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[sciencetank]

A brief census, if you will. Typically, I'm not interested in such things, but... it may prove useful in determining the hows and whys of our arrivals.

That said...

Approximately, or, preferably, exactly, how many universes are represented by individuals within the Haven? Specifically Cybertronian universes.

[He pauses.]

Though, I suppose, if we're going to be entirely accurate, we also need to consider organic universes...

So consider this an informal survey. Do try and respond promptly.

Comments

[audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Dunno.


A lot?

[Wheeljack: expert helper since 19--you never hired him.]

[audio]

[sciencetank]

That is... staggeringly unhelpful.

[audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Yeah? Tell me how all the guys who are gonna say 'mine' are gonna look all in a line.

You're not gonna be any closer from where ya started, Sarge.

[audio]

[sciencetank]

Well, be useful, then. Who all is currently present from your world? Then, if they respond, I can simply tally them under:

"Wheeljack's Obnoxious Wrecker-Filled World"

[aerospacecommander]

Why does it matter?

[sciencetank]

I already explained why it mattered.

[aerospacecommander]

I can't help it if all your worlds sort of melded together after 'A.'

[sciencetank]

Then don't respond.

[audio]

[badboybikerbot]

Forty two.

[aka bored gunmax trolling]

[audio]

[sciencetank]

[INDIGNANT SPACE BRITISH SILENCE.]

You can't be serious.

[audio]

[badboybikerbot]

What? It's not my fault you don't pay attention.

[audio]

[sciencetank]

Fine then. Name them.

[neverputincharge]

....a whole bunch?

[Way to be helpful Bulk.]

I dunno, maybe three or four? [He's trying.] Just, uh guess in' here. Not count in' organic worlds....

[sciencetank]

Congratulations, you're even more uninformative than everyone else responding to this message.

You haven't even ever thought about it, have you?

[neverputincharge]

[At least he's not naming off a bunch random fake Cybertrons!]

I have put some into it. I mean we obviously ain't all from the same world. Different events and stuff. I can count three off the top of my head. Mine and Jackie's, yours and Skids's.

[He's trying Percy, he's trying.]

[sciencetank]

Yes. Clearly. Otherwise, I would assume there were simply some mix up with out physical designs.

So, three. That's better than "a lot".

[treacherous_widow]

Interesting thing to hold a census on. So far, I can count...five when it comes to cybertronian. That I'm positive on. There may be more.

I don't have a clue about organic universes since there seem to be as many of those as there are organics here.

[sciencetank]

Thank you. That's more information than anyone else has volunteered.

I would wonder which provides the most abductees... or if such a thing fluctuates.

[treacherous_widow]

Somehow I am not surprised.

[She really isn't.]

I don't have the faintest considering in some cases it's hard to tell the difference from one universe to the next when it comes to Cybertrons. There might be just a small thing off.

Or, like in my case, you might belong to one universe, but in the distant future... and in the distant past of the same universe.

[Don't ask. Her timelines messed up.]

[Video]

[wherenobotsgone]

I can think of at least six that I know of for sure - there is my own, your own, the one Jetfire comes from, Blurr's, Knock Out's, and the negative polarity one. I'm not sure that's a comprehensive list, however.

[Video]

[sciencetank]

That's better than "a lot" or whatever other nonsense the others were handing out.

It's a start.

[Video]

[wherenobotsgone]

We probably do need a semi-official census, however. Everything else is just guesswork.

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

Well, I can't say for Cybertron not being Cybertronian, but I've noticed a few differences, at least four that I've talked to have definitely been from different versions, six if you count a few I've seen on the network but haven't spoken to, just going on what they said about things and design style differences, so take that as you will.

As for Earth... I know I'm from a different version of Earth than GlaDOS, than Kagerou, Alia, Ventus... pretty much everyone that's from Earth, though I'm only guessing that Alia and Ventus are from some form of Earth as we never really talked about planet names. As for cross-referencing with Cybertron, I'm not from any reality where Cybertronians have interacted with humans, either past or present. Given the Walters are robotics specialists among other things, we would have been approached as consultants, if anything like that had occurred or if there were any evidence of mechanically-inclined visitors either now or in the past.

[Video]

[sciencetank]

... So that would be five additional non-Cybertronian universes, at least.

Unless some of the are the same universe, just merely differing timelines or some other anomaly.

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

That's the trouble with alternate universes really. Where's the line that differentiates 'different reality entirely', versus 'a variation on another reality'.

I'm fairly certain that GlaDOS and Kagerou don't come from the same Earth either. Technology styles just... strike me as being too different if that makes any sense?

...Someone should set up a board to track this tangle with.