AUDIO POST

[popculturecon]

Hey! Excuse me! Anyone on this line?

[This voice sounds... like you are talking to Guyman himself. Musical and modulated, and kind of sort of loud]

Since when did Cybertron have grass? Or... y'know still be here? The fact that it's still... I mean that it's not... y'know really... dead and stuff is sort of-

NO REALLY WHY IS THERE GRASS HERE?

[He sounds pretty disturbed by this]

Not that grass is bad! I like grass, it was great on earth, if... y'know anyone here has been there at all, but like- Is that a farm? ... There's a tiny farm he- Did anyone see the tiny farm? Oh my god, I have to get a picture of this no wait, hold on.

Comments

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

It would most definitely be dangerous---you haven't met the kid. Granted, you haven't properly met me, either; introductions are probably in order, eh? Name's Sam. And you?

Re: [voice]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

....You must be from some other reality. The Soundwave I know took a vow of silence at the start of the war.

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

Sam? So uh... I guess you're a human. Humans on Cybertron this is so weird.

I'm Soundwave, it's really nice to meet you. I hope the planet isn't like... too freaky for you or anything

[VOICE FOREVER GODDAMNIT]

[popculturecon]

Y'mean... I can go back? But... I have a job to do! It's really important, I can't leave the ship!

[voice]

[popculturecon]

Another reali- Like what that flower human said?

... So... in your world I... don't talk...

...

How can I do my job if I don't say anything? I'm the Communications Chief, ergo, I have to communicate. Oh my god do I just stand around and point at things all day and talk in like... recordings? Is it that bad?

On my god.

That's so lame.

[And permavideo]

[the_earth_laughs]

Sorry, sweetie. We're working on that, but I'm afraid there's no way back for now. When we do find a way to get everyone home we're hoping to be able to send everyone back to the time and place they left.

[popculturecon]

But what if something awful happens and I could have stopped it?

Re: [voice]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

...Uh...yeah, actually.

[Lame? Nnnnnyeah, okay. More like creepy.]

Maybe. Soundwave I know is good at his job. [And someone you don't mess with.]

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Got it in one, and I'll warn you it gets a little weirder yet, since there's a decent number of us around.

It's really nice to meet you, too, and nah. I've been here for some months and the initial adjustment was not too bad at all. Most of the people are really nice, and that made things a lot easier.

[the_earth_laughs]

I'm sorry, sweetie. We're not given a choice to come. If you'd like to meet somewhere, I'll try to explain everything as best I can.

[In person, so she can sit on a shoulder and pet your face in comfort.]

Re: [voice]

[popculturecon]

[LAME]

Well I don't get how you can be a silent communications chief. Sorry man, that just doesn't add up to me. Like... How do I debrief people?

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

So there's... no huge... war going on or anything?

[popculturecon]

[At least he'll get snuggles by pretty flower ladies]

Yeah... Yeah that'd... probably be a good idea.

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

No huge war going on, and kind of a general truce called, but there's some shit stirring with Unicron, which is apparently what's behind the Miasma which brought us here. That blackish mist, you might've got a glimpse of it when you first found yourself here? That's the stuff, and best avoided.

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

But Unicron isn't real...

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Some people've said otherwise, and insist pretty adamantly. I haven't seen anything save the Miasma myself, but I can confirm it is not good juju.

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

That's... really spooky. Weird. Okay yeah don't worry, totally not going near the death cloud.

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Good call. Whatever would happen would probably not be pleasant. Fortunately, there's a fair-sized area free of the Miasma. You're at the farm, you're in the southwest portion of it. Would you like a map?

Re: [voice]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[You can probably imagine he's shrugging.]

Debriefing wasn't all that common where I'm from. [More like if anyone did any debriefing, it was him, for the grunts who were all considered canon-fodder to the higher ups.]

[the_earth_laughs]

Come on over towards that farm you were talking about, okay, sweetie? I'm there and will meet you, okay?

Re: [voice]

[popculturecon]

[BUT THAT'S AWFUL]

... I think I would literally go insane if I didn't talk.

I got like.. like a million things going on all day! How can you not talk?

How am I not like totally bonkers?

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

Yeah. Yeah I'd like that, that'd be awesome

[popculturecon]

Yeah I can do that... I'm almost there anyway, where are you?

Re: [voice]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Don't know.

[No, really, he's not so sure that Soundwave isn't totally bonkers.]

You should find some place to move in to. There's all kinds of open places.

Re: [voice]

[popculturecon]

[spoilers: he totally is]

Yeah... I'll... get on that. You... um... Like you didn't see an all white jet with red highlights and blue optics come through here at all, did you?

Or like... a really big silver mech who kinda has that sort of... y'know like a dad feel to him?

Anyone like that?