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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[video]

[popculturecon]

Yeah but Starscream said it was impossible to get into them. But now I have documented proof that it is so real and my alternate universe Batman idea can work!

I win!

Re: [video]

[the_earth_laughs]

[She laughs] Well, normally he'd be right, but this place seems to be an exception. Afraid it's a one-way-trip for now, though.

[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!

[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?

[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.]

[popculturecon]

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

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

[the_earth_laughs]

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

[popculturecon]

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

[the_earth_laughs]

At the big barn in the middle. [She giggles.] Though I guess it's probably not so big to you.

[Though it is large enough to allow for Cybertronian volunteers.]

[popculturecon]

Yeah it's not huge but, I'll fit!

[And fit he does, though he has to duck his head a little. You now have one skinny, gangly nerd standing inside your barn]

... You're... really tiny, aren't you?

[the_earth_laughs]

[She's about six inches tall. She flutters up by his face and gives him a smile.]

Compared to most. Hello, sweetie. I'm Irja. What's your name?

[popculturecon]

Oooh you're... really tiny.

[She could stand on a fingertip!]

Soundwave. It's nice to meet you! I mean like... wow you're really super brave for just flying on up to someone as big as me, I'd totally never do that.

[the_earth_laughs]

[She giggles.] Oh, honey, I'm not worried about you trying to hurt me.

[If he offered that finger, she'd definitely land on it.]

There's a really big tree overlooking the apricot orchard. It'd be a nice place to sit so I can explain this place to you.

[popculturecon]

[And he totally does. Because who wouldn't]

Well that's good, I wouldn't!

[He heads out looking for that tree. She said big so it... should be pretty big, right]

[the_earth_laughs]

[Big enough he'll be able to sit under it and be able to lean against it.]

[She perches on his finger, will even sit on the tip while he walks.] Do you believe in other realities, Soundwave? Separate dimensions or timelines?

[popculturecon]

[Das a big tree, tiny flower person. He actually has to stare at it for a moment to take it all in, and take a few pictures, before he goes to sit under it, honestly not believing he's actually sitting under a tree.]

Well kinda. Starscream told me about them once, he was really excited about it. I know about the Shadow Zone, but only through like... stories and stuff.

I don't really think that place is the same though.

[the_earth_laughs]

[She nods.] There are many worlds, many realities and universes. They're all separate. Even this one.

Are there stories of Primus and Unicron where you're from?

[popculturecon]

Yeah. Lots of them. I mean no one actually believes them except lunatics, like Optimus.

[the_earth_laughs]

Well, I don't know if they're real in your reality, but they are in this one. The planet itself is Primus, and Unicron is currently...fused with him I guess. They're both sleeping.

The mist around the city, the Miasma, is a product of both of them, a mix of chaos and order. It's what brought you here.

[popculturecon]

... Okay so I guess that makes one thing Optimus wasn't talking out his aft about. Sort of.

Megatron kinda believes in it but not all... y'know eating peoples faces sort of degree.

So I have to blame Primus and Unicron for being stuck here? Oh my god, do you know how crazy that sounds?

[the_earth_laughs]

[She chuckles.] Very, I know. But it's true. [She shrugs.]

We're looking for a way to stop Unicron for good now. We know some stood to fight against him before, in fact, some of those made it here after Unicron's final attack, but he's not dead, he's just sleeping, and still causing problems.

[popculturecon]

Man that's really some like... Lovecraft stuff. What if he can't die?

[the_earth_laughs]

Then we make sure he remains trapped somewhere.

[popculturecon]

Oh man... I thought the war was bad, now I'm fighting against like... Robot Cthulhu and none of my friends are here and I can't even use a sword right.