until someone comes to deal with it or she somehow kills it by pelting it with ice.

Fire always freaks her out too but that's obvious because yknow ice. Also for she's scared of when stuff pops up out of the toaster. It never fails to make her jump.

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what’s different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

Oh she's totally different to her patients and colleagues in comparison to her friends.

She's stoic, she has to be in her line of work, she can't let even the most of gruesome things get to her and she can't falter because people depend on her to save their lives. Wild doesn't get chance to feel her own feelings at work but at the same time she has to remain empathetic to her patients. She's also like this with strangers. She's still pretty stoic around her friends but she can be more fun and chaotic albeit in her own way, but even then she's still masking. To truly see Wild be herself she needs to let her guard down completely which usually means snow and ice are more prominent in her interactions due to her feeling comfortable using her outlying abilities. Only when she's truly vulnerable like that is she is completely herself.

🎤 MICROPHONE - are they good at singing? what is their go-to karaoke song?

She's pretty good, she doesn't sing often but sometimes while she's doing mundane tasks like washing up or paper work she can't help but sing along to the music playing in the background.

Her go to karaoke song will always be either November Rain by Guns N' Roses OR Mine by Halestorm. Although if you get her drunk enough she will do Let it go for karaoke, she'll even make the ice castle and everything but that will take ALOT of booze.

❇️ SPARKLE - what is their most prized possession? what do they value?

Wild doesn't have much in terms of prized possessions, something that really aided her being upped and moved during the war. Some of the most important things to her are her weapons, they're what kept her safe throughout her time in the pits of kaon and throughout the war. Her axes are actually worth a fair bit in the right market due to being a collectible to gladiator fanatics, not that Wild would willingly part with them. Her staff and her wedding ring, those are completely priceless and the only real thing she has left of Ironhide other than her own memories. They're irreplaceable. 🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is their someone they want to star gaze with

Usually Wild tends to go and watch the night sky when a thunder storm rolls in. But she'd love to go star gazing with a partner so they can just cuddle under the stars and be close while talking about literally anything.

💚 GREEN HEART - what things make your oc feel comforted? hugs, kisses, food?

Thunderstorms, she feels comfort in the static and the ferocity as the lightning strikes and the thunder roars. So much so she'll go and stand in them and let the rain run over her frame, to her its like her sire is comforting her from beyond the grave.

Hugs are another good one but she won't let just anyone hug her.

[earthstellar]

I know this is a joke post but it's also hilarious to think about

Ratchet just having a huge stockpile of Cybertronian HRT and birth control on board at all times for all applicable use cases because he does not want to end up on a ship full of people in pain and/or experiencing the Cybertronian equivalent of menopause etc.

Megatron's first 3 months on birth control gets rid of the cramps but does indeed make his chest plating larger and gives him a little fatigue while he adjusts, among other issues

Which makes everyone immediately assume he's carrying because everyone on board is fully willing to jump to conclusions, the medics can't and won't disclose his medical status, and Megatron sure as fuck isn't telling (and isn't aware of the ship rumours since he's been going straight to recharge after his shifts lately so no time to hear the gossip)

And eventually he finds out when he has to stop by Swerve's to deliver a bar restock approval datapad from Ultra Magnus

And Swerve is immediately like "you can't be in here, engex is bad for the sparkling!!!" because Swerve doesn't 100% know how carrying works so he just thinks that exposure to engex is bad, not just ingesting it lmao. (Listen, carrying is rare, he doesn't know, he just wants to do the right thing.)

Chaos erupts as Megatron realises everyone on the ship assumes he's carrying and therefore there must be speculation on who the sire is

He does an "inspection" of the bar and finds a list of crew members betting on who the sire is

Swerve immediately hits a silent alarm under the bar and thank Primus, Drift shows up with a security team juuuust in case

Megatron then gives an impromptu rant about how it's inappropriate to enquire about other bots' medical status etc.

Meanwhile everyone is sort of drunk (it's a bar, after all) so they mostly tuned out and are staring at his chest trying to figure out if there's a split spark in there or something

Ratchet and First Aid have to give a shipwide medical tutorial on all of this shit because so help him Primus, Ratchet is going to educate these fucking bots if it kills him, mostly because he will NOT be opening a carrier ward on this fucking ship if he can do anything about it lmao

But yeah, lack of appropriate education or experience with this stuff during the war combined with typical ship shenanigans = it's a good thing Megatron is too tired for this shit

[seekerflyingsolo-blog]

What are your muses aesthetics?

BOLD any which apply to your muse!

Remember to REPOST! Feel free to add to the list!

Tagged by: @eli-rochester

Tagging: @notxahero @deceptixms @the-green-wasp

[ COLORS ]

red. brown. orange. yellow. green. blue. purple. pink. black. white. teal. silver. gold. grey. lilac. metallic. matte. royal blue. strawberry red. charcoal grey. forest green. apple red. navy blue. crimson. cream. mint green. ocean blue.

[ ELEMENTS ]

fire. ice. water. air. earth. rain. snow. wind. moon. stars. sun. heat. cold. steam. frost. lightning. sunlight. moonlight. dawn. dusk. twilight. midnight. sunrise. sunset. dewdrops.

[ BODY ]

claws. long fingers. fangs. teeth. wings. tails. lips. bare feet. freckles. bruises. canine. scars. scratches. wounds. burns. spikes. feathers. webs. eyes. hands. sweat. tears. feline. chubby. curvy. short. tall. normal height. muscular. beards. piercings. tattoos.

[ WEAPONS ]

fists. sword. dagger. spear. arrow. hammer. shield. poison. guns. axes. throwing axes. whips. knives. throwing knives. pepper sprays. tasers. machine guns. slingshots. katanas. maces. staves. wands. powers. magical items. magic. rocks. mud balls. kitchenware.

[ MATERIALS ]

gold. silver. platinum. titanium. diamonds. pearls. rubies. sapphires. emeralds. amethyst. metal. iron. rust. steel. glass. wood. porcelain. paper. wool. fur. lace. leather. silk. velvet. denim. linen. cotton. charcoal. clay. stone. asphalt. brick. marble. dust. glitter. blood. dirt. mud. smoke. ash. shadow. carbonate. rubber. synthetics.

[ NATURE ]

grass. leaves. trees. bark. roses. daisies. tulips. pansies. lavender. petals. thorns. seeds. hay. sand. rocks. roots. flowers. ocean. river. lake. meadow. forest. desert. tundra. savanna. rainforest. caves. underwater. coral reef. beach. waves. space. clouds. mountains.

[ ANIMALS ]

lions. wolves. eagles. owls. falcons. hawks. swans. snakes. turtles. ducks. bugs. spiders. birds. whales. dolphins. fish. sharks. horses. cats. dogs. foxes. bunnies. praying mantises. crows. ravens. mice. lizards. werewolves. unicorns. pegasi. dragons. rats. doves.

[ FOODS/DRINKS ]

sugar. salt. candy. bubblegum. wine. champagne. vodka. hard liquor. beer. ale. cider. coffee. tea. spices. herbs. apple. orange. lemon. cherry. strawberry. watermelon. vegetables. fruits. meat. fish. pies. desserts. chocolate. cream. caramel. berries. nuts. cinnamon. burgers. burritos. pizza. ambrosia. soup. cheese. meat pie. sandwiches. cheesecake. soda.

[ HOBBIES ]

music. art. watercolors. gardening. smithing. sculpting. painting. sketching. fighting. writing. composing. cooking. sewing. training. dancing. acting. singing. martial arts. self-defense. electronics. technology. cameras. video cameras. video games. computer. phone.movies. theater. libraries. books. magazines. cds. records. vinyls. cassettes. piano. violin. guitar. electronic guitar. bass guitar. harmonica. harp. woodwinds. brass. bells. playing cards. poker chips. chess. dice. motorcycle riding. eating. climbing. running. parkour.spinning. walking. magic.

[ STYLE ]

lingerie. armor. cape. dress. tunic. vest. shirt. boots. heels. leggings. trousers. jeans. skirt. jewelry. earrings. necklace. bracelet. ring(s). pendant. hat. crown. circlet. helmet. scarf. brocade. cloaks. corsets. doublet. chest plate. gorget. bracers. belt. sash. coat. jacket. hood. gloves. socks. masks. cowls. braces. watches. glasses. sun glasses. visor. eye contacts. makeup. cane. suit. leather pants.

[ MISC ]

balloons. bubbles. cityscape. light. dark. candles. war. peace. money. power. percussion. clocks. photos. mirrors. pets. diary. fairy lights. madness. sanity. sadness. happiness. optimism. pessimism. loneliness. family. friends. assistants. co-workers. enemies. loyalty. smoking. drugs. kindness. love. hugs. dreaming. nightmares. daydreaming.

[petitelepus]

Hi! :) idk if the matchups are still open but if so i'd like to ask for one for any transformers series idc lol- (yandere if you please <3)

SO! Starting with physical i am fairly short, 5'1, a bit chubby around my thighs but muscular arms, and i often wear bandanas. My hair is short(shoulder length) and blond, gray eyes and round face.

I love drawing, boxing, marbles, insects, listening to music and going on long walks in the dark. (My music taste consists of Will Wood, Mother Mother, Jhariah, The Oozes, etc-)

I hate being touched without warning, PDA, and any form of harm to any animal however i am not vegan or vegetarian.

I have diagnosed autism and adhd, as well as depression however i do my best to keep my head above the water and stay positive. Sometimes i can come off as irrationally angry or sad but it's important to note that it's almost never personal, and i'm just having a shitty day.

Hope this wasn't too long, stay safe out there!

- Raft <3

Megatron is Yandere for you!

At first, Megatron is embarrassed that the Earth's leaders send a babysitter to watch after his journey towards redemption...

He doesn't have a high opinion of you first. You're professional, yes, but you avoid eye contact and you don't necessarily notice things that are obvious to others. Megatron doesn't really care about you, but luckily you don't see a difference in his behavior.

But when he learns more about you his opinion of you changes. Your passion to draw, to listen to music, and simply walk around the new alien planets draws him towards you. You don't also stand violence against innocent creatures such as animals or more vulnerable lifeforms.

And the more he gets to know you, the more he falls for you... But you seem to grow attached to Trailbreaker instead of him.

He doesn't blame you. You're kind and genuine about your feelings and Trailbreaker returns the favor to you. There isn't a bad bone in you... But Megatron just can't let you go.

He takes away the good and drunken feelings Trailbreaker got from consuming engex so the mech loses at least one thing he enjoys. It's only fair that if Megatron lost you to him then he should lose something also.

It's only a manner of time before you turn towards Megatron and seek help from him and he tells you that he can actually make you happy. You don't know if you should trust him, but he has been nothing but willing to correct his past mistakes.

When you get sad, Megatron is there with his sweet words and promises of a better tomorrow. And you believe him.

[princeofdarkmount]

ASK-SMOKESCREEN PLEAD:

Hey Ark, can you remind me how do you deal with weird Anons? I'm starting to think I need to do something about mine!

...I honestly don’t know whether to congratulate you for realizing there’s a problem or throw back another glass of engex to temper the impeding processor ache that comes with knowing it took you this pitforsaken long to notice.  Anyways- For one thing I don’t let those pissants run amok and do whatever they damn well please, especially to me. I make my boundaries clear, and enforce them- no matter what. If they’re crossing a line I let them know. If they continue pushing or invade my comfort zone- I retaliate and punish them accordingly. And if it so happens to end in them being turned into a red smear across the floor- then that’s just how it goes. So in summery- 

- I tell those creatures no. - I make clear my boundaries. - I enforce my boundaries.  - If they fail to respect my personal space, boundaries, etc. they forfeit their well being and/or lives. Follow these basic guidelines for dealing with the Anonymous and you should find your outlook improving marginally.  @ask-smokescreen​

[earthstellar]

Yesss, Cyclonus mug!!!! :)

I also love how Cybertronians have a thing for fancy straws in general.

We see First Aid use one too, infamously Rung likes them as well, apparently most Cybertronian bars keep them in stock so there's obviously a high demand...

Roller always has a juice box with a straw in it (which is not a curly straw but it is a bendy straw), although that's a little different as it's not an open container.

So since it seems like curly straws are frequently a preferred method of drinking out of mugs and other open containers, it makes sense that they can make mugs that are all sorts of shapes--

--Because they never have to put their face up against the actual mug!

So it's fine to have a Cyclonus mug with giant horns on it, because apparently most people just use really long straws.

It's interesting to think about why straws seem to have been so widely adopted among Cybertronians...

Practicality: Storage and Fuel Distribution on the Lost Light

We don't see straws in actual straight up cubes of energon much, but on the Lost Light, it seems like they mostly use tiny cubes as shot glasses for engex. We don't really see many of the larger cubes used as casual drinking vessels, unless someone has a particular frame type which may necessitate large quantities of fuel more frequently etc.

Maybe it was a storage space issue on the Lost Light; Larger cubes of energon require a lot of space to stack, but tiny cubes and alternative vessels like mugs are much smaller and easier to transport, and would ultimately waste less energon per person on board.

So some larger cubes may be used in storage as prepared reserves (alongside more practical, larger upright cylindrical energon storage containers), but when being consumed, it is prepared in smaller vessels to allow for more measured amounts to be provided as appropriate to each individual's frame type and fuelling needs.

It makes sense for a long haul space journey to want to control your fuel distribution a bit, without causing any unfair problems. Using tiny drinking containers (and curly straws!) makes a lot of sense in this context.

Accessibility: Straws are Good!

I do like how straws might also be primarily an accessibility thing for Cybertronians-- Regardless of whether they are on Cybertron or not.

With bots like Tailgate who have particular intake designs, it may be difficult for them to fuel adequately without a straw.

Perhaps in order to accommodate the large variation in different intake designs across their species, it's just preferable to have and normalise the use of straws across the board!

It's also interesting to think about if you consider that some of their alternative fuelling methods include direct fuel line connection...

Straws May Resemble Fuel Lines: Positive Association

A fuel line is basically a big straw, and based on what we see of protoforms/cold constructed bots/etc., it seems like most Cybertronians in one way or another have direct fuel line connections as a formative experience.

Being directly connected to a fuel source would often be part of a bot's earliest waking recorded memories, and that could influence their preference for using straws, too.

Essentially, it might be something they associate with their "childhoods", or possibly even with health--

--In the medbay, direct fuel lines are often a lifesaving measure, or can help a bot stabilise and recover more quickly, or might even just be a pleasant way to quickly increase fuel reserves when running on fumes. (As far as humans are concerned, it might feel sort of like getting a saline IV, in some situations.)

I wonder if any exasperated medics ever had to explain to some bots that using a straw does not make their engex "healthier", nor does it deposit energon more immediately into their fuel tank as that would (on most frames) require use of a different fuel intake port altogether.

--

Did I do a long post on straws? Yes. Everything is worth thinking about!!! :')

Anyway I hope this was interesting, thank you to anyone who just read a whole post solely about straws. LMAO <3

Still not over the existence of this tiny Cyclonus mug from MTMTE #43. It makes me happy. :D

[x-de-con-struct-ed-x--arch]

A VERY DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE.

REPOST, DO NOT REBLOG, with the information of your muse,  including headcanons,  etc.  if you fail to achieve some of the facts, add some others of your own!

Name: Ironhide. Nicknames: 'Hide. Alias(es): Ironmonger. Izukhumba. Izu. Age: somewhere between 15 and 18 million years, he isn’t sure. Species: Cybertronian. Gender: agender, uses he/him and they/them pronouns. Orientation: very sex-positive asexual/demisexual, panromantic. Zodiac: Cybertronian - the Void. Earth - Pisces. Moral alignment: lawful good. Abilities/powers: excellent skills in hand-to-hand combat. Almost unparalleled knowledge on weaponry, especially when it comes to guns and other heavy artillery. Hypersensitive EM field - allows him to detect slight movements and shifts in the air. Interests: weaponry, reading, music, general metalworks, traveling, his cats... Spoken languages: standard Iaconian-dialect neocybex, Simfurian-dialect neocybex, Kaonite-dialect neocybex, archaic chirolinguistics, English, Spanish (both Castilian and Latin American), French, German, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, American Sign Language. Profession: leading weapons specialist of the Autobot army. Height: 22 feet. Colors: black, dark blue, silver, gray, cyan. Fruits: strawberries, lemons. Drinks: energon, water, coffee. Alcoholic beverages: light engex, whiskey, vodka. Drugs: none, aside from otc painkillers for his migraines. Drivers license: no. Ever been arrested: multiple times.

Tagged by: @notafraid-ofyou Tagging: whoever wants in!

[earthstellar]

In the Aligned continuity, it would be hilarious, but would also serve legitimate purposes

I can see a similar event being part of reconstructing Cybertron, like maybe once they get enough infrastructure and core logistics figured out, Ratchet tries to set up a medical conference to brief all returning medics on how they can rebuild healthcare services in each polity across the planet etc.

There would likely be discussions on training up new medics or bots who may be interested in assisting with health services who may not necessarily be forged medics etc. simply due to massive staffing shortages planet-wide

(compare this to a lot of the current IRL drama about PAs in various health services-- NHS staff at the moment are losing their fucking minds over this, to the point that the British Medical Journal has made a couple articles/comments about this already, here and here, and a lot of us are waiting on further comment from several regulating bodies to resolve some ongoing concerns)

so it would inevitably turn into a shitstorm the second engex is introduced

this is the kind of shit that people get, understandably, extremely heated over on all sides

I can absolutely imagine Ratchet getting into serious arguments over this kind of thing, pretty much all of the medics would have Strong Opinions on how to revive their various local services and how to address these problems etc.

and I'm sure someone would haul off and make accusations of classist discrimination against historically poorer regions of Cybertron with larger numbers of at risk patients and underserved patient demographics etc. that may have already previously lacked adequate training centres etc. (which is fair enough and is an important concern to raise for many reasons, but inevitably this would deteriorate into more serious arguing)

eventually it would probably be the younger medics who try to delicately mediate the discussions between the older ones who remember more of the pre-war health provision challenges etc. on Cybertron (who may or may not have old grudges between different services or individuals etc. which exacerbates things-- but the younger ones don't really care and just want to genuinely focus on solving the most immediate problems while addressing wherever possible the related social concerns of the past, as it is relevant to patient care)

so I can see the younger ones like Medix being key to actually making any such conference go remotely smoothly-- they're the living reminder to the older medics that the situation has changed and this is an opportunity to not only revitalise services, but to improve them across the board by setting up a better planetary healthcare system despite the challenges of doing so in the current moment while Cybertron is still recovering and repopulating

Ratchet would likely be one of the central organisers of such a conference, but of course, would be involved on the floor as well. In the Aligned continuity, Optimus does eventually make him a member of a temporary Cybertronian Council (central government), so we know that he would have the authority to create a healthcare assembly of some kind, presumably

All in all, I think it would eventually be a productive thing, but the younger medics would be a major stabilising force to help ensure shit actually gets done as planned and the event goes smoothly enough that it can be considered a reasonable success

It is often the case in IRL healthcare that the "old guard" end up in similar pitfalls, with newer staff members often being the ones who question and try to challenge older, ingrained ideas that may not be as helpful as they once were -- Ultimately, patient care is the focus of priority, and the younger medics would likely be the ones to recognise when things are drifting out of control and would try to bring the conversation back to what matters most, aside from any distractions: How to re-establish healthcare on a post-war Cybertron in a way that

I don't think the older medics would get too lost in their unavoidable bickering, as it would be clear that they very much do need this conference to help sort out some very important issues, but they would be much more prone to getting distracted with the sheer amount of stuff to cover and battling out their respective understandings of the situation etc. compared to the younger ones who just don't have that amount of baggage and may not remember much if anything about pre-war society or culture, and just want to get to work and do good as things are in the moment

Between the professional experience of the older medics and the new skills and fresh thinking brought about by the younger medics, it may very well end up being a successful conference with ultimately helpful outcomes! :)

Ratchet would at least try to behave himself in front of Medix, wanting to set a good example for his nephew, but he would definitely end up in a few verbal arguments in between introducing speakers, lmao

mostly the medics would all just be glad that things are going well enough that such a conference is even possible-- it will have been centuries since their last professional event

which might be why the engex is so good and very, very plentiful-- especially considering the chronic fuel shortages most off-world Cybertronians have been dealing with ever since the Exodus from Cybertron

so it would be part celebratory, part professional, part old medics yelling at each other and/or working out old problems

and of course, it may well be the case that not all attendees were Autobot medics during the war. factional disagreements etc. might still pop up at this stage

I'm sure security at the event would be pretty tight, which could be intimidating or upsetting to those who were from disadvantaged groups on Cybertron pre-war, or might cause some discontent among any formerly Decepticon medics in general.

the fact that it would likely be based in Iacon would also possibly be a point of contention for some; a real world concern about medical conferences is that many of them tend to take place almost exclusively in larger cities and often within Western countries, which creates an unfair travel cost and passport/visa issue for many healthcare staff (both domestic and international) who would benefit from attending but face additional barriers to doing so.

so I think it would be rough, at least at first, and a lot of legitimate concerns would be raised which would unavoidably lead to some conflict or heated discussion

and there would absolutely be heinous levels of shit talking, arguments would break out which would escalate a little bit, etc. but honestly that's just sort of how these things go most of the time, in my experience LMAO

but all in all, everyone present would want to work towards a singular shared goal of doing whatever they can to ensure healthcare provision can be made possible and carried out effectively on the slowly revitalising Cybertron

Ratchet might strategically save a fairly powerful closing statement for the end of the conference-- Perhaps mentioning that now that the Well of All-Sparks is operational again, there will be new sparks to care for and a new generation coming along soon, and for the sake of the future of their people, it is critical to work together and ensure their returning population and their new population can both be cared for in accordance with best practices and patient-first mentality, regardless of how the system may have failed in the past, this is their chance to create a new one which works better and provides the best possible care outcomes for ALL Cybertronians -- irrespective of polity of origin, frame type, or anything else.

the speech would be a good closing to the event, and would help leave things on a more hopeful note, encouraging effective collaboration for the greater good

(even though there is that One Rust Specialist From Polyhex That Still Pisses Ratchet Off After 5 Million Years And He Will Never Refer Any Patient To Him Ever, it's fine, focus on the future, Medix is here, for the love of Primus set a good example for Medix, have a third glass of engex why not)

everyone who can drink would absolutely be drunk by the end of it, though

Conference Aftermath: The Kids are Alright, The Adults Are Tired

Bulkhead, who is helping organise event security since he helped rebuild the conference hall and knows the vulnerable spots throughout the building, pings Ratchet at the end of the event to check in and see how it's going

mostly Ratchet's response is positive, surprisingly so, although notably any text reply is uncharacteristically misspelled

he then pings Medix to ask if Ratchet might need assisted transport back to the Council building, or like, maybe somewhere else to go recharge for a while, lmao. it was a big day for an old bot, after all!

Ratchet is looped in to Medix's comms (as a temporary safeguarding measure while they're at the event) so he sees the message and gets mad about being called old but does actually eventually end up taking a post-conference nap, as is tradition lmao

meanwhile Medix is very excited and happy to have been part of such an Important Medical Meeting and starts wildling pinging his fellow Rescue Bots in group chat the second the conference is over, lol :')

Medix was very much the notetaker, and he is very happy when Ratchet receives his data packet later and tells him he did a good job scribing for the event :)

so, essentially: it would be messy, but ultimately a decent conference. Ratchet only got into four major verbal arguments, which he considers a very tempered and reasonable outcome. Medix did a great job, he's proud of his nephew.

Despite all the engex consumption and complexity of everything that needed to be discussed, somehow it went mostly smoothly

Heatwave is a little stressed out when Medix asks him about what engex tastes like later on-- He explains that he knows engex is bad and gives Heatwave an obligatory reminder on drinking responsibly but also is a very curious little kid and holds his uncle in high esteem so he's just wondering about some things he observed at the conference, lol

so maybe Heatwave has a little adult-to-adult talk with Ratchet about that, lmao, which immediately sends Ratchet into a defensive rant about how of course he wouldn't expose Medix to anything too adult and back in his day Remedy used to take him to medical conferences where engex was served and he turned out fine (Heatwave just sort of looks at him and Blades has to jump in before it becomes a real fight LOL)

healthcare event day: new lanyards, new enemies -- Pharma would love this shit

had to go to a healthcare conference

they were giving out lavender gin and brie crackers, like astonishingly good snacks and booze (probably because a lot of consultants were present lmao)

everyone got drunk and the hepatologists got mad about it

anyway two docs got in a verbal fight in the hallway which got pretty loud (all I know is that it was an argument about a research project)

you can't tell me Ratchet and Pharma wouldn't be the two docs fighting at the professional event lmao

also they really gave everyone a lot of gin, the tonic seemed to be optional. like straight up shots. you'd think they wouldn't do this at a healthcare thing but I think the organisers were just excited about hosting something in London so they went overboard LOL

I can imagine some event in Iacon going roughly the same way, they want to schmooze with the big city medics so they accidentally-on-purpose get everyone wasted on unreasonably good engex in order to make sure everyone has a good time (this does not work, it only results in pettiness and/or arguing, lmao)

like usually they'll have Prosecco or something served moderately, but this was fucking shots of gin. which is hilarious.

maybe it's because it's Saturday so they felt bad about having everyone show up on a weekend, I have no idea. almost all of us work every weekend anyway lol.

nothing is funnier than watching med professionals get increasingly drunk and somewhat agitated with one another over the course of several hours while still having to pretend to be more or less professional

like you can't cause too much of a scene in the lecture hall, but as soon as everyone's mingling in the reception area, everyone groups into their various specialities and starts WILDLY SHIT TALKING

Pharma would be a shit-talker. Ratchet would be consistently agitated the entire time, and would get into arguments over health service logistics and solutions to staff retention problems, among other things.

First Aid would be the one trying to make sure that nobody from their institution embarrasses themselves too badly in front of anyone from any of the other institutions, in between trying to network with said other institutions.

Ambulon would be three shots of engex deep by the second speaker, but still taking some pretty good notes the whole time while actively avoiding having to speak with anyone else.

Velocity would be extremely nervous but ultimately would raise some good questions during the Q&A session. She would also immediately utilise any stickers in the swag bag to decorate her datapad, but then panic because now she has to shove all the blank sticker papers into her bag since there's no trash receptacle around, which makes it rustle really loudly.

anyway I'm going to take a nap now, I ate a whole fucking block of brie at this thing

[beesbacktalk]

A VERY DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE.

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Name: Bumblebee Nicknames: Bee, Beepers, Bumble Alias(es): B-127, ZB7 Age: 10,000 years old Species: Transformer/Cybertronian Gender: Male Orientation: Straight?* Zodiac: Who even knows? Moral alignment: Good Abilities/powers: Bimodal - can transform into an alternate form and change what his alternate form is through a process called scanning, usually some form of Chevrolet Camaro, though he has been a Volkswagen Beetle and a military jeep. He has a built in pulse blaster than transforms from his right forearm. He used to have a retractable dagger, but this was broken off in a fight. He has also demonstrated not only the ability to survive being blown to pieces, but the ability to reassemble himself. Interests: Cartoons, video games, human culture, racing, and Maccadam’s Old Oil House Spoken languages: English and modern NeoCybex Profession: Autobot scout/lieutenant/de facto commander Height: 16 -18 feet tall Colors: yellow, black, and gold Fruits: N/A Drinks: Energon and suitable substitutes Alcoholic beverages: can’t hold his Engex Drugs: none Drivers license: he is the vehicle Ever been arrested: captured numerous times during the war for Cybertron

Tagged by: @notafraid-ofyou

Tagging: @silverbladethefighter @princessjetstream @arianna-faebot @silly-cherry @elluq

[miniconsuffrage]

rdc for the ship meme pwease.....

>:3 it’s real loving rampage/depth charge hours!

1. How did they meet?

they met when the maximals gave up and shoved rampage off to prison on omicron so they wouldn’t have to think about him anymore. depth charge happened to be the peace marshal there. i wrote a fic about it! :D 

2. Big Spoon/Little Spoon?

RAMPAGE IS LITTLE SPOON…………. hes little spoon! he wants to be held!! also depth charge physically cannot ever be little spoon because of his whole manta ray wing situation. rampage also has a complicated thing going on wrt limbs/kibble but his extra bits don’t form a solid metal wall essentially.

rampage little spoon…….

3. Who initiated the Conjunx ritus, and who finished it?

holy shit would they ever do this…………… like it Could happen but it would have to be a long convoluted series of events to lead to them becoming actual conjunx. i can’t even look that far ahead to tell who would do what. who initiates?? i can’t even get them to talk to each other. 

4. Which one purrs more?

my heart says it’s rampage……

5. Who takes more engex, and how do they like it?

depth charge drinks. he probably drank socially when he had friends, and then after he captured rampage and went back to cybertron he drank a lot. just the hard stuff mostly. rampage i don’t think has ever had the opportunity to try engex unless he got ahold of some during The Great Chase. 

6. Who gets more paintjobs?

does rampage even need to? does his paint just regenerate? who would let him get one, even if he needed one? but i also don’t think it’s something depth charge does very often either. 

7. Who has a worst taste in color?

see this is so subjective but i’m gonna have to say rampage. depth charge’s color scheme is very pretty (mostly i’m thinking about his toy and the gradient paint on his wings….. i miss him) and i wouldn’t want to allow rampage to choose the palate for my house. 

8. During the war, are they in the same faction? If not, how does this affect their relationship?

i mean rampage was made by maximals……….. but no they fight. they would hav fought even without the predacon stuff happening. those guys love to fight. 

9. Do they sleep cuddled together, or side-by-side?

i would like to see depth charge try fall asleep next to rampage and not wake up with rampage practically on top of him. i dare him. just try it. it isn’t going to happen. 

10. What do they do after the war? (if they met during the war)

they’re fine!! they get therapy. i’m making it happen. 

11. Did anyone predict them getting together?

i’m sure rattrap made some jokes but i’m not sure anyone expected them to be able to have a real actual relationship.

12. What makes them a good pairing?

here’s the thing. i am self-aware enough to know that from the outside this ship looks like ‘oooh my wonderful murderboy’ etc etc which i hate and this isn’t that. yes rampage did some terrible things but also had terrible things done to him that he had zero control over. he doesn’t know how to be a normal person. he doesn’t know what well-adjusted is or what it looks like. all he knows is that he really likes spending time with depth charge. dc is his longest and most significant relationship. and dc desperately wants to kill him but rampage cannot die, so they could be doing this forever! and in rampage’s view, that’s great!

meanwhile depth charge is Also hurting and angry about a lot of things but the fact is rampage is Also now the most important/significant person in his life. and he’s been hanging onto that anger for a very long time but once he starts to zoom out and take a bigger picture view he would start to see things as they are. for one, that the maximals that created rampage are as much at fault for what happened as rampage himself is, and two that he doesn’t really know what he would do if he wasn’t spending all his time and energy tracking rampage down. [i wrote a fic about it ;)]

13. If they had (a) sparkling(s), what would they be like?

Oh Boy. oh boy. im so sad about transmutate. rampage would be a good dad. he’s self-aware enough to know that he had a shit life and he doesn’t want anyone else to have to suffer the way he did. but what would their baby be like…………………….. a little horseshoe crab. :3

14. Random headcanon(s)?

once it becomes clear they just are not going to kill each other depth charge eventually puts his foot down and says ‘no fighting. no more injuries.’ and rampage is like ‘:(’ because he doesn’t really know how else to interact with people. which is when the hugs start coming into play. turns out getting squeezed really tight feels even better than getting punched!

[brandxspandex]

Character ask for Nautica

Do I like them: She’s a sweet, adventurous bookworm with a talent for quantum engineering and smashing pitchers of hard engex, what’s not to like?

5 good qualities: Intelligent, adventurous, brave, kind, loyal.

3 bad qualities: A bit socially oblivious, sometimes stubborn, has somehow been alive for god knows how long and never figured out that you can turn a book upside down.

Favourite episode/etc: Hmmmm...she had a lot of good scenes in the personality ticks arc. 

OTP: Nautica/Brainstorm 

brOTP: I’m gonna go with Nautica/Brainstorm again

OT3: Brainstorm/Nautica/Perceptor science threesome

nOTP: N/A

Best quote: Either when she’s explaining her interests at the Lost Light crew interviews or her speech to her friends at their amica endura ceremony. 

Head canon: After the Lost Light quest ended the version of her that stayed in the original universe became one of the chief scientists in Windblade’s government, and contributed a lot to building a new shared society for all the species impacted by Unicron. 

[omicrontheicequeen]

A VERY DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE.

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Name: Ice Queen. Nicknames: Icy Alias(es):  Age: Old enough to know better, but still gonna do it. [19 -21 million years?? she’s not exactly sure] Species: Primal Cybertronian, AKA Predacon Gender: Queen? Uses she/her pronouns. Orientation: Sex-positive bi [long term panromantic] Zodiac: Cybertronian: Xal, the sign of Trickery. Moral alignment: Chaotic neutral. Abilities/powers: Icy is more proficient in hand-to-hand combat than long range in both robot and beast mode from growing up in the Pits and general piratical life. She has two hand held, energy sabers, but can use other blades [even a mace-bludgeon though she’s not as fond of it]. Icy has nozzles of a sort in her forearms, a chemical spray like that from her beast mode that produces a ‘Ice spray.’ She has her beast mode abilities as well, of  fire and ‘ice’ breathing, as well as sheer bulk. Interests: Traveling, Pirating, keeping her colony well fed and safe....being a Brat [tm] Spoken languages: A few standards, of Iacon and Kaon dialects, expert in Insecticon, a few dialexts as well. She does know a good amount of old Predacon by latent programming/instinct. When on Dreaded Wings and she does speak a hybrid mix of things when there’s no strangers around like the rest of the crew. She does know some earth languages. Profession: That Pirate Lady That Might Eat You. Height: 35-40 feet depending on how she’s slouching Colors: blue, teal, orange and red [also red optics in both modes] Fruits: Anything that’s sweet really, and a lot of it Drinks: Solar energon Alcoholic beverages:  Thermal high grade, engex sometimes. Drugs: On occasional some Enjix from her native world, but only when she feels safe. Or if a medic manages to stab her with enough drugs for a time. Drivers license: Hell no! Ever been arrested: She lost count after 3,587

Tagged by: @notafraid-ofyou Tagging: umm...ummm @poiseandpatience @minibot-nickel @the-scrappy-stinger

[earthstellar]

thinkin and drinkin: isotonic engex

me, staring at my isotonic beer, thinking about space robots again: 

I wonder if Ratchet may have ever collaborated with Swerve in the interests of public health on board the Lost Light and created some kind of homebrew vitamin beer equivalent, like a blend of engex that has additives like various base metals, in an effort to make something at least vaguely healthy that Swerve could stock at the bar lmao 

for those of you who aren’t drinkers, isotonic beers are a low alcohol beer which contain more vitamins and minerals (including electrolytes) than average! 

think of isotonic beers as being humanity’s original sports drinks; they can help your body hydrate more quickly, leading to a quicker absorption of the beer and therefore all the good vitamins/minerals as well, which is essentially the idea behind drinks like Gatorade or Lucozade. 

(obvious disclaimer, beers are never the healthiest thing for you LMAO, but isotonic beers are healthier than most beers, owing to their greater vitamin/mineral content, which typically includes greater folic acid and B12 as well.) 

it’s important to note that isotonic beers still have enough alcohol content to qualify as being alcoholic beverages, but the actual alcohol content is still very minimal; 

the one I’m drinking right now is an Erdinger isotonic beer, which has less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, compared to the average for beers (in the UK at least) which is about 4.5% or so by volume. 

given how popular Swerve’s Bar is, I would imagine that Ratchet and likely the rest of the Med Bay team would realise pretty quickly that it might be good to have something like “isotonic engex” on tap, so that Swerve might be able to swap someone over to a healthier, less inebriating drink to help manage rowdy guests etc. if the situation starts escalating, lmao 

plus there are sure to be plenty of bots who would like something light and aren’t necessarily trying to get drunk, and we don’t know if certain Cybertronian religions or cultural practices might prefer minimal consumption (or no consumption) of engex, etc.

bots with prior syk (circuit booster) abuse problems or other substance use concerns might also prefer an engex type with minimal potential for inebriation, and an isotonic engex might also be useful for helping someone slowly decrease the amount they drink on a regular basis, so it could also be a good alternative for those seeking to ease up on the boozing or deal with drinking habits in a slightly healthier way! 

and also, “isotonic engex” sounds fucking awesome, lol

so I’m sure there would be at least some demand for it, which might justify Swerve agreeing to try it out. 

IDK I just feel like the med bay has gotta be packed with people who got fucked up on too much high grade engex and ended up needing some spot welds here and there, and I can imagine Ratchet eventually going “alright fuck this” and trying to do anything possible to minimise the number of people coming in with injuries following “Earth Karaoke Night at Swerve’s” lol 

[kingoftheoffroad]

✤ Dirtshot

who said i love you first? Hotshot. It takes Dirt Boss nearly three years AFTER they became a couple to finally say “I love you.”

who laughs when the other trips? Dirt Boss. Way harder than he should, in fact.

who pays the bills? Both of them, buttttttt.... Dirt Boss makes a lot more money because of his seniority as a Planet Cup racer. He does not like sharing that info.

which one makes a bigger deal around the holidays? Velocitronian society as a whole doesn’t celebrate holidays anymore, but Dirt Boss still observes the ones that mean something to him, along with death anniversaries. These are not fun holidays. :T Hotshot’s introduced him to cheerful Earth holidays though, which he appreciates and is starting to enjoy.

who’s more clumsy? Dirt Boss if he’s trying to maneuver while in root mode WITH his wheelframe on.

who checks their daily horoscope? Neither of them check daily, but Dirt Boss has slightly more interest in astrology in general.

who sings louder in the car? Hotshot. Unless it’s Wasteland music (think American or Australian country music); then it’s Dirt Boss ALL THE WAY.

who leaves the cap off the toothpaste? Dirt Boss. Along with leaving the caps off of solvent, engex bottles, etc... He just never recaps anything. Worst is when he leaves the cap off of his thermal grease, which then sticks to FUCKING EVERYTHING. (Thermal grease is used in heat sinks. In my headcanon, Dirt Boss’ ‘sideburns’ are heat sinks with air outputs.)

who is more up to date in pop culture? Neither of them, though Boss LOVES Internet culture and memes.

who insists on going to see the newest movies? If it’s a movie they’d both like? Hotshot.

who cries when the abused animal commercials come on? If it’s anything to do with dogs, Dirt Boss will literally go postal. That answer the question?

who’s the lighter sleeper? Dirt Boss

who believes in ghosts? Dirt Boss

who does the grocery shopping? Hotshot. Don’t let Dirt Boss near shops PERIOD. He’ll go with a list of three things and end up coming out with twenty things, and only one of the original three things on the list.

who updates their facebook Beepr status more often? BOSS. CONSTANTLY. OBNOXIOUSLY OFTEN.

[springingfromnothing]

//HEADCANON TIMES FOLKS: buckle up its a long ‘un

 Springer;'s about the size of Megatron or Overlord for my HC allowing for his time in the Noisemaze to fuck with his frame via exposure. Springer has the ability to get some more size depending on his diet since he's got Unicronian coding and physiology. Unicronians are Galvatron, Cyclonus, Sweep etc. Those that were corrupted by Unicron's energy. The Tara I RP with HC's that their Tara is the way they are because when they experimented on themselves they used Unicronian coding to warp their frame and make themselves immune to the Noizemaze effects. Springer, being Osteros and made by Tara, is also not a pure cybertronian. He's artificial and a hybrid at that. I HC that to make the artificial spark acutally work he had to use some rather iffy methods to do so. So he's essentially a proper hybrid of cybertronian code and 'biology' and Unicronians. Its part of why Springer smokes and drinks. Causs he's got a lot of processor code lines that likes to conflict with itself.

To boil it down the best I can -gestures- He's messed up in the head because he has nearly no memory of his past other then being found by Impactor on a battlefield. So he's been raised by Wreckers, in the middle of a war, and raised to be the best Wrecker there is. So he's known nothing but soldier/warrior/fighter posturing. Which does not help his social graces. Plus being a hybrid made by tarantulas, as well as a Triple Changer, has given him some very off kilter personality problems.

All of this means that Springer has some serious problems controlling his moods without chemical assistance, has a high fight drive, a high hunt/prey drive, but he's also terrible possessive of those he considers friends/allies/lovers/etc It also means he has some strange fuel requirements. IE he needs Inner Energon because regular energon doesn't process right. High Grade and Engex is the easiest to cut with the fuel of other mechs becuase it can be hidden by taste and the color. Also I headcanon that when Energon got scarce, or factories/fields were destroyed or shut down where would the energon in circulation come from? -looks at the vasts amount of grey frames- Scavengers could not only fuel themselves but make a mint on selling it to Engex and Highgrade suppliers/brewers.