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[cutejustice]

[Well. Maya had gotten settled, such as it was. She had found a place to live for the time being. But so far not really doing much of anything was driving her up one wall and back down the other. So, it was clearly time to change that.

The screen flashed on. She at least had figured out how to access the network. Though it had taken many questions (sometimes asked more than once!) of her long suffering robot buddy, Helper.]

Hi! For those of you who don't know, I am Maya! I know there are a lot of people and robots and stuff I probably haven't met yet!

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone needed a lawyer around here? Or a spirit medium/ghost talker type person? Don't think it's weird that I'm mentioning the two of those things in close proximity. You'd be surprised at how often the two intersect!

[Robots could get into trouble, right? Besides, there were human people around. Besides... Maya didn't want to know know about the existence of robot ghosts, thanks. Though she had a feeling she might find out before she got to go home.]

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[knight_light]

[He smiles, understanding.] It's quite a shock, being here. Take your time. I'm glad to help.

[cutejustice]

Are there robot ghosts?

[Of all the questions to start with, Maya, you choose that one? Really?]

Also... how the heck do you get around this place? It's so big! Walking takes forever!

And is there anything fun to do?

[What did giant robots consider fun, anyway?]

[knight_light]

[That first question made his optics flicker in surprise.]

I don't know. We have stories of ardent sparks, or "robot ghosts" if you will, but I've never seen one for myself, so I don't know if they actually exist.

[This next one was easier to answer.]

There are Gateways. You'd still have to walk some, but the Gateways will help a lot if you know how to use them. I can show you, if you'd like. They're pretty common around here, especially within the city.

[Aaand the last one.]

Well, I guess that depends on what you consider fun. I've noticed all kinds of shops and places of entertainment in the city. What do you like to do for fun?

[cutejustice]

[Ardent sparks? Maya wasn't familiar with that term. So she filed it away for later. But there were robot ghost stories. Which meant there might well be robot ghosts. Wonderful.]

Help using these "Gateway" things would be great! I'm really bad with technology. With my luck I'd find myself on the other side of the city or inside a wall or something!

[She smiled at him then. Most of the robots that she'd met so far had been pretty nice. Which meant that somewhere there were probably not-so-nice robots. She really hoped that she didn't run into them.]

I consider all sorts of stuff fun! I love to eat! But even better, do you guys have any amusement parks in this place? You know, places to ride rides like roller coasters and stuff?

[Giant robots might not know the most about roller coasters, but it never hurt to ask!]

[knight_light]

[He chuckles] You'd not end up in a wall, but finding your way around the city could certainly be a challenge. I'd be happy to show you how they work. Where are you now?

I...don't know. There's some sort of concrete ramp around here, but it's not in the best shape.

[And then there's an amused little smile on his face.] There's also a couch fort in the warehouse people are welcome to.

[cutejustice]

I'm at my place. I can use Helper to send you the address? [The droid beeped helpfully offscreen.]

Concrete ramp? That almost sounds like it would be used for skateboarding, not a roller coaster. Roller coasters generally have cars and tracks and stuff.

[And then she blinked. She couldn't have heard that right... could she?] Couch fort?

[knight_light]

[He nods.] Do so, I’ll come show you how to use the Gateways.

[He shrugs.] I don’t know, I just know I’ve seen it around.

[And then he laughs.] Yes. A couch fort. [One he helped build ages ago all considering.]

[cutejustice]

Helper, you heard him! Send him the address!

[The droid beeps and sends the address as requested. No directions though. Hopefully there is a Cybertron equivalent of Google Maps or something you can use, Wing.]

I'll have to check this concrete ramp out...

[This is thoughtful. If nothing else, she and Raiden might be able to use it in their driving car through helicopter stunt.]

A couch fort. Is it used for anything? Or is it just a fort made of couches? [It sounded sort of like the pillow forts of her childhood except... couch sized.]

[knight_light]

[And his own drone gives a beep when the address comes up on his screen.]

[He’s pretty sure driving a car on it was the purpose behind it, but...] Just be careful...it’s...not in the best state.

[He shakes his head with a light laugh.] I don’t know. A group of us built it...well, compared to people here it was a long time ago. We just did it for fun. [And because it made Ravage happy.] I’m actually really surprised it’s still around, but I have no idea what, if anything, it may be used for now.

[cutejustice]

Well, if it's old, I'd imagine not.

[At the description of the couch fort, Maya just grins.] That. Sounds. Awesome! It sounds like the pillow forts my sis and I would build when I was little. But with couches. I bet you could climb around in it and all sorts of things. It would be fun.

[And, you know, there could be pillow fights and stuff inside the couch fort.]

[knight_light]

[And now you make him think of Ravage...you two would have gotten along so well]

It is, older than the couch fort.

[And he chuckles.] I’ll definitely show you where it is.

Now, hold on a moment, I’m nearly there.

[He’ll hang up, and a moment later he arrives at the place Maya said he was.]