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[The video clicks on far too close to Blades' face as he seems to be squinting at something. Realizing the camera is on, he blinks and backs up, hurrying to put a smile on his face.]

Hello! Hi everyone out there! I'm Blades. So, I guess we're all a little lost, or something? I don't know, some guy just told me I was in a lamb or something... looks like Cybertron to me. At least... sort of. There aren't all the cities and buildings and lights, but I know Cybertron like... Well, like home.

[A soft sigh as he wonders what home is exactly right now. Griffin Rock feels the most like home. But no time for that. A slight shake of his head brings him back to the here and now.]

Anyhow, if anyone sees my teammates, I'd appreciate it. There's a fire truck named Heatwave, a police car named Chase, and a bulldozer named Boulder. They're all really nice and I miss them. Of course, seeing as I heard we're stuck here, I'd love to get to know some of you too! I'm always up for making new friends. I've been so busy pretending to be a robot lately, it's been hard to talk to people.

[Oh, maybe he shouldn't mention that. Oops. A sheepish smile before he continues.]

Yeah. So... Hi again, and bye for now! [An enthusiastic wave and the screen blinks out.]

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You don't exactly act like a warrior. You know? Broadcasting your team roster. Sharing feelings.

[She doesn't believe for a nanoklik that Blades actually fights Decepticons or any other threat to Autobots, for that matter.]

Do they have war on your Cybertron?

Is my team supposed to be a secret? If you need someone to rescue you, I imagine you'd want to know who's going to come help.

[He shrugs. He's not a warrior and he knows it. He'd rather never be a warrior.]

Yes, they do. I'm not part of it, though.

[Maybe not such a treat. She's not very nice, is she? Is she Decepti-oh yes. Scrap.]

Right, because the worst troubles here are fires, lost cats, speeding, and-

Maybe we could actually use a bulldozer to handle the scrap piles.

But, the point is, if you're not part of the war, then you are a civilian. It's not like I care if someone uses all that data about your team against you, but it's irritating! [And, she laughs, not that she's amused, but it's kinda so pathetic to her.] More like In-Need-of-Rescue Bot!

Hey, you never know when someone will fall in a ravine and need help out, or a flood will come or something! [He hoped he never had to prove it, but he really wanted to show her he could be useful.]

Well fine, I'm a civilian. [Better than a murderer.] And if you don't like hearing about my team, then don't listen!

[She doesn't have to be so mean, and his shoulders droop when she delivers that last insult.]

I don't need anyone to rescue me! I'm perfectly safe in my temple.

Yeah, I guess that could happen, but it could as likely be monsters, again, or robot voodoo pages that turn your friends evil, or something.

I don't even care about your team. [And technically, she isn't a murderer, considering her experience just happened to be limited to disarming, disabling, and restraining.] Don't you ever see someone doing something so inefficiently it makes you mad?

[This is what makes others think she's a nag.]

What if I replied all "Yeah, Heatwave, the fire truck, right? He told me to bring you to him. He misses you, too"?

[Because she's assuming all Autobots are sentimental and talk about feelings.]

Voodoo? Oh dear... That doesn't sound nice at all.

Well, no. I generally just try to offer to help them and show them what I know. I don't see the point in getting mad. [It took a lot to get Blades truly mad. Seeing someone doing something badly wasn't one of those things.]

Well... I'd be confused. Heatwave's not exactly the type of bot to tell anyone he misses them. Ever.

[Slipstream sighs. In her own round-about, Decepticon way, this is being helpful.]

So, next time I claim to have been contacted by Heatwave, in order to mislead you, I'll just say, "He won't say, you know how he is, but I think he really wants to see you"?

[Keep trying, the copter doesn't get it.]

I guess that might work. It's better than something completely out of character for him.

[He nods in agreement with a small smile.]

....

And you would just go with me? To see Heatwave?

Well yeah, why not? I'd love to see anyone from my team again.

[Why was she even asking? Didn't she like her team?]

Oh... Am I not supposed to trust you? Is that what you're getting at? Are you going to hurt me?

[Deadpan.] Of course, no one's here to hurt you. You were just participating in a safety test. You passed.

[Not really.]

How long ago were you protoformed?

You know, you'd get along with Heatwave. [Though he never wanted to see them together. They'd be a whole bunch of sarcasm.]

Protoformed? What does that mean?

[Might they really not come online by the same process?]

Maybe it's different, where you come from. Don't you have a protoform from which you were made, which fills your body shell?

Anyway, you must be aware when you came online for the first time, at least.

I came from Vector Sigma.

[He shrugs, having no idea how the process actually works.]

[It sounds vaguely familiar, but she takes a moment to answer.] Some mystical thing on Cybertron.

But, that's not really the point! Are you new?

Of course I'm new. I put up this video log to say I was new. Did you forget already?

[Geez, short memory, apparently.]

You're infuriating! Do you know?! How can you be- [Probably older than she is, and] so epically unaware of-!

You would take energon snacks from a Quintesson and get into his ship!

[She hasn't met any Quintessons, but they exist. Well, she's pretty sure.]

I don't generally trust anything with more than one face. ... Or no face. Slenderman is not my friend.

[Playing that game at 3AM with Cody had been a BAAAAAd idea.]

You'd love Blitzwing.

Who is that? Does he dislike Slenderman too?

Well, he's definitely not without a face.

[He's catching on to you.]

Is there something wrong with his face?

[She's had her fun while it's lasted.]

Depends on your aesthetics, some of them are prettier than others.

[Blades made a distasteful face.] So I really wouldn't like this guy.

Not really. No.

But, he could be fun around- Devil's Night? [She most likely means Halloween.]

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