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So I get it. Things can be a little dark sometimes. That's, like, life you know? It gets dim, you get scared.

But y'know what I find? You can't let it hold you back.

[Soundwave rolls his shoulders back once, then slides his keytar from his back, letting it rest into his hands.]

Let's do this. And hey! If you know the words, all the better; I think it gets more power if people sing with me.

[So Soundwave begins to play on his keytar. As he starts, a holographic background forms behind him, intensely realistic as the galaxy almost seems to move in behind him, sliding under his feet as there's darkness -- but stars sparkling.

And he sings.]

[When he finishes, the images go away and Soundwave seems satisfied, nodding once to the video feed before ending it.]

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[LOCKED: First Aid, Ratchet, Barricade, Drift, Wing]

...So a couple of things.

First off, uh. I don't know if Wing is awake or not, and if you are dude, I'm. I'm really sorry about what happened, but this message is important, okay? If yer mad, you don't gotta talk to me any.

But this is about Vandal. And a bit of me, I guess.

First thing's first: I'm fessin' up. Couple of you know, but all of you should. Technical side? I have really sensitive sound equipment. Real sensitive. Which means, I can read electrical signals from processors and organic brains sensitive. I'unno, most people call it bein' psychic or a telepath, but whatever. I can read thoughts, but I generally don't 'cuz, hey, I got a sense of privacy.

Problem is, when I recharge, I don't control it as well. Which means, I... other people's thoughts and dreams leak on over to me.

Long story short, Vandal sleeps in my back seat sometimes. She's got-- she's seen some crap and somethin' about her brain is different than a normal human's. I couldn't make sense of a lot of it. There's... a signal almost inside of her. An infection. A map. I can't explain it real well without a real investigation, wh-which I'm... I'm not gonna do. But there's a lot of scrap inside of her mind.

She needs help. I figured I'd let you dudes know. I tried to upload better dreams for her, but it ain't workin' real well. Lasts like ten minutes before it crumbles apart.

But yeah. There you go. Dunno what we can do, but ... figured it was worth telling.

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[ooc: After hearing the song, your character should feel inspired and motivated towards hope and confidence! This effect can be as long as a week, or it can fade in a few hours.]

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[Kay's not sure what she's more enamoured by: the glittering stars in the background or the singing itself. She seems to be huddled up in her room with the Link out in front of her, arms around her knees as she rests her chin down to listen. You're not a bad singer, Soundwave, although with a name like yours she'd never doubt that for a second.]

Wow, you'd rival the Gavinners back home.

Man, I really wanna hear 'em sometime. You got more songs on those dudes?

And thanks. That's a big compliment, I'm sure.

Only 'Guilty Love' is on my phone. I really should have downloaded 'My Boyfriend is the Prosecution's Witness'. That one's a classic!

[She giggles a bit as her head tilts on her knees.]

Well you deserve it! It takes a lot to get up and sing in front of everyone.

Maybe we'll get lucky an' find an album sometime in the junkpile.

Really? I dunno, the way I look at it, so long as what I gotta sing makes someone smile, it's totally worth it.

Well it worked for me! And I'm sure everyone else loved it. You don't get nervous or anything?

I mean, what if your voice goes all funky for some reason? Does that happen to robots?