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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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[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.

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He starts laughing. Sorry, that’s all, he’s just gonna drop his head against the table and howl with laughter.]

[popculturecon]

It's not funny! I almost got my aft kicked!

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He’s got his head on his arms on the table, still laughing.] Actually, it’s hilarious.

[He sits up and grins at Soundwave.]

They should have known better than to ask a drunk telepath to go poking around their heads.

[And a thought....] And for the record, stay out of mine, all right? [He’s still smiling, but he does mean that. He’d never let himself think about how much it bothered him that Soundwave could poke around his head at all, but now that he’s come across one that’s nice he’s going to take a chance to just draw the line there.]