re_alignment | [video 01]

[Time escaped him in this place; Tuck had no idea how long he had been there. He had once carried with him a cell phone that he had a digital display, but he guessed somewhere in the confusion, somewhere in the vertigo, wherever he had been between China and here, it had been lost. All he really knew was that it felt like it had been forever, and if you asked him now, it might as well be the truth.]

[First the temple. The... thing looking out for him, ushering him on to another place. What had that all been about? A time rift? Getting pulled to this very spot where someone was waiting for him? Cybertron? Go see Nexus Prime, but don't disturb him?... He didn't want to see any Nexus Prime! He just wanted to know what was going on already!]

[There had been apologies, a device given to him. He had been guided out to a chamber beyond and left there on his own.]

[On his own.]

[It had all seemed like a dream until he saw the world beyond the temple. So vast, so big. Hong Kong itself was dwarfed by comparison. In that instant, Tuck knew two things: 1) Eventually, he was going to be sick, and 2) This was not home. To his benefit, somewhere in the back of his mind, he thought at least he was glad he hadn't had a chance to eat much before his last little adventure. Quarry had seen to that. How much to his benefit that would be was something that had yet to be seen.]

[As he stood, staring out at the city somewhere between awe and shock, he uttered something mutedly in Cantonese, unaware that the device provided for him had been recording for the last few minutes.]

[Toppled over as he was by the turn of events, he hadn't even noticed the insignia now imprinted cleanly on the wrapped fabric of his left bicep.]

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[Thundercracker watches the feed for another moment before finally speaking up.]

Your communication device is recording.

[Still relatively new himself, he's not sure if this is a new arrival or someone he's just not seen around yet.]

[Excuse him while he nearly drops the pad he's holding in flinching at that sudden voice coming from the... the face on its screen. Tuck lifts it and looks at it and he's not quite sure if this is a movie playing or what's going on. Given what he was told about it, he doesn't like this.]

[At least it's just staring at him on a screen.]

Uh... Huh?

[Eloquent, isn't he?]

[He rolls his optics. Great, a slow-wit.]

Your communication device. Broadcasting. On the network.

You're new, aren't you?

[Why you gotta be so mean?]

About as new as they come, I think. H-how do I make it stop?

[He sighs.]

I don't know. I'd have to see it to know how yours in particular works.

Where are you?

[He turns back to look at the temple behind him and... isn't at all sure what it is.] I don't know. This building is huge. But they all are... Can you see it?

[Wait... You're not coming here, are you?]

[Not if you don’t want him to.]

I can see it, yes. Nexus Prime's temple, right? If you want, I'll meet you there.

[Not because he cares. He's just bored. And intrigued by this new, apparently non-human organic.]

[That would... probably be a good idea for you to stay there, then. He's been through enough for one day.]

Maybe later. Thanks for the offer though. I appreciate it.

[A nod.]

As you will.

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