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[redshitlord]

[CLOSE UP on Sideswipe's dumb face. He's got his head propped up on his hands, lying on the floor of the observation deck, feet kicking in the air. Honestly, he just looks bored.]

Soooo...

What is there to do on this stupid ship? I mean, you guys don't even have the movie channels! Or like, video games, except on these comm things.

[He holds up a hand, shifting to rest on his other elbow. The hand is... moving like he's making it talk.]

But Sideswipe, there's a whole planet you could go hang out on! It's super cool with giant flying monsters!

Oh, yeah, I know. It's awesome. But, apparently, you make one lame choice and you're "grounded".

[Why yes there are air quotes.]

So what's a bot to do around here?

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[saveyourserpent]

I find complaining about things helps, so you're halfway there.

[Worst part is, he's not even remotely being sarcastic.]

Library's got a load of books if you're into that sort of thing. [He sure is, anyway.] Beyond that I'm still getting the hang of the place, so I've mostly been busying myself with exercising and people watching.

[He raises an eyebrow, curiosity overtaking his face.]

The hell did you do to get grounded?

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[redshitlord]

Whooooo... go me.

Pfff, books are for losers. Sorry, dude. Not my kind of fun.

[His face scrunches up.]

Rode a space whale.

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[saveyourserpent]

Don't have to apologize to me, I know some people aren't into them. I really just have what I do myself to suggest. Other than that... exercising, training, staring at people... They really need to get a bigger selection of games on these things.

[Very helpful. His eyes widen a bit.]

You rode a--

[That's pretty damn cool. Going on a joyride always is.]

Was it fun?

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[redshitlord]

Yeah! Or like, something to watch. Space is cool and all, but there's no drama, y'know? No action!

[Sideswipe relax, just you wait.]

Oh man. It was so great! Until we fell off, but still!

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[ex_forcechoke292]

Grounded? [He's never been used to anything but the very literal meaning of that term, but it's effectively the same, right?]

What did you do?

[The king of bad choices wants to know.]

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[redshitlord]

Yeah, for now.

[He shrugs a little.]

Me, Tailgate and Riptide tried to ride one of those whale things. Apparently that was "stupid".

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[ex_forcechoke292]

They're sentient, and you probably shouldn't have.

[A pause, and maybe a hint of a smile.]

How'd it go?

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[sidecars]

Wait, were you the one that fell and lost his arm?

[ If so, man, bravo! ]

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[redshitlord]

Psh, no!

Riptide is fine, by the way.

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[sidecars]

Oh. Well, then that's all that matters.

[ Thank God a robot is unarmed GET IT? Unharmed, unarmed HA HA!! ]

So does it hurt? You know, when you pop an arm off?

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[straightouttacarbonite]

[He'd expect grounded to involve being stuck, well, on the ground, but that's probably not worth arguing about.]

On whose authority?

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[redshitlord]

Literally the scariest guy in history. Like... the guy who straight-up obliterated half of Cybertron.

I mean... he doesn't have to know I'm gone, but seriously? Terrifying.

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[straightouttacarbonite]

I have no idea what that means. So not the captains of this ship, or anyone on the planet?

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[hatesimprovising]

I mean, maybe your job?

[ Wash shrugs--he's not being passive aggressive or anything. This is his legitimate suggestion. ]

Or maybe go to the library and find a book, or something? [ A beat. ] ...How'd you get "grounded"?

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[redshitlord]

Job? You... mean... on Earth?

[Sideswipe, oh my god.]

Psh, books are for boring bots. [Shrug.] Oh, that. Me, Riptide and Tailgate went to the planet and hitched a ride on one of the big flying whale things.

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[hatesimprovising]

Uh, no... I mean the job you were given here. When you first arrived?

[ There's no way he hasn't had the usual talk and inspection with the captains. He has to know he's got a job around here, right??? ]

You--...Seriously? [ Totally forgetting about books because. Uh. This is much more interesting. ] How do you even-- I mean, why would you--

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Seriously?

[notyoursupergirl]

There's like a huge tv in the rec room, there has to be movies around here somewhere.

Or maybe we can get the fancy training room to play one, you giant robot guys would fit in there right.

[redshitlord]

Oh yeah? Where's that? That sounds perfect!

Either of those!

[notyoursupergirl]

I don't know, they're like around. [ She doesn't know where crap is, come on. ]

Doesn't the MID have a map?

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[rraidergirl]

Please do not try building a game counsel.

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[redshitlord]

Uhhh, first off, why not?

Second off, why not?

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[rraidergirl]

Someone tried that. It went poorly.

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[hellsbel]

[the lean, ambiguous face appearing on the screen is very ironically amused.] Bored with the library? You could make your own vid show. Or should I say MID show?

You could even animate it. Nice job on Megatron's teeth, by the way.

[might have laughed way too hard at that picture]

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[redshitlord]

[Well hi potential new human friend.]

Yeah, dude. Books are for bots like Bee. Not me. Buuuuut... I guess I could try that! [A thoughtful pause] Man, I should have recorded the whale thing! That would have been great!

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You think so?

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[hellsbel]

[hallo potential new robot friend! robots with AI personalities -- fascinating. there's nothing like them back home in the Wormhole Nexus.

and robots with slacker personalities.... wow. how did that even happen.]

Hey, you'll know for next time. Though I'd recommend against there being a next time for that specific activity.

Sure! Couldn't have done it better myself. [can't draw to save their life. :D does a mean tactical diagram though! robots who make caricatures, wow.]

I'm Bel Thorne -- interrogation tech. What's your name?