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[daintylegs]

[Tailgate feels just a little big disoriented. If he had to provide a specific description of how he's feeling right now, he might say that it feels like some otherworld entity decided they couldn't handle him and decided to stick him in a freezer for two weeks. Though if actually asked how he feels, he'll just stick with the shorter explanation of "not too great." It was Swerve who pushed the fourth-wall button, after all, not him.

Having gotten off track in his own inner monologue, Tailgate decides to finally address the network. For the first time, as it turns out.]

Sooo... Do you ever feel like you fell asleep for a long time and suddenly you have no idea what's going on? Because believe it or not, that's happened twice in my life now.

So, uh, my name is Tailgate! Hi everyone! I'm Cybertronian, from Cybertron, my favourite colour is blue, I'm an Autobot and... um... [Oh jeez he's making himself sound so boring!] I... really like human movies, and I saved my world once. That's a good introduction I think. It's nice to meet all of you! I hope we can be friends.

[He fluffed it, he can feel it in his robot bones.]

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[knaval]

I'm...

Tailgate, listen. You can stay in my room as long as you need it.

[he presses a hand to his forehead.]

By the cannons of Thunderclash, I can't believe those two, of everyone-- how do you guys even fit in the same room?

1/2

[daintylegs]

You're my hero!

[daintylegs]

Also the room is very big. Not big enough to squish another huge Cybertronian in it I guess.

How long have you been here anyway?

[knaval]

A week or so? I got a little wrapped up on that planet trying not to get shot. Which was a waste of effort in hindsight, I don't think the guns would've done much.

[riptide shakes his head.]

That's, uh. Nice of them, to shove you all in together like that. Think I'm the one with the kibble that broke the Dinobot's back?

[daintylegs]

Bet you were just too much Riptide for our room to handle. It wasn't so bad though because I didn't take up a whole lot of room.

How do you get around the ship anyway? You don't have tires and the hallways can get kinda small...

[knaval]

Ah, the advantages of being a minibot!

[riptide can already think of like 3 places tailgate could sit in his room. exciting!!!]

Holoform. Thinking of a complex system of mirrors, though.

[daintylegs]

So basically you're stuck in the room and you can only interact with things through an avatar.

That's pretty rough. I'm sorry for you.

[knaval]

Oh, no. It's not that bad. I can get out and around, just not as much as on the Lost Light.

Anyway! I think my new job will need me to spacewalk a lot! Fun! I hope! What did you get?

[daintylegs]

I work in the cargo bay! It's a pretty big place so it's easy to move around in. Oh and Megatron works there too.

You should come down and say hi sometime.

[knaval]

You know, I think I'll have to pop down at some point just to see him working.

He hasn't been too bad, has he?

[daintylegs]

He's been mopey mostly. Not what I expected from the Ultimate Big Bad.

And also...

[He glances around before leaning in. The action alone should be enough to let Riptide know that he has some pretty juicy gossip.]

We were on this planet and did this whole matching thing, romantically I mean, and guess who Megatron and Ultra Magnus got? [He doesn't even pause to give Riptide a chance to answer.] They got each other!

Can you imagine? Megs and Mags? A match made in the Allspark if you ask me.

[knaval]

No way!

[riptide covers a mouth with his hand, stifling a giggle.]

Oh my god, someone needs to tell Nautica that right away. She came up with Megs verses Mags. It was almost a prediction!

[he can almost hear nautica's horrified gasping.]

So, what, are they like... conjunx now, or something? Fake conjunx? Did we get any money from it?

[daintylegs]

Well... they did get their very own love shack. It was very neat.

[He nods sagely as if that answers Riptide's questions.]

I think that's another good reason for me to leave. Give 'em their privacy and all.

[knaval]

Oh, that's-- ew. Mental image I didn't want.

[he shakes his head.]

Good plan. Really good plan. Do you have any stuff? I can carry it up for you if want.

[daintylegs]

I haven't been here long enough to have a hoard yet, so I think I'm good for now. You're going to have to show me where you live I think. I get lost easy.

[knaval]

Sure. I'll see if I can't wiggle my way down to... where are you?