It's beginning to feel a lot like...

[go_endeavour]

Dev dwarfs the multitude of cardboard boxes that are littered about one corner of the main room of the hangar, but she works with a level of patience and precision that would probably surprise any of the other Autobots who might be watching

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[nottabeater]

Bumblebee glances over from where she and Rap are playing Halo3, her brow plates quirking curiously. Then she glances under the couch to see what Honey and Optimus are doing before returning to the game.

[go_endeavour]

Columbia notices that Bee's stealing a glance and stands up, grinning.

"Wanna help after you're done?" she asks, blue-white optics wide and very cute.

[nottabeater]

"I'm not sure I'd know what to do. I've never seen one of those things up close before, and all the video stuff's from a human perspective."

Rap winces as something blows up on the screen.

"It's okay, that's supposed to happen," she assures him.

[go_endeavour]

Columbia looks momentarily confused, but then brightens.

"We can do it our way."

[nottabeater]

Bee makes a cheery raspberry sound, then fiddles with the string for a moment, getting the loop open with the near surgical delicacy that all Transformers are capable of.

Ironhide bats it gently back toward Endeavour. "No."

[go_endeavour]

"Sure you do." The Root Bear is tossed back.

[random_xtras]

"No I don't." It returns to her.

[go_endeavour]

Dev stares at the jovial orange bear in her hand for a moment before getting up and walking straight over to Ironhide.

She stares into his optics, then, with surprising speed and efficiency hangs the ornament off of his head and books it.

[random_xtras]

"A half grown Alaskan Malamute," confirms Ratchet. "I couldn't find another cat."

[go_endeavour]

She reaches out to scratch the dog under his chin with the tip of her finger.

"Does he have a name?"

[random_xtras]

"His previous owners called him George."

The pup tilts his head and looks at him alertly, then yammers softly and waves his tail.

[go_endeavour]

Dev grins slightly. "You're awfully cute," she murmurs, running a finger along George's back. Then she looks at her daughter.

"I don't think he can hurt you," she says. "For one thing, you're bigger than him, and you always will be."

Columbia stares at George and then at her mother, and finally comes around to get a closer look at the dog.

[random_xtras]

"Probably not." Ratchet hugs his daughter and facepalms.

[go_endeavour]

She simply chuckles and pets the dog on his head again.