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[gtfostalker]

I have been curious lately, about a few things. I pulled out my PDA - [And here, he pulls it out and wags it a little.] - to check a few things. The map is still useless, it is stuck on Pripyat back home and cannot find me. The journal works though, and so does the Geiger Counter.

And I know this because a lot of you Cybertronians are radioactive. Especially the two that are very pointy, the ah. Red and silver ones? I think I could maybe follow your trails if I tried.

[Strelok shrugs then, leaning back and smiling slightly.] I thought it was interesting, anyway. If any humans starts getting nauseous or dizzy you should see about getting some anti-rads, maybe. I am not sure how it would affect the non-humans, I am afraid.

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[raceme]

How can we possibly be radioactive? [He doesn't understand ·A·] Who's the pointy red mech you meant?

[gtfostalker]

I do not know. I waved it at some energon and that was radioactive too, so perhaps you, heh. Are what you eat, yes? [Strelok is completely unbothered by the whole thing himself. Probably because he lived in a radioactive wasteland.]

I do not know his name, but he is pointy and bright red and speaks with an accent... Italian, I think? I see him sometimes with the silver one that has wheels for feet.

[raceme]

How...unexpected. I'll have to check my own radiation levels then. [It's admirable how he's so chill about something that could potentially lead to his death.]

Mirage? You mean him and Sideswipe.

[gtfostalker]

It is maybe a good idea. I should probably talk to some of the doctors, they might be able to copy my anti-rads and make more in case anyone needs them. [Well, you know. Such is life in the Zone and all that.]

I guess so. Like I said, I have not talked to them so I do not know their names.

[neverputincharge]

Yeah...we knew of the affects that our energon would have on humans back home. So we never let them get directly exposed to it. Especially the kids who were around us all the time.

[gtfostalker]

That is good. I am glad you knew. I have not pointed my PDA at any of the ones from your world yet, I do not think. But some of you are more irradiated and some are less.

[neverputincharge]

I dunno, but the kids were often ridin' in us and around us. They didn't seem ill affected. One of the people we knew was a government agent, and another was a....nurse. Think if they thought the kids would be badly affected, they'd be allowed nowhere near us.

[gtfostalker]

I lived in the Zone; I am not exactly the one that looks after the health and safety of other people. And I certainly cannot do that for people not from my own world. It was probably fine, from what you say.

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[originaldragoon]

Radioactive? What does that mean exactly?

[This is a completely new concept for her and she would like to know more about it considering it could make her sick.]

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[gtfostalker]

Something that is radioactive has radiation. It is... teeny tiny particles that carry a lot of energy. Many amazing things can be done with radiation - it can power machines or be turned into a weapon - and tiny amounts are present all the time.

But in big doses it is poisonous to humans and some other organic creatures. It can make people very sick - and worse, make any children they might have later on even worse.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

That's not actually surprising, given how voilatile energon is, and it is our fuel source [And if she knew to tell it, also what they're - sort of - ultimately made of.]... Not that I know if I am particularly radioactive, since you said it varied, but energon in itself does have radiation that can be deadly to us if it's in its raw crystal form.

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[gtfostalker]

They are always telling us 'you are what you eat' and in your case it is really true, I guess. [Funny how that works out.[ I could always check how radioactive you are specifically, if you want. Geiger counters are not the most accurate tool, but they are what I have. And I will be sure to avoid any raw energon, in that case.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

[That makes her laugh as she nods.]

It rather is, isn't it? And I think I'm fine, but yes. Being careful around the crystal form of energon is always a good idea. There's the liquid variety around here naturally, which is far less radioactive to us, and so is probably as safe as it's going to be for you, but the crystal version packs quite a punch.

[Then the upper ridge of an optic arches.]

Of course, given that energon's violatile enough to be explosive if not handled with some care, you should always be careful around any energon, even the fully processed and refined stuff in cubes.

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[gtfostalker]

I am as careful as I can be around it. I have to keep some in stock, of course; I have a plant that eats the stuff. Luckily, I am used to a little radiation now and then and have medications to deal with it. [He smiles wryly.] And the same with explosions.

Though I will do all of my shooting far away from energon anyway. Just in case.

[loyalflier]

I have worked closely with a human for one of Earth's years... Surely I would have noticed if he had experienced radiation poisoning from being in contact with us.

[gtfostalker]

They are not the same levels for all of you, from what I can tell. Some are more irradiated, some less. God only knows why or how it works.

[loyalflier]

Still... Perhaps that is something we should look into. I really wouldn't want to inadvertently cause anyone harm.

[gtfostalker]

It might be worth a study. I think it has something to do with your fuel, so I could only wish you luck with finding a way around that. The medics, they may be able to copy the formulas for my anti-rads and mass-produce them; there are no better drugs in my world for dealing with radiation.

[treacherous_widow]

That's not really surprising. We had issues with Energon radiation back home but it just never affected the organics.

[gtfostalker]

So it is the Energon. I did not think that Cybertronians would have a problem with it, though.

[treacherous_widow]

It depends on the form the Energon is in. I was stuck on a planet full of unstable Energon deposits. The over exposure from the radiation started to overload our circuits if we were out of beast mode too long.

Trust me, it was never a pleasant experience.

[gtfostalker]

That is was not pleasant does not surprise me. Too much radiation is a terrible thing for a human, too. The nausea and dizziness are just the start.

So that is the reason that some of you appear as animals and some do not?

[dinnerdate]

Radioactive?

[gtfostalker]

Mm-hm. Most of you have radiation all over you. It is not so bad for your kind, but for humans, too much can be deadly. It was a big problem back home for some of us.

[dinnerdate]

[Well...]

We're all probably going to die.