2nd Transmission // Audio

[heavyweaponsbot]

[Anyone still of the proper age and memory will notice something is... different... with Ironhide's voice.  He sounds... not nearly as rough and ragged as usual.  His vocals sound almost... new.  Or closer to it.]

...

What is this?  Don't remember being here before...  What happened to the battalion?  The Commander...?  Any of you out there?


[ooc: Ahahah scaled back in age to pre-war times 8D Have fun.]

Comments

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

... You've lost your group too?

[American Autobot Shockwave is go!]

[heavyweaponsbot]

My entire battalion. Seen any soldiers?

[Still always going to picture him sounding like G1 Shocks, not going to lie.]

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

No. I mean, not any graduated soldiers. All I lost was my boot camp. Uhm... whose army, out of curiosity?

[Oh, same problem here. But he's got a terribly nice American accent, too.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Boot camp? Haven't been there in a while...

[Proudly] Megatron's. Protector of Cybertron. Best forces in the galaxy.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

I just got started. Is it always so... difficult?

[He perks up, breaking character a little bit.] Oh, absolutely the best! What's your designation?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Not for me.

[That smirk is audible] Captain Ironhide.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[This is so coo- wait.] Ironhide? Really? I thought you were still in 'boot with me. And when did you switch sides?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Switch sides? What sides?

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

C'mon 'Hide. Are you just putting me on? The teachers were always talking about it. Ultra Magnus's great and honorable Autobots and Megatron's wily Decepticons.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Never heard of any Autobots... or Ultra Magnus.

You got your processor in order, kid?

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Of course I do, you should know that. Is this one of your jokes, 'Hide?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Jokes? I don't make jokes.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Oh yes you do. You're always pulling pranks on poor Bumblebee...

[Confused Longarm is confused.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Bumblebee? Who's that?

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

... Our classmate? You practically hate him.

[CLEARLY SOMETHING IS HORRIBLY WRONG]
Where's your room, I'm coming over.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Class... mate?

[Room number goes here]

You sure you know me?

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[Walking and talking now]

Of course I do, they wouldn't give two mechs the same name it'd be awkward and weird.

[Knocks on his door when he gets there]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Hmn.

[He opens his door--and is considerably less battle-scarred and banged up than the last time they met.]

Your... construction is strange.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[He's considerably stockier than the last time - he lost nearly a foot off his height - with a more Autobot-like face. Which has the most confused look he can muster on it.]

You're... less red than I remember.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[Now he really can wear a monocle!]

... I have never been red.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[Psh, he could totally do that as Shockwave. And wear a little bowler hat while sipping tea!]

... Clearly not. Well, I-I guess I have you confused for a different Ironhide, then. Strange... Uhm. I'm Longarm, by the way.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[Is it wrong that I think that should happen?]

... Clearly. Longarm? Your rank?

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[Probably not.
...Since I've found art of him doing that exact thing.]

Uhm, cadet, right now. Still in training. But I'd like to be the Prime of Autobot Intel someday.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[This must needs happen]

Cadet Longarm... hm.

Prime? Of... there are no more Primes. They're extinct. Legends.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[Absolutely yes. Maybe for the Fourth Wall... Iconing is go!]

Legends? Certainly not. They're one step down from Magnus. Takes a lot of work to get the rank of Prime, I've heard.