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I might have accidentally started the fireworks early.

[The edges of his plating are singed, and just behind him the very flaming carcass of an automobile is roaring in its death throes.]

Energon, it seems, is not a viable replacement for gasoline. [He is grateful he didn't try consuming it before this test, and even more grateful that he managed to start the vehicle from a distance.]

[Since. Ah. It exploded.]

I don't suppose anyone has any suggestions? Or a way to convert us to a different fuel source?

Or some wash-cloths and soap?

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...Well, there goes that theory!

You damaged?

Blasters and fuel pumps don't mix.

Learned that one the hard way.

Edited 2012-07-05 01:04 (UTC)

[Starscream is just laughing. And pointing.]

You tried to put energon in an earth vehicle?! Ahahaah, that's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!

Not structurally.

[He rubs at some soot with a frown.]

I might have managed to get dustier than you did, though.

Ah.

[His eyes are huge right now.]

Yes, I could have told you that. I've done plenty of tests ...

Colour me unsurprised.

Juuuust a bit.

I may have a rag hanging around somewhere. Not much of a carwash, though.

Do you know what does mix, then?

I'd be grateful for the pointer.

[He doesn't recognize you, beyond the fact that you've talked with his companions...but any advice would be good right now.]

Ah! McCrane! Are you alright? You're not damaged are you?

And ah... perhaps we should ask around if there's some way to... convert it into an energy source that could be used by us.

[Well.]

[He's being laughed at.]

...

[He does look pretty ridiculous, he knows.]

It was safer than consuming it directly.

That would have, I think, qualified as more stupid.

You have?

[Because oh, is he interested in finding something that works right now. He'd like to get back to doing his job, instead of searching for gasoline all day.]

Were any of them successful?

You could have asked those of us who have been to Earth.

[If he said 'baka' would that help the message get through?]

We had devices that converted matter into energon. They can probably be reconfigured to produce your gasoline.

No, I can't say they were. And unfortunately, most of my tests involved checking to see if gasoline could be processed by Cybertronians, rather than the other way around...

[ He grits his teeth. ]

But if you give me a little time I can try reversing my calculations to see if we can somehow dilute energon down enough for you to use?

I don't think I am...

[He can't check on his back, which did get the worst of the explosion, since he'd been running at the time. He does pull his crane over his shoulder, which is certainly a little burnt looking, but still whole.]

It wasn't pleasant, but I will survive. [Even if it hurts a bit. Ow.]

Good thought. Many of these Cybertronians stayed on earth...maybe they had the reverse problem, there?

Dunno if I'd be the best one to ask. I make explosives as a hobby.

Guessin' ya need some gasoline for Earth vehicles though. Maybe if ya figure out how gasoline's made, you're in the clear?

Then I should not attempt running a generator from it, then.

[Not that he has the parts or ability to make a generator to plug into.]

You have not been damaged?

Always appreciated, Doc.

Are you seriously comparing yourself to the scrap they churn out on that miserable planet? You must have really low self-esteem.

[Baka would not make him feel much better right now. ;-;]

You had devices?

[Because that sounds exactly like what he needs! He just doesn't like the past-tense.]

Do you possess them, still?

A generator?

[Finally! Vocabulary that he recognizes!]

Have you found a generator?

[Because that at least was human.]

No, not. Not significantly. [He looks over his shoulder, where the brunt of the damage is.] Who is this?

[Neither would being blown to shrapnel. Apparently it was weak energon.]

We did.

I haven't seen any here, but I can keep looking.

[It hadn't been a priority because, well, energon all over the place.]

Not yet, but I hope I can. The charge in my batteries will not last forever.

Good. I have seen that happen to bots before. It is not pleasant. [Critical system failures are terrible to see, really.] My name is Noisy Boy.

The first thing I want to do after we find gasoline is find water.

[He sighs.] It has been hard to do our jobs with all this searching, hasn't it.

[Much less be able to keep to regulation cleanliness. Okay, even the thought of a rag is an improvement over this.] Do you? I would get it completely dirty...

Maybe you should save it.

Holys--McCrane!

[She eyes the flaming carcass behind him.]

I'm coming over to put out that fire, okay?! [Was on her way to the junkpile for Gunmax's fireworks festival anyway.]

And I've got a water bottle--I don't have soap, but I can still rinse you off. [And she could use her pelt for a rag. But oh, that was a good point--Korra should find soap later. ...Come to think of it, when was the last time she bathed?]

Are you hurt? Did you contact Ratchet?

Edited 2012-07-05 01:34 (UTC)

[Explosives as a hobby? What kind of weird things are Cybertronians built for?]

You. Explode things. For a hobby?

[He's not judging, really. He's just entirely, entirely perplexed. Shouldn't you enjoy artwork? Or soccer?]

I know how gasoline is made, that hasn't been the problem. The problem is that gasoline is made of fossils, and we are on Cybertron. [He's been told about how likely he is to find a fossil here.]

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