[Video - locked to a few people]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[She knew where, and what Ambulon was, but there were some people she didn't and she wanted to make sure they were okay. One way or another.]

Grimlock, Optimus, Kay? Whether or not you are what you ought to be, if you can reply, I'd be pleased if you could check in.

[Some people (like Ambulon) had been getting injured right at the change after all, and maybe not everybody could reply...]

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[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

[Stepmom! Don't you worry, she's still here in her room.]

Miss Elita?

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[Oh, good.]

Kay. You're okay for now, then. [Elita can't help but smile, even if it's too soon to say Kay won't change because it's still going on, as far as she can see.] You're all right?

I noticed... ah, Kagerou, right? changed. How's that going?

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

[She nods, bouncing practically in her seat.]

Isn't this cool? Everyone's swapping bodies..sorta! I think I'm gonna be a robot!

[She's a little too excited for this.]

Oh yeah! He's fine. I fed him and everything! Just so you know, he really likes Swiss Rolls.

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[No, Kay, no. Elita does manage to keep her expression fairly neutral, though.]

I... suppose it could seem exciting, but most seem to get upset. [Gently pointing that out, though there might be a small smile for her excitment over possibly changing into a robot.] Why would you want to change, Kay? I can't say I'd want to.

I see. [And there's an honest chuckle out of her.] It's good that you're helping him... I suppose it might be somewhat easier for him, since he's at least somewhat used to humans. Did you find clothes?

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[littlecrowgirl]

Well of course it's not as fun for them. They're shrinking and becoming more fragile. As a robot...well, I'd be more MADE for this place.

[Someone needs a lesson on LOVING YOUR BODY.]

Oh, he came with clothes, thankfully. Either that or he found some really quick.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

That's good. Many seem to have come with none at all, or not enough.

[Then she pauses for a moment, frowning a little.]

Kay... While that's certainly true, that wouldn't help you when you get to go home. Your body is yours, after all. I can see how it must be frustrating, however.

[She really does, too. She's seen Earth, and even if this version of Cybertron is a lot rougher than what she's used to, even if the planet mostly was covered in shining metropolis, the buildings wouldn't fit humans, and food and water would still be hard to find.]

If you changed, however... what would you want your frame to look like? [Helm tilting, Elita sees no harm in indulging the girl a little.]

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[littlecrowgirl]

Hm..

I'd want to be like you or Arcee. Not too clunky. Just right. Oh, and I'd want to have an axe.

[Girl has priorities.]

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[Laughing, Elita nodded.]

An energy axe isn't a bad choice, if you would want to go melee. If teh Axe has an extendable handle, you can even get some distance... Altmode?

[Probably something that could fly, Elita would guess. She wondered if it'd be a good idea if Kay got to change into something... or even a cybertronian, or if it was better she didn't.]

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[littlecrowgirl]

You know it! I think they're called poleaxes. I remember reading about them in school. They were harder to wield, but I bet I'd have more strength by then!

[Her finger taps her chin in thought.]

A stealthy plane. Yeah. Gotta be a great thief still, remember!

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Logical name, and yes, you definitely would, since even the smaller ones among us, like Frenzy who's not much taller than an adult human, is a lot stronger. [Simply by materials used in their frames and the force they could produce.]

Extendable handle also means it gets a pretty good counterweight when it's short and just the handle can be used as a blade as well.

Ah, yes. I thought so. Would make it most easy to steal secrets still, too. [She can't help but laugh again, quiet and amused.] Your colours would be harder to predict, since humans have a rather limited natural palette and there's different theories what gives any of us our colours.

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

See what I mean? You guys are so much better than humans sometimes. There's really no comparison.

[To her, anyway. You just can't beat 'giant robot who can take bullets like rain']

Hm....what about black? Like my hair!

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[headcollector]

[ Grimlock looks quite the same, though quite wary. ]

Still me.

Alright, Elita?

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[invisiblepinkboat]

That's a relief, though I wonder by what parameters we change or not... [She shakes her helm, putting that thought aside. Unnecessary. It's happening, the hows aren't really going to fix anything or help deal with it.]

I am, yes. [Which she's relieved for.] Haven't noticed anything strange yet at least. I hope you'll be left out of it.

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[headcollector]

Don't know. I feel... strange enough in my own plating.

[ He's doing better. More articulate again. ]

Hngh. Don't worry about me. Can handle anything.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

You shouldn't have to get used to it, but I hope you do.

[And that would be the reason she hopes he's spared this madness, really.]

I know. [Tiny, sincere smile because she does know, different Grimlock or not. Still, though...] A bit of worrying will probably happen nonetheless.

[Video]

[ichooseboth]

Elita?

[He gives her a relieved once-over.]

I am here, and seem to still be myself. As do you, thankfully.

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

As of yet, anyway. [She nods, straightening a little.] But yes, I can't say I'm not relieved.

Besides the whole changing species thing, it'd take too long to get used to it to be of good use in the meantime... I'm glad to see you've been spared for now as well, Optimus.

[Video]

[ichooseboth]

Hopefully we will both stay as such for some time.

[He lets out a slow sigh.]

I wish I could say this situation was unusual, but this occurrence is far more common that you would think it should be.

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Indeed. I don't particularly want to find myself something else that I ought not be.

[She briefly rubs the side of the larger part of her helm that sticks out to the side, and then her optics flicker. Tilting her helm curiously, Elita eyes Optimus.]

You're used to similar things like this, then, away from here?

[Video]

[ichooseboth]

You wouldn't think this sort of thing could happen twice, but... Anyway. Away from here yes, but not back home. Before I was here, I was in another Cybertron outside of my own universe much like this one, known as Axiom Nexus.

[He vents a sigh.]

Something similar occurred there a few times. I personally wound up as a human.

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

I do hope you remain as you should then. Once ought to be more than enough, to not talk about twice.

[However, the mention of yet another place similar to this perks her interest.]

Another multidimensional nexus, like this? What was it like?

[Video]

[ichooseboth]

Agreed.

[He rubs at his helm briefly, making a face at the recollection.]

Far more...advanced, in terms of history and societal progress- and pointless bureaucracy. The amount of red tape in that city...

[Optimus shakes his head.]

Essentially, it was our world, as we might have known it in our own times. Full and bustling and alive - very alive, and advanced, because our war never occurred there.

[He might be the tiniest bit bitter about that.]

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

They'd had time to get to that point?

[That seems to be something of the point here, and what she can figure. War slowed or disrupted so much.]

If it was anything like here... I would guess it might have been worse, or at least similar. Regardless of bureaucracy, but if there was similar effects, but they wouldn't have anything to do with Unicron, but coming from other ends.

[Scientists, she would guess, maybe taking advantage of some similar time-space instabilty?]

[Video]

[ichooseboth]

[He snorts.]

Plenty of time. I don't know how long their lack of war might last, given that their co-rulers were alternate versions of myself and Megatron, but getting anything done there was almost as slow as going through the First Forged is here.

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[Elita tilts her helm, the upper edge of an optic arching. There's a tiny smile on her lips.]

Sooner or later, perhaps, but maybe that slow pace to get anything done will ensure it takes too long and everybody gets bored with trying to get it going?