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[inferiordude]

Aw right! So, I know, we're kind of stuck in a place with, you know. Hardly anythin'. Not goin' home. Not gonna lie, that can totally bring you down!

And sure, there's a bunch of work to do, but... we gotta pass the time!

So, I've been goin' through some of the junkpile in my spare time. There's a couple of things we can totally go ahead an' do and keep us occupied. I got some instruments if you dudes wanna learn how to play. And board games! Some cards. Stuff like that!

I mean, don't get me wrong -- I totally gathered as much food as I can for our fleshy dudes. I remember that humans don't seem to like, uh, canned green beans? But I totally have that, sorry. And peaches and ramen and soup and ravioli and yeah! All kinds of stuff. I'll, like, start a stash or somethin'.

Yeah! Lemme know if you guys need food or if you guys want somethin' to do to keep yerselves busy.

Soundwave, rockin' on out!

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[my_own_trope]

Medical supplies. A few tools. Simple things.
Things that can help people.

[inferiordude]

I don't know you well, dude, but you kinda made a mockery of my kids. I won't take it too personally, but you didn't make a real good impression.

[He's naive -- to a point.]

[Perma-Audio]

[my_own_trope]

[He is talking to a Soundwave after all. He should have figured text-only wouldn't have fooled him. But still, never hurts to try.]

So I don't like the little organic vermin that seem to be popping up everywhere, there's nothing wrong with that. They're hardly Cybertronian.

Besides, the tools I'm looking for wouldn't be much use on something so pathetically fragile and tiny.

[inferiordude]

My kids aren't organic, but that's besides the point. Someone's got a wrong idea.

Yeah, not my worry. You don't think big, do you?

[my_own_trope]

My mistake. Your proclaimed love of the human brats must have thrown me off.

Why don't you tell me how big I should be thinking then?

[inferiordude]

I'll remember that, dude.

Bigger than yourself?

[my_own_trope]

You do that.

And you've no idea how big I am.

[he'd like to think he's talking in terms of power and potential, and not mass since he's... well, yeah.]

[inferiordude]

I'm gettin' the feeling I can judge your ego appropriately.

[my_own_trope]

Now that's not very nice. And here I thought you were the kind Soundwave.

My mistake, clearly.

[inferiordude]

...Ain't ever made the call about myself. Just--

Kinda hard to treat you nice if you're gonna give me crap about my kids and the humans.

[Now he kind of feels bad -- but only kind of.]

[my_own_trope]

Your 'kids' are Cybertronian then?

And I reserve my right to judge humans as I've seen them.

[inferiordude]

Yeah.

You have a right to judge, sure. But I imagine it's biased as frag.

[my_own_trope]

Right. Soundwaves. I take it they're symbiotes then?

Maybe you haven't considered that humans might be just been a little more honest in my presence.

[inferiordude]

Hmm, sort of? They were on their own first. I just had myself reconfigured so I could carry 'em. Adopted them.

How so?

Spoiler: they take you to Candy Mountain

[my_own_trope]

Are they with you now?

And ruin the surprise you've got waiting for you? No, I think I'll leave you to these relationships you seem to care so much for. After all, I wouldn't want to ruin the ending.

SOB MY ROBOT KIDNEY

[inferiordude]

...No. They aren't.

I think when it comes to th' friends I've got, I'll be waiting a long time. Did you have a bad experience, dude?

[my_own_trope]

Oh you must be so lonely without them.

Their entire planet is a bad experience I could have gone without experiencing.

[inferiordude]

Well, I'm mostly worried about 'em. But I ain't so lonely; I got friends here.

S'bummer you feel that way. Maybe you just need more patience, dude; Earth ain't so bad.

[my_own_trope]

Earth is populated by butchers. Forgive me for not relishing their company.

[inferiordude]

Ain't run into that problem. What happened to ya?

[my_own_trope]

Before I answer that, let me ask you a related question. Do you like horror stories, Soundwave?

[And there's just a hint of a strange bit of inflection when he says the name.]

[inferiordude]

Ain't nothin' you could say that'd surprise me.

[No, he doesn't like them, but he's gotten used to them.]

[my_own_trope]

I've got a better idea. Why not ask one of the victims himself? There's a Deception loitering around here somewhere by the name of Breakdown. He's had first hand experience.

[inferiordude]

I'll keep th' name in mind.

[my_own_trope]

You do that.

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