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solianpolarity ([personal profile] solianpolarity) wrote in [community profile] re_alignment2013-07-01 06:09 pm

[Video - Evening] Lights amongst the dark

[The camera clicks on, and two very different Primes appear. Solus Prime is kneeling down, examining what appears to be a large, metal container as she speaks with Liege, who watches on. A moment goes by before she gives the comm, held in unmoving acolyte hands, a glance.]

-Prima's Touch was a clever addition. It will be interesting to see if his boon will help them survive the wilds more readily- Ah, very good.

[She stands, dusting off her hands with the faintest of pleased smirks.]

In the interests of continuing our work, we have elected to make this next experimental addition for improving Cybertron a bit more...visible.

[She turns a bit somber, optics softening.]

It also happens that it has been an entire solar cycle since you all have started arriving here once more. Roughly. Perhaps that is not a cause for celebration for many of you, but it is still a significant occasion to be honored.

[She gestures to her brother, who rises the lid so she can reach into the container and pulls out...what seems to be a handful of light. In actuality, it is what appears to be little glowing robobugs. They skitter across her plating, varied in design quirks but largely resembling a cross between rotor-laden dragonflies and moths with delicate metallic wiring.]

[Liege reaches out, picking one up in-between his claws and examining it closely--it might be obvious to all who were present for it that these definitely have a relationship to Jetfire's glowbugs.]

It would be best if you left them alone to do their job. They are perfectly harmless. However, they are designed to seek out raw resources and other sources of energy, so following their glow could be quite...lucrative. Consider it something of a treasure hunt, if you will.

Among a plethora of other functions. They should also be able to give us more information about the boundaries and composition of the badlands, once they depart the Haven. Until then...perhaps some enjoyment can be found in their display.

[Solus shrugs faintly, before lifting the lid holding back the swarm and vanishes in the midst of the glowing rush of tiny wings.]


...

[For those not watching the communicators or happen to be outside...from the top of Prima's glowing tower, a different sort of light slowly emerges, and seems to balloon out. The cloud gets larger and larger, like glowing smoke, before breaking up and fanning out in all directions and lighting up the sky.

For the next week, the swarm of Pixels will flock around the Haven, highlighting various, previously unknown energon pools, crystals, and even some nice finds in the junkyard. Solus Prime will be releasing a new batch each night, adding to the swarm until they eventually depart, en mass, for parts unknown.]




[Note: Those who reply to this message with an in-character action of following the pixels will be rewarded with a small item! Be creative in specifying where and how, and see what treasure awaits...]
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[personal profile] stabbywheelfeet 2013-07-03 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Hey! Get off there, you're in the way, dammit.

[He swats at them again. And again. But it doesn't do much good. They're just all over the place. And on the ground.]

[So he shoves at them, and the scrap, with his wheel.]
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[personal profile] re_alignedmods 2013-07-05 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
[After the first pixel gets bowled over by rolling scrap, the rest scatter, flying up and retreating away from Sideswipe's wheel. ...It doesn't take them long to start drifting back down again though; they are drawn inexorably to whatever it is that they have found.

But in the process of moving the scrap, something sticking up from the depths of the trash didn't budge, and probably wasn't very comfortable to hit. The sound it gave off at the impact of the tire was a dull, deep thump, like something hollow. Something is down there, and it is big.

Will Sideswipe investigate?]
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[personal profile] stabbywheelfeet 2013-07-06 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
The scrap...?

[He pokes at it with his tire again.]

[Well, it's not going to come out if he kicks at it, apparently. Which leaves... one option. One he doesn't particularly relish. He gives it a few sharp tugs, just in case.]

[If that doesn't work, well. He'll have to resort to... ugh. Digging.]
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[personal profile] re_alignedmods 2013-07-12 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
[The tugs do nothing, except make the exposed bit of metal creak alarmingly. However, with just a bit of the dreaded digging, the shape quickly resolves into a metal nozzle, which ends up being attached a massive storage canister, rather like an over-sized scuba tank buried straight down in the compacted trash. Once the top is uncovered, the large tank can be more easily removed, even if it ends up being nearly as big as Sideswipe himself. The pixels hover around, constantly in the way in their eagerness.

Pulled free or carefully dug up, a bit of neon green will still be slowly leaking from the second outlet nozzle near the bottom. Might want to seal that up; the glyphs on the sides are rather ominous...]