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[ If there's one thing Tailgate has discovered he's not a fan of, it's waking up uncertain how he got there, after some uncertain length of unconsciousness. That's a lot of uns. Too many.

Which is why the Tailgate currently being broadcast to you live from somewhere in the junk pile is looking a liiiittle bit panicked. Just a wee bit. ]

What year is it?!

[ Or, y'know, a lot. ]

W-where am I?! Where's the ship?!

[ Okay, focus. Slow, even vents. Can't pass out now. ]

Ooooh slag not again.

Swerve? Rewind? Cyclonus? C'mon guys, someone talk to me. I'd even settle for Ultra Magnus right now...

[ He ducks his head down into his hands and focuses on his venting again, and it's only after he calms himself a little that he seems to take proper stock of his surroundings. ]

How did I even get down here..?

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Rung's, uh... Well, they're trying to out his head back together, but it's kind of slow going. Max is in custody and Whirl is... Whirl.

Um. Shouldn't you know all this? Being third in command and all?

Max is here. Not in custody. [Though it sounds like he should be.]

[Drift swipes a hand over his helm.]

I came from a different time. I had the Red Rust when I arrived.

Oh. Oh wow. That was a while ago.

[ He stares at the feed for a moment. ]

Wait, how is that possible? Is this a weird time thing?

[You realize that's not very comforting, right?]

...apparently.

We come here from different times, yes. It seems everyone knows more than I do.
[And they've been hiding it from him. Did trusting him come so hard for them?]

Er... I can tell you what I know, if it helps, but nobody really tries to keep me in the loop so I'm probably not... the best?

No. No, it's all right. It's not your problem.

Besides, that's not the issue. How are you? Are you injured? Do you need fuel or anything?

I'm... [ Jumpy. Confused. A tiny bit scared. ]

I'm okay? I mean besides the whole 'hi you're in another dimension now' thing, I guess. That's-- That's going to take some getting used to.

[ At least he sounds a little calmer now. ]

Is anybody else from the crew here?

[So...about the usual?]

It, yes, it takes some getting used to. Especially with some of the strange things that happen.

[OH like the sudden arrival of new mechs in the Junk Pile?]

Yes. Ultra Magnus, Perceptor. First Aid--if you remember Messatine. He's, uh, he's dead right now. Ambulon. Pharma. Swerve. Fort Max, Rung.

...Whirl. [Sorry?]

First Aid's dead?!

[ Wow there goes his energon pressure again. ]

[Frag. Frag. Oh frag.]

He's, uh, yes. Right now. A little bit. On the dead side.

But he might be back. [Drift's flaky theory number 743]

And his death is being investigated. [So that's something, right?]

Back? So... So he's not dead dead? Does that mean the murderer is still running around here somewhere?

A mech here claims he died--that another killed him. He's alive now.

...this place is a little strange. [Understatement?]

And yes. But the Police will catch whoever did it. [He wished he felt as confident about that as he sounded.]

But... That shouldn't be possible! The dead don't just pop back to life unless-- Unless they're zombies or something.

[ Why does Tailgate get the feeling he's going to have a hell of a time adjusting to this place... ]

Do they have any leads?

This place is not normal, Tailgate.

This thing happened a while ago. [He's going to lock the feed.] I got changed into a human female. That shouldn't be possible either. [And that outfit was definitely impossible.]

I don't know. The police don't really, uh, talk to me.

A what?

[ Someone's never seen a human before. ]

[Oh, frag. Right. ]

Human. Little squishy armorless thing. Like Vandal, if you've met her.

...only in a poufy skirt thing. [He'll make a vague fluffy gesture near his hips.]

Oh! Wow that's.

That sounds really weird.

It was...weird. [Yeah, gonna go with weird.]

Let's just say a lot of bad things happened. And honestly if that could happen out of clumsiness, something worse could happen on purpose.

This place doesn't sound like it's... Very nice. Are we going to be okay?

The war wasn't very nice either.

We'll be fine, though. As long as we stick together. That's what matters.

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