#got a bit lazy near the end but ohhh well

[chipistrate]

HELP WANTED 2

Pax West 2023 Sept 1-4

AU art based on a... theory? Speculation? About Help Wanted 2's plot. Said speculation/theory being that Help Wanted 2 takes place directly after Ruin, with Cassie being the protagonist!

Basically, the AU goes like this; After the elevator collapses, Cassie barely survives and retreats into the VR world in the mask to escape the reality of her situation. Inside, she finds herself in a collection of minigames based on old games/events, being guided by Helpi and Tape Girl. She starts hearing the voice of Gregory calling out to her, and finding pieces of a Freddy plush around each minigame. Helpi and Tape Girl caution her to not collect the plush parts because it would release some monster they couldn't control, but she does so anyways- and upon putting all the pieces together, she wakes up in the rubble of the elevator with Gregory and Vanessa finally having found her and running over to save her.

Dunno how well I explained it, but that's the gist of it<3

[neo-shitty]

toffee!

hehe glad i could make you laugh, oooh that sounds awesome! yeah id love to be tagged it sounds great :)

YES the differences are so fucking weird. like, they do know they're the same age right? i feel like its just an exagguration of how much the persons role in the group matters, like we see chan being held up as such a mature, old leader while jungkook who is literally the same age, is still babied etc. like enha hyung line is basically the same age (if a bit younger) as chenle and jisung but somehow the rules are different?? as you point out, still legal but still bizarre. hehe yeah, i mean where else are we going to rant? quora lol. mmm, hopefully more people can just write less smut abt people who are barely adults

ah, no prob it didnt take long. yeah i think thats right (i keep forgetting you know my url lol) mmhmm :( i think if that happened irl there would be some major trauma going on. knock wood it never happens to you or me lol (/hj)

hehe same! oooh glad Redemption For Cheese was realised! yess we cant rllycomplain that theyve written/produced too much good music lol. yeah, ive dragged him into being a stay so *dusts hands off* mission accomplished. mmm yeah, they tend to have a certain vibe but tbh it couldve worked if they were any other group but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ahh ur one step ahead of me on the stages of listening to ssick i think, still not convinced but thats okay! hehe, it had to be said. yesss the itch in the back of my brain is very satisfied by sorry i love you, felixs vocals deserve to be appreciated! (side note i feel like hes trying to sing more like his speaking voice, sorta husky, but tbh i wouldnt be mad if he sang like in glow, his sweet honey vocals made my life lol. but i think ive heard him say he doesnt like singing like that cos it makes his normal voice less husky, so what can you do)

> YES SOMEONE SAID IT. seungmin rap KING, he sped thru that rap like it was nothing, he deserves more rap lines. i do like how they gave minho some melodic rap lines this comeback, my guy deserved to show off those skills that made him not be eliminated (flashbacks to stay collectively wanting to murder jyp) and we already know changbin can sing, my man murdered masked singer. hyunjin can obviously sing as can jisung and felix, and i want to hear chan rap more! i feel like he started as part of 3racha (as a rap unit not producing) and then just became a vocalist (which im fine with, but it could be nice to hear him flex his rapping skills) and was partially replaced by hyunjin. anywayyy

back to album talk. lmaooo sad music to twerk to PERFECTLY describes silent cry. yes secret secret is and will always be, a masterpiece. hehe glad i could make you laugh :) i just felt like they have similar vibes. putting off skz stuff bc of not having time to cry IS the kpop stan life summarised. oh my beloved track, red lights. ahh thats okay, we can have different opinions, but by god the lyrics are *chefs kiss*. *banging on table* TWISTED AU TWISTED AU TWISTED AU. yess id love to see ur take on it! sdfghjkl it would have been glorious

no no! not stupid, just able to predict my brainwaves. ooooh thats so cool! makes me want to go there (wherever there is lol) yeah the waves are pretty good here, but none of my familys a surfer, so we dont rlly enjoy the full potential lol. YES moving on to gone away, it is indeed a heartwrenching track, but the vocals and the bloody key change? makes me want to brave being sad just to listen to it. mmm yeah, good point :( i feel like ive just gotten used to overthinking so much so that it doesnt matter what mood im in, ill do it anyway, so might as well just do what i feel like doing anyway.

yeah i think ur right! it is quite comforting knowing that all the tracks will get the love they deserve. i feel like also people assume kpop is just one genre which is utter bs. there are so many different vibes and feels and songs, i couldnt get into kpop (of which i thought only the bright cheerful present day bts stuff existed smh) until i heard gods menu so... idk where i was going with this but yeah. :)

YES FUCK YG, theyre literally on the brink of being kicked out of the big three and they are holding their salvation hostage without letting them do ANYTHING. idek what thought process goes thru their minds but arghhh its so infuriating. yess lisa's cb will be awesome but ot4 is the gold standard here.

hehe, glad u could get to this point. no no! u dont sound like a cult member at all lol yeah, i loooove some of their songs but the whole 23 members thing is getting to me. thats prob a common problem with nctzens but what can i say? im a simple girl with a limit to how many korean boys i can give my money to. atm im just trying to get into ateez and finish memorising enhypen's faces. also kard is kinda sucking me into their fandom atm, as well as eric name lol. ah what can you do? ooh thats good!

hehe i love it too! its exactly like online penpals, that was rlly well put. aww ty! hmm im okay, recovering from a bad case of rsv so thats fun. im doing okay mentally, starting therapy soon (after having to convince my mother that its not just smth i can brush off). physically i wont go into, basically i should be doing stretches to help but they dont completely fix it so my lazy ass doesnt do them, plus i got told recently im going to be stuck with this condition for the rest of my life so thats fun! ah, before you type smth dw abt me ill be fine. the weather atm is cloudy but warm, its been raining on and off today which is good for the garden. uhh i just finished reading sunburnt veils and im in the middle of prom theory which is rlly good. ummm ive got a concert tonight? that i may or may not be able to sing in (bc of the whole rsv thingo) and uhhhh idk. my dog is cute? im drinking tea rn? ive got a school dance coming up?

wbu? hows ur day going, how are you? whats the weather like on ur end? done anything interesting lately? found smth that makes you rlly happy? just any random thing youve been dying to tell someone?

no no! dont apologise, i love these exchanges. i think im happy to continue them for a long time :) on the other hand, if you get tired of them, feel free to just not answer at any time. goodness gracious this was a long ask haha hope it isnt too annoying

<3 w.a. 🐺

sorry it took me a bit to reply, i was fixing my theme ;n;

yeah, i figured it was because of the roles too. my friends and i still get taken aback when 3rd gen idols are the same age as 4th gen ones. in my head it doesn't add up sometimes. PLS THE RANT AT QUORA SKJDK tbh tho it's just going to be normalized as the years pass? esp that the boys are growing older and the amount of explicit fics will just increase. i might have to start blocking tags.

i had to look up the previous ask to remember what we were talking about xd i hope the events in champagne problems never happens to anyone. realistically, it probably happens a lot. damn i really won't wish that pain on anyone. dragging your brother into being a stay i whEEZED JFKSA additional noeasy music enthusiast o.o and ALL I CAN SAY WITH YOU GUSHING ABT FELIX IS AHA WHIPPEEEED OML can't blame you tho, i also want to hear felix sing more in other shades (if that makes sense HAHA) i really hope they'll do the role exchange in the next comeback :( or like in the near future bc i know they can do it :( the day i hear seungmin rapping it i will respectfully pass away. minho was given more lines this comeback thank fUCK i could rmb my irl being vocal abt her frustration. i don't get why minho barely has center time/lines in title tracks??? like the line distribution in the past eras just made me ???? if seventeen can balance lines with 13 members why cant a group of 8 do the same? moving on. i haven't watched the stray kids show simply bc i don't want to cry HAJS but i've seen clips. imagine if skz debuted without minho and felix?!?!? i rmb another irl catching bias feels towards changbin bc of the masked singer only to find out that the man's a rapper. i love how skz's vocals were highlighted this comeback :c there were a lot of mellow tracks! i find it cute when chan sings/raps bc it gets kinda obvious that he's a foreigner? the accent (im not even sure if it's the accent) it just shows. "putting off skz stuff bc of not having time to cry IS the kpop stan life summarised." CORRECT.

abt the twisted au o.O i'll inquire my irl if she wants to write it or not. if she doesn't want to, i'll do it. i miss writing twisted aus <3___<3 and i also miss going to the beach with my friends :' ) but it's starting to get cold here and i don't think i'll be able to enjoy the beach as much as i would if i went beaching in the summer. so maybe next summer? gone away really has an sm-ballad vibe. the thing about skz being a self-producing group, their songs don't sound like typical jype songs? and i just appreciate that bc in all honesty im not a fan of jyp groups at all. PLS the overthinking. i wish i could mute overthinking.

anyone who assumes kpop is just one genre obv hasn't listened to a single track. if kpop was just one genre why do i like some tracks more than the others??? oh you've only recently become a kpop stan? tbh im not a fan of the bright songs of bts either. i liked their older ones *chefs kiss* really matched high school vibes. yg has good artists and they're just wasting the talent ~.~ that strategy they have will get tiring eventually. people will stop waiting on blackpink and move on to newer more active groups ://

HAHAHAH yeah the 23 members is pretty overwhelming! it was the reason i didn't bother stanning before quarantine started. i don't regret stanning tho, met my ult bias in that group <3___<3 i don't really purchase albums unless i like the tracks xd ohhh getting into ateez just in time for the comeback! let me know what you think about them! i was fond of them at some point but grew out of it. good luck with memorizing enhypen! it took me a while to distinguish to people there XD i haven't checked out kard yet but chan plays their songs during lives and they're sexc hype music me likey *u*

i had to look up rsv im sorry. i'm glad you're recovering! please rest more and don't stress yourself out. bro i wish i could go to therapy too bc i have weird issues i can't justify and i need a professional to tell me what's the reason behind it. stuck with what condition btw? what happened? i'm sorry in case i just forgot. yesterday was a bit rainy for me too :(( it's not the type of rainy that makes me anxious so B) oh concert! good luck and i hope you'll be able to sing but i also don't think it's best for you rn :c what's your dog's breed? and yes i just finished drinking tea too. AAAAA i miss school dances :(( the last one i was supposed to have was cancelled bc of covid.

i was less productive today and i'm teetering between being mentally stable and becoming a hermit again. i'm anxious with a lot of things atm so like : D not the best state. today it was a bit sunny but not hot hot which was nice. i changed my theme today bc i couldn't wait for sept. 1st. and no i haven't found anything that makes me happy HAHAHA shit like that's hard to identify. don't have anything to say too, i'm just thinking about why i'm procrastinating too much atm T_T and i'm listening to this rap song atm and one of the rappers sounded like han.

it isn't annoying! i enjoy the long exchanges but i do admit it takes me awhile to type down a reply. so if i get more busy, it'll prolly take a bit longer for me to reply.

[novannna]

Meet Me in the Dark

fjsdfkas definetly not posting my fic for wlw renegades event 1 right before the month ends 

anyways here’s a gay rubell au!!!  i got the prompt idea from  here (5 ii)

@wlwrenegades event 01: get to know the members → [Kinley]

↳ [ “Don’t worry about it,” the girl said smoothly.  She was a tall girl with blonde hair pulled back in a high ponytail.  She wore a heavy down jacket, and cargo pants.  A heavy knife hung off her belt.  Ruby’s eyes widened.  “Oh my god, I’m going to die!”   ]

wc: 1467

Ruby hurried through the forest, arms pulled tight to her chest.  

“Why did I do this?”  She asked herself again.  “It wouldn’t have taken too much longer to go on the streets,” she shivered.  

Ruby only wore a short lilac dress with lace sleeves, and small sandals.  She had nothing else, except her phone.  Ruby shivered again.  Why the hell did she choose to be lazy, and walk through the woods?  She had been tired, and decided to cut a half mile off her walk by going through the dark forest.  And now, she was definitely regretting that choice.  

An owl hooted nearby, and the leaves rustled in the wind.  Every tree seemed like some shadowy monster, ready to devour Ruby.  

Ruby shrieked as she saw a human, standing still in the middle of a clearing.  She gasped for breath, convinced they were a serial killer.  

She cautiously neared it, phone raised up, as if she could defend herself with it.  If it was a serial killer, Ruby was dead.  

“Hello?”  Ruby asked, her voice quavering in the dark shadows.  

The person didn’t respond.  

Ruby scooped a rock from the ground, and hurled it straight at it.  

The rock bounced to the ground with a clack.  It wasn’t a person.  Just a very odd shaped rock.  

Ruby laughed, half relief, and half hysteria.  

Her mind was just jumping to conclusions.  She was the only person dumb enough to be there.  She was completely alone.  

Ruby backed away, her panic quickly fading.  Right until she crashed into a warm, soft object.

She crashed down to the ground.  A pinecone dug into her knee and leafs scratched at her arms.    

Ruby jumped upright.  

“Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry!”  she said quickly.  “I know this probably looks really weird, but trust me I’m normal!”  Ruby laughed awkwardly.  This was bad.  They probably thought that she was a killer.  “I uh, I was just cutting through the forest.  I didn’t want to walk the extra half mile home.”  She smiled.  “You know how it is.”

“Don’t worry about it,” the girl said smoothly.  She was a tall girl with blonde hair pulled back in a high ponytail.  She wore a heavy down jacket, and cargo pants.  A heavy knife hung off her belt.  

Ruby’s eyes widened.  “Oh my god, I’m going to die!”  

The girl burst out laughing.  “Where’d you get that idea?”

“You have a knife!  You're in the woods at 2 in the morning!  You look like you're dressed for murder!  It’s what any sensible person would think!”  Ruby backed away, holding her hands up.  “Please don’t kill me, I’m too young to die!”

The stranger laughed again.  “I’m not a serial killer.  Relax.”

“That’s exactly what a serial killer would say!”

“I have a knife because it’s my father’s,” the girl said lightly.  “I don’t go anywhere without it.  Trust me, the most dangerous thing it’s been used for was when it slipped while I was whittling.  And I was out here because tonight’s the last night of the Perseids.”

Ruby looked at her blankly. 

She sighed. “The meteor shower?”

Ruby blinked.  She had absolutely no idea what the girl was talking about.

The girl groaned.  “Lots of shooting stars.  I’m going to watch them.”

“Ohhh.”  Ruby blushed.  “I’m sorry I freaked out. It’s just… I’m not the bravest person.” She laughed. “I tend to get nervous.”

“Well, if you're out in these woods in the middle of the night, then you definitely aren’t a scaredy cat,” the girl said.  “They even freak me out at this time, and I know them like the back of my hand.”  She extended her hand. “I’m Danna Bell.”

Ruby smiled. “Nice to meet you, Danna.  I’m Ruby Tucker.”

Danna grinned.  “Nice to meet you too.”  

“You come out here a lot?”  Ruby asked. 

Danna nodded.  “As often as I can.  I live on the outskirts of the forest.  It’s practically a second home to me now.”

“Wow.”  Ruby wished she could have a place like that for herself.  “That sounds nice.”

“Yeah.”  A ghost of a smile covered Danna’s lips. “It is.”

“Well,” Ruby said awkwardly. “I should get back home. Enjoy the shooting stars!”

Danna laughed.  “Hey, if you want to, you can come with me.  I promise I won’t kill you.  It’s just, you’ve never really seen the night sky before, have you?”

Ruby scoffed. “Of course I have!  I see it everyday.”  

“In the city.”

“Well yeah.”  Ruby crosses her arms. It felt like Danna was judging her. 

“Trust me, you haven’t seen the real night sky.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Do you want to find out?”  Danna held her hand out to Ruby. “I can show you if you want.”  

Ruby hesitated, then placed her palm in Danna’s. 

“I’d like that,” she said with a smile. 

Danna grinned.  “Follow me!”

---

Danna led them to a cliff high above a glittering lake.  In the pale moonlight, Danna was absolutely breathtaking.  Her brown skin was caressed in a gentle silver, and her blonde hair looked as if it was made of stardust. 

“Oh, this is gorgeous,” Ruby breathed.  “I don’t think I have ever not been able to see the city before. But here…”

“It’s just us,” Danna finished with a smile. “But you haven’t seen anything yet.  Look up.”

And so she did.  

Immediately, her breath hitched, and her eyes were caught in the gorgeous sky.  It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.  The stars seemed to beckon her, begging her to come join them.  All she wanted was to fly up, and dance among the glittering jewels of light.  A sea of sparks were spread across the sky.  Each star shimmered and winked against the inky black sky.  

“Wow,” Ruby said in awe.  “It’s incredible.”

Danna nodded. “There’s no light pollution here. Nothing obstructing our view.  I wish it was like this in the city.”

“Me too.”  

Ruby realized they had both inched together. They were probably both cold, Ruby told herself.  That was all.  

“Look!”  Danna pointed out a long silver streak as it asked across the sky.  “A shooting star!”  She grinned at Ruby, and slipped her hand into Ruby’s. 

Ruby blushed a deep red.  She must have been imagining things.  Right?

“What did you wish for?”  Danna asked. 

“Wished for?”  Ruby tilted her head, confused. “What does that mean.”

Danna laughed.  “Whenever you see a shooting star, you make a wish.  And then, one day it’ll come true.”

“Oh.”  Ruby looked down.  She knew exactly what she wanted at that moment. “What did you wish for?”

“I can’t tell you.  Otherwise it won’t come true.”

“But do you think it could?”  Ruby tore her gaze away from the sky to look at Danna. 

“Yeah,” Danna replied, meeting Ruby’s gaze head on.  “I think it could.”

“Then what’s stopping you?”  Ruby was intimately aware of the space between them.  Or rather, the lack of space. 

Danna bit her lip and pulled Ruby even closer. “Absolutely nothing.”  

Ruby tilted her head back, and closed her eyes as their lips met.  Sparks flew through her mind as Danna held Ruby tightly against her. 

“What would you wish for?”  Danna asked softly when they parted. 

Ruby smiled.  “This.  I would wish for this.”

“Me too.” 

Ruby laughed, but her teeth started to clatter. 

“Are you cold?”  

“A little,” Ruby said, shivering. 

“Come on, sir down,” Danna said. She took her jacket off, and slung it around the two of them. 

Ruby smiled gratefully, and snuggled her body tight against Danna’s. 

“This may sound weird, but I’m really glad I scared you today,” Danna said. 

“Me too.”  Ruby smiled.  “I was wondering… I know we’ve only known each other for an hour or two, but I really like you.  Like… a lot,” Ruby said lamely.  She cringed.  Normally she wasn’t so bad with words.  

“Me too.”  Danna laughed softly, the sound making Ruby smile, and giving her courage. 

“I was wondering if you wanted to go out with me,” Ruby said quickly.  “Like, y’know.  Date each other. Be girlfriends.”  Ruby cringed, waiting for the no to come. 

Instead, Danna said, “I’d love nothing more.”

Ruby let out a sigh of relief.  “I’m glad.  Do you have a phone?”

Danna nodded.  “Not with me though.” 

“That’s okay.  I’ll put your number in my phone, and I’ll text you when I get home.”

“What’s the rush?”  Danna looked back at the sky.  “The Perseids won’t be back for another year.  We should enjoy them as much as we can.” 

Ruby smiled. “I’d love nothing more.”  

They both leaned back, and snuggled in as close to each other as possible. 

Together, the two girls held their hands tightly intertwined as silver streaked across the sky high above.  

Tag list: @novissa @thepurpledragon4444  @phobidawg @janisarkisian  @rvbell @lavenderbloo @redassassin @berrybox (let me know if you want to be added/taken off!!!)  

[somerandomwriter1234]

Sydney to the Max Fanfiction: Sydney’s Secret Sister

14 Years Ago...

Max Reynolds was sitting at a kitchen table with a young boy as he said, "And so that's how you multiply that fraction. You get it?" The boy sighed and said, "I guess. But I'm still a little confused." Max then smiled as he said, "Hey. The first step to improving is recognizing what needs to be improved." Then a woman entered the room and said, "How's my little boy doing with his math homework?" Max then said, "Definitely a lot of improvement today ma'am." The woman then said, "Oh come on Max. You can call me Debby. Okay son, you can go to your room and play video games now." The boy then got up and walked away as he said, "Yay!" As Debby sat next to Max she said, "Well Max, you're definitely one of the best tutors I've ever hired. Do you have kids?" Max turned his head and said, "No. Me and my wife Alicia only just got married, and she's too busy with her work as a doctor for us to even consider that right now." Debby smirked as she said, "I understand that. My husband is way too busy with his work to help provide me another kid if you know what I mean. It's been so long since I've even touched another man. Actually, may I..." Debby then pointed to Max's arm, as Max giggled a bit and said, "Sure." Debby then gently touched Max's arm and said, "Mmm. That's some nice arm muscle you got there Max." Max smirked as he said, "Why thank you." Then Debby quickly moved an arm down and touched Max's upper leg and said, "And nice leg muscle down there too." Max then slowly moved away and stood up as he said, "Um... thank you Debby. Anyway, I should be going." As Max began to head out the door, Debby smiled and said, "Well you're always welcome here Max."

The Present

Sydney and Olive were digging through boxes in the garage as Max walked in on the two. Max then said, "You find my old music equipment yet?" Sydney sighed and said, "No dad. Still looking though." Olive then said, "I still can't believe you were in a band in college Mr. Reynolds." Max smiled as he said, "Well it was really just one of many attempts to make some extra money in my 20's. Not only did I try making money playing in a band, I also took up tutoring and running an underground grilled cheese sandwich restaurant from my college dorm room." With a smile, Olive said, "I had a feeling about that when you gave me your old portable oven. Thanks so much for that by the way Mr. R. It was the best Christmas present ever." Max smiled as he said, "You're welcome Olive. So, find my old amplifier Syd?" Sydney sighed and said, "No. But considering we still have fifty more boxes to go through, I'm sure it'll turn up." Max then said, "Well call me if you need anything." Max then stepped out as Olive said, "Wow Syd. Your dad must've held onto everything he ever got in his life here." As Sydney opened one box she said, "Yeah. Look at these old books." Then as Sydney picked up one book, an envelope fell out from between the pages. As Olive picked it up she said, "Hey Syd. Look at this old envelope. It's addressed to your dad but there's no return address." Sydney opened the envelope, and looked at a paper inside as she said, "There's no name listed in terms of who wrote this. But it says: Max, I got tested and took the ultrasound at the hospital today and got the final confirmation. I'm pregnant with a little girl. I know if Alicia finds out, this will destroy your marriage, but I know it's better for you to know the truth than hide it." Olive's eyes widened as she said, "Sydney. Does this mean..." Sydney had a horrified look on her face as she put the paper down and said, "Olive, my... my dad cheated on my mom, and I... I have a secret sister."

14 Years Ago...

Max sat a kitchen table with a young boy as he said, "Great work. You have come so far with multiplying fractions." The boy smiled and said, "Thanks Mr. Reynolds." Then Debby stepped into the kitchen and said, "Okay now son. Off to your room." The boy then stood up and said, "Yeah, yeah. I know. So you can get another of your hour long talks in with Mr. Reynolds. See ya." The boy then walked away as Max and Debby looked at each other for a moment, and then Max said, "I guess we do talk a lot after every tutoring session." Debby sighed and said, "Yeah. It's just... with Frank at work so much, it is nice to talk to another adult." Max then said, "Yeah. And with Alicia out of the country helping deal with medical emergencies in other countries for so long now, I feel the same way." Debby sighed and said, "It's just... if our spouses loved us so much, you'd think they could be there more for us." Max nodded and said, "I know." Max and Debby then looked into each other's eyes silently. Then the two two moved their faces forward and kissed. Within seconds though, Max moved his face away as he said, "Debby, I can't..." Debby then said, "But Max. We've been feeling this tension for six months now. Maybe we should..." Max then stood up and said, "Maybe we should... just end this conversation now." Then Max walked out of the room.

The Present

Sydney and Olive were sitting alone together at at a table near the mall as Sydney said, "I... I just don't get it Olive. How could my dad cheat on my mom. Dad loved mom. He's one of the most loyal and caring guys on the planet." Olive then said, "Sydney, you only have a handful of years' worth of memories of your parents being married. Maybe there was some drama that happened when you were little, or before you were born." Sydney sighed and said, "Yeah. You could be right. But... I still can't over the fact that I have a secret sister out there. A half sister, but still... I mean before this morning, I thought I was an only child this whole time. But now..." Olive smirked and said, "I hear ya. Suddenly it feels like another piece of your heart is out there, and you wanna know who it's connected to." Sydney nodded and said, "Yeah. But first... I need to talk to my dad about this because... I just don't understand how my dad could have cheated on my mom."

14 Years Ago...

Max sat on a couch while holding a phone next to his ear as he said, "Alicia, what do you mean you're not coming home for another five months!?" Max then heard his wife Alicia say, "They're having a bad outbreak here Max. It's my job to help cure all these people." Max sighed and said, "I know you have a duty to help others Alicia. But what about your duty to me and our family? Your patients have many doctors Alicia, but I only have one wife. I need you with me honey." Alicia then said, "I know Max. I know we wanna start a real family one day, but my work..." Max the interrupted Alicia and said, "Your work can't be your whole life Alicia. You need to balance personal and professional needs at some point. I mean, we've only slept together in the same bed just once (when you came home briefly last week) in the last four months. When's the next time we get to sleep together Alicia? Nine months? Twelve!?" Alicia sighed and said, "Max... this is hard for me." Max then angerly said, "Well this is hard for me too!" Then Max angerly hung up the phone, tossed it to the floor, and then walked out the door.

The Present

Max was putting away some groceries in the kitchen, when Sydney walked into the kitchen looking nervous. Max noticing Sydney, then said, "Hey Syd. How was your trip to the mall? You and Olive get some nice new outfits with that gift card I gave you both?" Sydney nodded and said, "Yeah dad. Olive loves her new dress she got with it. But dad... I need to talk to you about something." Max looking more direct at Sydney now said, "Sure. What is it?" Sydney then held up the letter she found earlier and said, "Dad... I found this in a box of your things." As Max saw the letter, his face began to look horrified and guilty as he said, "Sydney, I..." Sydney then had tears in her eyes as she said, "How could you do it dad!? How could you cheat on mom!?"

14 Years Ago...

Max knocked on the door to a small house. Debby answered the door as she said, "Max?" Max looking around said, "Are Frank and the boys here?" Debby turned her head and said, "No. They went with him on his business trip like I told you." Max then stepped into the house and closed the door behind him as he said, "Good." Max the instantly kissed Debby and wrapped his arms around her. Debby then broke the kiss as she said, "Max... are you sure?" Max nodded and said, "Completely sure." Then Max picked up Debby and took her to a bedroom. Then Max and Debby quickly took off all their clothes as Max got on top of Debby and pulled a blanket over them. Max then pushed his body onto Debby, as Debby said, "Ohh! Oh yes Max. Ohhh! Ohhh!"

The Present

Max sat in front of Sydney at the kitchen table as he said, "It was before you were born Sydney. Your mom was gone on long trips helping people fight diseases in other countries, and..." Sydney then interrupted Max and said, "Oh, so it's mom's fault you cheated on her?" Max turned his head and said, "No Sydney. It was completely my fault. A man needs to be loyal to his wife and his family, no matter how hard it is. And yes Sydney, I failed. But you have to understand, I've regretted cheating on your mom every day of my life since my affair ended. Since you were born, I promised myself I'd never let anything divide me and your mom again. I promised myself I'd never hurt her again, just like I promised I'd never try to hurt you." Sydney then with an angry face stood up and said, "Well you did hurt me dad. You cheated on mom, and that's the worst thing in the world you could have ever done!" Then Sydney stormed out of the kitchen, leaving Max alone and sad.

13 Years Ago...

Max and Debby were both laying naked in a hotel bed together with a blanket covering them, as Max smiled and said, "Wow. We climaxed about... what... five times each today? That's gotta be a record for us. Oh wow, that was just what I needed for a long lazy Sunday afternoon." Tears then appeared in Debby's eyes as Max noticed and said, "Debby, what's wrong?" Debby then wrapped a blanket around her body, and stood up as she said, "I'm sorry Max. We can't do this again. We can't ever do this ever again!" Max looking confused said, "What's wrong Debby? Do you think Frank suspects? I mean, there's no way Alicia could know about us, so..." Debby turned her head and said, "It's not that. I... I've been living in denial for the last several weeks but... Max... I think I'm pregnant... with your baby." Max sat up with wide eyes as he said, "What!?"

The Present

Sydney and Olive were watching several other preteens their age playing music at an outdoor stage. As they watched the preteens play, Sydney then said, "Wow. Those kids are good." Olive then said, "I know. You've got some tough competition for this music contest." Sydney then said, "Oh man. When I get super nervous, my voice sounds terrible." Then Olive said, "Too bad. You sounded great when you recorded that demo the other day." Sydney then said, "Wait. That's it. I'll just play my demo for the contest and lip sync to it." Olive then said, "Wait. Isn't that cheating?" Sydney then said, "The judges said I can use already recorded background music for my performance, and even pre-recorded backup singing. I'll just be using my demo as the ultimate back up." Then a loud voice said, "Next up to the stage... Sydney Reynolds!" Sydney took a deep breath and got on stage and connected her phone to a large amplifier. Sydney then began to sing her song while standing up, but within seconds, Sydney while taking a step forward: tripped and fell down. Realizing her vocals from her demo could be still heard, Sydney realized everyone could tell she had been just lip syncing. In humiliation, Sydney then ran off the stage.

13 Years Ago...

Debby sat on a park bench alone. From nearby, Max walked over to Debby and sat down next to her as he said, "Hey. I got your letter. Listen, I..." Debby then interrupted Max and said, "No, let me say everything first. Max... I'm going to work everything out with Frank. We've already talked a bit and he's already gotten a new job so he'll stay at home more with me and the boys. I... I love Frank, and no matter what happens, I want my marriage with him to work." Max nodded and said, "Yeah. And I should do the same thing with Alicia. But... what about our child?" Alicia took a deep breath as tears appeared in her eyes as she said, "Max... there's something difficult I need to tell you."

The Present

Max was cleaning the living room when Sydney walked in through the front door looking humiliated. Max then looking at Sydney said, "So... can I ask how the competition went?" Sydney then sat down on the couch silently as Max eventually sat down next to her. Sydney then looked at Max and said, "Dad... I forgive you. What you did to mom was wrong but... well, today, I experienced how easy it can feel to fall into the trap of wanting to cheat. It may not have been on the scale of cheating you did but... I think I understand how you might have felt now. Like how a moment of weakness can feel. And I know you're sorry, because you've always forgiven me for every time I've been sorry. And... I'm sorry dad." Sydney then hugged Max as Max said, "No apology needed Syd. I'm indeed the one that's so sorry for hurting you. And I promise every day I'll try to be a perfect dad for you." Sydney then looked at Max as she said, "You're not a perfect dad. But you always try. And that's what really makes you perfect. But now that we've gotten past all that... dad... I'd like to meet my secret sister now, wherever she is, or whoever she is." Max had a sad look on his face as he said, "Oh Sydney. I'm sorry but... the woman I had an affair with... she lost the baby. You know what the term miscarriage means?" Sydney now looked devastated as she said, "No. I mean, yes, I know what it means but... you mean I don't have a secret sister?" Max turned his head and said, "No. But I promise you, had the child from my affair been born, I would've helped take responsibility for her. I would've helped provide for her, and definitely would've made sure you'd get a chance to grow up alongside her. I know this is hard to hear Sydney but..." Sydney turned her head and with a brave face said, "No, it's okay dad. I've still got you. That's what matters."

13 Years Ago...

Max was preparing food in the kitchen, when Alicia wearing a long coat walked through the door and said, "Hello Max." Max's face lit up as he said, "Alicia!" Max and Alicia ran into each other's arms and kissed. After a moment, the two stepped away as Max said, "You're home early! How..." Alicia then said, "I thought long and hard about what you said and you're right. There's plenty of sick people out there that need my help to feel better, but there are other people that can help them. However the only person that can help Max Reynolds feel better is me." Max then said, "But Alicia, your work is important. I don't want you to give it up." Alicia then said, "But I'm not. I already got a job at the local hospital. I'll still be using my skills for good. But now it means I get to come home nearly very day now to you and our family." Then Max said, "Wait. Are you saying..." Alicia then took off her long coat and showed her stomach size had increased as she said, "I'm pretty sure it happened last time I was home four months ago. Max... you're going to be a father." Max then smiled as he said, "Alicia. I love you so much. And I promise from now on, I will be 100% committed to you and our child forever!" Max and Alicia smiled and then kissed once again.

The Present

The doorbell rang, and Sydney opened the door seeing Olive. Olive smiled as she said, "Ready for our week long sleepover!" Sydney smiled as she said, "Totally!" Then Max walked into the room as he said, "Hey Olive. You have all your things you need for the week?" Olive then said, "Yep Mr. Reynolds. Thanks for letting me stay over again this week. I always get queasy when my family decides to take their annual week long tour of the world's fastest roller coasters." Then suddenly Olive's mom appeared at the front door and said, "Olive, you forgot one of your suitcases." Olive then took the suitcase and said, "Oh, sorry. Hey Mr. R. You mind taking these up to Sydney's room while the two of us start doing our makeup?" Max then said, "Well maybe you two should start learning to..." Olive then smiled and said, "Thanks Mr. R. You're the best!" Then Sydney and Olive ran up the stairs together. Max then looked at Olive's mom as he said, "That's middle school girls for you." Olive's mom smiled as she said, "Well... thank you Max for always being there... for our daughter." Max nodded and said, "I always will be. By the way... does Frank still think..." Olive's mom then said, "Does he still think Olive is his daughter? Well there are times I think our thirteen year long deception is about to crack, but... so far, so good. Still... if he did find out, I think he would still care for Olive for the rest of his life." Max nodded and said, "And I know I'll still be doing the same."

THE END

[dracoqueen22]

[CR] The Sunny Side

Universe: Critical Role, Campaign Two, Set during Episode 99 Characters: Beau/Jester (one-sided), Caduceus Clay Rating: K+ Description: There’s nothing Beau wouldn’t do if it’ll make Jester smile even if it means fixing something as minor as a sunburn. There aren’t a lot of places to hide on the Balleater, but it’s amazing how hard it can be to find someone when you’re looking for them. Luckily, Caduceus is one of the easiest members of the Mighty Nein to locate since he’s not prone to sulking in solitude or lurking in the darkness. Beau’s not sure how Caleb manages to make himself scarce or avoid her, but it’s a magical trick she kind of wants to know. Anyway, she finds Caduceus in the galley on her first try, since he hadn’t been on the aft keeping a look out like usual. He’s got a vast array of food he must have magically produced spread out on the table, and he’s looking at it like it holds the key to the universe. Caduceus is fucking weird, man.

“Hello, Beau,” he says without looking up at her, and it’s still weird when he does that. How is he so perceptive? She’s as quiet as Veth, especially when she’s trying. Whatever. “Yo, Caduceus.” Beau gives him a jaunty salute that he doesn’t return, save to flick an ear. “You got a second?” “Sure.” He looks up at her finally, and his smile is warm and interested. “What can I help you with?” Beau gnaws on her bottom lip. “Look, so I need like... Do you have something for burns?” Caduceus blinks. “What kind of burns?” he asks, and the corner of his mouth lifts up. “Was Fjord cooking again?” Beau barks out a laugh before she can stop it. “No. This is for like a sunburn.” She gestures at her shoulders. “Ohh. For Miss Jester!” His eyes light with understanding before he folds his arms and furrows his brow. “Hmm.” His tail starts a slow swish behind him, swing, swing, swing. Beau waits with a new patience she’s pretty fond of. Caduceus kind of demands patience. He’s not dumb, but it takes him a bit to think sometimes. Her eyes wander, taking in the kitchen, recently saved from Fjord’s last attempt at cooking until Caduceus stepped in to save the day. The smell of burnt… something lingers despite the open window. Caduceus snaps his fingers, and Beau startles. “I know just the thing,” he says and goes to the shelf of plants he has near the porthole. Beau knows a bunch of them are herbs because she’s sniffed them, and seen them in the food, but there’s a few she’s not sure about, and one of them should not be touched. She knows because she tried. Caduceus takes down the poky one and produces a small knife, cutting off one of the leaves. He hums over it, pulls out a bowl, and drops the leaf into it. Beau moves closer, peering into the bowl, as Caduceus takes a grindstone and smashes it, squeezing out a thick, clear jelly. It smells very, very planty, but it’s not a bad smell at least. Not like the mushrooms Caduceus tries to feed them sometimes. He swears they taste good, but Beau can’t get past the stink. “What the fuck?” Beau asks. “It’s aloe,” Caduceus says with a laugh and hands her the bowl, massacred leaf and the gooey stuff it bled out pooled at the bottom. Beau arches an eyebrow. “She eats it?” “No, you rub it on the burns.” Caduceus nudges it closer to her. “Though I guess there are some species you can eat. I wouldn’t recommend eating this one though.” “Oh. Duh.” Beau takes the bowl, her nose wrinkling. It’s not that it smells bad, but it definitely doesn’t look appealing. Not like Caduceus’ usual salves. Beau salutes him anyway, tucking the bowl under one arm. “Thanks, Caduceus. This’ll really help.” “No problem.” He gives her a distracted wave as he returns to contemplating the provisions. “Good luck.” Good luck...? What the fuck does that mean? Beau crinkles her forehead, but Caduceus isn’t paying her any more attention. His lips are moving like he’s quietly counting, and well, she guesses that’s it. Damn, he’s weird. Beau shakes her head and goes in search of Jester, who is one of the hardest to find on a good day, but pretty easy this time. She’s below decks and as far from the sun as she can get without being completely in the dark, perched in the room they’ve taken as their refuge, with the porthole open and a seabreeze wafting inside. “Sup, Jess.” She looks up from her sketchbook, smiling brighter than the sun. “Hi, Beau.” Jester grins, despite the flush of purple over her skin, the tightness of pain around her eyes. She’s stripped to her innermost layers to keep fabric away from her burned skin, and there’s far too much bare skin for Beau’s sanity. She tries to keep her gaze averted without making it obvious, which means she ends up looking all around the room like an idiot, because she doesn’t want to be caught staring. Somehow, it’s more alluring that Jester is still covered in all the right places, but her shoulders are more visible. “Got something for you,” Beau says. Jester perks up, her tail twitching through the air. “Pastries?” “I’m pretty awesome, but I can’t make pastries out of thin air,” Beau says with a grin. She wiggles the bowl and shoves it under Jester’s nose. “Got this stuff from Caduceus.” Jester’s nose wrinkles. Damn, that’s so fucking cute. It should be illegal. “What is it?” “Nothing weird, promise.” Beau sits next to her, and Jester scoots aside to make room because she’s awesome like that. “It’s aloe or something. For your sunburns.” “Really?” Jester lights up and finally takes the bowl, sticking her finger into the pale jelly and giving it a sniff. “Smells okay.” She dabs it on her other arm, smoothing it over a dark purple splotch. She groans like she does when Caduceus is healing her or she stands up and stretches after spending too long sketching. “Ohhh. That feels tons better. Thanks.” “No sweat. The purple’s cute and all, but it seemed like you were hurting so… you know…” Beau shrugs, trying to aim for caring, but not too much, else everything she’s trying to hide will slip right out and ruin everything. Beau can’t think of a single thing she’s wanted to work so hard to keep. “Could you get my back?” Beau blinks. “... What?” Jester beams at her, oblivious and sweet and hopeful as she holds up the bowl with aloe-slick fingers. “My back,” she says, and her tail points like an arrow to the nape of her neck and the back of her shoulders. “I can’t reach.” Fuck. It’ll look weird if she says no, won’t it? “Uh, sure,” Beau says, and sticks her fingers into the plant goo. “Let me know if I hurt you.” This is gonna be a special kind of torture, isn’t it? Uko’toa’s revenge, maybe, for refusing to let him come and take Fjord. Jester giggles as Beau very, very gently dabs the aloe on the back of her shoulders and neck. “You’d never do that,” she says, sweeping her hair up and out of the way so Beau can work. “You’d be surprised,” Beau murmurs, but she’s not thinking of physical pain, or the times any one of them have lost their will to an enemy. She’s thinking of how she almost walked away, and what Jester did to make sure she stayed. Beau knows she’s got a lot of making up to do for that. She doesn’t know where to start. She doesn’t know if she can even do enough honestly. “No, I wouldn’t,” Jester says, stubborn as always, jaw set. “I know you, Beau. I trust you, and even if you did hurt me, it wouldn’t be on purpose.” Her tail flicks through the air, and Beau dodges it with a quick bob of her head. She can’t think of a damn thing to say in response. Jester’s so fucking sweet. Like criminally sweet, and it hurts, like a punch to the chest, how much Beau fucking loves her. So instead she gets another dollop of the aloe, soothes it over Jester’s purpled, inflamed skin and says, “This all right?” Jester hums and sags a little in front of her. “It feels so much better. Thank you, Beau.” “Thank Caduceus. He made it.” “Yeah, but you asked him to and got it for me,” Jester points out, throwing a grin over her shoulder which makes Beau’s heart skip a beat and her pulse flutter. Beau drops her gaze, focusing on smoothing the aloe over every purple blush. “True,” she admits, and that’s when Jester attacks, her body swiveling around, her arms coming up around Beau in an embrace, her chin hooking over Beau’s shoulder. Beau goes absolutely still. She’s not even sure she breathes, until she reminds herself she’s supposed to act like a normal person and not a lovestruck idiot, so she hugs Jester back, and forgets about the aloe on her fingers, smearing it on Jester’s top. “Thank you,” Jester says. How does she do that? Just melt Beau with a couple of words and the warmth of a hug? It’s fucking unfair is what it is. “You’re welcome,” Beau sighs. Jester giggles and hops up from the bed, stretching her arms above her head. “Man, I feel great now, and I’m tired of being cooped up down here.” She sticks her hands on her hips and grins. “Wanna go up on deck with me?” I’d go anywhere with you. “Sure, why not? I mean I was gonna take a nap but…” Beau trails off with a one-armed shrug and shoots Jester a lazy grin. “We could grab Yasha for a game or something.” Jester hops in place, arms tucked in celebration. “Fjord, too!” Ouch. “Yeah, of course,” Beau says, and she’s proud of her smile for not slipping even a little. She loves her captain as much as she loves Jester, though it’s a different kind of love. How can she even think for a moment that it’s unfair? “I mean, if he’s not busy,” Beau corrects. Jester waves her off and hooks an arm through Beau’s, immediately tugging her toward the door and nearly pulling Beau off balance. “We’ll ask everyone,” she declares as if it’s a foregone conclusion they’re all going to say yes. Then again, she’s not wrong. “It’ll be fun,” Beau says, because as long as she’s with Jester, she’s guaranteed to be happy. Doesn’t matter how or what, she can take it. If Jester’s smiling, then Beau’s happy, too. It’s enough. ***

a/n: feedback and comments are always welcome!

[verdigrisprowl]

July 23 Dancitron Movie Night - Monkey Business

Set vaguely after the baby plague has been resolved. The movie took place outside, because the inside of Dancitron is currently a wreck, due to Plot Events As Yet Unrevealed.

Prowl had two new friends and whatever-the-hell-Whirl-is at movie night, which was an astounding amount of positive social interaction by his standards.

NoodlesAtNight 7:33 pm *To put it frankly, the club is WRECKED. There's a reason nobody's allowed inside tonight. Instead, the night is taking place outside in the open air, near one of the shorter side walls of the building. Soundwave's got a few couches out there and a single table with some snacks, and will be playing the movie on the wall. Think drive-in, but with sofas.* opatoes 7:37 pm /Smokescreen's coming out with a few snacks for himself, and is going to take his spot on one of the couches that Soundwave isn't on./ Evening, Sounds! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:37 pm *and in bridges one (1) dragon, here with snacks! not the typical varied selection tonight, and considering how haggard the poor dragon looks it's not a tough guess to figure out where they went. She also brought a Cybertronian-sized datapad with her, of all things.* Are you alright, Soundwave? LyingLiarWhoLies 7:38 pm (( i still fuckn love this song so much i can't. also hi i'm only gonna be here ooc this evening 😮 (( for obvs reasons NoodlesAtNight 7:38 pm [[Hm. Tired.]] *Even his biolights aren't glowing with their usual liveliness* [[Greetings.]] opatoes 7:39 pm You too, Sounds? I can bet. You deserve a rest after all this. NoodlesAtNight 7:40 pm [[You. Doing well now?]] MedicalMurdersaurus 7:40 pm *bounces in and scampers around* Bird? opatoes 7:40 pm I'm not hungry for sparks! That's pretty good. It was pretty rough for me, too, though. Prowlita 7:41 pm *Prowl pulls to a rather short stop just outside the strange set up and transforms into root mode* opatoes 7:41 pm Swoop! It's good to see you, too. NoodlesAtNight 7:41 pm *Laserbeak is there, but she's sort of sprawled across a small chair and snoozing. Swoop can pick her up, but he should be careful.* MedicalMurdersaurus 7:42 pm *doesn't even register Smokescreen as he goes to lean over Bird* Bird :V NoodlesAtNight 7:43 pm [[No lingering symptoms?]] *Soundwave sort of lazily gives a feeler wave at those approaching, and nods to the dragon. Poor thing.* ((welcome even in ooc land tara <3)) MedicalMurdersaurus 7:44 pm ((tara is in the naughty spide corner)) Prowlita 7:44 pm Soundwave. *scanning the surrounding area with her visor, hold please* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:44 pm ((naughty spides get put in the spide corner to atone for their sins)) LyingLiarWhoLies 7:44 pm (( he already atoned for his Sins, this is like, Sins 2.0 opatoes 7:44 pm Well- my paint's gonna be stuck like this until I can get a replacement for my paint before- it looks way too dull for me! And- I think something's dragging from my back? VProwl 7:45 pm ((Sins of the Spider 2: The Re-Sinnening)) rustedservos 7:45 pm That is your tentacles, Smokescreen opatoes 7:45 pm ((asdvnmxcv i just imagined smokey loudly being like "Hey sounds do you know if Messy's okay? I haven't seen him here in a while : (" wait MedicalMurdersaurus 7:45 pm ((Well if he wants to burn stuff while he waits, he knows where Swoop is)) opatoes 7:45 pm wait they're still on rustedservos 7:45 pm Everyones having different reactions to the cure, and yes, they are still attached Kelpy 7:45 pm *Swerve manages to get himself upright long enough to make it somewhere vaguely close to a couch before he's sprawled on the ground* This is fine. I'm good here. Hello. MedicalMurdersaurus 7:45 pm *scoooops Laserbeak up as carefully as he can (thank carly for the practice)* rustedservos 7:45 pm Swerve, do you need assistance opatoes 7:45 pm ... Would it hurt if I tried to pull 'em off? LyingLiarWhoLies 7:46 pm (( DO IT SMOKEY rustedservos 7:46 pm I wouldnt advise it. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:46 pm *the dragon adds something to the snack pack that she hasn't brought in a while- the high grade recipe for Whirl. then she yawns so hard that she falls over.* Oh... Soundwave? I got something for the new docents. Maybe. If protoforms are like hatchlings-ish. *here comes Dragon Cart with datapad for sounds* rustedservos 7:46 pm They will come off when they are ready Kelpy 7:46 pm I'd advise against it, yeah. NoodlesAtNight 7:46 pm *Opens a bridge and pulls out the dragon's cushion and a fresh bowl of dead bugs. He almost forgot. Included are a few of the kind of huge fat grubs that could fill a whole hand one at a time. The energon was so appreciated.* [[Hm? What is it?]] Chaoit 7:46 pm ((okay, did I forget to change my name? opatoes 7:46 pm ... Can I at least control 'em? Then I'll be like Sounds 2.0! rustedservos 7:47 pm It doenst appear you can, no Prowlita 7:47 pm *finds the nearest empty couch to sit on* Kelpy 7:47 pm //it's in settings NoodlesAtNight 7:47 pm *Bird's visor lightens just a hair. She murmurs something that sounds like Swoop's name and a chuckle before croaking:* {{You Swoop too bouncy. Shhhhhh. Pterofrog.}} MedicalMurdersaurus 7:47 pm Nuh uh : > NoodlesAtNight 7:48 pm ((STARTING IN TEN MINUTES get your snacks and drinks and whatever)) Chaoit 7:48 pm ((ah feck it, just going with it NoodlesAtNight 7:48 pm ((your name still says Blaster)) SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:48 pm It's our handbook for new docents! I got it translated in-between batches. If it looks weird, you can press the words and see the other possible translations, too. *the dragon chuffs as she looks at the bugs* May the Goddess smile upon you and grant you a millennia of luck. *and faceplanted* MedicalMurdersaurus 7:48 pm *settles in and places Bird on his lap for movie time, much pets and scritches* Chaoit 7:48 pm ((screw it, Blaster managed to drag himself to this rustedservos 7:48 pm [finds an empty seat and slips into it] NoodlesAtNight 7:48 pm *Soundwave keeps giving the others a lazy wave. It's been a few days since the cure by now, and he's still exhausted.* ((welcome to fuzzy time)) Chaoit 7:49 pm ((wooo! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:49 pm ((fuzzy time!)) opatoes 7:49 pm ... /Smokescreens doing his best dancing right now. Which is mostly tapping his pedes./ NoodlesAtNight 7:49 pm *Soundwave regards the datapad for a long moment before nodding and stuffing it into subspace. He'll likely find it valuable, but he's in no state to read complex things right now.* LyingLiarWhoLies 7:49 pm (( fuzzy time, the realm of the conniving dust bunny... _Whirl drags self in, moving more like a zombie now than he did when he was Compromised. One of those couches is about to be Fully Occupied 7:50 pm opatoes 7:50 pm ((w _Whirl 7:50 pm ((wh. why no nickname?)) opatoes 7:50 pm ((wait is that what rabbit does with **s now This message has been removed. Prowlita 7:50 pm ((nah, you do the / me thing opatoes 7:50 pm ((Ohhh MedicalMurdersaurus 7:50 pm *is doing his best impression of a good boy for the time being* Kelpy 7:50 pm //huh. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:51 pm *and guess what! Whirl has the boosz on the snack pack. his presence has been anticipated and planned for.* rustedservos 7:51 pm [[whateven is the movie selectio n tonight]] opatoes is picking up one of his feelers and is spinning the end of it around. 7:51 pm Chaoit 7:51 pm -don't mind as Blaster drags himself in, and drops himself in a seat. He's too tired for much else- _Whirl sprawls all over the couch, and nods wearily at the dragon. "Hey." 7:51 pm SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:52 pm *she doesn't take her face out of the Bug Bowl, but she does wave a wing at Whirl* Kelpy 7:52 pm *offers Blaster a thumbs up from his place on the floor* _Whirl 7:52 pm So. We're doin a drive-in now, huh? NoodlesAtNight 7:52 pm ((The movie selection will be a Marx Bros movie)) opatoes 7:52 pm Sounds, you never got infected, right? Prowlita 7:52 pm *considers sprawling on the couch to avoid having to share it* rustedservos 7:52 pm [ a what]] Prowlita 7:52 pm ...infected? Chaoit 7:53 pm -tired wave to Swerve- Prowlita 7:53 pm Infected with what? Kelpy 7:53 pm Virus rustedservos 7:53 pm You mean you avoided it? opatoes 7:53 pm Infected with being a sparkeater! Prowlita 7:53 pm What virus? MedicalMurdersaurus 7:53 pm *perks up at the mention of a virus* NoodlesAtNight 7:53 pm [[Mm. Good day for outdoors enjoyment.]] *Don't worry, Whirl. He's not gonna put the blame on you.* _Whirl 7:54 pm Yeah, a bunch of us got REAL unlucky and turned into Fast Angry Zombies for a little bit. *he is actually genuinely grateful, Soundwave* opatoes 7:54 pm ... You, too? Prowlita 7:54 pm Sparkeater virus? Is that what happened to Dancitron? _Whirl 7:54 pm Ssssorta. Chaoit 7:54 pm It got a lot of places Kelpy 7:54 pm Lucky's one way to call it. opatoes 7:55 pm It sounds like it! I hope we didn't miss curing anyone NoodlesAtNight 7:55 pm [[No. Never infected.]] *Pause.* [[If you all hear a noise like this,]] *Plays back the horrible screeching of a metallipede,* [[Run inside. There haven't been Underworld creature sightings, but they can be... surprising.]] Chaoit 7:55 pm -just flops over- Can we not have more chaos? Please? Kelpy 7:55 pm Is a slow shuffle acceptable? rustedservos 7:55 pm *yawns* opatoes 7:55 pm ... I'll be careful, Sounds! I brought my phase shiter for tonight, so I might be able to help with that? _Whirl 7:56 pm Hoo boy, I DARE one of them to mess with me tonight. I'm even meaner when I'm NOT a sparkeater. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:56 pm Does it eat organics? *you'll pry these grubs from her cold, dead paws* opatoes 7:56 pm But man, Sounds, would you get even more feelers as a sparkeater? NoodlesAtNight 7:56 pm [[He doesn't know. Never fed an organic to one.]] *Trust him, he doesn't want more chaos either.* _Whirl 7:56 pm Nah. I don't... think organics even pick up on the radar? NoodlesAtNight 7:57 pm [[Slow shuffles are fine. Slow shuffles are... what he has, right now.]] SpecsTheSpectralDragon 7:57 pm *the dragon nods and shoves her face back into the grubs. she's not running, then.* Prowlita 7:57 pm The last sighting from the Underworld was thirty-nine kilometers from here. NoodlesAtNight 7:58 pm [[He does not care to imagine himself as a sparkeater.]] _Whirl shudders 7:58 pm _Whirl 7:58 pm Yeah, let's... not, tonight. If that's all right. ((finally i will hear this song, for the first time)) NoodlesAtNight 7:58 pm [[Yes. Do let us all just... put that out of mind.]] opatoes 7:58 pm That's like, a two word horror story. Kelpy 7:58 pm Already had that mistake once. opatoes 7:58 pm Soundwave sparkeater. _Whirl 7:58 pm ((or part of it cos my pizza's about to go off)) Prowlita 7:59 pm Sparkeaters aren't... was this some sort of alternate universe virus? Chaoit 7:59 pm -whine- I just got lectured and poked at, and I want a nap Kelpy 7:59 pm Sort of, yes. Prowlita 7:59 pm And it was cured. Kelpy 7:59 pm Yews. It wasn't a sparkeater exactly, so much as symptoms that presented themselves as what we typically think of as sparkeaters. MedicalMurdersaurus 7:59 pm ((I've heard this song ten thousand times but now I just think about meme XD)) Prowlita 8:00 pm ((lol _Whirl gonna heave himself up, with great effort, to make his slow way over to the snacks and sniff about for anything that spells like appetizing liquor 8:00 pm Prowlita 8:00 pm ((that's so sad, swoop-mun, Soundwave play Despacito Kelpy 8:00 pm //lmao Chaoit 8:00 pm ((nice SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:00 pm ((pff)) rustedservos 8:00 pm IT has just come to my attention that I need to go lay down. Enjoy the movie everyone. NoodlesAtNight 8:00 pm *Ravage has COVERED the part of the table the dragon didn't fill with high grade of all kinds. Free, just for today.* opatoes 8:01 pm Aww, night night, Ratch. Chaoit 8:01 pm G'night Ratchet NoodlesAtNight 8:01 pm [[Ah. Goodnight, Ratchet.]] Kelpy 8:01 pm Nighto. rustedservos 8:01 pm *gets up and heads towards the door* Kelpy 8:01 pm Someone pass me an oil cake if you find one over there? rustedservos 8:01 pm Goodnight all VProwl 8:01 pm *Prowl appeared inside Dancitron, as usual. He's kind of confused to find himself alone.* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:01 pm *waves from his spot as Bird's spot* VProwl 8:01 pm *oh. wait. he re-appears outside. yeah, there we go.* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:01 pm *waves idly at ratchet- these are tasty grubs* Kelpy 8:01 pm Is he wearing plaid? Prowlita 8:02 pm *sinks back into her seat with a sigh, covering her visor with one hand* NoodlesAtNight 8:02 pm *Soundwave pings Prowl hello.* *And then sends his world's Prowl the movie night's data.* opatoes 8:02 pm Sounds, can I recharge out here tonight? My legs feel like they're not gonna ever move again. VProwl 8:02 pm *pings Soundwave back* NoodlesAtNight 8:03 pm [[Yes. Out here only.]] _Whirl 8:03 pm ((the curse continues, i missed it)) VProwl 8:03 pm *and then nods toward Swerve. He made it.* Hey. Good to finally see you in person. Prowlita 8:03 pm Thank you, Soundwave. *not bothering with internal comms right now* VProwl 8:03 pm *does he sound exhausted? Because he's exhausted.* Kelpy 8:03 pm Hi Prowl, nice to meet properly. Without a crisi involved. Chaoit 8:04 pm So, we're sure everyone was sure? *cured Prowlita 8:04 pm *pings the Captain hello* _Whirl 8:04 pm Bless you, Ravage. *he's not even going to savor the first one he's just gonna chug it down. Self-medication time* VProwl 8:04 pm *pings the Commissioner back.* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:04 pm *wants to wiggle but doesn't want to be a pterofrog but wants to wiggle... the struggle is real* VProwl 8:04 pm There might still be isolated mechs in isolated universes that aren't; but everyone we KNOW about has been cured. NoodlesAtNight 8:04 pm ((ALL RIGHT normally I would provide warnings for unpleasant things or flashing lights or things like that but honestly I am exhausted today ooc and did not get to watch it so... this is a movie from 1930-something. It's supposed to just be mostly slapstick but if there's anything we would all find objectionable today, my deepest apologies. I didn't see any warnings from the site I use in emergencies, but just in case, y'know.)) opatoes 8:04 pm I'm pretty sure I was cured! That, or I'm still in the well and I'm just a ghost with a really, really strong presence. What exactly was that cure, anyway? VProwl 8:04 pm *flops down next to Soundwave.* _Whirl 8:05 pm ((thanks for the heads up!)) Chaoit 8:05 pm Oh. Good. Prowlita 8:05 pm *is Smokescreen sitting near Prowl?* Chaoit 8:05 pm Swerve? I apologize for any damages I did. opatoes 8:05 pm /Smokescreen took a random couch that wasn't Soundwave's couch- possibly?/ Kelpy 8:06 pm Haaa. It's all good. We didn't exactly have time to shore things up, it wasn't unexpected. Prowlita 8:06 pm *Prowl specifically sat alone earlier, so probably not then, which means she's going to turn to sit sideways on it like a rude person* _Whirl snags a second drink and returns to sprawl all over the Whirl Couch 8:06 pm _Whirl 8:07 pm Hell, yeah. Nice pick. opatoes 8:07 pm /That's fair! Smokescreen's just sinking into the couch he's sitting on./ NoodlesAtNight 8:07 pm *Soundwave hates to have spoiled Prowl on the surprise movie for the night, but it was better he got the chance to send it as soon as he was awake enough to get warnings from Zori.* Chaoit 8:07 pm Thanks. Hope you guys can fix it VProwl 8:07 pm *leans heavily against Soundwave.* Oh, Marx Brothers. Kelpy 8:07 pm Eventually we will. Cure was more important. VProwl 8:07 pm *it's okay, he's tired enough he nearly completely forgot until the movie started and he was reminded.* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:08 pm *the dragon looks up to see... singing barrels? what?* Prowlita 8:08 pm They're in the barrels. _Whirl 8:08 pm *to the tune of Sweet Caroline* Sweet A-de-liiine~♫ Chaoit 8:08 pm Yeah...still, I'm glad it wasn't worse Prowlita 8:08 pm No one thought to check the barrels? opatoes 8:08 pm ... PGhpfphf hair mail NoodlesAtNight 8:09 pm [[Mm. If you require help fixing the ship, Rumble and Frenzy had a history in construction.]] Kelpy 8:09 pm Are they hiding? Oh, good We might borrow them then. NoodlesAtNight 8:09 pm *Soundwave JUST now realizes that Prowl is flopped up with him. He brightens just a little before his frame decides that's too much energy being burned. He'll lean though.* VProwl 8:09 pm And I might be able to offer a couple of Constructicons, but they wouldn't do it out of the kindness of their sparks. Kelpy 8:09 pm Do they ever. *snorts* _Whirl 8:10 pm I'm pretty sure they'd do it if you told them to, though. VProwl 8:10 pm I'm not giving them orders these days. _Whirl 8:10 pm So... they wouldn't? Or you just don't wanna? MedicalMurdersaurus 8:10 pm keehee *bites his lip, tries to hold it together* *this is a test of his will, soundwave... bird or comedy... comedy or bird* NoodlesAtNight 8:10 pm *Laserbeak giggles at the screen and stretches her feelers out like arms. Okay, okay. She'll get up.* VProwl 8:11 pm ... Something like that. *he says, knowing full well that was an either/or question.* opatoes 8:11 pm Swerve? Can I help, too? I am partially responsible, after all. Chaoit 8:11 pm I can offer supplies and a few mechs to help Kelpy 8:11 pm We'll take anyone who wants to help, I suspect. _Whirl 8:11 pm *lazy salute. He's actually not gonna pry. Just gonna hunch over his drink like a horribly gargoyle* opatoes 8:11 pm I'll do my best, then! _Whirl 8:12 pm Frenzy's a pretty good medic, too. If any of yours got knocked out. Kelpy 8:12 pm Yeah I think both of the Aid's are down at the moment. VProwl 8:12 pm *to Whirl* ... You haven't been to one of these in a long time. _Whirl 8:12 pm Yeah. I was off Cybertron. VProwl 8:12 pm Hm. _Whirl 8:13 pm *gestures grandly to the destruction sprawled before them* What a welcome home, right? VProwl 8:13 pm *he's trying to say he's glad to see Whirl again without saying it.* *snorts at the wordplay* opatoes 8:13 pm ... I should make it up to First Aid. Swerve, do you know if there's anything First Aid might like? _Whirl 8:13 pm *this is the new Most Dangerous Game. Saying nice things to Whirl. He would probably appreciate it, if he caught on, but he's a little too fuzzy to be sharp today* Chaoit 8:13 pm I'll get Sunny into contact with you then...he's woken up from his reboot _Whirl 8:14 pm Shit, me too. Only one cure for that. *back to guzzling booze* Kelpy 8:14 pm UH, I don't know that Aid well, so... Not really? I can ask though. OIr you can ask uh. Someone he knows. opatoes 8:15 pm ... The only other bots that I know know him are the ones that were also trying to eat him. Prowlita 8:15 pm *none of this makes any sense to Prowl* _Whirl snickers 8:15 pm opatoes 8:17 pm rude video NoodlesAtNight 8:17 pm [[Hm. Must be some damaged wiring.]] MedicalMurdersaurus 8:18 pm keehee VProwl 8:18 pm *prowl can't barely keep up with the dialogue, he's so tired.* NoodlesAtNight 8:18 pm {{What must-ash?}} opatoes 8:18 pm hehehee _Whirl 8:18 pm Face decoration for folks who specialize in counter-fun activities. NoodlesAtNight 8:18 pm {{Him looking plenty fun.}} VProwl 8:18 pm It's a facial insignia worn above the mouth. _Whirl 8:19 pm Yeah, this fella's breaking the mold. MedicalMurdersaurus 8:19 pm :V hiiii bird opatoes 8:19 pm A facial insignia... Kelpy 8:19 pm Is that why Minimus has one? VProwl 8:19 pm *... now he's thinking about Dominus.* _Whirl 8:19 pm Yep. Got it in one. opatoes 8:19 pm /Smokescreen's imagining a bot with the Autobot insignia right on his face. Weird mustache!/ VProwl 8:20 pm Yes. It's a thing that the House of Ambus does. MedicalMurdersaurus 8:20 pm You a tired Bird. You do lots of fight? NoodlesAtNight 8:20 pm {{Nooo, not fight. Help protoform, all week. All us do.}} OmicronTheIceQueen 8:20 pm *big predacon comes in late, shakes herself and bliiiinks?* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:21 pm What protoform need help doing? _Whirl squints and tries to imitate the Harpo noise 8:21 pm NoodlesAtNight 8:21 pm {{Them alone. Us find, move, keeping warm.}} opatoes 8:21 pm ... What are those weird humans that were there a second ago? VProwl 8:21 pm *... leans a little bit harder on Soundwave.* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:21 pm Us Dinobots good at warm, kehehheh _Whirl 8:21 pm Human politicians. Chaoit 8:21 pm -okay he's too tired for this, he's just going to kinda...blankly stare at the screen- Kelpy 8:22 pm *hasn't actually lifted his face off the floor more than a few times yet to be honest* OmicronTheIceQueen 8:22 pm *looks for a place to laydown, chirps over at soundwave in greating* VProwl 8:22 pm *it takes him a minute. then he laughs. politics joke.* Prowlita 8:23 pm Protoforms are lifeless shells. What could they possibly need help doing? NoodlesAtNight 8:23 pm *Soundwave curls a feeler around Prowl's shoulders. He doesn't know if it's the sleepiness or something else, but he's content to offer this public contact while Prowl wants it.* Kelpy 8:23 pm Different kinda protoforms. Prowlita 8:24 pm Different how? opatoes 8:24 pm Some of them got a plague ... well, not a plague, but a virus Kelpy 8:24 pm That's.... VProwl 8:24 pm *... triple ping. worrying that Soundwave was dying hadn't been a pleasant experience.* beeeeeeeeee 8:24 pm *comes in quietly* Kelpy 8:24 pm I mean technically that's not wrong. opatoes 8:25 pm I've been wrong about a bunch of things, but that's not one of them! OmicronTheIceQueen 8:25 pm *chirps at new person, moves her bulk aside away from door* _Whirl 8:25 pm Snoop. *booze is done, and Whirl is beginning his long journey towards becoming horizontal on his couch* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:25 pm Swoop : > beeeeeeeeee 8:25 pm *is chirped at, waves* Kelpy 8:25 pm Hi Aid. OmicronTheIceQueen 8:25 pm hello opatoes 8:25 pm !! /WAVING AT FIRST AID/ beeeeeeeeee 8:26 pm !! VProwl 8:26 pm You made it. Hello. beeeeeeeeee 8:26 pm Hellooo I did, sorry I'm late! Chaoit 8:26 pm Hello, First Aid NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm *Soundwave nods to First Aid and - after a moment's thought about what it's okay for him to do - returns the triple ping.* opatoes 8:26 pm /wavewavewavewavewave/ Sit here! OmicronTheIceQueen 8:26 pm *looks interested at medic? lets her hatchling start to climb down* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:26 pm *actually lifts her head out of the Grub Bowl to chirp at Icy* beeeeeeeeee 8:26 pm *sits next to smokey* opatoes 8:27 pm ((wait which first aid is this Kelpy 8:27 pm //the one you did not try to eat lmao _Whirl imitates the "gonna get this" motion. But it's not as intimidating cos he doesn't have anything holstered at his waist 8:27 pm beeeeeeeeee 8:27 pm [[the one you were on comms with]] OmicronTheIceQueen 8:27 pm *Chirp! at little fluffy dragon! come loaf with the metal dragons!* Prowlita 8:27 pm The lifeless protoforms. That don't have energon or CNA. Are different because they were infected with a virus? opatoes 8:27 pm ((ooohhh! Prowlita 8:27 pm *no one is making any sense* NoodlesAtNight 8:27 pm [[They weren't lifeless.]] VProwl 8:27 pm "Protoform" means something different in your universe. Kelpy 8:28 pm Yeah, they were the kind we have in me and Prowl's universe. VProwl 8:28 pm In ours, a protoform is a brand new living Cybertronian—its first two weeks of life. Prowlita 8:28 pm Then they're not--ah. opatoes 8:28 pm It's good to see you in-person, too, First! Thanks for being there for me. VProwl 8:28 pm It takes two weeks to develop a full proper frame, and during that stage it's called a protoform. beeeeeeeeee 8:28 pm I'm glad you're feeling better! .. you are feeling better right? opatoes 8:28 pm Me too! ... I don't have the urge to eat bots? So I think I'm mostly better. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:28 pm *she'll drag her Grub Bowl and cushion over to Icy, then. Synchronized loafing!* beeeeeeeeee 8:29 pm well. that's a good thing. opatoes 8:29 pm ... /He's opening his mouth to sniff this First Aid to see if he smells good./ _Whirl 8:29 pm Made for each other, these two. NoodlesAtNight 8:29 pm {{What her lead dog life for? Her human.}} beeeeeeeeee 8:29 pm *oh god* Chaoit 8:29 pm ((so, this is kiwi aid? beeeeeeeeee 8:29 pm [[yes ]] [[fiirstaiid]] Chaoit 8:29 pm ((HI! Prowlita 8:29 pm Fascinating. OmicronTheIceQueen 8:29 pm *opens forelegs and pulls dragon between them, where its safe, racer might pounce you though* Kelpy 8:29 pm Where does he keep getting that guitar. beeeeeeeeee 8:30 pm *is staring at smokey like what are you doing why are you sniffing me with your mouth* opatoes 8:30 pm /What else can he sniff with/ MedicalMurdersaurus 8:30 pm Them SILLY dance _Whirl 8:30 pm Is that a thing humans do? Just. Call each other by their eye color? Cos I've never had anyone call me Yelloweyes. ...eye. NoodlesAtNight 8:30 pm [[He would be in trouble if it were.]] SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:30 pm *safe! very safe. Racer pounces are just a bonus.* Kelpy 8:30 pm I.... I don't think so? VProwl 8:30 pm ((i'm just picturing smokey doing the Dull Surprise face and inhaling like HUUUUU)) Kelpy 8:30 pm //god _Whirl 8:30 pm (fnejf)) No-eyes, that's you. beeeeeeeeee 8:30 pm [[nNNOO]] OmicronTheIceQueen 8:30 pm (pfffftttt) opatoes 8:30 pm ((asdvbsxcnmxvc thats him Chaoit 8:31 pm ((HAH Prowlita 8:31 pm *huffs* beeeeeeeeee 8:31 pm *not sure but that doesn't seem..natural* opatoes 8:31 pm ... You don't smell like you'd be all that delicious. So that's probably a good sign! _Whirl 8:31 pm Screeneyes. *long pause* ...can you put a screensaver on your screen? Prowlita 8:31 pm No-Eyes would be a terrible nickname. beeeeeeeeee 8:31 pm Oh, phew OmicronTheIceQueen 8:31 pm *looks over to see what Smokey is doing* NoodlesAtNight 8:31 pm *Soundwave puts a series of floating bubbles on his screen.* OmicronTheIceQueen 8:32 pm Racer: *nosing at dragon friend, not sure about new mechs yet* _Whirl snickers, much more amused by this than he might have normally been. 8:32 pm VProwl 8:32 pm *sits up to see Soundwave's reply* ... Can you do fractals? Kelpy 8:32 pm *also sits up to see* opatoes 8:32 pm /Smokescreen's taking a look around, ends up staring at Soundwave./ SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:32 pm *pats the Racer. good bab.* NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm *Considers this. Puts together a few quick calculations and obediently spirals along a fractal.* _Whirl 8:33 pm Nice. NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm *This is how you know how tired he is. Normally he wouldn't go along with shenanigans like these.* Kelpy 8:33 pm Huh. opatoes 8:33 pm Sounds- Sounds- can you mirror your own face? _Whirl 8:33 pm *Whirl/Prowl Enabling Team has won this round* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:33 pm ((Are there gay jokes in this or am I totally misunderstanding innocent slang?)) NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm ((....i have no idea)) VProwl 8:33 pm @S «... Do that in the berth sometime.» Kelpy 8:33 pm //honestly i was not sure either gbgh NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm ((LMFAO PROWL)) _Whirl 8:33 pm ((HAAAHAHAHA)) LyingLiarWhoLies 8:34 pm (( omg prowlsd gssfh Kelpy 8:34 pm //fgdgfvDFGVBF beeeeeeeeee 8:34 pm [[ dfjklas; ]] LyingLiarWhoLies 8:34 pm (( i should have seen that coming. VProwl 8:34 pm ((HE'S INTO FRACTALS)) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:34 pm (well then) opatoes 8:34 pm ((Fragtals _Whirl 8:34 pm SHINT)) Prowlita 8:34 pm ((good taste, alternate NoodlesAtNight 8:34 pm *HEY SO there's a temporary light show over here on Soundwave's couch. He quickly swaps over to a recursive image of his 'face' per Smokescreen's request.* @P: [[...Acknowledged.]] opatoes 8:34 pm Ooooh- you look good that way, Sounds! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:35 pm ((pfff fragtals)) Kelpy 8:35 pm I wonder if I can get my visor to do that if I reverse which side the HUD is on? Do you think we could get lights to reflect off of each other's visor? NoodlesAtNight 8:35 pm {{Praise!}} LyingLiarWhoLies 8:35 pm (( thank u prowl for sayin that before i gotta leave now *waves* _Whirl 8:35 pm *tiredly* Praise. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:35 pm ((oh mood, Harpo)) beeeeeeeeee 8:35 pm I think our science team would try anything once VProwl 8:35 pm *leans against Soundwave again. pokerfacing mightily* opatoes 8:35 pm ((Aww nini! <3 MedicalMurdersaurus 8:35 pm *snaps his head around to look at the sudden lights like the baby predator he is but then it's just soundwave and that's boring so he goes back to petting Bird* VProwl 8:35 pm ((bye!! <3)) _Whirl 8:35 pm rest well!)) MedicalMurdersaurus 8:35 pm ((byyye)) NoodlesAtNight 8:35 pm [[...Can you do that, Swerve?]] ((bye taramun <3 )) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:35 pm Racer: *Reeaaaly wants to go see a few mechs he knows, not sure if its saafe...?* Prowlita 8:35 pm *the only person in the room not looking at Soundwave* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:35 pm *the dragon can't really see Soundwave's screen, and although she'd like to, she's got a Racer here to pat.* Kelpy 8:36 pm Time to find out. [starts fiddling with his visor HUD until he's got it flipped to show on the outside] AHA! Chaoit 8:36 pm -well, he's not looking at anything right now- NoodlesAtNight 8:36 pm *Did Blaster fall asleep* OmicronTheIceQueen 8:37 pm *wonders if soundwave broke?* NoodlesAtNight 8:37 pm *Soundwave would get closer to Swerve to see what's on the visor but he doesn't want to leave Prowl's presence. So he just. Stretches a feeler all the way over there to peek with the optics on its claws.* Chaoit 8:37 pm -just about- NoodlesAtNight 8:37 pm *Click click.* beeeeeeeeee 8:38 pm [[who all from your crew is here chaoit?]] Chaoit 8:38 pm ((MEEEEE OmicronTheIceQueen 8:38 pm Racer: *SPOTS THE FEELER? Is it close-ish?!* Kelpy 8:38 pm [that's super weird but he's too tired to be weirded out so. Clock, temperature read outs, general frame info for anyone he's looking at, various reminders, an inbox notice and what may possibly be an Earth anime news network because he hasn't actually changed anything yet other than which side it's on] SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:38 pm *the dragon watches the feeler too. das a friend, there* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:39 pm *starts drooping as a result of being this still* opatoes 8:39 pm Man, I am not awake enough for this movie. NoodlesAtNight 8:39 pm *The feeler is up in the air, but Racer can jump for it if he wants.* [[...What series are you watching.]] VProwl 8:40 pm ((lskdfjlkgj why does he have an anime news network)) Kelpy 8:40 pm //dfgvfg he and drift have weekend anime nighyts lmao VProwl 8:40 pm ((omg)) Kelpy 8:40 pm Durarara was the most recent one. //it'as his excuse for feeding drift weekly MedicalMurdersaurus 8:40 pm keee opatoes 8:40 pm Oh! I've seen Durarara! _Whirl 8:40 pm *with painful slowness, he pulls his legs up onto the couch, settles a bit, and then tucks all his limbs in close. Pillows his head on his rotor array, curls into a tight ball, and closes his optic. He's no longer lording over the couch but his proximity sensors will wake him if anyone gets near* NoodlesAtNight 8:42 pm *Soundwave pulls the feeler back. He's never heard of that. He'll have to inquire with the Drift on Prowl's world some day.* OmicronTheIceQueen 8:42 pm Racer: *gives specs all the licks and snuggles before slowly inching around to go see smokey* NoodlesAtNight 8:42 pm ((amazon can you not)) opatoes 8:42 pm !! /Waving at Icy- he hasn't bathed since the last time she saw him.../ _Whirl 8:42 pm ((damn the wiring's REAL BAD)) Kelpy 8:42 pm //did a real number on it VProwl 8:42 pm ((the drift on prowl's world would tell soundwave that it's got a couple of beautiful love stories, which is how you know for sure that they're not)) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:42 pm *big predacon Scents at the air....eeeeeyyyyessss Smokey* Kelpy 8:43 pm //lmfao opatoes 8:43 pm . . . /Smokescreen's holding onto First Aid's arm/ OmicronTheIceQueen 8:43 pm *Eyeing intensifies* Kelpy 8:44 pm They're bad at this. NoodlesAtNight 8:44 pm [[He's seen worse.]] SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:44 pm *grumbles, yawns, and reluctantly follows Racer out. she's leaving her grub bowl to keep an eye on you, Racer. feel honored (or not, kids will be kids).* OmicronTheIceQueen 8:45 pm I can watch him little one opatoes 8:45 pm ... Icy? What's up? /Clinging onto First Aid by now./ OmicronTheIceQueen 8:45 pm hello sparkling Prowlita 8:45 pm *it's a good thing Smokescreen didn't sit by Prowl, she'd have made him sit somewhere else if he hasn't washed recently* VProwl 8:46 pm *suppresses a laugh each time Groucho says "your turn"* opatoes 8:46 pm I'm really not a sparkling! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:46 pm *looks up at Icy, pretending that she's not as exhausted as she is* You sure? I don't mind... NoodlesAtNight 8:46 pm *Huffing at the extreme poverty joke.* beeeeeeeeee 8:47 pm *op, is not gonna question the cling* Prowlita 8:47 pm *same, it's the best joke she's heard all night* _Whirl 8:47 pm praise)) beeeeeeeeee 8:47 pm *pats smokey's shoulder* VProwl 8:47 pm *laughs* _Whirl the dulcet frog song briefly rouses him from his slumber and he raises his head slightly, blinking blearily at the screen 8:47 pm VProwl 8:48 pm *the lunge at the guy with the frog in his throat* opatoes 8:48 pm /Clinging to First Aid pretty tightly, just in case. He really doesn't want to end up getting dragged into a bath tonight!/ OmicronTheIceQueen 8:48 pm *pulls specs back over to her bowl and safe spot. watching sparkling* Surre smokey Kelpy 8:48 pm [snickers] beeeeeeeeee 8:48 pm *is very confused, wasn't really paying attention to their conversation* *pats mORE* _Whirl appreciates the frogs. Returns to sleep 8:48 pm opatoes 8:49 pm /Purring, loosening his grip a little bit to lean against./ beeeeeeeeee 8:49 pm *okay that's a little better, it was getting a little too tight for a minute* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:49 pm *faceplants back into the bowl. nomf nomf.* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:49 pm *slumps over* OmicronTheIceQueen 8:49 pm Racer: *about to pounce on a smokey's pede* NoodlesAtNight 8:50 pm *Laserbeak reaches up to pinch Swoop's nose with a feeler.* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:50 pm *chirps* ... ? ~ NoodlesAtNight 8:50 pm {{You Swoop sleepy?}} MedicalMurdersaurus 8:50 pm *! You Bird pinch! Keheheh *yawns* Me Swoop boooreed NoodlesAtNight 8:50 pm {{You like next week more. Punch, chase, fight.}} opatoes 8:51 pm /Pede's wiggling just a little bit. He's pretty tired tonight!/ MedicalMurdersaurus 8:51 pm :V VProwl 8:51 pm *shoulders tremble* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:51 pm Awesome! beeeeeeeeee 8:51 pm *leans head on smokey's shoulder. or head. depending on height difference* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:51 pm Us do punch case movie now! opatoes 8:51 pm /Smokescreen's 21 ft/ MedicalMurdersaurus 8:51 pm *chase beeeeeeeeee 8:51 pm *head it is* Prowlita 8:51 pm *huffs* MedicalMurdersaurus 8:51 pm ((How big is everyone?)) beeeeeeeeee 8:52 pm [[at this point i have no idea how to calculate heights but i know he's taller than 21 feet ]] opatoes 8:52 pm /... First Aid's a pretty big bot! Smokescreen's nuzzling First Aid's neck, getting pretty comfy!/ VProwl 8:52 pm *HE FORGOT TO GIVE HIS ALTERNATE A FEED* *ping. visual feed.* NoodlesAtNight 8:52 pm {{Can't do nooooooow.}} _Whirl 8:52 pm ((TFs is "lol what scale" but the number I have for whirl is 38ft/11.5 meters)) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:52 pm [Racer's about pony sized, Icy's a good 35-38 feet tall in bot mode. but she has more mass and bulk in beast] Chaoit 8:52 pm ((18-19 range SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:52 pm ((dragon's fox-sized. tiny dragon.)) MedicalMurdersaurus 8:52 pm Why? _Whirl 8:52 pm AHHH SPECS SHE'S SO SMALL THAT MAKES ALL HER INTERACTIONS WITH WHIRL THAT MUCH CUTER)) MedicalMurdersaurus 8:52 pm ((Swoop is around two wheeljacks so we're calling it 30ish)) opatoes 8:53 pm ((SWOOP BIG SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm ((bitty dragon is bitty)) beeeeeeeeee 8:53 pm [[two wheeljacks jasdlfk; jas]] opatoes 8:53 pm ((i love swoop Prowlita 8:53 pm *oh right, video feed* Thank you, Captain. MedicalMurdersaurus 8:53 pm ((Swoop is tol but if he turns sideways he disappears)) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:53 pm [I love fluffy dragon. she can sit up on Icy'sh head. bitty dragon loaf on gaint dragon loaf] Prowlita 8:53 pm *anything interesting on the HUD?* beeeeeeeeee 8:53 pm [[ idw aid is probably...24-27 feet? who knows tho heights are Weird]] NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm ((soundwave is some 26-28 feet depending on how bad he's slouching)) Kelpy 8:54 pm //efggv swerve's about 20-21 feet he's smol SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:54 pm ((loafception)) Chaoit 8:54 pm ((sonofabic ((Blaster's short _Whirl is huge ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ 8:54 pm Prowlita 8:54 pm ((Prowl is 24ft MedicalMurdersaurus 8:54 pm ((other than the tinys, everyone should be able to pick swoop up and move him, no problem)) VProwl 8:55 pm *shoulders tremble* *brilliant. and stupid.* opatoes 8:55 pm ((Smokescreen probably feels pretty self conscious about his height in here phff VProwl 8:55 pm ((prowl's avatar is 25)) Kelpy 8:55 pm I can't tell if this is the funniest thing Prowl has ever seen or his worst nightmare for paperwork. OmicronTheIceQueen 8:55 pm [whirl is predaconish size xD] VProwl 8:56 pm Yes. beeeeeeeeee 8:56 pm [[noo smokey ur cute aid likes u]] NoodlesAtNight 8:56 pm [[Second opinion?]] _Whirl 8:56 pm he might as well be a predacon tbh, he tends to get on well with them)) Prowlita 8:56 pm *huffs* opatoes 8:56 pm ((awww <# smokescreen likes first aid! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:56 pm ((also organic dragons. at least this one, anyways.)) MedicalMurdersaurus 8:56 pm *streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetches his wings out* _Whirl 8:57 pm 83c )) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:57 pm [XD come say hi? just no stepping on the hatchling!] Chaoit 8:57 pm ((almost everyone in the room is taller than Blaster beeeeeeeeee 8:57 pm [[ tiny blaster ]] _Whirl 8:57 pm ((if that was directed at whirl, he's ded)) ((he has gone Bye Bye)) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:58 pm Racer: *pounces one of smokey's pedes! ...if its his and not first aid's <_<;;;;* VProwl 8:58 pm ((at least he's already outside)) Chaoit 8:58 pm ((he's not even 20 ft tall VProwl 8:58 pm ((they can just dump him on the ground and bury him)) _Whirl 8:58 pm rip in pieces whirl, the galaxy will celebrate when they find out)) opatoes 8:58 pm /SURPRISED HONK at the bitty coming close to his pedes/ SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:58 pm ((the dragon will pour one out for you whirl)) _Whirl 8:58 pm bless)) SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:59 pm ((may frogmom sing you to your rest)) OmicronTheIceQueen 8:59 pm [Icy might yawn and flex her jaws?] Racer: *mad paw swips to catch the big pede* beeeeeeeeee 8:59 pm *startled jerk at the honk* _Whirl jolts momentarily awake with that surprise honk and looks ready to THROW DOWN... but oh. It's Smokescreen. Back to sleep. 8:59 pm opatoes 8:59 pm Oh noo- my pede! /He's wiggling his pede, patting First Aid. Sorry about that honk!/ Kelpy 8:59 pm [surprised beep] Chaoit 8:59 pm -loud noise what?- -oh, nothing bad. back to napping- opatoes 9:00 pm pphfphhfff- SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:00 pm *the dragon actually startles so hard that she smacks her head on Icy's underside.* Aieee! MedicalMurdersaurus 9:00 pm ((omfg)) NoodlesAtNight 9:00 pm ((oh my god i'm so sorry)) opatoes 9:00 pm I'd steal a jewel like that- probably by accident but OmicronTheIceQueen 9:01 pm Racer: *Trills! the little mighty predacon will get that pede!* VProwl 9:01 pm ((just white people making assholes of themselves, nothing to see here)) MedicalMurdersaurus 9:01 pm ((daaaaamn)) Kelpy 9:01 pm //fgbfghb OmicronTheIceQueen 9:01 pm *gives specs a comfort lick* Prowlita 9:02 pm Ha. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:02 pm ((I'm actually watching this and a badly-subbed Rodan at the same time, so I am free from white nonsense)) Thank you, Icy... *rubs her head awkwardly* VProwl 9:03 pm *he makes very convincing dog noises.* Kelpy 9:03 pm That's what dogs sound like? OmicronTheIceQueen 9:04 pm Racer: *noming harmlessly on a smokey pede, curled around it* NoodlesAtNight 9:04 pm [[If they've recently eaten a cat.]] opatoes 9:04 pm Owwww- oh no, I'm being eaten! First, I tried to eat bots, and now I'm being eaten! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:04 pm I thought that was if the cat had eaten them. Chaoit 9:06 pm -might need to wake him up in a little- beeeeeeeeee 9:06 pm It is revenge NoodlesAtNight 9:06 pm ((ARGH why didn't it warn for this stuff)) OmicronTheIceQueen 9:06 pm (racer can be sicked on blaster? pffft) _Whirl 9:06 pm Not your fault, Neddles!)) Kelpy 9:06 pm //i guess they just??? didn't consider it which is weird that they wouldn't consider it OmicronTheIceQueen 9:07 pm Racer: *nom!* Pfffb? *looks up* opatoes 9:07 pm Racer- come on, I'm not a snack! /He's trying to reach to pat Racer, without shifting around too much. He doesn't want to move First Aid!/ Chaoit 9:08 pm -in a bit, because he's out cold- OmicronTheIceQueen 9:08 pm Racer *uncurls and moves to sit up, peering at the two, but doesn't hop up. he has some manors....for that at least.* Prowlita 9:08 pm *this is surprisingly not terrible* beeeeeeeeee 9:09 pm *likes the music* _Whirl once again roused to stare at the screen with a slitted optic 9:09 pm SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:09 pm ((don't worry about it, Slendymun. you did the best you could.)) OmicronTheIceQueen 9:09 pm (yes) NoodlesAtNight 9:10 pm *Soundwave starts drowsing, contented with the musical sequence. He slowly slumps ever more onto Prowl's shoulder.* VProwl 9:11 pm *leans harder to balance him out.* NoodlesAtNight 9:11 pm {{Her got Bird on head.}} _Whirl music done. He's absolutely lost the plot at this point. Peers about. 9:11 pm _Whirl mercifully missed the whole "small predacon eating Smokescreen's foot" debacle 9:11 pm MedicalMurdersaurus 9:12 pm Keheheh VProwl 9:12 pm *you don't watch a marx brothers movie for the plot* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:12 pm BIRD nest _Whirl 9:12 pm *fair enough* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:12 pm RAcer: *little predacon daaares to pat new medic with small paw touch* hai? _Whirl 9:12 pm Oh. Damn. Good song. Kelpy 9:12 pm [isn't even sure there is a plot] _Whirl 9:12 pm Like the Tenors more, tho. NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm *If there was one, Soundwave could barely follow it. And he can follow a planet's worth of transmissions.* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:13 pm Her do weird sing VProwl 9:13 pm Who are the Tenors? MedicalMurdersaurus 9:13 pm Like uhhhh UHHHH Her sing.... *vague, meaningless hand gestures* _Whirl 9:13 pm The Three Tenors. Sang a lot on Earth. They sang this song--O Sole Mio--their rendition was really good. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:13 pm Movie with.... Leeloo! Prowlita 9:13 pm It's not weird. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:13 pm Sing part Her Leeloo fighting : > NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm {{Ooh! Ooh! Blue alien singer?}} _Whirl 9:14 pm But she's very good. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:14 pm YAH! VProwl 9:14 pm *for a moment Prowl was internally reacting to those notes the way Harpo was externally* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:14 pm That better than this movie : > NoodlesAtNight 9:14 pm {{It weird movie. This weird movie too.}} Kelpy 9:14 pm Hey Smokey there room on that couch? MedicalMurdersaurus 9:15 pm Yah BUT better fight opatoes 9:15 pm I think we've got room for one more bot, sure! /Sleepy waving at Swerve!/ beeeeeeeeee 9:15 pm come sit with uusss Kelpy 9:15 pm Great. [drags self up and squishes into couch] _Whirl back to sleep. 9:15 pm VProwl 9:16 pm *figures, Prowl invites two people and they both sit with Smokescreen.* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:16 pm Racer: *jumps at new mech, eeeyyes* opatoes 9:16 pm /You can join this couch too Prowl/ VProwl 9:16 pm *oh well. trying to make friends is a long shot anyway.* Kelpy 9:16 pm [He'd sit with Prowl but he looks comfy with Soundwave honestly] opatoes 9:17 pm /Smokescreen offers a servo to Swerve!/ It's nice to see you again, though. Thank you for helping out with the whole- you know, that whole thing. Kelpy 9:17 pm Thank Soundwave for taking the time to bridge you, otherwise we wouldn't have had time to cure you. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:17 pm *Icy has been slowly, carefully, predatory stealth moving bit by bit closer to where Smokey is, without desturbing anyone, or specs* opatoes 9:18 pm That's true, that's true- I've got a lot of bots to thank for keeping me from becoming a sparkeater! SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:18 pm *frankly, if Icy intends to bathe smokescreen, Specs is DELIGHTED to assist in any way possible.* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:18 pm What is sparkeater? Kelpy 9:18 pm Monsyer opatoes 9:18 pm Someone that eats sparks! Prowlita 9:18 pm *slumps a little more into her couch* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:19 pm Cool Kelpy 9:19 pm [If Smokey's getting a bath Swerve's abandoning ship for Prowl's couch] opatoes 9:19 pm /Smokescreen's got no plans to get bathed tonight, but he's too tired to get away.../ OmicronTheIceQueen 9:20 pm (no, but he might get a lick or two) NoodlesAtNight 9:20 pm ((i stg amazon never has this many problems)) opatoes 9:20 pm /asdxcvb licks are fine with him! He might even lick back/ Kelpy 9:20 pm Man, Whirl and Prowl did some real damage _Whirl 9:20 pm IT'S BEING in-character)) beeeeeeeeee 9:21 pm doing..what? VProwl 9:21 pm Technically, the speakers did the damage. _Whirl heard his name. Wakes up, peering suspicously 9:21 pm _Whirl 9:21 pm What? Kelpy 9:21 pm True. VProwl 9:21 pm ... Sorry about the uh... *gestures at the crashed movie* opatoes 9:21 pm Wait, what did speakers have to do with this? SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:21 pm *chirps at Whirl* You saved people! _Whirl 9:22 pm ...did I? When? MedicalMurdersaurus 9:22 pm gu-er-yuh-luh keheheh Him words funny VProwl 9:22 pm At least we got to hear the loft pun again. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:22 pm Sparkeater removal, of course. *the dragon has no idea why Whirl and Prowl are to blame, so she assumes they were fighting off sparkeaters heroically* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:22 pm Racer: *huffs, goes to sniff around* opatoes 9:23 pm ?? W. What? How do speakers stop sparkeaters? _Whirl 9:23 pm Well. I was the sparkeater, so. Prowl gets the thanks. Kelpy 9:23 pm Ther cure, Smokey. _Whirl 9:23 pm All I did was lose it, and try to eat his holoform. beeeeeeeeee 9:23 pm thank you for inviting us, prowl! i didn't even know about multiversal streams before. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:23 pm ......the frag? opatoes 9:23 pm ... Was THAT the cure? I thought you guys just knocked us out and injected us with something. _Whirl 9:23 pm Nah, it was sound. Apparently we needed something pretty serious to cure me. Kelpy 9:23 pm Nah, the soundfile was the cure. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:23 pm ... *ah. she put her paw in it.* Sorry, Whirl... opatoes 9:23 pm ... That's a pretty cool cure. _Whirl 9:24 pm Not your fault. Just my bad fraggin luck. VProwl 9:24 pm They happen weekly. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:24 pm ...glad I missed this SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:24 pm Well, I shouldn't have said something like that. I don't want to make you feel bad, you're my friend. Prowlita 9:24 pm Is that what happened here? MedicalMurdersaurus 9:24 pm *is still entirely oblivious of the sparkeater-baby mess on account of Grimlock shoving them all deep in the caves* _Whirl cycles a snort-like sound through his vents. But it's affectionate. ...not that that's easy to tell 9:24 pm _Whirl 9:25 pm You're fine, pipsqueak. I was... y'know. *uncomfortable pause* Sick. I guess is the... easiest way to. Y'know, how about we talk about this later. Prowlita 9:25 pm *is oblivious because none of it came to Praxus* _Whirl 9:25 pm But, I get you. You're fine. You brought me booze, after all. ...and, well. Yeah. They had to drag me here to cure me. VProwl 9:26 pm *mumbles* And the least cooperative patient I've ever had. _Whirl 9:26 pm I was, uh, resistant. Kelpy 9:26 pm Isn't he the only patient you've ever had? VProwl 9:26 pm ... Yes. _Whirl 9:26 pm Pfft. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:26 pm ((pfff swerve)) _Whirl 9:26 pm Hey, Soundwave, taking requests? VProwl 9:26 pm ((*deletes joke so swerve can get credit for it*)) Kelpy 9:26 pm //fdgv lmfao _Whirl 9:27 pm PROWL DELETES HIMSELF 2018)) NoodlesAtNight 9:27 pm {{Him Soundwave recharging. What you Whirl got suggesting?}} OmicronTheIceQueen 9:27 pm .............. *slow ninja lick to the back of smokey's head and shoulders* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:27 pm You weren't in your right mind. You weren't in a mind, period. You take no blame for being resistant. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:27 pm *scritches along Bird's back* _Whirl 9:27 pm Oh. *peers* Right. Pavarotti. O Sole Mio. Good rendition of the song. (( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mLFHLSULw )) opatoes 9:27 pm /Squeaks at the lick!/ Hey- come on, no licking! VProwl 9:27 pm *... soundwave and prowl have been leaning on each other HOW LONG and prowl didn't notice he was asleep?* _Whirl 9:27 pm ((if u so need it)) beeeeeeeeee 9:27 pm *whoops* _Whirl 9:28 pm Yeah. Yeah, I know. Let's--drop it. If you don't mind. opatoes 9:28 pm /He's now known as Snoozewave/ VProwl 9:28 pm Sure. SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:28 pm Clean him, Icy! Kelpy 9:28 pm [hightails it for Prowl's couch to avoid getting caught in the lick war] _Whirl shuffles into a sitting-upright position and stares at the screen, antenna pinned back pensively 9:28 pm SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:28 pm Okay, Whirl. *chirps at him affectionately* _Whirl 9:29 pm Thanks, squirt. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:29 pm I did two days ago *chuckles, but gives smokey another lick, sorry if anyone else on couch might get licked too* beeeeeeeeee 9:29 pm *gets up, isn't wanting to get licked* opatoes 9:29 pm Come on- not here- beeeeeeeeee 9:29 pm *unsure of where to sit, kinda stands..somewhere* opatoes 9:29 pm /Smokescreen's getting up, too. He doesn't want to be left behind!/ _Whirl 9:29 pm Thanks, 'Beak. NoodlesAtNight 9:29 pm ((oh yeah. uhhh time marker 9:50)) Prowlita 9:30 pm *jumps slightly at the sudden music* Oh. Music. VProwl 9:30 pm *scoots over a little to make room for Swerve* SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:30 pm *the dragon stretches and yawns* Goodnight, everyone. *she's taking the grubs with her.* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:30 pm Bird VProwl 9:30 pm *... tries to scoot Soundwave without unbalancing him* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:30 pm Racer: *omg people are standing! runs chirping under a table or chair* Prowlita 9:30 pm *ends the audio feed* NoodlesAtNight 9:30 pm {{Goodnight dragon!}} beeeeeeeeee 9:30 pm *doesn't know if there's room on prowl's couch so he'll sit next to it?* Agooddistraction858 9:30 pm Wow opatoes 9:30 pm ((nini! _Whirl 9:30 pm Seeya. opatoes 9:30 pm Wheels! Wheels, how're you doing? MedicalMurdersaurus 9:30 pm When You not tired Bird anymore, Me Swoop want to flying : > NoodlesAtNight 9:30 pm {{You, doctor bot. You sit here. Him Swoop medic too.}} {{Kay~}} Agooddistraction858 9:30 pm I'm alright. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:31 pm Kay : > Kelpy 9:31 pm Later dragon. Agooddistraction858 9:31 pm Are you uh... okay to be here? VProwl 9:31 pm *Can he scoot Soundwave enough to make room for Swerve AND First Aid? Probably not. But he'll take First Aid sitting nearby.* NoodlesAtNight 9:31 pm *Soundwave's a little heavier than you'd think but he scoots pretty well when nudged.* beeeeeeeeee 9:31 pm *is swoop next to the foot of the couch cause that's where he sat down? _Whirl tilts his head and peacefully enjoys the song 9:31 pm Prowlita 9:31 pm *going to leave now, which is a lot easier to do with no door. or walls* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:31 pm *predacon looming over smokey so....yeah?* opatoes 9:31 pm ... I've been better. But I'm not a sparkeater!! It's fine! MedicalMurdersaurus 9:31 pm *is in a chair with Laserbeak in his lap* beeeeeeeeee 9:31 pm *will move onto couch if there is room, but he def doesn't want to make it too squished* Chaoit 9:31 pm -still fast asleep- Agooddistraction858 9:31 pm If you say so, kid beeeeeeeeee 9:32 pm You're a medic too? opatoes 9:32 pm /Smokescreen's looking over. Dangit, he wants to sit with First Aid again, but he can't sit there./ beeeeeeeeee 9:32 pm *said @ swoop belatedely* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:32 pm *blinks owlishly at First Aid* Yah. Me Swoop do junior medic stuff with Him Ratchet. Agooddistraction858 9:33 pm *glances at the bar* _Whirl 9:33 pm THAT is the good stuff. beeeeeeeeee 9:33 pm oh! i wonder if i spoke to the ratchet who's training you. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:33 pm *icy is just doing the two licks, shes shifting aside to watch her hatching* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:33 pm *shrugs* : > beeeeeeeeee 9:33 pm do you like it? _Whirl 9:33 pm *well... he can stick around for one more* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:34 pm Yah! Me Swoop like GUTS kehehehhe! And help Dinobots with damage. _Whirl 9:34 pm Hey, Prowl. If the medics need me, give them my comm. But I'm going home after this, not the hospital. beeeeeeeeee 9:34 pm *snorts* opatoes 9:34 pm ... /Smokescreen's just going to lie down on his couch. The couch is all his, he guesses./ VProwl 9:35 pm I'll let them know. You should be past the quarantine period. Chaoit 9:35 pm ((annnnnd I gotta go beeeeeeeeee 9:35 pm [nini] MedicalMurdersaurus 9:35 pm You First Aid _Whirl 9:35 pm gnight!)) beeeeeeeeee 9:35 pm Yes opatoes 9:35 pm ((Nini! Kelpy 9:35 pm //nini _Whirl 9:35 pm *nods* Wasteland's a good quarantine zone, anyway. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:35 pm (rest well!) Chaoit 9:35 pm ((just gonna say someone eventually woke Blaster up and sent him home Agooddistraction858 9:35 pm *plops heavily on couch next to Smokey* VProwl 9:36 pm ... Hey. Whirl. Chaoit 9:36 pm ((thanks for the stream, later! _Whirl 9:36 pm Yep? NoodlesAtNight 9:36 pm ((night)) MedicalMurdersaurus 9:36 pm *nods at first aid like they've established soemthing* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:36 pm Racer: *sniffs around to someone?* beeeeeeeeee 9:36 pm *nods back * VProwl 9:36 pm Are you going to start up Culture Club meetings again? beeeeeeeeee 9:36 pm ooh a culture club. that sounds cool. opatoes 9:36 pm !! /Wait Wheeljack's here? Smokescreen's scooting a bit to sit up next to Wheeljack./ Were you okay during the sparkeater stuff? OmicronTheIceQueen 9:36 pm a what? _Whirl 9:37 pm Dunno. Don't really have a place to host em, anymore. Maybe I can get some kind of projector for my shuttle... opatoes 9:37 pm Culture club? _Whirl 9:37 pm But if I do, I'll let you know. *tilts his head* You ARE co-founder, after all. Agooddistraction858 9:37 pm I'm fine. Been working on wiring for the protoforms. Kelpy 9:37 pm [perks] Culture club? VProwl 9:37 pm *nods* ... It wouldn't be hard to find a meeting place in the city. OmicronTheIceQueen 9:37 pm *debates mentioning her ship* opatoes 9:37 pm Wiring? Wait, did something happen to 'em? Besides, you know. _Whirl 9:37 pm Maaaybe. If I can stomach being in Starscream's Clown Town more than ten minutes at a time. You can't tell, but I'm making a face, right now. Agooddistraction858 9:38 pm Just making sure they have power. VProwl 9:38 pm *Prowl has a hard time telling when ANYONE makes a face, he appreciates the notice.* _Whirl 9:38 pm And yeah, Swerve--something I used to do. Back when my Lost Light was still around. opatoes 9:38 pm Ohh. That makes sense- are they gonna be okay? VProwl 9:38 pm If nothing else, the library has meeting rooms. _Whirl 9:38 pm We'd all go watch movies, each week, someone new picks. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:38 pm *crosses his legs under himself so Bird is covering him like a blanket* VProwl 9:38 pm It's technically still around? It's—parked outside the city. I think some people still live in it. Kelpy 9:38 pm OOoh. Our Whirl didn't do that. That sounds fun. _Whirl 9:39 pm Well, if I start 'em up again, then I'll let you know. Kelpy 9:39 pm Nice. _Whirl 9:39 pm And it's--I mean the ship's there, but the Lost Light is gone. *somewhat uncomfortable pause* Hard to explain. Anyway... catch you losers later. *hops up with a half-hearted salute* opatoes 9:39 pm They sound really fun! Night, Whirl. Hope you have a better night than- some of these nights have been. VProwl 9:39 pm ... Some kind of symbolic spiritual thing? OmicronTheIceQueen 9:39 pm The crew and colony- family?- sense is not the same? *glance at Whirl* Agooddistraction858 9:40 pm Frag it beeeeeeeeee 9:40 pm bye whirl _Whirl 9:40 pm I... Not now. Kelpy 9:40 pm Night Whirl. Have fun. _Whirl 9:40 pm Maybe later. Agooddistraction858 9:40 pm Coming here was a bad idea, gotta get away from the bar. I'll see ya later, kid. opatoes 9:40 pm ... Is everything okay, Wheels? _Whirl 9:40 pm *Whirl's in a bit of a rough place at the moment, of all the people he'd expected to make him feel a little better, Prowl was probably at the bottom of the list. But he did, and Whirl is quietly grateful* VProwl 9:40 pm Ah. Evening. I'll—er—see you, next movie night you come to, then. opatoes 9:40 pm I'll see you later, but are you okay? Agooddistraction858 9:40 pm I'm great, haven't had a drink in fragging days _Whirl 9:41 pm Probably won't be coming back here for a while. But yeah. Seeya. beeeeeeeeee 9:41 pm oh i like this song opatoes 9:41 pm ... Oh. You can keep it up, I know, Wheels. VProwl 9:41 pm Mm. When you do, then. _Whirl 9:41 pm ((AKA this is normally tabletop night so i will only be able to come on cancellations ;___; )) Agooddistraction858 9:41 pm Hope so. _Whirl 9:41 pm I will, when I can. VProwl 9:41 pm *nods* opatoes 9:41 pm ... You wanna hang out sometime, Wheels? Agooddistraction858 9:41 pm Yeah. We should do that. No drinks. Hit me up. See ya _Whirl shifts into alt mode, bobbing nearly in the air, and carefully rises out of the way of the audience, turning and bridging himself away 9:41 pm opatoes 9:41 pm That works! See you later! ... /Watching Whirl go of in his alt mode. Ooh./ MedicalMurdersaurus 9:42 pm :V *waves at Whirl* _Whirl 9:42 pm ((fancy helicopter)) VProwl 9:42 pm *... did he handle that well? he's not sure. it's hard to tell with most people but even harder to tell with Whirl.* Kelpy 9:42 pm [waves bye] OmicronTheIceQueen 9:43 pm Racer: *fascinated by transforming mechs, staring from his spot* _Whirl 9:43 pm *you done good, prowl* NoodlesAtNight 9:44 pm *Laserbeak pats Swoop's shoulder with a feeler. Time for her to clean up what she can lift, since the Boss is out cold again. She whirs up and around, cleaning up snacks and the less heavy seats.* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:44 pm *Icy chirps at laserbeak, would she like some help?* opatoes 9:45 pm /Waving bye to Swerve!/ NoodlesAtNight 9:45 pm *She warbles back. No, no, she's got it. The more stomping around there is the more likely the Boss is to wake up.* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:45 pm *immediately does his best impression of a helpful person, he doesn't actually know where stuff goes and how to do this but he pretends and chirps in clear confusion when he is adrift* beeeeeeeeee 9:45 pm *loves the chill songs, slowly getting a little sleepy* opatoes 9:45 pm /He's lying down almost immediately./ So- I can recharge out here, right, Sounds? OmicronTheIceQueen 9:45 pm *Is a big predator though, can be soundless, nearly* You can come to Dreaded if you're safe smokey opatoes 9:47 pm I mean, I can go back. It's just- I guess I'm not exactly ready to go back to my Cybertron yet? OmicronTheIceQueen 9:47 pm no? *shifts to look at him* Racer: *might be going to sniff at first aid's pedes, he's not going to pounce though so safe* beeeeeeeeee 9:48 pm *uh--* hello? OmicronTheIceQueen 9:49 pm RAcer: *sits and looks waaay up at him* haai! Kelpy 9:49 pm [stretches slowly] we should prooobably head back in a few minutes so we don't like. Fall asleep on his couches. opatoes 9:49 pm Yeah. Kind of wanna take a moment to just... Reflect on stuff, I guess? I guess it's probably not a good idea to leave my home along for that long, though. beeeeeeeeee 9:49 pm Mm.. yeah Still a lot of recovery to do To make sure everyone is recovering well OmicronTheIceQueen 9:49 pm Is he safe? no contagons? beeeeeeeeee 9:49 pm Who are you asking? VProwl 9:50 pm *leans over to look at Racer by First Aid's feet.* Kelpy 9:50 pm [mutters]Maybe shove Vos out an airlock. beeeeeeeeee 9:50 pm aj ks;lf opatoes 9:50 pm pfff- beeeeeeeeee 9:50 pm swerve VProwl 9:50 pm *... sticks out his tongue at Racer.* Pbbbt. Kelpy 9:50 pm I'm just saying. opatoes 9:50 pm ... You know he'd probably make it out alright, right? beeeeeeeeee 9:50 pm I mean I don't entirely disagree opatoes 9:50 pm He's got that kinda luck. MedicalMurdersaurus 9:50 pm *menders around Bird until she decides to shoo him off or goes on a flight with him, whichever comes first* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:50 pm RAcer: !!!!!!! =3 Pbbbt! Owl 😊 VProwl 9:51 pm If you want to get rid of Vos, you need to do better than throwing him out the airlock. Kelpy 9:51 pm [slumps off couch] Yeah I think that's it for me, ha. Night guys. Tell Slendy night for me Laserbeak. NoodlesAtNight 9:51 pm *Bird will let Swoop help so he can chill out with her upstairs after for another nap.* beeeeeeeeee 9:51 pm Hopefully now that this is all over they'll just....go away VProwl 9:51 pm Do you have space bridges? Have you considered bridging him into the middle of a star? Kelpy 9:51 pm Good point. Maybe fire then the airlock. NoodlesAtNight 9:51 pm {{Bird tells. You recharge, First Aid recharge.}} MedicalMurdersaurus 9:51 pm *is all for bird time* <3 NoodlesAtNight 9:51 pm {{Kill Vos.}} VProwl 9:51 pm ... To be clear, this IS the Vos that's a gun, correct? opatoes 9:51 pm What about shadow zoning him? That might work. Kelpy 9:51 pm YEs. beeeeeeeeee 9:52 pm [[as jdfl; why is bird telling aid to sleep thats cute]] Kelpy 9:52 pm Evil gun Vos. [tugs First Aid up] I'll comm and let you know how our Public Service goes. beeeeeeeeee 9:52 pm Eeeevill OmicronTheIceQueen 9:52 pm *headtilts listening, moves to stand up and step over to smokey* NoodlesAtNight 9:52 pm ((they gotta get rest to make sure the whole ship stays cured, last thing she wants is to be put out of her way another week)) beeeeeeeeee 9:53 pm [[fair]] *stands up* thank you for the invite prowl, i enjoyed tonight VProwl 9:53 pm ... Thank you two for coming. NoodlesAtNight 9:53 pm ((consider anything nice she says is secretly selfish lol)) Kelpy 9:53 pm //lmao opatoes 9:53 pm ? /Waving at Icy!/ MedicalMurdersaurus 9:53 pm ((bird? selfish? nooooooo)) OmicronTheIceQueen 9:53 pm Racer: *he edges closer, and rubs against Prowl's leg, making a happy sound. Don't ask why, he just likes Prowl for some reason* VProwl 9:53 pm You're—uh— I don't want to speak for Soundwave *who's still leaning on him,* but as far as I'M concerned—you're welcome to come again. If you want. beeeeeeeeee 9:53 pm I would like that! opatoes 9:54 pm I should probably go home already. Thanks for having me, Sounds. VProwl 9:54 pm *tries to lean over without dislodging Soundwave and pets Racer.* Kelpy 9:54 pm I probably will, yeah. Night! beeeeeeeeee 9:54 pm I hope you get the rest you need after everything this week VProwl 9:54 pm And you, too. NoodlesAtNight 9:54 pm {{Soundwave recharging. You go home, not eat bots. Be good.}} *To Smokescreen.* OmicronTheIceQueen 9:54 pm Smokey, climb up opatoes 9:54 pm ... Wait, is Sounds okay- oh! beeeeeeeeee 9:54 pm *nods at swerve* ready? opatoes 9:54 pm I promise not to eat anyone. ... I didn't eat anyone while I was like that, did I? Climb up? I can really get home alright, Icy. beeeeeeeeee 9:55 pm Also no you didn't NoodlesAtNight 9:55 pm *Soundwave starts to get dislodged, but he instinctively clutches the feeler tighter and it keeps him from falling too far.* Kelpy 9:55 pm Ready. [heads off] OmicronTheIceQueen 9:55 pm RAcer *careful lift up to put forepaws on couch to get the pet, will be darting off to icy soon* beeeeeeeeee 9:55 pm Night everyone! OmicronTheIceQueen 9:55 pm You want a break? If you're safe you can come to Dreaded Wings NoodlesAtNight 9:55 pm ((thank you all for coming, and aid and swerve mun especially this first night <3)) opatoes 9:55 pm Good, good! I- I don't know what I'd do if I did. Or if I could make up for something like that. VProwl 9:55 pm *is clutched.* opatoes 9:55 pm I really shouldn't leave Megatron alone for as long as I already have, but thank you, Icy. VProwl 9:55 pm *straightens back up* MedicalMurdersaurus 9:56 pm ((ahh! What an inaccurate first night for y'all. Swoop didn't assault anyone. I'll do better next week.)) beeeeeeeeee 9:56 pm [[thanks for inviting us guys <3 ]] opatoes 9:56 pm ((<3 Kelpy 9:56 pm //lmao. swerve expected better of you swoop Kelpy 9:56 pm //<3 OmicronTheIceQueen 9:57 pm *Gives a short, but soft call in predacon, getting rAcer to come running back to her and boosts her sparkling to back, pauses and looks back at soundwave and prowl. help? nah she'll do something like wake and scare, moves to her bridge* [thanks for the stream!] NoodlesAtNight 9:58 pm ((welcome!)) opatoes 9:58 pm /Smokescreen's finally getting himself home with one last wave in Soundwave's direction!/ VProwl 10:00 pm *... Is that everyone? Is it just Soundwave and Prowl now? Are even the deployers gone?* NoodlesAtNight 10:00 pm *Yep. Everyone else is inside.* VProwl 10:01 pm *Huh. If Prowl had known Soundwave was going to fall asleep, he would have asked where he's sleeping while Dancitron is damaged.* NoodlesAtNight 10:01 pm *On Prowl, obviously. He can always nudge Soundwave up long enough to ask.* VProwl 10:02 pm *No no, Prowl doesn't want to wake him. He scales up a few feet and very... carefully... picks Soundwave up. He can take him back in to Dancitron and ask one of the deployers.* *... If they cross paths with a deployer. If not, he'll wing it.* NoodlesAtNight 10:03 pm *Ravage is downstairs muttering about the state of his bar, so he will.* NoodlesAtNight 10:05 pm *He'll turn and give Prowl and his armful a wide-optic look, tail switching side to side.*??@P: =Hurt or resting?= VProwl 10:05 pm Resting, I think. *he's not going to say he's SURE, though. what if there's internal damage he doesn't know about that only just now manifested???* He dozed off during the movie. NoodlesAtNight 10:08 pm =Hm.= *Gently batting at some broken glass, trying to think about how best to clean things up.* =Not here, eh? Repair noises, soon. His other place. Or yours. It is fine.= *Ravage chuckles and flashes fangs for a moment.* =I know how to find you.= VProwl 10:09 pm His other place, then. VProwl 10:10 pm ... I'll drop him off and come back to help pick up. At the least bring in the things from outside. *Prowl expects Ravage to protest, if he's anywhere near as resistant to guests helping clean as Soundwave is.* The mess IS my fault. NoodlesAtNight 10:14 pm =It is.= *Unlike Soundwave, Ravage has no problems identifying the sources of the problem out loud.* =You will help tomorrow. Tonight, resting. We watched you work. He would want it.= *Suddenly hooks the piece of glass in his claws and shakes it off into a bin.* =And Laserbeak is mad at you.= *Chuckling.* VProwl 10:16 pm *Prowl appreciates it. It means he doesn't have to fight to help.* ... Am I incorrect, or is Laserbeak perpetually at least partially mad at me? To be fair, at the moment she has an excellent reason. But I mean in general. NoodlesAtNight 10:18 pm *Ravage looks rather like a cat that's caught a canary, which is somewhat appropriate.* NoodlesAtNight 10:22 pm =Ah, general... The bird is greedy. You share Soundwave's attention. You will get used to it.= *Flicks paw.* =Or she will. It is nothing. /But,/= *And here he's grinning again.* =Today, the club. It was her weekend to sing.= VProwl 10:24 pm Oh. *and here he thought it had been because he'd partially wrecked her home.* Then I'm especially sorry to her. NoodlesAtNight 10:26 pm *Well, that too. But she wouldn't be half as mad if they'd done it on a week she wasn't scheduled to perform.* =I will tell her, hm?= VProwl 10:26 pm I'd appreciate it. NoodlesAtNight 10:26 pm *Slow nod.* VProwl 10:26 pm I'm assuming she wouldn't be pleased to hear it from me. NoodlesAtNight 10:28 pm =Tonight, no. When the pet Dinobot is gone.= *He doesn't know for sure if Swoop would roast Prowl if she asked, but he'd rather not risk Soundwave's wrath and find out.* VProwl 10:29 pm Another time, then. *and... he's still standing there holding Soundwave. He should get him to bed.* ... Evening. NoodlesAtNight 10:30 pm *Ravage gets back onto fours to continue working and dips his head.* =Goodnight, Autobot.= *Sorry. Reflex.* VProwl 10:30 pm *He's been called worse things. At least "Autobot" is one he's called himself.* *A farewell nod to Ravage, and he opens a bridge to Soundwave's apartment.* NoodlesAtNight 10:31 pm *Soundwave will, of course, not protest this in the slightest.* VProwl 10:32 pm *hopefully he won't protest if Prowl stays, too.* NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm *Are you kidding? He'd be THRILLED. Once he woke up, anyway.* VProwl 10:32 pm *well, he's going to have a nice surprise in the morning.* NoodlesAtNight 10:33 pm *And Prowl will finally get to find out what Soundwave is like when he wakes up with someone else still there. A hint: It's amusing.* VProwl 10:34 pm *then hopefully Prowl's going to have a nice surprise in the morning, too.* NoodlesAtNight 10:35 pm *He will indeed. But for now, the both of them should sleep for a long, long while.*