Bonding Party!

[icemasta]

It’s not exactly a celebrity wedding, but considering a lack of budget Snowcat and Demolishor have done pretty well for themselves. The words “BONDING PARTY HERE” have been spray-painted on the door in purple, along with a big Decepticon symbol on both the door and the wall. For tonight, the assembly room is Decepticon territory

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[midnightspook]

Well, there's one mech in the room, at least, who might notice the invisible presence that steps through the wall in one quiet corner. Blackstar pauses by the wall, still havering there in the spirit world, rather than the physical, unseen, but obvious to those sensitive to such things. Like an undead Air Commander, for one.

No Frostbite in residence, however, so it should be relatively safe to hang around for a little bit. "Spook secret," indeed.

He crosses the room, carefully avoiding brushing into or even too near anyone as he approaches the gifts table. During a lull when no one is looking, *a non-descript box with a bow appears amidst the other gifts.

Once his gift is dropped off (he'd debated giving them a new set of door controls, but that would have been too obvious, and he really isn't trying to pick a fight or anything today, honest) he peers around for a certain little Zamboni

[icemasta]

Zamboni One squeaks, quickly grabbing up the papers and looking around for Blackstar. "Spook where?"

[midnightspook]

Blackstar crouches low in front of One, waiting for one of those moments again when no one seems to be looking this way. There aren't many here yet, and Starscream doesn't count since he can see Blackstar anyway, but the dark ghost has the feeling it's going to get nigh impossible to try this stunt agin Real Soon Now. As soon as he sees his opening, he flickers into view, just a quick shadow, kneeling with his finger over his lips in a "hush" motion. Just as quickly, he's gone from sight again, but One should feel his hand gently hugging him.

Spook here. Secret, remember?

[icemasta]

"Secret," the zamboni whispers, trying to nudge the hand to follow him to the corner of the room.

[midnightspook]

Blackstar follows, keeping his hand in contact with One so that the little mech knows he's there. The effect to anyone who can actually see this spectacle, curiously enough, is as if One is leading a rather amused floating ghost pet around.

The Commander is likely not going to let him live this one down. Well... not that he could exactly live anything down, anymore. He snickers to himself.

[icemasta]

One hides behind one of the tables and gives Blackstar's hand a hug. "Happy seeing you. Want enerzhon?"

[midnightspook]

Blackstar returns the hug with a soft chuckle.

Spook happy, too. Thank you. And sure, energon would be nice.

There behind the table, no one should notice when a Zamboni sized box of shiny new crayons, just like the ones most likely used to draw the pictures now returned to One, appears sitting on the floor.

Brought you a present, too.

[icemasta]

"Eee!" One sweeps down onto the crayons, hugging them tight before putting them away. "Mine!"

He goes over to the smaller table and steals a few cubes of energon, then takes them back to the corner.

[midnightspook]

Blackstar makes sure not to move so that One can find him again where he's sitting behind and half under the table waiting for the little mech. He glances around periodically, checking on and noting the locations of the other zambonis - the Commander is giving rides to a pair of them? He chuckles.

Thanks, One, he murmurs, giving One another little pat-hug as he accepts the energon. Hopefully if anyone notices a cube in the corner occassionally floating around and slowly getting emptier, they'll write it off as being over-charged themselves already.

[icemasta]

"Like spook." He nudges Blackstar and the energon cube, nibbling on a few treats of his own.

[midnightspook]

Blackstar can't help but smile at that, and he gives One a bigger hug.

Spook like One. It works.

[icemasta]

"Want pa-ah-sites to like spook." He pouts.

[midnightspook]

Blackstar pats One comfortingly.

Time. Maybe in time pa-ah-sites like spook. Maybe not. Spook always like One, though. Blackstar pauses for a moment, deep in thought.

Hmm... Spook is One's secret friend?

[icemasta]

"Secret friend!" He looks longingly at the other zambonis.

[midnightspook]

Time, Blackstar repeats gently.

He sighs and shifts One around so that Blackstar can drape a comforting arm over the little mech, pointing him out to look at the rest of the room like Blackstar is.

Not everyone wants to be friends with everyone. See... Blackstar pauses there, looking to point out someone obvious from where they are.

He almost points out Strata as the perfect example - having nearly lost track of his visibility/tangibility when he'd first seen her, by the way, and wouldn't that have been rather awkward, since she'd been staring right at his hidden spot at the time - but realizes that it would probably backfire on him. One wouldn't mean any harm by it, blurting out something about "Spook" being Strata's "friend", but that would get very sticky, very quickly, even without the complication of "da" and "da".

He's going to have to suck it up soon and get her alone to talk before it becomes a moot point, though. He nearly loses track of himself again as he ponders that, and decides that he'd better push that thought

[icemasta]

One frowns for a moment, trying to make those connections in his mind. "One waits. Pa-a-sites like spook later. Maybe da and da like spook later?" he asks hopefully.