1. [Video]

[deusexraf]

[Raf comes on the video, looking somewhat worse for the wear - but only in that he's been busy, and he shows it. he's a little scruffy, a little dirty, but looks incredibly pleased with himself as he waves.]

Hey guys! For the last little bit, I've been working on a project, and I've just now got it to where I think I can show it off-

[-and he moves his Device to what looks like...a small garden of sorts. we're talking only a few feet square, but there's soil in there, there's what looks like UV lamps, and what could be a water pump?

more to the point. there's things /growing/ in it. green things. Ratchet's nearby, working some of the machinery, before pausing in confusion as Raf continues]

I was getting kind of tired of living off canned beans and everything, so I figured if we could get this on a bigger scale, we could have more food for people like me, Miko, Korra...and everyone else!

...Raf, where did you find this particular component?

Huh? [Raf turns, taking a moment to spot what Ratchet's pointing at] The pump? It was in the box I brought the other day, remember?

[and this is Ratchet looking somewhere between disturbed and...perplexed]

Ah...I think we need to talk.

[after a moment of confusion from Raf...he then cuts the feed]

Comments

[rotafortunae]

.... right. So should I be congratulating you on your pragmatism or worried that you've drawn a poor hand...?

[deusexraf]

I'm...not really sure?

[not_halfbaked]

...Well, when Ratchet's done talking with you, check back with us, all right?

[video]

[deusexraf]

[he seems somewhere between mortified and embarrassed and]

Hey.

[video]

[tearsofsteel]

[004 isn't concerned with the garden at the moment.]

You need to get away from that robot.

[video]

[deusexraf]

...what? Why? He's my friend!

[Video]

[angleofscience]

Is that---er.

[Wow, that isn't awkward at all, though Jetfire merely shakes his helm. A talk would probably be suitable, yes.

Basic anatomy lesson, if nothing else.]

... I suppose it's an, er... effective re-use of parts if nothing else.

[If a bit... morbid, or maybe more like crude. It hadn't even been reforged or anything!]

Impressive work, however.

[Video]

[deusexraf]

I'll probably end up changing it.

[SO. EMBARRASSED.]

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

You should carve your name onto it.

[video]

[deusexraf]

W-what? No! I mean- not like it is now!

[ex_dishonestly997]

Is that what it looks like?

[because gross.]

[deusexraf]

I didn't realize it when I picked it up.

[Vid]

[energy_tanked]

That's forward thinking of you.

[Granted her suit can keep her sustained for quite a while but actually eating was a much more comfortable way to get energy into her system.]

[Vid]

[deusexraf]

I just don't want to have to worry about whether my next meal is going to fall from the sky or not, you know...?

action;

[docbot]

[ Ratchet crouches down to get on Raf's level a bit better, then points at the fuel pump. ]

This... is more than just a pump, Raf.

action;

[deusexraf]

[Raf will just be coming over for a better look what's going on Ratchet D:]

What do you mean...?

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[elkmobile]

What sort of garden are you making?

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[deusexraf]

At this point, with any kind of seeds or plants I can get, as long as they're edible.

[Video]

[kingofthetvworld]

[He has no idea what the hubbub is, but what he DOES know is that that's a garden.

And a bigger scale garden is a farm.

And farms mean--]

And then can we get a cow?!

[He bounces eagerly and it shows quite well thanks to the shaking screen.]

[Video]

[deusexraf]

[...pet cow. TEMPTING.]

I think that's a good idea, if we get this big enough...!

[Video]

[sariexmachina]

[Oh hey, another kid! And Ratchet! It's almost enough to perk her up despite everything, but ew gross, vegetables!]

But you're growing vegetables? Who's going to eat those? Where are the french fries?

[Because she's not hungry at all, nope! It's not like food hasn't been hard enough to find that even the crap the Autobots used to try to feed her might look GOOD at this point or anything!]

[Video]

[deusexraf]

Well, for french fries, I'd need potatoes...

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[idle_time]

[Wreck-Gar's surprise is, for the moment, focused more on Raf himself than on the fuel pump.]

The following program is suitable for minors?

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[deusexraf]

...sorry, what?

[organ_pharming]

Teaching the organic some of your surgery techniques, Ratchet? That doesn't look sanitary.

[deusexraf]

...It wasn't Ratchet's fault.

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[militarybred]

[Driller rolls its head with a rumble before waving a few tentacles around. Pump snack! Pump snack! It wants.]

[docbot]

[ Bliiiink ]

Do you... want something?

[ Ratchet hasn't ever seen a critter like this before, no. ]

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

Wow! Talk about planning ahead. You must be like...some super boyscout!

[Video]

[deusexraf]

Well, we can't live off cans forever, right?

[automobile_enthusiast]

Pragmatic re-use of components there, kiddo~.

[Don't worry, Raf, KO does it all the time. Just. Inside other mechs, generally speaking.]

[deusexraf]

...thanks.

[he doesn't sound very thankful]

[saidthespidertothefly]

How quaint. Wish I thought of it, to a degree.

[Video] I love you, but Ratchet does not.

[docbot]

Get out.

[ Glare. ]

[audio]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

[this medic is rightfully shocked out of his processors]

Are all you humans this small and frightening?

[audio]

[docbot]

... I am assuming that you haven't met Miko, yet.

[ Because Raf is quite harmless compared to that spitfire of a girl. ]

1/4

[raceme]

OhThatwasreallysmartofyou.

Is there something wrong with the pump?

2/4

[raceme]

[Wait]

[Video] [A little late, but for good reason]

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[Miko had seen the start of the fall out and quickly got a clue of what Raf had used, if not what the exact part equated to. Instead of jumping in and just trying to comfort the Japanese girl decided to try to do something a little better. When the video turns on Miko is out by the junk pile, some dirt and grease smeared on her face.]

Hey Raf! Love your idea! And I saw what some of them were saying SO!

[She turns her communicator to show a pile of parts that might or might not work to help build a replacement part, some in fairly good condition but a few in rather poor condition.]

Tada, I know it's not enough yet, but I figure if I keep looking I should find plenty, and maybe Wheeljack or someone can help put build the new one~!

[Video] I AM LATE TOO

[deusexraf]

[OF ALL THE THINGS HE EXPECTED

that

that earns a very warm smile]

Thanks, Miko. I appreciate it.