#im finally done finals thank primus

[creammints]

You would be surprised how many mechs this tactic actually works on.

[ricegobbler]

TFP CONS X FEM!CON READER HCS PT.2!

ok so this is part 2. Uhm. I should’ve done this sooner but I’ve been busy😢 good news is im opening requests soon! Ok anyways enjoyyy! (Prob gon make a pt.3)

Oh and btw I’m like having a tiny break rn so I made this out of boredom. So everytime I post smth is mostly bc of boredom😢

Yall might be like “why are you making posts even if your requests r closed?” Like i said, im bored and every post i post is made when i have a break. My breaks dont rlly last long so yeah. And doing requests with only like and hour break or smth isn’t enough time in my opinion, srry. (Hope that made sense..)

(Breakdown, Soundwave, Shockwave)

REQUESTS STILL CLOSED‼️‼️‼️

Warnings‼️: mentions of figthing(s)

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Breakdown:

-One of our favorite strong boys☺️

-honestly, just like knockout, he would be interested in meeting you but since he’s in the medbay he’s gonna have to hear about you from rumors or Starscream.

-The first time he saw you was at a meeting, you didn’t interact at all, but he atleast saw you and thought you were beautiful.

-I honestly could see this man day dreaming abt u in the med bay like:

Knockout organizing his supplies in the Medbay, “Breakdown, why are you so silent all of a sudden?-“ turns around to see Breakdown day dreaming. “Oh primus..” Knockout mumbled..

Random silence in the Medbay.

“Y/n is so pretty..” Breakdown suddenly said, leaving Knockout just face planting himself.

-Then the day finally came, the day he finally had a chance to speak to you.

-you were coming into the Medbay, wounded from a fight against the Autobots. As you came in you met optics with Breakdown, then Knockout.

-After Knockout fixed you up, Breakdown quickly started a conversation with you.

“Hello,” Breakdown started, your optics widen a bit at the sudden voice but you turn around and see the blue mech look at you sweetly, “hello?…you’re Breakdown, right?..” you ask a little awkwardly.

-After the two of you introduced yourselves, the two of you were quickly close.

-Everyday you’d visit the Medbay when they’re slow and no injured vehicons or others, talking to Breakdown. Knockout would sometimes smirk at Breakdown as he’d talk to you, you didn’t find that out until after you became mates with Breakdown. (I think they’re called conjuxes?? I forgot, ima use mates for now-)

-Speaking of mates, the day finally came when Breakdown confessed to you. He confessed to you a little nervously, I could see him stuttering a bit and rubbing the back of his neck canes with a servo, or fidgeting with his fingers instead. You have got to accept his love bc what he said to you was so adorable 😢

-he’d definitely call you either “love” or just “my spark.” PDA?? Yes, he wants to let others know your his. How he kisses? Pretty passionate. He’d also become protective of you, and he’d BEG you to come to the Medbay since he’s mostly in there all day.

Soundwave:

-MY NUMBER ONE FAV WAVE😍😍

-he’s soo..WHXBDHRIEJNX

-anyways.

-when you first arrived he didn’t care or say anything, he literally can’t say anything at all tho so🤷🏻‍♀️ bros a mute💀

-I feel like he’d show you around the Nemesis kinda like how Starscream would. Or, he would go over important things you needed to know by playing a recording of Megatron talking abt that kind of stuff.

-When the day you fought the Autobots for the first time since you joined them he was in awe. A fem like you having strength like that? Ofc he knows he’s stronger tho so.

-The next time you’d see him after your battle he would silently just stand infront of you.

Soundwave standing infront of you, looking down/up at you. “Uhm..Soundwave?..why have you blocked my way..” you ask, he then plays a recording going like, “Y/N-strong-very-strong-it-is-impressive.”

Your optics widened but you just smiled at him, “oh thank you, Soundwave..” he then placed a smiley face on his visor and walked away.

-Everytime there would be a meeting you’d see him plaster a smile on his visor and you’d smile back. He’s too silly.

-I feel like you’d fall first. Why? Idk. He’s too silly to resist. I mean, am I wrong tho???

-When he’d fall for you he’d either confess to you by using a recording, or show you smth he typed on his visor. (Like a poem ykyk)

-he wouldn’t call you any names. Bc. Yk. But he would let you watch some things on his visor when not busy. You found the show, “my little pony.” How? Just know that Megatron may or may not have watched it once and you saw.

-Since Soundwave doesn’t rlly have a mouth you just kiss him on the visor and he’d place a smiley face, holding you around the waist. PDA?? Ehhh…yes. Just maybe not infront of Megatron.

Shockwave:

-illogical my ass once eye mf.

-jk I love this mad scientist <33

-he did not gaf abt ur arrival. At. All. Like he’s busy tryna make some shit in his lab 😢

-but, the first time he ever saw you was when you explored the Nemesis alone and entered his lab.

“What is the purpose of your arrival..” Shockwave asked, “nothing. Just..lookin around..” you say back

-he wanted you OUT. Like go away bitch🙄

-but you didn’t, so you just stayed and started chatting with him as he did work. Sometimes when Shockwave either needed smth yours grab it for him.

-or, when he makes a mistake (which will probably never happen bc he’s a smart ass) you’d correct him. You’d then start talkin abt science things which perks his interest with you. He hates your humor tho.

“Would you like to hear something humorous?” You ask, “no. Jokes are illogical.” He responded, continuing his work.

-rude.

-honestly it’d take a whileeeee for yall to click. He’d start falling for you eventually tho. His confession wasn’t anything sweet, it was just some straight up confession.

-one day in the lab you wanted to help Shockwave out, and once it got all quiet between yall he literally just blurted, “I’ve grown some feelings for you.” Smth like that.

-of course you felt the same. You had to. He has big boobs😍

-I feel like he’d call you “little one” or “my spark” how he kisses?? Blud don’t got a mouth. You’d kiss his helm tho softly, and PDA?? Only in his lab, he’s kinda serious, but he loves you dearly and would protect you. He’d also make you things himself like gifts! <33

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Ok this one’s kinda bad tbh. I’m sorry☹️ I’ll do a pt.3 as soon as I can! Sorry for how late this is too btw!!

[sparklingpax]

A Different Side (1/2)

Summary: Optimus comes back from an unsuccessful mission and seems to be out of sorts...but there’s more to that story. 

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A/N: 

-This is a rather silly fic, so do not worry I promise there is nothing inappropriate or heavy in this one at all! It’s,,,a dumb idea I had in History the other day,,,I wrote most of it between/during class periods, and edited the rest when I was supposed to be doing homework at home! :’) 

-Please excuse any typos, grammar mistakes, ooc-ness, weird phrasings, punctuation errors, or really just anything that looks weird or isn’t right; I’m an amateur and I do this stuff for fun! So I’m naturally not the best at it....keep that in mind pls...

-WHAT IS THIS TITLE IM SO SORRY--

-Ok but this story is honestly kinda dumb goumen I’ll write better things soon

-Set in the TFP universe! 

-This only has two parts, so this be the first and the next update is the end of it.... 😹😹 ^^’’

Enjoy! :D 

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“Eat my dust, Jack!”

“Not if I pass you first!!”

“No, you won’t!!!”

“Says who?!”

               Two cars raced around the base, one just barely passing the other.

               Miko and Jack had gone head-to-head, racing one last tournament before they had to go home—after the tie last round, they just had to know who, really, was the victor of the day. The two of them shouted competitively as they jammed the controls in one direction or another. Excited, Raf looked on. He, too, was curious of the outcome.

               At present, only Ratchet had remained at base.

               The others had gone out to investigate an abandoned energon mine somewhere in Maine. Optimus had visited the location once before but was not able to reach the source of the readings he’d gotten.

               Therefore, since there had been no Decepticon activity in the past week or so, he took his team to search the caverns.

               They were due to return in about 10 minutes, according to Ratchet. When they did, each guardian was then going to take their human companion home.

               It was a normal day at the Autobot base.

              “NO WAY—”

              “TAKE THAT!!!!”

              Jack threw his fist in the air triumphantly while Miko crumpled to the floor in defeat. Raf burst into laughter as she actually went and laid flat on her back.

             “The horror! I’ve let Jack win!!” She overdramatically wailed. Then, after a moment, sat up and giggled along with Raf and Jack. As the two went to retrieve their cars, Raf scampered up to Ratchet.

             “Hey, Ratchet. What are you doing?”

             The medic sighed, continuing to tinker with what looked like some kind of tool. “Fixing one of Bulkhead’s….accidents,” He muttered. With a sigh, he remembered the large mech smashing it while trying to reenact a fight he had, showing off to Miko. Naturally, the girl had been amazed, but it was short-lived as Ratchet, too, had witnessed that retelling.

              Raf fixed his glasses. “I’m sure it was just an accident, Ratchet.”

              With an eyeroll, Ratchet responded, “It was, but that doesn’t make it any less of an inconvenience, Rafael. It was quite immature of him, too.” He held it up to the light to observe a small detail of the frame.

              “Oh…I see.”

              “Thank the Allspark it’s not one of my more important tools,” he murmured, mostly to himself. Ratchet put it down for a moment to check on the progress of the rest of the team’s expedition.

              He pushed the comm button. “Optimus, come in. Have you found anything? Is everyone okay?”

             “Negative, Ratchet. There is nothing left in these caves,” he reported, a faint note of disappointment in his tone. “Though, everyone is fine. We require a bridge.”

              “Understood.”

              Ratchet tapped a few more buttons to lock onto their coordinates and pulled the lever, activating the groundbridge.  Miko and Jack broke off their conversation and joined Raf to stand by Ratchet, waiting for their guardians’ returns.

               Sure enough, after a moment, the team came through the portal with a swishing noise, Optimus the last one through. While the three kids gravitated to their partners, Optimus merely stood at the bridge. He remained for a moment, passing his gaze over his team.

              Then, without a word, he turned and headed down the halls—to his room.

              “Did you really think….” Arcee trailed off her snide remark at Jack as she heard Optimus’s heavy footsteps go past everyone and down the hall. She and Jack exchanged looks as everyone else, also, noticed this.

               After a short spell of silence, Miko finally spoke up.

               “Is he mad or something? Cuz I mean, geez—he didn’t even say hello.” She folded her arms.

               “No, Miko,” Ratchet responded, sounding a little exasperated. “What could he be angry over, if he were?” More silence followed his words. It was not often Optimus actually showed what he was feeling like this.

               Everyone was therefore concerned.

               “Do you think…he might be, like, really disappointed about not finding anything in the caves, then?” Jack asked, drifting from Arcee to the groundbridge area. “I mean, from what he’s been saying, you guys really needed that energon…”

               “He could just be tired, too,” Raf chimed in. The bots thought for a moment.

               Bumblebee shifted from one foot to the other, clearly uncomfortable. ‘I just hope he’s okay…’

               Ratchet set his tools aside and headed for the hall. “I’ll go talk to him,” he said. The humans and bots exchanged glances, then nodded.

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               “So!” Ratchet huffed frustratedly, emerging from the halls. “He won’t open the door, and will not talk to me, either!” He threw his hands in the air with a noise of exasperation, trudging back to his station.

               Rafael nudged Miko, who had her headphones in. Jack stood up and began down the stairs.

               “I guess something is wrong,” Arcee murmured, folding her arms. She caught sight of Jack, regarding her companion with an inquisitive gaze.

               “Jack?”

               “I’ll talk to him.” He heard his own determined voice, then touched the back of his head with an awkward laugh. “I’ll—I’ll try, I mean…”

               “Good luck,” Ratchet muttered bitterly, not taking his eyes off his current repair project. “If he even has the courtesy to acknowledge you at all.”  Jack flashed a thumbs up.

He uneasily began to wonder what could have put Optimus so out of sorts that he wouldn’t even speak to Ratchet. It was also rare for Optimus to do this kind of thing, apparently.

Something told Jack it wasn’t just about the energon…but he still wanted to find out for himself.

               “Later, Jack!” Raf called, scampering down the steps. Miko followed, slinging her backpack onto her shoulders. She waved.

               “Yeah, we’re gonna go home now, but you better text us later, kay?” Bulkhead and Bumblebee then transformed, and the two kids hopped in. Ratchet, remembering he had to bridge them out, audibly sighed, slumping over.

               “For the love of Primus, am I able to get any work done around here without constantly being interrupted?!”

               That’s my cue to leave, Jack thought. He quickly hurried down the halls, not wanting to be the next victim of Ratchet’s frustration. He knew the medic only meant well, and that his work was important to him.

               Still, he internally wished Ratchet had more patience. Even if he didn’t scare Jack, it was still unpleasant to be around the old bot when he was not in a good mood.

               Speaking of which….

               Jack came upon Optimus’s berth room, which was closed. He sucked in a breath, raising his arm to knock. Hesitation pulled his arm back after a second.

               What if he is just resting? I’d be pretty ticked if someone interrupted my long nap…

               A memory of Miko pushing him off the couch as a prank resurfaced. He remembered feeling frustrated more than anything else. Of course, she’d apologized, but that wasn’t really going to give him back those precious minutes of sleep.

               He rolled his eyes. “What can you expect when you’re friends with Miko Nakadai, right?” He murmured, raising his arm again. But for the sake of satisfying my own curiosities, at least—

               “Hey, Optimus?” Jack called, knocking lightly. When he received no response for a few minutes, he sighed and knocked again—this time, a bit louder. “Optimus!! Are you okay in there?”

               There was a rustling noise from behind the door, but still no response. Jack decided to stop knocking. He put his back against the metal and slid to the floor. Maybe simply talking it out would help.

               “You know, everyone’s kinda worried about you…” He sighed again, laughing a little. “Oh, and Ratchet’s kinda mad you didn’t even acknowledge him. So…you’re probably gonna have to apologize for that later…”

               The boy bowed his head a little. It was possible Optimus wanted to be left alone right now. Coming to bother him might have been a mistake. Jack began to think up other ways he and the others could figure out—

               “Jack.”

               Optimus spoke at last, his voice sounding calm—completely level, actually. Instantly, the teen sprang to his feet and answered.

               “Optimus! Ok, good. You’re alive, then,” he joked. When the Prime didn’t respond to his jest—naturally—Jack shook his head and chuckled quietly. “It’s ok, I was joking. Anyway—do you….wanna talk? Is everything ok? You seemed kind of sad when you came through the bridge…and you didn’t even tell us how it went…”

               Didn’t tell us anything, actually, but I’ll leave that part out. I’m sure Optimus doesn’t want to be guilted for stuff at the moment.

               There was another noise—it sounded a little more desperate before it abruptly came to a stop. Then, the Autobot leader’s hefty footsteps began to approach the door. Jack backed away, glad that his efforts seemed to have paid off. The large metal sheet slid upwards, revealing Optimus’ huge figure.

               His face was completely expressionless, but he mustered a somewhat warm look when he gazed at Jack.

               Well, at least Optimus said something and…opened his door, Jack consoled himself mentally. Even though I still don’t know what’s bothering him. Guess we’ll just have to wait for him to tell us…

               “I will go apologize to Ratchet. It was not my intention to offend him…” He started out the door and down the hall. Then, he paused to face Jack for a moment as he added, “And my apologies also to you, I did not mean to worry anyone. Thank you for coming to get me.”

               “Oh—no, don’t worry about that, Optimus. It’s fine.”

               The Prime nodded briefly, saying nothing more. Jack watched him go. Now, he was even more confused than before.

               So why were you acting weird when you got back to base?

               By coincidence, his gaze happened to wander to Optimus’ open berth room. Jack had the sudden realization that he’d never seen Optimus’s berthroom before. Actually, he hadn’t seen any of the bots’ rooms since he’d known about their base.

               He left the door open, it wouldn’t hurt to go take a look…I think?

               Quietly, he padded inside. Taking a moment to look around, Jack noted that it was quite a huge space—way bigger than he’d expected from the size of the door.

It was also very….bare.

               No posters, furnishings, or anything other than the walls, his berth, and a small shelf. On that shelf, there was nothing except for some mystery object shoved in the corner, covered by an old blue cloth.

               “Exactly what you’d expect from a guy like Optimus,” Jack remarked to himself. He sighed and began to walk away, when suddenly a noise snapped his attention back around.

               Back to the shelf.

               Back to the blue cloth.

               A noise that had come from….

               “What is that thing?” Jack murmured to himself as he drew close to it again.

               He jumped back as it vibrated and briefly glowed a bright blue. It seemed to come back to life as a steady humming filled the air of the room. The teen came to a halt right in front of the shelf, placing his hands on his hips as he stared at it, curious and confused.

               Was he trying to hide this? Jack wanted even more to know what it did—what it was.

               And while he stared at it, the object beneath the cloth made another noise.

               “Roadwork ahead?? Uh, YEAH, I sure hope it does!”

               For a moment, Jack stood immobile. Then, he burst into laughter.  

               Optimus was watching vines….he was watching vines….Optimus Prime was watching vines.

               He suddenly remembered what had happened to his mom when she watched vine for the first time. For at least two long, painful weeks, the only things she said were vine quotes—in a failed attempt to be funny. 

               Optimus was watching….vines….oh no.

               Jack turned on his heel and sprinted down the halls.

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I’ll edit and fix stuff later; I’m in class rn lolol :’D

Thx for reading!! Feedback is always appreciated~

<3

[verdigrisprowl]

June 3 Dancitron Movie Night - Over The Hedge

Did any of the Cybertronians actually watch the movie?? I don’t actually remember any of them talking about it. I watched the movie. It was pretty good.

After the movie Soundwave confessed to Prowl his terrible crime: he accidentally had a Cassetticon on his shelf for seven years because he thought it was a normal cassette. Soundwave is a criminal. A villain. An unforgivable monster. Prowl told him it's not that big a deal actually. But uh, seeing as they’re in a relationship, it would be inappropriate for Prowl to be the one to declare he didn’t do anything illegal, so probably Soundwave should go tell the story to a police department that isn’t headed by his amica and get them to clear him.

Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:42 PM Soundwave's had a hell of a weekend.

Why? Well, when you spend all of it in a hospital, desperately trying to avoid any and all questions about the mech you've brought in - someone who's so deep in unassisted stasis lock it's a wonder they even have a functioning spark left, for the record - you're just not going to have a good time. It's impossible.

It gets worse when you're a carrier and the being you apparently left hanging for the better part of seven years is a cassette-shaped minicon. So much worse.

And then there's that whole thing with Primus from last week to worry about.

He's really looking for a good laugh tonight. Hopefully the human film will bring him one. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 7:44 PM Prowl, comparatively, has only had to worry about—well—Soundwave. That said, he's arriving a bit earlier than usual tonight. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:46 PM Panic kicks in before good sense does, and for a moment, Soundwave thinks this is finally it. He's going to be arrested. Why else would Prowl be there?

...The movie. Right.

He's just going to head on over with his arms open. Embrace? Please? Small one before everyone gets here and he has to non-literally hold his tongue? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 7:48 PM Prowl meets him in the middle to embrace him tightly. "How are you?" Last week's conversation has been weighing on him ever since. He can only imagine it's been weighing on Soundwave, too. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 7:49 PM Can Tarantulas be a fly spider on the wall? He's going to try to be, and hope they don't notice him yet. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:52 PM Soundwave shakes his head. It hasn't been a great time. [[He has - he needs to tell you something, when tonight is over. To ask for--]] Frown. How to phrase this. [[For advice. He does not trust anyone else to tell him the truth.]]

Tarantulas is indeed on the wall. SpecsToday at 7:54 PM Enter dragon! She's taken Soundwave's advice and just bridged the snacks to the counter this time. That really was a lot easier. She's done something new, tonight! She carefully created some artificial quartz so that it has high-grade inclusions, and coated it with a thin layer of titanium. Hopefully it will pass muster from the ones who matter most- the minicons.

"Hello, Soundwave!" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 7:54 PM Prowl draws back slightly, to give Soundwave a worried look. His concern—no, fear—is that this is going to be how-do-we-deal-with-a-stalker-god advice. But he nods. "Of course." Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 7:55 PM With all the wild, untamed infant activity lately, Swoop has found life returning to normal. His unsupervised wandering continues unimpeded. Freedom is meant to be enjoyed and, now that he's normal sized again, Swoop feels absolutely no hesitation at terrorizing the Cybertronian wasteland before heading to Dancitron. Watch out, movie night, there's a pterokid tumbling ass over teakettle through the front door, laughing all the way. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:57 PM Ravage is already poking his nose up over the bar to sniff at the fake quartz. He might fish around for a few pieces with a paw. Like one does.

Soundwave pings Prowl some gratitude and quickly squeezes what he's still holding before moving to greet the others. It seems Swoop is in fine form. With any luck, it won't be TOO much like usual. He's not in the mood to get into another fight.

[[Dragon. Impressive work; the offerings barely budged.]] Had Rumble done it, the snacks would've gone everywhere. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 7:57 PM Smokescreen's oblivious to any tension previously in the room, and comes in with a surprisingly fancy cape on his back, hiding his back and his doorwings, too, somehow. If there's one thing he got from Alpha Trion, it's his bad taste. "Hey Soundwave!" Smokescreen's again, brought some semi-sweet, surprisingly fruity cookies to share tonight! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:57 PM ((STARTING IN 7, GET WHAT YOU NEED)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 7:57 PM sitting far away from Autobots, looking nervous Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 7:57 PM Prowl takes his usual seat. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 7:58 PM ((The full url for him wouldn't fit)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 7:58 PM Swoop lets out a happy squeal almost like he's deflating. For the briefest of moments, he's sprawled out relaxed on the floor. Then a grin splits his face and he's curling his legs up to spring onto his feet. Ta-da! Starscream (TBDL)Today at 7:59 PM ((mine doesn't)) SpecsToday at 7:59 PM The dragon churrs delightedly. "Thank you! But really, it's not my own skill. Your alternate brought the bridging technology over. I'm just standing on the shoulders of Cybertronians, as it were." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:00 PM Would honestly take offense to the whole 'stalker' part, Prowl. Gods have that whole omni-stuff going on. 90% of the time it isn't intentional. And with that he can just feel something is off about certain mechs. It made him feel suddenly, very, extremely, uncomfortable the moment he crossed through the door.

Glances at Soundwave[slendy] questioningly. Dare he ask? [I should grab mini stuffed peppers for nom before movie] Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:01 PM Nervous glance at Primus "Are you an Autobot?" Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:01 PM Yeah, don't stop at the door. He's going to prod the god in the back to get him moving to his own seat. Stop scaring mechs with your poor words and worse people skills. SpecsToday at 8:02 PM ((oh man last week's movie night was a kaiju movie? and I missed it? D: )) ((I did see king of the monsters though and MOTHRA SAID TRANS RIGHTS)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:02 PM ((it was very kaiju. there were like, four whole kaiju)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:02 PM Tarantulas takes his cue to drop down in the back of the room and actually transform into a full-size mech. Gotta check out the joint first, feel the mood, y'know? Now that he's done with recon though, he's making a beeline for Prowl and Soundwave's couch, visor in a smile for once as he flops over Prowl's shoulder and resists the urge to nuzzle him. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:02 PM ((how many half kaiju though lol)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:02 PM ((four whole kaiju is eight half kaiju)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 8:02 PM //im sad i missed it but i was too Tired Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:03 PM ((and I was at a job interview :/ Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:03 PM Prowl starts at the sudden touch. Oh! Yes. Good. Hello. Prowl's going to reach for whatever's the nearest part of Tarantulas he can get a hand and/or arm around. ((did u get job)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:04 PM ((They haven't gotten back to anyone yet, so maybe Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:04 PM ((sorry was grabbing a food lemme catch up)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:04 PM ((good luck)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:04 PM Swoop scampers behind Soundwave's couch, his weight resting entirely on his toes as he shifts his weight here and there. "Soundwave, Soundwave. Him Bob want to movie. Him do a movie? Him Bob can come, Soundwave?" Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:04 PM ((thanks Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:05 PM "Hello, dearest Prowl. Before I forget - I have a present for you later, hyeheh. No particular occasion, I promise." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:05 PM Never takes a seat, you know this. Moves though to let his 'babysitter' walk in too. Just going to be out of the way. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:05 PM As soon as Smokescreen spots Tarantulas, he's sending a few excited pings over. He's maybe a bit jealous, but also, he's not moving from his spot, with his back pressed riiiight up against the couch away from Soundwave and Prowl. SpecsToday at 8:05 PM ((I know you all know about the ones in the trailer BUT Scylla is probably kumonga and Methuselah could be angirius, while Behemoth is one they made up themselves)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:06 PM ((those of you who saw KOTM: good :D i hope you liked it. those of you who haven't, WHY NOT))

Soundwave glances at Primus but doesn't focus on him for too long; there is a new alternate and other matters to take care of. A nod to Tarantulas, a [[Yes]] to the excitable Dinobot, and a short wave to Smokescreen. ((WE'RE GOIN)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:06 PM Swoop bobbles his head excitedly, just assuming Soundwave has taken care of sending Bob the necessary bridge. He's perked up and looking around already. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:06 PM Much frown. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:06 PM "Oh? Is it in the mail box?" Slllowly tugs Tarantulas closer. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:06 PM Smokescreen returns a wave to Soundwave, standing up to try to get his cape to flow just a bit. "Hey, hey, Soundwave, you want some new cookies?" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:07 PM Pings back in Smokescreen's direction! And pings to Soundwave as well, as recognition for the nod. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:07 PM Yes, 'babysitter' because apparently Primus still mangles his words. SpecsToday at 8:07 PM ((also the movie goes full balls-to-the-walls in a delightful way and I loved it and y'all should go see it)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:07 PM "Smokescreen, are these mechs safe to be around?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:07 PM [[Perhaps later. Place them on the DJ booth. He will eat them after a while.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:08 PM "Of course, Starry! You've been here before, it's safe. The only bots you have to watch out for are Decepticons who are way too into horror movies and stuff." Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:08 PM And arrive Bob does. One teeeeeeny tiny impossibly small iteration of him anyways. And he makes a beeline for Swoop. The best jungle gym. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:08 PM "But they're" stage whisper "Autobots" Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:08 PM Swoop scrambles over to where the tiniest Bob in the multiverse is, all grins and no surprise. He's already reaching out by the time Bobby makes his move. Ignore the talons. It's fine. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:08 PM "Starry... You know I'm an Autobot, right?" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:08 PM "No, it was rather too large to fit in the mailbox." Some snickering as Tarantulas climbs over the back of the couch and arranges himself next to and/or around Prowl. "You'll see, you'll see. I just thought I'd give you fair warning." Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:09 PM ((How big is Bobby?)) Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:09 PM Talons are just good for grabbing, and hoisting one's self up. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:09 PM "I know, but you are too goofy and friendly to kill me." jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:09 PM ((was finishing an overwatch match sorry)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:09 PM "And they are, too!" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:09 PM (Conveniently small XD) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:09 PM Soundwave spots the tiny, tiny Insecticon, and for a moment, he wants to ask them if he can pick them up and hold them.

Then he remembers his seatmates and... figures that's a bad idea. jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:09 PM Jazz is a little late today Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:09 PM "That's what I am asking." Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:10 PM Swoop squeaks happily and straightens up while Bobby makes himself at home. His wings fan out and he just looks amused. "Hi!" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:10 PM OH MAN. Tarantulas just noticed Bobby too, but at least he had fair warning. He's already given Bobby "ups" a few times. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:10 PM "Hi!" He chitters. Call and response. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:11 PM Soundwave nods to Jazz - and looks around to find out where Primus is. Not going to drape wings on the couch again, he hopes.

...So this is why humans talk about bears as grumpy. SpecsToday at 8:11 PM "Hi!" Oh Goddess it's so cute. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:11 PM "Starry, you'll be fine. You're safe. You know, Primus is like, a DILF, right?" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:12 PM Might just, sorta, be a wallflower tonight. Dancitron is very busy tonight, Soundwave has Prowl and Tarantulas there, so he's feeling he'd be an unwelcome surprise...

And then he hears Smokescreen. What. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:12 PM "Very well." ... Tugs Tarantulas over and leans onto Soundwave. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:12 PM Bobby is utilizing all four hands to wave. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:12 PM Hides behind the seat, "Primus is here" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:12 PM At least until that gets boring. And so patting at Swoop it is. Let's see if he can reach that crest. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:13 PM "It's okay, it's okay, Primus is good! He's a Dad I Love Fondly, and I'm sure you'll warm up to him, too. He gives awesome snacks." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:13 PM He leans in a little harder than usual. Two companions. Safety enough for now. He'll try to stay focused on the story. Try. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:13 PM And he's staying close to Primus, in an attempt to keep him out of trouble. Then again, Smokescreen just made him snort in a poor attempt to not laugh outright Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:13 PM Swoop tilts his head to make Bobby's job easier. However, he also starts walking over to Soundwave, which probably doesn't help Bob any. Oh well! "Soundwave! Kehehe!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:13 PM With any luck, Smokescreen will keep Primus distracted. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:13 PM Smokescreen is going to give him a spark attack. Plzno. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:13 PM [[...What.]] Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:13 PM *grabby hands Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:14 PM Oh, Smokescreen did mean DILF in the truest sense of the word. But he's not sure he's ready to tell Starscream what that means. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:14 PM "Look, keehee! Him Bob do a small. Me Swoop small and then Him Bob small." Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:14 PM Aaaaand  finally he gets the crest. Tiny but mighty, it's a good point to try to hoist himself up. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:14 PM "But he's... he's... he's going to send me to the pit!" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:14 PM Enjoy the squirmy buggy. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:15 PM "He won't, he won't- that's like, the opposite of what he does, Starry. I think you're all turned around!" Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:15 PM "Megatron says that he sends mechs who have been bad to the pit!" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:15 PM "But you've been good, haven't you?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:16 PM [[Yes. He is very--]] What's a good descriptor. [][][]So.. very small. Very small, - Bob. - You're a tiny thing.[][][] Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:16 PM "No, I keep getting brainwashed and doing bad things and I can't help it!" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:16 PM "Starry, you try to be good, right?" Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:16 PM "Yeah" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:17 PM Point, Smokey. Primus is just going to lean against the wall with his arms loosely crossed. One of his wings spreads out to pull Soundwave[CC] , his current caretaker because he may need that in more than one manner, closer to him. Hi. Did he screw something up last Monday? Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:18 PM Swoop snickers at Soundwave. With one hand, he plucks Swoop off his crest and holds him out to Soundwave. "Yah! Kehehhe. Soooo so small tiny. Keheh. You Bob funny." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:18 PM "Then you'll be fine. Just- follow your spark?" Smokescreen wraps himself up in his cape, lying down against the couch arm. He could fall asleep here! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:18 PM Soundwave shakes his head and gently pushes Bob back toward Swoop. Not with Prowl on the couch. As much as he really wants to lose himself to the joy of holding a very small Cybertronian. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:18 PM Annnd he's been pulled closer. Hi. Yes. You really did. Even Blaster felt the tension and he's a constant oblivious mess. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:18 PM ... Tiny bug. Very tiny bug. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:18 PM Bob more or less dangles, hands instinctively curling into whatever surface is available for purchase. Swoop's arm, the people around him. It's instinctive. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:18 PM "So if he does do something... you'll try to stop him?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:19 PM He is. Just going. To. Hold Tarantulas a little tighter. And lean harder on Soundwave. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:19 PM Bobby chirps. Wingies, fluttering. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:19 PM "Of course, of course, Starry. Don't worry. I'll sit on Primus or something." Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:19 PM "Thanks Smokey." Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:19 PM Tarantulas squishes Prowl back, although he's not exactly sure why. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:19 PM Soundwave lets a feeler slide across Prowl's lap in a sort of tiny barrier. No bugs here. jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:19 PM "I think this is what they call habitat destruction." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:20 PM But is he not PRECIOUS. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:20 PM Swoop cocks his head at Soundwave but doesn't fight to keep his arm straight. He holds Bob to his chest in one hand like a toy. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:20 PM Ouch. And he doesn't know what because that'd mean asking or prying. One of those is far worse then the other. Which he honestly doesn't know. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:20 PM Oop. More surface area. All hands on deck for Swoop snuggles. He does wave at Soundwave and Prowl. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:21 PM This poor armored beast. What a terrible day it is having. He sympathi-- oh, a wave. He can return a wave. He will absolutely return a wave. And now he's thinking about the cassette again. The wave sort of dies and falls back to his lap. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:22 PM ((i find the suggestion that humans are coordinated enough to construct and sell an entire neighborhood in about four months to be far less believable than the talking animals)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:22 PM Swoop looks down at Bob with big owlish optics before grinning. He's got an idea. The armor on the top of his chest has a lip where the top of his head connects when he transforms to connect his beak. It doesn't do much other than occasionally protect a shot at his neck in this mode though.

PLUNK! Now it is a Bobby seat. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:22 PM ((IKR?)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:23 PM ((to be fair, such suburbs are so cookie cutter and cheap i'd believe they do it assembly line style)) Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:23 PM Ask. Later. MUCH later. When his alternate has settled enough to not try and hide. Now would be a bad idea. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:23 PM He startles at first as gravity seems to take hold, but then his sitting, and cozy. So instead delighted chitters leave him as he settles in his new spot Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:23 PM ((wouldn't doubt it)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:23 PM ((still, it would take massive amounts of resources and demand to undertake it)) SpecsToday at 8:23 PM Dragonloaf. Comfy and cozy. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:24 PM Soundwave gets a gentle pat on his tense shoulders, almost like a little shoulder rub. Here, now you have a paw. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:24 PM ((I think the real question is why do these people want that land so badly that dozens buy it in the span of a few months)) jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:24 PM ((It may not be filled yet)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:24 PM Swoop is the smartest. Look at him. He did a thing. Haha.

But this isn't particularly entertaining. Hmm.... Aha! Swoop wanders around the couch to come up to Tarantulas instead.

"Spiderbot!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:24 PM The other feeler curls around the paw on his shoulders. Soothing. Thank you. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:25 PM Smokescreen goes ahead and pings Soundwave a couple times, "By the way, Soundwave, you want to try my cookies this week? You can reach over with your long, looong feelers." Because he certainly doesn't want to get up. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:25 PM ((in all fairness, i smell a bag of cheetos from 10 feet away and go starved bear too)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:25 PM Wings slowly sink. Primus didn't need to read minds to feel the shift in everyone's field; except Prowl and the dragon for different reasons. Yeah... A very bad idea to ask. Looks at Soundwave[CC] with a deeper frown. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:25 PM [[He will eat them in a while, Smokescreen.]] His tanks are in a bit of a twist at the moment. [[Thank you.]] Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:26 PM Swoop gets a pat on the head with a free paw. "Yes, Swoop? Are you Bobby's nanny, now?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:26 PM Prowl is SO surrounded right now. It's strangely delightful. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:26 PM "You got it, Soundwave! I'll put it up on the table. Eventually." Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:26 PM "Primus... can I ask a question?" Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:26 PM "...you need to work on word choice." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:27 PM Soundwave shakes his head. [[Mechs like that human are why he opted to live out here.]] Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:27 PM Free pats? Free pats! He's going to sit down in front of Tarantulas now. He throws his arm over the arm of the couch and leans his cheek against his hand. "Nanny is a TV thing." Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:28 PM Hmmm. Can Bobby reach the fluff from here. He stretches to try. SpecsToday at 8:28 PM Prowl is so, so valid. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:29 PM Oop. But apparently he can't even touch his hands over his helm. Welp. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:29 PM Soundwave motions to the dragon. Come join the heap? Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:29 PM "Are you speaking of a particular TV show? ...Do you WATCH television?"

....Hey there, someone's reaching for the fuzz? Let Tarantulas lend Bobby a hand there. Or a paw, actually - they're particularly soft! jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:29 PM "Why mop a patio?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:29 PM He isn't sure whether or not this small organic will find the human terrifying. The ones on screen do. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:29 PM "... Do humans really put that much in their garbage?" Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:30 PM Nervous peaking over chair back Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:30 PM He snatches up the offered paw immediately, before shoving his whole face against the fluff with a chirp.  New sensations are to be had. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:30 PM Very slightly edges away from the tiny bug. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:31 PM That TICKLES. Tarantulas shakes a little with suppressed giggles. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:31 PM Feels that. Gonna hold tighter. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:31 PM "Is it safe to come out?" Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:32 PM Swoop assumes Tarantulas is reaching out to pat him again. When that doesn't happen, a brief look of startled disappointment makes its way across his face as he glances down at Bobby. But that reaction blows away in the wind tunnel that is Swoop's birdy brain almost instantly.

It takes a bit for Swoop's processor to remind him Tarantulas did the whole talking thing and then regurgitate enough memories to make an uneducated guess at the topic. "Us Dinobots watch lots, lots of TV and movie and stuff." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:32 PM ... Is it bad that he has the urge to eat sticks watching this Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:32 PM Sends Soundwave a negative ping. Holding was reassuring when bugwas far. Now bug is close and holding is trapping. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:32 PM "What did I say..?" More frowning. Glances to Starscream. "Yes?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:32 PM "Fuck?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:32 PM Hurriedly loosens it. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:32 PM Bob all the while remains fascinated with the paw, the digits, the fluff. It tickles his face too. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:33 PM "Do you promise you won't send me to the pit if I come out?" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:33 PM When he settles back against Swoop for proper snuggles, he doesn't let go. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:34 PM Cracks a small, bemused, smile. "Yes." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:34 PM [[Small for police.]] [[Unusual fundraiser as well.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:34 PM "Wait, humans have cookie cops?" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:34 PM perks. "Cookie?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:35 PM "You haven't met Minus yet." Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:35 PM Swoop looks down at Bob with confusion. "Cookie?" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:35 PM [Tiny stuffed sweet peppers. Omnomnom] Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:35 PM Slowly comes out.  Still ready to jump behind someone or something if Primus or any Autbots makes a move in his direction Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:35 PM "Cookie! I've got some cookies. You want some?" Smokescreen's waving a cookie in Bob's direction. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:35 PM Well Bob takes that as confirmation. "Cookie!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:35 PM [[He meant human police, but-- wait. Minus?]] Minus. Minus. This is familiar. Why? Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:35 PM He nods enthusiastically. Yes please. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:35 PM This squirrel........ is Smokescreen. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:36 PM RUDE. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:36 PM Swoop looks over at Smokescreen. After a second, he holds up his hand. Make it a good throw, buddy. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:36 PM "One of our newest. She's a dataslug." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:36 PM "Here you go!" Smokescreen tosses the cookie in Bob and Swoop's direction. He's wondering who will get it first! Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:36 PM Swoop, of course, has a FAR longer reach and aerial battle experience. That cookie is his..... to give to Bobby. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:36 PM Well. Given that he has clumsy baby digits, and wonky tiny proportions probably not Bobby. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:37 PM "Aren't their shells like... their backbone?" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:37 PM (( .... turtles don't have butts, do they. i cannot imagine a turtle butt Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:37 PM Perk. [[Dataslug?]] Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:37 PM Delighted he squeaks, jaw unlatching to catch the offered treat in rows of tiny needle teeth. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:37 PM "I wasn't there. But it has soured things. Explanations will be needed. Later." after things settle again. For now...no. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:37 PM "Yyyyes, they are, Smokescreen." Tarantulas has a long-suffering look on his face. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:37 PM ((i don't think they have a human booty no)) Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:38 PM The cookie is happilly demolished Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:38 PM ((They do, but pretty sure they don't look like that)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:38 PM ..... sweet. Swoop is all grins when the cookie gets viciously murdered. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:38 PM ((I think it's just like... a hole)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:38 PM Swoop's gonna get crumbs in his collar! Heh Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:38 PM Back to sad Creator mode. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:38 PM "I thought so. So- this isn't like, actually a turtle, right?" Smokescreen is tossing another cookie to Swoop. Sharing is caring! Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:38 PM ((I'm pretty sure turtles can breath through their anus.)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:38 PM I think they are drawings Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:39 PM If Tarantulas thinks Swoop doesn't already have a plethora of crap in his armor, he's going to be sadly mistaken. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:39 PM Big mood, Swoop. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:40 PM G r o s s. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:40 PM ...Wait. He turns to face Prowl. [[Dataslug Minus. Wasn't that--?]] He flashes a shot of Prowl with the little blob. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:40 PM Maybe Tarantulas should acquaint you both with his decontamination rooms. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:41 PM Kinda...pats? Yeah, he's gonna try to make this a bit better? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:41 PM The slightest smile. It's a very proud slight smile. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:41 PM To be fair, Smokescreen has bigger problems right now than under armor crumbs! He's got a cape just to cover a very particular injury. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:41 PM Swoop is a free range kiddo and will not be tamed into a regular bathing schedule. Instead, he's just going to keep catching cookies to drop into the food processor that is Bob. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:42 PM To which Bob is happily waiting, jaws open to snatch up falling snacks. No quarter is spared. Even a fraction of his usual size he is a blackhole of treat consumption. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:43 PM [[She chose the work herself? It suits her?]] Look at that smile. It must be so. Prowl wouldn't be happy if she got assigned and didn't like it. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:43 PM "Soundwave... those tentacles... are they for data transfer?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:44 PM [[They are for many things.]] Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:44 PM Swoop cackles at the carnage his wee buggy friend can unleash. It doesnt' take him long to start looking around for something else to feed to Bob. Hmmm.... Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:44 PM "She barged into my office and demanded the job. She's still training, but shows great promise." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:45 PM "They're not just for attractin' mates, huh?" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:45 PM Pats appreciated, but is still not a happy Creator. Not when he feels things are wrong and a few are his fault. Might have been able to go without knowing. Such is his life. And many of the mechs he would chat with appear to be rather busy with each other and/or the movie. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:46 PM "Can you use them for memory transferal?" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:46 PM There has been a lull in the snack. Bob decides it's time to wriggle and squirm a little. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:47 PM Life sometimes bites. Even gods, apparently. Just keep working at it. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:47 PM HMM. Normally, he'd just tear off some of the couch to feed Bob. But. Soundwave.... Hmm.... He'll just.... pick Bobby up and plop him down on Tarantulas for a second. Now he can run off and get food from the bar no problem. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:47 PM Quiet huffing. She really did take after Prowl, then. Interesting, how these things work.

[[You were a good choice of guardian in the beginning. He thought so then; he thinks so now.]]

Soundwave's not going to acknowledge Smokescreen's comment. He's just going to nod at Starscream - and glance toward Primus again. He senses he's being thought about. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:48 PM Bobby is blinking up at his new current seat Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:48 PM Tarantulas holds Bobby to the side, away from Prowl - is he what's causing the problem? - and gently pets the precious thing while Swoop's off and busy. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:48 PM "She doesn't remember it. It's a fortunate coincidence." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:48 PM This is the funniest thing Ravage has ever seen. Look at this ridiculous damn dog. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:48 PM "Could you store what memories I have externally so I stop forgetting them when I have my mind wiped?" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:48 PM He's now more out of site, but also tucked in close against warm surfaces. Alright. This is acceptable. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:49 PM Here, how about a fuzzy shoulder perch? Perfect for tiny Bobbies. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:50 PM Oh. Even better. He burbles, and flops against the fuzz, nuzzling into it. Wings flick happily. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:50 PM (( my mind went "dan tara, your bobbie s" Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:50 PM (pfffftt XD) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:50 PM "Oh, it's one of those badly made exploding cars!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:51 PM [[Is that so?]] Even more intriguing. [[He should try to speak with her some time. He is curious about why she did choose the work.]]

[[...Yes. He could do that with the memories. Easily.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:51 PM ((we were gonna like, talk about doing a plot on those lines, weren't we?)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:51 PM Wings shift closer to his frame. They lock around so he looks more like a feathery cape. Somewhat tricky to do when he's not always around to converse or be social on one-on-one to get better about the whole socializing thing.

Soundwave[Slendy] would be correct about his senses. Primus is bad at hiding anything.

WasSmokescreenhurt? Things take time to catch up. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:51 PM ((Yeah, if you still want to we can)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:52 PM ((still want to)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:52 PM ((owo)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:52 PM ((i mean we kinda just launched straight into it)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:53 PM ((true :smiley: )) "Can you do mnemosurgery?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:53 PM "Frag, for a nanoklik I thought Vernard was singing that." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:54 PM ...He really doesn't want to answer that in public. Even if Prowl already knows about it because of the romantic partner he tortured. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:55 PM ((maybe next time lllllet's discuss that ooc BEFORE launching straight into it)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 8:55 PM "I guess that was too much to ask" ((I sort of forgot :/ otherwise I would have)) ((I am dumb)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:56 PM Swoop toddles back to Tarantulas and Bobby carrying a plate that is loaded up for a normal sized Bob. His expression says let's rock n roll! Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:56 PM Bobby meanwhile has stilled against Tarantulas shoulder, lulled by the warm and the coarse fuzz. And perks back up immediately Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:56 PM ((not dumb, none of that)) Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 8:56 PM He can't do much about that. But he's not moving away, but leaning a bit into the god. It's okay to be bad at something when you don't do it often. But, for now, he's here to try and help. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 8:56 PM It's fine - Tarantulas can just plop Bobby right back in Swoop's collar now he's got the goods! Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:57 PM Tarantulas and Swoop are acting cross purposes. Tarantulas is trying to put Bobby on his collar. Swoop is trying to put the dish in his lap. We've come to an impass. Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:58 PM Excellent. Now he can get to work in destroying that plate. Meet in the middle He grabs for it and flings everything everywhere Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 8:58 PM :V Bobby (Wily)Today at 8:58 PM ...well he meant for those to go in his mouth. Oop Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:58 PM To screw up badly enough to make Blaster notice? Yeah... Primus isn't supposed to be that screwed up. Even with everything being... myrff. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:59 PM "Did he just assign her a fursona?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:59 PM [[...It's not too much. It just isn't something he cares to discuss in the open.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:00 PM "... She was cuter before." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:00 PM [[A different environment, for security's sake.]] His and Starscream's. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:00 PM [[Oh?  Yeah we can talk later]] Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:01 PM [[Excellent.]] Soundwave nods. Bobby (Wily)Today at 9:01 PM Bobby is gonna try to scramble out of everyone's hold to go for the snacks. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:02 PM ....okay, fair point. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:02 PM Swoop has nothing against letting Bobby roam free. Even if he did, he's too busy cracking up at the mess. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:02 PM Tarantulas snickers and sighs at the mess Bobby and Swoop have made, but eh - so long as it doesn't get in his setae, he's not gonna worry about it. jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:02 PM Jazz kind of wants to adopt Hammy now Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:04 PM Ruffles and tucks his helm down into his chest. Where's Smokescreen? He needs someone to hug. Soundwave[CC] probably doesn't want to be so. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:04 PM Swoop plops himself down on the arm of the couch and pulls his feet up, giving Bobby free reign to go all out on the mess. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:04 PM Smokescreen is on the couch, with his back pressed right against the couch, but he won't say no to a hug! Even if it hurts a bit due to his back injury. Bobby (Wily)Today at 9:05 PM That's good. Because picking them up is too much work. He's just gonna crawl, and pick up the snacks with his teeth. Cut out the middle man that would be picking them up Dirt never hurt anyone. It's seasoning Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:05 PM Tarantulas is amusingly inclined to agree... Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:06 PM ....he's not great with physical contact that doesn't involve violence. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:09 PM No hugging the Soundwave[CC] at all. He can follow him to the couch where Smokescreen was. Going to hug him from behind, yes? Assuming he doesn't knock anyone out of the way. Bobby (Wily)Today at 9:09 PM As fun as it is playing the role of vacuum cleaner it's tiring work. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:09 PM ... Oh. Oh. That's what  she meant by cork. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:09 PM Swoop doesn't know what a roomba is, but he manages to be entertained nonetheless. He's got nothing but grins for Bobby..... but Tarantulas in his peripheral vision  sparks a thought that has Swoop slipping off the arm of the couch onto the cushions. He wedges himself against Tarantulas, staring up at him. "Spiderbot!" jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:09 PM She got her man/cat Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:10 PM ((Jesus Christ. What does she want him to do? Break all their tiny fingers and toes first?)) Bobby (Wily)Today at 9:10 PM He eventually slows, swaying in place , before gently he lays his face against the ground. And falls asleep. With a cookie in his mouth. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:10 PM Tarantulas seems distracted, but he kinda-sorta makes space for the pteronerd. "Yyyeeessss?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:11 PM This couch is getting crowded. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:11 PM Smokescreen may wince as he is hugged from behind, but manages a smile, leaning against Primus. His back does seem unusually flat, but that probably makes it a bit easier to hug, "Primus! Uh- hey, sir! I made some cookies with your fruits!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:11 PM It's a good thing Soundwave is so thin, he supposes. Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:11 PM I'll stay off the couch Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:11 PM Swoop hasn't needed space a day in his live. He'll plaster himself against Tarantulas no matter the bizarre angle it takes. "You like Us more little?" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:11 PM Shsh, Swoop's a scrawny beanpole too - see? Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:11 PM Yeah, he's tailed after Primus. And he caught that wince, Smokescreen. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:12 PM Sure, but his attitude takes up enough space for five couches. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:12 PM Tarantulas does a double-take at that one. "What kind of a question is that? You're - you're just different that way. This way. Whatever way." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:12 PM Smokescreen, his worry is now transferred onto you. "What happened?" Let him worry. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:13 PM (( auto-homicide 3 omg. well... jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:13 PM ((Oh god)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:14 PM ((me trying to drive and not break my massive cosplay sword)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:14 PM Wait, wait, frag. He wasn't expecting this! "Oh, you know, weird magic happens, sometimes, you meet a bot and they turn out to be pretty weird- it's all good! It'll be fine. How're you, Primus?" Smokescreen's turning around, trying to return the hug to Primus. SpecsToday at 9:15 PM ((gotta go to bed early. night guys!)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:15 PM ((Aww, nini!)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:15 PM ((night)) Bobby (Wily)Today at 9:15 PM (samesies. Night!)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:15 PM Swoop rests his chin against Tarantulas' shoulder and keeps staring him down. "Yah. But. You Spiderbot like small stuff." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:16 PM ((night! rest well)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:16 PM Prowl's been barely paying attention to the movie. But he huffs at the truck flying into the house. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:16 PM ((Bobby passed out face down in the middle of Dancitron's floor is so precious)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:16 PM "Smokescreen..." Nope. Worry mode activated. Primus nuzzled him. "You know you can't lie to me." jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:16 PM "After you cut it down?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:17 PM Oh, frag. Smokescreen's nuzzling back, petting Primus' helm, "They, uh, got removed forcibly. That's the truth, really!" It's technically not a lie, just an ommission of detail! "Oh, soda's red energon?" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:18 PM "I do like small things, but - your behavior is different then as well, you know." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:18 PM "Smokescreen!" Cue more than unhappy, and a bit higher than neccessary, tone. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:18 PM "No?" Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:19 PM "Well, for one, you talk much less." Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:20 PM Swoop grins and blows raspberries at Tarantulas. Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:20 PM (( she looks like an old tattered barbie Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:20 PM ((i was just thinking that)) jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:20 PM "she's snapped" Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:20 PM ((Cynthia)) Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:20 PM ((yes)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:20 PM ((are homeowners associations actually real things?)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:20 PM ((yes, and they are roughly this awful)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:21 PM "Primus- Primus, please, it's okay, it's okay! I've been at the med-bay! I'll get better. Eventually, really. It doesn't even hurt as much now!" Smokescreen's trying to pet Primus, trying to get him to calm down. "You don't gotta draw attention to it, you know." Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:21 PM ((Australia doesn't really have them so it sounds so weird to me)) Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:21 PM Nudges Primus as well. Tone it down, he's wearing a cape to hide the missing wings for a reason. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:21 PM ((people basically pay a neighborhood-run group for the privilege of being told what they can't do on their own property on pain of being fined hugely)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:22 PM ((i've heard some horror stories that match this lady)) ((my childhood neighborhood either didn't have one, or it was a chill one)) Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:22 PM ((it's why I didn't move into this one neighborhood. The people running it were bat-shit insane)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:23 PM ((that whole thing of hers about measuring the lawn is not at all an exaggeration. OR the worst thing i ever heard about)) jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:23 PM "Oh. Wow. Now I really wish he was one of my ops." Hammy has been unofficially adopted. Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:23 PM //my question is how they even have the authority to fine neighbors lmao Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:23 PM ((you agree to it via contract)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:23 PM ((Is it something all neighborhoods have or just newer ones?  Here it's just for apartment complexes so I don't know if it even counts)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:23 PM //why anyone would agree is the realy mystery tbh Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:23 PM Pardon him for being a bit, well, over worried. And having an overreaction to the whole thing. Primus lowered to sink on the couch with the reassuring pets and words. He's very unhappy about this, Smokescreen. Can you blame him? "Smokescreen... That is still serious. At least let me do something to help?" Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:24 PM //i don't think me and my friends have any intention of joining a hoa if we ever manage to get a house together Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:24 PM ((it's basically in rich people neighborhoods that wring their hands over keeping high property value and select people around, and in neighborhoods that dream of one day being such)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:24 PM //bc we're all planning a garden at the v least and i know we won't let someone tell us what we can or can not plant in a garden Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:24 PM ((they've been around a long time.)) Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:25 PM ((seems really inconvenient)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:25 PM ((so that it turns into such absurdity is not at all surprising to me, given the kind of people involved)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:25 PM "Well, uh- can you keep it down? And maybe, uh, take me home later? I kinda, uh, snuck out and don't wanna get in too much trouble." Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:26 PM Swoop scrunches up his nose, but still wears a grin. "You Spiderbot don't like talking Swoop?" Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:26 PM ((Is it a gated community thing?  I've heard of those, never been to one though)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:26 PM //i live in city owned housing right now and we have actual restrictions on what we can do on our porches even like. we're nto allowed to put plants up on the wide railing of our balcony, or hang things from the railings Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:26 PM ((i'm sure gated communities do have them, but no)) ((any neighborhood that feels like it can go off and make one)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:26 PM //what gets wild is when a hoa tries to bully you into signing the contract even if you don't want to ghjnh i've heard stories about that Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:26 PM ((I am so glad Australia doesn't have those it sounds ridiculous)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:27 PM //where like someone doesn't join the hoa and they get people bullying them over it, or even trying to fine them despite not being part of it Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:27 PM ((wait they'll try to make you sign the contract?? i guess that's how they get people but like... why would someone join them i dont understand Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:27 PM ((THE STORY ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BROKE INTO THE GARAGE TO INSPECT IT)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:27 PM //GOD Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:27 PM ((Why would you agree to be in it if you didn't have to though? Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:27 PM "That's not what I said! You're perfectly acceptable any which way. You're trying to push me into playing favorites between YOURSELF, and that's not going to work, tsk." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:27 PM ((i actually think the neighborhood i grew up in DID have one, now that i think of it? our mailbox got knocked down by a drunk driver and the parents had to negotiate with the HOA about what kind of bricks they could use to build a new one, because they couldn't find ones that exactly matched the house's bricks)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:27 PM //i mean some might not but like. i've definitely heard horror stories about the HOA basically threatening/bullying neighbors to joining after moving into the neighborhood Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:28 PM ((but that's all i ever heard about them, so our neighborhood's must be lowkey compared to the horror stories)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:28 PM ((some places you can't move into if you don't agree to sign and some people do it because they get into the idea of everything being pristine and not at all lived in looking)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:28 PM "Favorite Swoop? Kehehehehh!" Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:28 PM ((What are the benefits of belonging to one, other than living in a rich, exclusive suburb? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:28 PM ((the thing is the ones that ARE horrors are gonna be the ones that everyone hears about, because why would people share funny/exciting stories on the internet about a lowkey HOA that's never gone mad with power)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:28 PM (( https://youtu.be/GBwELzvnrQg Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:28 PM ((that's it. that's the "benefit".)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:29 PM (( the suburban mom gayle vid ^^^ Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:29 PM Sighs heavily. Leans his helm against Smokescreen's. "Of course. That'll be very easy to do." Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:29 PM ((ah, I see now Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:29 PM "Thank you, Primus- and you can keep holding me like this, right? This is- this is nice." Even if it hurts just a little! Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:29 PM //what's wild to me is the idea that you "Can't" move into a neighborhood if you refuse to sign the contract and join like. do they actually have power to tell you that you can't buy a property if you don't join //or is it just that bad peer pressure Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:30 PM ((in some places, yeah. i forget how tho)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:30 PM "You Spiderbot LIKE Me Swoop?" : > Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:30 PM "Yeah. I kind of need this too." Let him at least soothe the pain away? Starscream (TBDL)Today at 9:30 PM ((night everyone thanks for the stream)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:30 PM ((night!)) jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:31 PM ((good night)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:32 PM "I'd be a fool to answer such a leading question." Tarantulas looks about ready to push Swoop off the couch. "...Define LIKE." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:32 PM (("The major power of the HOA is the ability to compel property owners to pay a share of common expenses for the overall maintenance of the HOA and the amenities, usually proportionate to the ownership interests (either by unit or based on square footage). These expenses generally arise from the operation and maintenance of common property, which vary dramatically depending on the type of association. An HOA may have, in addition to a regular assessment, a "special" assessment for unexpected expenses (such as for road maintenance).")) (("Benefits to homeowners may include maintenance and management services, provision of recreational amenities such as pools and parks, insurance coverage, enforcement of community appearance standards which may lead to higher property values, and the opportunity for members to plan development in accordance with community values.")) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:33 PM Swoop's face is about ready to split in half from the grin on it. "Like means LIKE! Duh!" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:33 PM "Good, good! And, uh- maybe a couple treats would be good? I'll be fine, though, I'll be fine." Primus' care is helping, really! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:33 PM Soundwave now gets that cookie and begins putting things away with unusually sized bridges. While not having moved. Because that's his way. Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:33 PM //lowkey hoas are probably Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:33 PM ((that's why people sign into HOAs for reasons other than assumed snobbery. it's basically super-localized taxes for neighborhood upkeep--since the dude down the street from you is more likely to take action on fixing a pothole in the street than a government official who lives half the town away and has 500 other potholes to address.)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:33 PM "Heh, sure." Nuzzles. Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:33 PM //better. wow thanks discord Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:35 PM "Hff. That's redundant and uninformative." Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:35 PM //yeah it's the. when they go Mad With Power and try to force specific appearances on property they don't even own that's wild to me mostly from the stories i hear bc like. standards of appearance is one thing, i get wanting things to at least be eat, but to go "ah yes your grass is .5 inches too long and your bricks are the wrong shadeof red" is when i'd be like "bye" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:35 PM ((HOAs are usually registered as nonprofits; i've also read about trailer park HOAs being formed so that the trailer residents can buy the property from the landowner they've been paying rent to, and get to cooperatively own their own neighborhood and directly do maintenance or pay for its upkeep, rather than paying rent to a landowner they need to submit maintenance requests to)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:35 PM ((tbh i'd rather have a pothole and the right to plant anything i want and paint my house any color i like but i suppose i can see how lowkey ones might be useful)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:35 PM "YAh! Keheheh." Swoop leans against Tarantulas' shoulder so he's got his cheek pressed into the fuzz as the waits impatiently for his answer. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:36 PM ((those are the out-of-control HOAs)) jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:36 PM ((I like quirky houses, which is why I'll never join an HOA. Or live in a suburb.)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:36 PM ((it is possible to have an HOA whose primary purpose is not to determine paint colors)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:36 PM So long as Swoop doesn't press the subject further, Tarantulas takes that as a sign that the conversation's over. He's dodged it! Awesome. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:36 PM ((gotcha)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:36 PM //yeah lmfao Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:36 PM Time to busy himself snuggling with Prowl on the other side instead. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:36 PM ((I have no particular desire to own a home but, if I went all in on a purchase that big, Jesus himself couldn't roll up to my pad and tell me what to do with it.)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:36 PM //i'd be willing to join a lowkey normal person hoa but not one of the out of control ones Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:37 PM ((but like, again, the normal ones aren't the ones that get fantastic stories about them shared on the internet)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:37 PM //ya Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:37 PM [Plenty of reddit stories about the crazy ass HOAs] Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:38 PM ((i feel like the thing to do would be to delay on joining for like three months and just do all kinds of things and see how they react. if they're chill, join, and if they're not, maybe consider an electric fence to keep them out of your lawn)) jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:38 PM ((lowkey is fine, but I like hanging plants and shaded gardens. It wouldn't blend in with their idea of a proper suburb)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:38 PM ((you're allowed to read their rules before joining. i'd say just, read the rules and see if they're reasonable.)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:38 PM //i know me and my friend hav sometimes joked about buying land in the middle of some woods and building a house there just to avoid crazy hoas but Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:38 PM ((you gotta know how they enforce them too though)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:38 PM Tarantulas is new to this game apparently. Swoop pulls one leg up so he can put his foot on the arm of the couch to get some leverage to push against Tarantulas in a more forceful lean. Not super hard (yet), but certainly noticable. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:38 PM ((like they've got state-level laws governing HOAs and everything)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:39 PM ((now that i did not know)) Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:39 PM //you could probably also ask neighbors for opinions on them too if you wanna know how they respond to stuff Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:40 PM ((yeah, they're Actual Legal Entities. which is how they can levy fines in the first place. signing on to an HOA is a legally-binding contract in most states. it ain't just a club somebody made up and asked for fees for. for that reason if an HOA steps out of line it's a matter that can be taken up in court.)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:41 PM [When a movie starts a long OOC discussion about HOAs. Movie night never ceases to amuse me.] jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:42 PM ((They can't evict you if you refuse to join though, right?)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:42 PM ((at work--my job is taking new company/corporation formations back and forth between lawyers and the secretary of state office--we form a lot of HOAs. i can't tell you what any of the ones we form are like, because formations only contain lists of the founding members, not the internal by-laws that govern that company; but we do form a lot.)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:43 PM Nnnnnaaaah, Tarantulas isn't new to the game. He's just playing it on his own terms and ignoring Swoop for now. A bit more affection for Prowl - and a little for Soundwave - and Tarantulas is bidding them adieu for now. See? No need to even PLAY the game if he's LEAVING, Swoop. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:43 PM Soundwave returns it with a quick squeeze as Tarantulas gets going. Might be the last time he can do that for a whlie, and all. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:43 PM ((it'd depend on the specifics? like, if the HOA actually OWNS the property of the neighborhood, then "agreeing to join" would probably be a term of buying property in the first place. just like if you try to move into an apartment and refuse to obey the apartment's rules you can get kicked out. but in most cases--if YOU own the house--no.)) ((but that might vary from state to state)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:44 PM Smokescreen gives Primus' arm a tug, leaning against him. He probably should get back before someone notices he's not in the medbay like he's supposed to. He doesn't even want to think about the look Megatron would give him! Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:44 PM Swoop gets his long birdy fingers wrapped around one spidery leg. He's not going to chase Tarantulas, but he isn't going to make this easy either. jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:44 PM Jazz waves to everyone on his way out Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:45 PM Prowl gives Tarantulas one last light squeeze, and lets him go. Farewell, spide. ((flskjflkgj i wrote the entire wrong character name YOU SAW NOTHING)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:45 PM (( ::::3c Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:45 PM Soundwave nods quietly to those leaving. Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:45 PM //im laughing bc i read it when you said soundwave and saw literally nothing wrong with it mentally Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:46 PM ((PFFT)) Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:46 PM Plot Twist: Tarantulas can mass-shift, and there's nothing Swoop's grip can do about it! Watch Tarantulas escape from his problems with practiced finesse. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:46 PM Scoops Smokescreen up gently. Going to soothe the pain anyway as he did so. He'll drop you off safely, but he'll be coming back here. Afterwards he'll join you for snuggles and snacks? Tarantulas (aranea-mechanica)Today at 9:46 PM (( night y'all :heartpulse: jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:47 PM ((so did I, 'cept I spaced out what I read when my brain autocorrected)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:47 PM !!! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:47 PM ((night!)) Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:47 PM Swoop blinks at the not-spide space in front of himself..... and then blows some farewell raspberries at this loser. jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:47 PM ((wrong. punctuation)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:48 PM Snuggles and snacks sound good. He's going to ping Soundwave and Tarantulas goodbye! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:48 PM Ping. Goodnight, Smokescreen. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:48 PM Whelp! That accomplished, Swoop slides off the couch and bounces to his feet. Clearly he is done here and isn't forgetting anything(one) on the floor. Swerve(metallcrgy)Today at 9:48 PM //a nyway, night lmao Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:49 PM Soundwave[Slendy], he will be back. There is something he feels he must ask. Nuzzles Smokescreen and warps out with him so he'd get home without fuss. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:51 PM THANKFULLY for everyone that Sunstreaker would murder if Bob didn't show back up, Swoop just about eats it when, at the last possible second, his body course corrects to not step on a certain passed out buggy. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:52 PM It's all right, Sunstreaker. Soundwave would have murdered Swoop for stepping on Bob too. Swoop (medicalmurdersaurus)Today at 9:52 PM This bird of prey turns a disastrous fall into a pretty sick roll, scooping up Bobby and bounding away. Later nerds! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:53 PM Impressive. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:55 PM After dropping off Smokescreen, with a new blanket and snacks, he was back. Primus glanced at those who remained. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:55 PM Still here. He still kinda needs to try and keep you out of trouble. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:56 PM ... The crowd's getting unnervingly thin. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:56 PM Are they alone now? Soundwave's going to--no, no, it seems they're not. And he really doesn't want anyone else to hear. He'll have to wait a short moment. Not exactly patiently, as he's been sitting on this all night, but not as rude as he could be, given his present uncertainty.

[[...Yes?]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:57 PM "What did I do." A question that wasn't one. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:57 PM Prowl quietly hooks a hand around the crook of Soundwave's elbow. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:57 PM And he's hit with the strong need to put his palm to his face. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:58 PM No sense beating around the bush. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 9:59 PM He meant later, as in days. Not hours. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:59 PM Well, the bluntness kicked Prowl's nerves on high alert. And usually he appreciates bluntness. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:59 PM Too late. There was tension that he knew he caused. It'd eat at him since he only had hours to talk each week. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:00 PM [[...He doesn't know yet.]] Pause. The feeler that was on Prowl's lap now curls around his wrist, as Bob's gone. [[He has been thinking about what has been done and what the future might hold, and trying to determine their meaning. He had hoped to understand by now, but certain... things, have come up. Interrupted it.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:01 PM "You don't have to know yet." And Prowl will not be happy if Primus starts trying to egg a firmer answer out of Soundwave. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:02 PM That's actually somewhat comforting. He's so used to feeling like he needs a correct answer to everything right away he sometimes forgets that it's okay to take his time finding it. Of course, it's possible none of that will matter by the end of tonight anyway. That depends on what happens when he tells Prowl what he has to tell Prowl. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:11 PM "What th-..." Primus cut himself off hearing his own tone dip into areas he didn't like. Shutting his mouth, eyeing Prowl for a moment, then he returned his gaze to Soundwave. He stayed silent for a long minute while letting his feelings sort out before daring to utter another word.

"Soundwave... Whatever I did, or said last time, I'm sorry for it. I'll wait until I see you next time to ask. You know how to call me if you're ready before then." His voice was softer; genuinely apologetic. "I wont pry or ask what else is making you this way tonight. I respect you too much to do so. I do hope you'll be alright. " Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:15 PM He squinted at Primus from behind the visor at the opening response, Prowl's words blaring on repeat in his head. The expression faded partway after the next bit, but not entirely; he could not, at the moment, accurately tell what was honest and what might've been calculated to gain maximum approval. His head was full of other problems just then, and seeing through them was too hard.

So he nodded, pinging one thank-you, and bobbed his head at his alternate. It did put him more at ease seeing that one present tonight; he appreciated what they were probably doing. [[Next time.]] Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 10:19 PM Oh, good. That went...surprisingly well. All things considered. He did return the motions, as he knew his alternate was well aware he was not here for the movies. And, yes, he would be coming to the next one. But, for now, with the conversation as done as it was probably going to get, he put a servo on Primus' arm. "I think it's time we went home. Next week is not that far off." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:26 PM There was one more question that Primus had in mind. With how curt Soundwave[Slendy] was with him, the answer felt obvious. It made him ache thinking about what that answer would mean from here on out. Mulling would do him no good. To try and distract himself, he nodded then shifted his attention to the other Soundwave[CC].

"No. Your home isn't mine." Cracks a sad smile. "Besides, I told Smokescreen I'd come back to keep him company. I could use his smiling quirky self right about now. I've got a few new recipes he might enjoy trying.

"Soundwave has Prowl, so he's in good hands." Attempting reassurance. Soundwave (corruptedcomms)Today at 10:31 PM "....very well. Good night." and he's going to make sure Primus leaves before he does. Just...just in case. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:35 PM Soundwave turns immediately to Prowl and bows his head just so. It's time for honesty.

[[He has a confession to make.]] Frown. [[Two confessions. He does not want to burden you with his guilt when you were not expecting it, but he does not know anyone else he can trust with this - or who is as knowledgeable as you.]] [[Are you willing to hear him? He will not force you to listen if you are not.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:36 PM Don't worry everyone, Primus is leaving and is gone by the time the chat begins. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:37 PM Prowl leans in to bunt—and then immediately straightens up. Oh. This didn't sound like any conversation Prowl had been expecting to hear.

But even so— "Yes. Of course." He would hear anything Soundwave had to say. And he was more than accustomed to being a sinkhole to throw guilt into. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:45 PM [[He has once again failed in his duties as a carrier unit and endangered the life of a mech he should have done his best to protect. He let them languish in stasis lock for nearly seven years and - and treated them as...]] Oh, no. No, the formal sound is not holding out, here. This isn't how he wanted this to go, but it's too shameful to pretend he can treat this like a business activity of some kind. [[He kept them on his shelf, as if they were a regular cassette. He - he owned a mech, Prowl. For over half a decade. We used him as MUSIC, once. He isn't even one of ours; he -- looks like one of yours.]]

Soundwave laced his fingers together over the back of his neck and stared into his own knee.

[[He couldn't tell the hospital where they came from. He doesn't know what will happen if he does.]] His fingers clutch tighter. [[They wouldn't believe him. So many believe that we enslave our deployers as it is. If he said someone gave them to him as a present...]] [[He didn't know. On his spark, he didn't. Even Ravage thought it was a side effect of one of Primus' gifts.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:56 PM That. Was WILDLY outside of what Prowl had been expecting. Spark-stoppingly vent-shudderingly outside of what Prowl had been expecting. His jaw was partially dropped as he tried to work out whether to start with "why did you" or "how dare you."

And then Soundwave said he hadn't known and Prowl's breath all came out in a relieved whoosh. "Oh. God." He sank forward, crest resting on Soundwave's shoulder. "Okay. Okay, all right, can we... Let's start that story from the beginning. Rather than from the worst details possible." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 11:06 PM Soundwave immediately rested his own crest on Prowl's shoulder in return. He gave the information in the order he thought of it because it'd been boiling up underneath everything all night; he'd not been able to think chronologically until he ripped it open wide enough to let some steam out.

[[Yes. Of course. From the beginning. The start--]]

[[The greyfaces used to bestow gift after gift on him and his. Some he understood; some he still doesn't. One gave him the cassette. He thought it was JUST a cassette, and chose to keep it. He didn't have many personal possessions at the time, and he doesn't know any Slugfests. He thought it was-- a band, or a description of the music. Not a PERSON.]]

[[They had no thoughts for him to read. There's a set of Primus-created colorful lights set into the wall in his berthroom; we thought the fragment of a signal we were catching was because of his spark and their source.]]

[[He only found out because he turned the lights off this week and-- and he was testing things in the shelf room. To see what they meant to him. Then he felt them.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 11:16 PM Prowl nods slowly, rocking his head against Soundwave. "Okay. Okay, that's..."

Where to start? His processor is still reeling from seesawing between "Soundwave's been keeping a slave secret from you for years and this changes everything you know about him, recalculate every calculation you've ever made concerning him" and "never mind, false alarm, abort all those recalculations immediately."

He wraps his arms around Soundwave's waist.

"You didn't do anything wrong. Morally OR legally. You had no idea the cassette was a person—and as soon as you DID know, you took him to a hospital, correct?" He lifts his head. "And—I'm not sure about your universe's laws, but in mine, there are legal exceptions made for people who accidentally use another mech without consent if they didn't know what they were using was a mech. It's applied from time to time to mechs who buy secondhand dataslugs or scavenge guns from battlefields. Surely, there's something similar in your universe?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 11:28 PM He didn't mean to whip Prowl's head around a corner like that. It's just the order it stumbled out of his brain and into the open.

Soundwave scoots closer, automatically trusting the arms to protect him, just as they did last week.

[[He did, but he's not sure whether-- That is, he moved to where he would be his own law, but the hospital is in New Praxus, and he was living in another different timeline when we took in the cassette....]] He spent most of his life flouting the law, Prowl, not studying it to the degree you have. It gets tricky even before the multiverse comes into it. [[And the greyface gave them to him. That is a fourth location. And the laws have always been strange for us. Carriers could and often did terminate those who kidnapped their deployers. Legally.]] A little insight for Prowl, there. [[What if Slugfest is joined to someone? What if he is seen as an accomplice, or - or whatever receiving a potentially kidnapped mech makes him?]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 11:36 PM "Under my universe's laws, you wouldn't be. Other laws, I can't speak to. I'd have to look into local laws first, but—if it were up to me? You wouldn't be charged with anything. There's barely even grounds for an investigation."

Prowl sighed. "However, it can't be up to me. I'm not a neutral party. And, by extension, neither is my entire department. If I were to bring you back to Iacon and ask an officer to investigate the case in order to absolutely clear you of wrongdoing, I wouldn't be able to trust that the officer would remain objective, even under direct orders. There's a high probability they'd try to avoid displeasing their captain, even if only subconsciously. I—advise you to go to the authorities in your world and explain the situation. Preferably somewhere they won't want an excuse to arrest you just for being a former Decepticon officer." If Prowl weren't an enforcer, he wouldn't have to advise that. He could have just told Soundwave to keep it to himself, that Prowl knew he'd done nothing wrong and therefore Soundwave didn't need to invite trouble by trying to explain the story to someone who didn't know him as well and wouldn't be as sympathetic.

But Prowl WAS an enforcer. And consequently, he couldn't get anywhere near giving advice like that to his amica without it being egregious favoritism. The fact was, an enforcer now knew about this incident, and if he didn't act on it he'd be guilty of covering it up. This couldn't be left in Prowl's hands. Soundwave had to tell someone else. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 11:44 PM Soundwave tenses. Somewhere they won't want an excuse to arrest him? Is Prowl kidding? If there was anything Soundwave could guarantee about the authorities in his world, it'd be that they'd just as soon throw him into a bottomless pit as arrest h--

...Wait. He knew at least ONE of them had been open to operating on reason before. This Prowl had convinced them to do it.

[[You mean your alternate.]] The frown on his face defied description. [[The one who is avoiding him after telling him--never mind what she said. It is unimportant.]]

It would be foolishness to seriously entertain the idea of death being preferable to talking to her. He came close to doing so anyway.

[[He wishes he had never accepted the damned gift.]] Just going to bury his face even harder into that shoulder, there. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 11:47 PM "I didn't mean my alternate. Isn't there a Decepticon outpost somewhere out there?" Prowl gestures in the direction he sort of things the Decepticons might be. It's the wrong direction. He doesn't know much about the Decepticons around here. "But if my alternate is the only one you can think of? Then fine."

Prowl leans the side of his head against Soundwave's. There, there. "You didn't know. And if you hadn't received him, there's a possibility that someone who WOULDN'T have cared might have." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 11:51 PM He shakes his head no, as much as anyone with their face  smashed up against someone else can do. [[They dislike him nearly as much as the Autobots. He was... particularly antagonistic toward Starscream, for a while. And he is a traitor.]]

[[Mm.]] He's not completely reassured by that statement, but hearing someone else note that it's obvious he cares makes him feel a LITTLE less monstrous. [[Perhaps...]]

Long, long vent. [[He will talk to her tomorrow. He will not tell her that you told him to go.]] It'd probably be bad if he did. Then she'd feel obligated toward a version of herself and he'd have to go find ANOTHER officer, at which point his doom would be all but sealed; he just knew it. And another vent--this time, the kind of quietly relieved sigh that came of having one's absolute worst fears thrown out on their ear. At least he didn't have to worry about Prowl running away from him for this mess. He could count on that much. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 11:56 PM Ah. Yeah. Right. That whole helped-kill-Megatron thing. The average Starscream, at least, might be willing to forgive Soundwave that detail, but if Soundwave wasn't on his good side...

"Leaving me out of it is probably wise." Prowl turned to kiss the side of Soundwave's head. That was a lot of sighing. "How is... he?" What was his name. "Slugcon?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 12:01 AM Sighs were bits of pressure escaping in convenient air form, and Primus knows he'd been under quite a bit of it since he found the minicon hiding on his shelf like that.

He shifted to return the kiss, thankful for the reassuring contact and comfort, and tried not to be overly amazed. If he'd told himself five years ago that he'd be seeking protection in a Prowl's arms, he'd have chalked it up to a memory and personality wipe.

[[Slugfest. He's still in stasis, but they have refueled him and stabilized his spark, and are working on repairing his frame. They do not wish him to wake and transform until they know it is safe.]] Pause. [[They were also somewhat reluctant after reading his Autopedia file. The later the better.]]

[[...Did you want Slugfest to know you asked?]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 12:04 AM Fest, Con, they were close enough.

So he was recovering so far. That was good to hear. Mainly for the sake of the injured, of course—but, no small part of Prowl's relief came from knowing how much it would weigh on Soundwave if Slugfest DIDN'T recover.

"No. I've never met a Slugfest. There's no need for him to hear upon waking up from over half a decade of stasis that the captain of the local police was asking after him." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 12:06 AM He hadn't THOUGHT Prowl would want that--Slugfest was a Decepticon, after all--but he'd promised to stop acting on assumption.

[[As you wish.]]

He shifted around until he was settled back against Prowl's chest and closed his optics. It would be for a moment and no longer. He just needed to take a second to calm down and process everything.

[[Thank you.]]

Instead, he ended up falling asleep. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 12:07 AM "Of course."

Prowl stayed and held Soundwave long after he fell asleep; and then, gradually, drifted off himself as well.

[taranchula]

for the ask meme, rewind idw

magic pants mcbabypuncher. thank you max for my life how I feel about this character: hands down my favorite character in mtmte/ll. half of the best parts in the whole comic are property of rewind he's got a super engaging concept that was built on really well (to the point that his arc is ultimately kind of cluttered but mmmmmost of it's pulled off well in the moment) and he's just a fun and versatile little jackass who i love so much all the people i ship romantically with this character: did we seriously all see 'domey, it's not your choice to make' and not immediately decide that there was one right answer to this question. seriously my non-romantic otp for this character: im a rabid proponent of the minibot squad bc i think rewind and swerve have a lot more in common than they think and tailgate and rewind is a hilarious combination in every possible way. the three of them would really bring out the dipshit in each other my unpopular opinion about this character: just wish he got more attention in fanwork i guess. wheres my 30k rewind character study sluts stop getting rodimus pregnant and come play with me in the space one thing i wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: if lost light hadn't been as rushed as it was, rewind classic would have been at the crux of the primus confrontation, which would have been a lot more satisfying than the quick-fix Chromedome Has Two Hands background resolution that we got in the spark realm. also my feelings on ll25 aren't Good by any stretch of the imagination but if he and cd's ending was done more tactfully (and he was given an OUNCE of agency in it) i think it would have actually been fitting but tact and general satisfaction were pretty much already out the window given the entire Point of the finale

[badlydrawndanieldarby]

((Got a few things to say))

((Well, the semester is over for me, meaning that I don’t have school until January 8th, so hopefully I’ll be able to be more active from now on. Even when school starts back, my schedule is full of easier classes, and put together in a way so that I have way more free time. However, I won’t be particularly active from now until December 20th, becauseeee.......

........I’m going to be flying to Texas tomorrow to hang out with ya boy @dailyterencetdarby :333ccc The D’Arby brothers finally unite baby

That’s it for actual announcements, but I’m gonna go ahead and put this ask meme I got tagged in along with this, so I’m not cluttering everyone’s dashes with text posts, because I’m assuming this is to be done OOC, and therefore, well, I’m doing it OOC))

Rules: tag 10 people you want to get to know better

Tagged by: @poorly-drawn-melone

Relationship status: Your guess is as good as mine dude

Favorite color(s): Green

Lipstick or chapstick: Lipstick usually, but either, really

Three favorite foods: Chicken, chicken 2, chicken 3

Last song i listened to: Lmao... “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” by Primus

Last movie i watched: Probably “O Brother Where Art Thou” lol

Top 3 shows: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, My Name is Earl, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Top 3 bands: Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys, I guess but I listen to a lot of music

Book(s) im currently reading: What the fuck is a book

((I’m not gonna tag anyone butttt thank you to the person who tagged me!))

[verdigrisprowl]

Dec 31 Dancitron Movie Night - Gotham s2 e6-9

There was a Starscream. He insulted Prowl and Prowl promptly ignored him the entire night.

There was, as usual, debate about the legality, morality, and intelligence of the Gotham police and their criminal rivals.

Today NoodlesAtNight 7:46 pm ((SORRY rabbit literally closed my cast right as i posted, i'm setting back up ahhhhh i'll go fast)) Today badmasteryoujerk 7:46 pm ((hhaha npnp NoodlesAtNight 7:47 pm ((LMAO prowl's name)) verdigrisprowl 7:47 pm ((ouo)) NoodlesAtNight 7:48 pm *Soundwave is hurrying to put things in order tonight, so he's almost done. He's GOT to know what is happening in Penguin land. His poor creator.* badmasteryoujerk 7:48 pm ((too pure for this world)) badmasteryoujerk 7:49 pm *Starscream bursts in, swinging his arms out* BOOM BABY- wheres my sweets. I demand sweets. Swervester 7:49 pm I missed last week so I'm flying blind this week but that's fine. How's everyone? NoodlesAtNight 7:49 pm ((summaries linked on post if needed! you got 25 minutes to read)) *Soundwave doesn't even act surprised by Starscream's nonsense. He just points his arm at the bar. Snacks and drinks over there. Free. No high grade though, unless you pay for it.* This message has been removed. verdigrisprowl 7:49 pm *Prowl arrives JUST in time to see that display.* Oh no. Swervester 7:50 pm //etgv is this a slow version it's so much slower than the one i have badmasteryoujerk 7:50 pm Oh yes~! *He snags a bag of chaps and shuffles behind the lounging unit* NoodlesAtNight 7:50 pm ((i have no idea)) NoodlesAtNight 7:51 pm [[All he will ask is that you keep any declarations of leadership to a minimum. This is his home, and as such, /he/ is the law here.]] *Soundwave pings Prowl an affection/greeting combo.* [[And Swerve, he is doing fine, thank you.]] badmasteryoujerk 7:51 pm *He squints in defiance but reserves his announcements of leadership, just stuffing a few chaps in his intake* Swervester 7:52 pm Good to hear. NoodlesAtNight 7:53 pm [[Nothing to report from any of you?]] verdigrisprowl 7:53 pm *A Starscream who appears to be in a confident mood. Prowl's worst nightmare.* Swervester 7:53 pm Not much. Chased a Meme out of my bar for dabbing. badmasteryoujerk 7:54 pm *he's just going to sit back here and squint at everyone like a raccoon protecting its food source* NoodlesAtNight 7:54 pm [[Oh? He knows how to do that. What is so terrible about it?]] verdigrisprowl 7:54 pm *Returns Soundwave's pings.* Nothing you probably haven't already seen in the news. *An arrest here, an ongoing investigation there.* Swervester 7:54 pm It's the root of all evil. Also it annoys Meme when I tell him he can't dab. NoodlesAtNight 7:55 pm *Eyes Whirl and gives... sort of a tiny nod. Definitely time to get Rumble down here.* Boomtank 7:55 pm -trots in, not looking dead tired for once- chronosmith 7:55 pm *he has been lingering in the doorway for the last few moments, very still, just looking around a bit* Swervester 7:55 pm ...Have I ever seen you dab. NoodlesAtNight 7:55 pm [[He hardly doubts dabbing has any ties to Unicron.]] *Pause.* [[And no, you have not. But there is a visual record of it somewhere around here...]] [[Blaster. Evening.]] badmasteryoujerk 7:55 pm *He climbs over the back of the couch and sort of perches on the back of it, folding his legs and resting his chin on his servo* chronosmith 7:56 pm *he looks at Soundwave when he nods, but doesn't return the gesture; instead he starts to slooowly walk in, making his way across the floor to his usual spot* verdigrisprowl 7:56 pm *PROWL hasn't seen Soundwave dab. He must've done it for Shockwave.* Boomtank 7:56 pm Hello, Soundwave verdigrisprowl 7:56 pm *a greeting nod at Whirl.* Swervester 7:56 pm I'm pretty sure Unicron dabs. badmasteryoujerk 7:56 pm What is this- dabbing thing? NoodlesAtNight 7:56 pm [[Unicron does NOT dab.]] Swervester 7:56 pm [that's a joke but also now that he's said it...] verdigrisprowl 7:57 pm It's a mating display. badmasteryoujerk 7:57 pm Oh dear Primus. I demand you show me how. chronosmith 7:57 pm *another look, a slight bob in return* verdigrisprowl 7:57 pm *There is a chance that he sort of just wants to show off that he knows something Starscream doesn't.* I— what. badmasteryoujerk 7:57 pm *he clicks his digits and points to the floor in front of him* Now Swervester 7:57 pm You can't just demand someone dab NoodlesAtNight 7:57 pm [[Like that.]] *Gesture.* badmasteryoujerk 7:58 pm DO IT SWINE Swervester 7:58 pm OH. Soundwave *does* dab Boomtank 7:58 pm -covers mouth, at the picture on screen, trying not to laugh- NoodlesAtNight 7:58 pm [[...And it is NOT a mating display.]] *Someone's belatedly catching up on what was said while he was searching.* verdigrisprowl 7:58 pm *check out that deer in headlights look on Prowl.* I haven't— *and IMMEDIATELY shuts his mouth at the insult.* Swervester 7:58 pm Anyway like I was saying, you can't insult someone and demand they dab on cue. chronosmith 7:58 pm *okay, the sheer anmount of ridiculousness actually... makes him feel a little better* chronosmith 7:59 pm I don't think he's into you, Starscream. Go beg a mating display off someone else. badmasteryoujerk 7:59 pm I dont give one single frag if he is or not. I demand he dab in my presence NoodlesAtNight 7:59 pm [[...Who were you calling]] [][][]swine.[][][] Swervester 7:59 pm It's not-- Boomtank 7:59 pm Can we demand you leave then? badmasteryoujerk 7:59 pm Its different if its an explanatory sexual advance chronosmith 7:59 pm This message has been removed. NoodlesAtNight 7:59 pm *Because he noticed Prowl getting quiet, and Primus help him, if Starscream was insulting his amica--* verdigrisprowl 8:00 pm And I decline to obey your completely invalid command. chronosmith 8:00 pm Looks like you're in for a nice long night of disappointment. verdigrisprowl 8:00 pm *and he is VERY FIRMLY fixing his gaze on the screen.* Swervester 8:00 pm Don't click the button. badmasteryoujerk 8:00 pm *he rolls his optics and just shoves a few more chaps in his intake* NoodlesAtNight 8:01 pm *Sits next to Prowl but still gives Starscream a lingering stare. He then turns a feeler that direction so he can look at the screen with his optics. He is WATCHING YOU, birdy butt.* chronosmith 8:01 pm *that was satisfying. This isn't so hard. He's just going to pick up the pace, trotting over to his usual place, and takes a seat on his couch* NoodlesAtNight 8:02 pm *And here comes Rumble charging down the stairs with a whoop. Three guesses where he's headed and the first two don't count!* verdigrisprowl 8:02 pm ((and there was half a second there where he was considering it, until he was called a pig.)) badmasteryoujerk 8:02 pm *The seeker squints towards whomever this mech thought he was sitting on his perching place* *he sort of just* *flicks a chap at him* NoodlesAtNight 8:02 pm @P: [[Was that directed at you?]] SCProwl 8:02 pm *arrives finally* SCProwl 8:03 pm *missed all the "fun"* Boomtank 8:03 pm Hi, Prowl NoodlesAtNight 8:03 pm *It's probably for the best.* Swervester 8:03 pm [feels so much regret] chronosmith 8:03 pm *he will shift to make room* Hey, Rumble. NoodlesAtNight 8:03 pm ((grab snacks n drinks, use the bathroom, whatever you gotta do - we start in 6)) chronosmith 8:03 pm Long time no see. verdigrisprowl 8:04 pm @S «It was. I'm inclined to ignore it as long as similar behavior doesn't continue.» SCProwl 8:04 pm Hello, Blaster. *takes her usual seat* badmasteryoujerk 8:04 pm *Flicks another chap* *and then another* *so many chaps* *all over the couch* Swervester 8:04 pm Stop wasting snacks. verdigrisprowl 8:04 pm ((guess who got food on time tonight for once)) SCProwl 8:04 pm ((eyyy badmasteryoujerk 8:04 pm ((yasss!! NoodlesAtNight 8:05 pm //No kiddin'! Time's been rough. Glad yer - glad yer here, though. Heh.// *He'd kind of wondered if the Boss had managed to chase Whirl off.* chronosmith 8:05 pm *pauses a moment to look over at Starscream's Couch, which is rapidly becoming Starscream's Table* ...interesting crowd you got tonight. NoodlesAtNight 8:05 pm [[New rule: Anyone who intentionally makes messes will be denied the materials for said messes next time they attend.]] SCProwl 8:05 pm ((i know you just played a p!nk song, but now I wanna hear beautiful trauma badmasteryoujerk 8:05 pm *He squints at this, before grumbling and snapping up the food off the couch* chronosmith 8:05 pm Yeah. *there's a pause. He's still staring off, and after a moment, he looks back down again* Sorry that I haven't made it out. NoodlesAtNight 8:06 pm @P: [[He is sorry he missed it. Should it happen again, he will act on it.]] *Ha. Look at that. Starscream listening to his orders. Now where was that with his own during the war, he asks you?* chronosmith 8:07 pm ((i just gotta share the way my rabbit icons are arranged:

https://gyazo.com/7b90e5ada1aabc3b3d20a4958650200d Gyazo Gyazo   Boomtank 8:07 pm -settles down, and pulls out a data-pad- chronosmith 8:07 pm ((SUSPICIOUS)) Boomtank 8:07 pm ((HAH SCProwl 8:07 pm *is gonna remember that rule the next time Swoop does something disgusting with food* NoodlesAtNight 8:07 pm ((omg)) badmasteryoujerk 8:07 pm ((look at that good boy tho Swervester 8:07 pm //im laughing the wave soundwave's just [innocent whistle] verdigrisprowl 8:08 pm ((on my version, whirl is angrily squinting over at nothing)) badmasteryoujerk 8:08 pm ((kdlsjgklsdjg Swervester 8:08 pm //meanwhile mine's arranged with soundwave glaring at starscream badmasteryoujerk 8:08 pm ((lord help me SCProwl 8:08 pm ((soundwave looks all like "i've done nothing wrong, ever, in my life" chronosmith 8:08 pm (("Screw you, NOTHING. I'm gonna save Fantasia and there's nothing you can do about it.")) Swervester 8:08 pm //trhgbg NoodlesAtNight 8:09 pm //Interestin's a good word for it.// *Rumble snorts at Starscream before looking back to Whirl.* //Nah, nah. Don't apologize. We - I get it. Like, all of it. You got reasons.// badmasteryoujerk 8:09 pm

the anger is real)) NoodlesAtNight 8:09 pm ((mine has soundwave staring at literally ALL OF YOU. as it should be.)) SCProwl 8:09 pm ((Prowl just smirking in the middle lol chronosmith 8:09 pm ((looks like swerve is glaring at starscream across a room)) Swervester 8:09 pm //lmao badmasteryoujerk 8:09 pm ((Exactly XD chronosmith 8:09 pm ((SOME ENCHANTED EVENING... when you see your true hate... when you feel him call you, across a crooowded room)) NoodlesAtNight 8:10 pm *Gets his timeline's Prowl set up with a feed and digs out his warnings for the group. Thankfully, Whirl missed the really terrible arm chop last week.* badmasteryoujerk 8:10 pm *A quiet little chirp could be heard from the seeker, and he settles again, this time, searching the room not for the glances being shot at him, but where ever the fuck the blankets were* SCProwl 8:10 pm *appreciative ping* NoodlesAtNight 8:10 pm *Upstairs. Ask nicely and he might share one.* NoodlesAtNight 8:11 pm ((OH HELL i apparently overwrote tonight's warnings by accident. okay, let me think if i can think of what they'd be)) Swervester 8:12 pm //rip Boomtank 8:14 pm ((scuse me, dying over here ((friend did a dumb and now I hurt something laughing NoodlesAtNight 8:15 pm ((WARNINGS: Violence, blood, death, excessive police force, foul language, the usual. Poor depictions of mental illness. Severed body part(s), needles, cannibalism. Anything else I'll try to remember before it happens but I can't promise.)) ((Whirl: you ain't gonna want to look during the vending machine scene)) chronosmith 8:15 pm ((TWO STARSCREAMS)) ((GOTCHA)) Yeah. Yeah. *he falls contemplatively quiet, like he's trying to decide something; after a moment he just gives his head a little shake* But you know me. Can't keep me down. *nudges gently* You been good? badmasteryoujerk 8:15 pm ((My dang connection!! chronosmith 8:16 pm I see dangling his weakness out there for everyone to see is finally biting him in the ass. badmasteryoujerk 8:16 pm *He jolts up a tad at the sounds of the television, quirking his helm in confusion* NoodlesAtNight 8:16 pm //Ain't nobody stronger, huh?// *He offers up a little smile. He doesn't want Whirl to have to act anything less than that in front of others. They can talk more about that later, if Whirl wants.* // Yeah, sure, I been good. Done a whole lotta writing.// NoodlesAtNight 8:17 pm //Oh, yeah. This guy been blackmailin' him real good into doin' all kindsa scrap.// verdigrisprowl 8:17 pm Hm. And here I'd thought they'd lure him to a fake location. chronosmith 8:17 pm HA. Oh, that's delightful. I love that. badmasteryoujerk 8:17 pm *he narrows his optics and lets out a little, low growl* *he doesnt like that lady* chronosmith 8:18 pm *he genuinely perks up a bit, looking back down to Rumble* Really? I should--I mean, if you want to share it, I should check it out. Boomtank 8:18 pm . . . NoodlesAtNight 8:18 pm *He should. She broke Butch's mind control.* verdigrisprowl 8:18 pm *very, very slow, very quiet sigh of relief.* chronosmith 8:18 pm *he might have missed a chunk of this season but he remembers Butch's whole situation, and watching this mind control backfire is delicious* NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm //Yeah?// *His visor flickers in a blink.* //I mean-- yeah! Yeah, sure! I got questions, actually - don't know nothin' 'bout helicopterin', 'n the Boss don't fly like that.// badmasteryoujerk 8:19 pm *Even lower, guttural growl* NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm [[Oh dear.]] *He hears that sigh and is relieved for a different reason.* chronosmith 8:19 pm HA. Swervester 8:19 pm Oh chronosmith 8:19 pm I picked a good night to come back, I really did. verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm I was expecting a gun. The knife is certainly more dramatic. badmasteryoujerk 8:19 pm COBBLEpot?! what an insult. NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm [[This poor human. Imprisoned for so long, and then this...]] NoodlesAtNight 8:20 pm //...Why's it an insult?// badmasteryoujerk 8:20 pm Sounds like an insu- *he gets quiet, squinting back at the television* chronosmith 8:20 pm I'm not exactly a literary critic so I probably can't give you any kind of useful WRITING advice, but yeah. Hell yeah. *bobs his head* Boomtank 8:20 pm Um... badmasteryoujerk 8:21 pm *seeker wings fly up, loud chirps* Ooooh~ Swervester 8:21 pm That's dramatic. badmasteryoujerk 8:21 pm I like him~ SCProwl 8:21 pm I thought it sounded like a term of endearment. NoodlesAtNight 8:21 pm [[He is quite the conniver.]] *To the other Prowl.* [[And so did he. Perhaps it has a bad meaning for other humans.]] verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm He is indeed. chronosmith 8:22 pm It's a shame he wasn't so dumb about his *big claw air quotes* Conniving. But hey, I guess he's alive. Counts for something. NoodlesAtNight 8:22 pm ((ngl i love that the riddler's first riddle goes to himself)) chronosmith 8:22 pm ((it's a cool touch!)) badmasteryoujerk 8:23 pm *eats the rest of his chaps, before squinting towards the other snacks and slowly crawling his way off the couch and shuffling towards the table* NoodlesAtNight 8:24 pm [[...You're welcome to eat as much as you like.]] *They have more than enough, and they are, in fact, mostly provided for those who can't get enough rations any other time.* badmasteryoujerk 8:24 pm *Another little chirp* Mmmph.. *He takes the pack of cookies and climbs back onto the couch* Boomtank 8:25 pm -hums and has gone to picking at his paperwork between listening to the show and conversations- NoodlesAtNight 8:25 pm *Test lean on Prowl? Allowed? Or is this Starscream's presence too much of a Danger?* NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm [[...He does not like this development.]] Boomtank 8:26 pm ...... badmasteryoujerk 8:26 pm ... verdigrisprowl 8:26 pm *what's the worst Starscream can do? insult Prowl again? leans back against Soundwave.* Boomtank 8:26 pm That's not a good sign verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm Bad development. Expected development. chronosmith 8:27 pm *rolls his optic* NoodlesAtNight 8:27 pm [[...He said]] [][][]feel safe.[][][] [[Not be safe.]] badmasteryoujerk 8:27 pm PSh. *He snickers* verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm If people are safe but don't feel safe, they don't think they're safe. chronosmith 8:27 pm Shame I can't exactly root for the guy who took out the Penguin's mom. verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm If people feel safe but aren't safe, they think they're safe. chronosmith 8:27 pm The only character left for me is Drunk Cop, apparently. NoodlesAtNight 8:28 pm //The Harvey fleshie? I like him/// verdigrisprowl 8:28 pm Whirl, I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this. Swervester 8:28 pm Oh. verdigrisprowl 8:28 pm He's sober now. chronosmith 8:28 pm Yeah, that guy. *exhales a long, drawn-out, mock sigh. Long pause.* Thank you for breaking it to me gentle, Prowl. Swervester 8:28 pm //rthbg prowl im dying badmasteryoujerk 8:29 pm *he growls again, sort of rolling a bit* Swervester 8:29 pm Does she have the authority to make that decision. NoodlesAtNight 8:29 pm [[She is certainly claiming it.]] Boomtank 8:29 pm ............. badmasteryoujerk 8:29 pm What a snot nosed little-- chronosmith 8:29 pm There's only one thing left for me to do. Make up for all the drinking he's missing out on. *he's gonna hop up to head for the bar* Swervester 8:29 pm ...I don't advocate hurting children but wow I don't like her. badmasteryoujerk 8:29 pm I ADVOCATE IT verdigrisprowl 8:30 pm I wish I didn't have to break it to you at all. NoodlesAtNight 8:30 pm ((this song ahaha)) badmasteryoujerk 8:30 pm she should perish Boomtank 8:30 pm She's...not...a child I like Swervester 8:30 pm ...She reminds me of Starscream actually. chronosmith 8:30 pm So do I, Prowl. So do I. But I need the truth. badmasteryoujerk 8:31 pm *he jolts, letting out a loud chirp of slight shock* NoodlesAtNight 8:31 pm //...Bro, that's only a snack if you're Blurr.// chronosmith 8:31 pm *blinks at the screen. Pauses. Then just stares* verdigrisprowl 8:31 pm ... He just s-sticks it under his— chronosmith 8:31 pm *resolutely does not look away* verdigrisprowl 8:31 pm *puts a hand over his mouth. he shouldn't laugh. it's not funny.* *it's pretty funny.* Swervester 8:31 pm [slowly turns off his visor for a moment] Boomtank 8:31 pm ............................... SCProwl 8:31 pm *except it is, ladyfingers* badmasteryoujerk 8:32 pm Soundwave. Soundwave. Sound. Wave. Soundwave *whispers* Where are your blankets NoodlesAtNight 8:32 pm @W: //... Hey, you okay? I thought you wasn't supposed to lookit...// Boomtank 8:32 pm -soft snort. He's not laughing at that, he's NOT- NoodlesAtNight 8:32 pm *Soundwave glances at Starscream.* [[What color.]] badmasteryoujerk 8:32 pm ...mmrrr.. *He rolls over onto his back a bit, wings sprawled out under him* Red. No Purple. no Red. SCProwl 8:33 pm I sincerely hope he's not going to be finding body parts all over the GCPD. verdigrisprowl 8:33 pm *flatly* Give him yellow. badmasteryoujerk 8:33 pm NOOOOOOOOO chronosmith 8:33 pm *he just stands there by the bar, staring blankly at the screen, for a few long moments. Eventually blinks, tilts his head, and turns back to the bar* @R: Fine. Fine. verdigrisprowl 8:33 pm *both annoying AND satisfying.* NoodlesAtNight 8:34 pm *He'll just stretch a feeler through a bridge opening at the ceiling, sort through his collection, and bring one down. It is a sunset. Reds, purples... AND yellows. And oranges.* badmasteryoujerk 8:34 pm Mouthy little snot nosed... NoodlesAtNight 8:34 pm *Here you go, Starscream. Enjoy.* NoodlesAtNight 8:35 pm [[Saved your hide, human.]] badmasteryoujerk 8:35 pm *A happy little chirp escapes him and he quickly snags it, pulling it over his head* verdigrisprowl 8:35 pm Selina could very easily clear this up by telling him what she said while he was out of the room. Very, very easily. But of course, she doesn't. NoodlesAtNight 8:35 pm [[If he believed her.]] [[He seems very taken with the other human.]] @W: //If you're sure - uh, DON'T LOOK.// Boomtank 8:35 pm -facepalms- verdigrisprowl 8:35 pm She won't know unless she tries. There is no good reason NOT to try. NoodlesAtNight 8:36 pm [[A fair point.]] chronosmith 8:36 pm *doesn't respond, but he's facing the bar, doing what he's gotta to get himself a Gaugebuster* NoodlesAtNight 8:36 pm *Yes, apologies - Ravage is hunting tonight.* badmasteryoujerk 8:37 pm *There is a moment of silence, before he shifts down into his skinny little holoform and burrows into the blanket* Swervester 8:37 pm Did he seriously just leave her around the police station. chronosmith 8:37 pm *he's had enough practice mixing on his own, it's perfectly fine. Just needs to remember to pay the mech next week* NoodlesAtNight 8:37 pm *Soundwave startles at Starscream's transformation into a human.* [[What in the Pits--]] //Guess he musta done.// Boomtank 8:37 pm -WELL that's new- NoodlesAtNight 8:37 pm //Leavin' her, I mean.// badmasteryoujerk 8:37 pm *He squints just from under the corner fold of the blanket, happy tiny seeker boy* SCProwl 8:38 pm It's a good thing for him the GCPD is full of incompetents. NoodlesAtNight 8:38 pm [[He hopes Jim will /do something/ with that belief after this.]] //Haha, frag, lookit them guns.// NoodlesAtNight 8:38 pm //Hot.// badmasteryoujerk 8:39 pm Heheheh baldy chronosmith 8:39 pm *and he trots back, Gaugebuster gripped in his claw* Damn, I missed 'em. SCProwl 8:39 pm Oh. Him. chronosmith 8:39 pm *settles back down and hunches over his drink like a gargoyle, as per usual* NoodlesAtNight 8:40 pm *Turns to V Prowl* [[...CAN they do that?]] verdigrisprowl 8:40 pm Legally? Absolutely not. chronosmith 8:40 pm Why leave when you apparently have some pretty awesome guns inside? That the camera is RESOLUTELY refusing to show me. verdigrisprowl 8:40 pm Ethically? Also no. Strategically? It's a sound plan. NoodlesAtNight 8:40 pm //Awww yeah.// Swervester 8:41 pm Oh, I'd never be allowed to shoot those. verdigrisprowl 8:41 pm ... There's a back window. They could have just, gone out the back window. Swervester 8:41 pm Which is a smart decision. chronosmith 8:41 pm Oh, there we go. *nudges Rumble* You're right. *and he tilts his head like a wine-taster savoring a bouquet* Listen! The clarion call of automatic weaponry. NoodlesAtNight 8:41 pm [[And lose the chance to fire those?]] *Huffing.* badmasteryoujerk 8:41 pm *little raven head peeks out from behind the blankets, wiggling his legs* verdigrisprowl 8:41 pm Take one along and try it out at the shooting range. chronosmith 8:41 pm Prowl, shooting through glass and AT people is so much more satisfying. NoodlesAtNight 8:42 pm *Rumble mock swoons across Whirl's lap and puts a hand over his forehead.* //I'm overcome by th' beauty of it all.// [[Would they not then be in trouble for stealing the gun?]] *He can't tell if Prowl's advice was real advice or not.* verdigrisprowl 8:43 pm Well. They'd be in trouble for not locking it up as evidence. NoodlesAtNight 8:43 pm [[And no. You shot Primus. No more large guns for you.]] *To Swerve* Swervester 8:43 pm OF course she knew. rthbb It wasn't on puirpose. verdigrisprowl 8:43 pm Practically speaking, though, they probably wouldn't ACTUALLY get in trouble for it if they gave everyone turns on it. Boomtank 8:44 pm I have a bad feeling about ALL of this NoodlesAtNight 8:44 pm *Soundwave huffs LOUD* [[Should he keep that in mind when presenting the department with such gifts?]] chronosmith 8:44 pm *looks down, amused* Hmm. I've only got one tool to revive you, and it's this terminally spicy drink... *he does not, however, employ the drink to do anything but go down his gullet* badmasteryoujerk 8:44 pm *He's getting kinda sleepy, so he grabs a few more of the cookeis and munches on them, his little head trying to keep upright* NoodlesAtNight 8:44 pm //Oh, lookit that. I'm back to life. Ain't no need to pour none of that down my hatch, nope. 'S a fraggin' miracle.//

[[...If you sleep, do not ooze oral lubricants all over his couch.]] badmasteryoujerk 8:45 pm *he mocks the other, using his hand as a puppet* bleh bleh dont drool on my couch* chronosmith 8:45 pm *snickers* Good. More for me. *another drink* You can stay, though. Need your rest. Swervester 8:45 pm [kicks at the blankets irritably] badmasteryoujerk 8:46 pm *Squeaks and sits upright, glaring up at the other* chronosmith 8:46 pm *sly, sidelong look* You look sleepy, Starscream. A little drink would do wonders to revive you. badmasteryoujerk 8:47 pm I dont need a drink, I DO need that one- *he shoves his hand out and points at Swerve* to not touch me. chronosmith 8:47 pm We got room over here on our couch, Swerve. chronosmith 8:48 pm *gestures grandly; for once he's not sprawled out like a degenerate. There is, indeed, some room* Swervester 8:48 pm I didn't touch, I kicked the blanket because he was being rude. [drops down with Whirl though] badmasteryoujerk 8:48 pm *He glares, letting out a little rumble, before pulling the blanket back over his head and burrowing in deeper* verdigrisprowl 8:49 pm ... Now, Gordon isn't going to do this, and SHOULDN'T do this. However. chronosmith 8:49 pm *welcome to the Whirl Couch, Swerve* Nice. NoodlesAtNight 8:49 pm ((this is my favorite penguin plot like ever)) Swervester 8:49 pm [it's the Cool Couch] chronosmith 8:49 pm Pfft. Boomtank 8:49 pm Oh. Clever. chronosmith 8:49 pm A grenade would solve THAT problem. Swervester 8:49 pm How are they all-- SCProwl 8:49 pm There were like six drawers in that room. How does she not know which ones have bodies in them? He should have been found out immediately. verdigrisprowl 8:49 pm He could deal with a corrupt, manipulative mayor, AND pay Penguin forward for several dozen years worth of debts, just by letting him get in and get at the mayor. badmasteryoujerk 8:50 pm *Little jolt from under the blanket, before he covers his ears and curls up* chronosmith 8:50 pm *snorts* NoodlesAtNight 8:50 pm [[That is what he would consider doing, himself. What Prowl suggested.]]

[[And perhaps she had not come to work yet that day.]] Boomtank 8:51 pm Maybe she was really distracted by him? SCProwl 8:51 pm She was there earlier in the day talking to Jim. NoodlesAtNight 8:51 pm [[Ah. Then she is just sloppy.]] badmasteryoujerk 8:51 pm *He peeks out under the blanket again* Swervester 8:52 pm The way his head jerked. NoodlesAtNight 8:52 pm [[...If he knows, why does he not step aside, or arrest Galavan?]] Boomtank 8:52 pm That could be it verdigrisprowl 8:52 pm Lack of evidence? chronosmith 8:52 pm Quick, someone grab the world's smallest violin. Swervester 8:52 pm Moral center? verdigrisprowl 8:52 pm Planning to use this affair as an excuse to get evidence? NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm //Plucky's been dead for millennia, mech. Ain't no violin minicons left.// Swervester 8:53 pm There was a violin minicon? verdigrisprowl 8:53 pm "Moral center" doesn't explain the lack of an arrest. badmasteryoujerk 8:53 pm *scoffs* Idiots- if they had just had their little party somewhere else last minute maybe all of them would still be alive. chronosmith 8:53 pm Damn. *tips the Gaugebuster in a toast* To you, Plucky. We're feeling your loss tonight. NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm *Rumble scoffs.* //Course there was. We're all kindsa stuff.// chronosmith 8:54 pm And because the Penguin didn't finish the job, he put the mayor in a stronger position than before. NoodlesAtNight 8:54 pm [[He had /better/ arrest Galavan. Soon, if not tonight. Letting a corrupt politician like that stand--]] *Bristle.* Swervester 8:54 pm Huh. badmasteryoujerk 8:54 pm EWWWWWWWWWWWWW EEEWWWEWEWEW BLUUHH **coils back under the blanket* Boomtank 8:54 pm He's not thinking wi-oh come on. NoodlesAtNight 8:55 pm [[Oh - now go on, get him.]] Swervester 8:55 pm [chinhands] Selina got there first, though. NoodlesAtNight 8:55 pm [[...Not quite what he wants, but still satisfying.]] Boomtank 8:55 pm ...you don't make that announcement out loud Swervester 8:55 pm Will he ever learn verdigrisprowl 8:55 pm What is with his stupid tendency to TELL the people he's going to be investigating that he's going after them? Boomtank 8:55 pm Nope chronosmith 8:55 pm Not until you've got the means to, y'know. Follow up on your threat. Boomtank 8:56 pm It's stupid And going to get him killed NoodlesAtNight 8:56 pm [[He would swear it is related to his refusal to take backup. A "lone hero" thing, despite what Harvey told him.]] chronosmith 8:56 pm I mean, grandstanding is GOOD and all... but you've got to know when to do it. It's an art. Boomtank 8:57 pm Jim is gonna get.....oh.... badmasteryoujerk 8:57 pm *He whines a little at what he's seeing, before sort of huddling away again* Boomtank 8:57 pm He.....oh. NoodlesAtNight 8:57 pm ((don't worry he's not gonna eat her)) ((...not that it makes it THAT much better, but.)) verdigrisprowl 8:58 pm ((and waste all that perfectly good meat?!)) Swervester 8:58 pm //gfhfg song does it no favors lmao NoodlesAtNight 8:58 pm ((PUFF)) [[Hm. He never knew your alternates to shrink from such sights, Starscream.]] verdigrisprowl 8:58 pm Flashback or fantasy? Boomtank 8:58 pm -puts face in his data-pad- verdigrisprowl 8:58 pm Dream. badmasteryoujerk 8:58 pm I'm not my alternates. *He snaps* NoodlesAtNight 8:58 pm [[...Nightmare, yes.]] Swervester 8:58 pm Ph chronosmith 8:59 pm *snickers, and tosses another sip back* NoodlesAtNight 8:59 pm [[Of course, of course. None of us are.]] verdigrisprowl 8:59 pm *mutters* Pity. badmasteryoujerk 8:59 pm *He's quiet again, just staying beneath the blankets close to himself and the warmth they provided* NoodlesAtNight 9:00 pm *Oh so gently elbows Prowl at the sight of the items on the bed. Ideas ™️.* verdigrisprowl 9:00 pm *a little less gently elbows back* chronosmith 9:01 pm He can raise the dead? Damn. badmasteryoujerk 9:01 pm *Noms his cookies* Boomtank 9:02 pm ((scuse me hacking up a lung NoodlesAtNight 9:02 pm ((same)) verdigrisprowl 9:02 pm For once, he's right. Don't arrest the mayor until and unless you KNOW you can keep him there. NoodlesAtNight 9:03 pm [[Broken cloc-- do they not have anyone watching the damn front doors?]] badmasteryoujerk 9:03 pm Whats wrong with her teeth? *muffled from the cookies* NoodlesAtNight 9:04 pm //Wait, what? Whose teeth? Who's raisin' dead? I look away to tell Frenzy to get outta my fraggin' room 'n I miss all the stuff.// verdigrisprowl 9:04 pm If she refuses to talk to anybody except her ex that she's been stalking and whose new girlfriend she tried to kill, then tell her fine, then you're not going to talk to anyone. badmasteryoujerk 9:04 pm Her teeth are all- *He sits up, wiggling his thin fingers to signify jaggedness* chronosmith 9:04 pm The Big Bad Mayor said he was going to get Bruce Wayne's company by the end of the day, by offering him what he wanted the most. Only way he can do that is if he raises the dead. Swervester 9:05 pm ...Is she faking NoodlesAtNight 9:05 pm *Soundwave turns and shows a few of his many jampacked and not quite straight thin fangs.* [[Is there something wrong with that?]] verdigrisprowl 9:05 pm Whether or not she's faking, she's manipulating. badmasteryoujerk 9:05 pm *he winces and growls* Swervester 9:05 pm Seriously badmasteryoujerk 9:05 pm ewww NoodlesAtNight 9:05 pm //Oh, that kinda dead raisin'. ... Second most want, I guess. Don't think humans could really do that.// Swervester 9:06 pm ...Is it normal to leave her hands free when she's known to be a danger NoodlesAtNight 9:06 pm [[She is, and she's much better at it than he is. We have seen that repeatedly. Why he is fool enough to get sucked into it...]] chronosmith 9:06 pm Yeah. Just a joke. *pauses* ...then again, this is a world with a LOT of superpowers. verdigrisprowl 9:06 pm Is he falling for it that easily, or is he playing along? badmasteryoujerk 9:07 pm *he drops his cookies on accident and lets out a low little whine, slowly wiggling to try and grab them* verdigrisprowl 9:07 pm Good cop, bad cop, lovestruck cop. Swervester 9:07 pm I'm hoping he was playing along, given his actual girlfriend was right there and he had to know NoodlesAtNight 9:07 pm *Soundwave turns back to the screen. He'll have that feeler pick up the cookies for the weird Starscream fleshling.* [[You'll have to have your officers try that. See how it goes.]] chronosmith 9:07 pm Thank you, voice of reason. ...I mean, you can be crazy as hell and still be SMART, jeez. badmasteryoujerk 9:07 pm *His scrawny arms quickly grab the package, before wiggling and pulling them back into his blankets* Swervester 9:08 pm Don't go alone when you know it's a traop, why is he so dumb Boomtank 9:08 pm He's desperate And not thinking verdigrisprowl 9:08 pm *HUFF* Tell you what, if you ever get arrested I'll come make out with you in the interrogation room in exchange for a confession. chronosmith 9:08 pm You just got to have a counter-trap ready. Swervester 9:09 pm [snorts] NoodlesAtNight 9:09 pm *Soundwave considers this.* [[What is the smallest crime he can commit for the least amount of punishment?]] SCProwl 9:09 pm *huffs* badmasteryoujerk 9:09 pm BLUHHH!!! badmasteryoujerk 9:10 pm STOP PUTTING YOUR DIRTY HUMAN FILTHY LIPS ON HIS FACE MEAT!! NoodlesAtNight 9:10 pm *Eyes the Prowl of his own timeline. Don't you laugh. He knows who YOU ran around with.* Swervester 9:10 pm Well, at least he'll have backup chronosmith 9:10 pm See? Counter-trap. In the form of lots and lots of guns. Boomtank 9:10 pm ..... chronosmith 9:11 pm This chief is a man after my own spark. NoodlesAtNight 9:11 pm //My favorite kinda countertrap.// chronosmith 9:11 pm Hell yeah. SCProwl 9:11 pm *smirks in Soundwave's direction* NoodlesAtNight 9:11 pm //Maybe a grenade or two.// verdigrisprowl 9:11 pm ... Well, if you WANT a trip to the interrogation room that badly, skip the crime and punishment and come by sometime after work. Boomtank 9:11 pm -and just going to ignore Soundwave and his Prowl- badmasteryoujerk 9:11 pm *yawwwwn, he sort of stretches, before recoiling again and munching on his cookeis* Boomtank 9:11 pm -by doing paperwork- NoodlesAtNight 9:12 pm *Tiiiiiiny biolight increase. He'll just nod and, uh. Let that sit there. Yep. That's an acknowledgment.*

[[Slow down, Bruce.]] [[You do not have the experience necessary to kill someone of that caliber.]] SCProwl 9:13 pm At least Lee knows better than to fall for this. NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm *Yes, this is his argument. Not that he shouldn't kill him. Just that he probably can't yet.* chronosmith 9:13 pm Yeah, like. She's being very calm and professional about it all. Seems like less of a bubblehead than last season. verdigrisprowl 9:13 pm ... I've suspected since we found out about his grudge that he was behind the murder of Brace's parents. I'm nearly completely convinced, at this point. chronosmith 9:13 pm Soundwave, he's rich, though, he can hire someone to do it. NoodlesAtNight 9:14 pm //Prob'ly gettin' used to all this scrap by now. The Lee fleshie.//

[[Yes, it makes sense.]] verdigrisprowl 9:14 pm Currently? I think he's going to give Brace his parents' killer, LET him kill him, and then get him arrested. SCProwl 9:14 pm Jim's also painfully predictable. Swervester 9:14 pm Is Bruce not allowed to fire the board? Swervester 9:15 pm I don't get human business Boomtank 9:15 pm Say no Bruce NoodlesAtNight 9:15 pm [[He is too young. And if he fires them before he finds out what they know...]] [[At least there he can keep an eye on them for now.]] NoodlesAtNight 9:16 pm //So how's HE know that?// badmasteryoujerk 9:16 pm *He grabs the blanket and wiggles to the edge of his couch, plopping down to the floor, the blanket following. He scuttled with it across the room towards the other rooms* Boomtank 9:16 pm Say no NoodlesAtNight 9:16 pm *There are no other rooms. The bottom floor is just one big nightclub and the second floor is sealed off by a heavy duty door with no keypad or handle.* Boomtank 9:16 pm Kid, he's manipulating you Swervester 9:16 pm Don't listen to hiiim verdigrisprowl 9:17 pm Grab the envelope and run. badmasteryoujerk 9:17 pm *Tiny boy is gonna try to wiggle through- but he wont accomplish much, just sort of fiddle with the creases of the door* Swervester 9:17 pm Not in the car with you, Barb NoodlesAtNight 9:17 pm //Faster reflexes, kid.// NoodlesAtNight 9:17 pm [[Who's not in the car?]] Swervester 9:17 pm His spirit of adventure NoodlesAtNight 9:18 pm [[Ahh. No. No it is not.]] ((i want that coat y'all.)) Swervester 9:18 pm IS now the time for dinking chronosmith 9:18 pm Oh my god. All this time... I never knew. This is Blurr's origin story. badmasteryoujerk 9:18 pm *waddles through the room to the snack table, which he starts to scale* Swervester 9:18 pm OH my god chronosmith 9:18 pm *drapes a claw over his spark* SCProwl 9:18 pm What? NoodlesAtNight 9:18 pm //Wha?// chronosmith 9:18 pm Y'know, Teach. Having a date with a corpse. chronosmith 9:19 pm And murdering someone on the date. NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm [[Brilliant. /Now/ what are you going to bury him with.]] verdigrisprowl 9:19 pm Does he really date them, too? Swervester 9:19 pm What did he even see that tipped him off it was weird??? I didn't see NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm //...Is, uh. Is that - really true?// badmasteryoujerk 9:19 pm **wiggles up onto the table and starts eating all the snacks** **content** verdigrisprowl 9:19 pm The makeshift coffin. chronosmith 9:19 pm I mean, as far as I can tell, yeah. NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm [[Ah. There was a bloody section of plastic poking out.]] chronosmith 9:20 pm He's got living beaus, too, though. Swervester 9:20 pm Oh. I didn't see the bloody plastic. chronosmith 9:20 pm SHE'S the one who left! NoodlesAtNight 9:20 pm *Rumble points* //I love doin' that.//

[[He knows. He does not love it when you do that.]] chronosmith 9:20 pm Hm? Doing what? NoodlesAtNight 9:21 pm //Pretendin' the line's breakin' up when ya get told to do somethin' you don't wanna.// badmasteryoujerk 9:21 pm **Squeals** chronosmith 9:21 pm Oh, pfft. They didn't have a chopper on him? Amateurs. badmasteryoujerk 9:21 pm IS HE DEAD!? OH HES NOT DEAD NoodlesAtNight 9:21 pm ((i always know the truck is coming and it STILL startles me)) badmasteryoujerk 9:21 pm okay verdigrisprowl 9:21 pm ((i don't give a CRASSH)) NoodlesAtNight 9:22 pm //Unsanitationary.// SCProwl 9:22 pm ((augh i forgot that happened chronosmith 9:22 pm How hilarious would it have been if he'd pulled the trigger when she got to the word "gonna?" Because, in my book--very hilarious. badmasteryoujerk 9:23 pm *He murrs and sort of climbs into the chip bowl* verdigrisprowl 9:23 pm Quote from man who was stabbed: Swervester 9:23 pm .... Why can't he make it bigger verdigrisprowl 9:23 pm "What are you gonna do, stab me?" chronosmith 9:23 pm *snickers* Oh damn, he's going to get eaten by a bear. NoodlesAtNight 9:24 pm *Soundwave is busy shaking like a leaf at Prowl and Whirl's commentary. Mostly Prowl's. He's trying to give Whirl a bit of a wide space.* //Thought bears was into honey.// badmasteryoujerk 9:25 pm Why did they give a child so much power? Why not that old human? chronosmith 9:25 pm Far as I know, they also eat meat, right? That guy was hunting SOMETHING. And if you eat meat, I figure a rotting corpse smells like a five-course meal. NoodlesAtNight 9:25 pm [[...He would ask if you needed to be in the chip bowl, but he supposes you do at that size. Do be sure to take them with you when youleave.]] badmasteryoujerk 9:25 pm Isnt he more intelligent? Boomtank 9:25 pm ((what'd I miss? NoodlesAtNight 9:25 pm ((where'd you leave off)) chronosmith 9:25 pm Also, Prowl, are you telling a joke or is that literally something from your case files? Boomtank 9:25 pm ((um... verdigrisprowl 9:25 pm It's a news report I saw once. Boomtank 9:26 pm ((after Jim said he was going to continue despite being told to get out chronosmith 9:26 pm Thank Heqet. It being real makes it even more hilarious. *toasts again. Whether he's toasting Heqet, or the guy, or the news report, is a mystery* NoodlesAtNight 9:26 pm ((Theo's convincing Bruce to sell his company in exchange for the name of his parents' murderer, Jim fell for Babs' trap and got himself into a car crack/anesthetized, Nygma went to bury Kristen and killed a hunter who found them. He then had to go get something to fit them into the same hole and returned to find out that someone had eaten his sandwich, so went off to find THEM.)) Boomtank 9:27 pm ((oh fun NoodlesAtNight 9:27 pm ((...crash not crack)) badmasteryoujerk 9:27 pm *He sort of places his chin on the ridge of the bowl, a little smile on his face* SCProwl 9:27 pm ((it occurs to me that bruce being a minor means anything he'd sign probably wouldn't be legal and binding? NoodlesAtNight 9:27 pm ((it would be if he got alfred to approve of it)) Boomtank 9:27 pm ((true SCProwl 9:27 pm ((fair point, though i hardly think alfred would allow it NoodlesAtNight 9:27 pm ((but theo wouldn't know that.)) NoodlesAtNight 9:28 pm //Shotgun weddin'! So that's what that means.// SCProwl 9:28 pm ((true true chronosmith 9:28 pm I mean, it's a good look. NoodlesAtNight 9:28 pm //Pit yeah. Dress ain't good for fightin' in, but maybe if the enemies was standin' far away.// chronosmith 9:29 pm Well, that's what the bridesmaids are for. verdigrisprowl 9:29 pm Honestly, I can't imagine how humans fight in clothes anyway. badmasteryoujerk 9:29 pm Its not hard~ SCProwl 9:29 pm I suppose they must be used to them. badmasteryoujerk 9:29 pm Its just like having a separate skin. verdigrisprowl 9:29 pm It seems like it would be very restrictive. badmasteryoujerk 9:29 pm only above your plating chronosmith 9:30 pm Sounds like a pain in the ass. SCProwl 9:30 pm That sounds aggravating. badmasteryoujerk 9:30 pm Oh it is~ Especially in the lower regions NoodlesAtNight 9:30 pm //Wouldn't it jus' catch in everythin'? Make it real easy t'get grabbed?// badmasteryoujerk 9:31 pm Yes, but its like... chronosmith 9:31 pm Hell yeah, drunk cop figuring it out! badmasteryoujerk 9:31 pm having a blanket on all the time. chronosmith 9:31 pm Blankets sound like a pain in the ass, too, though. *peers* But I guess if you're not very pointy, it's no big deal. NoodlesAtNight 9:31 pm //Blankets ain't good if you gotta move.// badmasteryoujerk 9:31 pm *A sly little smirk as he hides in the chip bowl* chronosmith 9:32 pm She's a shrink, THAT'S how she knows. NoodlesAtNight 9:33 pm @P: [[...There isn't anyone who's going to come be like her, is there?]] verdigrisprowl 9:33 pm "Oh Lee, you can't possibly know who he is because he doesn't know who he is, and yet somehow I know who he is despite the same reasoning." NoodlesAtNight 9:33 pm *If he has to be prepared to get wheeled into a religious facility so Chromedome can act weird at them, he'd like to know.* chronosmith 9:33 pm (9I'm really enjoying Barbara's actress, she's hamming it up and she's a load of fun)) Boomtank 9:33 pm ((I am...getting a bit drunk, my bad verdigrisprowl 9:33 pm That was my Barbara impression. chronosmith 9:34 pm *snickers again* Prowl, you've got to put on the dress to sell it. NoodlesAtNight 9:34 pm *Rumble applauds.* //On the money, my mech. On the money.// SCProwl 9:34 pm ((babs is the best chronosmith 9:34 pm And we need to get you a sawed-off. badmasteryoujerk 9:34 pm *Little chirp, wearily shrinking into the bowl* Swervester 9:34 pm //she's very into the yandere act i'm dying verdigrisprowl 9:34 pm @S «The biggest risk of that was Tarantulas.» NoodlesAtNight 9:35 pm @P: [[Ah. Then that is unlikely. Good.]] chronosmith 9:35 pm Once again, should've shot her while she was having her little monologue. badmasteryoujerk 9:35 pm Mmmph. Stupid. NoodlesAtNight 9:35 pm //For real.// badmasteryoujerk 9:35 pm Shes' going to jump out the window. Swervester 9:35 pm Does she want him to do it, honestly? verdigrisprowl 9:36 pm ((see, i like yanderes. I am very pro-yandere.)) SCProwl 9:36 pm Or fall out one. NoodlesAtNight 9:36 pm //Maybe. Sometimes people get like that.// verdigrisprowl 9:36 pm ((barbara's just annoying.)) Boomtank 9:36 pm ........... verdigrisprowl 9:36 pm Pity. Boomtank 9:36 pm Yikes... badmasteryoujerk 9:36 pm *he wiggles out of the chips, dumps them a little on his way out by dragging the blanket over the bowl* NoodlesAtNight 9:37 pm *Soundwave rubs his crest in frustration. He's going to get a very small box and lock that Starscream in it next time.* badmasteryoujerk 9:37 pm *he leaps off the table and rolls until he's on his feet* *he's spilled a few cheese puffs* Swervester 9:37 pm He's gonna be dead by now. Oh. He's alive. NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm ((....what cheese puffs? they're cybertronians)) [[Don't sign, boy.]] badmasteryoujerk 9:38 pm (( 😉 energon cheesepuffs)) Swervester 9:38 pm //i'm trying to pictue energon cheesepuffs badmasteryoujerk 9:38 pm ((jk im just blabbering)) verdigrisprowl 9:38 pm And that's where the police bust in? Or that. Ah. Close. NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm [[Or both.]] Swervester 9:38 pm Oh. NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm //Aw, no, c'mon-- the file--!// SCProwl 9:39 pm ((i'm picturing like balls of fiberglass tbh badmasteryoujerk 9:39 pm ((PFTT Swervester 9:39 pm Are we sure this isn't part of his act. PLan. Plan and act Boomtank 9:39 pm . . . chronosmith 9:39 pm Guess it wasn't a bear. Swervester 9:39 pm Shame Boomtank 9:39 pm This series is just... chronosmith 9:40 pm Shame. Would have been funny to watch him fighting one of THOSE off--oh it's THAT guy. NoodlesAtNight 9:40 pm //Huh. Never heard of no penguins livin' in the woods.// chronosmith 9:40 pm *snickers* Boomtank 9:40 pm Oh. Oh wow... NoodlesAtNight 9:40 pm ((OuO it Begins)) SCProwl 9:41 pm Political climate change caused them to migrate further south. verdigrisprowl 9:41 pm ((im looking forward to finally liking edward)) Swervester 9:41 pm [snorts] NoodlesAtNight 9:41 pm [[....He is tempted to ban you for that.]] *Pause.* [[Unfortunately, it is too entertaining.]] verdigrisprowl 9:42 pm Are puns against the rules? NoodlesAtNight 9:42 pm [[No. Not strictly.]] NoodlesAtNight 9:43 pm ((i love The Lady's hair)) badmasteryoujerk 9:43 pm *He's just. Gonna sit out of the way...* verdigrisprowl 9:43 pm ((i wouldn't mind wearing that hair)) chronosmith 9:43 pm ((I love The Lady's whole THING rn she's slick as hell)) SCProwl 9:43 pm I'll try harder next time. verdigrisprowl 9:43 pm ((... it actually IS pretty close to that style, i'm just bad at taming my waves.)) NoodlesAtNight 9:43 pm ((i'd say life goals but i don't wanna be a criminal)) chronosmith 9:43 pm *toasts SCProwl* That's the spirit. NoodlesAtNight 9:44 pm ((needle approaches)) SCProwl 9:44 pm ((something to do for a very fun event perhaps, Puff? verdigrisprowl 9:44 pm ((put on a suit and become an assassin? tempting.)) NoodlesAtNight 9:44 pm ((LMAO)) SCProwl 9:44 pm ((yes definitely NoodlesAtNight 9:46 pm [[No. No, you didn't.]] NoodlesAtNight 9:49 pm ((THIS SCENE)) Swervester 9:50 pm //etregbfg verdigrisprowl 9:50 pm *shoulders shake* Boomtank 9:50 pm ... Swervester 9:50 pm [snickers] SCProwl 9:50 pm *laughs* Boomtank 9:51 pm -muffled laughter- NoodlesAtNight 9:51 pm [[Fascinating.]] *He'll have to get his claws on some and test it out himself.* chronosmith 9:52 pm Man. A night where every assassion of some super secret organization is out to get me? Sounds like a good fraggin night. NoodlesAtNight 9:52 pm //Dream come true, huh?// chronosmith 9:52 pm Hell yeah it is! NoodlesAtNight 9:54 pm //Three's like a slow day for the Penguin, heh.// verdigrisprowl 9:54 pm Mhm. SCProwl 9:55 pm Three before breakfast given his habit of stabbing anyone that offends him. NoodlesAtNight 9:55 pm [[Four if breakfast if someone else's sandwich.]] chronosmith 9:55 pm Gotta start somewhere, right? *toasts the concept of starting somewhere by murdering three people and tips his drink back* badmasteryoujerk 9:57 pm ((im gonna... (head off ;0;)) chronosmith 9:57 pm ((gnight!)) NoodlesAtNight 9:57 pm ((okiedokie. happy new year's!)) badmasteryoujerk 9:57 pm ((you tooo NoodlesAtNight 9:57 pm [[At least she is thorough.]] verdigrisprowl 9:57 pm Smart policy. If one person can't do the job, don't send one more and then another. Send everyone. chronosmith 9:57 pm All these assassinations are so high-profile though. I mean, if you really want to get someone, REALLY really? NoodlesAtNight 9:57 pm ((did it just die)) verdigrisprowl 9:58 pm ((still good here)) Swervester 9:58 pm //fine here chronosmith 9:58 pm Use those awesome assassin infiltration skills and slip some poison into his food. Boomtank 9:58 pm ((all good chronosmith 9:58 pm ((good here!)) NoodlesAtNight 9:58 pm *Makes a note to scan all the energon in the bar after Whirl is gone.* Swervester 9:58 pm This is the least assassiny assassining I've ever seen verdigrisprowl 9:59 pm Gotham isn't known for its subtlety. NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm [[Hit men, not assassins. Bit of a difference.]] Boomtank 9:59 pm No, it really isn't Swervester 9:59 pm Oh well. Yeah that makes sense. NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm //Whirl, don't look.// NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm ((mun types too slow ahaha)) chronosmith 9:59 pm ...I'll be fine. *switches to comms, he slipped up there* @R: I'm fine. I'm fine. NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm ((also that was supposed to be an @ whoop)) chronosmith 10:00 pm ((oh WHOP well... let me edit rq. Because one will and one won't be)) Swervester 10:00 pm Oh. chronosmith 10:01 pm Did he just.. bring this guy the gift of murdering someone who pissed him off? Is that what he's doing? SCProwl 10:01 pm He did. NoodlesAtNight 10:01 pm //Huh. Kinda sweet.// chronosmith 10:02 pm Is he trying to LEARN from this guy or trying to COURT him? Because yeah that's just. That's a heartfelt gesture right there. Boomtank 10:02 pm He's...worrying me The Ed guy NoodlesAtNight 10:02 pm //Aww, rejected.// NoodlesAtNight 10:02 pm [[He worries everyone, he thinks.]] chronosmith 10:02 pm Tragic. verdigrisprowl 10:02 pm *Prowl feels like this is how Wreckers flirt.* SCProwl 10:03 pm *is absolutely certain this is how Dinobots flirt* chronosmith 10:03 pm *it's definitely how SOME Wreckers flirt* NoodlesAtNight 10:03 pm *Soundwave tilts his head. He doesn't know this song. Is it important?* Boomtank 10:03 pm Just a bit..... NoodlesAtNight 10:03 pm //THAT'S Blurr.// chronosmith 10:03 pm Yep. There he is! Our one and only. *drapes a claw over his spark again* NoodlesAtNight 10:03 pm //Maybe if the li'l fur thingie was blue insteada pink.// verdigrisprowl 10:04 pm ((my first thought was "really? raw? not gonna cook it? not even gonna wash it off??")) chronosmith 10:04 pm Yeah. But I bet Blurr could pull of pink. Color of energon, and all. ((SAUTEE IT WITH GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL)) verdigrisprowl 10:05 pm ((at least get off the earwax, yeesh)) NoodlesAtNight 10:05 pm ((internet died)) ((oh EW)) chronosmith 10:05 pm ((WB!)) verdigrisprowl 10:06 pm See, I don't necessarily think wanting to pull the trigger means he has an inner monster. I think that's a rational reaction to Barbara's presence. NoodlesAtNight 10:06 pm [[Ha.]] chronosmith 10:06 pm I mean yeah, he was just solving a problem. A big, mouthy, Barbara-shaped problem. Boomtank 10:07 pm -dead silence from Blaster- NoodlesAtNight 10:07 pm [[Hmm.]] verdigrisprowl 10:07 pm Intriguing philosophy. Swervester 10:07 pm Wouldn't that make the law the line? verdigrisprowl 10:08 pm It would. NoodlesAtNight 10:08 pm [[But there is no /natural/ line is what he is saying.]] *Oh! The song again. What is it?* Boomtank 10:09 pm -oh his silence is about what the man said he did, not philosophy- verdigrisprowl 10:09 pm Memory. Hah. NoodlesAtNight 10:09 pm [[Nicely done.]] verdigrisprowl 10:09 pm Penguin solved it too, so I figure it's not THAT impressive. Swervester 10:10 pm I feel like all of Gotham needs therapy at this point. NoodlesAtNight 10:11 pm [[An honest statement.]] chronosmith 10:11 pm I mean, DUH. No prizes for that one, Eddie. chronosmith 10:12 pm And no prizes for this one, either--of course someone with nothing to lose is going to be more dangerous. verdigrisprowl 10:12 pm Depends on the circumstances. Boomtank 10:13 pm ..... chronosmith 10:13 pm *tilts his head at VProwl, and gestures with his free claw in a "go on" motion* Boomtank 10:13 pm He's...ugh verdigrisprowl 10:14 pm Someone with nothing to lose won't fight half as ferociously as, say, someone with one thing to lose. NoodlesAtNight 10:14 pm [[At least this time he has something of a point. His presence endangers both of them.]] chronosmith 10:14 pm Possibly. Depends on a few things, I'd say. Spite is a hell of a thing. Swervester 10:14 pm Humans have a thing about cornered rats, too. chronosmith 10:14 pm Though I guess you could argue that someone who's fighting out of pure unfiltered homicidal anger might have something to lose--revenge, or something. Swervester 10:14 pm Whihc... I don't remember right now. verdigrisprowl 10:15 pm Perhaps it depends on the mech. chronosmith 10:15 pm But it wouldn't do you any good if the one thing the person has to lose is you living through the fight. Probably. *another toast, this time, it's anyone's guess, Whirl is nearly done with that drink, and down it goes* NoodlesAtNight 10:16 pm //Aw, c'mon, Jim. Don't.// verdigrisprowl 10:16 pm Don't do that. Huh. He didn't do that. NoodlesAtNight 10:16 pm [[He supposes something Barnes said stuck.]] chronosmith 10:16 pm Piss-poor assassins. NoodlesAtNight 10:17 pm *Rumble squints at that smile.* verdigrisprowl 10:17 pm ... I can't fight for spite. Swervester 10:17 pm Best assassins doesn't seem worth much if they lost to like, one guy NoodlesAtNight 10:17 pm //Oh! Oh! He's givin' it a shot!// chronosmith 10:18 pm Yeah, that's straight up romance, right there. That doesn't surprise me, Prowl. You're not the type. NoodlesAtNight 10:18 pm [[The Lady's lackeys do seem to be on the shoddy side. Must be skimping on paying the best to keep up the atmosphere.]] //I can totally fight for spite.// NoodlesAtNight 10:18 pm @P: [[He is better with at least one left. In support of your comment.]] NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm [[They should have muzzled him.]] Boomtank 10:19 pm .... chronosmith 10:19 pm I made a career out of fighting for spite. Boomtank 10:19 pm Wasn't expecting that.... verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm You certainly did. chronosmith 10:20 pm *another toast* *this time, he announces it* To spite! verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm What does he mean, "tonight"? "Tonight" he almost crossed the line? He crosses multiple lines almost every time we see him. NoodlesAtNight 10:21 pm //...Kinda hope they clammed the Flamingo guy up before stickin' him in lockup with a buncha other guys.// NoodlesAtNight 10:21 pm [[Indeed he does.]] chronosmith 10:22 pm Man, it's almost like taking the guy out would mean... *mock gasp* less victims? Less VICTIMS for him to kill? Should've offed him in the fight and claimed self-defense. verdigrisprowl 10:22 pm Putting a muzzle on him would have achieved the same results. NoodlesAtNight 10:22 pm ((i'd offer to go to 10 tonight so y'all see bruce in a bit of a pickle and we don't have to split 12 and 13 next week but i expect y'all are tired and got new year's plans lol)) Boomtank 10:23 pm ...... That went badly verdigrisprowl 10:23 pm There is a problem in how they handled him, and the problem is not that Gym should have murdered the already-defeated culprit. The problem is that they did not properly secure him. chronosmith 10:23 pm Yeah, he should have murdered him as PART of the defeat. verdigrisprowl 10:24 pm Nnnnno. chronosmith 10:24 pm *shrugs* I think if someone comes to assassinate you, they've made themselves fair game. NoodlesAtNight 10:25 pm ((time marker: 10:45)) verdigrisprowl 10:26 pm ... Okay that technically has some legal basis. SCProwl 10:26 pm I'm going to head back now. I have plans. NoodlesAtNight 10:26 pm [[Oh? Enjoy them, Prowl.]] Boomtank 10:26 pm Good night! verdigrisprowl 10:27 pm Evening, alternate. SCProwl 10:27 pm Evening, everyone. *heads out* chronosmith 10:27 pm *one final toast, for legal basis. And then he drains his drink* NoodlesAtNight 10:28 pm [[Oh, yes, it would, wouldn't it? Self-defense?]] verdigrisprowl 10:28 pm Self-defense, yes. Boomtank 10:29 pm Yeah, if someone's trying to kill you, you're generally not thinking about not killing them chronosmith 10:29 pm Yeah. Might have missed it, but I did say self-defense earlier. verdigrisprowl 10:29 pm However: if you KEEP trying to kill them after they've stopped or being capable of trying to kill you—which is the situation we're talking about—it's illegal. NoodlesAtNight 10:29 pm *Rewinds and checks.* [[Ah! So you did. He apologizes.]] chronosmith 10:30 pm *stares blankly at Soundwave for a moment and shrugs* That's why you gotta do it in the middle of it. NoodlesAtNight 10:30 pm *Hey. He doesn't need to make Whirl any angrier by stepping on his words.* chronosmith 10:31 pm *Whirl, who has no idea Soundwave thinks he is angry, is just a bit off-balance* Anyway. I gotta make it back again. Need to see what happens, and all. chronosmith 10:32 pm See you losers later. And you, too. *nudges Rumble, as usual, excluding him from the "losers" category. Privileges* NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm //Yeah! We gotta see what them monks're doin'.// NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm *Nudges Whirl back and grins.* //Maybe I'll bring ya a punchin' bag.// verdigrisprowl 10:32 pm ... While technically not illegal, I severely object to the idea of using an assassination attempt as an excuse to use unnecessary excessive force. verdigrisprowl 10:33 pm And by "technically not illegal" I mean "actually definitely illegal, but next to impossible to prove or easily legally define." chronosmith 10:33 pm If you wanna. I've got some stuff done on the ship. You can drop by, y'know. Whenever. *he pauses, blinks, as a thought occurs to him* Oh damn, I need to--Prowl. I'm going to bring my tire next session. chronosmith 10:34 pm Still haven't figured out how to talk to it except for the most basic stuff. NoodlesAtNight 10:34 pm //Yeah? I'm down for that.// *He wants to see!* chronosmith 10:34 pm *he will bob his head at Rumble* verdigrisprowl 10:34 pm Oh—good. We'll try to figure that out. Boomtank 10:35 pm Right. I'm going home now. Thanks for the show. Good night. NoodlesAtNight 10:36 pm [[Goodnight, Blaster.]] chronosmith 10:36 pm *and he will extricate himself from Rumble and the couch* See you guys next week, probably. *he'll drop off the cup on the way out* NoodlesAtNight 10:36 pm //Seeya!// *Rumble will go grab that and run it into the recycling.* Swervester 10:36 pm I better head out too. Night everyone. Boomtank 10:37 pm ((good night and happy new year! Swervester 10:37 pm //u too NoodlesAtNight 10:37 pm [[Goodnight, Swerve.]] ((that people use this song for marriage proposals makes me laugh but that's neither here nor there)) ((well not THIS one but anyway)) NoodlesAtNight 10:38 pm [[He really does hope Jim gets his act together soon.]] verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm It's not looking likely. NoodlesAtNight 10:39 pm *Tiny vent.* [[No. No, it isn't.]] verdigrisprowl 10:40 pm He just seemingly had all his worst impulses validated and reinforced. NoodlesAtNight 10:41 pm [[Because Officer Parks died?]] *Nodding.* verdigrisprowl 10:41 pm Mhm. verdigrisprowl 10:42 pm There's not a chance he isn't taking the opportunity to tell himself "I should just kill any future criminals I cross paths with without arresting and without due process to prevent more innocent deaths." NoodlesAtNight 10:42 pm [[What would it take, do you think, to prove to him that is not the way?]] verdigrisprowl 10:43 pm Hm. Him killing an innocent. NoodlesAtNight 10:45 pm *Shakes his head.* [[He hopes it will not come to that. But you may well be right.]]

[[And the Captain? Where does your opinion of him stand now?]] *Soundwave can't make up his mind, himself. There are things the fleshling does that bother the Pit out of him and things he does that make him want to sigh in relief at the lack of corruption. It's a strange place to be in.* verdigrisprowl 10:46 pm ... Mixed. verdigrisprowl 10:47 pm Where does yours? NoodlesAtNight 10:51 pm [[Mixed as well. If Barnes would stop treating it as a damned /war/ - and if he had given those poor recruits a slower introduction to Gotham... But his determination to do things the right way reminds him of you, in a sense.]] *Chews on his lip for a moment.* [[But not enough.]]

[[He does not mean to embarrass, but presently he thinks you are still the best Captain he has encountered. Barnes could learn from you. It is a pity he can't.]] verdigrisprowl 10:51 pm I imagine most of my competition is poor. NoodlesAtNight 10:53 pm [[So, so much of it.]] *Huffing.* [[Well. We will have to wait to see if he abandons his military spin. In the meantime, he'd like to clean up, and then see if we can't replicate the Barbara human's bed setting - unless you have other plans for the night?]] verdigrisprowl 10:54 pm That sounds like an excellent plan. Can I help clean? NoodlesAtNight 10:55 pm [[Of course. He encourages you to try to treat the recycling bin as a distance target, if you'd like.]] *Pats Prowl's knee and rises to attend to scanning the energon, being that he's paranoid about Whirl. They'll meet up somewhere in the middle of it.* verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm *stares at the bin. oh, now Prowl is going to be throwing objects in the bin all night.* NoodlesAtNight 10:58 pm *You know what? That, too, is perfectly fine. He'll have a captive audience.*

[verdigrisprowl]

May 12 Bevel’s Movie Night - Peter Pan Goes Wrong & Steven Universe

None of the robots in the room figured out that this was a comedy; they instead thought it was a serious play that was actually going terribly wrong. It was funny until the injuries started pouring in. But then it was funny again.

Afterwards they talked about vacations. Soundwave took as little as ten vacation days during the entire war, and Prowl thinks that a proper vacation is four years long. Both of them are baffled by the other.

VProwl ((they're using semicolons wrong and it's painful)) ((almost every single one of these should be a colon)) ((or a dash)) Bevel ((i find it kind of hilarious, like that Ironic song VProwl ((oh my god)) ((okay they're forgiven they just said they should be colons)) ((im laughing now)) ItsyBitsySpyers ((god that was so aggravating to me lmao)) VProwl ((the pain was worth the punchline)) Bevel ((hehe ((i'll start once this song is over? ItsyBitsySpyers ((POIROT)) *Soundwave trudges in and drops onto his seat... and leans forward to stare at the speaker a little longer. Hmm. Nah.* Bevel *waves in greeting* VProwl *appears, drops onto his seat next to Soundwave, and leans on him.* Bevel ((hold on, I thought this had preloaded but I guess not ItsyBitsySpyers *Soundwave waves to Bevel, wraps a feeler around Prowl, and leans back.*

[[They're acting out the animated film with the-- oh dear.]] ItsyBitsySpyers *...Did they even rehearse?* *Points.* [[Mawg.]] VProwl ... What? ItsyBitsySpyers [[The Nana. It is a man-dog. Like Barf.]] VProwl *he's having a hard time keeping up, he's being distracted by the audience.* *snorts at the dog door.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Loud huff at the dog's solution* VProwl *snorts again* ... Is that the same person? ItsyBitsySpyers [[He... he thinks so. The accents are different but the voice print is the same.]] Bevel *giggles* VProwl Heh. *... sees the skirt underneath. snorts.* ItsyBitsySpyers *BLIP* VProwl Hah! ItsyBitsySpyers [[This is - this is the worst production he's ever /seen./ ]] Bevel They are trying their best. It is just not very good. ItsyBitsySpyers [[And he sat through "Two Mechs and a Baler".]] VProwl *his shoulders are trembling the whole time the father squeezes out the door.* *shoulders are trembling harder* Bevel *giggles harder* VProwl *okay, it's constant now* ItsyBitsySpyers *He's slouching with a hand over his facemask with the effort to not burst out audibly laughing* VProwl *he's got a hand over his mouth to.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Primus!]] Bevel *gasps* VProwl /Hiff!/ VProwl *bends over with both hands over his mouth* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Wake the--!]] VProwl I-is it her again—! Bevel I th-think it is. VProwl *snorts.* *bends over laughing again* ItsyBitsySpyers [[If that is his shadow, he should look into getting better lighting.]] VProwl *elbows Soundwave. don't make it worse.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Gently pats Prowl's knee. He's sor--oh no.* VProwl *bends over trembling* Bevel *laughs* VProwl *ends up with his forehead resting on Soundwave's knee as he wheezes* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Bevel, where did you find this - this trainwreck.]] Bevel Internet! ItsyBitsySpyers *Gently patting Prowl's back.* [[And a pair of wires.]] VProwl *he's. he's gonna. stay down here for a while.* ItsyBitsySpyers *It's like watching overcharged Seekers, Primus help him, he's half bent over Prowl himself laughing.* Bevel *covers her mouth with both her hands to stifle her laughter* VProwl *he's not quite laughing out loud but he's audibly squeaking.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Thank goodness, the Narrator. A break.]] *Soundwave's vents are in fact loudly wheezing.* VProwl *recovers while the poor stagefrightened actress is stuttering over her lines.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[She's never growing up now.]] Bevel Oh no, poor Tootles. VProwl *okay, somebody is crying, that's enough to calm him down. he's sitting up again.* ... Aren't they going to get h— pff. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Isn't that the same human who played the other creator...]] Bevel I think it--oh no VProwl *points at the one that repeats other people's quotes.* It's you. ItsyBitsySpyers *HUFF* Bevel BOO! VProwl *covers his mouth again.* Bevel *giggles into her hands again* ItsyBitsySpyers *One feeler wiggles a single claw while he collapses against Prowl.* VProwl *sharp laugh* Bevel She is playing so many characters. VProwl *that costume change* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Not well.]] Bevel Arse *squeaks* VProwl *mumbles* arsenal. Bevel *mimics them* swuuuuuurd VProwl *wheezing against Soundwave* that's the worst accent I've e-ever. ItsyBitsySpyers *Taps.* [[It was you.]] *The boat cop.* VProwl *LAUGH* Bevel Aw no 😔 VProwl *winces* Ooh. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Oh...]] VProwl *well. that dimmed his spirits.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[...Is the fleshling dead?]] Bevel I hope not. VProwl *well now it's not funny.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[...This is horrid.]] VProwl *nods* *and now we're hearing about a death on stage.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Why would he pass the time by telling this.]] Bevel *buries her face in her hands, oh no this is going so badly now* VProwl It must have been weighing on him for years. ItsyBitsySpyers [[The show does not need to go on.]] VProwl No, it doesn't. Bevel *looks up* Oh, the nervous girl is ok. That is good. VProwl I—I admire their dedication, but... *winces* *winces again* Bevel *not as ok as Bevel had hoped* VProwl *winces a third time* ItsyBitsySpyers *He hopes nobody's parked in the ambulance bay today.* VProwl ... This must be very common in live human performances. The audience appears to not mind. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Is that a stagehand?]] VProwl It looks like it. It's certainly not an understudy, he didn't learn the part. ItsyBitsySpyers [[...He hopes there is a third one available.]] Bevel ...They should stop saying that line. VProwl *winces a fourth time. ... but also laughs.* *just. just a tiny bit.* *it just. fwoomp. into his face.* ... I didn't realize human productions were so perilous. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Don't touch it, human. It's cursed.]] VProwl Oh, he's alright. Thank goodness. ItsyBitsySpyers *Shakes his helm. How sad.* Bevel Yay he is alive. VProwl ... hf. Bevel *giggles* Oh no VProwl ... Why doesn't he just put it on the table and pull out the cork with his hand? ItsyBitsySpyers [[Thrown off by all the injuries, he assumes.]] VProwl That would make sense. ItsyBitsySpyers *Sharp intake* VProwl ... There goes half their cast. ItsyBitsySpyers *Points* VProwl Is—is that Poirot?! ItsyBitsySpyers [[He knew it.]] VProwl *he had NO CLUE* Bevel *giggles* ItsyBitsySpyers [[He must have been investigating. At least he knows it wasn't murders.]] VProwl ... That /worked/? Bevel Maybe she is a fairy? VProwl It must have been the noise. VProwl *... small snort.* Bevel CAB VProwl ... Oh, this isn't going to end well. Bevel That did not end well at all. VProwl *winces. again.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Huffs despite himself.* VProwl *... snorts at the chaos on the stage.* *LAUGHS. THERE IT—THERE IT GOES* ItsyBitsySpyers *DID THEY NOT PUT BRAKES ON THAT THING?* Bevel *giggles* VProwl *leans on soundwave for support. the—the ship—it just. it kept going.* Wh-what is that thing—? ItsyBitsySpyers [[What is the red monster.]] Bevel *whispers* Snap, snap, snap. ItsyBitsySpyers [[A crocodile, here?]] VProwl I—I don't even—what species— *he's still laughing* ItsyBitsySpyers *Polite applause playback.* [[Well done to the ones who survived.]] Bevel The stand-in survived! He was dancing with everyone. VProwl I— Is... Poir... *he finally gets a hand over his mouth and manages to get down to silent shaking.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Flops back against the couch and flares his vents to try to cool down.* *Puffs his armor out too. Get all that air in there.* VProwl *goes back with soundwave. he's still leaning on him for support.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Will try not to puff too much hot air on the avatar. He curls the feeler tighter.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[...He has a lion?]] Bevel Yeah, he found it in the desert. ItsyBitsySpyers *Tiny huffing.* Bevel *laughs* VProwl *okay. all right. he's finally recovering.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[....What just happened to h-- that toddler is stealing currency.]] Bevel ((i still can't believe they got away with that joke VProwl They can shapeshift, can't they? Bevel Yeah. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Oh, yes. That's right. The cat fingers.]] VProwl He's not very good at it. ItsyBitsySpyers [[This is horrifying.]] Bevel He is really not. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Humans should not transform.]] Bevel Just me. *grins* ItsyBitsySpyers [[And the rest of us. If not as much.]] Bevel Yeah. Bevel ... ItsyBitsySpyers [[....Is that how you get yours.]] VProwl Yes. ItsyBitsySpyers *Slow turn to stare.* Bevel *looks at Prowl* Can you do it now? VProwl *looks back at Soundwave* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Yes. Do show us.]] VProwl *waves his hands vaguely in the air. An extremely badly-rendered roll of police tape appears in his hand.* Bevel *claps* VProwl *it's basically a solid yellow cylinder with a hole in the middle and black text around the outside.* ItsyBitsySpyers *There's a long, long silence from Soundwave.*

*And then he just sends an affection ping.* VProwl *sends an affection ping back.* VProwl *sets the roll on Soundwave's lap and settles against him again.* *well. "roll."* ... Why didn't he just tell them that the moss is dangerous. ItsyBitsySpyers *Picks the "roll" up and gives it a closer look, curious. He then subspaces it.*

[[Someone should show this to Wheeljack.]] VProwl *without holomatter avatar access, it immediately vanishes.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[And they were told. There was police tape.]] *Alas. He was hoping it would stay so he could inspect its specifics later.* VProwl This is true. But they didn't know why it was there. If they thought it was a threat to their own life rather than merely what they saw as an apparently arbitrary restriction, they might have taken it more seriously. ItsyBitsySpyers [[A good point.]]

[[Someone should have thought of that before that play.]] Bevel Magic axe sounds cool. VProwl What, police tape? ItsyBitsySpyers [[Telling the people their lives were at risk.]] *Pause.* [[And police tape.]]

[[Axes are... axes. He's never been fond of external weaponry.]] Bevel Swords are still the best. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Like the Star Saber?]] Bevel :< I found it. I just gotta go get it. ItsyBitsySpyers [[...That was probably a bad idea.]] VProwl It was. Bevel ...oh. ItsyBitsySpyers [[....Imagine that with energon cubes.]] VProwl Where does the spare matter come from? ItsyBitsySpyers [[Landfills? Humans have many.]] VProwl ... Ah. It's holomatter. Bevel Like them! ItsyBitsySpyers [[Oh. That isn't useful for energon replication at all.]] Bevel *sits forward, swords* ItsyBitsySpyers *...Sits up.* [[He never thought of using his for that.]] VProwl You'd either be controlling both halves and thus not actually fighting, or else you'd have to preprogram it to fight independently. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Preprogramming it can't be that difficult.]] Bevel *sucks in air between her teeth* Pearl is great. ItsyBitsySpyers *Blip* VProwl *!!* Bevel No! VProwl ... Is SHE holomatter? Are those HOLOMATTER GENERATORS? ItsyBitsySpyers [[Fascinating.]] Bevel ...gems refract light! *finds this delightful* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Holomatter generators that can still function in pieces, apparently. Modular?]] VProwl What do you mean, "function in pieces"? ItsyBitsySpyers [[They have used pieces to do things in the past.]] VProwl Pieces of gems? Bevel Like the pants? ItsyBitsySpyers [[That is what they looked like.]] VProwl Oh. Hm. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Yes, like the pants.]] Bevel She cut the tree in half with a balloon. VProwl *somehow prowl suddenly likes pearl a little more.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Getting oddly fond of the Garnet gem.* Bevel *likes Steven but Pearl has swords and knows how to use them and it's great* ItsyBitsySpyers [[...He would, perhaps, program his figure to not function unless he was conscious.]] VProwl You also might want to program it to be a slightly poorer fighter than you. ItsyBitsySpyers [[...She changed her armor.]]

[[And only slightly.]] VProwl If you programmed it with your exact knowledge and skills, then any time you sparred with it, there'd be a fifty percent chance you'd lose. AND you'd have to program it to know when to stop, under a vast variety of circumstances. Bevel Shapeshifting hologram people. Awesome. ItsyBitsySpyers [[...Then again, a fifty percent chance of losing would force him to continuously improve rather than simply keep up. And he'll have nothing but time, soon.]]

[[Yes. Most interesting. He wonders how their gems decide what is too much damage...]] VProwl Yeah, but there's a fifty percent chance you'll die. ItsyBitsySpyers [[If he programmed it for death matches. He'd rather not come near to that again. Not for... for a while.]] VProwl After seven sparring sessions there's less than a one percent chance you're still alive. Could it be at your actual skill level if you programmed it to hold back? Bevel Maybe like almost at your skill level? VProwl It'd require a vast and delicate program to ensure that it's a formidable opponent, but not a real threat. ItsyBitsySpyers [[It certainly can't get much higher.]] *Not without becoming Megatron.* [[Hmm. An even longer task than could be performed on his vacation?]] VProwl ... I don't know what your programming skills are like. Bevel *nods... wait* You are going on vacation? VProwl Or how long a vacation you're planning on. ItsyBitsySpyers *Thoughtfully* [[Remind him to fix that some time.]]

[[Yes. As previously promised. Not for a few weeks. He is still rewriting the answering program. RAVAGE was moderately incompatible with Prowl's world's technology.]] ItsyBitsySpyers [[And he isn't certain yet. At least a week. He hasn't even decided where he is going.]] Bevel ...are you taking everyone with you? VProwl Only at least a week? ItsyBitsySpyers [[No, not everyone. Most have their own things they'd like to d--]] *Turn.* [["Only"?]] *Prowl, that's FOREVER* VProwl I was expecting a couple of years. Bevel *relaxes slightly* ItsyBitsySpyers [[A COUPLE OF Y--]] VProwl *starts. no need to shout, prowl's head is right here.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Realizes he's not moderating his mental volume and swiftly pings an apology.*

[[A couple of /years/? Absolutely not. He already did that. It was horrible.]] [[...Granted, it was here, and there was little to do at the time. But years...]] VProwl Are vacations in your universe usually only a week?? Or is that just you? *ya workaholic.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Pot, meet kettle.* [[Him.]]

[[Two years. He doesn't know what he would do with himself.]] *Glance at Bevel* [[Not even if he found Axiom Nexus.]] Bevel Axiom Nexus is just one city anyway. It is not /that/ interesting. VProwl I can recommend some shows. ItsyBitsySpyers [[He would learn all about it in one.]]

*Back to Prowl. Leaning in a little. It's sort of like squinting when you have a mask on.* [[...Are you trying to keep him away?]] [[Is there something you don't want him to know?]] VProwl What? *sits up, alarmed.* No, of course not. You said you wouldn't know what to do with two years. If the only thing keeping you from taking a proper vacation is not having something that could fill the time... You think I'm trying to hide something? *he's trying to figure out whether he should feel hurt.* Bevel *gonna just... tune out of this convo and watch the video* ItsyBitsySpyers *....Hmm. Sits back.*

[[No.]] *Well. That's a lie. Have to correct it.* [[Perhaps. A long-term surprise? You /are/ a former tactician.]] VProwl ... I don't do that. I— Surprises are—even nominally positive ones—I don't—think they're nice. ItsyBitsySpyers *And that is something he didn't know about Prowl before. He makes a note of it.* Bevel *mental note to never surprise Prowl, even with a good one* VProwl Especially not one that would take /two years/ to prepare. ItsyBitsySpyers [[... Then why that long?]] *Shakes his head.* [[Never mind. He is quickly bored, and long-term isolation is... unpleasant. Especially away from other Cybertronians.]]

*He's undergone it for missions before and during the war, but he's never liked the emptiness in his audials, both mental and physical.* VProwl What do you mean long? A proper vacation would be more like four years. ItsyBitsySpyers [[He's never taken a vacation that long in his /life./]] VProwl How long are vacations in YOUR universe? ItsyBitsySpyers [[That was mostly caste-dependent, prior to the war. Now, it's...]] *His hand twitches while he searches for a way to describe it.* [[He doesn't think anyone has set a standard. They go away however long they please, as long as their responsibilities don't suffer.]] VProwl Give me a range. ItsyBitsySpyers [[The primary manager of the synthetic energon factories allows himself one day every two weeks. Blades has been on vacation for three months. He claims it's helping his nerves after all that flying.]] Bevel *Bevel has a sudden thought* Does my mom take vacation? VProwl It tops out at— You took off a day every /two weeks/? VProwl How can you take time off that frequently and yet have such short vacations? ... I answered my own question, didn't I. It's related, isn't it. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Your creator takes almost as few vacations as he d-- what? No. He doesn't go that often. That is a different mech.]] VProwl *rewinds the conversation a bit. the numbers threw him off too much to keep track of who they were talking about.* ... The manager, then. How can— How can the factory function with a manager that's so frequently absent? That's—criminal. SHOULD be criminal. ItsyBitsySpyers [[Besides, he himself gets plenty of time off. He attends multiple movie evenings a month, and there are the occasional interests calling him off-planet. And he regularly stays on your world, as you well know.]]

[[It is mostly automated. We also have far fewer citizens than you to fuel.]] VProwl That's outside of work. That's not—not whole days. Bevel Huh. ItsyBitsySpyers [[It keeps him satisfied.]]

[[And he /thought/ you were listening, Bevel.]] Bevel ...hard not to. ItsyBitsySpyers [[That excuse has never worked for him when caught and he's not going to let it pass for you.]] [[Try not to look at mechs from the corners of your optics when you're eavesdropping. Get a visor, if you must.]] Bevel ... *tada visor* *the grin is still visible tho* VProwl ... Sorry, were we trying to pretend that Bevel wasn't listening? ItsyBitsySpyers *Aha. His choice of distraction from the subject worked.*

[[Never.]] Bevel *giggles* VProwl *Anyway, with that subject resolved.* Is that— That can't be normal. Taking days off every couple of weeks? Any Autobot would be arrested for dereliction of duty, even at a slow point in the war. Bevel How many vacation days did you take during the war, Prowl? ItsyBitsySpyers *Damn it.*

[[It is now. Obviously, the war was a different story.]] VProwl ... Hold on. ItsyBitsySpyers *Curls the feeler tighter obediently.* VProwl Fiv— Pff. Thank you. Five million, eight hundred forty-one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-two. Counting voluntary vacation. Not being put on leave due to injuries. Bevel That is a lot of days. *tries to add up how many years that is* VProwl *harsh laugh* Optimus begs to differ. ItsyBitsySpyers [[.../Five million vacation days?/]] VProwl Yes? How many did you take? ItsyBitsySpyers *Soundwave holds up a finger as a request for patience while he combs through his files and does some adding.* VProwl *he's going to interpret that as a "hold on" and snake an arm around Soundwave's.* ItsyBitsySpyers *Soundwave huffs, is distracted by the contact, and has to start all over. Fortunately, he remembers where he was looking and it goes quicker the second time.*

[[The numbers might be slightly off - he's having to translate differences in 'day' between sectors of the galaxy and individual planets in solar systems to our time, you understand - but without full access to the attendance records, he believes it was... ten to seventeen?]] VProwl TEN DAYS?! Bevel ...it could be seventeen! *helpfully* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Exactly. Thank you, Bevel.]]

[[Yes. Three after the aqua planet encounter, and one of the truces with Scorponok was so dull he thought it safe to have one at the time.]] *Pause.* [[He was wrong, of course.]] VProwl TEN TO SEVENTEEN /DAYS/? Bevel Cybertron days? *she's really trying to give Soundwave the benefit of the doubt here* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Naturally.]]

[[...Yes? In case you've forgotten, the Autobots /did/ have your alternate on their side. And you've seen what he had to work with.]] [[Besides, nobody could do his job as well as him.]] VProwl There's such a thing as slow periods! Bevel *at least it wasn't Earth days* ItsyBitsySpyers [[Those were for taking advantage of other mechs' slothfulness and doing extra spying, maintenance, and installation work.]] VProwl Yes! And also vacations! Bevel Only if you are not Soundwave? ItsyBitsySpyers [[Exactly, Bevel.]]

[[The war was important. There was supposed to be plenty of time for them after it was over. And now others are having them.]] [[And so will he. As soon as he determines his destination.]] VProwl Maybe the war would have been shorter if you hadn't been—worked to exhaustion, apparently! Bevel *Bevel wonders how many vacation days Jazz took since he was apparently the Autobot version of Soundwave. With more talking* ItsyBitsySpyers [[It would have been shorter only because Megatron would have willingly followed a false Matrix straight into a sun, yelling at Optimus the entire way.]] *He's exaggerating, but given what happened on the aqua planet, not by much.* VProwl Sounds like a solution to me. ItsyBitsySpyers [[It didn't to him, at the time.]] VProwl Well. Maybe if you'd been better rested... Bevel *Bevel believes it, Soundwave* ItsyBitsySpyers [[He doubts that. It was willful ignorance on his part by then.]]

[[And now he grows very, very tired. So he will have the rest he never got.]]

*Or try to. He's still screaming himself awake, per Prowl's suggestion.* VProwl Studies have been done. After a vacation, workers are more rational, productive, and efficient, less ruled by emotions, better critical thinkers... Bevel So working less means you work better? ItsyBitsySpyers *Sounds fake, but okay.* Yesterday VProwl That's a gross and inaccurate oversimplification. ItsyBitsySpyers *He's gonna slowly unwind his feeler and stretch. It IS late.* VProwl It's like recharge. If you don't recharge your processor stops working correctly. ItsyBitsySpyers *GUESS WHO NEVER GOT ENOUGH RECHARGE DURING THE WAR EITHER* Bevel ...oh, but too much is bad too. I get it. *stands up* I get it and I think you both should go sleep or something because it is really late and I gotta do stuff. VProwl All right. *points at Soundwave.* At least six months. *and disappears. They can finish that discussion later.* ItsyBitsySpyers [[We'll negotiate.]]

*He nods to Bevel.* [[Thank you for the evening.]] *And off he goes.* Bevel *pings Prowl and Soundwave goodbye and gets back to work, like a workaholic*