[Text][Backdated to December 13]

[gsx401fw]

I have been informed that members of the group known as the Autobots are comparable in size to myself. I wish to gather data on multiple species during my time in the Digital World and have encountered few individuals of such size to date.

Requesting a meeting with the Autobots.

Comments

[not_rusted_yet]

Yeah? Wattaya wanna meet us for exactly? Just to see how tall we are?

[gsx401fw]

My mission is to collect all data possible. This includes data on non-human species. In addition to your physical measurements, your world of origin, your species' history, and your species' technology are all subjects for which I do not yet possess data.

[not_rusted_yet]

... yeah, and what are you gonna end up usin' all that knowledge for?

[gsx401fw]

I am to return all the information that I gather to my creators at the Deep Space Survey and Development Organization, thus adding to the sum total of human knowledge.

[not_rusted_yet]

Yeah, and what are THEY gonna do with it?

[gsx401fw]

The data I collect will be stored in Troya Station's central mainframe and made available to researchers.

[rising_prime]

...I get the feeling we are distinctly different robotic entities, uh... Stargazer, was it?

[gsx401fw]

I have learned that you are also a robotic entity.

That is correct. I am STARGAZER. I was constructed by the Deep Space Survey and Development Organization for the purpose of exploring beyond the orbit of Mars, the fourth planet in my home solar system.

What function were you created to perform?

[rising_prime]

I, um. Well, I'm a Prime. It's a position on my home planet for military and team commanders.

[gsx401fw]

I have learned that you are a Prime, a designation for military and team commanders.

Were the Autobots created for the purpose of engaging in combat?

[rising_prime]

Ah, well... though we're trained for combat often, Autobots are effectively built primarily as workers.

The Decepticons are another story. They're bred for nothing but.

[gsx401fw]

I have learned that Autobots are built primarily as workers, but are often trained for combat.

I have learned that Decepticons are bred exclusively for combat.

Requesting further data on the Decepticons.