Nexus. Lost Highway Springworks and The Red Lion. New Neighbors
Ironhide: *trying to corral a Mira who doesn't want to nap*
puppies: *helping. Really! Yeahhhh*
Eve: *playing snowplow on the front pavement, is distracted by wonderful white stuff and doesn't notice what the baby and her babies are doing*
Lumen: *up on the roof with Mama, and one of his books*
Chromia: *watching Lumen figure out a puzzle in his book as she sits next to him with an arm around his shoulders*
Mira: *crawlin' like there's nothing in her way!* *till she's caught by Daddy...* *squeakerfit and clickstorm!*
Ironhide: *rumbles and shakes his head. Will move to bring Mira outside, since he knows that if she's this hyper, it won't be possible for her to nap right away*
Eve: *looks up as the big man steps out of the house. Wags her tail in greeting and waits to see if he needs Dog*
puppies: *wrastling all over*
Ironhide: *carefully stepping over wrastlin' pups* *looks up to the roof* *to Chromia* Mira is far too awake for a nap.
Chromia *pats Lumen, then gets up and walks over to look down* You're heading off for a walk?
Ironhide: *nod* I am. Perhaps it will wear her out....
Chromia: Which way are you going?
Ironhide: I may pay Starchart and his a visit....
Chromia: *grins* Alright. I'll see you when you get back. *hint of a lovebomb*
Ironhide: *small quirk of a grin and a hint of a lovebomb of his own before he and Mira set off*
Mira: *squeakerfit*
Eve: Roo? *headtilt*
Ironhide: *whistles for Eve*
Eve: *makes the puppies stay here, and then comes to heel nicely for the big man*
Mira: *squeak squeak squeak*
Eve: *quiet talk for the baby*
Ironhide: *rumbling quietly. Stops short as something catches his optic*
Eve: *stops too and looks the way he's looking*
blue youngling: *peeking out the door across the street with big optics*
Eve: *hey, this is her family's territory* *grumbling sound*
Mira: *mighty massive clickranger!*
youngling: *ducks back inside with a surprised sound*
big orange and black mech: *coming to the doorway to see what spooked the youngling*
Ironhide: *startled sound as he sees the mech*
Eve: *growls at the big stranger. It's okay to say bad things to big strangers*
orange and black mech: *blink blink* .... So that's what Ironhide looks like when he's not got an Earth-based alt mode....
Mira: *clickstorm!*
Ironhide: .... *moving to approach, is a bit hesitant now that he's heard the mech speak.... He remembers that voice!*
Eve: *growly... huh? Follows the big man, but still keeps an eye on the big stranger*
orange and black femme who is smaller than Chromia: *comes out to see what spooked the youngling* *blink blink* *grin* Wake, they've got a dog!
Ironhide: *openly staring at the orange and black femme now, is quite surprised* WakeJumper? Eclipse?
WakeJumper: *attention back on Ironhide* *expression serious, but voice gentle* Probably not the ones you know or knew....
Ironhide: *soft rumble and a small nod* I see....
Mira: *hey, her finger fits in her intake! So distracted now*
WakeJumper: *very soft snerk as he notices Mira's antics*
Eclipse: *excited babbling, even as she hurries back inside*
Eve: *sits by the big man and keeps an eye on the strangers*
Mira: *just how many toes and fingers can she get in her mouth at once... and then click around?*
Eclipse: *can be heard coming back, and this time, she's not alone. With her is the blue youngling.... who looks nearly identical to Lumen, but for the slight differences in size and armor!*
eLumen: *gonna hide behind Dad now, kthx*
Mira: Woo! Woo! *clickstorm and flailing*
eLumen: *peeek, soft click*
Mira: *pauses to examine him, and then holds out her arms*
eLumen: 0_0 *headshake, hides!*
Ironhide: *quietly and as gently as he can manage* She means you no harm, youngling....
WakeJumper: *reaches back to gently touch his son's arm in a reassuring manner*
Mira: *clickstorm!*
eLumen: *soft clicks, isn't coming out from behind the bulk that is his dad*
Eclipse: Aww.... Here, sweetie.... *will move to offer cuddles after getting a nod from Ironhide*
Mira: Beeeeeeeeee! *wriggle monster can see offer of cuddles*
Eve: *warning growl. Stranger mustn't touch baby!*
Ironhide: Down, Eve. *will gently transfer Mira to Eclipse*
Eclipse: *gentle clicks as she fusses over the bitty*
Eve: *huh? Oh. Friend? Oh. Sits by the big man and watches for shenanigans*
Mira: *so much click! And wriggle*
Eclipse: *gentle fussing, will sway and hum quietly*
Mira: *clicks slow down, and then she stuffs the fingers and toes into her mouth again as she looks up at this nice new friend with big optics*
Ironhide: *watching with quiet amusement*
WakeJumper: So what brings you here? *now has a youngling clinging to his hand and peeking around him*
Ironhide: I was attempting to calm Mira down enough that she would nap peacefully.....
Mira: *thrrpts around her mouthful of digits, then giggles*
WakeJumper: *amused quirk of a grin* I see.... And you were hoping that walking with her would wear her out?
Ironhide: *nods*
WakeJumper: Good luck with that... I knew one of her alternates not too long ago, and she was a tempermental lady.....
Eve: *don't mind the dog, her ear itches*
WakeJumper: *will gently encourage his son to come out from behind him*
eLumen: *cautious peek at Eve, click*
Ironhide: A lady? *raised brow ridges*
WakeJumper: *nods* And an old one, at that.... She and her brother were old soldiers....
Mira: *heard a word she likes!* Bubby!
Ironhide: *rumbly chuckle*
WakeJumper: *quieter* Her brother was another Lumen.... Big guy who could get drunk on boredom.....
Ironhide: *snort. Has seen the young mech who frequents the Black Dog with a red Seeker femme* I have met a similar mech.....
WakeJumper: Huh.....
Eclipse: *soft clicks as she continues to sway and baby dance with Mira*
eLumen: *quietly* How do you get drunk on boredom? *hides again!*
WakeJumper: *blink blink* ...You know, I never thought to ask....
Ironhide: ...I'm not sure I wish to know. *watches Mira*
eLumen: *from behind his father* Was he old like you?
WakeJumper: Older.... By a lot.... He was even older than Ironhide....
eLumen: *peeks at Ironhide* o.0
Mira: *droopy optic shutters....*
Ironhide: *slight sulk* I am not old...
Eclipse: *to her son as she continues to gently sway* Even older than the one where we came from. *yes, she and WakeJumper talked*
eLumen: *quietly* You're older than my dad. *then looks at his mother and blinks*
Chromia: *walking across the road with a gaggle of puppies around her feet* *noticed where mate is, and is coming to investigate*
Lumen: *following close behind, is keeping an optic on the puppies*
WakeJumper: *trying so hard not to look amused at the look on Ironhide's face* He's younger than the Ironhide from back home, Lu....
Eclipse: *blinkblinks as she sees Chromia approaching* *will offer Mira to Ironhide* Here.... I think she's ready to settle down....
Mira: *sleepy clicks as Daddy gently holds her close to his chest*
Chromia: *stops by her mate and gives the strangers an interested look*
eLumen: *staring at the other kid that looks just like him, except a little smaller and not so heavily armoured*
Lumen: *blinking and giving the other him a slightly wary look as he remembers what Hormah mentioned the other day*
Ironhide: *quietly* Chromia, this is WakeJumper, Eclipse, and their youngster... *yes, he knows the orange and black femme never introduced herself, but really, he's met one of her alternates during a trip to the Black Dog, and the resemblance is too uncanny for her not to be another Eclipse* *looks to the family again* This is my mate, Chromia.
eLumen: *looks up at the lady's name, but then resumes staring at his alternate*
Lumen: *quiet, hesitant click*
Chromia: *nods, her optics curious but friendly* Hello.
Eclipse: Hi. *cheery smile* We just moved here not too long ago.... Before that, we were living in something that looked like a big human house....
Chromia: *looks at the building they're all standing in front of* ...So kinda like this one, huh?
WakeJumper: Sort of... Where we were before was modeled after a boarding school... Kind of like an academy dorm....
Chromia: Ahhhh. Never went to any academy, but I'm guessing it's something like a barracks?
WakeJumper: I guess so...
Ironhide: *pay no mind to him right now, he's gently fussing over a sleeping sparklet*
curly brindle puppy: *piddles on eLumen's foot*
eLumen: Ack!!! *scoots out of the way*
Lumen: Hey! *scolding tone to his clicks*
Chromia: *looks down* ...What just happened?
Ironhide: *looks down as well* *very slight shrug*
Lumen: *scolding the puppy in question*
eLumen: It peed on me...
Chromia: *clucks her glossa and shakes her head as she pulls a cloth out of subspace and offers it to the young neighbour* They're just cubs yet. We've just gotten them to understand not to leak in the garage.
eLumen: *small frown as he accepts the offered cloth and proceeds to clean his foot*
puppy: *watches the cleaning and understands he was bad. Shamed walk over to his master*
Lumen: *soft clicks as he watches his bigger alternate*
eLumen: *over-balances and wobbles for a moment*
WakeJumper: *subtle shift in position, will give his son something to lean against*
Chromia: *watches the larger Lumen, but then turns to look at his mother*
Eclipse: *trying to resist the urge to fuss over both Lumens*
Chromia: *quirks a slight grin* So where are you from?
Eclipse: A reality sorta similar to Ironhide's. But in the one Wake, Lu, and I are from, the Autobots reached Earth, around the year 2007, and most of the new arrivals landed after that.....
Chromia: How did you all wind up here?
WakeJumper: *quietly* Eclipse and I are Exiles... I was in a pocket reality for awhile, and it's only been recently that I've been reunited with my family.
Eclipse: *gives WakeJumper's hand a quick squeeze* *to Chromia* I died back home....
Chromia: *slight nod* Me too.
eLumen: *just got picked up and cuddled by Dad*
Eclipse: *blink blink, small smile* You're an Exile too?
Chromia: *looks up at her big mate* *quietly* We all are.
Eclipse: *blink blink* oh....
Chromia: *and then face palms slightly as she realizes that the two sparklet/youngling rocking mechs have started talking about the Game of Cybertron*
eLumen: *totally doesn't get what Dad's talking about, but he doesn't really care. Is starting to nod off, lulled towards slumber by the sound of WakeJumper's spark*
Chromia: *back to Eclipse* How well supplied are you?
Eclipse: *rattles of a list of everything she found in the various parts of the building. The list includes blankets, though there aren't very many, and a surprising amount of kitchen tools, but no fuel*
Chromia: Hmm. You'd better come with me to the factory and the Dog. 'Hide, we'll be back in a couple hours.
Ironhide: *slightly absent nod. Heard you, Chromia, but he's also found someone to play the Game with*
Lumen: *moves to cling to Mama*
Chromia: *arms around her blue youngling* What's wrong?
Lumen: *soft clicks, snuggle*
Chromia: *softly* You want to come with me?
Lumen: *small nod*
Chromia: *gentle kiss for his helm* Alright. Put your young dogs in their pen. I'll wait here.
Lumen: *another small nod. Will move to whistle for the puppies*
Chromia: *watches him go, then turns back to Eclipse* You don't need to worry about crossing the highway. The day after Ironhide and I bonded Scattor put a couple warp gates on it so that none of the racing cars ever gets near our stretch.
Eclipse: *blink blink blink* Okay.... *no idea what that means, but alright....*
Chromia: *turns her head* Here comes one now.
Eclipse: *looks the way Chromia's looking*
Hot Shot: *suddenly flashes out of sight about ten meters to the right of the two buildings. Then appears the same number of meters to the left of the buildings and continues roaring down the highway*
Eclipse: *startled squeak!*
Chromia: Yeah. That's what I said, too. *remembers the first time she'd seen a full race coming while the puppies had been on the highway*
Eclipse: ..... *getting a bit of a glimmer in her optic. Wants to figure this out. Wants so very badly to figure this out and possibly duplicate the tech for experimental purposes*
Chromia: *looks thoughtfully at that glimmer, and then turns her head to check for Lumen* I went through it once. It leads to some abandoned bridge somewhere.
Eclipse: .... I'll have to check it out sometime....
Lumen: *coming back after making sure the puppies will be alright in their pen and that they won't get out*
Chromia: *smiles and reaches for Lumen's hand* Just watch out for the racers. *smile for the younger femme as she turns toward the 'town'* Now let's go and get your family some supplies.
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