[Video -> Text] [Transmission Originating From: Vectorian Sector]

[wakizashi_straight]

[The video is only on for a few moments - long enough to show a purple bot with wide shoulders, a samurai helmet, and glowing yellow optics - before shutting off. After that is a burst of text.]

Many of you exceed WRB height restrictions. You also violate a number of other WRB regulations, including illegal use of weapons and possession non-standard upgrades.

I am not where I should be.

[He would just like to let you all know YOU ARE SO ILLEGAL. SO. ILLEGAL now down to a few extra messages-]

If anyone happens to see Charlie Kenton I would like to be informed. He is a human with short, dark hair and brown eyes. He also has a son, Max. I do not wish them to be alone with unfamiliar bots if they come here.

Gunmax. Thank you for the ride, when we arrived. It was kind of you.

To the bot with the fins on his head: My name is Noisy Boy. 'Soundwave' is a terrible name.

And there was a red and white bot. I apologize if I fightened you somehow.

Comments

[Text]

[wakizashi_straight]

I could not say. Some of them talk to us as if we are sentient already. Though many of them might be disturbed.

[It wasn't like they'd done it on purpose, after all.]

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

I'll hope those who wouldn't be adversely affected are more than the latter, then, when you go back and if your sentience is widely spread.

[Since if they weren't, she could see that end... badly.]

[Text]

[wakizashi_straight]

Other bots are sentient, or our styles might not be so different. But I think most humans expect us to simply be machines.

[Sort of like supped-up coffee pots.]

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[She huffs, shaking her helm.]

That's to be expected, I suppose. And that the humans will act reasonably when they find out.

[Text]

[wakizashi_straight]

I can only hope that they do.

[Since he really rather likes humans.]

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Me as well. It was... interesting talking to you.

[Elita smiles, easily, and dips her helm in a brief nod.]

Hopefully they'll find out some way for us all to go home soon, even if we... could help here too.

[Text]

[wakizashi_straight]

It has been interesting talking to you as well.

I hope so as well. Though I am unsure that all of us have skills suited to helping here.

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Accidental or not, I would think that, since we've been marked, we all have something to contribute.

It's just a matter of finding it.

[And Elita was perfectly convinced of that, delaying her intended goodbye for the moment.]

[Text]

[wakizashi_straight]

I suppose so. There must be some reason we were marked like this. It is something to think on, at least.

[Don't worry Elita, he's gonna let you go.]

[Video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Some reason beyond differentiating us from anything that isn't marked, if that happens.

[Elita hums thoughfully and then shakes her helm.]

Either way, that's nothing we can find out at the moment.

[She doesn't mind, and it's given her another angle to think on as she nods and terminates the call.]