Video; Transmission from: Nexic Quadrant

[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]

I wonder why them from all the people would be radioactive.

[And then there's a though.]

...Barricade is from their same world. Maybe it would be a good idea if you could check on me to tell me if I've been accidentally poisoning people.

[gtfostalker]

I could not say, really. Such is life where ever they are from, I guess.

Barricade, he was that friend of yours that made the little dragons? I can stop by and see what the Geiger Counter tells me.

[He has to wonder just what you two were doing that would end with you irradiated.]

[raceme]

Odd, Barricade never mentioned living around any nuclear area. [Then again, they didn't talk much about their home worlds. For a good reason.]

Yes, that was him. We were...really close friends.

[The horizontal tango, mostly. But they also liked to spend time with each other, in general.]

Thanks. I'm now at Trion's Library but I can come find you if you don't want to walk. Are you feeling less sick now?

[gtfostalker]

It could be that he did not live around radiation at all; like I said, it seems like your fuel is irradiated anyway. Perhaps it is a difference in how you process it. [Not that Strelok knows how any of that works, most of the vehicles in the Zone were unusable. No point repairing them.]

Ah. I think I understand what you are saying, maybe.

['Close friends' uh-huh, sure.]

I am very much better. Fit as a - what is is, a violin? Something like that. I can stop by, it has been a long time since I went to Trion's Library anyway.

[raceme]

That could make a difference. I run out of energon faster because of my speeded up engine. [Perhaps he got lucky and he's not a danger after all.]

G-good.

[<.< WHAT. It's a perfectly sort of relationship.]

Fit as a what? [Sorry man, your earth instrument things and metaphors are wasted on this one.]I'll wait for you here.

[gtfostalker]

That might have something to do with it. It is like... the difference between unleaded and diesel, maybe.

[Hey, Blurr is doing better than Strelok; he doesn't even bother with the 'close' part for that sort of thing sometimes.]

A violin. It is a stringed instrument... ah, or I am saying it wrong, perhaps. When you are fit as one you are as healthy as you can be. [Bah whatever, he'll work on it later.] I will be there as quickly as I can.

[raceme]

That might be it. Diesel tastes awful, just so you know [He had to drink that on earth to survive. Blurr was overjoyed when he discovered that in this planet energon could be found almost anywhere.

Aww Strelok.]

AhnowIunderstand. [Not 100% but okay You humans talk funny sometimes.] Thank you!

[gtfostalker]

Heh, perhaps you should have tried unleaded instead. It may have been more to your liking. It is better for high-performance engines, I think.

[Well, getting attached is kind of a waste of time when you may never see that attractive person again.]

No problem!

[It will take him a while, but he'll get to Alpha Trion's library eventually. He has got to find a better way to get around here than just walking.]

[raceme]

I had no idea, thanks for the tip. I had to run with whatever fuel I could get back then.

[But being forever alone and isolated is not exactly a pleasant experience. Life's not worth living like that.

They are working on the groundbridges, promise! Blurr is moving around the library, fishing for a book about stasis prods but he's not being very lucky. In the end he sits down and waits for Strelok to show up.]

Ey there! Are you okay? You still look a bit tired.

[gtfostalker]

No problem. Maybe it will help in the future, yes?

[Not getting attached doesn't necessarily mean being alone. Stalkers are very much a mutable group; they come together and come apart very easily.

He puffs a little as he comes to a stop, smiling.]

I am just out of breath, that is all. Running from Nexus's quadrant to here is a long way.

[raceme]

Yes, more knowledge is always a good thing.

[Ah, then that sounds better yes.]

Oh please, take a seat and rest for a bit.