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[heavyweaponsbot]

Everything is moving here, huh?

That supposed to mean something to me? Just another place to keep on doing the same things as always.

I see no reason to get so excited over it.

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[snarkingscribe]

Eh, folks have a tendency to get excited over something shiny and new, even if does the same thing as whatever it replaces.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Just another way to make our lives miserable.

I see no point.

[snarkingscribe]

Well. I suppose that's a potential way things could turn out...

[heavyweaponsbot]

That is the way things always turn out.

[snarkingscribe]

Well, they certainly will with that attitude.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I speak from long experience. Wishful thinking helps nothing.

[nonononono]

[A friendly!]

And what've they been doing to you, Ironhide?

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Death. Mental and physical torture. Humiliation.

[... well, you asked, kid.]

[nonononono]

[He did, and he doesn't like that answer. He's never been anywhere, and seeing a female Megatron and hearing that freaking Ironhide is being tortured is really not any kind of great music to his ears.]

...that's, uh...that's really.

[It takes him a moment to try and figure out how to word this.

Not that it means he'll word it that well, but he's trying!]

But you're...they've thrown you in with Decepticons or something?

[Read: you're freaking huge what besides Decepticons to do that to you!?]

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He just kind of stares at the boy. Really, he should be used to Sam's flailing around, but Sam's never been where he's been. It takes some readjustment.]

No. It was called the Elegante. A ship. Now I have been thrown in some kind of fortress.

Some... Keep.

[nonononono]

[Anyone ever tell Ironhide he's tall? They're all so tall, it's a wonder Sam's neck isn't tilted upwards from the strain.]

That's not what I meant. I meant...you Autobots are the biggest things I've ever seen...what the hell can physically torture you if not the Decepticons or each other? How does that even happen?

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He snorts.]

We get re-sized for these games of theirs. Shapes... altered.

[A shrug.]

Been made human once or twice. That was fun. [EXCEPT THAT IT WASN'T B(]

[nonononono]

[Imagining a smaller Ironhide = nigh impossible.

Imagining a human Ironhide (and everyone else of the giant alien robots he knows) = mind-numbingly terrifying.]

How does that even...it couldn't have been for too long, right? I can't imagine you guys...eating. Drinking...doing human stuff...

[foolishwren]

I'm just gonna guess it's the same sort of thing that happens when my dad breaks open a brand new, empty notebook.

It's the same damn thing as every other notebook he's ever written in, but it puts him in a good mood the whole damn day.

[heavyweaponsbot]

How does a "note book" amuse someone?

[foolishwren]

Well, it's not 'amused' so much as... I dunno.

It's kinda a writer thing, I think.

[heavyweaponsbot]

That tells me nothing.

[foolishwren]

Well, to be fair, it's probably pretty hard to explain the whole 'writer's inspiration' thing to a robot.

I bet he'd be able to better than I could.

[heavyweaponsbot]

No. It would be hard to explain writer's inspiration to me. I am a soldier.

War and weapons are my business. Ratchet could probably understand what you mean. Just not me.

[angleofscience]

Mm, it may not be the most conventient for us, but I can't begrudge them being as comfortable as possible.

... [Jetfire sighs and shakes his helm.]

Despite the fact that this means not begruding them this comfort while they make things most probably unpleasant for us.

[Awkward, that.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

I can.

[He snorts.]

And that is why. All this is going to do is make our lives worse.

[angleofscience]

... You're right, of course. I would just prefer to think the best, but considering what I've seen... and also heard from the others in the headspace, it is perhaps too generous to give them that.

[heavyweaponsbot]

You heard right. It is far too generous.

[angleofscience]

Yes, I suppose. It's just easy to forget when... they get inordinately excited. Especially for more expressions...

[Jetfire just sends a dubious look off towards mun-space. He didn't really need those later icons. Really.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Hmnf. Yours gets more, and mine has too many. Where does it end?