[VIDEO TRANSMISSION: nexic temple]

[goldblooded]

[A gold robot with a very stylish red mohawk is staring at the screen, foot tapping lightly and obviously displeased. Clearly a new arrival, or this thing has never made itself known before now. It raises a red boxing glove like hand, gears screeching in almost a kind of huff, and carefully fixes the amazing mohawk. Of amazing.

Once it seems satisfied with its mohawk being in perfect condition it points to the glyph on its arm, then gestures at the screen in a "seriously?" and "I'll kill you" motion. There is graffiti on his glorious self.

How dare you. How dare you all.]

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[video]

[wakizashi_straight]

[Noisy Boy is just flabbergasted enough to turn on his video in return, hydraulics practically howling in confusion. You?! He'd hadn't though he'd see you again!

After a moment he moves slightly and taps his own shoulder. Look, glyph here too. It's normal.]

[video]

[goldblooded]

[You. Midas stares for a moment, before moving a hand across his neck. You seem to have a head again Noisy Boy, and he knows that's not how he left you. Actually, he should probably ask Noisy where the heck they are and where the hell Artie is, but graffiti first.

Pistons whirr and he points again to his glyph, then shakes a glove at the screen. Just because Noisy is okay with having people draw all over him, doesn't mean he is.]

[video]

[wakizashi_straight]

[Noisy Boy taps his neck pistons with one forearm, and then taps his right shoulder. That's not all he has back, Midas. He's not quietly into Metal Valley anytime soon.

He shrugs his shoulders, pistons groaning, then sweeps his left arm out in a wide gesture. Everybody here has them, there's nothing to be done with it. He taps his glyph again and makes a slight shooing gesture; go ask the other bots, they can explain it.]

[voice]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

[You can't see it, but Ambulon is very intrigued with this robot's strange design. It's not Cybertronian, but it's definitely robotic. HMM.]

Seems we're neighbors, you and I. Where did you come from?

[video]

[goldblooded]

[Who the hell is that? He doesn't know that voice, and humans don't normally talk to boxing bots. They don't even notice that they can think for themselves. But whoever this is might know where Artie is, so he'll answer. Maybe get another fan to stare at him in the process.

Midas does a few punches, posing so that the light hits him just right. It's easy to tell he does this a lot. Then he waves a fist about in a small square. He's a boxing robot. He obviously came from the ring.]

[voice]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

[Fascinating!]

Oh, oh. You're like [the sound of snapping fingers] a, uh - a gladiator! Like a gladiator. Only, you seem very different. Not like most Cybertronians I've come across. If you are one, that is.

[video] Oh this should go well

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Whatever.]

Hey. Hey. You got something weird on your head.

[video]

[goldblooded]

[Is that supposed to be a robot? It's hideous. In fact he's not even going to acknowledge it, he'll just stand around, brushing back his "hair".]

[video]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Your Earth aesthetics are clearly awry: Whirl is a sexy lamp copter.]

Gonna have to hit it harder to kill it.

[He shrugs.] Or, you know, I'd recommend fire.

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

Completely hideous design? Must be an Autobot.

[video]

[goldblooded]

[Those are wings. Very visible wings. Robots don't have wings. Or such ugly faces. Or talk. He doesn't know what this thing is, but it's clear it's no robot.

And excuse you, he is gorgeous. In fact let him just brush his mohawk back and stare, because clearly it's not him that's being spoken about.]

Video

[idle_time]

Yo! ADRIAAAAN!

[video]

[goldblooded]

[What? ...What? Midas just. Stares. Nothing makes any sense.]

[my_own_trope]

Not much of a talker, are you?

[goldblooded]

[He shrugs and taps at his neck. Can't talk. Boxing robots don't need to, everyone knows that.]

[video]

[raceme]

[You are teh secodn robot with boxing gloves for hands he sees here.]

Are you from Noisy Boy's world sir? That mark on your arm tells you which one of the FirstForged are you linked to.

[video]

[goldblooded]

[What is with all these weird designs. They're hideous, and they all talk about things he doesn't understand. Who he's linked to? No. Although he does nod in response to the Noisy Boy question, moving a hand across his neck. Of course he and Noisy are from the same place, he knocked the bot's head off.]

[voice]

[automobile_enthusiast]

[This particularly mellifluous voice chuckles dryly.] My reaction precisely, my friend. By the way, I'd advise against trying to get it off-- it's not going to work.

[He tried. At length.]

[video]

[goldblooded]

[He can't be serious, getting off this hideous graffiti isn't going to work? But it ruins his entire look! Midas points at it, then raises an arm. How does he fix this then? Because graffiti removal is incredibly important.]

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

[Oh gosh you are the silliest robot to ever hit Cybertron, Midas. YOU HAVE A MOHAWK AND ARE TRYING TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.]

Lemme guess, have a lovely personality.

[Video]

[goldblooded]

[His mohawk is beautiful, thank you very much.

But a human is talking to him. Humans don't talk to them. He tilts his head slightly. What?]

[ Video ] l-late tagging in?

[docbot]

[ Pinged by the boxing glove, Ratchet double takes at this silent bot's ability to present such an attitude. ]

... do you happen to know a bot named Noisy Boy?

[Video]

[goldblooded]

[Ratchet gets a simple nod. Why does everyone keep asking him that.]

video;

[thxforthememories]

Can't you speak?

video;

[goldblooded]

[He stares for a moment, not sure what to make of the bot he's looking at... but he'll answer anyway with a shake of his head. No he can't talk. He taps his neck, not built for it.]