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.

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[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Okay, just a sec.

[Aaand ping! Soundwave's little comm drone has received one (1) shiny new file, which consists of a map and legend.]

[knight_light]

[His optics flicker softly. Soundwave? The autotuned voice certainly makes that easy to believe, but...wow. He's never met the Decepticon, but who doesn't know of Megatron's most loyal?]

[Still, this one had been friendly so far.] It's a pleasure.

May I see who I'm speaking with?

[popculturecon]

Alright awesome! So like, you just pick anywhere, I don't care where.

vidja

[popculturecon]

Yeah sure hold on.

[OH MY GOD ITS A GUY WITH NO FACE. A really skinny, gangly looking Cybertronian with a full mask covering just his whole face.]

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

Sweet. Alright I'll just download all of this and store it for later.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He shrugs] Best bar is at the Hub. The one called "Your Place".

[He'll open up the Gateway to the hub and lead the way through.]

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Right on.

So, since this is all pretty weird, you probably have a couple of questions...?

[popculturecon]

Okay so like... Is it just high grade or do they spice things up here or-

[Search your spark, Breakdown. Do you want someone with this attention span and this level of noise getting overcharged]

\o/

[knight_light]

[Wing's smile grows. Wow, he's not seen that before, and it's odd, but he's also not one to freak out about it or be rude.]

Well, it's nice to meet you, Soundwave.

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

A... couple.

Like, grass? And... giant barn? And trees? Those were kind of answered though.

Also, where are all the buildings? Cybertron has cities almost everywhere?

And where's all the people? I haven't seen many Cybertronians around, I mean I got Breakdown and Wing but other than that-

Also, can I kit my drone out with cool stuff? Like personalize it? Like if I wanted to reskin it and make it look all Tron, could I do that?

Also-

[Stop him]

[popculturecon]

Sweet. Okay so I met you, aaaand I met Breakdown, that makes two Cybertronians.

Where is everyone? Why is everything so quiet, you'd think having been revitalized a ton of Cybertronians would just come flooding back but like there's...

Nothing.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Yeah, he's probably going to regret this.]

Whatever you want, kid. Just don't overdo it.

[popculturecon]

[Poor Breakdown]

I totally, totally won't don't worry, I know how to pace myself

[A BOLD LIE. He's in the bar in a second, looking for whatever is the best damn thing to have]

[knight_light]

Well, most are in the city proper. Though we're still not many, a few hundred I think.

The reason for that actually has a lot to do with this particular Cybertron. See, this Cybertron is incredibly young, our kind haven't come to be naturally in this reality yet. All the Cybertronians here have been pulled from other realities than this one.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He'll be given a menu, and the volunteers are happy to answer questions regarding his choices. They'll bring him whatever he wants!]

[Breakdown gets his own fuel and will watch this youngling.]

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

[If she weren't laughing, Sam might try to stop him---as it is, that'll have to wait a second, as will actually answering, because this is so like her first conversation with Hiro. Sure, nothing is trying to maul Soundwave and he isn't up a tree, but the tangents? The tangents come close.]

Expected buildings being absent I'd explain as probably part different Cybertron, part Miasma shenanigans, and part terraforming efforts, since the grass and trees had to go somewhere. [Yeah she's just going to interrupt to answer because that might be the only way to get Soundwave to stop. Dude's aptly named.] As for all the people, most would be in the city itself, which is underpopulated---even by my standards, which is saying something. There's no easy in or out thanks to the Miasma, so... yeah. There are other Cybertronians, though, don't worry.

There's no reason why not! It's your comm drone, for one thing, and for another just asking around will probably get you supplied with whatever you need for whatever you want to do to it, materials-wise, and you could probably borrow harder-to-find tools from Wheeljack---he's the chief engineer, and an easygoing guy. [There's a little chuckle.] Gave us an extra drone to pick apart and incorporate into the theatre's sound set-up, so people could tune in to pick up a show's audio. For context, it's kind of a drive-in slash walk-up slash drop in outdoor theatre, just recently completed.

[popculturecon]

[Remember that lie he lied where he lied that he knew how to pace himself?

that was a non-truth.

Though he chokes at first on the taste, he's trying very hard to impress Breakdown, who looks like he could drink anyone under the table.

pleaseletmebecool]

[popculturecon]

W-really?

... So this is like just... newly formed, no one here yet Cybertron?

... Well uh... guess that explains the issue with the population.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He's just gonna keep an optic on the youngbot. Don't overdo it, kid. He's going to enjoy his fuel, don't make him take away yours to cut you off, okay?]

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

Oh... okay yeah okay, I get that. Alright.

Well at least there's more of us here.

Awesome, I'm totally reskinning this thing. I'm gonna make the most kickass, awesome looking drone, it's gonna be the most high tech piece of equipment on the planet when I'm through with it.

A-also I uh... guess that... Wheeljack isn't a half crazed former wrecker with an obsession about explosives, is he?

[popculturecon]

[Okay no he's gonna try to be cool about the next one and not inhale it. Cool suave guy, here we go-

Spilled it.

Okay no get another, don't fuck up.

Yes it got in his mouth this time.

We are nailing this]

So uh... Is Knock Out here?

[Audio]

[10_20_15_5_50]

I like your enthusiasm and I can't wait to see it! And I just might try to talk you into reskinning mine, because no lie, little Tron lights would be cool.

...yeah, no, he's what everybody wishes their science teacher was and one of the people who made it easier to adjust to being here by being so nice. Point in case, I went to see him one day about the drones, and the conversation touched on issues of transportation...? He took me touring around the warehouse to find something I liked, and modified a skidoo for me so I could drive it on dry ground. He's a doll.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[You're kind of pathetic, kid...and that's rather endearing...how weird.]

Yeah, he is. I doubt he's going to be what you expect. Red, cocky, finicky about his paint, mad scientist, medic... [shrugs]

[popculturecon]

[YOU WOULDN'T BE SAYING THIS IF THIS WAS A VIDEO GAME OR THE INTERNET]

So the... exact opposite of what I know about him. I guess I kinda expected that. I should still meet him sometime though, I mean. We are kinda on the same teamish, aren't we?

[Audio]

[popculturecon]

Man, I can do anything with drones. You wouldn't believe the work I put into Laserbeak, it's kinda of more like a pet now than anything.

Okay, so not terrifying. I can totally deal with that, I should meet him if he's that into gear and stuff.