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[wallcrawler]

[Considering the situation, Pete was quick to change into his costume and sneak out of Vector's temple once the oh-so-friendly Acolytes gave him a little breathing room. Probably not the best decision on his part, since the costume made it a little harder to show that neat little marking on his arm, but hey, not like he knew how important those were. You try extracting useful information from the Welcome Wagon sometime.

So, instead of Puny Peter Parker, Haven would be graced with the incredibly delighted except not really Spider-Man's presence over the network. Also, possibly a little vertigo, considering he was broadcasting from somewhere on the side of Vector's tower with the camera pointing down, far too high up for most to be even remotely comfortable staring at the ground. Then again, he wasn't too put off by heights, and he was having little difficulty standing on the side of the enormous building.]

Uh, yeah, to anybody listening? I for one do not welcome my new robotic overlords, and would like some answers. While I'm definitely grateful the welcome wagon didn't try to kill me-- thanks, by the way-- I'm a little suspicious of the fact they seemed to be expecting me in the first place.

So hey, how about a friendly game of Q & A? I ask a question, you guys stop leaving me in the dark. I'll start nice and simple, like with "I get how I got here, but why am I suddenly on the Planet Of The Giant Robots? And how do I leave?"

[Should be easy enough, right? And like everyone else, he can totally only be pleased with the answers he gets.]

I mean, I've kinda got an entire city to keep safe back home, there's not exactly a whole lot of time allotted to my schedule for intergalactic field trips.

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[chaosgoddess]

[Eris loves heights and she pretty much did the same as Peter when she arrived, minus the costume, that's why she's amused at his boradcast.]

Someone's not afraid of high places, I see.

[Red and yellow eyes, black hair that seems to move on it's own and the smoke instead of legs must be clear signs that she's not a simple women.]

They didn't try to kill you yet, who knows what can happens once Unicron starts getting bored. [She hopes something happens soon, because she's growing bored herself and might take matters on her own hards.]

You can not leave and you are here because, apparently, the Lambda likes men in spandex. [She pauses, looking at him all over.] You are a man, right?

A whole city?

[wallcrawler]

What can I say? I like the fresh air.

[Somebody isn't returning the friendly courtesy in this conversation.

And lady, what even are you? The floaty hair thing's not exactly giving off good vibes- the last person with hair that animated was kind of an electric psychopath. And he's definitely not a believer in coincidences these days.]

Yeah, a whole city. New York, ever heard of it? City of six million people, and about a half dozen of my psychotic playmates are still unaccounted for. I don't exactly like the thought of giving them the run of the place.

And who the heck is Unicron?

[raceme]

I know that view, you flied all up to the top of Vector's tower? [Have one of those 'robotic overlords', although this one doesn't look very dangerous. He does, however, talk very fast.]

I know _{it's all really confusing} when someone's new here and I DON'T mind answering question so to answer your first one No, sorry we can't tell you why are you suddenly in this planet because it happened ^{the same} to all of us and the only explanation was "the Lambda did it" which is not a great explanation on itself to be hones. We also _{don't know} how to leave but the Haven is a safe place while the badlands, as the acolytes probably told you already, are not.

I'm B-L-U-R-R Itsnicetomeetyou.

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[wallcrawler]

[Man, somebody switch Pointy here to decaf. Luckily, he catches enough of it that Pete's pretty sure he can piece it together. Hopefully.]

I guess? I mean, other than the flying part. I got up here the old fashioned way.

[He moves the device in his hand to point the camera downward...or at least, in his relative concept of down. Making it obvious he's quite literally just standing on the wall, not just floating in place or anything. Point made, he brings it back up to where the rest of him would be in focus.]

Kinda stranded in the middle of a giant canyon from the look of things. And from here, it doesn't exactly look like I can just walk my way outta here. Getting past the canyon's not the hard part, either. It just doesn't look like there's a whole lot outside it. At least not close enough for me to get to.

[Stupid flat, empty ground. His one weakness: nowhere to swing.]

So, what are these "Badlands," exactly? And how am I supposed to tell them apart from everything else empty and barren?

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[badboybikerbot]

Oh man, I really wanna help and be a good cop and all that good crap, but I'm kind of stuck on the whole goofy costume thing and it really makes me wonder if this planet even has Halloween.

Anyway. You're here because you have horrible luck. Settle in for the long haul, Captain Spandex. There's no way out of this dump.

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[wallcrawler]

Oh, I wouldn't worry about being the "good cop."

I mean, that kind of ridiculously '80s look? I'm pretty sure the only cliché you're qualified for is "loose cannon."

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[originaldragoon]

You cannot leave. No one has yet figured out a way to do that, not even our "robotic overlords" have figured that one out.

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[wallcrawler]

Really?

[That's a bummer. But hey, since you're actually trying to be helpful, or at least behaving better than your robot predecessor, Spidey here is actually capable of polite conversation.]

Well, no better time to try figuring it out then, right? Are there at least any ideas worth investigating?

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[glass_secret]

Let me know if you ever find out anything about the whole leaving thing. I asked the same thing and didn't get an answer You're not the only one who has shit to do back home.

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[wallcrawler]

Don't worry, I'll put a note on the fridge and everything.

[Do they get fridges? He'll figure something out. Despite his joking though, he really will keep it in mind.

Just like he'll keep the potential feasibility of a swear jar in mind because his poor innocent ears!]

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[tower_bound]

[What... strange attire. It's odd to think someone comes from a world where covering the face like that is okay. Granted, she really isn't in a position to judge given that she knows she's practically a relic of antiquity, even in comparison to her fellow humans. Not to mention unlike any other human, even back home, she's toting 70 + feet of magic.

It's definitely a good idea to help out the new person, though; she knows how jarring it is to arrive in this place.

...And the temple he's on looks all too familiar.]

I really hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... there's really no way home. Not yet, anyway. Lots of people are working on it, but so far no one's found a way back through the Lamba. As for why... I guess it just picks people randomly. That seems to be what everyone thinks, anyway.

[It's a downer, she knows, and as such, she smiles apologetically. This place is downright dreary, at least in terms of the lifelessness of the land. It isn't fun for anyone to think they're doomed to stay here. Needless to say, Rapunzel feels for him.]

But I might have good news! You might not have to worry about your city. Time... might not exactly be moving. So when they do find a way to send us each to our homes, we should arrive the moment after we were brought here.

I don't really understand it beyond that, but... I hope it helps with the whole worrying thing. Speaking of worrying... you're somehow secured to that spot you're on, right?

[She has her hair to climb with, though it looks like he has nothing.]

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[wallcrawler]

Secured? Well, yeah. I'm called Spider-Man for a reason, you know.

[Enjoy the totally comforting image of him just standing on the wall as he pans that camera down, Rapunzel. No harnesses or ropes in sight! Or safety nets, unless one counts that forcefield waaaaaaaaaaaay down there in the canyon. Just a guy in colorful tights walking around on walls, apparently.]

So, you know any of the people working on a way to get home? All things considered, they sound like the kind of people I need to talk to.

[The whole "time standing still" bit is a little hard to swallow though, but considering he did just get pulled across space...well, he should probably investigate that too.]

...and the names of anyone who can vouch for you on the time-standing-still thing? Not that I don't believe you, but you gotta admit it's a stretch. All recent events considered, it still seems a little out there.

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[0perator]

[Have a return video that's about equally dizzying considering Alia's in the middle of placing a sensor kit on an exterior wall of the library-- no drilling in the fancy wall for her, though.]

Because clearly you pissed some Elder God off somewhere along the line, and this is the really imaginative hell you get.

[Snort.]

Nobody can leave yet, though apparently we do all still have some kind of connection back home. We all apparently have some kind of part to play with this whole planet of the giant robots, though hell if I know what.

Nice tights, by the way.

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[wallcrawler]

...eh, sounds about right, actually.

[...which is, sad, really. Apparently the universal sign of doing something right is how many enemies you make in the process.]

Thanks. I try. Weaving didn't exactly come with the rest of the spider-powers though, so. The suit took a little more work.

...is that armor?

[It doesn't look terribly protective, but then again, he's only got earth armor to model it after. And the closest thing to full body armor he's seen lately was Silvermane's little power armor getup, and Alia here doesn't look like she's a walking tin can, so there's not much in the way of similarities.]

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[eyestothesky]

If it makes you feel better, this place apparently stops time for you while you're gone. Proof for me being my brother was here before I got here and there was no time back home where he was missing.

So there's a bit more time made for interdimensional shenanigans, don't you feel special?

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[wallcrawler]

[Greeeat, more robots. Skynet better not go live, because at this rate it'd be a bit of a problem.]

Not the first time I've heard that explanation, but you are the first to provide any kind of supporting claim to it.

[Unfortunately, that's as close as Spine's going to get to a "thank you" until Parker here's convinced this isn't all just one big, bad dream.]

I don't know about shenanigans, I prefer to keep those to a minimum. Or at least assigned to the nearest supervillain. So, unless one of you's willing to slip into a colorful costume and terrorize the place, I think you're safe.

[Lies. You're never safe.]

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[more_apple_fritters_plz]

Sugar, I may not know anythin' about savin' cities, but I know that these here...robots ain't doin' nuthin' ta harm us. At least they ain't done anythin' I know of since I've been here.

The few I've talked ta have been rather helpful actually. Not much a simple farmpony like me can do anyway.

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[wallcrawler]

[Okay, now he knows he hit his head. Giant robots, Cinderella, and now a talking pony? Yeah, he at least got the pony bit right. He's a big enough biology nerd he's at least convinced Applejack's not a horse, and something smaller instead.]

...okay, pretty sure ponies don't talk back home, so now I know this is all some kind of bad dream.

Any second now, the alarm's going to go off, and it'll all be over.

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[invisiblepinkboat]

Our "overlords" [does she sound amused? Yeah, she does.] aren't even present at the moment. And if you mean the rest of us...

[Elita tilts her helm, giving the very strangely clothed (she assumed) human (another assumption) a rather arch look.]

Why are you assuming we're overlords? Not that there aren't some around that wouldn't be pleased at being called and treated as such, but the rest of us either ignore that or would be fighting against it if they tried to make it a reality.

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[wallcrawler]

I've been abducted halfway across the galaxy, if not further, by strange giant robots with no stated motives and basically left to my own devices. Not a whole lot of room for benevolence in that scenario.

Mostly referring to the hooded guys though. Giving everyone who actually answers on this thing and tries to be helpful the benefit of the doubt on the whole "overlord" thing.

[...well, most everyone. SOMEBODY has already lost points by proclaiming themselves a god of Chaos.

He'll be leaving the whole 'wait are you female?' question alone for now though. That's something for Parker to ask later with considerably more tact. Or the closest thing he's able to muster with a question that awkward.]

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[notyourblueangel]

If it helps anything, you'll find none of us got here by choice. And I'm sure plenty of others have already given you the "can't leave" speech.

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[wallcrawler]

Hey, hearing it again can't hurt, right? Best way to learn's through a little repetition!

So, what's your take on our little situation?

[treacherous_widow]

[If it's not the apparent height of the broadcast, it's the obvious spider themed-ness of this new arrival. Hopefully he won't mind an equally spider themed bot answering questions.]

You're not wrong about the 'Robotic Overlords' part even if they're not the ones that brought us here. Your best bet? Blame the giant tear in the slagging sky.

[Blackarachnia leans back in her chair, revealing herself to be in some sort of lab. As for her own mark? It's very shimmery.]

So what temple did you wake up in Web boy.

[wallcrawler]

Well, first off, it's Spider-Man, not Web Boy. Though as far as nicknames go, pretty close.

Second, according to the resident 80s imitator, this place belongs to some guy named Vector. Who apparently has a terrible eye for real estate.

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[nobirds]

Giant robots?

I'm offended.

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[wallcrawler]

Hey, as far as robots go, I'm sure you're quite dainty.

[No he's not.]

[nobody_number_8]

In order, you're here because some crazy-evil chaos god named Unicron decided it'd be fun to screw with people. And I'm afraid there isn't any leaving currently, even if travel between worlds is something you can do normally.

Good news is, while you're here, time stops back where you came from, so your city'll be just how you left it, if you ever do make it back.

[wallcrawler]

Yeah, some of the others got that bit covered already. One of 'em even provided the closest thing to proof I think I'm gonna get.

[As for how reassuring that is, well...about half his villains roster was still on the loose, so, it's not great to think about. But at least there's a chance they aren't just terrorizing the city in his absence.]

Traveling between worlds isn't my thing. I really need a better press agent, if that's the idea people are getting. Not to mention this...Unibrow guy.

[Yeah, he heard how to say it right. He's just performing a routine test to see if the Big Bad's listening in.

...what? Mocking works great back home, not like he's got any reason to think it won't here.]