video - this is stupid

[knaval]

Uh-- is this working? Hello?

[the screen picture is perfectly showing riptide's panicked expression.]

I have absolutely no idea-- uh. My name is Riptide! I was with the crew of the Moira, but now I have no idea where I am. Crazy, right? I think I passed out? I have no idea. Anyway, this is a call for help! I've been approached by people and-- it's awful! I need an extraction immediately!

[he groans dramatically.]

They want me to get a job! [he was recommended to get a job.] A job! Like-- like being employed somewhere! Being paid to have responsibilities! I think one of them even said I can buy a-- a place to live?! I... I need to sit down. I have literally been tortured before and I've never, at this exact moment, been more uncomfortable in my entire life!

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[knaval]

It's like, midday, dude.

[warandpeace]

I mean finding yourself in this situation after being missing for a while. Have you ever heard the story of Rip Van Winkle? [It's a genuine question, nothing accusatory meant in the tone. After all, it's not as if they're from Earth.]

[knaval]

Oh. No, I haven't. It's not porn, is it? I know what winkles are!

[no, riptide...]

[warandpeace]

I do not, so you're a step ahead of me.

[He'll not ask what he thinks a winkle is or what it actually is or whatever. He can't shame the kinks of other cultures.]

It's about a man that drank some questionable liquor and woke up twenty years in his future. I know twenty years isn't that long for Cybertronians, but it was long enough for his son to be grown and for there to have been a revolution.

There were a lot of differences for you to run into. Did someone save your ant farm?

[knaval]

My ants and Pointless are unkillable! They're still doing really well!

[he moves the camera to show a muddy looking pomeranian. it yips.]

She was so happy to see me she peed on my leg!

[warandpeace]

That's-

[That's a very small dog. He is glad for a giant mechanical man Riptide seems to be exceptionally gentle.]

I think those dogs are prone to that.

[He's never heard a man sound happier to say that.]

[knaval]

She's never done it before! I think she was really excited!

[he laughs, delighted.]

Do you want to come and see her?

[warandpeace]

[So Riptide just informed him that she excitedly peed on him, and then offers to introduce the dog.]

[Surprisingly Kaz still wants to see the dog. Even if it is tiny and indeed, Pointless.]

Is she afraid of other dogs?

[knaval]

Naw, she loves 'em! I walk her a lot so she's seen all sorts of critters!

[warandpeace]

Then yes, I'd like to see her. My dogs are mostly fine with other dogs but a little more socializing wouldn't hurt.

[Not to mention Miller just loves dogs. Even those tiny useless ones.]

[knaval]

Sure. Where do you want to meet?

[warandpeace]

I'm living in Region One of Kauto but commuting is pretty easy.

[knaval]

Hey, I'm there now! We could totally meet up!

[warandpeace]

I'll let you pick where. You're more familiar with places comfortable to you.

[Size matters, and all.]

[knaval]

I have been conscious for about half a day, so I dunno. Somewhere with... grass?

[warandpeace]

I didn't realize it had been that soon.

We can do this later. You go adjust to your surroundings and catch up with people you lost track of. That's important first. Then we can agree to meet in a couple of days.

[knaval]

Cybertronians do everything faster!

[that's a lie. they take forever to mature and learn things properly.]

I'm already fine!

[warandpeace]

I knew Cyclonus so I'm not sure I can believe that.

[Old men stuck in their ways and all.]

[knaval]

He's a special case. A special, possibly zombie case.

[warandpeace]

He was having that zombie issue for a while, wasn't he? I wish I knew how things turned out at home for him.

[knaval]

[riptide is quiet for a long while.]

private

Not great. Because of me.

private forever.

[warandpeace]

What do you mean?

Re: private forever.

[knaval]

In the future. Apparently I take part in a mutiny that he's on the other side of. We leave them for dead at the hands of the DJD.

I don't know if he survived but if you're his friend you deserve to know.

[warandpeace]

Why did you mutiny?

He was really struggling with wanting the war to be over. He even encouraged me to help prevent more on my Earth.

[knaval]

It... it's complicated. I don't even fully know the reasons myself, because it hasn't happened for me yet. From what I can gather, though, we just... couldn't forgive Megatron.