5th Transmission // Audio

[heavyweaponsbot]

I have been informed by... someone that a Decepticon by the name of Frenzy was on this vessel.

And it has been... some time since my arrival.  I have yet to so much as glimpse it.  I have good reason to believe he was never here at all.  Was he?

I suspect that this... someone... has been lying to me.




And I seem to be in possession of some... yellow thing.  Why?  Bumblebee, it is colored like you.  Want it?



[Yes, Shockwave, Ironhide is taunting you.  Anyone, however, is welcome to inform him that he's wrong.]

Comments

... :< I like this one.

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Because I have not attempted to remove it.

[... Or the other hand it has just stuck to him. Maybe if he leaves it, it will perch on his head too.

It seems far less afraid than the humans it shares its planet with, at least.]

... 8|

[heavyweaponsbot]

Why? Look at it! What...

[Makes shooing motions at it]

Get off of there.

:<

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Because I want to see what it will do.

[But it doesn't appear he will have an opportunity to do that, as the shooing motions startle his new, small companion.

Gently tugging it free, he lowers his hand, places his other protectively over the creature. That is not nice. :|]

It is fine.

... this is like when you get an egg in class and have to "raise it" together, isn't it?

[heavyweaponsbot]

What it will do is either leak on you, or get stuck in your joints.

[Huffs, pleased it's stopped putting its feet all over Ratchet's face, but when he starts protecting it... he deflates a little. Not... as planned.]

For now it is. I take it you will not be getting rid of it any time soon?

When did you want to take your turn egg-sitting, dear? :3

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

So far, it has done neither.

... I wish to observe it for a while longer.

[... Which means, yes, I am going to keep it for the foreseeable future. Thank you. <3]

... I'll leave that to you, Wife.

[heavyweaponsbot]

"So far". [Folds his arms, glaring]

... You are never getting rid of it. Are you?

Now, now. You must be a good father. :| It likes you, after all.

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

[Ignores that. The frog is much more interesting.]

Perhaps if I find a safe habitat for it.

It likes you MORE.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... [SIGH - ignored for science. Again.]

We are on a boat. Throw it in the water.

It likes us both!

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

... We are in the middle of a large body of water. It is too small to survive in the open ocean.

I think it's afraid of me...

[heavyweaponsbot]

... It can swim, can it not?

You are trying to drown it... :<

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Not over that distance.

I will keep it in my quarters.

... not on purpose.

[heavyweaponsbot]

...

I am no longer visiting you in your quarters while that creature is there.

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

... Perhaps I would be able to get some work done. [Snark? Never.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

...

Fine. Then I shall leave you and your creature in peace.

[This is your own room, Ironhide.]

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

You must admit you are overreacting.

[... Okay, that wasn't what he had in mind.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

I dislike sharing quarters with nonhuman organics... they make messes.

[SUUUUUUUUUULK-ing now.]

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

This creature is far too small leave a mess. If it does, I will personally see to it that it is cleaned.

Would that satisfy you?

[heavyweaponsbot]

I do not want it touching me while in recharge.

[Sulk sulk sulk]

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Then it is fortunate that you will not be recharging in my room.

But I would be disappointed if you stopped visiting over one small creature.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... yeah. It is.

[head-tilt] Would you?

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

It would be very... quiet, without you around.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... yeah. Likewise.

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

[Nudges lightly.]

I am sure that... hmm, I suppose I should name this creature, so I do not have to call it... 'it.'

Well, its scientific classification is "Phyllobates terribilis"...

[heavyweaponsbot]

... [Shoves back]

What... kind of name is that? That is not even a language any longer. You cannot name it that.

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Of course it is a language. It is an ancient human language.

Do you have a better suggestion?