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

[deusexraf]

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

[ex_dishonestly997]

[opens mouth to say it's okay he doesn't know what human organs look like either, and then realizes he really shouldn't.]

...Really, it's amazing you managed to grow anything organic at all. Those plants from your world must be as stubborn as your humans.

[he's trying but he's pretty bad with kids.]

[deusexraf]

[8c]

I just thought...if I gave it soil and water and light, then that's all it needed, and they seem to be doing fine but...

[HIS GARDEN IS GROWN WITH /DEAD THINGS/ well no that's normal in itself. /WITH BODY PARTS OF PEOPLE WHO COULD BE FRIENDS/]

[ex_dishonestly997]

[RAF THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS.] It was a great idea.

[because it was.] If anyone picks on you for it, they're jealous they didn't think of it first.

[deusexraf]

They're not really picking on me. I'm just embarrassed about using that kind of part for it without realizing...

[ex_dishonestly997]

You're not a medic. There's no way you could've known.

[quick change the subject] I'm pretty ignorant on some basic things myself. --For starters, what exactly do you use to grow those things?

[deusexraf]

[whiplash, back and forth, moodwise...but...at least nobody seems to be outright hating him for it?]

You mean the plants?

[ex_dishonestly997]

[So many years of war have made Starscream inured to all but the most hideous atrocities.]

Yeah, they don't just grow right out of the dirt, right?

[deusexraf]

Well, no. You need seeds, or at least a root. And you need to give them dirt, and water, and light...

[ex_dishonestly997]

How long does this take?

A couple days?