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[itcanwait]

Uhm, hello? [There’s a little girl on the feed and she looks as though her eyes are a little bloodshot around the edges with blotchy cheeks.]

Everything’s going so fast but I was just in- [An accident? A murder? He has to try and keep himself calm otherwise his eyes are going to leak again.]

Has anyone seen Cyclonus? Or anyone called that? He’s purple...has a giant sword and horns like this. [He scrambles to perch the phone somewhere and holds his hands up to make horns with his fingers.] Oh and he’s really skowly. [And possibly dead. Oh, he shouldn’t think like that.] Please, I need to find him and know if he’s okay.

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[itcanwait]

At least I'm not as small as I usually am with the avatars. I don't know what I'm so little...uh young?

[He steps back and walks into his home towards the kitchen area.]

Is this really Earth?

[knaval]

Hell if I know.

[he shrugs, looking around the house as he enters.]

I guess? I've never been, Tailgate. I wasn't cool enough.

[itcanwait]

That makes two of us. [Ignoring the fact that he was y'know underground for so long.]

Well if it is, we're here now. Timing could have been better though. And being asked. Was anyone else brought along as well?

[knaval]

Naw, I was alone when I came through.

[he shrugs, flopping down onto tailgate's(?) couch.]

I had a look through the network and talked to some people, looks like Ratchet and Drift were here before. Maybe more, I didn't look very hard. Also, Starscream at some point.

[itcanwait]

Whoa, Starscream? Really?

[He climbs up onto the table to sit on it.]

This place is weird. I didn't think it would be like this. Or that I'd be changed...

[knaval]

Yeah. But he's not here now, so that's the important thing.

[he puts a hand on tailgate's shoulder.]

At least we're in this crap together, right?

[itcanwait]

I'm glad we missed that.

[He smiles and nods to that.]

I'm glad. Y'know, that I'm not alone here and you aren't either.

You also have to tell me how you became human. Is there a codeword or something that let's us switch?

[knaval]

Uhh... I just thought about it and it happened?

[he makes a face.]

Don't make me think about it too much, I might change in here!

[itcanwait]

Oh I think I tried to force it then.

[For a second he doesn't think that's a problem. Until he remembers small area and squishy body and cringes.]

I think I have roommates that might get hurt if you did. But I'll try it later! I don't like being like this it's like sensory overload.

[knaval]

Me neither. C'mere.

[riptide leans forward, hugging tailgate to his chest.]

M'sorry about Cyclonus. Whatever happened-- he's a tough old bastard. I'm sure he's fine.

[itcanwait]

[He grips onto Riptide and buries his face because his eyes are leaking so much again. He sniffs and nods.]

I hope so. I really do, I don't-I don't know what I'd do without him.

[knaval]

[riptide gives tailgate a squeeze.]

He'll be fine, Tailgate. If he can survive Whirl, he can survive whatever happened, yeah?

[itcanwait]

[He pulls back a little and smiles up at Riptide.]

Yeah. Yeah good point.

[He rubs at one of his eyes and wipes it on his shirt.]

Thanks and uh, sorry you're wet now.

[knaval]

I'm-- what? Ew!

[he scrubs at his shirt, making 'ew ew ew' noises.]

[itcanwait]

[He tries to hide his smile. But he'd be grossed out if he actually thought that that came from him.]

Hey, I said sorry!

[knaval]

Ha! You know, this isn't actually so bad. Just wait until you've been organic for more than a week.

[he leans in.]

Fluids everywhere.

[itcanwait]

[His face pales and he looks grossed out.]

Everywhere? Eugh! How have you coped? That's so gross.

[knaval]

You get used to it. Eventually. I'd imagine.

[itcanwait]

I can't imagine that.

How long have you been here?

[knaval]

A couple weeks? Not long, honestly. I'm glad you're here, I was half tempted to go into stasis somewhere for a few years and see what I woke up to.

thought I'd replied to this OTL

[itcanwait]

I guess there isn't any kind of sense to this when you're brought here, huh?

Probably big changes, don't things move fast on Earth?

NP DUDE

[knaval]

Yeah! It does, that was the idea. But now I guess I'll stick around and pray my stupid human body doesn't age like they do.

[itcanwait]

Yeah, but probably worse changes.

[Nose wrinkles up.]

Do you think we'll be stuck here for that long?

[knaval]

I'd bloody hope not. How are you feeling? Did you get damaged before you came in?

[itcanwait]

I'm okay. Cyclonus he...he shielded me from it all, never got hit.