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[needlefingers]

[There are a million things wrong here, and Chromedome finds himself thinking of every single one of them. Was he kidnapped? Is his hallucinating? Perhaps he's been captured and having his mind messed with... though he's been paying attention to the little details, and they don't fit in with any mnemosurgery he knows. Yes, he's panicking just a lot little, but he manages to keep it to himself. For now.

He gathers that he's in some sort of organic colony, which is strange in itself. Still, he knows better than to run around where easily excitable organics can see him. Trying to duck behind buildings and stay out of sight is a hard thing when you're twenty-something feet tall. Eventually he gives up on that and figures out how to work this odd network device.

Casual as ever, he leans casually against a building and speaks as casually as he casually can.]

Hello! I'm Chromedome, I seem to have lost the ship I'm on and everyone on it. Any help retrieving them will be rewarded with hugs and friendship. So if anyone from the Lost Light is here I'd definitely like to hear your voice right about now.

Oh, and questions like "Where am I," and "What am I doing here" should probably be answered. As a general rule, it's never a good thing when you have to ask those questions.

One final thing: Yes, I am a giant robot. Nice to meet you.

Comments

[text]

[prototype_blues]

[Oh hey giant robot, have a reply from a not so giant robot.

... not that Chromedome would know that since. Text reply.]

Hugs and friendship.

And it's Hinoto-Ri, it's a city.

[text]

[needlefingers]

[Hopefully you really weren't expecting hugs and friendship little guy, because Chromedome isn't handing either of those out right now.]

Hinoto-Ri.

Well, it's something. What planet are we on?

[text]

[prototype_blues]

[Nah, it was more a "wait really?" reaction to the offer. Blues isn't a hugs and friendship kinda guy.]

An Earth, I do believe.

[text]

[needlefingers]

Earth? Really?

I've heard a few things about this planet. Never expected to be here myself.

[Video]

[universebeware]

Chromedome.

[There is a look of surprise on Brainstorm's face. He never really expected someone else from the Lost Light to show up after all this time. He's not really pleased, but he's not displeased, either. After all, it could have been someone much worse than Chromedome that showed up.]

Either I've been fed lies about the passage of time back home and Rodimus or someone sent you to find me, or you've been pulled here as well. Going by your reaction, however, I'm betting on the latter.

[Video]

[needlefingers]

Good to see you too Brainstorm.

[Though his tone is light and cheerful, Chromedome is really, really glad to see a familiar face. Chromedome gathers that Brainstorm must be the only other one here judging from that expression. He supposes that if he has to be stuck in unfamiliar place with someone, it might as well be a friend.

Thank the allspark it's not Prowl.]

Bet you've been having fun here with all these organics.

[Video]

[universebeware]

"Fun", he says...

[There's an amusement there, but more in the vein of the kind of amusement one has at the end of a long day of work where everything has gone wrong, and you're just one stupid customer away from falling off the deep-end face-first.]

I would not refer to the past nine months as 'fun' in any sense of the word. At least in general.

[Video]

[needlefingers]

Nine months? No way, I swear I just saw you a few hours ago.

[Logical conclusion: Brainstorm has finally gone crazy. It was only a matter of time before one of his inventions tragically backfired. Other logical conclusion: Chromedome has finally gone crazy. Maybe they're both crazy, who the hell knows?]

[video]

[phantom_envoy]

...I guess 'giant robot' is kinda comfortably familiar, anyway. Though you're a little bigger than I'm used to. You're not really green enough to be Coluan, so... mind if I ask what planet you're from?

Anyway, it looks like this is some kind of recurring pattern here. Intergalactic kidnap.

[video]

[needlefingers]

I'm from Cybertron. It's a nice enough place when it isn't destroyed by a war.

[Haha kidnapping, Chromedome isn't surprised.]

I guess there are worse places to be kidnapped to.

Re: [video]

[phantom_envoy]

Most planets usually are.

[The girl heaves a sigh and rests her head against a fist on one cheek.]

Sadly, I've never heard of a Cybertron, so I'm guessing you've never heard of a United Planets. You'd think someone would've heard of it; it's only composed of like, 70 planets and 600 billion living beings.

[video]

[needlefingers]

[Chromedome shrugs apologetically.]

The United Planets? Sorry, that doesn't really ring a bell. I know of a Galactic Council though, that sounds sort of the same.

[video]

[badass_reporter]

[A giant robot offering hugs and friendship, huh? Neige's curiosity is piqued. But nevertheless:]

First off, your friends and ship are most likely nowhere to be found here. You're in Hinoto-Ri now, brought here by someone named Philemon, and...apparently we're all supposed to be protecting this place, but that's just what they're telling us.

[video]

[needlefingers]

[It would really suck for Chromedome if someone took his hugs and friendship offer seriously. Sadly he only hugs other Cybertronians.]

Philemon. Huh.

[He doesn't show it, but the revelation that Rewind is mostly likely not here causes his spark to fall a little. It leaves him feeling unsettled and very lost... he could have handled this if his partner was here.]

You think there's another reason why we're here?

[video]

[badass_reporter]

[That's okay, Neige was figuring a giant robot wouldn't be able to safely hug any humans anyway. Not that she wanted to hug him, of course...]

Definitely, but I couldn't tell you what that reason is. It's just all too suspicious when the government here is more eager to use us for their own gain than give us any real answers. [At least, it sure seems that way to her.]

[video]

[needlefingers]

Speaking from experience, that's very suspicious and kind of worrying. As if I needed to get caught up in organic conflicts.

[Personal experience being that he was on the side of his Government who did suspicious and morally questionable things. But that's all in the past now. Mostly.]

[genkibot]

[Have an excitable blue-haired looking girl on your display...]

A giant robot?! You mean like Mr. Brainstorm? Are you a friend of his? I bet he'd like to see you! He was the only giant robot here for awhile. Were you also on a post-war vacation-adventure before showing up here?

[needlefingers]

[Oh hello, aren't you a funny one.]

I'm Brainstorm's only friend actually, and if he's actually glad to see me, I'd be surprised.

You mean was I aboard the Lost Light before I came here? Yeah, I was.

[genkibot]

His only friend? But there's so many people in this town! If you're his only friend, then that means he's been avoiding making friends. Why would he do that?

[Why indeed?]

...What's the Lost Light?

Video

[terminally_clever]

Hm. What are the chances.

Video

[needlefingers]

Funny, I ask myself that quite often.

Video

[terminally_clever]

Have you talked to Brainstorm yet? He's here too, and has been for some time.

[video]

[screwattack]

[Chromedome will be met with the cautious look of someone staring at him behind a visor, wearing a helmet over their head. The person on the video feed seems to be trying to spot something on the robot, leaning in close to their own device, though they're not having much luck it seems...

Finally the masked stranger speaks up, voice hard yet discernibly feminine.]

... There are two of you now? [She doesn't sound happy about that.] ... Are you an Autobot as well?

[video]

[needlefingers]

[Well okay. Chromedome gets that strange and chilling feeling that you've talked to Brainstorm before little lady. It's okay, he knows his friend has that effect on people, he won't hold it against you.]

Yep, and have been for the past four million years.


...


Whatever Brainstorm did I just want to say that I'm sorry.

[video]

[screwattack]

[She just tilts her head to one side, expression remaining obscured. She is decidedly curious about the extraordinarily long lifetime this robot has had, however.]

He's been more of a nuisance than a threat for the time being, though I prefer to remain cautious... Will I have to extend this caution to you as well? I'd prefer it if I had less enemies in this city.

[Not that she and Brainstorm were necessarily enemies...]