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[skidaddle]

Hey. Haven.

There are a few points we need to discuss.

[And Skids, being the unofficial announcer of all 'Committee' things, was taking it upon himself to bring them up.]

First of all, as far as I can tell everyone is starting to return to normal. That's good.

[He didn't really like being on the other end of the whole 'not remembering' thing.]

However, the Pillar is still here, and the Firstforged are still not. I'm open to suggestions on how to deal with this.

[Surely someone had gathered some information that would prove useful.]

Second, it looks like Knockout has applied to be on the Defense committee. I'll leave the voting up to Black Arachnia, so if anyone objects to his presence let her know.

It might not be a bad idea to have voting for an announcer, too, unless it sounds like I have a good voice for a holocube reporter. I won't do the weather, though.

[Granted, it was something he could do, but...well, who knew how long it would be before he was bored of it on a world where 'dry and sunny' happened every day.]

Finally...

And most pressingly...

I need help.

[He doesn't even know how to go about asking.]

Of the medical variety, or the scientific variety, or the any variety, because...

Well. Lets just say Knockout passed on his special 'talents' before Barricade got to him.

That's all.

[He stops transmitting and hopes that wasn't too cryptic...but just in case it was, he opens up a private transmission to both Perceptor and Dead End:]

[Private to Perceptor and Dead End]

Specifically...what am I supposed to do if I...uh. Want the energon of the living?

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[redshirtrobot]

Back to normal...? Well, I guess this would explain all these weird notes and messages I have...

[Fracas is still sifting through piles of printed notes and datasticks all labelled 'IMPORTANT!!!' Who even uses that many exclamation points?]

Sorry about not being available for working on the road. I uhm. Seem to have lost some time without dying.

Wait.

... what 'talents'? Why do you need a medic about them?

[Dude did something happen while he was... whatever? D:?]

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[skidaddle]

You...don't remember the crazy parts?

[Skids is finding himself in the unusual position of actually wishing he could forget something.]

Roads can wait. After that storm I've been checking on them and...they survived.

[Thats about all he can say for them, but a little bit of cleaning and they'll be back to new.]

....

It's complicated. Unless you have some extra energon to spare?

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[redshirtrobot]

... What crazy parts am I supposed to remember?

[Because aside from what he can gather from all those messages and the Link, he has no idea about what's been going on. Whether that is good is debatable probably.]

Oh! Well that's good at least. I'd hate for us to have to do it over again...

... I can probably scrounge up a few cubes.

[dinnerdate]

I. Well...

What?

[Skids you aren't supposed to want to eat anyone. He can't even comment on how they're all probably going to die because the Firstforged up and left. Not with that out there.]

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[skidaddle]

Oh thank--

Thank Primus, I guess, since there's a large probability of him actually being around somewhere.

[Which was still wierd.]

Knockout...bit me.

Lets go with that. He bit me, and I think it did something to my energon lines because I haven't been able to stop being hungry.

I was hoping this was like the 'sparkeater' incident, but I'm not back to normal while everyone else...is.

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[dinnerdate]

He bit you and you... uh. Don't eat anyone. Or bite anyone.




...


How hungry are you?

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[sciencetank]

... You what now?

I'm attempting to deal with the pillar, myself. If that's of any consolation.

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[skidaddle]

I've got some hunger issues.

Some...pretty massive hunger issues. Do you remember when you gave me that altered energon? Because it feels a lot like that.

[But, you know, with the added 'wanting it from alive folks' part.]

Have you found out anything?

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[sciencetank]

Yes... But I thought we determined those effects weren't lasting. They'd worn off by now, I thought...

I can attempt to synthesize something more, if that might... do something. When did this occurr?

...

Nothing yet.

[notyourblueangel]

Special talents? What kind of "special talents"?

[He doesn't remember Knock Out having any kind of special skills except maybe as a medic?? Though, really, that's stretching it...]

[skidaddle]

Uh...

Probably not what you're thinking, actually.

[Though if Skids could bend like that he'd have to take up gymnastics. Anyhow.]

Did you happen to see the police announcement about Ravage's death while you were...ah...different?

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[notyourblueangel]

[His wings /twitch/ in irritation.]

No, I didn't. What the frag happened to him? Who did it?

[Because if he ever gets his hands on him...]

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[thankyou4myheart]

What kind of help? Can you give details?

[There's more he'd like to address, but as that is, like the mech said, the most pressing...]

My name is Deckard, by the way, with the Brave Poli- . . . ah, with the Haven Police.

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[skidaddle]

Police.

Perfect.

And yes. I may need to be watched so that I don't attack anyone.

[He doesn't like the idea of being locked up, but watched? That is a bit different.]

Nice to meet you, by the way. I'm Skids. Theoretician, Zoning committee, and unofficial ambassador of Cybertron.

[He made up that last one after speaking with Isaac, but there wasn't anyone around to contest it so it had stayed.]

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[thankyou4myheart]

[Welp, seeing as how he doesn't know enough himself, he won't be questioning that either.]

Skids. Pleased to meet you.

Why do you think you'd attack anyone?

[treacherous_widow]

Knock Out applied for the Defense committee? When did this happen?

[skidaddle]

It...

It probably happened a while ago. I didn't receive the note until just now.

[He's been busy.]

I should really just start forwarding these to you.

[treacherous_widow]

You think? It would make my job a lot easier if you did.

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[angleofscience]

What happened? The changes haven't passed when the rest of us... changed back?

[This is Jetfire rubbing his faceplate at having to think of the changes, and the pillar. He'd rather not, at least for the latter. The first was just... depressing.]

And while we need to take proper precautions considering that touching the pillar seems to create a range of different effects... and none or few of them pleasant, even less good or useful.

[Understatement ho!]

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[skidaddle]

Right. Because I wasn't affected...up until I was.

It's...

It's complicated. It's like if Knockout kicked over a stone while he was different and then changed back. The stone doesn't go back to where it was, and...

And I was stupid for thinking that it would.

[He'd been hoping to just wait this out, but now it was obvious he couldn't.]

Oh...kay. Precautions like instating a guard, or precautions like blowing up the Pillar?

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[angleofscience]

Precautions to handle the pillar so that we can neutralise it or destroy it, whichever might nullify it's effects, without being affected by them... [Trailing off, Jetfire eyes Skids, helm tilted.]

But by your comment, the changes made to you would require some additional precauctions while we figure out a way to counteract or reverse the changes, then?

[But the fact that the changes created by the pillar could, by some form of ripple-effect, be permanently (at least apparently) etched into someone else who wasn't initially affected is... worrying.]

[raceme]

I have the same concerns as most about the pillar and the FirstForged, I'm afraid I haven't yet come with a solution. The pillar however, it's clearly dangerous and we should stay away from it.

Please tell me that those new "special talents" of yours are about you suddenly being good at medicine.

[skidaddle]

Maybe I should get the road committee to build a fence.

Or a rocket launcher.

[He's leaning towards the second.]

While I'm sure I could take up medicine if I put my processor to it, no. I just don't have the hands.

This is worse.

[Video]

[organ_pharming]

I should think I qualify as help of the medical variety. I hear you have a very interesting problem~

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[skidaddle]

...

...

Are you...sure...that's okay?

[He seems to remember hearing something about this not being a good idea. However, right now he's short on options.]