[Video][A friend lost and a strange light Shining]

[mccrane]

[McCrane is on a late patrol, in the junk-yard at night. With the horrors of the Glyphless catastrophe over and all of the paperwork filed, he has been searching for two things: One, the materials to build a soccer-goal, and two...]

Has anyone seen Gunmax?

[He's worried. He's always worried, of course, but now he looks more worried than usual. He turns, and for a moment the camera catches a small ball of light hovering over a silver-wrapped box with a gold bow. Curious, McCrane approaches, and the light moves out of the video, as does the box.]

I am also wondering about Barricade, as he has been gone for several weeks now. I don't know if keeping track of the populace is part of our Law Enforcement duties, but...it should be done. [McCrane reaches down, and suddenly the silver box pops back into view while he holds it. It's still remarkably well-lit for this time of night, but that may be because there's that small ball of light, shining on it again.]

And now it looks like I'll have to add Whirl onto the list, too. [He fingers the nametag, turning it toward the camera. Today was strange enough, but it looked as if it was going to get stranger.]

Is anyone else encountering unusual lights?

[It reminded him of Drill Boy's mythical fairy.]

Comments

[namesnotprowl]

Others can. Others have; I ain't seen the work personally, technically, but I know its effects.

[Which would be enough for him to figure out in most cases. He's creative and knows every node of his own processor like others know the backs of their hands.]

I'm glad, because I wouldn't. Unless there's no other choice anyway.

[He ponders the suggestion for a few moments before nodding.]

Something like that, yes.

[mccrane]

It has happened to our kind, as well.

[He shivers, visibly.]

If you ever did say yes, then I would know it is not you.

[In that context, however, he can at least understand what bonding is.]

Thank you for explaining. I'll have to ask Prima if it is something like that when I see him again.

Bonding can't...just happen to anyone, can it?

[namesnotprowl]

Or that you should avoid me f'r a while. I tend to get awfully cross when I have to agree to it and it ain't exactly pretty.

[Considering what he did to Convoy the last time... though he won't consider it at all for the moment.

More important things to talk about.]

To my knowledge no. They have t'be built or retrofitted for it... or have a connection to the FirstForged, in this case I suppose.

[mccrane]

I will take that into consideration.

[Or maybe he'd build you a nice punching dummy to get some use out of--that often helped Power Joe.]

Then this connection... [He touched his Glyph.] ...may have more implications that we realized at first. This could constitute an invasion of privacy, but...

[He doesn't know.]

I think that will depend. I would like more information first.

[namesnotprowl]

If they were doing it intentionally it'd be an invasion of privacy. But they didn't put the glyphs on us themselves, as they've been fond of reminding us.

[Though he can hardly blame McCrane for that particular misgiving and needing more information.]

They've been pretty tight-lipped so far, but hopefully more information can be gotten about the whole thing.

[mccrane]

It will make me feel better, to know.

And I am sure I will not be the only one.

[I think we can wrap this up here?]