kismet_loop | [video: on the eve]

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[video: on the eve]

[Once again, Sam's addressing her fellow Haveners through an open broadcast; this time, from her own apartment. She's sitting on the couch, rolling a glass back and forth between her hands.]

Okay, so! The clock's rolling over in just five more minutes, so I need to know: who's at home and awake? If you're a friend of ours and not awake, I'll apologize now because we might be waking you up in the next couple of hours. Depends on your door.

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A bun, a little bit of bread. Mostly because it's part of first-footing, but also because I can. I'll explain better when I get there.

And...should I even let you come over here? [Yes, he's teasing.]

Oh, like you'd even be assed to try and stop me.

Yeah, you're right. Trying to keep you out just isn't worth the trouble.

I feel like I've really accomplished something, hearing you say that.

[He laughs]

Question is “what?”

[Give her a moment to mull it over.]

...I'm not really sure, but when a giant badass robot is like 'nah, playing opposition is not worth the pain in my aft it would be' it's an accomplishment of some sort and I'm proud of me.

[He shrugs] Probably because I’d never hear the end of it from Knock Out if I made you hunt for us too long.

[She considers, then makes a so-so gesture with one hand.]

That might be part of it---and I'm appreciative of that, Knock Out is on the level---but part of it really oughtta be that you're working off the tip of an iceberg. If you really wanted to stop me getting into somewhere, you'd have to spot me.

I grant doors which are way too big are problematic, but not entirely insurmountable.

Yeah, you are pretty tiny. Pretty easy to miss you if I’m not actively watchin’ for you.

[Oh, now there's a smirk.]

Even if you are, though that's not on account of size. I have a couple of cards to play with witchery, y'know.

[He laughs] Right, I keep forgetting about that magic stuff. So do I get to know what this witchery would be?

Sure. It's not like it's likely to come into play between you'n me. 'With' is maybe something else, if we're conspiring. But anyway; I've blocked people from noticing me before. I could do it again.

[Private to Breakdown]

I can also keep from being recognized, which is at least as useful. Not necessarily here, but generally in life.

Keep from being recognized?

How's that work?

I can really only give you the rough cause I've never----to my knowledge---been on the receiving end, but.... it's like other people do register that there is a person here, but no details stick, and it doesn't click that nothing's sticking. I'm there, but I read like a blank, and they just don't or can't twig to it.

[She shrugs.]

Makes me master of the quick fade, if I've got a crowd to fade away into.

Huh...that sort of thing work even on people who know you?

Yeah, but I gotta duck line of sight to get it going, or it's dicey. So! [She claps her hands together.] If I'm gonna use a crowd, it's gotta be a good size.

Huh. So we could be talking, and I could look away, and when I look back you could have magiced yourself so I wouldn't recognize you?

Yeah. I've never actually done that, because I think that much that close would sort of strain the spell---like, prematurely fray it? I don't have the vocabulary I want for this stuff---and knowing what you know now you got the context to go 'that's probably Sam' if you weren't caught up with the 'what the shit' but still; yeah.

That’s....really crazy to think about. Just the fact that you /could/ just...vanish on me like that. Pretty cool, though.

Abracadabra. [And she winks.] Got my little bit of leverage, and thanks. You want to know what the weirdest thing is?

Talkin' it over, hands down.

Yeah, well, it's weird to hear you talk about it.

Since this is already a weird conversation, this is your opportunity to ask about anything you'd wanna. Or, are we done 'til you get your bun?

[Because, by God, it's going to get thrown.]

You're really serious about that? [Amused.]

Yes.

I know you got no use for it, but Cybertronians and humans are alike enough I'm assuming you've got a junk drawer or a little box of odds and ends it can go in 'til next New Year's. And use of it isn't even the point, anyway.

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