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[needlefingers]

You know.

It's hard to take any of this seriously.

Here we are on an alien world, brought here because someone wants us to get cozy with others. I wonder why you'd want to have Cybertronians here in the first place, we're not exactly the most cuddleable bunch. We're sort of made of metal and you organics... aren't.

Anyway, if there are other Autobots out there, that'd be great.

Decepticons need not answer.

[Rude.]

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[dadcepticon]

You'd be surprised how little a difference the metal makes.

[Should Krok have not bothered? Probably. But hey, he wasn't rude first.]

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[needlefingers]

I guess you would know?

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[dadcepticon]

I do. I've been here a few months.

[text]

[needlefingers]

Autobot?

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[dadcepticon]

No. I know you'd rather I didn't respond, but I thought it best to let you know the organics here don't seem to care so much as I'd have thought. Touch is touch, I suppose.

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[needlefingers]

Oh good.

Nice to have a walking punching bag around. I could always use one of those.

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[pffft]

Physical sparring would be easier if you didn't run off when I try to talk to you.

Also, why does this system have you listed as Chromedome?

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[needlefingers]

You're still here???

[HE SEEMS STRANGELY MYSTIFIED BY THIS.]

I thought...

Hm.

[Well, he's going to need another strategy.]

I've been known as Chromedome for a while now. I'd appreciate it if you called me that too.

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[pffft]

If that's what you prefer.

I trust you, Chromdeome, but I would appreciate an explanation for what exactly has been going on with you.

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[needlefingers]

["I trust you."

Chromedome can't remember the last time Prowl had told him that. Was the last time thousands of years ago? Who knows, Prowl never trusts anyone. At least not the Prowl he knows.

This Prowl however...

Faint memories start to float back, and Chromedome can remember bits and pieces of the partner he once had. It feels like forever since he last thought about him.]

It's difficult to explain.

I know this is a weird question but... what's the last thing you remember? Before you came here?

[pffft]

Not much time has passed since the Academy was burnt down.

Is that what this is about? Because after seeing the remains of the Academy I was seriously reconsidering what I'd told Orion Pax.

[thehardway]

Chromedome. I'm here.

[thank goodness because hey did you know there was a decepticon here and they have to touch each other this is awful]

Are you all right?

[needlefingers]

Ultra Magnus.

[Oh FINALLY.

Someone sane.]

I'm fine. Sorry if you were one of the new arrivals, I got out of there pretty quick. Have you... spoken to Prowl yet?

[thehardway]

It's fine. I spent the time gathering information.

No. I haven't. I wasn't aware he was here. Did he bother you?

[needlefingers]

[That's... a difficult question to answer. Chromedome goes quiet as he glances away from the terminal.]

Not... directly.

This might sound really crazy, but I think this Prowl comes from before the war. He called me Tumbler. It was... something.

[thehardway]

Oh.

[That's definitely not at all what he was expecting.]

Are you sure he doesn't just have amnesia or... something?

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[turbofans]

Oh! Hello, Chromedome. [ a brief pause. ] .. Krok is a Decepticon, but he's been very helpful.

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[needlefingers]

Hello...?

[Well. That's a face he doesn't recognize. Still, it's Cybertronian, so she can't be all that bad, right?]

Oh, Krok's his name is it? I didn't bother to ask.

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[turbofans]

It's-- Windblade. [ right it helps to check out the other convos on this post.. ] Ah-- I think perhaps I'm from your future, as well. I don't know you exceptionally well, but we are--will be?--acquainted.

[ a small click of her tongue. ] He's not especially Decepticon-like, from what I've heard of others.

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[needlefingers]

Well. I've heard of weirder things.

[Which is how it goes on the Lost Light.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Windblade. What do you think of it here so far? I mean about the whole... contact... thing?

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[butwonderful]

[ Stiffly. ]

Present.

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[needlefingers]

[Oh. Hm.

Well, he's got nothing against Drift, but the idea of cuddling him isn't on his top ten list of things he wants to do. He could do worse.]

So it's just you, me, Magnus, Windblade, and Prowl.

Great.

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[butwonderful]

Yeah. Great.

[ Right back atcha' man. ]

Who the hell is Windblade?

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[needlefingers]

Hell if I know.

Someone from our future apparently.

Before you say anything, I want to make it very clear that I know how weird that sounds.

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[butwonderful]

Weird as opposed to the time people got tiny and Magnus smiled?