[Audio/Video] Totally not compensating for anything, nope.

[cliffjumper]

Absolute glitchin' slag.

[There's more insults than those being muttered over the audio, but they're kept at a lower pitch, and the noises of metal or other items being thrown around obscures some of it.]

One of these days I'm actually gonna get to stay put an' where the slag--- [Either the speaker just stumbled over something, or yanked something out of a pile.] Finally! Ugh. Okay.

[And then have video and a red cybertronian with sensor horns leaning against... a very large cannon (or is he just that small?).]

Any of you find a large sniper rifle calibrated for someone my height before I do, I'd appreciate if you ask me if it's mine.

[Because that thing was made for him, so. And while sniper rifles aren't his favourite weapon, he's picked up the talent and he came here with it... as his found cannon can testify. Cliffjumper grunts and drags a hand down his faceplates.]

Got the basics, blah blah, besides that what is the situation? An' for the information, apparently even TransTech, who proclaimed themselves quite above the rest of us, can't make proper stellar span.... er, space bridges.

[He's not going to assume anyone he knows... from either two dimensions or Axiom Nexus is here. And the real kicker? He has the vaguest impression he sort of bounced briefly into the negative polarity universe before coming here, but he's not sure and that, along with his missing weapons, is just torqueing him off.]

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[cliffjumper]

[That was... well, an amusing way of putting it, and he does recognize the mech... from Axiom, but he wouldn't assume anything, so just chuckles.]

Yeah, think I caught most of that from the... er, Acolyte? Though I sure hope this is all very unintentional.

[He huffs, frowning. The glyph on his arm suggests something more is going on, but when he asked the Acolyte, what he got was a simple "No one knows", which would (hopefully) actually include the Firstforged as well.]

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

C-Cliffy!

Oh jeez dude, it's good to hear from you.

[idle_time]

All answers currently in the form of more questions.

AUDIO;

[cliffjumper]

Soundwave!

[The smile should be obvious in his voice. Wow, that was two more than he thought he'd meet here. Cliffjumper pauses, however, since that stutter? Seems off.]

You too, believe me. You okay?

[cliffjumper]

... Great. Should've expected that, I suppose.

[That was totally not a tiny groan. Nope.]

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

Yeah, yeah! I'm ... totally okay.

[Oh man why is he such a crap liar...]

You okay?

AUDIO;

[cliffjumper]

... Ya know, I think I'd be more inclined to believe that if you didn't sound like that.

[He may not be too awesome with picking up things, but he'd be processor-fried if he didn't pick up on this; Soundwave is way too honest generally for it not to be noticed when he'd lying.]

... Yeah, I am. Not sure if I should be relieved or torqued off that... uh, well, you probably don't even remember me bein' gone, but I kinda got yanked away to another fraggin' dimension for a while...

[He crosses his arms and growls, seen or not.]

Either way, I didn't think I'd be sent back to you guys but I was... and then just ended up here.

[TOO MANY CYBERTRONS NEEDING HELP, PRIMUS DAMN IT.]

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

L-look, there's just-- I don't wanna say right now. Not like this, dude. Not in th' open.

Uh? Well... I know I ended up in th' Axiom Nexus place. Dunno if that sounds familiar to you. Eh-heh.

But I ended up here, too. Not that long ago.

[audio]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

Sounds like you've circled the drain a few times.



Wait, that doesn't sound right.

AUDIO;

[cliffjumper]

[Okay, he can definitely understand that reluctance. He grimaces a bit and shakes his helm, even if it's only to himself.]

Okay, sure. Just say if you want help, though, an' I want an explanation at some point.

[Not getting out of that, and if Soundwave does need help...]

... Yeah, that place. [Sorry, he has to take a moment to mutter on a lower pitch.] But yeah, besides all that, I'm fine. Things ain't bad, ya know?

[They weren't even, at that, even if he'd wondered during the whole Nexus Prime/Galvatron incident.]

[audio]

[cliffjumper]

... Yeah, that sounds a bit like a... bad choice of words. If nothin' else 'cause sewers are usually disgusting.

An' I have. First from my own to another reality, an' then to a Cybertron that had a similar "problem" [the sharp sarcasm and air quotes can probably be heard] to this one what with people arrivin' from all over, and then here.

Gettin' fraggin' tired of it.

[That's a lie, he was tired of it even back when he arrived in Axiom Nexus.]

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

Well. I'm at th' medbay they've set up. Guess stop by if you want a sec with me, bud.

[There's only so long he can keep a secret anyway. He's always been terribly poor with them.]

That's good. I mean, that things ain't bad. But, uh... this place. It's ... rougher. Obviously. 'Least stuff in Axiom, you could buy if you needed Not that I was terribly fond of gettin' experimented on, but ...

Anyhow, yeah.

[video]

[raceme]

[Blurr is pretty sad that no Autobot here seems to be from his same universe. And those who are, like Optimus, doesn't know him. The Decepticons, though, they DO remember him.]

I'm BLURR member of the Elite Guard There's a robot like you in my universe and he works for the Elite Guard as well although he's banned from missions due to his reckless attitude. [Blurr not so subtly looks at the rifle and then back at Cliffjumper with a 'REALLY' expression in his face.]

I don't think we have TransTech here if it's of any consolation.

audio;

[namesnotprowl]

[CLIFFJUMPER!

... Wait. What? Different one? Maybe. It's easy enough to check, luckily.]

TransTechs, you say? You know 'em?

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[not_halfbaked]

...Has this happened to you before?

[video]

[a_father_to_his_men]

[Megatron shakes his head slightly at the apology.] I hardly expected to see you here either.

Soundwave is here, he seems to have arrived a little while before me.

[He gives a slightly curious look, not yet having been told that he isn't from the same time frame as Soundwave either.]

The last thing I remember, that would be watching the Nemesis and the Ark's jet trails as they left the atmosphere.

[idle_time]

Guess our only option is to stay tuned for more information.

[video]

[cliffjumper]

[Any other reply than Cliffjumper jerking and staring, optics narrowed, at Blurr for some reason will have to be delayed. One hand tenses and relaxes into a fist and then loose again. Then he straightens up and shakes his helm.]

Blurr, right. Sorry 'bout that.

[Relaxed again, that look just causes Cliffjumper to grin and pat the cannon, amused. Though the idea of being banned from missions isn't very "pleasant" so to speak.]

That's a new one on alternates... Dunno if I like that better than the alternate in the reality I was in before.

[He grunts and nods at the latter comment.]

That's a good thing, if nothin' else 'cause they're annoyingly arrogant an' think they're better than everybody else.

[video]

[cliffjumper]

Ain't really a place you expect to end up in, no. But who the slag accounts for dimension hopping?

[... Maybe he should, at the least, considering how many times he's done the dimension changing thing by now.]

Shouldn't say "awesome", because none of us should be here, but, ya know.

[He gestures vaguely, giving a shrug. He'd prefer none of them were here, but at the same time..? It's nice to have people he knows around.]

... Uh. I see. Yeah, that... was a while ago for me.

[Cliffjumper grimaces and then shrugs. Not much to do about it.]

[cliffjumper]

Yeah, was afraid you'd suggest that. I hate waitin'.

[Cliffjumper doesn't bother to hide his groan at that.]

AUDIO;

[cliffjumper]

I can definitely do that. Where is that, anyway?

Hey, ain't heard anything about fuel shortage... I'll take "rough but plenty of fuel an' shelter" above bein' experimented on.

[Then a near-obligatory pause and a scowl on Cliffjumper's end.]

... Unless an' until things get worse than that...

[And, you know, Soundwave, considering you seem to be hurt... is it still better or worse than Axiom?]

audio;

[cliffjumper]

More than I'd like to, since I got yanked to Axiom Nexus before.

[Pause.]

... You been there as well?

[Only thing that makes sense, unless whoever this is actually is from there or is a TransTech.]

audio

[cliffjumper]

Unfortunately yeah, it has. More than once. Not sur it'll help, but if ya can help it, don't let it happen more than once.

[Sage advice, voice of experience and all that.]

[idle_time]

The waiting is the hardest part when you don't know what bat-time or bat-channel your show will be on.

Wish we could attempt to adjust our reception. Not sure I trust the studio executives around here.

audio;

[namesnotprowl]

[Different one. Or one that forgot Sacrosanct?

Barricade would almost consider him lucky for that.]

I have been. Not f'r long, but I was there for a time. Designation's Barricade.