Track 5 [Action]

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[Miko slipped away from the hustle and bustle of the party at the bar, finally having hit a point where she couldn't hide her upset feelings. She made her way over to the junk pile and hid behind a few of the mounds where they were tall enough to hide her from anyone just walking by.

There she sat down and curled in on herself, starting to cry quietly. There were many things for her to be happy about, but all the stresses, of being away from home, having such a hard time with food, everything about Bulkhead's injury and losing Wheeljack had piled on top of itself and she couldn't keep it all in.

She tried to keep quiet but there was little chance that she would be able to stop crying now that she had started. There were tears running down her face and she knew anyone who just looked at her would know..]

(OOC: Feel free to have your character notice her leaving the party or wandering across her after a little while. Action is open to all (we can fudge time lines a little xD)

Comments

[neverputincharge]

[He'd have to be sparkless not to worry about her. Injuries or no injuries, her well-being matters too. He holds his servo out to her to grab hold of. His features softening as he listens.

....

Of course she'd miss home. This wasn't her home, far from it.]

Miko...come're [He shifts his fingers to wrap around her, offering to pick her up.]

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[She crawls up into his hand, willingly going to her best friend.

She hadn't even mentioned things like being tired of not having a lot of food, or good stuff to eat. And there were worse things eating at her seemingly endless enthusiasm.]

[neverputincharge]

[He gently scoops her up, lifting her closer. Ignoring the ache and tiredness in his body. His focus all on her. He'll use a thick finger to try and lift her chin to look at him.]

Miko, talk to me. What's goin' on? [Missing home can't be all of it.]

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[She looks up at him, not even considering trying to resist it. Her cheeks are wet and red from having been crying, and she shakes a bit as tiny hick-ups break up her breathing.]

I... I'm tired of all the stuff. Having to have the garden, digging in the junk pile for food, all of that.

[She paused a moment as she realized she had been raising her voice over the statement. She continued in something more like a whisper.]

And your hurt. Then Wheeljack died. and I don't know what to do. I feel so useless and pointless. What kind of stuff can I even hope to do here? I never have any chance of fitting in here, on Cybertron.

[neverputincharge]

[He's just silent as he listens, optics dimming in sadness and a little guilt at her having to live like this. He moves as he straightens up and stands doing his best not to sway as he does so, his hand holding Miko moving to hold her close, near his head and upper chest.]

Miko...[His voice is soft.] Why didn't you say anything sooner. You can always talk to me.

It's not your fault. This...isn't Earth.

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[She sifted easily with him, moving close to curl up against him.]

I... you've been working so hard to get better and with the whole Wheeljack thing I just... I didn't want to add that to what you were dealing with.

But I... I thought I would fit in so much better on a world like this than I do on Earth.

[neverputincharge]

Miko--no matter what, I'll find time for you if you need me. [He briefly looks away. Miko might be able to hear a slight hitch to his voice as he speaks up again.] Especially when we both lose someone we're close to.

[He closes his optics briefly, before opening them again and refocusing them on the human he held close.]

But this isn't earth, it's not your planet. Why...would you want to be here? [Wouldn't you rather be on a world with your own species?]

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[She has no way to refute his first statement so she just nods at it, cuddling closer to him. She knows that Wheeljack dying wasn't easy on him and that had been why she hadn't wanted to burden him with her upset over it.]

It's your home... Earth is nice and all but... I don't fit in there. I was hoping... that this would be a place I would fit in.

[neverputincharge]

[He's not completely sure what to say to that. So he's quiet for a moment.]

..Have ya felt any more fit in?

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[She nods for a moment before finally answering the question.]

Yeah, a lot of people here... are interested in me... who I really am, I like that...