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[For a while after the pages thing, Four found it hard to get himself interested in anything. After all the chasing he had done, he's still all alone. His family isn't here, and he wonders if they'll ever be here. He knows that if he doesn't give himself something to do, he'll slowly drive himself crazy by sitting in a corner and going through every moment he had spent with each of his family members.

It doesn't take him long to give himself a project. He has made a few friends here, so maybe it's time to appreciate them. This is way better than sitting around and moping all day.]

Jetfire Elita Mirage Starscream Thundercracker Soundwave Kay Wing Raf Ratchet I have a present for you. I made them myself :) Also I have a question for everyone else: What makes something beautiful?

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[That gets a chuckle out of the red Autobot.]

Bambino, you have something for me?

[That was...rather touching.]

Yes I do! It's not a lot though, but I thought you might like it...

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Any gift is precious, no matter the size, bambino.

Where shall I meet you?

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Beautiful?

[Oh dear, you're making him get his mystical side on. This could not possibly end well. ]

Part of it is, you know, spiritual beauty. This thing that takes us beyond ourselves. Like, on earth, they had a word, 'breathtaking'. Something that literally was so striking you just forget about everything else. [He would get a 75% on a test of NeoPlatonism.]

But there's also a personal connection. Someone or something you thought was beautiful, if enough's happened, you can look at it and it's suddenly the ugliest thing you've ever seen. [He used to think Megatron's future was beautiful, the one he promised them all. Now, he can't imagine anything worse.]

I think that's where we get so messed up.

[Oh that was very poetic! Four definitely likes that.]

I like the sound of spiritual beauty. A world without beauty would be a sad world to live in. What things do you find beautiful specifically?

But you can live in a beautiful world, all around you, and never see it. [There hadn't been much beauty in the gutters, but still, he'd gone millenia in the Decepticons without seeing it.]

If you're closed off the the possibility of something larger than yourself.

Me?

Uh. Lots of things. Stars, sunrise, little acts of kindness, watching someone do something they love.....

_Wing.

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[Oh, hey. He knows all about beautiful. It's like his favorite topic ever next to snacks.]

Silky soft fur.

[Deep stuff, man.]

You say that silky soft fur makes things beautiful? What about things that do not have fur? Are those beautiful too?

...Maybe! I dunno, but the fur definitely helps.

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Awww, little dude! You didn't have to get me anythin'.

I wanted to anyway! Friends give other friends gifts to show their appreciation for them right? So I wanted to make my friends something!

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[Her reply will be video, just because. It's not like others don't already know she's here.]

What kind of question is that? You find something all attractive and pleasing, or you don't. It's not like it's the same for different cultures, or even individuals!

I want to know everyone's point of view on beauty! Learning what other people think of the same topic is always fascinating. What do you find beautiful?

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... A present? [Elita smiles, a bit bewildered but certainly charmed by the gesture.]

That's very sweet of you. What is it?

[Of course she's curious.]

[Actually, his entire project started because he wanted to make you something! He still remembers their last conversation, and he hopes that something nice will make up for it.]

Here, I'll show you!

[He quickly switches it to video and disappears from sight, and then reappears with a large pink paper flower that he had painstakingly picked over until it looked perfect. The entire thing is twice as long as Four is, and the colour of the petals are the near the same shade as Elita.

Looking both proud and shy, he holds it out for her to take a good look at.]

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Four! That's incredibly sweet of you. I feel honored that you would go to such efforts on my behalf.

Also, may I ask your own question of you? [He smiles.] It's different for everyone, so what makes something beautiful for you?

It wasn't too much trouble! I've been bringing lots of things into my room for a while now, and I thought I should make something out of them. Now I have gifts for my friends!

[Four blinks a little at that question. He's always surprised when people ask him his personal opinion of things. After all, he's just here to collect information, not give his opinion about it, right?]

I think there's beauty in a lot of things... but mostly I find beauty in knowledge, music, and art. Above all I find love to be the most beautiful, because it inspires music, art, and other kinds of writing.

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I... er. Thank you, Four. [Despite the fact that he can't see what he might have done to deserve it, that's usually not the point of presents... Hm. That's a thought.]

I'll wait to see it until I come to see you... Considering it's not far.

[Sharing the same temple and all, even if any given temple is huge.]

As for your question... While I doubt I'm particularly qualified to answer, a simple determiner is that it's certainly subjective.

Many things can usually be agreed upon as beautiful, others... require the interest of the individual in the item or subject, or, er, person.

[Well, Jetfire is Four's information partner! Anyone who gives Four all that information is pretty high on Four's 'People I like' list. Also he let Four poke his eye, so he also deserves a present for patience.]

I will wait until you get here before I show it to you! What's beautiful to you, Jetfire?

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A . . . what?

[Confused Decepticon is ~~startled~~ ~~touched~~ confused.]

A gift! I wanted to give my friends something I made.

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Oh gosh...

You made something...for me?

[She's honestly touched by this.]

I know you don't need any help being pretty but I made something for you anyway!

[He switches to video and holds out a ponytail holder. He was so happy when he found these neat little beads a while ago, and spent some time cleaning them up and attaching tiny rings to them. Now they're going to someone he hopes can wear them.]

Of course! You told me a story when I asked for one, and I remember being less scared after I heard it. I don't forget things easily.

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