1st Transmission

[heavyweaponsbot]

[The com crackles. Ironhide shakes it. He hasn't bothered to go find his "living quarters". Not yet. He has a far more important job to attend to.

When the comm finally starts up, the voice on his end is deep, faintly accented, and still very angry.]

Autobots. Come in. Respond! I have lost your signals... answer me

Comments

[pimp_hat]

Apparently dis be Vertiline mon.

[heavyweaponsbot]

That is not helpful. Never heard of such a place.

[pimp_hat]

Neiddah have I. Dis ain't be no part of Azuhrot.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Azuhrot? What is that?

[metharchy]

What are Autobots?

[Pause.]

Good luck getting any signals. This blighted communicator looks like some ill-conceived technological attempt by Asarians...the functions are at best, rudimentary.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Autonomous robotic life forms from Cybertron.

[He growls.]

I have noticed. But I refuse to not try and raise my comrades.

[metharchy]

Robotic?

[This grabs Meth's interest and she sits up, getting a better grip on her communicator.]

I don't blame you. I only mean that it doesn't seem wise to expect a successful connection with your comrades.

[heavyweaponsbot]

That is what I said.

... I must try, anyway. I will continue to try, until I can reach them.

[memoriesinsmoke]

Your guess is as good as mine. You won't have much luck trying to contact anyone you know, either.

I've already tried - it doesn't work.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I refuse to give up without attempting to find the others.

[memoriesinsmoke]

I never told you to give up. All I said was that trying to contact them like you normally would won't work.

[heavyweaponsbot]

And I said that I would try, regardless.

[stormcleaver]

They aren't here. You won't get a response.

[He would know. He's checked. Just to be sure. Because whatever Eir says, Loe does Not Like having these non-human Called in his space.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Says who?

[stormcleaver]

Says me.

[Oh, this is starting well, isn't it.]

You were Called. Your companions weren't. If they're meant to show up later, they'll show up later. Until then, don't worry about it.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Your words mean nothing to me, human. Just talk. No substance.

Start explaining, before I get annoyed.

[Audio]

[shocksanglocks]

Your communicator isn't gonna work like that. I've already tried to contact my home and I didn't get any feedback.

[Audio]

[heavyweaponsbot]

I will try if I want to.

[Audio]

[shocksanglocks]

I never said you couldn't try. I'm, like, just saying that maybe you should put your energy towards something more, like, useful.

[Audio]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Such as?