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[angleofscience]

Greetings. [Jetfire probably looks a bit too serious for the topic this is going to be revealed to be about, but he's simply like that.]

After I promised someone who's not... er, as big as some of us a way to get around more easily, it was clear more of you would need the same. Since unless you've found something in the Junk Pile or can always trust to quickly have a nearby cybertronian offer or ask them, which might not always be possible in an emergency.

So, this is hopefully a workable solution... [Jetfire briefly partly turns away from the feed, and when he turns back he angles the arm he has the computer screen on that's recording to show a... well, it reminds of a disc. Maybe an upside-down frisbee, with an added, low railing and what's clearly seating.]

They hover, and you control direction by leaning where you want to go... it is recommended you sit down while riding one of these. Speed I've managed to add as a manual control toggle.

[It was, however, easier to make the control motion sensitive, even if that might make them slightly harder to control for the humans and/or other smaller organics that would need them.

He carefully puts the little disc back on the table beside him as he turns back to the feed.]

I only have seven of these for now, but I'm working on more, so ideally every temple that has at least an organic will get one first, then the Hub ought to have one, and then I can start giving them out to any who wants or needs one.

Locked to Four
I apologise for the time this took, but yours was tinier than the others, so they were all finished more or less at the same time.

[This time the little hover frisbee-like disc he presents have a little extra "frisbee" attached behind, much larger than the front one as well as two claw arms, one obviously meant to pick up anything that couldn't be made, or wasn't, magnetic, and the other one to pick up what the claw couldn't.]

I had to compromise between the size that would most fit you and how large the... ah, attachments could be and still make it reasonably easy to control. I hope it works.

Locked to Starscream
[Excuse him as he stares into the feed for a moment, then glances away no, he's not squirming and back, shaking his helm.]

Starscream... I need to talk to you. In person.

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[angleofscience]

It was, as far as I've been able to ascertain which isn't far or a lot, admittedly... And by now it's a moot point, since that part of the government is quite defunct and dead.

[Literally.]

Ah... That sounds... like a possible theory, though we have had at least one individual disappear into the badlands and come back, worse for wear and not remembering, so it does have some documented negative effects.

[Jetfire frowns, crossin his arms as he thinks it over.]

And I am pretty sure that it does have limits, yes, otherwise the Firstforged would probably be even more... ah... displeased by its presence than they already are. The issue for us is merely the uncertainty where and how it begins, how large an area it actually stretches over, and its greater area of effect.

Whether or not it's Unicron who's responsible for this, it's clear it's troublesome enough... [Briefly, Jetfire trails off, frown deepening.] Which I'm not sure it is, but I've learned to be careful about disregarding a less than obviously scientific or logical origin for events

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[drpaperairplanesmd]

Hmm. [She pauses to think a moment] I guess all we can do, then, is just... Take it day by day. Though it's quite infuriating. Who knows what's waiting on the other side...

[Martha shakes her head and laughs] I guess, right now, I'd just like to find a decent place to bathe.

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[angleofscience]

Unfortunately yes.

... A bath? Well, hmm. I know someone found several cybertronian-type washracks in some buildings in three different quadrants... Until a proper place to clean yourself could be made, perhaps you might start looking in any buildings sized for shorter species like yourself?

There's also the lake in Alpha Trion's quadrant, though I suppose that's not ideal?

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[drpaperairplanesmd]

Well, I'm in Alpha Trion's temple, so... I can check it out. It may not be ideal, but at this point, beggars can't be choosers. Though, I wonder - what do you use to bathe yourselves? On Earth, we simply use water and soap. Though there's different types of soaps for, say, skin and hair. A lot of different soaps [snrk].

At least the lake may provide the water I'll need for drinking. I'm assuming it's safe for humans to consume? I could run a test, but I don't have the tools on me needed to check pH levels and the like. But, since you're a scientist who appears to have been here a while, maybe you'd know?

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[angleofscience]

I know the lake's used to provide the garden with water, and I believe the other humans, or otherwise, who need water have used it... And given the lack of industry, I would hazard a guess that it might be safer and cleaner than what is currently on Earth, if what little of the technology and industry I saw would suggest the level of possible pollution.

If you want, I could always check the composition of the lake, but given the number of humans that have been here and undoubtedly used it since they arrived, I would guess it's safe.

[Then he chuckles and folds his arms over his chestplates.]

High-pressure air works for basic maintenance for example. More deeper methods would include cleaning solutions, usually liquid, which are then rubbed in and off and evaporated in heat, for example.

Immersing ourselves in enough energon to cover our frames is also good for us, not just as a cleaning method, but a simple way of providing our frames what they might need in another way than merely drinking it as the energon that way usually is used as pure fuel.

In my reality, we could also refuel by doing that, but given the amount some of us would need, it quickly dropped out of favour as energon-levels dropped.