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[heelys]

Hey, so I figured I should clear something up before it becomes an issue, because I'm not really into being mistaken for somebot else. Especially when they aren't as cool as I am? I got a reputation to protect, y'know?

[He holds up a screenshot of the recent video post that the other Bumblebee posted not hours before, and it's of the other Bumblebee's face.]

I'm Bumblebee. This guy is also a Bumblebee too, I guess, but he's old and kinda cranky and if you're looking for fun I'm the guy you wanna talk to. Seriously! I'm way cooler, and funner. So, let's call me Bumblebee number one--because I'm the best one, obviously--and this guy can be Bumblebee two or whatever.

As long as he keeps the Starscreams, I'm kinda cool with that. Got it? Good!

[He pauses.]

--Oh! Also, who else is a Crow's Nest Technician? Because I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to be doing except having stasis naps up there. Which, don't get me wrong, is a pretty sweet job but there's only so much napping one guy can do before he's super well rested.

[Another pause.]

Also, also, is there like, a video game system here that's not the VR room I can use? Lemme know. I'm dying to play something, and the arcade on the planets we're on is kinda boring. I wanna get back into getting my highscores up!

[it's only boring because he broke the machines there, but he's not gonna say that.]

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[sousveillance]

[ Prolonged squint. ]

There's two Bumblebees? Is that because most species are eusocial?

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[heelys]

[Wow you have confused him with one sentence well done.]

...Eusociwhat?

[sousveillance]

Eusocial. They live in cooperative hives. The organic ones, at least. I have a pretty good documentary about it somewhere, hang on--

[ His eyes glaze over a little as he scans his internal memory for the file in question. A few seconds later, his eyes flash the sort of cyan early computer monitors would've shrank from in horror and he fist-pumps. ]

Got it! I could beam it to you, but probably not over this network. Or I could screen it the old-fashioned way, if you like watching movies.

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[knaval]

Nerd.

[sousveillance]

Hey, having information's always good. You never know when you might need it.

[knaval]

Do you have anything on ants? Asking for a friend.

[sousveillance]

Ants? Sure! You'll have to specify the species, though, I've got a lot on ants.

[knaval]

...Why?

[heelys]

Uh, I like watching monster movies, or ones that. Y'know. Won't bore me to death.

[sousveillance]

There's a beewolf in this one. Does that count as a monster?

[heelys]

I dunno, what's a beewolf?

[sousveillance]

It's a wasp. It. uh. Lays its eggs on paralysed bees and its larvae devour the still-living bee when they hatch.

Organics can get pretty brutal.

[heelys]

--Woah, wait what?!

[He knows a bot called Wasp. That's not a mental image he wants or needs.]

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[taselikeabee]

Just remember one thing:

I know where you live.

[ but honestly? mostly teasing. it's fairly funny, all right? ]

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[sousveillance]

Bee! It's good to see you. How was home doing? You know, before a glowing pile of scrap kidnapped you.

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[taselikeabee]

Before or after the Necrotitan attack? Because I'm pretty sure I don't know how that all resolved itself in the end.

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[sousveillance]

[ It takes Rewind a second to realise the implications. ]

Wait ... but then how are you here?

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[taselikeabee]

Same way everyone else is here, I imagine.

[sousveillance]

But-- if you're dead-- how are you here and alive? Was there another quantum duplication event?

[taselikeabee]

Do I look like Wheeljack or Perceptor? I don't know how this works.