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[Guess who's been buried to the vocal indicator flanges with work for the past month. The city's Chief Engineer has been working with his fellow Guardians to investigate what the hell Galos was up to - and how it got past them to even suspect what was really happening - and how to prevent it in the future. And...other things, but he'd have to be specifically asked about that, because OY so not fun. Plus overseeing the rebuild of the apartments and other structures that were damaged in that blast a while back and replacing victims' comm drones and other service drones. He's been one busy mechanic.]

[And it's a little audible in his voice when he finally shows himself on the network. But at least he waited till he'd gotten two full rest-cycles to recover before doing this?]

'Afternoon, Haven. In case anyone doesn't know me, my name's Wheeljack. I'm one'a the Guardians of the city as well as the Chief Engineer. An' before anyone says it . . . no, just because I touch it doesn't mean it'll blow up. That's just my experimental stuff. Anyway, my shop's been closed for some time - for obvious reasons - but I'm lettin' people know now that I'm open again. Most repair work can be handled by the Mr. Fix-It shop on the other side of the Hub, but if they send ya my way, I can take it now. Also if you've got mods or other ideas you'd like ta have built, come see me an' we'll talk. No guarantees I'll do it, as always, but we can talk.

((ooc: This is Dragon. Don't have a new computer yet, so still working on borrowed stuff. Tags will come whenever I'm able to, but been meaning to put this up for a while - a few people have expressed interest in interacting with him, so now's your chance. ^_^))

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[Here's another face you may remember Wheeljack. Though this one isn't nearly so awkward.]

Hey, there. Was wondering where you'd gotten to.

Anyway, I think we had plans, before things went kind of berzerk, to get together and talk about some stuff? Cause I'm still up for it if you are.

Lea! Hey, buddy! Yeah, I remember ya.

[His optics darken a shade, his tone hinting worry. He remembers that you're one of those who came up from below, meaning you were one of those who'd been taken by Galos.]

How ya doin'?

But anyway, yeah, lemme know when you wanna meet up. Hub's always a good place, but there are other places around the city too. Whatever ya'd like.

Good. I try to make myself memorable.

[He doesn't miss that tone, or the way the mech's optics darken, and can guess what he's referring to.]

Better than I was right after... everything. Especially after patching things up with Elsa. And after talking to a... really unusual cat, if you can believe that.

Anyway, I was thinking the maybe we could hit the bar, if you're up for that. [smirk] After being cooped up for so long I figure anybody could use a drink.

Unusual cat? Heh, which one?

[He can think of two in particular, plus the city's FULL of stray felines.]

Glad ta hear you an' Elsa have worked things out, though. [He'd worried when the ice-wielding human had reacted so badly and...well, everything.] An' yeah, the bar sounds great. When you wanna meet?

The one that's actually a cosmic force in disguise. Unless that description covers more than one cat around here, in which case this place is even weirder than it used to be.

And we can meet whenever's good for you, really? Even now, if you're not doing anything.

[He chuckles.]

Okay, yeah, one could be considered a cosmic "force". The other one I'm thinkin' of is more like a cosmic traveler. An' this place gets about as weird as you could ask sometimes an' still obey the laws of physics.

Sure, that'll work. Lemme clean up here real quick an' I'll meetcha over at the Hub in a breem or two? Uh…about ten, twenty minutes?

Dude seriously? I was kidding about there being another cat like that. What's that one look like, just in case I run into him too?

[Lea was about to ask what a 'breem' was but thankfully Wheeljack clarified it.]

Sounds good to me. I'll see ya there.

[After a brief pause, just in case Wheeljack had any more to say, Lea ended the transmission.

And a short time later, Wheeljack would find Lea at the bar, leaning on the bar itself and idly sipping some spiced rum, half watching the door as he waited for the Autobot to arrive.]

Heh . . . I'll explain when I get there.

[Wheeljack got himself cleaned up and his shop settled, pausing any work that was going on, projects in progress, and headed over.]

Hey, Lea! Hope ya haven't been waitin' long.

Hey, Wheeljack. Not too long, no.

Did you wanna see if there's a table we can both sit at? I've really got no problems sitting on the table if we can only find one you guys' size.

Nah, no need. There's a section over in the corner there that's designed for humans an' Cybertronians ta both be able ta sit at. C'mon.

[And sure enough, an area to one side of the room is dominated by a raised dais, about half the height of a second story floor, with massive (to humans) tables along the edge. Cybertronians can sit on one side of the table and humans can either climb stairs at either end or just ask for hands up from their bigger buddies to sit in chairs their own size on the other side of the table.]

Well, that's convenient.

[And it was. Lea followed Wheeljack over to one of said tables and climbed the stairs up to his seat, getting settled there as Wheeljack got settled into his own. Once they were both seated...]

OK, so I guess the first question is... what's this other cat you were talking about? I mean I've met the one who's actually Death, which is weird enough, but what's this other one?

((ooc: There was enough going on, though - right then and then all the aftermath - that he may well have forgotten. XD))

[Wheeljack nods.]

Yeah, Death's a good...uh, person. Being. He knows that most people are pretty scared of him - he's got an aura around him he can't help, it's just part of him - so a lotta times when he's visible, he's in a form he knows people aren't afraid of. One of the most common is the Earth cat. Even here, people get pretty used ta the sight of cats, since we've got so many around anyway. The other . . . her name is Sirrah. She's a Guardian too. She's of a race of energy-based lifeforms that call themselves Tej Abri. She looks like a smokey, grey-green cat ghost.

((OOC: Yeah I'm going with 'too busy with running for his life/trauma to notice'. At least til Wheeljack jogs his memory. X3))

An energy cat, huh...?

[That seems vaguely familiar to Lea somehow...]

Hey wait a sec, I think I did see her. Though under the circumstances I was too busy running for my life and dealing with... other stuff to pay much attention.

[Aaaaand changing the subject, since that's not one he wants to get into detail on.]

Anyway, now that my question's answered I'm guessing you might have a few of your own?

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Lea saw Sirrah - she was the third Guardian released from the bubbles

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