video; | location: the general area of Vector's temple

[stabbywheelfeet]

So let me get this straight.

[Says the unfamiliar -- well, maybe unfamiliar to most -- silver Autobot lounging in a temple doorway. You heard it right, lounging. Apparently no one told him about the giant bug monsters.]

New Cybertron. A bunch of different -- [AIR QUOTES, LITERAL AIR QUOTES] -- "realities" flying around. None of us asked to be here... aaaaand we get to play construction equipment to these 'bots I've never even heard of?

Right, you know what? I'll pass.

When's the next shuttle home? I don't feel like getting my paint dirty.

[He looks as if he's about to turn the Link off entirely, but pauses. Oh, right.]

I'm guessing it's too much to hope anyone I know showed up too? Regardless... this is Sideswipe, shoot me your location and all that.

Sideswipe: out.

Comments

[video]

[place_in_the_sun]

H-Hinata. [And now she's touching her face. ] What's wrong with my face?

[video]

[stabbywheelfeet]

Never seen you before.

Your optics are weird.

[video]

[place_in_the_sun]

_{I've been hiding}. [Sorry, but giant robots are a little on the order of terrifying.]

They're, it's, uh, it's a trait from my family.

[video]

[stabbywheelfeet]

Well, that's dumb.

... Good for you?

[video]

[place_in_the_sun]

I don't think so. A proper ninja waits until the precise moment to attack. Stealth is one of our skills. That's what Kurenai-sensei always says.

...it hasn't been very good, no.

[video]

[stabbywheelfeet]

I have absolutely no idea what any of that means, so I'm going to assume it's human-speak for "I'm too afraid to fight".

[video]

[place_in_the_sun]

I'm not afraid. [Not entirely. Or rather, she's fought when she was more afraid than this.] But I don't even know why anyone's fighting.

[video]

[stabbywheelfeet]

Probably because Autobots and Decepticons get along like my paint and a belt sander.