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[thehardway]

Greetings.

I am Ultra Magnus, second-in-command of the Lost Light. It appears that this place is primarily populated by various organic species, so I will add that I am also a Cybertronian.

As I understand that I am indefinitely stuck here like the rest of you for the time being, I would like to better understand the environment and what your lives here have been like for however long you have been here.

This is not a normal situation. I want to learn more.


[Private from Krok|Public otherwise]

Additionally, I understand that a Decepticon has been here for the past couple of months.

If he has terrorized you in any way, I would gladly accept any reports. It would then be dealt with accordingly.

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[video]

[butwonderful]

Sir.

[video]

[thehardway]

[Oh.

This is almost as awkward as the whole Prowl thing.]

...Drift.

How long have you been here?

[video]

[butwonderful]

I suppose as long as everyone else.

[ yeah he's getting used to this awkward. Not to mention he's pissed nobody even went looking for him. ]

[video]

[thehardway]

I see.

We should... [Pauses.] We should talk. I think.

[video]

[butwonderful]

Yeah, I guess we should.

[Video]

[needlefingers]

The Decepticon isn't going to be a problem.

[Video]

[thehardway]

Okay. [why are you saying that in the most dramatic way possible]

I feel like you have more to add.

[Video]

[needlefingers]

Nah.

Just wanted to say that he's not going to be a problem.




He's not dead if that's what you're worried about.

[Video]

[thehardway]

Well, I don't feel threatened by him, if that's what you mean.

[Slowly scowls more.]

I didn't think he was. Why would I need to worry about him being dead?

[Video]

[needlefingers]

[Whoops this is going a lot more awkwardly than he thought it would.]

I beat him up. So, like I said, he's not going to be a problem for a while.

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[littlerat]

[ It's over the network, so there's time to get used to the fact that's a giant oversized looking robot talking right now. The things from storybooks. But can he be too surprised by the sight? Really, who hasn't spotted them around around recently? They're not exactly easy to miss.

But they sound like someone who wants to understand what's going on, and that's worth trying to answer. Have a teenage human boy on the other side of the screen, an animal on his shoulder and, a background of some place in the city. ]

Hey. I haven't been here as long as other people, but if you want to know what I do... if you can go back into the network, there was a message put up by people from this city where we investigated one of the shut off districts after they they had a broadcast get hacked and they found the source to be coming from there. I can tell you what I saw out there, but I wasn't part of the team that went looking for the signal.

[ Message being referred to. ]

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[thehardway]

...Hey.

[Trying for that casual talk thing.]

Thank you. This information will be helpful. It seems there are quite a few mysteries here beyond the simple kidnapping.

I'll investigate further.

If I may ask, what's that on your shoulder?

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[littlerat]

He's a pokémon. He's just like the animals here if you've seen them around.

[ If Ultra Magnus knows much about animals in the first place, but it's the simplest explanation to give on them. ]

There's a few people like me here - trainers, so you might see more creatures different from the ones around in the park.

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[thehardway]

I've never heard of them before. How are they different from animals?

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[littlerat]

[ He eyes for a second Pikachu on his shoulder... ]

...Well, from what I can tell the animals here don't have any...special abilities like pokémon?

[ Is that a good way to put it? But to explain that, Red points to Pikachu- ]

Pikachus carry and generate electricity in their cheeks.

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[turbofans]

[ someone she knows that looks and acts the way he should!! ]

Ultra Magnus! [ she's not quite beaming, but she's pretty close. ] Thank goodness you're here. Chromedome and Prowl are acting strange and have no idea who I am.

[ a brief pause, then she squints. ] You do, though, don't you..? --And about Krok. He seems nice. [ she frowns thoughtfully. ] He was very helpful when I arrived.

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[thehardway]

I remember you. Don't worry.

Chromedome is... [He trails off, then frowns a little.] He's suffering. Not that it excuses his behavior, but he's hurting more than I think any of us can understand. Prowl doesn't remember anything about the war, on the other hand, and so I'm trying to find a new approach.

...Yes, he did seem unusually informative and non-confrontational. [Magnus rubs his chin.] I'd still be careful around him, Windblade.

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[turbofans]

[ a small, thoughtful frown. ] .. He's.. from just after losing his conjunx endura, then, isn't he?

[ she resets her vocalizer, then, head tilting faintly. ]

I would think you'd be accustomed to Decepticons with a change of heart considering that Megatron is your captain.

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[thehardway]

Yes. I imagine he's still mourning freshly. He told me that he just came back from Rewind's funeral.

Look, I get that sometimes they... do occasionally change; I ended up being wrong about Drift and although Cyclonus isn't a Decepticon, he's crew now. But Krok is still a Decepticon and--

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[thehardway]

Wait, what?!

[video] i hope a late reply is okay :'| if not that's fine too

[dragoncrest]

A Decepticon?

[Freya may not be like most of the other species here, what with her tall ears and fur, but she can tell there's a big difference between her and the mechanical people that have been arriving lately. She'd only seen one before the recent weeks, however.]

Are you referring to Krok? [He doesn't seem the type to terrorize.]

[video] it's totally fine!

[thehardway]

[He pauses, hesitating as he looks at the creature he's speaking to. Then he just kind of goes with it.]

I am.

You know him?

[video]

[dragoncrest]

Yes, I have met him. He seems just as pleasant as the other guests here.

[She's not indignant or anything, but it seems important to state.]

If there were any unpleasantness in our conversation, I would attribute it to the fact that this place is not fitted for someone of a Cybertronian's size.

[These poor giant robot people, having to squeeze through stuff. It must be uncomfortable.]

[video]

[thehardway]

I appreciate the information. So Krok didn't seem to have any malicious intent? Nothing to suggest otherwise?

[He's having a hard time believing it, but maybe Krok hasn't done anything here.]

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[little_girl_lost]

Learning's good, but I don't know where to start

What's a Decepticon?