[Transmitting from the junkpile as usual]

[dirge]

So many mechs dieing around here. It feels like home. [He sighs wistfully.]

Speaking of dieing- I have a question. I want to know about sparkeaters. Someone mentioned there might be others around here who know about them. I'm very interested.

Comments

[video]

[rednotbluethx]

Wait.

You's talkin' like... somethin' that actually eats sparks? That's fraggin' crazy!

I wanna see one so bad.

Re: [video]

[dirge]

[Frown] What's so crazy about it?

[video]

[rednotbluethx]

Nothin'. Ain't absolutely nothin' wrong wit' people eating each others sparks. PERFECTLY SANE. [knocks on his head]

Re: [video]

[dirge]

[Folds his arms] I honestly don't see the problem with it. A spark is a hard enough thing to get someone to part with- what's wrong with enjoying it?

Especially if it'll help me like I think it might. [Taps his chin thoughtfully]

[video]

[rednotbluethx]

[laughs] Man, yer... kinda not all there, are ya, bigface? [smirks] But, 'ey, dat ain't so bad. If yer thinkin' of eatin' some sparks, psycho, I can rec'mend a few guys who probably taste dee-licious.

Re: [video]

[dirge]

Of course I'm not. I'm a clone. Being incomplete is an unfortunate side effect.

[His wings perk up] Really? Do tell!

audio

[percept]

Why do you want to know?

[Video]

[dirge]

What's with the audio? [It seems to be a popular trend around here.]

I want to know why they eat sparks. Do they have sparks of their own? It's important.

perma audio

[percept]

I am working while I speak with you. It is hardly entertaining subject matter.

Very little is known about them. They pursue sparks with almost single-minded voracity, and their abdomens generally possess several sparks in varying stages of digestion. They are exceptionally fast, strong, and dangerous.

video

[dirge]

Are you making something? [Because that seems entertaining to him.]

Ah, single-minded voracity~ I know exactly what that's like.

So they eat more than one at a time? And digest them... For energy? Or something else?

That last part goes without saying. One must be all those if they are to part mechs from their sparks.

[percept]

No, I am not.

I am afraid I do not know much more about sparkeaters. The specimen present on the Lost Light was destroyed before I could analyze it.

[dinnerdate]

...Sparkeaters?

[dirge]

Yes. [Big grin] Know anything about them?

[dinnerdate]

Never heard of them... How tasty could a spark even be?

[dirge]

They must be delicious if there's a species devoted to eating them.

Imagine- consuming something that is in its essence what makes a mech who they are? Ah~ It gives me tingles.

[dinnerdate]

Are you a sparkeater?

Ker-pinged by homesickness + Audio

[songofmypeople]

You aspire to be a spark eater?

[You've got no idea what you're talking about do you, kid?
And yeah, he's skimmed your replies.]

[Video]

[dirge]

[More audio? Dirge is really getting annoyed with all the anonymous callers.]

Are you also working on something boring?

And I think so. It depends.

Audio

[songofmypeople]

[There's a shiiiing sound, like metal over a whetstone.]

That hinges on how you feel about stakes. Ask nicely if you want to see a video.

Depends on what?

[Video] yes, he's had cow before- in axiom + plus an internal rehaul via Shockwave

[dirge]

[Dirge's optics brighten] Personally, I prefer my Earth bovine whole but I'd never pass up a steak or three.

If it will help me or not. Well, mostly. I'd still try one for fun. [Grin]

:D What's a cow?

[songofmypeople]

[Bovine? What? Is this about Earth? Tarn loses interest in the nonsense.]

I may not be an expert on the matter [because his Eldritch Horror won't stop jumping onto the furniture or stay off the bed] but I do have considerable experience with the creatures.

If you have questions; ask. But first, I notice you're at the rubble site, I'm looking for some things.

[im_wavin]

Sparkeater???

[dirge]

Yes! Have you heard of them?

[im_wavin]

Nope!

[dirge]

Then you're of no use to me. [Frown]