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[wheeljackofalltrades]

 [Wheeljack wasn't one to question things, really. But when something goes wrong in his world, there's -usually- repurcussions for said thing that went wrong.  So...you can see the confusion when he opens up the feed. He's SOMEWHERE in Solus's temple--the lack of indents and scorch marks are a key sign that it's not his room--eyebrow perked.]

So uh...can you guys do me a favour and just watch this for me?

[Before you can even give an answer, he sets the Link back slightly, giving a full shot of him. Grabbing a grenade.

And pulling the pin--PLEASE NO WHEELJACK. 

He sets it a few feet away, folding his arms. And...well, like it should, it detonates. Smoke billows through the whole room, the walls once untouched by scorch are now charred black, and the Link may have bounced a little from the impact.



But...Wheeljack walks out of it, and aside from scorch to match the walls, looks relatively unharmed.]

That's not normal. I'm good but I'm not -that- good.


[Well no shit, Wheeljack.]

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

Believe me, kid. It's a blast.

[HAHAAHA HE'S HILARIOUS.]

Weird crystals? Whatcha mean? Like...Energon?

[0perator]

Yeah. Something like.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Well uh...been drinkin' the stuff.

Don't really pay too close attention though--energon's energon. Unless it's high grade, but you can usually tell.


[unlike a colour change because THAT'S not odd, right Wheeljack?]

[0perator]

No weird colored crystals, maybe?

[She can't put it entirely past some weird Firstforged effect in this case, but really Occam's Razor suggested it was the current insanity.]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[He's trying to think on this, tapping a chin.]

Maybe...

Let's say I did. Guessin' that explains all of...this?

[There's a vague gesture to himself, and how he's not in a million pieces.]

[0perator]

That's the going theory. So what color was it? And where? I'm trying to figure out where they came from.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Solus's sector is where I've been most of my time. I'm thinkin' it was...close to blue.

If ya squint.



White?

[0perator]

White, Solus's...

Great this crap's all over Haven.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news.

[There's a halfhearted shrug.]

If it keeps me kinda immune, is it such a bad thing? Collect that scrap.

[0perator]

'Til it keeps you immune to getting repairs or upgrades. Think a little, will you?

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[LOL Silly Alia he doesn't think.]

But if I'm already invulnerable I won't need repairs. Right?

[0perator]

Might just be your hide that's invulnerable. And then you'd be boned if you had a malfunction or need a component replaced.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

So you're talkin' like...internal.

[Stuff he's no good at.]

Okay, okay, ya made your point. So, any ideas on how to..make it not-that?

[0perator]

Well, this crystal stuff seems to be the cause of all sorts of fun problems. It seems to follow magic rules instead of normal ones, though. You could try looking for the opposite color.. if you found white first, maybe black.

Of course, that could just give you the effects of both, but if you want to be a test case...