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1. Quoth the Seeker, “Nevermore”.
2. Dead End & Edgar Allen Poe.
3. Unbeknownst to Orion Pax, Ariel had been lying to him ever since she met him. When he’d found her wandering around near the factory where he was working at the time, she’d claimed to live in the cheap apartment block next to his own. However, she was actually a spoiled heir ( Read more... )
2. Dead End & Edgar Allen Poe.
3. Unbeknownst to Orion Pax, Ariel had been lying to him ever since she met him. When he’d found her wandering around near the factory where he was working at the time, she’d claimed to live in the cheap apartment block next to his own. However, she was actually a spoiled heir ( Read more... )
2. A match made in purgatory.
4. Why, Perceptor, how you've grown! ... This calls for some Metroplex/Perceptor. *thinks* OR... Sam and Mikaela meet the largest Cybertronian they've ever seen. "I can't believe that guy is a microscope!"
"Well, at least you'll no longer have an excuse to fail science class."
5. *LOVES* IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!!!
6. *wonders who* Mirage? Cliffjumper (that would be a shocker)?
7. As soon as I saw that first line, I knew what this was about. But who's the only one?
9. Optimus: *suddenly very nervous* "Why is everyone glaring at me?"
Autobot: "Oh, no reason." *glares*
Optimus: *feeling of impending doom*
I wonder how many will want to join the Decepticons now.
12. *tries to see it* *fails* Sorry...
Though I can see Perceptor storming up to them, grabbing Brawn, and screaming "MINE!"
13. "Oh no! You're not going out in that, young mech!"
14. Maybe he doesn't know his actual name?
16. Perceptor would have it.
23. That was cute! Where's it from?
26. ... Disorderly Perceptor?
32. Mech A - Blaster? Mech B - ? (Rewind? Eject? Soundwave? Optimus? Jazz?)
33. And he accidentally zooms off to Blaster, who thinks he's going insane when he starts hearing things.
34. *LOVES* *LOVES* *LOVES* I wonder who is who!
35. It was eerie how... perky he seemed today. Not happy, not cheerful. Perky. He skipped from 'Bot to 'Bot, smiling brightly and offering words of comfort and encouragement. Everyone was staring and he just smiled brighter at them and started humming annoyingly cute songs as he finished his rounds.
It was a very good thing that he then flounched out of the room, still singing, still smiling, because if he had stayed even a moment longer...
Well, let's just say that Optimus was very surprised to find everyone in the medbay aiming their guns at the door to Ratchet's office.
36. Starscream: "Augh!"
37. And that scientist was Perceptor's Crazy Uncle Bob, who Perceptor's creators refused to talk about.
38. Blaster thought his Cassettes were his imaginary friends! *is shocked* I bet the poor dear was so confused when he realized the truth.
39. The Autobots were counting on plunder?
B. So they strike off on their own and colonize an interesting out of the way world. They may not have money to build an actual colony, but who needs a home when you have an entire world to study? It's not like you'd ever leave your experiments anyways.
41. 1. I'm not surprised!
2. *is surprised*
3. They so would.
45. Starscream: *stares* "Did Skywarp forget his medication again?"
46. This... makes so much sense!
47. And their boss is... Blind Io!
48. So true. First Aid though is an expert on human medicine. I can't remember if thats fanon or canon though.
52. A. They so need a Lottery!
B. I now want to see him pull a rabbit out of a hat. Of course, if he did, Perceptor wouldn't stick around for the rest of the tricks, what with his bunny phobia and all.
54. *LOVES*
55. And he suddenly woke up as he slammed onto the floor of his room.
57. D. And what if Optimus' power was much stronger and he was completely unaware that he had the power at all?
60. This sounds vaguely familiar but it's been a loooooooooooong time. Maybe I imagined it. It wasn't a fic; I just think someone mentioned it (long before this community existed).
63. *CACKLES*
64. *LOVES*
65. Rewind.
67. *wants to see*
69. They could always pass themselves off as classic.
70. I want to see Perceptor in kindergarten, shocking the teachers with his intelligence. Oh course, if all these shockingly smart kids showed up, I think the teachers would have "Am I living in the Village of the Damned" thoughts.
73. That does sound like something he'd do.
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Interesting phrasing there...
Why, Perceptor, how you've grown! ... This calls for some Metroplex/Perceptor.
Oh, you didn't think of Prowl? The telepathy didn't come through this time! I mean, what with 'donut-shaped' and police forces using it for forensic purposes and all...
5. *LOVES* IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!!!
XD Perhaps they were meant to be teachers, but they both got so caught up in what they were supposed to be teaching about that they became students instead.
6. *wonders who* Mirage? Cliffjumper (that would be a shocker)?
Mirage - Hmmm. Mirage lived in the Towers, yes? Maybe the part he lived in was right on the edge of a poorer area, or maybe paying for his art got so expensive he had to move out and find a cheaper place. Or maybe Sunstreaker lived in the Towers. Or maybe Mirage used the other place as his studio, to keep his art separate from his social life.
Cliffjumper - He's always suspicious that others will betray him because someone in his close-knit artists' guild plagiarized his work, then accused Cliffjumper of copying his art.
7. As soon as I saw that first line, I knew what this was about. But who's the only one?
Oooh! Wait! *thinks* *adds new bunny to next list* Hee hee hee! Three in one...
Though I can see Perceptor storming up to them, grabbing Brawn, and screaming "MINE!"
An argument or fight between Skyfire and Perceptor would be... interesting. *ponders* They're both expected to be such peaceful, calm people. When they both finally explode one day, Starscream and Brawn have to be the peacemakers and get them to stop before they blow up Earth from sheer sciencey rage.
14. Maybe he doesn't know his actual name?
I wonder how Optimus would feel about that? Maybe a little disappointed that his enemy doesn't seem to respect him much. But I can't see Megatron not finding out as much as he can about his opposite number.
23. That was cute! Where's it from?
Shel Silverstein, I think.
32. Mech A - Blaster? Mech B - ? (Rewind? Eject? Soundwave? Optimus? Jazz?)
For this one, right after I typed 'goes insane', I suddenly thought of Megatron/Galvatron.
33. And he accidentally zooms off to Blaster, who thinks he's going insane when he starts hearing things.
And when Soundwave's cassettes show up and ask if they can stay for a little while until their creator isn't a soundwave (but he hears "isn't a Soundwave") anymore, he *knows* he's going insane.
Well, let's just say that Optimus was very surprised to find everyone in the medbay aiming their guns at the door to Ratchet's office.
XD Yep, definitely an unexpected flouncer.
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It seemed to fit.
Oh, you didn't think of Prowl? The telepathy didn't come through this time! I mean, what with 'donut-shaped' and police forces using it for forensic purposes and all...
Sorry. I saw Microscope.
XD Perhaps they were meant to be teachers, but they both got so caught up in what they were supposed to be teaching about that they became students instead.
*nods* Very possible. And so like them.
Mirage - Hmmm. Mirage lived in the Towers, yes? Maybe the part he lived in was right on the edge of a poorer area, or maybe paying for his art got so expensive he had to move out and find a cheaper place. Or maybe Sunstreaker lived in the Towers. Or maybe Mirage used the other place as his studio, to keep his art separate from his social life.
I like the idea of him living right on the edge. If he was rich but not as rich as the others in the Towers, it might explain some things.
Cliffjumper - He's always suspicious that others will betray him because someone in his close-knit artists' guild plagiarized his work, then accused Cliffjumper of copying his art.
Poor Cliffjumper! *hugs Cliffjumper*
Oooh! Wait! *thinks* *adds new bunny to next list* Hee hee hee! Three in one...
*curious*
An argument or fight between Skyfire and Perceptor would be... interesting. *ponders* They're both expected to be such peaceful, calm people. When they both finally explode one day, Starscream and Brawn have to be the peacemakers and get them to stop before they blow up Earth from sheer sciencey rage.
I so want to see that fight! Everyone will be shocked! Except for Brawn and Starscream, of course. They will simply have 'why me' expressions and, at first, might pretend they don't know them. Then they will try to drag them apart.
And sheer sciencey rage. I love that.
I wonder how Optimus would feel about that? Maybe a little disappointed that his enemy doesn't seem to respect him much. But I can't see Megatron not finding out as much as he can about his opposite number.
Maybe Megatron knows it, but can't remember sometimes? Maybe he has the beginnings of Alzheimers? Or maybe he has a crush on Optimus and his mind goes blank whenever he sees him and he knows he can't go wrong with yelling Prime.
Shel Silverstein, I think.
*looks up* He wrote the Giving Tree? And... Where the Sidewalk Ends. No wonder his name seemed familiar. ... Runny Babbit!
I wonder what would happen if Blurr talked like Runny Babbit. Maybe he does already; it's not like anyone can tell.
For this one, right after I typed 'goes insane', I suddenly thought of Megatron/Galvatron.
Huh. I hardly ever think of Galvatron.
And when Soundwave's cassettes show up and ask if they can stay for a little while until their creator isn't a soundwave (but he hears "isn't a Soundwave") anymore, he *knows* he's going insane.
Optimus: *stares* "Why is Blaster cowering in the corner?"
Ratchet: *shrugs* "Something about Soundwave, Cassettes, and voices. He thinks he's going insane by the way."
Optimus: *still staring* "Can you do anything for him?"
Ratchet: "I gave him a sedative. You should have seen him earlier, panicking like that."
Optimus: *notices several Cassettes in altmode next to Blaster* "Did they multiply or something?"
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As always.
I like the idea of him living right on the edge.
Oh! That makes me think of a quote that I'm putting on my next list.
If he was rich but not as rich as the others in the Towers, it might explain some things.
Hmmm, reminds me of something I read once. Something about having a dual inferiority complex: not fitting in with the super-rich people or the 'wrong side of the tracks' toughs.
They will simply have 'why me' expressions
Maybe this sort of thing has happened to Percy and Skyfire before?
Maybe Megatron knows it, but can't remember sometimes? Maybe he has the beginnings of Alzheimers?
That is... a very interesting idea, considering the fact that Megatron is one of those Cybertronians who looks and sounds pretty old.
Or maybe he has a crush on Optimus and his mind goes blank whenever he sees him and he knows he can't go wrong with yelling Prime.
*grin* And one day he'll be so self-conscious that he'll blurt out some silly pet name by mistake.
I wonder what would happen if Blurr talked like Runny Babbit. Maybe he does already; it's not like anyone can tell.
Reminds me of a bunny I posted a while back about Frenzy + Rumble = Fumble and Rewind + Eject = Reject.
Optimus: *still staring*
You know, I never realized it before, but Optimus (& Megatron too I suppose) is really tormented by this comm almost as much as Perceptor. Because whenever we give Perceptor emotional problems or make him a mass murderer or something, Optimus indirectly has to deal with it on top of everything we do to all the other Autobots.
Optimus: *notices several Cassettes in altmode next to Blaster* "Did they multiply or something?"
Cassettes as bunnies! :D And I'd love to read something where the Cassettes actually use their alt-modes for something besides recording stuff for Soundwave.
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A fic? Or an article?
Maybe this sort of thing has happened to Percy and Skyfire before?
It always happens. Fortunately, usually not in public.
That is... a very interesting idea, considering the fact that Megatron is one of those Cybertronians who looks and sounds pretty old.
Maybe Starscream tries so hard to overthrow Megatron because he knows the truth and doesn't want the greatest Decepticon who ever lived to be remembered as a foolish, forgetful old man?
*grin* And one day he'll be so self-conscious that he'll blurt out some silly pet name by mistake.
*WANTS TO SEE*
Reminds me of a bunny I posted a while back about Frenzy + Rumble = Fumble and Rewind + Eject = Reject.
I remember that one!
You know, I never realized it before, but Optimus (& Megatron too I suppose) is really tormented by this comm almost as much as Perceptor. Because whenever we give Perceptor emotional problems or make him a mass murderer or something, Optimus indirectly has to deal with it on top of everything we do to all the other Autobots.
... You're right! I hadn't noticed!
Cassettes as bunnies! :D
That'd make a cute picture!
And I'd love to read something where the Cassettes actually use their alt-modes for something besides recording stuff for Soundwave.
Like actually play music? *is shocked*
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Actually, I think it was a book, but I went and checked the book because it was bothering me so much and I couldn't find the quote. *is sad*
Maybe Starscream tries so hard to overthrow Megatron because he knows the truth and doesn't want the greatest Decepticon who ever lived to be remembered as a foolish, forgetful old man?
...Oooh. Maybe Megatron ordered him to do that for the same reason. Wait - Starscream's null rays are destructive but not fatal, right? Was he equipped with them so he could pretend to 'kill' Megatron while actually saving him?
Like actually play music? *is shocked*
So, if their alt-modes are cassettes, will high temperatures make their tape melt? *wince*
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That happens to me all the time. I try to write down quotes that interest me but I sometimes forget to write down where I heard it.
...Oooh. Maybe Megatron ordered him to do that for the same reason. Wait - Starscream's null rays are destructive but not fatal, right? Was he equipped with them so he could pretend to 'kill' Megatron while actually saving him?
That's a good explanation for them. I always wondered why he had them. They seem such an Autobot type of weapon.
So, if their alt-modes are cassettes, will high temperatures make their tape melt? *wince*
Blaster and Soundwave: *realize they're out in the hot sun* *panic and start gathering up the Cassettes*
Cassettes: *annoyed sighs*
Everyone else: *stop fighting and watch in confusion*
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Yup, that's it in a nutshell. It's a real pain, especially when you're writing a paper and need to cite everything.
That's a good explanation for them. I always wondered why he had them. They seem such an Autobot type of weapon.
I believe I read a theory once that he stole them from Wheeljack's lab, believing them to be some sort of superweapon, and when he found out what they really did he just kept them anyway - maybe out of embarrassment.
Blaster and Soundwave: *realize they're out in the hot sun* *panic and start gathering up the Cassettes*
Cassettes: *annoyed sighs*
Everyone else: *stop fighting and watch in confusion*
And you'd think this would happen fairly often, what with the Ark being in the middle of the desert and all. I wonder how the cassettes survived being in a metal ship in the desert for all the time they were offline? Would Soundwave and Blaster have backup climate controls in their chests that keep working even if they're offline?
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That sounds familiar. I must have read it too. Sadly, I can't remember what fic it was.
And you'd think this would happen fairly often, what with the Ark being in the middle of the desert and all. I wonder how the cassettes survived being in a metal ship in the desert for all the time they were offline? Would Soundwave and Blaster have backup climate controls in their chests that keep working even if they're offline?
Hmmm. Possible. Though I think, if their systems were online enough to maintain climate control, then wouldn't it take longer for them to heal? Everyone else, all their power was going to their self-repair systems. That might explain why it took so long for Blaster to show up, but what about Soundwave?
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Neither can I. Ah well, at least it's one you're read so you don't really have to go look for it.
Hmmm. Possible. Though I think, if their systems were online enough to maintain climate control, then wouldn't it take longer for them to heal? Everyone else, all their power was going to their self-repair systems. That might explain why it took so long for Blaster to show up, but what about Soundwave?
Well, I'd think the tape decks would have extra energy stored specifically for the cassettes' optimal health and comfort. Soundwave, being a 'Con, would insist on extra rations for his family's benefit even if it meant starving other 'Cons; on the other hand, Blaster would freely admit that the entire amount of excess energy wasn't strictly necessary for survival and would forgo part of his extra ration for the benefit of the cause.
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36. Starscream: "Augh!"
Megatron: *sets timer on hidden bomb inside football and stuffs it into Starscream's cockpit*
37. And that scientist was Perceptor's Crazy Uncle Bob, who Perceptor's creators refused to talk about.
So Perceptor and Ironhide are cousins? I wonder if Ironhide ever got drafted into Perceptor-sitting duty...
39. The Autobots were counting on plunder?
Well, no one outright said it that way, but everyone knew that the only way the 'Bots could ever pay off their war debts was through reparations from the 'Cons. For example, they could dismantle Shockwave's military laboratory and give the equipment to another species in lieu of payment for a loan.
B. So they strike off on their own and colonize an interesting out of the way world. They may not have money to build an actual colony, but who needs a home when you have an entire world to study? It's not like you'd ever leave your experiments anyways.
Eventually, the poor things would realize that it doesn't matter how noble or well-meaning your intentions are: to live on and study that world, you still need energon to drink and shelter from the 'fascinating!' weather conditions. And you can't create energon and shelter from wonder and awe and scientific data.
B. I now want to see him pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Cyclonus: Ow! Let go! That hurts, don't you know how sensitive my audial receptors are?
Of course, if he did, Perceptor wouldn't stick around for the rest of the tricks, what with his bunny phobia and all.
He wouldn't be the only one running.
55. And he suddenly woke up as he slammed onto the floor of his room.
Hmm, the 'falling and waking right before you hit the ground' dream is sort of a classic nightmare for humans. Maybe since Seekers are more accustomed to situations like that, their equivalent would be more like drowning, or something.
57. D. And what if Optimus' power was much stronger and he was completely unaware that he had the power at all?
It would balance out! Megatron knows he has the power but can't use it correctly; while Optimus can unconciously use it, but if he knew about it he'd try not to - because it would be denying his soldiers the right to feel as they please.
And Optimus' powers being stronger would explain why Megatron never just outright kills Prime. With all the close combat he and Prime engage in, all Megs would need is one carefully-aimed point-blank shot with that fusion cannon... but he never does. And it would also explain why he retreats so irrationally sometimes - Optimus makes him feel more frightened than he needs to be.
60. This sounds vaguely familiar but it's been a loooooooooooong time. Maybe I imagined it. It wasn't a fic; I just think someone mentioned it (long before this community existed).
I wouldn't be surprised; it's a pretty basic, classic idea.
65. Rewind.
Oh yeeeah.. he's got the name for it and all. Why didn't I think of that?
69. They could always pass themselves off as classic.
Still, they'd draw attention because they'd stay so well-maintained.
And I just had a thought - if the TFs are shoehorning their advanced tech into 80s alt forms, will their capabilities increase as human technology catches up to them?
Oh course, if all these shockingly smart kids showed up, I think the teachers would have "Am I living in the Village of the Damned" thoughts.
With certain mechs, I'm pretty sure 'shockingly smart' wouldn't be the main problem.
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Starscream: *runs around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to get away from the bomb*
Thundercracker: *sighs* "Take it out of your cockpit, Starscream."
So Perceptor and Ironhide are cousins? I wonder if Ironhide ever got drafted into Perceptor-sitting duty...
He did... but he had to promise not to let Crazy Uncle Bob anywhere near Perceptor.
Well, no one outright said it that way, but everyone knew that the only way the 'Bots could ever pay off their war debts was through reparations from the 'Cons. For example, they could dismantle Shockwave's military laboratory and give the equipment to another species in lieu of payment for a loan.
Perceptor: "You can't give away his lab! I called dibs!"
Eventually, the poor things would realize that it doesn't matter how noble or well-meaning your intentions are: to live on and study that world, you still need energon to drink and shelter from the 'fascinating!' weather conditions. And you can't create energon and shelter from wonder and awe and scientific data.
But you can create energon from energy and if there's a sun, then those scientists should be able to manage it easily. Shelter, on the other hand...
Cyclonus: Ow! Let go! That hurts, don't you know how sensitive my audial receptors are?
Swindle: *annoyed*
He wouldn't be the only one running.
Yeah, Blaster would be right up there with him at the head of the pack.
Hmm, the 'falling and waking right before you hit the ground' dream is sort of a classic nightmare for humans. Maybe since Seekers are more accustomed to situations like that, their equivalent would be more like drowning, or something.
You know what I always found interesting? How, when you have that dream and wake up, you bounce as if you actually fell onto the bed. Makes me wonder if we can float somehow...
And I think their equivalent would be being buried... or drowning, like you said.
It would balance out! Megatron knows he has the power but can't use it correctly; while Optimus can unconciously use it, but if he knew about it he'd try not to - because it would be denying his soldiers the right to feel as they please.
If he ever learns of his ability and realizes he's been using it... I wonder how horrible he will feel.
And Optimus' powers being stronger would explain why Megatron never just outright kills Prime. With all the close combat he and Prime engage in, all Megs would need is one carefully-aimed point-blank shot with that fusion cannon... but he never does. And it would also explain why he retreats so irrationally sometimes - Optimus makes him feel more frightened than he needs to be.
Optimus would feel guilty for that too.
Oh yeeeah.. he's got the name for it and all. Why didn't I think of that?
The obvious is sometimes easy to overlook. Like this one time I was looking for my purse. I looked in every room of the house, I looked under my bed, on my desk, on the TV... Finally I just gave up and turned to leave my bedroom... and saw my purse, in plain sight, hanging on the bedpost.
And don't tell Rewind I just compared him to a purse.
Still, they'd draw attention because they'd stay so well-maintained.
People will stare at well-maintained classic cars whether they're actual cars or not. I know I do (I even keep a camera in my purse to take pictures).
And I just had a thought - if the TFs are shoehorning their advanced tech into 80s alt forms, will their capabilities increase as human technology catches up to them?
I don't think they shoehorn their advance tech, I think they just mimic the appearence/function of their chosen form. Maybe as human technology begins catching up, they simply feel more comfortable showing the more advanced examples of tech?
With certain mechs, I'm pretty sure 'shockingly smart' wouldn't be the main problem.
Well, you gotta admit, even a not so bright mech might be smarter than humans. At least in math, computers, and mechanics.
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And that totally made me picture Starscream running around with his head cut off.
He did... but he had to promise not to let Crazy Uncle Bob anywhere near Perceptor.
It was just one time that he took his eyes off the sparkling for a minute, and the next thing he knew the little brat was trying to spike his energon with some chemical while giggling gleefully.
Perceptor: "You can't give away his lab! I called dibs!"
... I wonder if Shockwave's gun form has some sort of scientific use? Because that would make him part of his own lab equipment. *pictures Perceptor with his arms and legs wrapped around an uncomfortable gun-form-Shockwave in a stubborn possessive glomp*
Shelter, on the other hand...
Oh, this reminds me of an cute bit in some fic where Starscream remembered that before the war, when they were investigating foreign planets on a low budget, he'd sleep in alt-mode under Skyfire's wing when conditions were bad. Such an adorable image.
You know what I always found interesting? How, when you have that dream and wake up, you bounce as if you actually fell onto the bed. Makes me wonder if we can float somehow...
*ponders* Good question! Maybe the back just arches a bit when the dream-self is panicking, and it stops when the person wakes up? Or you start to sit up automatically when you wake and then lie back down before you're fully conscious?
And I think their equivalent would be being buried... or drowning, like you said.
Falling through the air, buried, drowning... we missed an element. What about being engulfed in fire? Would that be Seaspray's nightmare?
If he ever learns of his ability and realizes he's been using it... I wonder how horrible he will feel.
Optimus would feel guilty for that too.
Oh, he's very good at feeling guilty. Lots of practice.
And don't tell Rewind I just compared him to a purse.
*has inspired new bunny!*
Maybe as human technology begins catching up, they simply feel more comfortable showing the more advanced examples of tech?
I wonder if it's impolite to 'show off' if a Cybertronian has a more advanced version of the same type of tech as someone else.
Well, you gotta admit, even a not so bright mech might be smarter than humans. At least in math, computers, and mechanics.
Ah, but how much of that is unconscious? Because humans aren't necessarily experts in biology and human anatomy just by being organic. And with a doctor always on hand, there's no need for them to have to learn 'medical' stuff if they have some sort of self-repair for minor damage.
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I... totally want to see that now.
It was just one time that he took his eyes off the sparkling for a minute, and the next thing he knew the little brat was trying to spike his energon with some chemical while giggling gleefully.
Perceptor looked so disappointed when Ironhide refused to drink it. Ironhide almost agreed to after all... but then Perceptor said that he couldn't wait to see what would grow. Ironhide wisely threw the energon away, staring in horrified fascination as it bubbled and melted everything it touched. Perceptor just looked sad that no sparkly crystals started growing like they should have.
Ironhide never drank energon anywhere near Perceptor after that.
... I wonder if Shockwave's gun form has some sort of scientific use? Because that would make him part of his own lab equipment. *pictures Perceptor with his arms and legs wrapped around an uncomfortable gun-form-Shockwave in a stubborn possessive glomp*
*LOVES THE IMAGE* I WANT TO SEE! Though if Shockwave is part of his own lab equipment... then Perceptor is lab equipment, as well. After all... microscope.
Oh, this reminds me of an cute bit in some fic where Starscream remembered that before the war, when they were investigating foreign planets on a low budget, he'd sleep in alt-mode under Skyfire's wing when conditions were bad. Such an adorable image.
What fic is that I want to read it!
*ponders* Good question! Maybe the back just arches a bit when the dream-self is panicking, and it stops when the person wakes up? Or you start to sit up automatically when you wake and then lie back down before you're fully conscious?
Possible. *wants to float*
Falling through the air, buried, drowning... we missed an element. What about being engulfed in fire? Would that be Seaspray's nightmare?
It would be! Poor Seaspray!
*has inspired new bunny!*
... Sorry, Rewind.
I wonder if it's impolite to 'show off' if a Cybertronian has a more advanced version of the same type of tech as someone else.
Could be. It would make sense.
Ah, but how much of that is unconscious? Because humans aren't necessarily experts in biology and human anatomy just by being organic. And with a doctor always on hand, there's no need for them to have to learn 'medical' stuff if they have some sort of self-repair for minor damage.
True... But we still have a basic understanding of how things work. The heart beats, the lungs breathe... how to eat, drink, move. They may not be geniuses, or know everything there is to know, but they were machines and should therefore know how machines should work. Which part does what, why that part is necessary to allow movement...
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Now that I think about it, in Animated!verse this is practically canon.
Ironhide almost agreed to after all... but then Perceptor said that he couldn't wait to see what would grow.
From that point on, when a test subject asked Perceptor about the effects of his experiment, he would just smile mysteriously and say "You'll find out..."
Perceptor just looked sad that no sparkly crystals started growing like they should have.
Makes me think of those kiddy science kits. How on Cybertron could Perceptor have used the stuff in one of those to make poisonous acid?
...I wonder if Perceptor (or Hound) ever owned one of those rock tumblers that makes the rocks all pretty and shiny. I had one of those once.
Though if Shockwave is part of his own lab equipment... then Perceptor is lab equipment, as well. After all... microscope.
Having Shockwave for an older brother might be just as bad good as having Primus.
What fic is that I want to read it!
Never Change by spotlight_noa.
Possible. *wants to float*
*also wants to float* Sorry, Perceptor, but the more reasonable explanation isn't nearly as satisfying as the possibility of flight.
... Sorry, Rewind.
Oh, it's not just him. This bunny concerns Cassettes in general.
True... But we still have a basic understanding of how things work. The heart beats, the lungs breathe... how to eat, drink, move. They may not be geniuses, or know everything there is to know, but they were machines and should therefore know how machines should work. Which part does what, why that part is necessary to allow movement...
Yeah... so would they retain some sort of empathy for machines, like some humans are good with animals?
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*nods* Yeah, he knows better now than to scare his test subjects into running away.
...Though if the test subjects were smart, that smile alone would make them run.
Makes me think of those kiddy science kits. How on Cybertron could Perceptor have used the stuff in one of those to make poisonous acid?
An experiment is no fun if you know what the results will be, so Perceptor added a few chemicles he found lying around the place (Crazy Uncle Bob really needs to clean his house, doesn't he?). The only words he can read are science-related so he didn't know what he was pouring in there (expensive high-grade and Uncle Bob's Amazing Does Everything Cleaning Formula: Guaranteed To Eat Away At Even The Toughest Stains!). The high-grade was a pretty color and since the science kit was supposed to make crystals of a rather boring clear color, Perceptor thought that by adding the high-grade the crystals would be a pretty color too. He added the cleaning formula because it smelled good.
Though if Perceptor knew it would make crystals, I wonder why he wanted Ironhide to drink it. Maybe he wanted to see if Ironhide turned into a giant pretty crystal?
...I wonder if Perceptor (or Hound) ever owned one of those rock tumblers that makes the rocks all pretty and shiny. I had one of those once.
Perceptor did, until an older youngling named Wheeljack tried to improve it and somehow made it explode. Perceptor lost his rock tumbler and he wasn't allowed to play with Wheeljack anymore.
And don't tell anyone, but Hound still has his. He uses it so much that it's had to be rebuilt several times now. Beachcomber is beginning to wonder where all his rocks are disappearing to.
Having Shockwave for an older brother might be just as bad good as having Primus.
*totally agrees*
Never Change by spotlight_noa.
Thank you!
*also wants to float* Sorry, Perceptor, but the more reasonable explanation isn't nearly as satisfying as the possibility of flight.
Perceptor: *thinks* "Well, we'll just have to rewrite the laws of physics in order to allow those of us not equipped with a natural ability to fly or float to do so."
Wheeljack: *stares* "You can do that?"
Perceptor: *frowns in confusion* "You can't?"
Oh, it's not just him. This bunny concerns Cassettes in general.
... Sorry, everyone! *hides*
Yeah... so would they retain some sort of empathy for machines, like some humans are good with animals?
*nods* Not all of them, like not all humans are good with animals, but a lot of them.
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