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[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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[popculturecon]

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

[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.]

[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]

[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]

[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.]

[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]

[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?]

[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?

[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?

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Shhhhh. You keep telling yourself that.]

...That's...a good question. Though I'm not sure our "teams" matter here...

Anyway, I'm sure you'll meet him.

[popculturecon]

So it's... kinda like before the war? Just relax and everything?

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

...Yeah...kinda. Or strange scrap happens here...

[popculturecon]

What kinda strange scrap?

[Goodbye, second high grade. Hello third high grade.

Nailing this so hard]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Breakdown gives him a bit of a "really?" look when he takes the third cube. Breakdown is just finishing his first.]

All kinds. Fake people. Weird little bots tearing things up. People ending up with some weird...curse that turns things they touch into gold. Weird scrap. Only lasts for a short time, but yeah.

[popculturecon]

[If it isn't obvious, he's starting to sway a little too. Can't hold his drink at all]

Fake people... so like... doppelgangers and stuff? But that's... y'know that all happened already, so like... like it's not gonna happen again.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He's noticed....and is mentally shaking his head at the kid.]

Dunno. Just know it's happened, which means I have no idea what might happen next.

[popculturecon]

[He knows. HE KNOWS]

Okay so... like... How many have you had because I had like... like three of these and I think-

Okay you had one, I counted.

Like-

[HE JUST WANTS TO BE COOL LIKE YOU BREAKDOWN]

S-so um... Are you gonna have more or uh... Knock Out said he was coming like... eventually, maybe I should slow down?

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He chuckles.] You should definitely slow down, kid.

[popculturecon]

Okay yeah! Alright slow down, I got this no problem. Just like... Okay, just sit down and let it all sort of process... through and it'll be fine.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Heh...ain't used to high-grade, are you?

[popculturecon]

I had it.... uh, like... like once back in the Academy. Some of my classmates took me out and uh... yeah some stuff... happened?

And they said I wasn't allowed to drink it anymore.

[Drunkenly reading minds for more high grade money and then loudly announcing dirty secrets does not a friend make]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Yeah, if he knew that he probably would have kept the youngling out of high-grade too.]

Yeah? What kind of stuff?

[Should he cut you off now, or...?]

[popculturecon]

Uh like... like one of them let out that I can like... do telepathy? So people started asking me to read their mind and every time I got it right, I got more credits for high grade.

And that was all super until I spilled the beans that one of the mechs was stealing high grade from the bar.

Good thing I have those ground bridges.