AUDIO

[percept]

[ The feed is audio-only, seeing as Perceptor is doing little more than trawl for data at the moment. He's curt and sounds rather distracted, but it's only because he's in the middle of attempting to take in as much of the Link as is possible. Thank Primus for multitasking. ]

Perceptor here. If any of the crew of the Lost Light are present, I would appreciate being made aware of it.

[ There's a pause as he makes a quiet sound of interest, apparently having stumbled upon something that catches his eye, then his attention turns back to the feed. ]

Those willing to extrapolate on the current situation would also be welcome.

Comments

[Voice]

[vandalization]

Perceptor? What, do you turn into binoculars or something?

Uh, anyways. Sorry pal, but you're a long way from home. Didn't the creepy guy fill you in?

[Voice]

[percept]

A tank, actually.

I was given a brief summary of the situation. I'm primarily curious as to whether or not any of my crewmates were similarly pulled through this 'Lambda.'

[Voice]

[vandalization]

Anticlimactic, but cool nonetheless.

Well, can't help you there. Any individuals? I've only met a handful of you guys, so drop me some names and I'll see?

VIDEO;

[inferiordude]

Blah blah we're stuck on another Cybertron blah blah alternate versions of people show up here a lot blah blah you're stuck forever blah-dee-dah.

That's kinda the gist of it or whatever.

AUDIO;

[percept]

That's about as much as I managed to get out of the Acolyte. I don't suppose you know anything beyond that?

VIDEO;

[inferiordude]

Sorry, dude. Not really. Yer in Team Clueless like the rest of us.

audio

[ex_dishonestly997]

So I'm seeing reports of your death were greatly exaggerated. [and adding just in case it's not evident] I'm glad for that.

audio

[percept]

[ Oh. That's a lovely way to start a conversation. ]

I'm alive and quite functional, thank you very much.

audio

[ex_dishonestly997]

What happened, exactly? I heard your ship exploded.

Audio

[idle_time]

[Perceptor? He knows Perceptor! ...A Perceptor, anyway.]

Golly, Mr. Wizard, you came on down too?

Audio

[percept]

[ ...Er? ]

Yes?

[Perma-Audio]

[my_own_trope]

Fresh off the boat, I take it?

[percept]

That's one way to put it, yes.

video

[lifepersists]

[ Oh my god, he knows that voice ]

Perceptor?

video

[percept]

[ Oh! There's a familiar face. A flash of relief flickers through Perceptor. ]

First-Aid.

Video

[winged_knight]

[There have been a lot of newcomers recently that Wing has not be terribly capable of aiding but this looks like an exception.]

Greetings Perceptor. I am Wing. I seem to recall Drift mentioning the ship he crewed on previous being pulled to this place was called the Lost Light. Is that designation familiar to you?

As for extrapolating on the situation, what do you know currently? And do you have a colored glyph on your frame anywhere?

Video

[percept]

[ If Vandal hadn't already confirmed the presence of Drift (or at least a Drift, he's still not clear if it's the one from his universe) he'd be sighing in relief right about now. ]

Yes, I'm quite familiar with Drift, or at least with the Drift from my own universe.

The Acolyte present upon my awakening gave me a brief summary of the situation. I have a basic understanding of the 'Lambda,' am aware that this is some version of Cybertron, and that we are in the presence of several... deities. [ Can you hear Perceptor's exasperation with the entire situation? Yeah, none of this makes him feel particularly at ease. ]

I have a marking on my arm, although I'm not entirely sure what it means.

[ Sigh. ]

Ideally I would like hard facts, but I am currently lacking in both diagnostic equipment and a general familiarity with my surroundings.

[video]

[sword_redemption]

[At least Drift's no longer rusting. He pops on the video. It's good to see a familiar face. ]

Just me. Pharma and First Aid as well, from Delphi. [As far as Drift knows they are not on the ship. He gives a sort of shrug, figuring that's probably not the answer the other wanted. ].

It's good to see you. [ Just that. He doesn't want to push. ]

[video]

[percept]

Drift. [ There's a greater sense of relief than when he saw First Aid, if only because of the greater familiarity. At least he had some warning that Drift was present. ]

Are you alright? What is your location?

[ If the multitude of questions are indicative enough, Perceptor is a tad worried--not that he doesn't think Drift capable of looking after himself. ]

[Video]

[raceme]

Perceptor? You sound different than the one I know which must be an indicative that we do not belong to the same universe That's really a pity but it's a pleasure to meet you nonetheless sir.

I am Agent Blurr member of the Elite Guard I AM NOT familiar with the crew of the Lost Light and I can't really tell you if any of them are here for now but if you have questions about this place I will try to answer them with accuracy.

[Video]

[percept]

[ There's a brief pause as Perceptor switches to video. ]

Greetings, Blurr. I believe your appearance alone is enough for me to establish that we are not from the same universe. [ At least the color is more or less the same. ] Regardless, it is nice to meet you.

I don't suppose you know where I could acquire access to lab facilities?

[audio]

[angleofscience]

[He's not actually spoken to Perceptor for a while ("a while", here, meaning millions of years), even less his own version, but he would hardly neglect to reply to this one.]

Mmm, well. The Lambda seems to as of yet resist basic attempts to scan it properly, approaching is, as I've understood it, not the simplest... But I would surmise that, from the cross-section of the individuals that come through, it's a time-space distortion that at least periodically reaches far enough to connect to other universes than this one, resulting in a population where we often recognize each other...

Even when we've never met before.

[Jetfire hums in thought, having left the feed on audio since he was flying.]

I haven't had the chance yet to make any further inquiries with our organic population, but it's possible the universes drawn from don't all lie on the same plane.

[That is, not just one multiverse, but several, as this would corroborate with the situation at the Keep.]

Really, any futher theories would rather need proper scans and readings from the Lambda, not just to confirm or deny what we already might know, but to start working on a way to influence the Lambda so we could go home.

[More easily said than done, since they were dealing with at least one multiverse, if not more... Which meant the tast of finding the correct individual universes was massive.]

[audio]

[percept]

I see...

[ In short, the Lambda is one big mystery. Wonderful. ]

Is there any way I could get my hands on proper diagnostic equipment? I would like to make a point of taking a closer look at the Lambda myself, although I doubt it will reveal anything particularly groundbreaking.

[Video]

[must_do_science]

Perceptor!

Ya referred to the Lost Light? Does that mean ya survived?

[Or, of course, you're from a slightly different universe where the ship didn't explode. Or a from a point in the timeline before the accident or argh multiple realities.

Abruptly he realizes the sillyness of his previous question.]

Well, of course you survived but did everyone else as well?

[Video]

[percept]

Wheeljack. [ Wonderful, a familiar face. ]

I assume you mean the explosion. [ Since that's what Starscream was curious about too. ]

There was only one casualty as a result of the explosion, although our number seems to be slowly declining as a result of any number of outside factors.