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verdigrisprowl · 7 years

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Jan 22 Dancitron Movie Night - The Accountant

Prowl was quite intrigued by tonight’s movie selection.

Today Smokescreen 8:01 pm 😀 Optimus! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:02 pm *Soundwave nods at Smokescreen before settling in his place. He was going to try to catch a snack before anyone showed up, but, well. No time for that now.* FakeProwl 8:03 pm *appears, claims his seat. a greeting ping for soundwave.* Smokescreen 8:03 pm /He's going to grab an armful of snacks before taking a free couch, if at all possible./ ItsyBitsySpyers 8:04 pm *Soundwave bobs his head at Prowl.* [[Hello.]]

*Casual hand flick in Smokescreen's direction. Yes, yes, take what you want to fill up on while you're watching. It's there to be eaten.* Smokescreen 8:07 pm /Perfect! Smokescreen's happy to stuff his face!/ Hey- Sounds, thanks again for all those math and science documents you gave me- they really came in handy! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:07 pm ((y'all make sure to get your food and whatnot)) [[Finding a way to provide public education at last?]] Bull 8:08 pm ((*goes to grab a drink*)) Smokescreen 8:09 pm Yeah! I wrote up these plans- and Megatron thinks we'll be able to implement them pretty much as soon as we have the space and bots. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:10 pm [[Do you think they would be useful to other timelines? These plans of yours.]] Smokescreen 8:11 pm Maybe! I'd probably take out the specific history documents since that would be wildly different, but everything else probably would- I could send you a copy if you want to get something setup as well? ... Might be good to wait until we've implemented it first, though, to make 100% there's nothing it's missing. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:12 pm [[He would like to take a look. We are still having trouble getting anything settled. A multifaction document that's already partially arranged might help smooth the way.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 8:13 pm *Warrants out for an arrest. That does remind him. He'll have to see about that later.* Smokescreen 8:14 pm Alright- I'll send the documents to you when I get back. I hope it can help smooth it out- I'm guessing a lot of bots missed out on education in your universe, too, because of the war and caste system slag? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm *Slow nod. Naturally.* Smokescreen 8:16 pm ((I... i love the description on this- apparently it was RIGHT before crossfire aired Bevel 8:17 pm *trundles in and makes a quick stop to pick up something to drink before making her way to her spot* Bull 8:19 pm ((back *gets sewing stuff to work on during movie*)) Swoop 8:19 pm *is a well charred dinobot tonight yum* Magnum Ace 8:19 pm -pings Soundwave for a bridge. They're not late, are they?- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:20 pm *Not late. Bridge opens up!*

[[Swoop, the ash. Outside removal again, please.]] Swoop 8:21 pm : < *drags his feet all the way outside to SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE off ash EVERYWHERE* *everyone walking in that door can enjoy some well coated feet* KnockOot 8:22 pm Hellooooo Smokescreen 8:22 pm !!! Knocktopus! KnockOot 8:22 pm Trogdor! Smokescreen 8:22 pm Knocktopus!! KnockOot 8:22 pm Hello Soundwave! Magnum Ace 8:22 pm -and he's walking through the bridge, to his normal spot on the table- Smokescreen 8:22 pm ... You don't have needles anymore right Swoop 8:23 pm *flounces inside* KnockOot 8:23 pm . . . I won't bring them out. Smokescreen 8:23 pm ... Swoop 8:23 pm *is still v dirty in the joints but he isn't Pigpen anymore* Bull 8:23 pm *Bull Armor walks with Ace to the table* KnockOot 8:23 pm I proooomise. !! Short bots! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:23 pm [[No weaponry, medical equipment, or questionable content in the open.]] Swoop 8:24 pm *perks up at questionable content* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:24 pm ((all right y'all more serious business for a moment:)) Swoop 8:24 pm *is he questionable content* *the world may never know* Magnum Ace 8:24 pm -oh dear, who is this?- Bull 8:25 pm *Bull looks to new mech; or atleast one he doesn't remember meeting before* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:25 pm ((LONGER THAN USUAL WARNINGS: Dug around for a while and saw a mixture of approving, disapproving, and middle ground reviews. I think the movie tries harder in some respects than many other films/shows, but it does step into some common stereotypes and errors. I've decided to show it for the pros, acknowledge the cons, and leave it to everyone to make individual decisions about the whole.))

((IIRC there are two scenes with loud music and strobing lights. I'll try to note them in time but it's been some months since I watched this. Other content I can remember: blood, violence, death, ableism, some outdated terminology, child abuse with lasting repercussions, cursing, a sexual threat.)) KnockOot 8:25 pm Hello, I'm Knock Out. ((What are we watching again? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:25 pm ((The Accountant)) Swoop 8:26 pm Bird? Bird Bird! Magnum Ace 8:27 pm Hello, Knock Out, I'm Magnum Ace. KnockOot 8:27 pm Are you one of those sports bots? Bull 8:27 pm I'm Bull Armor, nice to meet you. Smokescreen 8:27 pm Knocktopus- knocktopus they are! They're great right? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:27 pm ((idk how loud this is rn tell me if i have to adjust at some point)) Swoop 8:28 pm *wanders all over looking for Bird* *may physically move people if they are in the way of possible BIrd sightings* Magnum Ace 8:28 pm Yes, we're Leaguers, if that's what you mean? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:28 pm *Bird is precisely where most people would expect her to be.*

*Also, Soundwave greets everyone strolling in with a nod.* Swoop 8:28 pm *wanders over to the goodies* Hi Bird Smokescreen 8:29 pm Also also Sounds- are there any other documents that might help your Cybertron out too? ... Is there anything that you might need help with on your end or anything? Magnum Ace 8:29 pm -warily turns attention to the screen at gunshots- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm *Someone familiar cackles through Soundwave's speakers.* {{Bird not there.}} Swoop 8:29 pm :V ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm [[There is, Smokescreen. We can talk about that when the movie is over.]] Ali 8:29 pm -Hamstor makes her way inside- this is the thing you guys do with the movie and the free snacks, right? Bevel 8:29 pm *waves to Soundwave, will look to see if Chimera is here tonight* Swoop 8:29 pm *scampers over to laugh at the speakers* Hiding Bird! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm [[It is. If it is sitting on the bar top, you can have what you need of it.]] Smokescreen 8:29 pm Sounds good! Uh- Also, there's not like... Optimus dying in this movie or anything right ItsyBitsySpyers 8:30 pm [[No, no. This is a strictly human movie.]] Smokescreen 8:30 pm Ohhh- okay! It's not a documentary, right? FakeProwl 8:30 pm *that wasn't the title he expected for that introduction.* Swoop 8:30 pm Why You a hiding bird? : > Ali 8:31 pm Sweet! -she scampered over to the snacks and starts stuffing her face- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:31 pm {{Bird not hiding bird. Bird always docking here.}} Swoop 8:32 pm *pats Bird and smiles* Hide from MOVIE! Smokescreen 8:32 pm I already don't like that dad! FakeProwl 8:32 pm *oh. a shrink. and people talking to a shrink. already not pleased with where this is going.* KnockOot 8:33 pm Leaguers, right, that's what I meant. I watched your videos. Ali 8:33 pm So uh, what is this we're watching? -her mouth is full while she talks- FakeProwl 8:33 pm ... Heh. *pleased with the kid who can solve puzzles upside-down, though.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:33 pm *Agrees. The creator clearly is not listening.* Magnum Ace 8:33 pm You mean the recordings of our games? Smokescreen 8:33 pm How do you even BEGIN to solve a jigsaw puzzle ... upside down, I mean KnockOot 8:33 pm My mate could do it. FakeProwl 8:34 pm *by looking at the shapes. ... not saying that out loud.* Swoop 8:34 pm ((It's a little quite for me. Is that just my laptop or is everyone quiet?)) Bevel 8:34 pm Looking at the shapes of the pieces. *will* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:34 pm {{Bird not hide from movie! Bird not hiding! Bird here, all for seeing.}} Swoop 8:34 pm Oh! Maybe Soundwave hiding - keehee - under Bird. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm ((...i've just realized apparently the subtitles are not working)) Smokescreen 8:35 pm ((wait were the subtitles on? Swoop 8:35 pm ((damn subtitles)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm ((yeah, they're supposed to be)) Swoop 8:35 pm ((That would be helpful)) Bull 8:35 pm *Bull is still surprised by how many outside of their world know about their games* Smokescreen 8:35 pm ((i remember the other night watching dark of the moon... like, every third phrase was subtitled and nothing else FakeProwl 8:36 pm *so he solves puzzles and now he's a helpful accountant. okay, prowl's forgiven the shrink scene.* Swoop 8:36 pm ((weird)) FakeProwl 8:36 pm *AND law enforcement.* Smokescreen 8:37 pm ....... why bring her past into it Magnum Ace 8:37 pm -don't worry, Bull. So is he- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:37 pm *Soundwave huffs softly at Swoop's accusation that he's the one hiding. No. If anyone's hiding, it's Chimera. They're curled around a light fixture up in the ceiling.* Swoop 8:38 pm *will throw Soundwave under a thousand buses to compliment Bird* Ali 8:38 pm -Once her cheeks are throughly stuffed with snacks Hamstor waddled over to the nearest couch and takes a seat. Whoever that unfortunate soul happens to be that she's next to- Bevel 8:39 pm *which explains why it takes Bevel several minutes to spot him, she briefly thought he was part of the fixture in serpent mode like that* *waves Hamstor over to her empty table, no Whirl, twins, or Windchill tonight it seems* FakeProwl 8:40 pm *he's a FORENSIC accountant* Ali 8:41 pm -the giant hamster takes the offer- Smokescreen 8:41 pm That's... that's kinda fragged isn't it FakeProwl 8:41 pm *that's one of the top five greatest job titles Prowl has ever heard. ... even if he works for criminals.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm [[It's certainly not by the book.]] Swoop 8:41 pm ((breakfast dinner? I'm into it.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm ((LIGHTS AND NOISE and fuck i'nm late)) FakeProwl 8:42 pm *cringes.* Magnum Ace 8:42 pm !!!!! FakeProwl 8:42 pm *don't mind him, he's just gonna, cover his audials. and squint.* Smokescreen 8:42 pm but why ... Ali 8:42 pm So -her mouth full as she addresses her new table partner- what's your name? Swoop 8:43 pm *perks up and then laughs* Him like You Bird. Flashy light LOUD music kehheh. Magnum Ace 8:43 pm ...... Ali 8:43 pm Oh waot, we met before, right? Magnum Ace 8:44 pm -okay, ow, he didn't like that at all- -OR THAT- FakeProwl 8:45 pm *huffs. he's shooting the faces from the shrink's chart.* Swoop 8:45 pm *is gonna be all up in Soundwave's business as long as Bird is docked* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm @Prowl: [[Apologies. There will be another scene like that later.]] Smokescreen 8:46 pm primus what would you even do with all that physical money primus Swoop 8:46 pm *would not think twice about incidental snuggling if it made it easier to pet Bird* FakeProwl 8:46 pm @Soundwave «Noted.» ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm *Soundwave sighs and points Swoop to the other side of himself and the floor. He may sit THERE. Do NOT hug Soundwave.* Bevel 8:46 pm *gives Hamstor a confused look, they've met before, but she gives her name again anyway, no need to be rude, it might be a different Hamstor* Bevel. Swoop 8:47 pm *chirps but doesn't move* *what?* Ali 8:47 pm Ah, yeah that's right, sorry must. I'm not great with names sometimes FakeProwl 8:47 pm @Soundwave «... So, we're to understand he's... got some sort of condition?» ItsyBitsySpyers 8:47 pm [[Purchase illegal things, he assumes.]] FakeProwl 8:47 pm *... a condition that involves it being seen as impressive when he can recognize an emotion. hm.* @Soundwave «I was about to ask whether he's going back to that shrink to cure it, but it looks like he's working on it in prison instead.» Bevel 8:48 pm It is ok, maybe I looked different! *she honestly doesn't remember but she tries to keep consistent-ish at movie nights since being warned about Tara but her shapes get... blurry for her sometimes* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm @Prowl: [[He... thinks so? He does not know.]]

*...Heavy sigh? Why would someone say heavy sigh instead of sighing heavily? Soundwave tilts his helm, thinking.* Swoop 8:50 pm *rests his cheek on Bird* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm *Soundwave's just. Going to SUDDENLY LIFT SWOOP IN A FEELER. And place him firmly on the floor.* [[Please. Do not do that while she is docked.]] Swoop 8:51 pm ???? FakeProwl 8:51 pm *he also likes the character who says "heavy sigh." very clear.* Swoop 8:51 pm *doesn't fight it and stands on his feet looking confused* Ali 8:51 pm ((Sorry guys I gotta go, it's being really slow and leggy on my end, sorry )) FakeProwl 8:51 pm ((awww. bye.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:51 pm ((i'm sorry ;; i wish i could make rabbit go faster)) ((it seems to be a problem tonight)) Ali 8:51 pm *laggy Magnum Ace 8:51 pm ((byyye Bevel 8:51 pm ((aw, later Ali FakeProwl 8:52 pm *... hmm.* Swoop 8:52 pm *peep* Ali 8:52 pm ((Later guys, feel free to message me if yah wanna RP I'm starting to get the hang of her blog now)) Bevel 8:53 pm ((will do! I mean to have Bevel stop by the shop on your open starter later Ali 8:53 pm ((Ha, yeah that'd be awesome!) ((Bye)) FakeProwl 8:54 pm @S «The heavy sigh. It's—one of these.» *amusement tag; curious tag; concerned tag.* «Do you think? An emotional content notifier.» ItsyBitsySpyers 8:55 pm [[If you want to be near B-- Laserbeak, Swoop, you may sit where he has placed you.]] Swoop 8:56 pm *doesn't like being told where to be ...... but does like BIrd............. he'll go grab a fistful of goodies before plopping in the spot where Soundwave put him* Magnum Ace 8:56 pm ...... Smokescreen 8:56 pm ... Man I'd be kinda impressed with myself if I could destroy the economy all on my own ItsyBitsySpyers 8:56 pm @P: [[...You are right.]] *Taps finger.* [[He has an idea. He will wait to see if it is true.]] Swoop 8:56 pm *giggles at the throat punching* Keheh Him hit face FakeProwl 8:57 pm @S «Oh?» ItsyBitsySpyers 8:57 pm [[Please do not destroy Cybertronian economies. They're all struggling enough as it is.]] [[And he would hate to have to Do Something about it.]] Smokescreen 8:57 pm I'm not about to! But it'd be kinda ridiculous having that power anyway Bevel 8:57 pm *quietly so she won't disturb too many people* Pst, Chimera. Smokescreen 8:57 pm I'm trying to help Cybertron, Sounds. Magnum Ace 8:57 pm .... Swoop 8:58 pm *holds a goodie up where he would guess Bird's mouth may possibly be right now* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:58 pm *Chimera startles almost off their perch, then looks down at the source of the voice.* <<Hello, Matrix Creation Friend.>> *A thin feeler slithers out from beneath Bird and grabs the feeler. There's two seconds of crunching, and then Soundwave blips in alarm. He rises, deploys her, and puts her on the couch.*

[[Crumbs.]] *She knows better than to eat while docked!* Bevel 8:59 pm *grins and waves* Is it comfortable up there? Swoop 9:00 pm *CACKLES at Soundwave's reaction to Bird* Magnum Ace 9:00 pm ........... -excuse him. He's covering his eyes- Smokescreen 9:01 pm ............ Swoop 9:01 pm *watches Bird with heart eyes, so very smitten* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm @Prowl: [[...He thinks there is an anti-surveillance measure in play. To protect the assistant.]] FakeProwl 9:02 pm @S «Hmm. ... Voice disguise?» ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm *Soundwave bobs his helm at Ace.* [[Do you require a safe location to avoid the violence?]] Swoop 9:02 pm <3 <3 <3 *holds up another goodie* Magnum Ace 9:03 pm -shakes head- I'm fine. Now. FakeProwl 9:03 pm *that poor man. small talk.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:03 pm <<It is not comfortable. It is more comfortable here than there.>> Smokescreen 9:03 pm ....... what do pocket protectors even do? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:03 pm {{Protect pockets. Neheh.}} Smokescreen 9:03 pm But From what wait dogs play poker?? Swoop 9:04 pm You Bird not protect pockets kehehhh Bevel 9:04 pm It is more comfortable up there than--? *motions to room questioningly* FakeProwl 9:05 pm *mumbles* That was scripted. *oh numbers!* Bevel 9:05 pm Ooh all the markers lined up like that is smart. Smokescreen 9:05 pm do they really keep track of all the numbers like this? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:06 pm @Prowl: [[Perhaps. But he wonders why they would not simply sigh. Interpretation convenience, or--]] *Finger twitch.* [[The voice was too exact. More than a disguise? He does not know.]] {{Nooo, Bird not pocket protector. That Buzzsaw now. Him front deployer spot.}} FakeProwl 9:06 pm *he'll reply to that when there stop being numbers he can look at* Swoop 9:06 pm Bird got Him Soundwave back : > FakeProwl 9:07 pm *oh, the numbers are gone.* @S «Was it? I thought it sounded... normal.» ItsyBitsySpyers 9:07 pm [[And it is an accountant's job to review accounts. It is in their name.]] Smokescreen 9:07 pm But do they really save all that account data? Just like that? You think there's still some of that data buried on Cybertron somewhere? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *Chimera nods. They are not comfortable around other mechs anymore. Comes from being either forgotten or blatantly ignored as a non-Cybertronian. Last week, someone called them a fancy toy. It is better up here.* FakeProwl 9:08 pm *oh, the numbers are back* FakeProwl 9:10 pm ... Well where's the profit coming from?? *waves at the screen. hey. profit?* Bevel 9:11 pm Is it warmer? *she knows Soundwave prefers the warm, so maybe Chimera does too, and warm air does tend to go up unless directed elsewhere* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm *Soundwave sends Prowl various voice prints from the person on the phone. Some portions are - he would not know how to explain what he is seeing/hearing. Clipped at the edges, precisely repeated, and so on.* Smokescreen 9:11 pm Maybe it was also fibbed somehow? Or the account it's going to is internal? Swoop 9:12 pm *wraps his arms around his legs and rests his chin on his knees* Bull 9:12 pm *Bull bristles at what he's hearing* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm [[Most companies did not send their 'books' to the Hall of Records. They were probably destroyed. He has a few, but they were - hmm. Useful to him, when he gathered them.]] Magnum Ace 9:12 pm ...................... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm [[...Ugh.]] Swoop 9:12 pm *heard the word "burn"* *is suddenly more interested* Smokescreen 9:13 pm Well, not in the hall of records! But just somewhere, you know? Under a ton of rubble? Bevel 9:13 pm There are lots of things in the rubble if you look. Smokescreen 9:13 pm like rocks FakeProwl 9:13 pm @S «Hm. If you think something's there.» *that's Soundwave's area of expertise. sound waves.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:13 pm <<It is warmer.>> *Bevel gets an exact temperature.* <<Chimera does not mind warm.>> Bevel 9:14 pm More than rocks ha. FakeProwl 9:14 pm *but the numbers!* Smokescreen 9:14 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:14 pm [[...But it does not return the money. How will they get it back?]] FakeProwl 9:14 pm ... The fact that he killed himself doesn't mean that there isn't still corruption in this company that needs to be uprooted and eradicated. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:15 pm *Laserbeak grabs Swoop's shoulder with a feeler claw and pulls herself up. Must see better.* FakeProwl 9:15 pm If the person who SUPPOSEDLY killed himself over this was the ONLY one involved, they need to prove it. If he WASN'T the only one involved, they need to get the others. *DAMN RIGHT he's not finished. You tell them, Mr. Wolf.* Swoop 9:16 pm ((This movie is great and I'm really enjoying it BUT I have a really hard time buying not taking pictures of all the boards prior to leaving. Every whiteboard heavy meeting I've ever been in has everyone pulling their phones out for pics at the end juuuuuust in case something gets erased.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:16 pm ((I NEED TO TYPE FASTER)) Magnum Ace 9:16 pm !!!! FakeProwl 9:16 pm *oof. covers his audials again.* Magnum Ace 9:16 pm -owowowow- Swoop 9:17 pm *is ALWAYS glad to be a perch* Smokescreen 9:17 pm It's probably that one guy who fired him who's involved in the corruption, right? Swoop 9:17 pm *touches the tip of her feeler with the tip of his claw* FakeProwl 9:17 pm *... hm. magnets.* Magnum Ace 9:17 pm -so not happy with those bits of the movies either- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:18 pm ((god i'm sorry about that ;;)) *Does not like the creator. Who ignores the words of a trained fighter like that?* FakeProwl 9:19 pm *agreed.* Magnum Ace 9:19 pm No. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:19 pm [[And ignore them, apparently.]] FakeProwl 9:19 pm He's very bad at his job. Magnum Ace 9:19 pm No, that's not...that's not how... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:19 pm [[And why do you think that, Smokescreen? About the one who fired him.]] Bevel 9:20 pm I run hotter than most bots so I like it best in cooler places. Smokescreen 9:20 pm The way he says the slag- how fast he is to fire him as soon as he starts to uncover what's going on? FakeProwl 9:20 pm What a person can do when pushed past all their limits and health is very different from what a person ought to do for their continued well-being. Magnum Ace 9:20 pm -nope, he's hopping off the table- Swoop 9:20 pm *cackles* Him SNIPER kehehh SPLAT ItsyBitsySpyers 9:21 pm *Motions for Ace to come over to him.* Bull 9:21 pm *follows as he nopes off too* Magnum Ace 9:21 pm -oh, hello Soundwave, he's taking that offer- Swoop 9:22 pm *suddenly cares about this movie* Smokescreen 9:22 pm ... whoa that's creative Swoop 9:22 pm *scooches closer* Bevel 9:22 pm Ha, always bring a belt to a knife fight. Swoop 9:23 pm KAHA! Dead. Smokescreen 9:23 pm ... Swoop 9:23 pm Him break neck That pretty cool : > ItsyBitsySpyers 9:23 pm *A motion for Bull as well.*

[[Here.]] *Pulls the upstairs remote out of his subspace pocket.* [[If you need to be somewhere else, you may go to the second floor and watch something milder on the screen just around the corner from the stair exit. If you wish to leave, he will bring you a bridge.]] Specs 9:24 pm *the dragon sneaks in an hour late with treats, and takes up position on the back of a nearby couch* ((hey is this the accountant or?)) FakeProwl 9:25 pm *has made a decision to root for the accountant even if he is involved in criminal activities of questionable morality.* Swoop 9:25 pm *bounces in place, ready for more murder now plz* FakeProwl 9:25 pm ((ye)) Specs 9:25 pm ((DAMN GOT IT)) Magnum Ace 9:25 pm Ah...thank you. Sorry for disrupting movie night. I wasn't expecting this much violence. Smokescreen 9:25 pm ... yeah, this pretty much cements that that higherup is also responsible and corrupt FakeProwl 9:25 pm To be fair, with a movie title like "The Accountant"... Bull 9:25 pm *Bull comes but doesn't look as disturbed as Ace* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:26 pm <<The Bird likes the cold. The Matrix Creation Friend is the same. Chimera will file that.>> Smokescreen 9:26 pm Whoa that's a nice suite though ItsyBitsySpyers 9:26 pm [[That's fine. Go ahead; the stairway door will not be locked. Do not attempt to enter the other doors you find on the second floor.]] *Nods to them.* Smokescreen 9:26 pm ... She's good at this too FakeProwl 9:26 pm *he has more interesting things to contemplate than who he's going to root for.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm [[And yes, he thinks you are right, Smokescreen.]] *And how painful that is to say.* *Bird whistles at the dragon and waves a feeler. Hello, hello.* Smokescreen 9:27 pm /And Smokescreen is beaming at that compliment- or what might as well be from Sounds./ Magnum Ace 9:28 pm Thank you... Specs 9:28 pm *the dragon waves a paw back at Bird, and proffers an animal-shaped energon cookie* Swoop 9:28 pm *kicks his legs out in front of him and spreads his wings out for maximum space wasting* Bevel 9:28 pm *smiles* You can sit by me sometimes and I can keep you warm too. Though... is the view up there better? *if it is she's gonna wish she could sit up on the ceiling* Smokescreen 9:28 pm don't touch the paint!!! Magnum Ace 9:29 pm -and up the stairs he goes, waving for Bull Armor to follow him- We'll stay in the one room, until we're told to leave, okay? FakeProwl 9:29 pm Obnoxious. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:29 pm [[...He was going to ask why they would return the money, but if these two are dead, there would be nobody to show that it hadn't always been there, would there.]] Bevel 9:29 pm *some of these drawers look like her's* Swoop 9:29 pm Me Swoop want to see armory 😮 FakeProwl 9:29 pm *elbows on his knees and chin on his laced fingers. he's got things to contemplate.* Bevel 9:29 pm *currency from different universes, fun shit, more currency* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:29 pm [[That is fine. Feel free to come back down for the music afterward.]] Smokescreen 9:30 pm Exactly! It was a kinda obvious plan. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm *Bird gobbles the cookie. Soundwave carefully nudges Swoop's wing away from his leg. Swoop 9:30 pm *blinks owlishly at Soundwave* Specs 9:31 pm *the dragon puffs up into a satisfied loaf. everyone loves cookies* Swoop 9:31 pm *what is happening? why is his wing getting moved? why would anyone do that?* Bull 9:31 pm *follows Magnum* Smokescreen 9:31 pm Like- I kinda suspected it as soon as the guy dismissed what she saw like it was a mistake, you know? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:31 pm <<Chimera wants to be here, please. Sight is easy.>> Specs 9:32 pm ((this part kinda torques me because I make eye contact with camera lenses just fine; it's the people eyes that bug me)) FakeProwl 9:33 pm *... lack of eye contact. social difficulty.* ((can't expect a random dude on the phone who's like "uhhhhhh ptsd????? idk" to get it all perfectly right.)) Specs 9:33 pm ((sorry, I hecked up the scene)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm ((ur fine)) FakeProwl 9:33 pm ((nah ur cool)) Specs 9:34 pm ((IIRC, in a different scene, he doesn't make eye contact during his mugshot, which supposedly ~confirms autism~)) Swoop 9:34 pm *carefully sets a goodie on Bird's wing as close to the tip as he can* Specs 9:34 pm ((hence the torquage, because I have autism and I look at cameras just fine >:C )) FakeProwl 9:35 pm ((sadly, we can't expect a single character in a single movie to be a perfect representation for all varieties of autism.)) Swoop 9:35 pm ((fine arts is just classy money laundering anyhoo)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:35 pm ((i do appreciate what they try to do but there is some shortcutting and generalizing yeah)) Swoop 9:35 pm ((idk why she doesn't know that)) Bevel 9:36 pm ((i would take payments in paintings tbh FakeProwl 9:36 pm ((maybe she WOULD have if her DAD let her go to ART SCHOOL. gosh.)) Specs 9:36 pm ((yeah, I know. I'm just hideously picky and hard to please)) Swoop 9:36 pm ((omg)) FakeProwl 9:36 pm ((fair nuff.)) Swoop 9:36 pm *bOoOoOoRiNg* *tap tap tap tap taps his heels* FakeProwl 9:37 pm *... is taking that checklist down.* Specs 9:37 pm ((AUGH FUNCTIONING LABELS I'M GONNA GUNCH)) ((sorry ignore me ;-; )) Bevel 9:37 pm You can stay there then. I just, um... *she wanted to offer at least, she liked when Chimera sat with her before* I wanted to check on you. Because you are my friend. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:38 pm ((no we're not ignoring you, you're very right, and these are things i warned for in the beginning as some of the movie's cons)) Swoop 9:38 pm ((vera wang is beautiful girl u do u)) Specs 9:38 pm ((and because I walked in late I missed it >_> )) Bevel 9:38 pm ((ur fine specs <3 Specs 9:38 pm ((don't worry, I'm just bitching because I've watched this a lot and I'm good at bitching)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:38 pm ((so please do not feel like you can't say things or be upset - no no that's not why i mentioned the warning labels, i'm not blaming you, i'm noting that they were noted)) Smokescreen 9:39 pm Speed math sounds pretty cool to watch FakeProwl 9:40 pm ((i tell myself that this is a deliberate representation of flawed people getting it close but slightly wrong. it makes stuff like "lol hey functioning labels" less annoying.)) Specs 9:41 pm ((I should start doing that)) ((it would lower my stress levels)) FakeProwl 9:41 pm ((to be clear im not saying "don't be annoyed" im saying "im completely with u on why those parts are annoying this is just my personal coping mechanism")) Specs 9:41 pm ((nah I know what you're saying)) ((I do very like phone voice as a character)) Swoop 9:42 pm Good plan : > FakeProwl 9:42 pm ((phone voice is Fantastic)) Specs 9:42 pm ((she's why I watch this 1000 times)) ((life goals)) Bevel 9:42 pm ((I love phone voice ItsyBitsySpyers 9:44 pm *He MUST know who the person on the other end of the phone is.* FakeProwl 9:44 pm ... He shot, and then left without confirming his kill. He probably didn't actually believe that anyone was there. He only shot just in case there might have been. That's messed up. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:46 pm <<The Matrix Creation Friend is very nice. Thank you.>> Bevel 9:47 pm Thanks, Chimera. *grins* Windchill 9:48 pm *He's here.* Specs 9:48 pm ((I also like the towel thing mentioned here. it bugs the hell out of anyone I have to go places with because god forbid the sheets and towels are Bad, I will be insufferable for the whole trip)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:48 pm *Nod to Windchill.* Specs 9:49 pm Hello! *have a fuzzy epaulette windchill* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm ((bad sheets, bad pillowcases, no sleep. and a comforter. always a comforter.)) Windchill 9:50 pm Hi. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:50 pm ((can't sleep without enough weight. even in summer.)) Swoop 9:50 pm *sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiides back until he's laying flat on his back* boring FakeProwl 9:50 pm *and we're back to the terrible parental unit.* Windchill 9:50 pm *He'll sit down now that he has one (1) fancy shoulder.* Smokescreen 9:50 pm can we just delete the dad Specs 9:51 pm ((SAME HAT SLENDY)) Swoop 9:51 pm AH! Better : > Them fighting FakeProwl 9:51 pm *prowl tunes out the scene, he's got to mentally re-read the entire script.* Windchill 9:51 pm What the hell. Specs 9:51 pm ((same. hat. I got a minky weighted blanket off of etsy, it was GR8)) I don't know, I just got here. What a horrid docent, though. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:51 pm [[...He is leaving?]] Swoop 9:51 pm Boring AGAIN : < Bird Why movie night never ever FIGHT movie? : > *: < ItsyBitsySpyers 9:52 pm {{Is fight movie sometimes.}} Specs 9:52 pm Swoop, I have clearly seen several punches in this movie. Swoop 9:52 pm Wheeeeeeeennnn? Windchill 9:52 pm Just now, Swoop. Maybe. Swoop 9:52 pm nuh huh Windchill 9:52 pm Maybe YOU'RE boring. Swoop 9:52 pm NOOO Windchill 9:52 pm Yes. Swoop 9:52 pm Swoop not boring Me Swoop am very very NOT boring ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm ((is the minky warmer than a regular one or not so bad?)) Specs 9:53 pm ((it's about as warm as the average blanket, but it's VERY soft)) Windchill 9:53 pm You Swoop very boring. You Swoop not pay attention. Swoop 9:53 pm NO Windchill 9:53 pm Yes. Swoop 9:53 pm Biiiiiiird : < You tell Him Specs 9:53 pm *the dragon makes a strangled sound* Windchill, what is THAT? Swoop 9:53 pm Swoop not booooooooooring ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm [[...He had THAT in his garage?]] [[He WAS prepared.]] Specs 9:53 pm That looks like something from Whirl's arm. FakeProwl 9:54 pm Mm. Magnum Ace 9:54 pm ((holy shit dude Windchill 9:54 pm I'm more interested in the scope in the bushes. Besides. I'm pretty sure anything Whirl's sporting is more sophisticated. Specs 9:54 pm To be fair, I'm seeing size, not elegance. Everything looks terrible when you're tiny. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm *Well. Soundwave can obviously see he was prepared in plenty of other ways as well, but that's a little - he wasn't expecting giant guns that would give a minicon pause.* Bevel 9:55 pm Overkill. Windchill 9:55 pm When I say "sophisticated," I mean "probably shoots fire out both ends." Swoop 9:55 pm Biiiiiiird : < ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm {{What?}} Windchill 9:55 pm *Whispers.* You Swoop so boring. Swoop 9:55 pm *points at Windchill* Him say Me Swoop am boring Specs 9:56 pm That's not sophisticated for dragons. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm {{Then you show him you Swoop not boring.}} Windchill 9:56 pm You Swoop have observational skills of a mud pie. Which is none. Swoop 9:56 pm Me Swoop bite Windchill 9:56 pm I know. Magnum Ace 9:56 pm ((so glad Bull and Ace are upstairs for all this Smokescreen 9:56 pm isn't money all those things or something money is power money is money ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm *Scoots forward.* Specs 9:57 pm Lots of teeth and a will to use them is power. Smokescreen 9:57 pm uhhhh not having money can be fearful Swoop 9:57 pm Me Swoop melt You face 😛 Windchill 9:57 pm *He's barely paying attention to the film. He came in late and doesn't plan on bothering.* You Swoop could stand to think of ways to be not boring without resorting to threats. So boring. Swoop 9:57 pm *RASPBERRIES* Specs 9:58 pm ((I like this scene)) Windchill 9:58 pm *That's a marked improvement. He sticks his tongue out in return.* Swoop 9:58 pm *rAsPbErRiEs* Windchill 9:58 pm *Fart sounds.* Smokescreen 9:58 pm ... not surprised he spared him Specs 9:58 pm *loafs up to become the Fanciest Epaulette* Swoop 9:59 pm *giggles* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm [[Why?]] Windchill 9:59 pm *Makes a face at Swoop. How dare you giggle when he is so fancy right now?* Smokescreen 10:00 pm .... Swoop 10:00 pm *mimics the face, but can't keep it up long and goes back to giggling* Specs 10:00 pm *the dragon gets REAL POOFY and hides her eyes* Windchill 10:00 pm *Definitely not watching the movie right now.* Magnum Ace 10:00 pm ((SO glad the Leaguers weren't there for all that)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm *Revenge for the one who taught him?* Specs 10:01 pm ((voice! voice! voice!)) Bevel 10:01 pm *can't blame him for taking revenge* Smokescreen 10:02 pm ... Specs 10:02 pm ... Swoop 10:02 pm *throws a goodie at windchill* Smokescreen 10:02 pm OH Windchill 10:02 pm *Mouth opens in a wide O of offense.* Smokescreen 10:02 pm I was wondering if he like... hit someone's head with it Specs 10:02 pm (("took the thermos" big mood)) Swoop 10:03 pm You bad at catching kehhehh Smokescreen 10:03 pm primus i've seen too many movies Swoop 10:03 pm Bird better *throws a treat in the air for Bird* Windchill 10:03 pm Yeah. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm ((waste not want not)) *Bird gobbles it up.* Windchill 10:03 pm My hand-optic coordination is terrible. Swoop 10:03 pm That BORING reason Windchill 10:04 pm So? It's a lie. Swoop 10:04 pm Liiiiie? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm [[...What is a Barnyfifetype?]] Windchill 10:04 pm Yeah. FakeProwl 10:04 pm *clueless shrug* Specs 10:05 pm ((well, HIS dad was kinda a shit dad)) FakeProwl 10:05 pm ((congratulations u taught ur son to respond to everything with Violence, good job!)) Swoop 10:05 pm Why you a liar liar pants on fire? Windchill 10:05 pm The real reason I'm bad at catching things is because it's funnier to miss and make faces. Bevel 10:06 pm *sighs and folds her arms on the table she's at* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:06 pm [[But he brings them all manner of enemies.]] Windchill 10:06 pm Because people like you Swoop believe him. Swoop 10:07 pm FUN people : > Windchill 10:07 pm Gullible people. Specs 10:07 pm ((this is where I figured out the twist)) ((huehuehue)) Swoop 10:07 pm Gullible??? Windchill 10:08 pm Yeah kinda. Swoop 10:08 pm noo ItsyBitsySpyers 10:08 pm *Folds his hands on his lap and scoots even closer to the couch edge.* Windchill 10:08 pm I'm pretty sure. Swoop 10:09 pm what GULLIBLE for? Windchill 10:09 pm It means you believe things easily. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:09 pm *....Oh.* Swoop 10:10 pm what FOR? 😛 Windchill 10:10 pm I suppose it's for making a fool of yourself. I wouldn't recommend it. That's MY specialty and I don't appreciate competition. Swoop 10:11 pm *snickers* Dinobots veeery competitive. You and Sludge can do! Windchill 10:11 pm We can see who is a bigger fool? Swoop 10:12 pm yah Windchill 10:12 pm Ridiculous. It's obviously me. I am bigger. Swoop 10:12 pm Him Sludge is BIG! Specs 10:12 pm And fancier! *wiggles her poofy paw* FakeProwl 10:12 pm *... And now he's figured it out.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:12 pm *Pings Prowl. He knows a thing. He knows it.* FakeProwl 10:12 pm *Double pings back. So does he.* Windchill 10:12 pm Him Sludge not bigger than I am. *He nods: the dragon is definitely lending him some fanciness right now.* Swoop 10:13 pm Him Sludge is brontosaurus! Windchill 10:14 pm Him Sludge PREY ANIMAL. Swoop 10:14 pm Vegi-saurus kehehh Herbavore Plants Windchill 10:14 pm *Snaps his teeth as if he might up and eat someone at any moment. But he won't.* Yeah. Swoop 10:14 pm *chatters in response* Specs 10:15 pm Wait, does Sludge actually EAT plants? Swoop 10:15 pm No Maybe? Specs 10:15 pm Maybe? Swoop 10:15 pm Dunno Him Sludge do lot of dumb stuff Stupid kehehh Specs 10:15 pm That's concerning. I thought only Tarantulas could eat organic stuff. Windchill 10:15 pm Nooooo way. Bevel 10:15 pm Why were they saying the same thing? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:15 pm {{Swoop eat rock once.}} Windchill 10:15 pm He hardly has a monopoly on that. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:15 pm {{It not organic. It funny, though.}} Windchill 10:16 pm Insecticons can eat almost anything. Swoop 10:16 pm YAH! Me Swoop eat rock : > Specs 10:16 pm *bird pls. do not take advantage of Swoop* Swoop 10:16 pm *is took advantage of for comedy* Windchill 10:16 pm Was it a tasty rock? Swoop 10:16 pm No! Windchill 10:16 pm I've eaten a few rocks. They were gross too. Specs 10:16 pm *blinks* Wait. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:16 pm [[Their creator failed them both.]] Specs 10:16 pm W a i t. Windchill 10:16 pm But I ate them anyway because I'm stubborn like that. FakeProwl 10:16 pm He did. Smokescreen 10:16 pm ... wait is that his sibling or? Bevel 10:16 pm Oh! It is his brother. Specs 10:16 pm That's the other one the docent was caring for! Smokescreen 10:17 pm Ohhhh FakeProwl 10:17 pm He taught them both to operate with violence first and only. If you're approached at a funeral, you respond with violence. Smokescreen 10:17 pm They both have brown hair, that makes sense that they're siblings Bevel 10:17 pm Is his brother a criminal too? Specs 10:17 pm Smokescreen, I don't think it works that way. FakeProwl 10:17 pm If you think that inanimate car is looking at you threateningly, you respond with violence. Smokescreen 10:17 pm Hey, how else can you tell? Specs 10:17 pm Technically, I have a sibling with red points. And I've got black points. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:17 pm *Nods at Bevel.* [[A killer, like him.]] FakeProwl 10:17 pm If you meet your estranged sibling, you respond with violence. Smokescreen 10:17 pm ... Do you have red points sometimes? Swoop 10:17 pm Me Swoop eat rock and Her Bird eat worm but Her worm was goodie one and rock was real rock Smokescreen 10:18 pm Pfff- Specs 10:18 pm No. I mean, I could dye them, but I'm sealpoint through and through. Smokescreen 10:18 pm they should just beat up the corrupt guy ... wait Bevel 10:18 pm *frowns* Killer is not very descriptive. Smokescreen 10:18 pm wait this is just metal gear solid all over again brothers fight at the end Windchill 10:18 pm Sounds like you got gypped, boyo. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:18 pm *Wonders who both brothers might have been with a better creator.* Swoop 10:18 pm Gypped? Specs 10:19 pm ((lmao mom doing something and she just popped out with "I should go to bed soon... but I have to finish")) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm ((heh)) Windchill 10:19 pm Means someone swindled you. Specs 10:19 pm ((I wonder if she Knows™️)) Swoop 10:19 pm Swindle? 😮 Windchill 10:19 pm I don't know, did he sell you the rock? Specs 10:19 pm ((update: she knew)) Smokescreen 10:19 pm which brother got all the dominant genes and which one got all the recessive genes Swoop 10:19 pm No ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm ((points for mom)) Swoop 10:19 pm It cave rock on floor Specs 10:19 pm Smokescreen it definitely doesn't work that way. Bevel 10:19 pm ((um, can we cut it with the slur please. g*pped is based off g*psy which is a slur Smokescreen 10:19 pm but in metal gear solid Specs 10:20 pm I. I don't know what you are talking about but it confuses and scares me. Like so many things you do. Smokescreen 10:20 pm It's a video game with brothers! Like this movie! Windchill 10:20 pm Why did you eat that rock and not the other rocks? Smokescreen 10:20 pm AND there's nanotechnology YES ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm *Soft huff.* FakeProwl 10:21 pm ... Excellent response. Smokescreen 10:21 pm About time FakeProwl 10:21 pm Very concise. Minimal monologuing. Specs 10:21 pm *the dragon wheezes* Beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Worthy of every award. Swoop 10:21 pm ((omfg)) Ate rock because uhhhh it there Specs 10:21 pm ((god I lvoe that part too)) Swoop 10:22 pm and Bird said Smokescreen 10:22 pm Like that's probably related to the terrible parenting but primus it was necessary at this exact moment Windchill 10:22 pm Bird told you to eat a rock? Swoop 10:22 pm Yah Then her eat worm Windchill 10:22 pm *Blinks.* Specs 10:22 pm Swoop. Swoop, that was an energon worm, right? Swoop 10:22 pm ya Specs 10:23 pm OH GOOD. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm {{Peh. Bird not eat real worm.}} Swoop 10:23 pm Bird eat everything else keheh Windchill 10:24 pm *Shakes his head.* Windchill 10:25 pm *Stretches his legs.* My time's up, gotta go. Swoop 10:25 pm *throws a goodie at Windchill's face* FakeProwl 10:25 pm ((i do like this scene. it shows that the psychologist has updated his thinking. and he very politely shuts down the parents' grade-A stereotyped bullshit.)) Windchill 10:25 pm *Offended face again.* FakeProwl 10:25 pm ((it ain't perfect but it's pretty damn impressive for a hollywood action movie.)) Specs 10:25 pm Alright. * jumps into the air and finds somewhere else to sit * Hope you had fun! ((I KNOW RIGHT)) ((I lvoe this scene)) Windchill 10:26 pm Stop wasting fuel. Swoop 10:26 pm no ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm *PERK* Windchill 10:26 pm You Swoop wasteful. Swoop 10:26 pm ya Smokescreen 10:26 pm 12 core? FakeProwl 10:26 pm *why the perk, what's--* *--PERK* Specs 10:27 pm *the dragon lets out a howl of delight* Windchill 10:27 pm You Swoop naughty. Shameful. Swoop 10:27 pm Yup : > Windchill 10:27 pm Tsk tsk tsk. Smokescreen 10:27 pm 😮 : O painting! Ooooh- they're Specs 10:27 pm ((hue)) Smokescreen 10:27 pm They're playing poker! Sounds sounds sounds do they do that can they be taught ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm *She's the one he picked to trust. And he was right about the - oh, the painting?* Smokescreen 10:28 pm W What No ... ohh Specs 10:28 pm *the dragon giggles* I like the way this ended. Swoop 10:28 pm *wants to tear something that makes that noise* Smokescreen 10:28 pm ... but the dogs Swoop 10:28 pm *sounds like a good time* Windchill 10:28 pm *Gets up and waves to the dragon, then makes a face at Swoop.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm *...That was incredibly sweet.* Swoop 10:28 pm *raspberries* Windchill 10:29 pm *sticks out his tongue for good measure.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:32 pm *Oh, but - he was right, sort of, about the use of a program. And the ending was - he liked it. He's going to move the credits to music and lean back against the couch now.* *Have himself a small, quiet think.* Windchill 10:33 pm *He's gonna go before Bad Swoop decides to waste more food in his presence.* Specs 10:33 pm *the dragon finds a suitable couch back to loaf upon. this was a very feel-good movie.* FakeProwl 10:33 pm *he's still perched like he's been for most of the movie. elbows on his knees, chin on his laced hands.* Windchill 10:33 pm *Disgusting.* Swoop 10:33 pm *THROWS A FISTFULL OF TREATS AFTER WINDCHILL* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm {{Swoop! You not doing that. Then how can Bird eating?}} Windchill 10:33 pm *SCREAMS in horror and runs for it.* Swoop 10:33 pm *cackles at his clear victory over windchill* Windchill 10:33 pm *He's gone.* Swoop 10:33 pm *then looks sheepishly at Bird* Sooorry Specs 10:34 pm I suspect that I am going to be dragooned into making more treats tonight to appease a Bird? *it's only dragooned if you wouldn't do it anyways, but you can't make the dragon say it* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:34 pm {{Naaaaah. But you make tomorrow, yes?}} *Cute roll in the air.* {{Is fine. But you clean up, yes, yes.}} *To Swoop.* Swoop 10:35 pm *so cute <3 <3 <3 * Specs 10:35 pm I'll have them for you by tomorrow, Bird. Swoop 10:35 pm Kay *sccooooops up the treats, looks around with no idea what to do, then just plops them on the bar, mission accomplished* Smokescreen 10:35 pm whoa frag i was watching something in another tab and it went with this REALLY well which is weird Omicron 10:36 pm *big dragonic predacon walks in with a chirper on her back, looking around* Magnum Ace 10:36 pm -peeks down the stairs. Is it safe?- Specs 10:36 pm *the dragon chirps back!* Omicron! Omicron 10:36 pm Ice Queen, Omicron is an old name of mine ItsyBitsySpyers 10:36 pm *Soundwave suddenly sits up again and turns to tell Prowl something - only to realize that he's still stuck in that deep thought pose of his. He tilts his helm and pings, adding a curiosity mark so Prowl can better decide whether that reason is worth a pause or if Soundwave should wait longer.* Specs 10:37 pm Whoops, sorry! *the dragon ducks her head and gives Ice Queen a contrite warble* Ice Queen! A pleasure to see you! Omicron 10:37 pm *chirps back at, and there's an echoing chirp from the hatchling on her back* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:37 pm {{Thank you~}} *Happy chattering to dragon before circling around Swoop.* {{That not tra... never mind. You come play game outside.}} FakeProwl 10:37 pm *glances at Soundwave and returns curious tag* Swoop 10:38 pm Me Swoop LIKE playing games with You Bird! Specs 10:39 pm *gentle gasp! she has been blessed by a Baby Chirp. oh, joyous day!* Smokescreen 10:39 pm sounds sounds sounds you wanna see a video Omicron 10:39 pm *looks around and finds a place to lay down in her beast mode with the chittering hachling looking all around, really debating on transforming* Specs 10:40 pm *chirps at the hatchling. this is communication at its finest, right?* Omicron 10:40 pm *hatchling chitters back at Specs! he's more aware then last time, and a third bigger too* (oh yes() ItsyBitsySpyers 10:40 pm {{Then us go.}} *And out the door. She knows a huge herd of space slugs are passing through the canyon lately. Good for sitting on and riding around* FakeProwl 10:40 pm *gaze is attracted by the chittering. that is a MUCH bigger hatchling.* Swoop 10:40 pm *is ALL about this plan, pchooo!* Omicron 10:41 pm Hatchling: *spot prowl and perks up* PTTTB! Magnum Ace 10:41 pm -okay, only music, he's coming down the stairs now- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:41 pm @Prowl: [[...What are -you- still thinking about? The mysteries were tied up...]]

*Not judgmental. Legitimate wonder. Usually Prowl doesn't stay quiet that long once the solutions present themselves.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:42 pm *...Follows his gaze. Is that a different one?*

*Absent wave to Ace as he comes back down. Good to see they at least made it through the night, even if not the movie.* FakeProwl 10:43 pm @Soundwave «Oh. Just mentally reviewing the script.» Specs 10:43 pm ((oh my GOD I thought you were playing soundtrack from hamtaro ham ham heartbreak)) ((I'm. I'm done with my brain.)) FakeProwl 10:43 pm *looks back at the hatchling.* ... Pbbbbt. Smokescreen 10:43 pm ((yes ItsyBitsySpyers 10:43 pm @Prowl: [[For what?]]

*Oh no. Oh no, it's still charming.* Smokescreen 10:43 pm ((beethamven Omicron 10:43 pm ((its all good, I just got off work so fried brain is understandable here)) FakeProwl 10:43 pm *Same one.* Smokescreen 10:43 pm ((Hamthoven Specs 10:44 pm ((it's actually part of the soundtrack! the lady hamster plays moonlight sonata to rescue hamtaro and I should not admit to knowing this)) Magnum Ace 10:44 pm -yep, all good. He and Bull are ready to go home now. After Ace gives Soundwave the remote back- Smokescreen 10:44 pm ((Oh YEAH I remember that!! no shame ((ham ham heartbreak is a good game ((like... if i remember right it was done by the same people who did the mario and luigi gba rpg games ItsyBitsySpyers 10:45 pm *Soundwave places the remote back in his subspace pocket and dips his helm.*

[[It will be a while before he shows milder Earth films. They should not be -quite- as violent as this one, though.]] Omicron 10:45 pm *the hatchling chitter-clicks back at Prowl before chewing on one of Icy's spines before looking back* pbbbbt! *he lifts his wings and folds them back, look! he's learned a Thing!* Smokescreen 10:46 pm Wait- how violent are the next movies gonna be, Sounds? Magnum Ace 10:46 pm Ah...I hope I'll be a bit more prepared next time. Thank you for the warning. FakeProwl 10:46 pm *ah, he's figured out the sound again.* Pbbt. Omicron 10:47 pm he has his first name now *to prowl as she settles down* FakeProwl 10:47 pm Is he going to have multiple? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm [[Two concerning a vigilante assisting a struggling police commissioner in cleaning up a corrupted city, a long documentary for the Starfleet timeline, and the last of the vigilante films.]] Omicron 10:48 pm we give a temporaty name, until they're old enough to diside if theywant to change or keep it ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm [[Imagine what that means for yourself, Smokescreen.]] Smokescreen 10:49 pm Uhhh- sounds like it'll be probably fine for me! Just wanted to make sure it wasn't, like, horror or something. FakeProwl 10:49 pm Ah. Wise. What's his temporary name? Smokescreen 10:49 pm Wait, Starfleet timeline? Magnum Ace 10:49 pm Can we get a bridge home now? Omicron 10:50 pm Racer *she sighs* racer: Ptttb! *at his name he perks up* Specs 10:50 pm *peeks over at Omicron's baby. it's really time for her to head back, but this is adorable.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:50 pm [[You can. You will find it in the usual place outside. Be well, Leaguers.]] Magnum Ace 10:50 pm Thank you, and the same too you. Good night! Bull 10:51 pm Night. Smokescreen 10:51 pm Nice to see you, Magnus and Bull! Omicron 10:51 pm n.n FakeProwl 10:51 pm Racer. Hm. Omicron 10:52 pm racer: *peering down icy's side, debating on getting down, head going back and forth*

It suits him so far ItsyBitsySpyers 10:53 pm *Nod to Smokescreen.* [[Yes. The one where Tribbles originate from.]] Smokescreen 10:53 pm Ohh! That universe! The Tribbleverse. FakeProwl 10:53 pm Good. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm *Trying to be a good host and not ignore most of his guests. Failing. Wants to watch the hatchling. And his thoughts keep returning to the movie, and why Prowl was so deep in serious thought. And back to the hatchling.* Specs 10:55 pm *hatchling confirmed for adorable cognitohazard* Smokescreen 10:55 pm ... /Frag now Smokescreen's wondering and is trying to resist pulling the covenant out- testing his luck isn't a bad idea!/ Hey Sounds sounds sounds is any of the stuff in that starfleet documentary in ours too FakeProwl 10:56 pm ((brb)) Omicron 10:57 pm hmm... *Ice queen shifts her wing to keep the hatchling up for now, but glances around and then over to soundwave and chirps at him. Is it safe or alright if he runs around a little? Or should she keep the hatchling close for now?* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:57 pm [[What?]] *Pause.* [[He doesn't know about yours.]] *Pause.* [[He knows about his.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 10:59 pm *Soundwave nods to Ice Queen.* [[It will be safe to let him move, as long as he stays away from the other mechs.]] *He's quick, but failing to rescue them from underfoot is not a risk he'd like to take.* [[He can create a small barrier, if that will ease any worries.]] Smokescreen 11:00 pm Well- Is yours connected to that universe at all? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:03 pm [[Well, let him think. We had a brief tribble infestation in part of a lower deck while attempting to transport material we did not realize they were attached to or eating. Astrotrain was taken by cyborgs and modified into a small geometric figure of a ship. We--]] *No. Don't tell them about the upgrades to the mechanical being.* [[Have knowledge of several matching languages in our databanks.]]

[[No. It has no connections whatsoever.]] Omicron 11:04 pm *as long as no one tries to make off with her hatchling... Ice Queen shifts her wings, one moving and opening a little*

Racer: pblblblbl....? *chirps in his spot, then perks up as soon as the blue wing is moved he bounds over and slides down it, tumbling into a ball of wings and tail, chittering in glee* Smokescreen 11:04 pm ... Huh- so it's pretty connected? That's neat! I don't actually know all that much about the universe. Specs 11:04 pm *the dragon laughs in delight. look at the cute bumbler!* *chirp chirp!* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:05 pm *Soundwave huffs again. What an excitable little one. He would not be surprised if they get themselves into many troublesome places and adventures when they're older.* [[Then perhaps you should attend the nights their documentaries are played.]] FakeProwl 11:06 pm ... !!!! *ping ping ping PING PING* Smokescreen 11:06 pm That's the plan, Sounds! Omicron 11:06 pm racer: *cirp? he heard a chirp! Chirps back and flails, before he's righted with Icy's wing, stands up on all fours and CHIRPS at one and all.*

He has landed ItsyBitsySpyers 11:07 pm *Startles just enough to make him full-frame twitch on the couch. He quickly hides the action by rearranging his seating position as if to be more comfortable.*

*Returns the pings.* @P: [[What? What?]] FakeProwl 11:07 pm @S «That means Odo might be adrift in your universe's Denorios belt AS WE SPEAK.» Specs 11:08 pm *chirps more! chirp chirp CHIRP* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:08 pm @Prowl: [[He - that's--]] That's a damn good point. [[Do we -have- a Denorios belt?]] Like Prowl would know. *Soundwave summons up his best Predacon chirping file and responds to the hatchling's mighty noise* Smokescreen 11:09 pm 😮 /He's gonna try some chirping too! Mostly by mimicking the chirping he's hearing!/ FakeProwl 11:11 pm @S «If your universe is an alternate timeline of the ones that contain Starfleet—or that WILL contain Starfleet—then it stands to reason that your universe has similar astronomy.» Omicron 11:11 pm racer: *Wide optic, looking around at all the chirping, meeps and looks at Icy with a tiny lizardy wtf face and backs up at the loud music too*

Its okay, *chuckling as she shifts to lay on her side, leaning over to give her hatchling a lick on his back* Racer: O_o o.0 <_< >_> *CHIRP* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:11 pm *Startles slightly. WHO THE FRAG IS FIRING CANN--* *...It's the song. Okay.* FakeProwl 11:12 pm *he's just casually covering his audials.* Specs 11:12 pm *the dragon is on the floor* FakeProwl 11:12 pm @S «And if yours diverges enough from the ones that we've been witnessing that your galaxy ISN'T arranged the same way, then it's probable that you still have Odo somewhere, in a somewhat-similar-but-not-identical position, as is so often the case in the multiverse.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:13 pm [[...He did not know Earthlings considered cannons instruments. Maybe they don't know how to use them.]] *Shakes his helm.* Smokescreen 11:14 pm I'm pretty sure humans will use ANYTHING as an instrument. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:14 pm *Soundwave reaches out to pat the dragon with a feeler. There, there. It was only strange music.* Omicron 11:15 pm Racer: *might be hiding under the leading edge of icy's wing eyeing where the music is coming from*

I think Smokestreen is right Specs 11:15 pm *give the small dragon a moment to collect herself. the cannons nearly sent her jumping out of her fur.* Th-thank you... ItsyBitsySpyers 11:16 pm @Prowl: [[You're...]] *Uncertain wavering from side to side. What is he to take from this new realization?* [[Suggesting we try to find him?]] ItsyBitsySpyers 11:17 pm *Soundwave is sorry to have startled the hatchling. He had no intention of doing that. Human playlists can be so fickle.* FakeProwl 11:19 pm @Soundwave «... I would like to meet him. But, he isn't "him" yet. And we have no way of knowing that our intervention might not be—detrimental. To him and to the organics of the galaxy, if he does not take the path that will allow him to intervene in the war between the alpha and gamma quadrants.» *but he WANTS to* Omicron 11:19 pm *icequeen isn't angry, she's sort of bring out her hatchling to expose him to things after all. But she starts to hum regardless of the music to help calm racer down* Smokescreen 11:22 pm ((this... this brought back band memories i thought i had forgotten xvcb,mn ItsyBitsySpyers 11:23 pm @Prowl: [[...We could try to find where he -will- be. To watch from afar, when he arrives there?]] FakeProwl 11:23 pm @Soundwave «... We ought to at least make sure that, in this universe, he doesn't... fall into a black hole or a sun or something.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:25 pm @Prowl: [[Agreed. ... Though he does not know how to go looking. We do not have a ship. And you have only just begun your new work.]] *Tap. Tap. Tap. Hmm.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:26 pm *OH. Hold on. You know what he forgot all about, there, for a moment?* [[...We were going to speak, weren't we, Smokescreen.]] *This is fine. He can juggle several conversations at once. That's his damn JOB.* Omicron 11:26 pm *shifts to bring her tail around and twitch the end as her humming turns to very soft singing, trying to coax her hatchling to come back out, grinning as two brown forelegs are soon popping out to grab at the tail* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:27 pm *Ravage would be proud of that determination.* FakeProwl 11:27 pm @Soundwave «... Well. It's... not immediately important.» *Unfortunately. «We've got... mm, probably around three hundred years until he's SUPPOSED to be found. Possibly a bit longer.» Smokescreen 11:27 pm ... Wait, were we? I got distracted- I, uh- what were we-- Oh yeah! If there's anything else that might help your universe- and maybe if there's anything so I can help mine out. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:31 pm @Prowl: [[We are both accomplished at achieving nigh-impossible amounts of work in short stretches of time. Perhaps in a few years? For the ship, he could begin putting away a portion of his pay or looking for others to tie into owing him massive favors...]]

[[There is, but]] *There's a Predacon of questionable connection present and he can't talk about the Covenant in front of them.* [[it will require a more suitable environment than this one. We should make arrangements for a future discussion - as long as the location is not on your planet.]] *Not about to go near that filthy alternate of his.* Omicron 11:32 pm ((I don't want to intrude but icy has a living ship?)) Smokescreen 11:33 pm Sounds good to me- you still scared of my universe? It's really not that bad- I could even show you the restoration process for the hall of records. But we can meet in your universe, sure. Omicron 11:33 pm racer: *trying to hum along with Icy, a forepaw waving at the bigger tail before he peeks out and glares at the tail as it twitches away from his reach* FakeProwl 11:33 pm @S «Don't worry about the ship. This is my idea and I've got savings.» Specs 11:35 pm *the dragon shakes herself awake. okay. she HAS to sleep now.* Goodnight, Racer, Soundwave, Ice Queen, everyone. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:35 pm [[He isn't scared. There are simply some sights he would prefer not to see.]]

@Prowl: [[...That is a rather large savings.]]

((not intruding! it's just a matter of IC they can't quite spare THAT much time for vacationing on a potentially fruitless search for an alien rn heh)) [[Goodnight, dragon.]] Smokescreen 11:36 pm Mmhm, I'm sure you're not. My universe isn't that ugly, you know. Omicron 11:36 pm Have a good evening n.n *twitching her tail tip out of her now chittering hatchling's reach* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:36 pm ((but the offer is appreciated, and a living ship sounds fascinating 😮 )) Smokescreen 11:36 pm Aww, night night! ItsyBitsySpyers 11:36 pm [[It isn't the universe. It's who is in it.]] Smokescreen 11:36 pm ... You scared of Megaron? Really? Omicron 11:37 pm ((its a possable offer, Icy's has her clutch so her and her crew are not really doing anyhting)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:37 pm [[He has assisted in the defeat of at least three Megatrons. No. He's not.]] Smokescreen 11:37 pm ... Oh- Ohhh, is it a way larger mech? Is that it? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:39 pm [[He refuses to dignify this nonsense.]] Smokescreen 11:40 pm I'll take that as a yes- we can meet in your universe, anyway. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:40 pm *Primus, he knows you gave him the patience of three mechs, but can you not spare him a little more right now? Please?* Omicron 11:41 pm *pauses her song to give a yawn like motion, but really just stretching her jaws out. hopes no one minds as the fangs are exposed and killing fangs fold down, distractions?* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:42 pm *At least one mech here doesn't mind in the slightest. Be a bit hypocritical if they did.* Smokescreen 11:42 pm /Smokescreen's getting a bit too tired to notice or mind!/ ItsyBitsySpyers 11:43 pm [[...You have mobile fangs. Intriguing.]] FakeProwl 11:43 pm *thinks that's an impressive trick.* @S «For a personal craft to house two people? It'd be a solid investment, but it's not THAT huge an expense. Anyway, we probably won't need one. Solid research can tell us where the belt is and where Odo was found, from there we can calculate a limited range for where he would be three hundred-odd years before that point. We bridge to an asteroid, camp out, and run long-range scanner sweeps.» Omicron 11:45 pm *she's not the bigest predacon, yet big enough. she gives a somewhat muffled sheepish sound as she works the fangs to fold back into the 'roof' of her beast mode mouth* yeeaaa.... those normally stay up Racer: *trying to mimic, but has no big fangs, he tries though* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:49 pm @Prowl: [[You forget a half dozen others. Though the asteroids will keep at least two of them home. He supposes he could build and bring specialized scanning equipment...]] *Part of him sort of liked the idea of traveling somewhere for a while with Prowl, though. He's not going to say so, but he did.*

[[He has only seen similar features on razor snakes. It has always seemed strange to him that no one else should have them. It looks convenient.]] Smokescreen 11:49 pm They do look pretty cool- do you got any more secret dentae though? FakeProwl 11:51 pm @S «You're planning to bring them? I'd think none of them would have any desire to go on a snipe hunt for a lantern full of organic goo with the boss's ex-Autobot cop boyfriend.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:51 pm *HIS life would probably have been more convenient, anyway. Might've been less trouble for him if his retracted.* Omicron 11:51 pm they're good for biting and hanging onto muscle cables, not so much for the outer armor though. *She grins at smokescreen, twitching tail to get the sparkling to bat at it again* I have fangs in my bot mode Smokescreen 11:52 pm Oooh- /Waking up again, coming closer to Omi, looking up at the teeth./ Can I poke 'em? If I poke them, will they go back down? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:53 pm @P: [[He goes nowhere unfamiliar without Zori, Laserbeak does not like to be separated from him, and Ravage would -ask- to be brought on a h--]] *Wait.* [[One moment. Ex-Autobot. Then what you asked Buzzsaw to do was not only for show?]] Omicron 11:53 pm *she tilts her head and opens her jaws again, unfolding the two fangs for smokescreen to look or poke at* Smokescreen 11:54 pm /Smokescreen's enjoying himself and is poking at the fangs!/ Man, my dentae are so flat in comparison. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:54 pm ((lmfao this right as soundwave goes "wait ex-autobot?")) FakeProwl 11:55 pm ((a+ timing)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:55 pm [[Be glad you _have_ dentae. Ingesting your fuel by injector all the time tends to make the elbows ache.]] Omicron 11:55 pm *the fangs don't move at first, seeming as solid as her normal ones but after a second lets them move at the next pokes* *she's really trying not to laugh* Smokescreen 11:55 pm I'd offer you my dentae, Sounds, but I'm pretty sure neither of us want that. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:56 pm [[He would rather starve.]] Smokescreen 11:56 pm ... Fair enough, I wouldn't want yours either! Or anyone else's, really. Can you imagine waking up and suddenly having someone else's dentae though ItsyBitsySpyers 11:56 pm *Can you IMAGINE the anonymous innuendo to which he'd be subjected? Quintus' wriggling tentacles. No. No.* FakeProwl 11:57 pm @S «I haven't filed my paperwork with High Command, but only because High Command is basically /missing./ But it's time to get out.» Smokescreen 11:57 pm /Oh primus no/ FakeProwl 11:57 pm *has someone else's denta. isn't going to join the conversation.* Yesterday Omicron 11:58 pm Racer: -launches out from under icy's sheltering wing and TACKLES her tail. He gives little hisses as he wrestles with it and kicks, full on tiny war there on the floor- ItsyBitsySpyers 12:00 am @P: [[If High Command is missing, those left effectively -are- High Command. Send them to yourself and approve your paperwork.]] *That really weird serious/humor tag I don't remember how to spell offhand.* [[May he ask why? He approves, but - he is curious. This is, he thinks, the kind of thing that deserves more than a footnote in his map.]] [[Do leave your creator -some- tail for balance, Racer.]] *Huff huff.* FakeProwl 12:01 am *sheurmiours* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:01 am *That's the one! There you go.* FakeProwl 12:01 am @S «Well, if I'm not going to /send/ the paperwork to anyone, there's really no point, is there?» Omicron 12:03 am *icy pulls her head back and closer mouth, snorting at racer before twitching the tail and dragging him with*

Racer: ...!!!! *omgomgomgomgomgAHHAHA! chitters!* FakeProwl 12:03 am *... plus, he is justifiably terrified of the consequences of cutting that very valuable tie to the Autobot intel community. Sure, being who he is, he could call upon anyone in intel or spec ops at any time and ask them what they know, but—that wouldn't be what a good cop does, would it?» ItsyBitsySpyers 12:04 am *There are other ways of getting it. And many of bringing it with.* FakeProwl 12:06 am *he's already looking into establishing a liaison between the Autobots and the CSF.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:06 am *...Somehow, this does not seem like music for the Pits of Kaon.* Smokescreen 12:08 am Also also frag I'm gonna head off- I got some things to take care of. Thanks for hosting Sounds! And it was good to see all of you. Omicron 12:08 am Racer: *having the time of his life wrestling with the bigger tail, though starts to calm down as Icy starts to softly sing again. Soon he's sitting on the stilled tail looking around, wings half arched to show he won the war on the floor* It was nice to see you again ItsyBitsySpyers 12:08 am [[You're welcome. Attend to your business.]] *Nod.* FakeProwl 12:09 am *mutters* finally. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:10 am [[Now, now.]] *Save those mutters for private conversations. You'll get more agreement that way. Soundwave has to play nice host in public, after all. His business requires it.* Omicron 12:11 am *she's being polite and ignoring mutters* FakeProwl 12:11 am *side glance. don't u "now now" him, you undoubtedly had the same thought.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:11 am *Of course he did.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:17 am @Prowl: [[...You do not have to explain why if you do not want to. But he--]] *His turn to side glance.* [[He will still stand behind you when those more loyal to pretty etchings than their friends do not. You do not need to maintain contact with such mechs to be certain of that.]]

*In other words, he promises he won't leave if all those contacts suddenly dry up, whether or not there's a liason in place.* Omicron 12:18 am (I have a missing snake) ItsyBitsySpyers 12:18 am (( 😧 GO FIND THEM AAAAA)) ((poor lost bby...)) Omicron 12:19 am (Red Alert does this a lot, I'm pretty sure he's under me/under the bed) Omicron 12:22 am (working up strength to lift the bed up. he just ate a jumbo rat this morning) (so he shouldn't have gone far) FakeProwl 12:22 am *The side-glance is now a full glance-glance. Wow, that sounds like something straight out of a gangster movie. Right after somebody pledges a blood oath to the mob boss.* @S «... I didn't think you wouldn't.» ItsyBitsySpyers 12:22 am ((naughty boy, i hope he doesn't bring it back up having to be put back where he goes)) FakeProwl 12:23 am *would it be rude to send an amusement tag? he's going to chance it.* Omicron 12:23 am [red's pretty stubern about keeping his food down. Honey, his tank mate didn't eat her's I just found out x.x] Omicron 12:26 am racer: *sniffing around with his nose to the floor* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:31 am *Listen, he learned very specific lessons about friendship in the Pits and elsewhere, and he's not got a lot of other sources to draw from when it comes to how to speak about it.*

*Soundwave's not sure what to do with the amusement tag. He meant what he said in all seriousness. Maybe he'll just. Note it for now and try to work out its meaning later?*

@P: [[...Oh. Good.]] *Tiny head shake.* [[He is - still unused to being thought of as anything besides a mech who is only around to dig up secrets.]] *And after a moment, an intense ping of affection.* [[Thank you.]] FakeProwl 12:33 am *a return ping.* @S «You're welcome. If you WERE just trying to dig secrets out of me, you'd be——going ridiculously far.» *and in the middle of that sentence was the point where Prowl remembered that he has quite a bit of evidence suggesting that that's exactly why Chromedome is conjugated with Rewind.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:36 am *Then it is a good thing Soundwave already made it clear he would not be conjugated and gave Prowl the beginnings of a way to literally destroy his too-trusting spark, no?* FakeProwl 12:36 am *and what business does Prowl have trusting people, when he's the exact person who untrustworthy people would want the trust of for untrustworthy purposes, and when he knows damn well that all the people currently closest to him ARE untrustworthy and yet he's chosen to trust them anyway—why? where's the logic in that? how's that going to end?* *give him a moment to forcibly shush those thoughts. they never stop, they just quiet down.* Omicron 12:37 am (found red) ItsyBitsySpyers 12:37 am ((YAAAAAY)) FakeProwl 12:38 am ((YAY)) Omicron 12:39 am (that was a wrestling match) ItsyBitsySpyers 12:40 am *Since he never listens in any more than Prowl blatantly gives him, Soundwave can't hear that realization, or that internal struggle, or the quieting of said struggle. He just stretches a little, having mentioned most of what was on his mind that night and a little publicly-socialized-out.*

[[He should call this a night. Hatchlings should have rest - and in a little while, so should he.]] @P: [[...He still would like to know what you spent the movie thinking about, if or when you feel like telling him that. ]] FakeProwl 12:43 am @S «Just going over the script. I'm curious about the, ah... disorder they said he had.» ItsyBitsySpyers 12:43 am *That's still an odd notion. Sitting right next to someone - him, a telepath - and having to ask what's on their mind. He's not sure he'll ever get over the strangeness of that. He minds it less, but it may always be odd* Omicron 12:44 am *icequeen stops her song and gives a chirp like sound as she gets up and streaches* Racer: *freezes from sniffing his way to soundwave and prowl* O-o *hesitates but bounds back* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:45 am [[We will pbbt at each other next time, hatchling. Fear not.]] Omicron 12:46 am racer: O,o pffft? *looks back as he's being picked up* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:46 am @P: [[...Similarities?]] FakeProwl 12:48 am *oh, so Soundwave noticed too.* @S «You said it was time to call it a night. How much longer did you want to stay up?» *it's... a list.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:48 am *Confirms that by pffting back to the hatchling with a mixture of static.* Omicron 12:49 am racer: pttb!!

*Icy chuckles around the hatchling in her mouth, rumbling a purr back at soundwave as she calls for a bridge home to her ship* (good night, I have to deal with my gaint scaly kids <3) ItsyBitsySpyers 12:50 am @P: [[For you, he will make the time you want.]] *Unless that was some kind of dodge. In which case he would let Prowl do that, too.*

[[Be well, Ice Queen. And Racer.]] ((night! good luck with the scaly kids heh)) Omicron 12:51 am *she gives a kinda bow back, has a moutful of wriggly sparkling as she leaves* (thanks) FakeProwl 12:51 am @S «Mm. It doesn't make a difference to me, you're the one who asked a question. Unless it was rhetorical?» *oh look, similarity #1: hard to identify rhetorical questions.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:54 am @Prowl: [[It was not. It rarely is, when he is curious about something.]] *Checks his chronometer and gives the next day's schedule a quick review.* [[Let us add... thirty-five minutes for ourselves before rest. Anything not mentioned by then may be covered next time we have the opportunity. Among other things of lesser importance.]] FakeProwl 12:55 am *now that they're by themselves and don't need to keep to comms—* Very well. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:57 am *Well, now that Prowl doesn't, anyway. Soundwave's communication method won't change much aside from a slightly loosened target focus.* FakeProwl 12:57 am Identified... symptoms? Consequences? of the disorder—things that are specifically identified as having a higher occurrence within the population that has the disorder compared to the outside population. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:00 am *Soundwave twists to get more comfortable on the couch and tucks one leg underneath himself, leaning against the couch's back. Full listen mode.* FakeProwl 1:02 am Self-stimulating activities different from the normal, small ones that regular people have. Unusual sensitivity to some noises and some lights. Sensitivity to and dislike of touching and hugging. Difficulty in... mm... *he's going to glide over what he was originally going to say with just,* optic contact. ((oh my god.)) ((u better include a link to that in the log)) ItsyBitsySpyers 1:03 am ((what why)) FakeProwl 1:03 am ((because it's precious)) ItsyBitsySpyers 1:04 am (( https://78.media.tumblr.com/527e1d0b01101f8a71076b447123eded/tumblr_inline_p2zyentzUv1ryyzb8_540.png very well )) FakeProwl 1:04 am ((and because posterity Deserves To Know)) ((aw, the link doesn't work. nvm!)) ItsyBitsySpyers 1:04 am ((eh someone can copy-paste)) FakeProwl 1:04 am It's an improbably high number of unexpectedly correlated character traits. ((no, the copypaste doesn't work)) ((well it was a cute very attentive couchsit)) ItsyBitsySpyers 1:08 am [[He has noticed all of those over time. Or been told, in one case. He assumes you believe yours may be... he does not know an appropriate word. Related?]] [[Alike?]] ((link fixed)) FakeProwl 1:09 am ((perf.)) ... "Yours" suggests I /possess/ something. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:10 am [[The symptoms or consequences you mentioned.]] *Tilts head. Did he speak incorrectly?* FakeProwl 1:12 am I think this might be a category of humans with which I have more in common than other humans. I don't think that means I "have" something. We're talking about the psychology of aliens, after all. What classifies as a disorder among aliens is by no means inherently something disorderly among us. *always, always, always very twitchy about even the implied suggestion that he HAS something.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:16 am *Considers this for a moment. He supposes that makes sense. The humans do share similarities in some respects while being completely different in other ways or having wildly opposite viewpoints.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:20 am [[But it must interest you to see a similar collection of traits in this category of theirs? The assistant at the end - he can speak, if he wants, but both his words and his silence have led others to dismiss him in the past. And they did not see her brilliance simply because she did not communicate as they do. It was--]] *Long, long vent.* [[It pleases him that -some- of the humans understood who she was.]] FakeProwl 1:21 am ... Anyway. Beyond the listed—traits, he's also shown as... having a rather flat vocal delivery. Disliking participating in small talk. Possessing a skill for and inclination toward mathematics that is far beyond that of any of his peers, and beyond that which most of them would be capable of achieving even if they wanted to. Other things. I don't know if those things are connected or not, but... ItsyBitsySpyers 1:21 am *Quickly dams up his thoughts. He didn't realize Prowl was going to keep speaking or he would have waited.* FakeProwl 1:23 am *A glance at Soundwave. And a glance down.* ... I couldn't speak when I first came online. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:26 am *Still in the middle of processing the second part when a third one pops up. It takes him a second longer than he'd like to rearrange his priorities and focus on the newest one.*

*Small fidget. He wants to ask, but he doesn't know if it'll anger Prowl if he does. There's... not really a way to work that out without trying, is there?*

[[...Did you get to have a speaker?]] *Like the assistant. A program that would say what Prowl wrote.* FakeProwl 1:28 am *and after Prowl went to all that trouble to rearrange his priorities to focus on Soundwave's.* No. They turned me off and reprogrammed me until I could talk. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:31 am *He didn't mean to steal it. Only to give an example of what he meant by his question about interest in what was shown.*

[[He is - sorry.]] *Pause.* [[Angry. You should have been given help. To find your own way.]] FakeProwl 1:34 am *he shakes his head.* I'm not angry. I've never been. Based on everything they knew and believed at the time, they WERE helping. They were giving me what the believed was a necessary tool to allow me to find my own way. In Petrex, under Functionism and the Senate, they were probably right. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:35 am *What in the seventh chamber of the deepest, darkest cavern in Kaon does 'turned me off' and 'reprogrammed me' mean? How do you just - turn off someone who's alive? What did they do with Prowl's head?* FakeProwl 1:35 am The world should have been such that that wasn't true. But it wasn't. FakeProwl 1:37 am *a deep vent in, and a sigh.* I probably should be angry. You know—for ethical reasons, and all that. But I'm not. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:39 am [[Then he is that much more glad to see the world as it was go.]] *Still threads of anger in there. He's not letting those go. He's not the one who grew up in Petrex.*

[[Do you -want- to be?]] FakeProwl 1:43 am ... No. I don't. I knew the people who did it, off and on, for—well—the rest of THEIR lives, as the war started picking them off. They all wanted to see me succeed. They were pleased by my successes and concerned by my setbacks. For their own, various reasons, they wanted the best for me. I don't want to be mad at them for that. FakeProwl 1:44 am They made a decision for me when I was a few days old that took me millions of years to conclude that, based on modern science and ethics, it was wrong. It's hard to fault them for that. ItsyBitsySpyers 1:48 am *Soundwave doesn't find it hard to fault them at all. He's also notoriously unforgiving of anyone who has caused his loved ones pain. Make of that what you will.*

[[He doubts they would have agreed to submit -themselves- to... to being 'turned off' and 'reprogrammed', were someone to demand it of them.]] *...But again, Petrex and being neck-deep in Functionism.* [[Maybe he is wrong about that. But it does not make sense that they would.]] FakeProwl 1:50 am I'm sure if you suggested it to them, they'd say that if they had been in my position, they would. And I'm also sure that if you offered it to them, they'd refuse on the grounds that they're not in my position and so don't need it. *a wry smile.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:57 am *It's probably a good thing Soundwave's mask is still on. Nobody needs to see the expression he made at the second sentence.*

[[Of course they would. It is convenient.]]

*Long, slow vent.*

[[He does not mean to tell you how to feel. It is just that - he merely--]] *His right hand closes and opens again.* [[Never mind. You already know, he thinks.]] *Mainly that he resents that time and history can't all be changed specifically so that Prowl could have had his speaker. Or anything else he needed.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:59 am *And other mechs for not being quick enough to make necessary adjustments to their own world.* FakeProwl 2:00 am Yes, I do. And if you want to be angry, that's your prerogative. *... Can he take that right hand? He's going to tentatively brush at it and see.* ItsyBitsySpyers 2:09 am *Nods. Turns his hands over and spreads his fingers apart, willing to not only let it be taken but lace them properly.*

[[...He would like to know more. About you, and all the things you also saw in the human. To understand, when you let him. The dislike of small talk, the vocal delivery, sensitivities and activities. Not just the existence. The--]] *Look to ceiling. Words, please?* [[How they -are-. -Who- you are, never mind the secrets and affiliations and history.]]

*That probably doesn't make sense. It barely makes sense to him and he's the one who tried to think it out.* FakeProwl 2:11 am ... Uh. *Prowl's optics flicker. Wow, Soundwave, that's a lot.* Thanks. You too. *there's another similarity: inappropriate usage of stock, polite, scripted phrases.* *He's going to look at that wall over there, the most interesting wall in the room. Fascinating.* ItsyBitsySpyers 2:18 am *Soundwave watches the flickering and the turning away and is quiet a moment.*

[[He apologizes. He isn't - attempting to be invasive. Or overwhelming. Or to test you.]] *Like he imagines reprogrammers probably would have done.* [[Or to - to smother you, somehow.]]

[[...Do not think too much about it now, if you do not want. It was only an admission.]] FakeProwl 2:19 am No, it was just, ah... enthusiastic. ... And now you've said two grand things to me tonight and I've said zero to you. ItsyBitsySpyers 2:21 am [[He was not expecting anything. He's spoken his mind. That was all.]] FakeProwl 2:24 am ... Well, yes, I know, but... *He's not going to get anywhere with that. Quick, change topics.* But anyway, I didn't want to... Your point was that the brilliant assistant is dismissed on sight because she can't speak, and as you've had similar experiences, you're glad she has someone who listens and respects her. And the point I was TRYING to make is— yes. That. I agree. ItsyBitsySpyers 2:27 am *He can see that change of topic and he'll let it happen.* [[For that, he is most glad.]] FakeProwl 2:29 am ... And we've run quite a bit over those thirty-five minutes. ItsyBitsySpyers 2:30 am [[We have. He will just have to save his gift for the next time. But he does not regret that.]] *Finally takes his visor off and places it on the couch's arm.* [[Do you want to join him?]] FakeProwl 2:31 am ... NOW you mention the gift. ItsyBitsySpyers 2:32 am [[Ah, ah, ah. Anticipation will sweeten the delivery. It will wait.]] *Untucks his leg and gets to his feet.* FakeProwl 2:33 am *Stands without letting go of Soundwave's hands, so that's that on joining him.* If you insist. ItsyBitsySpyers 2:35 am [[He is as stubborn as he is quiet.]]

*He'll lean forward with intent to offer a kiss. Once he knows if it's going to be taken or is too much, he'll carry on appropriately and then start for the stairwell.* FakeProwl 2:35 am *It will ABSOLUTELY be taken.* *To the stairs.*

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