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Feb 12 Dancitron Movie Night - The Dark Night

Prowl screamed at Harvey Dent.

After the movie there were very educational and completely hypnotizing videos about Earth science. The ones on biology taught Prowl many new science facts and the ones on physics and cosmology taught Prowl zero new science facts but many new Earth-history-of-science facts.

ItsyBitsySpyers 8:20 pm *The door to Dancitron is open, Soundwave has everything arranged per usual, and is catching a moment of peace and quiet. No warrants necessary.* Swoop 8:20 pm *stumbles in sleepily, as if this is the bedroom he doesn't have, rather than someone's place of business* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm *There goes the peace and quiet.* Swoop 8:21 pm *yaaaaaaaaaawwwns and streeeeeeeeetttches* BIrd? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm [[No.]] Swoop 8:22 pm *overwhelmed with sadness* where bird? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:22 pm [[She said, and he quotes: "Bird not want mushy hug stuff, hearts, nothing. Got own snacks."]] [[She did not tell him where she went.]] Swoop 8:23 pm *looks absolutely baffled and heartbroken* *what is this and why is it happening* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:23 pm [[There there. She'll likely be around next time.]] Swoop 8:24 pm *is the kind of distraught that only an exhausted child can be and plops down right where he's standing in front of the door to Dancitron* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:24 pm *Shakes his helm and uses a feeler to nudge Swoop inside and to one side.* Swoop 8:25 pm *is a limp noodle* Bevel 8:26 pm *good thing he was moved or she'd have definitely tripped over him when she walked in* Swoop 8:26 pm *chirps at Bevel* *someone needs to witness how upset he is* Bevel 8:26 pm *chirps back and crouches down to pat him* Hi, Swoop. Swoop 8:27 pm *is the physical embodiment of a lip wobble* Her Bird not here Specs 8:27 pm *the dragon drags in a passel of treats. energon cookies and gummis and mercury drops and rust sticks, oh my!* ((...rabbit pls)) ((THERE WE GO)) Bevel 8:28 pm *frowns sadly for Swoop's plight* She will be here next time I bet. Swoop 8:29 pm But But Me Swoop not see Bird in forEVER ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm *Soundwave nods to Bevel and the dragon before settling himself down.* Bevel 8:30 pm *pings Soundwave hello* Yeah but that means when you see her it will be even better! Swoop 8:30 pm :C *flops uselessly forward* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:30 pm ((10 MINUTE WARNING)) Specs 8:31 pm *the dragon waves at Soundwave, and continues piling treats on the designated Food Area. she may have made more than she ought to have. maybe. * Bevel 8:31 pm Do you want me to sit with you tonight? Swoop 8:32 pm *nods and makes grabby hands at Bevel without looking up* Bevel 8:32 pm *will sit on the floor NOT in front of the door but near Swoop then* Swoop 8:33 pm *slooooowwwly pushes himself over to Bevel in the approximation of a pile* *can't dinobot properly without a pile* Bevel 8:33 pm *accepts this fate* Swoop 8:34 pm Tomorrow is Valentine day Bevel 8:34 pm Is that the candy holiday? Swoop 8:35 pm YAH Me Swoop want to present for Bird but no bird : < Bevel 8:36 pm You should give it to her tomorrow, yeah? On the right day. Swoop 8:38 pm *siiiiiiiiiiighs and flops over onto Bevel* Me Swoop LOVE Her Bird ItsyBitsySpyers 8:40 pm ((WARNINGS: Violence and blood, death, clowns, body horror, immolation, sexism, flashing lights, standard Batman mythos stuff.)) Bevel 8:41 pm *comforting pat, she has no idea what to say about the topic of LOVE* FakeProwl 8:41 pm ((pencil tricks)) Swoop 8:41 pm *leans into the pets* Specs 8:41 pm ((the worst sort of magic trick lbr)) FakeProwl 8:41 pm *arrives just in time, takes his seat.* Swoop 8:41 pm *takes Bevel's hand, tilts his head back, and tries to make her hand scritch his jaw* Bevel 8:42 pm *Swoop's being non-destructive and sad tonight, so skritches he will get* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm [[Starting off with a bang, isn't it.]] *Soundwave nods to Prowl. Good evening.* FakeProwl 8:43 pm ... Well, I can already see where this is going. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:43 pm [[Indeed.]] Specs 8:43 pm ((fun game for today: is the audio lagging, or is my brain lagging)) Swoop 8:43 pm *is basically watching the screen upside down because he is MUCH more interested in getting scritches right now* Specs 8:43 pm ((the joys of withdrawal)) Bevel 8:44 pm *keeps Soundwave's advice in mind, so she'll just silently watch the movie for now until she has an idea of what it is Prowl and Soundwave think is gonna happen* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm ((the audio is a bit rough today, i'm sorry. i forgot to test the rabbitcast quality before posting up and i didn't wanna kick everyone out and make y'all come back in so i could reset)) Specs 8:45 pm ((oh, thank god, it's not my brain)) ((I mean, it sucks that your cast is having issues, but. I was freaking out over here lol)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm [[Quite the answer.]] Swoop 8:45 pm *giggles just the tiniest bit while nudging against Bevel with his crest* FakeProwl 8:45 pm Very well choreographed. *nods. yep. that's where he thought that was going.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm [[...Take the grenade out of your mouth, fool.]] FakeProwl 8:46 pm Spit it out. *shakes head. moron.* Swoop 8:47 pm *yawns and streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetches out* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:48 pm *Sees the dragon hasn't got a perch tonight. Motions to them and then the couch's arm?* Bevel 8:48 pm *is she gonna be turned into a mattress tonight?* Swoop 8:49 pm *yis* *is an excellent blanket, very toasty warm* Specs 8:49 pm *the dragon doesn't need to be asked twice. have the fanciest arm rest, soundwave. * FakeProwl 8:49 pm ... Has nobody noticed that the bat-shaped spotlight is shining from the police department's roof? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:49 pm [[What do you mean?]] *Soundwave stretches a feeler back toward the bar once the dragon has got comfy and pulls over a bowl filled with the kinds of food they said they eat. Zori was a busy bug today.* [[And these imitators are lucky they have not been hurt worse.]] FakeProwl 8:51 pm I mean, why is the mayor saying the police are close to an arrest when it SHOULD be obvious that the police is—I'd say "tacitly," but a spotlight isn't very tacit—the police is overtly calling on him to help do their job. Specs 8:51 pm For me? *that's a rhetorical question- who else eats that food here? but the dragon is astonished and delighted nonetheless* Thank you, Soundwave! Bevel 8:51 pm *Swoop being warm is gonna make her so uncomfortable since she runs hot herself but she'll tolerate it for a little while* FakeProwl 8:51 pm I mean, yes, politicians lie—but typically not that stupidly? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:52 pm [[You are welcome, dragon. It is the least we can do after so many of your contributions.]]

[[Perhaps he intends to - as the phrase goes - throw the police under the bus?]] Swoop 8:52 pm *unless Bevel erupts into flames, Swoop is going to consider this a very neutral room temperature and continue trying to get increasingly stronger scritches* FakeProwl 8:52 pm Hm. Maybe. *... looks around. not many people here this week.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:53 pm *Why on Earth is the servant human walking into a.... wow.* Specs 8:54 pm *the dragon loafs right up and starts snacking. she's pleased.* Bevel 8:54 pm *she'll just subtly sharpen the tips of her fingers for better skritches* Swoop 8:54 pm *is a happier lump now* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:55 pm *Glances down at the dragon.* [[What else would you require to be as comfortable here as our kind?]] Swoop 8:57 pm Him punch *sleepy* FakeProwl 8:57 pm Heh. Impressive show. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:57 pm [[Rather. [][][]Razzle-dazzle.[][][] But without the evidence tampering, he suspects.]] Bevel 8:57 pm That was great. Ha FakeProwl 8:58 pm ... Hm. He DOES say he "makes his own luck." I hope he's NOT referring to evidence tampering. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:58 pm [[There - he asked your question.]] Swoop 9:00 pm *giggles sleepily at the other sleepy person on screen* *points* *looks up at Bevel to see if she sees him point* FakeProwl 9:00 pm Hm. Internal Affairs. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:00 pm [[What is that?]] Bevel 9:00 pm *nods and grins* You gonna fall asleep too, Swoop? Swoop 9:01 pm NoOO Bevel 9:02 pm Ok. Swoop 9:02 pm ((ordinary citizen with $$$)) Specs 9:02 pm *the dragon looks even more surprised- and pleased* Well. Honestly, I am pretty comfortable as is. I had gotten used to eating beforehand, and it's not as though it's uncomfortable here for me... *she's already loafed up, or else she'd be the fuzziest arm rest around* I could bring my own cushions, but that seems a little rude... FakeProwl 9:03 pm The people in a police department who look into it when an officer is reported for wrongdoing. Swoop 9:03 pm *sees hand holding on the screen* *decides he wants to hold hands* *grabby hands at Bevel* FakeProwl 9:04 pm Arguably, the most important part of the department. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:04 pm [[Ah. Then the implication is that the police are still filled with corrupt members.]]

*Soundwave considers the bit about the cushions. He then nods and opens a bridge overhead. A bit of fishing around with a feeler and he's got some of the ones sent to him by anons in the past.*

[[You may use these. They catch on his points.]] Bevel 9:05 pm *Swoop can have her right hand* FakeProwl 9:05 pm Filled with corrupt members—and that Harvey Dent was responsible for investigating and prosecuting them. Swoop 9:05 pm *holds Bevels hand but looks at all the laughter on screen* FakeProwl 9:05 pm *BURSTS OUT LAUGHING* Specs 9:06 pm *the dragon perks up* Thank you! Thank you! *she flies up, ready to take the pillow from him* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:06 pm *Jumps slightly and huffs LOUD* FakeProwl 9:06 pm *claps hands over mouth* Bevel 9:06 pm *startled laugh at the trick* Swoop 9:06 pm *takes a second ot process what he just saw and then EXPLODES laughing before sinking back into being a toasty blanket* Smokescreen 9:06 pm /PFPF-/ Wait how much did I miss Bevel 9:07 pm Hey, Smokescreen! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:07 pm [[Not very much. The Batman has imitators, the mayor pretends to want to arrest him, the - what was the abbreviation? District attorney? Wants to take down a mob, and this Joker is causing problems.]] FakeProwl 9:07 pm *he's still trying desperately to recover* Smokescreen 9:07 pm !! /Waving at Bevel! He was planning on sneaking in but this is fine./ ItsyBitsySpyers 9:07 pm *Well, he's learned something new about Prowl's sense of humor today.* Swoop 9:07 pm *is a snuggle blanket holding Bevel's hand and watching the screen sideways* Smokescreen 9:07 pm Imitators? Like, people imitating batman or imitating like... Superhero stuff? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm [[Imitating Batman.]] Smokescreen 9:08 pm ..... Pff- Bevel 9:08 pm *she's sitting by the door with a Dinobot flopped across her lap and holding one of her hands, hard to not notice who enters* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *Ah - and the dragon is welcome to pluck said cushion out of those claws. Missed that one.* FakeProwl 9:08 pm *it just—it—FWOOP. and the pencil was gone. tadaaa* Smokescreen 9:09 pm /Smokescreen's going to sit with Bevel and Swoop! These are friendly faces after all/ FakeProwl 9:09 pm *okay. okay. okay. he's recovering. okay. whoooo.* Swoop 9:09 pm *blinks owlishly at Smokescreen* Specs 9:09 pm *its GONE. her cushion now. the arm rest is now Soft™️ and Fancy™️* Bevel 9:09 pm *she'd been hoping to convince Chimera into a cuddle but Swoop is acceptable* Bevel 9:10 pm *shudders a little mentally now that she's actually thought about the "trick"* Specs 9:11 pm ((my mom finds the "the CIA had a program back in the 60's" the funniest part of this movie.)) Smokescreen 9:11 pm Cats? ... Is Catwoman in this one? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm @P: [[...He knows that you work to cover up your laughter, but - it IS good to see that again.]] Swoop 9:12 pm Pyeongchang is Olympics ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm *As close as he can get to "you're adorable"* Smokescreen 9:12 pm Oh yeah! How are the Olympics, Swoop? What are the olympic fights this time anyway ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm [[She is not until the next one.]]

((why does she find that funny?)) Smokescreen 9:12 pm ...... he's not dead is- oh Swoop 9:13 pm *sleepily* Me Swoop like Olympics ItsyBitsySpyers 9:13 pm [[One should never take for granted that a dead mortal enemy is dead.]] Smokescreen 9:13 pm /Patpatpat Swoop/ Bevel 9:13 pm You should always make sure. Smokescreen 9:13 pm That's the best advice I've ever heard from you Sounds Specs 9:13 pm ((mom used to work in logistics for the DOD, among other things. mom knows a lot of shit about government programs.)) ((mom has friends who I am actually forbidden to mention psychic powers to because they did accounting for MKUltra.)) ((it was That Bad from any way you put it)) Swoop 9:14 pm *leans into Smokescreen's patpats* *needs ALL the attention to make up for Bird not being here* FakeProwl 9:14 pm *he's trembling again* *TRYOUTS* Smokescreen 9:15 pm /Petpetpetpet Swoop. He likes giving attention so it works out!/ Specs 9:15 pm ((the tl;dr is unfortunately that "nothing in the american government works")) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:15 pm ((i'll buy that)) Smokescreen 9:15 pm ... Wait, that was a cell phone? How does it flip? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:16 pm [[It doesn't. Most now don't.]] [[...How clever.]] Smokescreen 9:16 pm Wait, really? Man- weird. Why not? The flipping seemed like fun. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:16 pm [[Though it does rely overmuch on an inattentive guard.]] Smokescreen 9:17 pm There are some really easily distracted guards out there, you know. /Not talking about himself, no way./ Bevel 9:17 pm *or a guard change if you want to be careful* Specs 9:18 pm ((augh this shit again. LET US KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, YOU COWARDS)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:18 pm *Folds his hands and rests his chin on them. He is most interested in seeing this next plan played out. The Bat human does come up with wild things.* FakeProwl 9:18 pm I think it's a very realistic expectation that the guard would accept that at face value and move on. Swoop 9:18 pm *perks up at someone jumping off a building* FakeProwl 9:18 pm He might have improved it by bringing a second person with him, on whom he could stand on the other side of having a conversation, so that the guard would be less likely to notice him pass. Swoop 9:18 pm Him swooping Specs 9:19 pm *the dragon perks up at this too* A human can fly? Swoop 9:19 pm *sleepy happy chitters* Specs 9:19 pm ((YES! SUBTITLES! BLESS!)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:19 pm ((specs - it depends on who does the captioning tbh. the company i have freelanced for does not allow you to translate. you have to write "speaking spanish" or "speaking foreign language" unless they pay to have a separate service done for the translation bit. they might also not have actually provided the translation to the captioner) FakeProwl 9:19 pm ((i wasn't looking, what did the subs say)) Specs 9:20 pm ((oh. well, that Sucks. I understand, but it sucks.)) Swoop 9:20 pm Explode ((literally everyone should know who batman is at this point. HOw many people ON PLANET EARTH could afford what just happened?)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:21 pm [[Yes. It is always good to add a little insurance.]] *Re: the second person.* ((also idk what the subs say i was looking at the cats sorry ;;)) Specs 9:22 pm ((something about "where are the cops? what do we pay them for?")) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:22 pm [[The Joker correctly pegged him as a - "squealer".]] Swoop 9:23 pm What county is? FakeProwl 9:23 pm ((this is the same universe as superman, they might assume batman is a superhero, not a rich dude)) Smokescreen 9:23 pm County prison, I'm guessing? Swoop 9:23 pm what county Smokescreen 9:23 pm Uhhhh Bevel 9:23 pm Gotham? Smokescreen 9:24 pm Gotham's a city, not a county, right? Specs 9:24 pm Well. That's one way to do it. Bevel 9:24 pm *shrugs* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:24 pm [[A county is a small portion of a larger political area.]] FakeProwl 9:24 pm Well, she's dead. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:24 pm [[...Primus, they're trying that many at once!?]] Smokescreen 9:25 pm ... Clean streets? What does that have to do with this though Swoop 9:25 pm *bonks Bevel with the top of his helm* Specs 9:25 pm There's ambition, and then there's biting the flank of a sea serpent. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:25 pm *He's - he's honestly amazed at their nerve. And admiring. Some of those people probably got involved for reasons that could have been prevented if they didn't have the misfortune of slipping through assorted cracks, but some...* Bevel 9:25 pm Like New Praxus is a smaller part of Praxus? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:26 pm [[Something like that. He is not sure what makes a city different from a county. It is a human invention.]] Bevel 9:26 pm *blinks at Swoop, whaaaaat?* Smokescreen 9:26 pm Wait Harvey Dent Oh. OH. Bevel 9:26 pm No spoilers! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:26 pm @Sm: [[No spoilers.]] Smokescreen 9:26 pm I'm not gonna spoil anything! Swoop 9:26 pm *takes her hand and holes it up to his helm* FakeProwl 9:26 pm *glances at Soundwave* A county is several cities. Swoop 9:26 pm *is suddenly torn between scritches and holding hands* : < FakeProwl 9:27 pm A state is several counties. Bevel 9:27 pm *will wait for Swoop to decide* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm [[Hmm. Thank you. He will log that.]] Smokescreen 9:27 pm ... What's the difference between a state and a providence? Bevel 9:27 pm Thanks, Prowl. Swoop 9:27 pm *looks DISTRAUGHT up at Bevel* Smokescreen 9:28 pm provence Provence I mean frag Actually I'm not sure There's weird geographical terms on Earth Smokescreen 9:30 pm ............. That sure is a face of a bright future Bevel 9:30 pm *tries to pull her hand free so she can pet Swoop's helm then* Swoop 9:30 pm *lets her hand go but whines* Specs 9:30 pm *looks at smokescreen* I feel like you're somehow spoiling things without spoiling them. Smokescreen 9:30 pm Wait I don't mean to It's just like... I don't recognize that human's face at all. Bevel 9:31 pm *frowns at Smokescreen* Shhhhh. *caves to Swoop and offers him her left hand for holding* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:32 pm *Shifts a little. He's... feeling a little uneasy about this. The Joker has already proved that he thinks ahead.* Smokescreen 9:32 pm .... I'll try to keep quiet Swoop 9:32 pm *takes her and but still looks like a :C until the scritches start* Smokescreen 9:32 pm PROVINCES that's the term I was thinking of frag- are they just another word for states or something Bevel 9:32 pm Why would they have two words for the same thing? Smokescreen 9:33 pm Humans have a lot of words for the same thing Bevel 9:33 pm *have skritches Swoop* Specs 9:33 pm Oh no. Smokescreen 9:33 pm !! /Will help give Swoop scritches/ Swoop 9:33 pm *is getting x2 scritches and suddenly there is an explosion* *is still exhausted but is happier* Smokescreen 9:35 pm PPFPfff- can you imagine how those people are feeling? Just like "Man Bruce Wayne is so selfish!" Specs 9:35 pm I do believe that's the point, Smokescreen. Bevel 9:36 pm This is a different story. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:36 pm *This isn't the same story as the last time. Is he pulling a Garak?* Smokescreen 9:36 pm I know. but it's pretty funny to think about Swoop 9:36 pm KNife Smokescreen 9:37 pm knifeboot Specs 9:37 pm Oh, knifeboots. Classic humans! Bevel 9:37 pm That is a good place to keep a knife. Swoop 9:37 pm jump Specs 9:38 pm Hm, he doesn't seem to be flying this time. Swoop 9:40 pm *perks up* *he heard the word burn* *what are we doing* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:41 pm [[...How do you get fingerprints from a shattered bullet embedded in stone.]] FakeProwl 9:42 pm By removing and reconstructing it. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:42 pm [[Have you done that? What he is doing.]] Specs 9:43 pm Someone's going to get in trouble, or a new job. Ah, bribery. Trouble, then. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:43 pm *HARD TREMBLING.* [[/Amateur./]] FakeProwl 9:43 pm Indeed. Specs 9:43 pm *THAT gets an ugly laugh from the dragon* Bevel 9:43 pm That did not go over well. FakeProwl 9:44 pm *huffs* Smokescreen 9:44 pm Pffff- That's why no one connects the dots, I'm guessing Swoop 9:44 pm *didn't follow the scene but giggles at the guy's face before leaning back into Bevel's hand* FakeProwl 9:44 pm Reconstructed a bullet? Mentally, not physically. Never to find a "fingerprint." *covers audials* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:45 pm *Is still shaking a little. He cannot -believe- that human was foolish enough to - to-- just the going about it in person was bad enough; the rest of the idea--* *Will make a note to limit bagpipe music around Prowl as soon as he finishes recovering.* [[What - what did you find? Reconstructing.]] *And mentally. Wow...* Bevel 9:47 pm Humans can trace bullets back to their guns and stuff, right? Can we do that? Specs 9:48 pm Oh. Swoop 9:48 pm Me Swoop have gun FakeProwl 9:48 pm Of course we can. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:48 pm *Oh. A sacrifice?* Bevel 9:49 pm Blasters? Not bullets. Swoop 9:49 pm Dinobots have swords FakeProwl 9:50 pm Among other things, I reconstructed them to find the shape and size of the bullet. Actually reassembling the bullet is a far more reliable way to figure out its caliber than guessing based on the damage it leaves behind. Specs 9:50 pm ((ow. withdrawal + these lights is not a great thing)) Smokescreen 9:50 pm You got a sword? I've got a practice one- they're pretty cool, right? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:50 pm ((i'm sorry ;;)) FakeProwl 9:51 pm *looks down.* And yes, blasterfire can be traced back much the same way as bulletfire. Slightly different process. Bevel 9:51 pm I have a lot of swords, Swoop. Specs 9:51 pm ((it's not your fault! it's not like you stole my medicine, lol)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:51 pm [[...He isn't.]] Swoop 9:51 pm *looks sleepily amazed at Bevel* Bevel 9:52 pm Could you trace back blasters built into someone? *sorry Prowl she's curious* Blasters leave energy traces behind, right? *skritches Swoop some more and grins* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm *Shakes his helm.* FakeProwl 9:54 pm It depends. Some blasters, even inbuilt blasters, are mass-produced. If there are no aftermarket changes... *falls silent* *that was not okay, Dent.* *that was very unacceptable.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm [[...What assurance does he have that the Joker will stop if he stops?]] Smokescreen 9:56 pm ... What kind of aftermarket changes are you talking about? FakeProwl 9:56 pm He has none. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm [[If the Joker simply wants to watch the world burn, why not unmask him and then keep going?]] Specs 9:56 pm Exactly. FakeProwl 9:56 pm I suspect he's run the math. Bevel 9:56 pm *but if there were... most of the built-in blasters she's seen have been modified in some way but all of them draw on energon the same way everything else does so... she's thinking* FakeProwl 9:56 pm There's a five percent chance Joker will stop if he turns himself in. There's a zero percent chance Joker will stop if he doesn't. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:57 pm [[Hmm.]] *Those are some long odds.* *Glances over at Bevel. Why is she thinking so hard about blasters? Is she in trouble for something he somehow hasn't heard about...?* Smokescreen 9:59 pm Harvey Specs 9:59 pm *blinks* Swoop 9:59 pm ((the very cleft chin makes that hard to buy, buddy, but good try)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm *Tilts his helm.* Bevel 9:59 pm *one hopes not, Soundwave, but she's not saying anything for now* Swoop 10:00 pm *this is too quiet for him* *starts shifting this way and that to get comfortable for sleep time* Specs 10:00 pm ...Why do humans DO that? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm [[A kiss is not a sufficient answer to that question.]] FakeProwl 10:01 pm Ah. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm [[...Ahhhh.]] Smokescreen 10:01 pm P-pfpff Specs 10:01 pm Oh! That's. Wow. Smokescreen 10:01 pm I kinda like this Harvey so far Bevel 10:01 pm So he was not going to shoot that human either way. FakeProwl 10:01 pm I would like to point out that that does not excuse the fact that he was interrogating a prisoner with a gun to his head. Smokescreen 10:01 pm Did he have to get that coin custom-made Specs 10:02 pm No, he wasn't. Smokescreen 10:02 pm how long was he waiting for someone to notice that gag Bevel 10:02 pm ((mmm i love these chicago chase scenes so much FakeProwl 10:02 pm The fact that he wasn't going to shoot him doesn't make such behavior any more acceptable. He made him fear for his life. Bevel 10:02 pm *nods* FakeProwl 10:03 pm Such torture interrogation methods are both ineffective AND immoral. Swoop 10:03 pm *hears crashing noises and peaks one optic open* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm [[No, the general population would not accept that as a reason.]]

[[He has seen such coins before. Cybertronian, of course. He does not know how they were acquired. Jackpot disliked telling his secrets, even under duress.]] FakeProwl 10:03 pm *sharp laugh* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm [[And Vortex was not as competent as he liked people to believe.]] Bevel 10:03 pm Torture is a bad interrogation method. *doesn't work and y'know it's really wrong* Swoop 10:03 pm *sleepy giggles* FakeProwl 10:04 pm *Sorry, the—"he's going to need something a lot bigger"—and then something a lot bigger* Specs 10:04 pm *blinks* Please tell me that "Jackpot" was not a counterfeiter. Please. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm [[Not at all. He was a gambler.]] Specs 10:05 pm There is something very wrong with Primus' sense of humor. Smokescreen 10:05 pm A gambler? Like- that's what he did? Is that just... Something you can do, just like that? Swoop 10:05 pm Him Smokescreen *yawns* gamble ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm *Shrugs.* [[He claimed to have made a living off of it before the war.]]

*Looks at Swoop. So he's heard those rumors too, has he?* Smokescreen 10:06 pm Yours does? I've been thinking about going by some casinos my Dad owns- maybe I'm just destined to do it after all! ItsyBitsySpyers 10:06 pm [[...How is he going to catch them on foot?]] Smokescreen 10:06 pm run very very fast? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:06 pm [[......Oh. Never mind.]] Swoop 10:06 pm *sleepy blinks at Smokescreen, making no connection to anything he just said* FakeProwl 10:06 pm *watching that vehicle explode was inexplicably satisfying.* Smokescreen 10:06 pm ... What does your me look like, Swoop? Swoop 10:06 pm Blue FakeProwl 10:06 pm *goodbye forever, you ugly hunk of junk.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm *Puffing. That's going to stay with those newbuilds for a while isn't it.* Specs 10:07 pm Oh, that looks painful. Smokescreen 10:08 pm Blue? Just... Blue? Wait, did he look liiiiiike- /Quickly switching to his own blue paint job- maybe Swoop's in a similar universe somehow?/ Specs 10:08 pm *the dragon licks at the joints of her wings. just IMAGINING how it might feel to get clotheslined by metal wires is freaking her out.* Swoop 10:08 pm *points at Smokescreen's chest* Blue Smokescreen 10:08 pm Oh! Cool! Then it's definitely destined for me, neat! ItsyBitsySpyers 10:08 pm *Watches the dragon. Offers a hand?*

[[...That is an -incredibly- ill-advised move.]] Bevel 10:08 pm Is there a me in your universe, Swoop? *curious, she's only found one other Bevel before and it was not... not technically an alternate* Smokescreen 10:08 pm ... Do you know if he's actually any good at the whole gambling thing? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:09 pm [[Though it does seem to have turned out well.]] Swoop 10:09 pm *looks back and forth between Bevel and Smokescreen* *yaaaaaaaawwwns* FakeProwl 10:09 pm Hah! Bevel 10:09 pm *skritches some more* Swoop 10:10 pm *chirps and closes his optics* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:10 pm *...Must get a modification like that for his visor.* *SITS UP* Smokescreen 10:10 pm Wait Gordon is ItsyBitsySpyers 10:10 pm [[The Gordon human lives?]] Bevel 10:10 pm Yay! FakeProwl 10:10 pm Aha. Clever. Smokescreen 10:10 pm How Specs 10:10 pm *the dragon shakes herself a bit, and chirps at Soundwave- and is then distracted by RANDOM DEAD GUY LIVING* What? Smokescreen 10:12 pm but what if he escapes that fast FakeProwl 10:12 pm *... snrrk.* Specs 10:12 pm *snickers* A dragon would bite him for that. Smokescreen 10:12 pm ...... FakeProwl 10:12 pm *why is the joker so funny.* Swoop 10:13 pm *because anarchists are the best dontcha know prowl* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:14 pm *Oh no. Oh, no, no, no. They did this with Vehicons a few times.* FakeProwl 10:14 pm *no no, most anarchists aren't funny at all.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:14 pm [[Heh.]] Smokescreen 10:15 pm HEH was he here the whole time ItsyBitsySpyers 10:15 pm [[Evidently.]] Smokescreen 10:16 pm ... Hey, I don't know if rich humans have teleportation devices or something Specs 10:16 pm ((...I just watched the cat open my minifridge and start poaching my chicken nuggets)) ((I'm glad to know that her lack of appetite is not due to sickness?)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:17 pm ((that is one clever cat)) FakeProwl 10:18 pm *... would really like to see the Joker proven wrong about people. Would really like the movie to say he's wrong.* Specs 10:18 pm ((it's also a cheap fridge and the nuggets weren't secured.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm *Folded hands again.* Bevel 10:20 pm *tries to gently pull her hands away from Swoop* Swoop 10:20 pm *the sleeeeepiest of whines* Bevel 10:20 pm ... Specs 10:20 pm ... *hisses* FakeProwl 10:20 pm They should have listened to his complaints much earlier. Bevel 10:21 pm *Christmas lights... lights. Oh no.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm [[You have no idea.]] Smokescreen 10:21 pm That cop is pretty awful ugh ........ Specs 10:22 pm ((I have now taped my fridge shut)) Bevel 10:22 pm *shooshes Swoop quietly and pulls her hands away, she needs to get a datapad* Specs 10:22 pm ((this is what my life is like now. a taped fridge.)) Swoop 10:22 pm *rests his head on Bevel's chest and makes sleepy sad borb noises* Smokescreen 10:23 pm .... Specs 10:23 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm *And there it is.* Smokescreen 10:23 pm Why does everyone have to put these things in other people Specs 10:24 pm He's too foul for the Eaten. FakeProwl 10:24 pm ... Impressive bomb for such a small space. Smokescreen 10:24 pm why do you gotta put keys or phones or whatever inside someone why is that something you think "I NEED to do that" Bevel 10:24 pm 😔 Swoop 10:25 pm *doesn't online his optics but giggles at the sounds of exploding* Smokescreen 10:25 pm ... the marvel cinematic universe? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:25 pm [[Most mechs have more free space inside of them than they expect.]] Smokescreen 10:25 pm Trust me, Sounds, I know. Bevel 10:25 pm *shushes Swoop, not the explosion to laugh at* Smokescreen 10:26 pm That space is kinda helpful as a second subspace though FakeProwl 10:26 pm *... monogamy is still weird.* Specs 10:27 pm A coelom is a terrible thing to have. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:27 pm [[Coelom?]] Swoop 10:27 pm *snuggles closer to Bevel, sighs and relaxes into sleepy land* Specs 10:28 pm ...I guess it's an organic subspace? But you don't put things in it. Because that kills people. Bevel 10:28 pm *sadly starts poking at her blaster idea on the datapad she pulled out with her dinobot blanket* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm [[Ah. Like the bomb.]] Specs 10:28 pm Like the bomb. Smokescreen 10:28 pm Man, humans don't have nearly enough subspaces. We barely get enough space either- but humans have almost nothing. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:29 pm *Soundave pings Bevel. Concern ping.* Specs 10:29 pm When you're made of meat, you can't really put things in the meat. Meat needs to be meat. Smokescreen 10:30 pm ....... Bevel 10:30 pm *pings Soundwave back curiously* Smokescreen 10:30 pm Show his face come on! Show the face of the future of gotham there we go yeppp ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm *Recoils a little in disgust. Eurgh. Exposed organic insides.* FakeProwl 10:31 pm ... I'm fairly certain that ought to be bandaged. What kind of terrible hospital is this. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm [[It was. He tore the bandage away.]] Smokescreen 10:31 pm Gotham has terrible services all around Specs 10:31 pm *the dragon's face is FIRMLY beneath her tail now.* Swoop 10:31 pm ((I love how he looks in this movie but that boy gonna die of infection)) Smokescreen 10:32 pm ... They did say he refused them- why wouldn't they just sneak one on? Specs 10:32 pm ((infection, necrosis, just generally having exposed bones...)) Smokescreen 10:32 pm Is there just a pile of removed bandages under his pillow or something ItsyBitsySpyers 10:32 pm @B: [[Are you all right?]] Specs 10:32 pm You can't exactly "sneak" a skin graft onto a person. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm [[Mechs must have the right to decide their medical future... even if their decision is. Disagreeable.]] [[...Wasn't the Lau human on the top of that pile?]] FakeProwl 10:33 pm Yes, he was. Smokescreen 10:33 pm They do? Specs 10:35 pm *blinks at smokescreen* Did you not? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:36 pm [[Do you want random strangers deciding what medical procedures you are and are not allowed to have? You already resent the key implanted in you. Would you like them to decide you don't deserve your fuel pump?]] Smokescreen 10:36 pm I mean, I've been kinda dragged into medical care a number of times. I mean, sure, it was a good idea, but I probably wouldn't have gone myself. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:37 pm [[Or to have fun finding out if swapping your gears will leave you functional without asking you permission?]] Smokescreen 10:38 pm I don't want that, Sounds- It sounds like a good idea to have it be a right, I just didn't know it was actually a norm. Specs 10:38 pm *blinks at smokescreen again* That's actually concerning. Bevel 10:38 pm @SW: *looks at him from across the room, confused, before she remembers he's probably picked up on what she is thinking* Built-in blasters use energon to power them. If you pull energon from someone it has traces of their spark energy for a little while. Can we trace that like we do bullets and non-modified blasters? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:39 pm @B: [[...He has no idea. Prowl might.]] *And if not, he might be intrigued anyway.* [[That fleshbag is absolutely a schemer.]] FakeProwl 10:39 pm Oh, don't listen to that rubbish. *talking to the screen.* Smokescreen 10:39 pm Does it really sound that bad? I mean- I think there was probably one time where it ended really bad, but for the most part, medics are usually trying to help and know a little bit better about how your frame will maybe not die. Bevel 10:40 pm @SW: Do you think he would mind me asking? You got worried and Prowl does not like me very much. He might think I was trying to do something bad. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:40 pm *Points at the screen.* [[That part is somewhat true. Not quite in the way he explained it. But it is.]] FakeProwl 10:41 pm Wow. What a novel thought. Introduce a little chaos and things become chaos. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:41 pm [[No, no. Not that. The plan part.]] @B: [[He did not know why you looked worried. And Prowl may not like you, but if he has not told you never to speak to him, it is worth being curious. If cautious and respectful. Perhaps explain your reasons as you ask.]] FakeProwl 10:42 pm His "plan" argument is nonsense. ... pffp. *the button thing.* *he's going to control himself this time. he's fine.* Bevel 10:43 pm @SW: Ok, if you are sure. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:45 pm [[Not entirely. Mechs rarely cared when low-caste and no-caste bots were destroyed or murdered. That was considered acceptable and normal. When they kidnapped Sentinel, however, suddenly everyone--]]

*His thought stalls. It's been interrupted by the sight of that 'telecomunications project'.* [[...Were those screens...?]] *Soft vent of admiration.* [[They -are.-]] FakeProwl 10:46 pm Exactly. They rarely cared when /low-caste/ and /no-caste/ bots were destroyed or murdered. Not because it's part of a "plan." It's got nothing to do with "plans." It's got to do with who society values. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:47 pm *...Quietly getting Ideas.* FakeProwl 10:47 pm Shooting the people that will make everyone panic most is not how you solve that problem. *looks at Soundwave.* No. Bevel 10:48 pm @Prowl: Hey, Prowl, can I ask another question about blaster tracing? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm *Looks at Prowl with a sharp helm turn that clearly marks his guilt.* [[...It would be useful.]] Specs 10:49 pm *the dragon grins* Do it, Soundwave. Smokescreen 10:49 pm Don't encourage Sounds Specs 10:50 pm Can't hurt. u_u FakeProwl 10:50 pm So would going into the neighborhoods with the top five highest crime rates, lining the citizens up against a wall, and shooting them in the head one by one. "Useful" does not mean "acceptable." ItsyBitsySpyers 10:51 pm *...Can't think of an argument. Is quiet.* *Will sit and watch this boat situation while Bevel asks. At least, he thinks she asked. He felt a comm signal.* Bevel 10:52 pm Oh no. FakeProwl 10:52 pm *might have missed bevel's question. he's fully focused on the movie.* Smokescreen 10:54 pm ... So isn't this the railroad track philosophical thing? Bevel 10:54 pm I bet they have their own switches. He just said it was for the other boat. *she's focused on the movie now, she'll ask again when things calm down* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:55 pm [[Not... quite?]] Smokescreen 10:56 pm I mean- it's like... Whether or not everyone'll be offlined, or if one boat will be but the other people are responsible for that death FakeProwl 10:59 pm *disgusted at how quickly and easily dent fell* Specs 10:59 pm *to be fair, pain is one HELL of a drug* FakeProwl 11:00 pm *physical or emotional, no excuse.* Specs 11:01 pm *fair enough* FakeProwl 11:01 pm *mutters* He named himself Batman because he got attacked by bats. And he's just spent this whole movie getting attacked by dogs. Next movie he's going to be calling himself the Dober-man. Smokescreen 11:02 pm ALSO Also Sounds- you got any plans of showing the really really old Batman movie? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:02 pm *Tries not to huff. Fails.* Smokescreen 11:02 pm .... /Trying not to laugh/ ItsyBitsySpyers 11:02 pm *Edges forward.* Bevel 11:02 pm *lowers her datapad to really focus on the movie* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:03 pm [[He did it once before.]] Smokescreen 11:03 pm You did? Aww, I missed it. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:03 pm *Oh, quiet again. Are they going to give it to the criminal...?* FakeProwl 11:03 pm Hah! Specs 11:03 pm *the dragon chirps. excellent move!* Bevel 11:03 pm *shrieks happily* FakeProwl 11:03 pm *that was a triumphant hah* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:04 pm *SCOOT* Smokescreen 11:04 pm COME ON don't hurt them good FakeProwl 11:04 pm HAH! *fist pump* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:04 pm *Slumps backward slowly.* Bevel 11:04 pm *cheers* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:05 pm *He's - glad. That neither boat chose to--*

[[No. No, no. Both sides were at peace. Don't let--]] Smokescreen 11:05 pm about time bruce FakeProwl 11:05 pm ... Of course, to their knowledge, they just doomed two boats instead of one, but. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:08 pm *Slumps further.* [[They live. Good.]] *Oh, but Dent. And up again.* FakeProwl 11:10 pm Oh, you poor, petty, weak little thing! You lost the person you love most! How TERRIBLE! Come back when you've lost your top hundred and talk about how it's impossible to be decent when you've lost that! ItsyBitsySpyers 11:11 pm *Slow glance.* Specs 11:11 pm *flattens out, and makes a mental note not to piss off prowl EVER* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:11 pm @P: [[Top hundred?]] Smokescreen 11:11 pm Rachel lost her life you aft ... He wasn't THAT good even FakeProwl 11:11 pm You pathetic, fragile thing. Smokescreen 11:12 pm And like... Considering Batman lost his family, it really doesn't hold up ItsyBitsySpyers 11:12 pm *Not the newbuild. Not the newbuild.* Bevel 11:12 pm *whines, no not the kid* Smokescreen 11:17 pm a dork knight Specs 11:17 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 11:18 pm [[There is one more part to that tale, but he will not play it for a couple of weeks. He has something else in mind for next time.]] Bevel 11:18 pm What is it? Specs 11:18 pm Thank you for the movie night, Soundwave. *the dragon is still flat and subdued, but that was a dark ending.* Smokescreen 11:18 pm Oooh? What kinda thing? Can we have a hint? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:18 pm [[No hints. He doesn't know, himself. Rumble has been previewing these, not him.]] [[And you are welcome, dragon.]] FakeProwl 11:18 pm *deep breath in. heavy sigh. all right. he's done being angry at dent.* Bevel 11:19 pm Oh ok. Smokescreen 11:19 pm Awww. Fine. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:19 pm [[But... he thinks he knows something that can take the edge off the night. He found a short tape from a most unusual universe recently.]] Smokescreen 11:19 pm You did? What kinda universe? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:19 pm [[It is. Difficult to describe.]] Swoop 11:20 pm *is going to be a blanket for bevel or the floor, whichever works* (night!)) Specs 11:20 pm ... Smokescreen 11:20 pm ........ Romanticons Bevel 11:20 pm ... FakeProwl 11:20 pm @Soundwave «More, undoubtedly. To get an exact number I'd have to go through everyone I know and like who's been killed and rank them against everyone else I knew at the time to see how highly they were ranked.» Bevel 11:20 pm Cyberheart. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:21 pm *Shudders. What an alternate.* Smokescreen 11:21 pm I'll have to call my Megs a Romanticon later- I'm sure he'll LOVE it Feeljack Bevel 11:21 pm Flirtimus. *giggles* FakeProwl 11:22 pm @Soundwave «I wasn't going to do that math while I was shouting at the screen. It's definitely over a hundred.» *stares at screen. slowly grimaces in pain.* Smokescreen 11:22 pm And Hugatron ItsyBitsySpyers 11:22 pm *...He wants to be horrified, but he set up these two once before. Other versions of them anyway.* Bevel 11:22 pm *covers her face oh ew no* FakeProwl 11:23 pm *full on disgusted scowl* ... That was unpleasant. Smokescreen 11:23 pm Also also Sounds- I can give you some documentaries from that one universe I mentioned to you if you want Bevel 11:23 pm That was gross. Smokescreen 11:24 pm That gave me way too many new nicknames for Megs Specs 11:24 pm *the dragon rolls over onto her belly and plays dead* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:25 pm [[Wasn't it just.]]

@Prowl: [[He is - that is a large number.]] *He can't apologize. He's not the one who killed them. And he doesn't know why they died. But Prowl is upset, and he knows how much his few hurt him, so... at least an acknowledgment.* [[May there be no more for a long time.]] [[And now that he is no longer suffering the knowledge of that timeline alone, you may talk amongst yourselves for a short while. He has music he would like to hear.]]

[[Smokescreen - he will take those documentaries later.]] FakeProwl 11:27 pm @Soundwave «Yes, well. There were a large number of deaths. A war happened.» @Soundwave «... "May there be no more for a long time." Bit of a self-serving wish, isn't it?» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:27 pm @P: [[No less sincere, for that.]] Specs 11:28 pm It's amazing that you managed to find a video that being shot is preferable to watching. *the dragon is fleeing now, before he finds another one* Good night! See you next time. 😄 Smokescreen 11:28 pm Aww, night Specs. FakeProwl 11:28 pm *okay they're singing about quantum theory now, he's watching the screen.* Bevel 11:28 pm *ok, now that the movie is over... oh right, Prowl never replied. she's gonna hope he was distracted by the movie since it got so tense there at the end* Smokescreen 11:28 pm ... Did Swoop already fall into recharge Bevel 11:29 pm @Prowl: Can I ask you another question about tracing built-in blasters? *nudges Swoop a little from where he's passed out against her* Yes. FakeProwl 11:29 pm ... They're singing. *that's his only reply to bevel right now, he's trying to keep up with the lyrics.* Bevel 11:29 pm ...*ok, she'll wait* Bevel 11:31 pm *she can also message him later after the movie over comm channels when there's no science music* *or moral quandries in movie form* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:32 pm *...The tiniest headbangs. It is tradition.* Bevel 11:32 pm *giggles, she saw that* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:33 pm *Shh. Shh. It's not dancing in public. It doesn't count.* ((AND NOW MY FAVORITE it's been in my head for like. two weeks)) FakeProwl 11:34 pm ... Right. Built-in blasters. What? Bevel 11:34 pm Yeah! FakeProwl 11:34 pm *... or maybe not. slowly looks back at the screen.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:34 pm ((i'm cackling)) Smokescreen 11:35 pm /Staring- he wants to kind of understand organics a little bit!/ Smokescreen 11:35 pm Sounds, is all this stuff true? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:37 pm *Nodding while swaying.* Smokescreen 11:37 pm /Can't help but laugh a little seeing Sounds sway./ Bevel 11:38 pm *claps* FakeProwl 11:38 pm *prowl just learned SO MUCH about evolution* Bevel 11:38 pm I will ask later, Prowl. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:38 pm [[...Perhaps he should see about adding these to the curriculum...]] FakeProwl 11:38 pm *distracted nod* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:39 pm *Feeler claws clicking. Why not.* Smokescreen 11:39 pm You think this kinda thing would be good for teaching for sure? Bevel 11:39 pm *amused ping to Soundwave so he knows she's not annoyed or bothered that he's found some neat music to distract Prowl from what she's trying to ask* FakeProwl 11:39 pm ((... did he sing this song backwards)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:40 pm [[Music and lyrics tend to be easily remembered for many beings. It would feed them the information in a way such mechs could remember easier than blocks of text.]] [[It would not work for all, but - for some.]] FakeProwl 11:40 pm ((or at least lip sync it backwards for the video)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:40 pm ((i think so)) FakeProwl 11:40 pm ((that's amazing)) Bevel 11:40 pm ((That's impressive Smokescreen 11:41 pm Yeah, I definitely agree with that! Having other options for learning stuff would be helpful, at least. Videos, texts, activities they can do... That kinda thing's important. Bevel 11:42 pm And they keep using music that is catchy so can follow along really easily. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:43 pm *Helm bob.* [[He agrees. All must be given a chance for more than they were offered by the broken systems present before.]]

[[He will play four more. Then he must retire for the night.]] Bevel 11:43 pm *hums along to the music* Smokescreen 11:44 pm Absolutely! I have a few different things in my own plans, but these kinda specific resources wouldn't be hard to include at all. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm *Motions to Bevel and Smokescreen.* [[The both of you are free to dance if you wish.]] Smokescreen 11:44 pm It's hard to dance and watch though! /One of his legs has been wiggling in time though!/ ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm *Nods. That's fair. Just offering the option; he knows it is hard for him not to move with it.* Bevel 11:44 pm I do not know the moves though. Smokescreen 11:45 pm ... Man this part is great for valentines day Bevel 11:46 pm *claps in time, that's easy* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:46 pm [[He will not tell anyone that if you don't.]] *To Bevel. Soft huff.* Bevel 11:46 pm *grins* Smokescreen 11:46 pm ... This just applies to organics, I'm guessing, right? /Mostly looking at Bevel- he's not asking Soundwave anything like that after last time/ FakeProwl 11:47 pm *waits till they're between songs to say,* @Soundwave «Unless you have objections, I'm staying the night.» Bevel 11:48 pm I think so, yeah. *nods to Smokescreen* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:48 pm @Prowl: [[...Why would he object?]] *Taking moments as he can have them, remember? Especially right now.* [[Please, do.]] FakeProwl 11:49 pm @Soundwave «I don't know. Work? Emergencies? A desire to actually get some sleep tonight?» Smokescreen 11:49 pm That makes sense! Can't say I ever heard this kinda thing with us before. Bevel 11:49 pm I mean, um, Cybertronians are not carbon-based lifeforms like most organics, so I think a lot of this stuff might not apply to us really. Smokescreen 11:49 pm Yeah, that's what I was guessing, but having someone to back me up is nice! Bevel 11:50 pm *grins* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:51 pm @Prowl: [[...He plans most of his Mondays hoping he will have the opportunity to spend those nights with you. Next morning's work and rest cycles are planned with respect to that wish. Emergencies will be what they are when they want to be what they are; he will deal with them if they interrupt. When he needs the night to himself, he will let you know - and as politely as he can.]] Smokescreen 11:52 pm OH OH OH FakeProwl 11:52 pm *there's no break between these videos. they're going to kill prowl. he's going to die sitting here with his optics wide fixed on the screen* Smokescreen 11:52 pm /He can't help but dance to this one!/ ItsyBitsySpyers 11:53 pm *Not quite the little death he'd hoped to cause, to be honest.* FakeProwl 11:53 pm *... okay this one's catchy but it's not teaching hm anything new about science. just about how humans find it.* *he's going to TRY to focus on something other than the song, Soundwave's got a pending message.* FakeProwl 11:55 pm *never mind, two people are singing at once now.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:56 pm *Soundwave records Smokescreen's dancing. He's already got the song.* Smokescreen 11:57 pm /If you wanted dancing footage any Disney related music would work- Still, he's having a blast dancing and humming along to this!/ Yesterday Smokescreen 11:58 pm /Okay now he can't help but kinda sing along- waiting for the subtitles can be tricky!/ Bevel 12:00 am *best way to get her to dance would be to literally just put up videos of people dancing* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:00 am @P: [[Oh - this last one, he thought you might like. Specifically.]] FakeProwl 12:01 am @Soundwave «As opposed to the others??» ItsyBitsySpyers 12:01 am *Tiny motion to the screen. He'll see.* Smokescreen 12:02 am !! /He's not sitting down, he can keep dancing to this./ ItsyBitsySpyers 12:05 am *Streeeetch.* Bevel 12:05 am That was fun. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:05 am [[Good. He would have been disappointed if it'd bored you all.]] Smokescreen 12:05 am That wasn't too bad, Sounds! /Finally stops dancing./ Bevel 12:06 am People should sing education stuff all the time. *now knows more about some subjects than she did before!* FakeProwl 12:06 am *well, for prowl, that was more a history lesson than a science or math lesson. still, good to learn about one of Earth's geniuses.* *okay now he's got to mentally rewind to whatever it was soundwave said however-long-ago and reply to it. where was it.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:06 am *Oh, he expected Prowl knew the math itself already. It was meant to be history.*

[[They do. There is an entire Schoolhouse of Rock out there as well.]] Smokescreen 12:07 am They have an entire schoolhouse like this? That's pretty amazing! ItsyBitsySpyers 12:07 am [[So he is led to believe.]] Bevel 12:07 am That sounds awesome. Smokescreen 12:08 am That sounds amazing- kinda like... A dance school, but it actually teaches you other things too or something? ItsyBitsySpyers 12:09 am [[Perhaps. He thinks there may be a second one not located in a housing building, but must do more research.]] FakeProwl 12:09 am *okay he found it.* @Soundwave «... Ah. Good. Then I have hope you've also planned for the possibility of not getting much recharge.» ItsyBitsySpyers 12:12 am @Prowl: [[He may not see as far as you can]] yet [[but he -is- capable of predicting -that- response to his promised research.]] *Sheurmiours.* Bevel 12:13 am Soundwave. Can I have some help? *she's gonna dump Swoop off her and figures he probably doesn't want the sleeping dinobot just left on the floor* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:14 am [[And now he must take care of cleaning the place. Those of you in need of transports home, simply ask Chimera.]]

[[Bevel, he asks that you take Swoop home through a bridge to his world before we return you to New Praxus.]] Smokescreen 12:15 am Thanks for the show, Sounds. You need any help cleaning up the snacks before I leave? ItsyBitsySpyers 12:15 am [[No, no. The matter of cleanup has already been arranged.]] Smokescreen 12:16 am ... Can I still take some of the snacks? ItsyBitsySpyers 12:16 am [[Do so quickly.]] FakeProwl 12:16 am *prowl's already getting up to help clean. arranged-shmarranged he wants soundwave free ASAP* *steering away from the snacks.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:16 am *Now who said HE was going to be the one cleaning it? He knows two pranksters who are still in trouble for the dating apps.* Smokescreen 12:16 am Thanks! And- I'm getting that one thing checked out soon. /Going over and immediately stuffing his face./ ItsyBitsySpyers 12:16 am [[Good. About time.]] FakeProwl 12:17 am *until Prowl's corrected, he's helping clean.* Bevel 12:17 am Sure, Soundwave. Smokescreen 12:17 am Is it, uh- easy for someone to tell how recent one of those marks might be? Bevel 12:17 am *will do just that, once she remembers how to maneuver a bot that's mostly all limbs* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:18 am *He'll let Prowl carry on until the other two have gone. It'll cover for the 'arranged cleaning' bit.*

[[It should be.]]

*Will help stand Swoop up if Bevel needs.* Smokescreen 12:19 am Okay, cool. Thanks. /Grabbing an armful of snacks before he finally starts to go home/ Bevel 12:20 am *appreciated, she'll haul him back to his home universe and catch a bridge directly to New Praxus from there instead of coming back to the club* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:20 am *nods to Smokescreen and Bevel* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:22 am [[All right. You can stop that now. It's the twins' job tonight.]] FakeProwl 12:23 am Which twins? *Laserbeak is going to murder them if she has to clean so Soundwave can get laid with Prowl.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:24 am [[The two who aren't allowed to hear the missing salacious details he would like to know.]] FakeProwl 12:24 am ... Aha. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:25 am *Nod.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:26 am [[Shall we? You can whisper them to him once we are upstairs.]] *Pauses. Considers the gift.* *...Maybe not just yet. Prowl hasn't said anything about a decision about whether to stay or go.* FakeProwl 12:28 am *Prowl thought he'd already clarified his decision.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:28 am *No, no. The OTHER decision.* FakeProwl 12:28 am *What other decision?* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:29 am *The big one. Capital letter D, regarding the uncertainty of their future after the lie to Smokescreen.* FakeProwl 12:29 am *Yes, that's the decision Prowl thought he'd already clarified.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:34 am *Evidently Soundwave didn't understand that memo. He'll just have to bite the bullet and ask next week.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:39 am *No. No. He's asking now. It's too much on his spark otherwise. He's not used to the strain of this kind of worry yet.*

[[...Does this mean he will not have to go? Like we spoke of the other night.]] FakeProwl 12:40 am ... I wouldn't be inviting you to interface if I was actively considering whether or not to dump you. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:42 am *Blip of alarm. But, like. In a good way. There's a bright blue set of scattered glyphs on his screen that mean assorted things like 'surprise' and 'delight' and 'contentment' and 'excitement'. Maybe a half dozen others.* FakeProwl 12:42 am I thought I'd— *... maybe he hadn't.* I want to stay with you, until and unless I determine that I no longer should. That doesn't mean the status of our relationship is in limbo. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:45 am [[He still hopes that doesn't---]] *Shakes his helm. He made that clear the other time.* [[But that is - it's good. He is... happy. Knowing that it is not in limbo at this moment.]] FakeProwl 12:46 am *... should he mention that he had to think hard about it, for a little bit?* *... no. he knows.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:47 am *Yes. He definitely knows. He wouldn't have been so concerned otherwise.*

*He shuffles over to Prowl as quickly as he can move without officially breaking out of his usual pace and holds his hands out in a cupping position before pointing at Prowl. Imitate him, please.* FakeProwl 12:48 am *Hm? Okay. Cupping position.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:53 am *Soundwave had only knelt in front of Prowl once before, when offering Jazz's old and beaten virus as a way to reassure Prowl that he would never tear into Prowl's mind the way others had done.*

*It was not a pose he adopted lightly. It couldn't be; not for an ex-gladiator and carrier unit. To submit to somebody was to grant them temporary control of his life, and by extension, the lives of those under his protection. He hadn't fought for millions of years to escape from being owned or crushed beneath other mechs' wheels only to hand such a privilege to every unworthy spark in an attractive shell. He would rather be beaten until he couldn't pick himself up off the ground, then spit on their feet for good measure.*

*But there he was again, this time watching closely for a sign of acceptance as he pulled the promised gift out of subspace and offered it up. Held in one hand, a pair of brand new recreational cuffs fitting the precise physical specifications given, all cold black metal and red synthetic fur so thick and soft he'd caught Rigger silently wondering who he found worth the attention. In the other, a sturdy loop of squarish chain with Soundwave's key attached, silver on the outer surfaces and a sharp blue inside - a reminder of its origins neatly hidden in a color scheme Prowl could defend by pointing at the paint jobs of enforcers like Chase and Strongarm.*

[[These are yours. Do as you wish with them. He merely asks to test them for you before they see use on you - by him or others. Whoever you feel safe with, for that.]]

*Because he knows it's not always him.* FakeProwl 1:03 am *Kneeling? Why kneeling? Of all the times—Prowl had just said that their relationship wasn't on the verge of termination, that was hardly grounds for—*

*Oh. Oh, THAT kind of kneeling. With a gift held up like an offering. Well. When Soundwave said he wanted to "test them," clearly he meant up close and personally.*

*Prowl took the handcuffs in one hand, looking them over—they had to be expensive, lined with fur like that—and then slid the loop of the chain around his other wrist so he could take Soundwave's hand.* All right. Let's go test them.

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