Audio -> Video Transmission : Megatronus's Temple

[cpt_timeruiner]

Hello? Is this thing on? How do I... oh.

[Suddenly the video pops on, to a view of a man with short dark hair in a dark grey trench coat and white shirt. He adjusts his clothing slightly and straightens up.]

This is Captain Nathaniel Renko, Spartan platoon of the Titan Corps of North America. Though I'm guessing there's no one here that knows of either of those... [Or he wouldn't be using his real name. But who knows, maybe there's someone around here that remembers Spartan-21 or Titan-1 Actual, or heavens forbid, his name. Without understanding the former connotations of his name in his timeline, hopefully.]

So I've heard that I was dropped through some kind of rift and I'm on another planet. And apparently there are sentient giant robots. Which I guess makes my next question... what's it like where you're from originally?

[If he seems less bothered about the whole "temporal-spacial displacement" thing than others might be, it's because he is. For you, this might be life-changing and incredibly traumatizing, but for him it is Tuesday.]

Comments

[cpt_timeruiner]

You're talking really fast, like you have an emergency to go to. You know, like a fire? [He doesn't think he's ever had to explain sayings before. Then again, he'd had to give up pop culture references completely since half of what he remembered didn't actually exist in his timeline anymore.]

I see. I'll try to keep it straight. But what if actual robots and not Cybertronians show up? What am I supposed to call them?

It's all right. Things will settle down eventually. Even if it takes a while. [He'd been planning on making sure of it.]

Autobots? One of the others mentioned Autobots. Said they were the good guys? Good to meet you, Blurr.

[raceme]

Ah no no no sorry that's how I always talks IT'S because my processor is much faster than any other mech alive. It does get worse when I'm in a rush. [Different cultures, different saying. Blurr had been in Earth and knows only a few things.]

Then you can call them robots or A.I. or just use their names if that's what they like to be called sir.

ohdontIknowaboutthat.

Godd and bad are _relative terms but we are the one a who try to protect life at all cost IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU too.

[cpt_timeruiner]

Ah. All right. I'll keep that in mind. The thing about you and about the whole... Cybertronian-robot-AI thing. [This is a lot to get used to all at once. And he's the king of sudden, violent changes in the world.]

You have some experience with that sort of thing? [Do tell. He could use a reference.]

Yeah, he said as much. Said you Autobots are pretty trustworthy, more or less. [He's paraphrasing of course.]

[raceme]

Thankyousir. [Blurr understand, he really does. Take all the time you need.]

Quite a bit WHEN I was in Earth I lived in a city filled with many robots and machines made by a man called Sumdac. IT was Detroit.

We try.

[cpt_timeruiner]

Just Renko is fine. I've been called 'sir' for way too long recently.

You were in Detroit? Huh. It's been a while since I was up that way. What's it look like, where you're from? [He's interested in this. Especially since his Detroit is kind of a smoking crater now.

[raceme]

Sorry force of habit

It's filled with human a lot of robots _{not like the ones here} robots made by humans and..dunno..sunny.

[cpt_timeruiner]

It's all right. Don't worry about it.

Huh. Sounds like your Detroit is doing a lot better than mine. Than most Detroits, probably... Robots are a really big thing where you're from, aren't they?

[raceme]

Did something happen to your Detroit?

[cpt_timeruiner]

[Renko almost snorts.]

Yeah. A lot of missiles and bombs from the USSR forces in the area happened. There's not much left of it.

[raceme]

What are the U-S-S-R- force? And I know that a WAR does to a planet I'm sorry to hear it happens in your world as well.

[raceme]

What are the U-S-S-R- force? And I know that a WAR does to a planet I'm sorry to hear it happens in your world as well.

[cpt_timeruiner]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, though most people called it Soviet Russia... It's a really long story. Let's just say they were in charge of the world and leave it at that. And well. Wars happen. That's how it goes.

[raceme]

I won't pry further. At least YOU DON'T have to deal with that here?

[cpt_timeruiner]

I don't. Which is really nice, honestly. I've been fighting them for way too long now.

[raceme]

I can imagine IF YOU HAVE questions about this place you are free to ask me.

[cpt_timeruiner]

Plenty of questions, and no where good to start. Hrm.

You said this world is dangerous. Dangerous how?

[raceme]

If we have something ^here it's time.

The temperatures in certain quadrants are inconsistent and the weather is way more harmful for humans that it is for creatures like me.