[Voice] -> [Video]

[thxforthememories]

[Well, this is a new voice. Maybe not for some. But for the most part, this is the kind of voice you'd expect to be all suave and smooth. Like it should be accompanied by saxophone music, or sounding entirely too pleased with itself.]

[Instead? It just sounds downright frantic.]

What is this--! It wasn't like this a moment ago.

[As if in response to his demand, the feed abruptly switches to video. That sure is a new face, standing there on top of a temple roof. He's not a Cybertronian, that's obvious. He's also very obviously distraught.]

[Though... his design is oddly similar to someone else usually present in the Haven. In fact, they look a lot alike.]

Who did this! Which one of you! Answer me!

[The more he talks, the more agitated he seems to become. Like every word is putting him more and more on edge.]

Someone here has to know. Where is he!

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[raceme]

You got an upgrade too? I just realized that your chest is practically heart-shaped.
How disgustingly cute.

[thxforthememories]

No! It's not an upgrade, it's the wrong frame. I don't know where he is-- This wasn't what I wanted--!

Heart shaped?

[raceme]

But I like the new color, purple looks good on you.

Did I stutter? Look.

[thxforthememories]

This isn't me!

[He'd seriously never noticed that before...]

I... see now.

[raceme]

It's you now.

[It's the first thing he saw. That and that you have a tiny window in your crotch plate.]

As I said, cute.

[thxforthememories]

No, it isn't. This is his frame. Shadowmaru! Not me!

[Yeah, well the window crotch isn't anything new...]

"Cute" doesn't help.

[raceme]

Did you stole his body then?

[HAH.]

Fine.








You are very kawaii desu. [He learned that thanks to the internet, don't ask.]

[thxforthememories]

No! Something happened! It's just... wrong! Our AIs must be... switched, I don't know.

[A beat.]

How... do you know -- [he shakes his head] -- that means the same thing!

[raceme]

Does that mean that wherever he is now he has your body? Can you feel each other?

[Blurr grins further.] Does it, really? Oh, my bad.

[thxforthememories]

I... I hope so. [He shakes his head.] Feel each other? Why would we be able to do that?

[Well. At least he doesn't look panicked anymore. More like indignant.]

What's the matter with you? You're not acting right.

[raceme]

You keep insisting that it's not your body.

Who, me? . [have a look of pure falseinnocence.]

[thxforthememories]

That's because it isn't. It's his.

Yes. You.

[raceme]

But you have it now, that makes it yours.

I'm perfectly okay.

[thxforthememories]

No, it doesn't make it mine at all!

It's his. And it always will be.

[raceme]

[Totally ignoring your complain.] You need to find yourself a full body mirror!

[thxforthememories]

Why?

[raceme]

So you can play with yourself, of course. Ask First Aid about it he will tell you how.

[thxforthememories]

Play with...?

I don't understand what that means. Who is First Aid?

[raceme]

...yourself. Or Shadowmaru, more exactly. Wouldn't you like that?

He was Pharma's nurse, not sure where he is now.

[thxforthememories]

... To play with him? But I can't -- I can't do that without him here.

[You can't play tag with one person, Blurr.]

Pharma?

[raceme]

Do I need to draw you a picture?

['course you can.]

One of the medics. We have a lot of those here, they're like a plague.

[thxforthememories]

How would a picture explain anything?

... maybe I should talk to one of them. Maybe they've seen him.

[raceme]

It would be very graphic. Trust me you would get it.

Sure why not. I suggest Ratchet.

[thxforthememories]

Graphic...? Wh -- show me.

I'll ask him, yes.

[raceme]

Give me a moment... [And after a few seconds he sends a very graphic (albeit not very well drawn) picture of....well, you know.]