[Voice] Trying Too Hard

[vandalization]

So that's it then. Everything is back to "normal". As normal as this place gets and we're all left a little more fucked up than when we started.

Let's talk, humans, bears, Autobots, Decepticons. We're all people stuck here. Some of us want to be here, some of us don't...

But.

I just want to hear something good.

It doesn't matter if we're friends or not. But I'd like to hear from you.

Have you made friends here?

Would you rather go home or stay? If you want to go home, what is it there that you miss?

What makes you happy?

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[batmanta]

[CASUALLY does not address that he has no friends. He doesn't want any, anyway.]

I don't have anything to go back to.

[vandalization]

That makes two of us, then.

So you want to stay here?

[batmanta]

Want's got nothin' to do with it. I don't really have anything I want now.

I did what I had to. Then I ended up here. Just another step in whatever the frag kind of life I'm leading.

[kingofthetvworld]

[Oh good, he knows that strange distorted voice. Completely ignoring the question at hand, Teddie goes into complete panic mode. He's been on edge about this for awhile now.]

VANDAL!! How's your sister?!

[vandalization]

Don't try too hard with that optimism, there.

So what are you gonna do now?

[vandalization]

Teddie-

What? I don't have a sister.

[batmanta]

I'm a regular sunshine.

...To be honest, I have no idea. Thought about it. Don't have an answer.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

okay
pros
no bumblebee
plenty of energon
new bar opening
flying is nice
lots of new interesting perspectives on life here
potential for political advancement / once in a lifetime chance to terraform this planet (and no war) / clean slate new chances etc etc
"friends" are a thing if you loosely define friends as people who can stand me being around them for more than a couple breems
i'm not going to name them though potential targets
they know who they are
you know who you are
and i don't deserve you
this went in a strange direction i must be tired


how are you?

[vandalization]

Good thing there's not an attitude requirement here. I think half of us would fail it.

So why not just start again? I mean.

It's a clean slate.

[batmanta]

Is that what this is for you? A clean slate.

[kingofthetvworld]

[The sudden panic mode stops and he pauses, trying to process that.]

Y-You don't...?

[But he was worrying for so long over this supposed sister! Who would outright lie about something like that?]

But... but that guy said your sister was sick, but she'd be okay, and then I never got a call...

[A small gasp.]

I didn't imagine all of that... did I?

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

Hey, Vandal. I'm glad to hear from ya.

I got a lot of friends. You included, of course! And, um. Hm.

I... I don't know. That's so hard for me to say. I haven't seen home in, like, three stellar-cycles? Uh, years! Three years. I want to, because my other friends are there, but I... I wouldn't wanna abandon the ones I've made here, either. So it's hard for me to choose. I miss my friends, and... and my tapes. My kids.

Hmm, music makes me happy! My friends. Dancing. Telling jokes. Being around people. Good energon. Stargazing! Games. Lotsa stuff.

[vandalization]

Wow Stars...

Have you been getting enough recharge or what? Nice to hear a little brightside from you though.

I'm okay as I can be. I'm kind of learning to roll with the punches.

[vandalization]

I don't know. I didn't think we were talking about me.

[vandalization]

I-

Oh...





Yeah y'know. Things have been pretty crazy these days. I wouldn't worry about it, Teddie.

[batmanta]

Figured I'd ask anyway. Fancy that.

AUDIO;

[vandalization]

Glad to be counted amongst them, big guy.

You... have kids?

And- heh. I guess that makes you a pretty easy date then, doesn't it?

[vandalization]

I guess it is, then.

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

Of course you are.

Oh yeah! Haven't I told you? Sorry. Yeah, when the war started, I found a bunch of young Cybertronians. I took 'em in. Eventually, they were reconfigured so they could fit in my chest if they needed to.

Heh heh, maybe you should keep that in mind if I ever ask you out!

[batmanta]

Then you're a step ahead of me.

Good for you.

[vandalization]

So what's stopping you?

[batmanta]

...Got a lot on my mind that won't be easily dropped.

AUDIO;

[vandalization]

It's likewise, buddy.

Wow. So you wree like a mommy-kangaroo robot?

[She's suddenly acutely aware of how dumb she just sounded.]

Heh, well. I don't think I'm to the point of dating robots quite yet.

[ex_dishonestly997]

my cons list is three times as long, you just didn't ask for it

no more 'incidents'?

[vandalization]

So how long you gonna dwell on it?