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.

Comments

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Wheeljack wasn't one for polish and preening, so he almost ignored the entire message. Really, was this the time to be focusing on things like waxing and buffing? Then again, if you were Knock Out, that'd be your number one priority.

But no, it was the very end that caught his attention.]

Fireworks, huh?

[Audio]

[engrishdetective]

Yo, Wheeljack! I had a feeling you might appreciate this.

Absolutely. The flashier, the better. Heck, at this rate, I might even accept sparklers.

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

You're speakin' my language, Gunmax. Pretty sure I could pull something together real quick for ya.

[Really, just the idea of assembling any kind of explosive was appealing to him.]

[Audio]

[engrishdetective]

My hero! I really owe you one.

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Consider it thanks for future supplies.

Never really made a firework before, but I've got a kid who could probably help me figure it out. I think they come in colours?

[Audio]

[engrishdetective]

Damn right they do! Mm, particularly, I was hoping you could try to do it in red, white, and blue. But it's all right if it's not doable; I know supplies is a bit tough right now.

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Interesting colours. He's yet to see anything patriotic in Nevada, so he'll just assume there's a Gunmax reason for all this.]

You got it. If I can't get those colours, I'll do the next best.

[Project time!]

[Audio]

[engrishdetective]

[That's as good of a reason as any.]

Okay! I appreciate the help, Wheeljack.

[Video]

[mccrane]

[McCrane turns on the video, just so he can stare.]

...

[Where are your priorities, Gunmax?]

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Think nothin' of it. I'll keep in touch, yeah?

[Video]

[engrishdetective]

Problem, McCrane? Or are you stuck?

Need some oil? Hm?

[Audio]

[engrishdetective]

You too. I'll be expecting you, baby.

[Video]

[mccrane]

N...No.

I just...

[He shakes his head, showing you that he definitely is not stuck!]

Fireworks?

[Video]

[engrishdetective]

Tch, it's rough being the only American sometimes.

There's a holiday coming up and I want to celebrate. I don't care where we are, and things have been rough on some of us. We might as well enjoy something.

[video]

[not_halfbaked]

...Fireworks?....

[Korra BEAMS.]

Is it for a festival from your world?

[engrishdetective]

Something like that!

In two days, there's a celebration in the country I was constructed in. It's called Independence Day. Bummer that we don't have a beach to properly celebrate on, but as long as we have fireworks, I think I can deal.

[not_halfbaked]

The only fireworks I can do are from my bending, but you'll love it!

What's Independence Day about?

[engrishdetective]

Ohh, volunteering are we? Heh!

Mm, it's a little hard to explain without going on about it. The reason why America celebrates it is because it won its independence from England, another country, who was more or less bossing America around stupidly. Although if Duke was here, he might tell you differently. This happened wayyyy before I was made, though. It was a long time ago.

Most of the time, Americans just celebrate it because it's a nice way to get a little patriotic about our home. Granted, I wasn't in America for very long, but I kind of want an excuse for having a good time here, even if it's just for a few hours.

[not_halfbaked]

Yep! I love fireworks, but never learned how to make the nonbending kind, those were always neat too....

Sounds like the End of the 100 Year War celebrations back home.

[engrishdetective]

Well, I'll take the bending kind, too! Thank you, Korra.

Oh yeah? What did you do during those? What's the 100 Year War?

[not_halfbaked]

[OOC: Headcanon about the celebrations.]

Nah, thank you, this--this sounds like a blast.

I just remember partying like crazy, the dances and the fireworks and all the food and--

[Korra stops. Homesickness strikes again.]

--and it's just a lot of fun.

The 100 year war ended 70 years ago, and it...well, it lasted for a 100 years, until my predecessor, Avatar Aang, ended it.

[engrishdetective]

Hmm, and I thought the war with the Cybertronians was bad. One hundred years...

Well, I guess you'll just have to celebrate extra hard with me in two days so we can have something good here, all right? That a deal?

[not_halfbaked]

I wouldn't know much about it, but I think I heard the Cybertronian war with 'Cons and 'Bots was way longer than that, or is longer than that....

Deal!

[patokichi]

Gunmax! You cannot be serious. Where are your priorities?

[engrishdetective]

Millions of years is what I was told. Pretty crazy.

Good, it's a promise, then. I'll shoot you a message when I find a good clearing for us.