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[knaval]

hey quick q
y do humans minds break when it comes to non-organics or non-human organics??
y do we gotta jump through hoops to satisfy u enough? its shitty enough some of us gotta be the only member of our race here without idiots wavin aside our existence bc we dont look like the non humans u saw on a cartoon before

pls think before u speak, just once
thanx

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[knaval]

[didn't we all?]

Yeah. I'm missing three. [huff. he follows the doctor dutifully, though.] Believe me, I spent the first week pretty much just figuring out how to move properly.

[being so tall didn't help. even if he's also a beanpole with long ass legs in his natural form, it was still hard. different weight distribution and all that.]

[spacerhyme]

I believe you. Nothing mucks up coordination quite like a new body.

[ Not that he'd know anything about that. ]

Still, at least you can fit through doors.

[knaval]

[he believes it. aliens are whack, for all riptide knows this guy could actually be a tiny brain slug controlling a flesh suit.]

Yeah, that's the one benefit of it. Along with eating all the fried food they do... I can't believe pizza is unique to this planet? Good on 'em for having great alcohol, too.

[spacerhyme]

[ WHO TOLD YOU— ]

Well... it's not unique to Earth. But Meta Vorkian pizza has got a habit of biting back...

What's on the Cybertronian menu?

[knaval]

Huh.

[he thinks on this for a moment. he never had to care about organic food before, so his pizza comment is - as has just been proven - actually wildly inaccurate. oh well.]

Energon. Just energon. Done in different ways, but when you're fighting a war you don't really think about cuisine. Just gettin' stuff in ya.

[spacerhyme]

[ He goes quiet for a moment, nodding in understanding; he's far too well acquainted with war rations. ]

Well, fortunately for your budding palate, this planet has always been hugely obsessed with cuisine. And they've figured out how to fry most of the things on it.

[ And it's Portin' time. ]

[knaval]

Budding is a good word for it. I've been eating the same thing for three million years, [said with a laugh, though, as he follows through the porter.

it's instant, as usual. they walk through it and moments later they're on the moon. truly a miracle of modern bullshit magitech. on the other side, riptide takes a few moments to stride ahead of the doctor, looking around.]

This entrance is good, at least! [he points at the patterns on the ceiling.] Well, off to the closest airlock.

[...making a detour for a space suit. presumably.]

[spacerhyme]

[ He can't tell if "three million" is just an exaggeration or not, but before he wonders too hard, they've transported themselves to The Moon.

But yep, definitely making a beeline for the space suits, due to that pesky need to breathe. ]

Suit, then airlock. I won't be nearly as cute after my blood's boiled.

[knaval]

Oh, and the universe would weep, [he says with a laugh.] Okay. If I remember right, they're actually pretty close to the airlocks.

[spacerhyme]

Convenient.

[ Once they locate them, he'll suit up quickly; he's clearly done this many... many times before. They're not the worst spacesuits he's encountered, at least.

Then it's out onto the SURFACE OF THE MOON, BABY. ]

[knaval]

Yep!

[riptide does not put on a suit, opting instead to just change from his human form almost before he's out the airlock. fortunately, being on big brother 3000 let him perfect the art of doing so without causing lasting damage to his human form.

...mostly. the nanites help. fuck science. he pushes himself away so the doctor can get out, before landing on the surface with a-- well. vacuum. no sound, but it makes a sizable vibration and kicks up some moon dust. when he speaks, it's through the suit comm.]

Ahh-- this is better. No concern about size difference! [he goes through human motions of stretching-- possibly as a joke.] I've been thinking about moving up here, but I like the Earth oceans too much. --Ah, did I even say my name? I'm Riptide. Good introduction, right? Moon walking.