AUDIO;

[engrishdetective]

Hey, so I realized something sort of important. Well, besides the whole fuel issue for McCrane, Deckerd and me, plus the fact the humans probably are sorely missing what it's like to have a bath and I myself am regretting the lack of polish--

But, no, besides all that. I checked the date and I realized: OH NO! I am in dire need of fireworks.

So give me a ring if you happen to spot any. This is terribly important! It's for fancy Earth reasons, I swear.

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[brokendown]

Aww, hell no. Most every country or city state has a local language, though the nobles share a few, but almost everyone speaks either Lower Kaonish, Lower Iaconian, or maybe Vosese, so we make do with a few common languages. And then we just plug in an Earth language dictonary and phrasebook onto a similar grammar for speaking those. You know, based on the grammar we already know. Doesn't always go well. English is pretty similar to Lower Kaonish though. Japanese was much harder, because I was totally out of practice on Vosese, but, yanno, I got stationed for a while on the Hokkaido mines so I had nothing better to do than pick it up. I probably speak Vosish weird now, though. Totally different ways to say you gotta do something.

But still. Don't ask me to teach languages... I suck slag at any of that. Maybe Knock Out could help you there.

[[ooc: Help I'm a master's degree linguist and Breakdown probably got OOC there because I went "yay languages!"]]

[engrishdetective]

Sheesh. I'd say it sounds like a pain in the butt, but Earth isn't much different, I suppose. That's sort of interesting.

Well, I might bother Knock Out about it, then. Assuming he'd be interested to help out, but he doesn't seem all that bad.

[At least to Gunmax, both Breakdown and Knock Out aren't bad to talk to. Whatever, he can't wrap his mind around that Autobot and Decepticon feud, and he's not about to start trying.]

[ooc: Haha, no! That was fun to read.]

[brokendown]

Heh. Not to dim your enthrallism, but I doubt he'll do it for free. A good wax job should put you in keen. I'd help you out, but no seriously, I'm scrap at languages.

Oh. Didja ever get any of that fuel you had in the can?

[engrishdetective]

Well, fortunately, I have such experience. I'd just need to find wax in a place like this. Thanks for the tip.

Mm, ended up having to drink it myself eventually.

[brokendown]

We should get you on energon. Then highgrade. Then a party.

[engrishdetective]

[He laughs sharply.] I like the way you think, Breakdown! Let me talk it up with McCrane and see how we'll do on energon.

[brokendown]

Rodger! You're one talk away from the best-tasting, hardest-partying night of your life. [Breakdown grins just thinking about getting overcharged with mechs like Gunmax and his friend. Gunmax seemed like the kind of guy you'd want at a party. Up for anything, probably great stories, drink you under the table. Yeah. Great idea. Great idea to forget about being stranded away from the rest of the crew holed up in a workshop.]

[engrishdetective]

Feh! Partying. You know it's a depressing life when I haven't even had one to take part in! I'm in, if all goes according to plan.

Thanks for the invite, Breakdown.

[The last party the Brave Police had? He wasn't even really part of. ... That, and it didn't end well, anyway.]

[brokendown]

Ain't that the truth. And any time, Gunmax. Looking forward to hearing from you two. [comm out.]
[Breakdown turned back to trying to make sense of his new quarters and find that wax to make Knock Out happy, all while thinking about the truth : a life without parties is hardly a life at all.]