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[thxforthememories]

[Surprise. A video feed from the local recluse. Bird-ninja. Robot. Anyway.]

[After a certain conversation with someone who will remain nameless, certain concerns have arisen.]

[... Never mind he's sitting in a medbay, hooked up to a generator, no. There are far more important things to consider than that.]

When you refuel... where do you put it? [After a beat, he clarifies.] Those of you who weren't made by humans.

Do you drink it? Or... do something else?

[THIS IS IMPORTANT OKAY. For friendship purposes.]

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VIDEO;

[inferiordude]

You drink it! ...When you have a mouth.

VIDEO;

[thxforthememories]

...

So what do you do?

VIDEO;

[inferiordude]

Well, I have a mouth again, so it's no big. But when I didn't, I had a fuel location in my neck I could use.

I, uh. Used to drink in private. Didn't wanna freak anyone out. S'not usual.

VIDEO;

[thxforthememories]

Drinking, then.

[Maybe he was doing it wrong.]

Why would they 'freak out', if it's what you needed to do?

[video]

[glacius_passio]

I'm not quite the target audience since I was made by humans, but I do it like humans do.

[She squints slightly.]

Why so curious about the refueling habits of other robots?

[video]

[thxforthememories]

[WOW you're strange looking. But... he turns into the Batmobile, he's really in no place to judge.]

You drink it?

[He shifts a bit.]

I was... told I was doing it wrong. I wanted to check.

[video]

[glacius_passio]

Yeah. Well, eat it, technically. I recharge with energy crystals.

[:c Now that's not nice.]

Hey, refueling is refueling. There's no wrong way to do it. But just for curiosity's sake, how do you refuel?

[video]

[thxforthememories]

Crystals?

She got very upset over it. [He then looks down. Pointedly.] In front. With a hatch.

[probably from the next room video]

[sword_redemption]

We can drink, but we can also fuel using a generator hooked to our fuel lines in our arms.

[Ohai how are you doing.]

[like roommates who text each other from the other room to get the doritos video]

[thxforthememories]

... Like this?

[He just. Holds up the wires he's hooked up to. But then blinks, and sits up a little more.]

You're speaking again.

[pretty much! video]

[sword_redemption]

Pretty close, yes. When we can't get our actual energon.

[Drift is, for once, staying flat on his back. Maybe Ratchet read him a riot act.]

Yes. Told you, Ratchet does good work. [A cautious smile.]

[video]

[thxforthememories]

And when you can, you drink it... Soundwave said the same thing.

[Which means... maybe he was doing it wrong.]

I'm... glad to hear that. I was concerned, when I saw your posting.

[Video]

[angleofscience]

Ah, there are several methods, at least for those of us who come from the dimension I do...

[Jetfire pauses, frowning slightly and rubbing his chin.]

While those methods could also of course be present in cybertronians from other realities, I won't presume as such. But we can either drink it in root mode, which, truly, is the main function of our mouth.

[Since some who have masks don't actually - for whatever reason - have a mouth beneath.]

Then we can always refuel when in our alternate modes, through a receptable made for that. Lastly, if there's abundant energon energy and radiation in the air, as from energon's raw crystal form... [He pauses and shakes his helm.] Which, admittedly, can be somewhat hazardous due to the high concentration of radiation and energy, and not recommended for any length of time...

Or there's enough energon we can submerge ourselves in it, there's ambient absorption circuits through our frames which can be activated. Those aren't really effective when around small amounts of energon, however.

[Got all that? :D]

[Video]

[thxforthememories]

[At least he's a halfway decent listener. What with the whole... Not A Talker thing.]

Many different ways, then. Because you were designed that way?

[He's still trying to get used to the idea that no one actually built these guys, not as he understands it anyway.]

Still nothing like I'm used to... I see.

[Video]

[angleofscience]

While it's been suggested some of the variants are later additions or adaptions, presently as far as we have reliable records, all methods are always incorporated.

[A small shrug.]

Of course, with the energon shortage that was in effect until recently, no one's really been able of using the curcuits for refuelling.

[Looking Kagerou over with a brief, if thourough, glance, Jetfire frowns slightly.]

No matter the way you do it, if you'd want to do it another way, I'm sure it could be accomodated... or you might already be capable of it, knowing it or not? Considering the question that prompted this post... how do you refuel?

[Curious minds wants to know.]

[Video]

[thxforthememories]

That's right. You're your own species... you could change whatever you liked, however you saw fit.

[He's mostly talking to himself there, since this is all still pretty new.]

Shortage? There is a shortage of fuel here?

[Is that why there's no gas? :c]

That's what I'm trying to find out. I told a human being -- a girl -- about it, and she was upset. I don't want that to happen again.

[He glances down, pointedly.] There is a hatch... in front.

video

[ex_dishonestly997]

I drink it, but there are options, if you're damaged too badly to refuel yourself manually.

What happened to you?

video

[thxforthememories]

That's what I've been told so far. You all do it that way.

[He tilts his head.]

I thought you knew... from the last time we spoke.

video

[ex_dishonestly997]

I just assumed that was a thing you had to do, but you're in the medbay, aren't you? I made a personal promise I'm not visiting anyone else in the medbay in the near future, it just looks bad.

Did you mention it? I don't remember.

[engrishdetective]

Lemme guess: you were using the fuel line to drink up?

How uncool.

[thxforthememories]

[Oh good. It's you.]

You're no help.

[engrishdetective]

Oh, but I beg to differ, shinewbie. I'm a pretty big expert on refueling. Just ask McCrane or Deckerd.

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

Hi Kagerou, why are you asking?

I know, I know, I'm a human so I probably don't count for your question. But I'm curious now!

[thxforthememories]

Because it seems I've been doing it wrong my entire life.

... it isn't important. I'll fix it.

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

But... if you've been doing it one way your entire life and it has been working for you, how is it wrong?

[Leave it to Miko to ask these questions.]

I just want to help, that's what friends do, after all.