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[knaval]

[riptide seems a little unsure when the video starts; his optical ridges are furrowed in a sort of frown. they ease off after a moment, however.]

Uh. Hi? These last few days sure have been... [he trails off, puffing up his cheeks then exhaling.] ...anyway. I think we're okay now! I mean, it's kinda hard to see or do anything but it's the optimism that counts, really. Keeps up morale. Can those guys we picked up see this? [a thumbs up at the camera.] You're probably gonna be fine!

[doing this is not his forte, clearly.]

Apparently I'm the wing repair officer now. If anyone is related to that, buzz me. Oh, and the welcomer mentioned other Cybertronians? Skids, if you're around, I'm gonna need a hand, buddy.

[he looks about to turn off the video then stops.]

One last thing: sorry about the Nomo deck walls. I slipped. It'll buff out! Y'know, eventually.

[video]

[averagemedium]

[The video shows a thin, wiry guy with a mess of blond curls, his glasses starting to slip down the bridge of his nose; there's a small smile on his face, friendly enough (if a little awkward.) From what's visible of the background, it looks like one of the Nomo Deck rooms, and there's a sound from somewhere off camera-- a constant sort of flicking noise.]

Seems like this thing's a little more active, so I figured it's probably a good idea to say hi, right? So, uh. Hi. I'm Ryan-- you can probably see that though, can't you--

[He clears his throat, face flushed slightly pink. Talking at what feels like nothing is still a bit weird for him.]

Anyway! There's a lot of you I don't know, and I was thinking-- why not make the introduction thing a little more interesting? [The background noise stops, and he holds up a tarot card. The back of it faces the camera.] See, I read these, so if you want... give me your name and tell me anything about yourself you feel like sharing. Helps make it more accurate. I'll draw you one and we'll see how close it is, yeah?

[Ryan places the card back down, shuffling the deck one more time.]

It's always easiest in person, but why not experiment a little? I could always use the practice.

((ooc note on this: I'm not going to be picking specific cards for characters who respond, so if any are off base that's why! he's not going to always be right IC, so I'm leaving an element of chance here.))