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[leader_prime]

[The camera flickers on, and suddenly Optimus. All up in your screen. The big bot is sitting on what might be a couch in his apartment, slouched over a little even though the fact that the space leaves him able to sit back comfortably without needing to hunch. He looks, as always, tired, his movements slow and muffled. He had seen better days once

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[Video]

[ops_meister]

[Woah. Have a Jazz peering close to the screen. You look like... when did he miss you showing up? He knows better than to ask if you're really who you like you are; it's all in the name.]

The only Transtech we've had any real luck with is Cheetor but he's usually pretty busy. He's head of security and is buried in paperwork most of the time.

[Pause]

I don't think I caught your name.

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[leader_prime]

[He isn't sure, but these things happen.[]

I've met him. He seemed... concerned about keeping the offworld people out of trouble, but yes. He did seem under a bit of pressure. [He can sympathize. Intimately so.]

Orion. [Truth be told... he can see a similarity between you and a few of his own kind. He can't quite peg which of them you resemble more, if the similarities even hold a parallel in their worlds. With the voice, it's just the same.] I'm sure I've seen you now and again, but I didn't catch your name either.

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[ops_meister]

Everyone else on the other hand... Megatron could care less about us being around and Optimus is just apologetic but claims he can't do anything about it.

[He nods at the name. Definitely sounds like it matches the other code-names for the Primes around here and then the blue and red paint job on top of it?]

Nice to meet you, I'm Jazz.

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[leader_prime]

[That... really doesn't surprise him, to an extent.]

And they are the heads of the Transtech society, of course. [Though it sounds more like "So it's a dead end."]

[The name, though, does surprise him a little. He wouldn't have placed the coloring, but a few features of the armor... Maybe not.] It's nice to meet you, too. Would that it had been under better circumstances.

[leader_prime]

[He doesn't yet know you, but you look similar enough to another figure in this world that he wonders... if he may have entered the lock code in wrong, and then realizes no, he didn't. Strange, indeed.]

[That's okay. He can roll with this.]

I have seen that area. For what you say it once was, I can't say its current state is any improvement. There isn't a lot of information on that zone, unfortunately, but I would like to know.

[leader_prime]

(OOC: Well, it could be interesting either way, but I hadn't intended this to go badly for anyone, so... I guess if you think this might not end well, then we should prolly delete it. oo;;; )

[Voice]

[show_my_cannons]

... If you want a way to get home. Yeah. Could be something. But it should not be discussed over the network.

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[leader_prime]

I don't mean to ask after how to get home, but yes. Those conversations shouldn't be held here. If you'd like to meet somewhere, I would encourage it.

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[show_my_cannons]

Then what did you mean?

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[leader_prime]

I mean to see about how we are treated here, at the very least.

[Video]

[dayglo_cmo]

[Curious.]

You sound as if you were gathering intel, Orion.

[Idle commentary, Ratchet won't interrogate at the moment.]

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[leader_prime]

Hardly.

Gathering intel implies a want to set a plan in motion.

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[dayglo_cmo]

While you are one who embraces knowledge for the sake of knowledge-

Something I have always respected you for...

-somehow I am dubious of that statement.

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[leader_prime]

You can be. Whether or not it was in my intentions to do anything about it has yet to be seen.

[He would and would not like to, one way or another, but sitting still and playing nice isn't going to help any of them.]