[Video for Everybody!]

[0perator]

[See Alia.

See Alia glaring at what looks like a former tablet computer that has clearly been combined with some kind of frankensteinian holographic interface.

See Alia glaring into the communication device.]

All right. What have you people all gotten into now?

Who's feeling weird, when did it start, and what the frag were you nuts doing before it kicked off?

I'd rather not catch your crazy...

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[nobody_number_8]

[When Axel comes on, he's seen from a somewhat odd angle; it's pretty clear the communicator is just propped up on something and that he's not actually holding it.]

I wasn't doing anything other than taking a walk. Then when I get back, I suddenly can't touch anything except the ground! I just pass right through stuff.

[Which would explain why he's not holding the communicator.]

I actually walked through Knockout's leg by accident not too long ago. That was so weird, you would not believe...

[0perator]

Can you give me a rough path for that walk? See anything out of the ordinary while you were doing it? How long ago was this?

[She makes some notations, calls up a holographic map so that it'll show on the video feed too, better for Axel to correct it if she needs to.]

[nobody_number_8]

Around Megatronus' territory and... a few hours ago now, I think. Wanted to expand the range of places I can teleport to, so I figured that I'd start around there. Started at one corner, then walked to the temple, hit the Arena and the abandoned police station before angling up to the other corner and walking back roughly along the border to get back to where I'd started, then turned and went back to the Hub. I didn't notice anything weird had happened until I walked in, tried to sit down in a chair, and fell right through.

Only thing out of the ordinary I saw was a little bit of energon; saw it glowing in a little crevice in a rock and went over to see what it was. I didn't touch it or anything; I'm not a rock collector, and I've heard energon can be explosive if you don't handle it right. What was weird about it though, was that it was red; usually if you see any energon crystals they're kind of blueish-white.

[0perator]

[She sketches his route on the holographic display as he describes it, switching the color to red after a moment. Weird energon, huh? Now that wasn't suspicious at all.]

Where exactly did you see it? And did I get the route right?

[nobody_number_8]

[Axel leans in a bit closer, studying the route Alia's sketched out.]

Looks about right. And if I remember right, it was right about... there.

[He indicates a spot about midway between the two corners, along the outer edge of Megatronus' territory.

It was in the crevice of this one big rock that kinda looked like a whale with its mouth partway open, right about where the back teeth would be.

[0perator]

[She dutifully marked it, half-glaring at the map.]

Well. There's one down. Thanks.

[nobody_number_8]

No problem. I'll try and find out where some more of them are myself and let you know what I come up with.

[0perator]

Sounds like a plan. Thanks.