shitposting rave 5: discount rejects from every genre

Yes, we use the internet. Everything is connected in my world. You should fight the Coalition, that sounds unfair and wrong.

 

We were talking about age stuff, and I said nobody ever went easy on me or Sten' because we're cursed so we don't count as people who need help, and he just said a bunch of stuff I didn't think was relevant, so I got mad, and then he got a lot calmer. I... should have realized something was up. Sorry!

 

It's alright, you're not terribly familiar with him yet. Probably just an odd turn of phrase, then-- we might be able to ask just what to avoid when he's feeling more himself, if you're worried about doing it again.

 

-She nods.-

I just get frustrated when I feel like people aren't listening to me. I was being dumb.

 

.She walks in from somewhere that is a swirl of bright colours and surreal looking dreamscape-
Hey, sup? Oh, hey Josh! -smiles and waves hello, walking over-

 

...ah. Did you tell him something to that effect, then?

 

I said he wasn't listening.

 

That's really cool. I'm still figuring it out. It's so big! You can find anything on it!

And we are! I'm not, anymore, because I'm going to stay on Pennarion. But my crew are! And Micah's a rogue scholar- he teaches people stuff the Coalition doesn't want them to know.

 

[Congrats, Lacuna, you've earned an actual wince. Glow tries to cover it by kissing the nearest antenna, but doesn't do a very good job.] Yes, that's probably it. I'll not go into details right now, but... he was built for surveillance, and being accused of shirking on old Cybertron was... well, not quite a death sentence, but certainly not pretty for the accused in question.

 

...oh.

So he was trying to prove how much he was listening and knew?

 

Yes. He does honestly enjoy sharing information, but in that particular framing... [He shakes his head.] Not a fun time. He'll be fine, but it takes a little bit to get out of that mindset.

 

-Lacuna turns to Wires.-

I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said about you not listening. I wasn't explaining clearly, is all.

 

[Mumbled into the side of Afterglow's neck, and quite possibly incomprehensible:] 'sokay.

 

Oh, hi Sitara. This is a dream, I mean, if you didn't already... know...

Most things, some things are hidden. Some people use systems that have to be accessed personally. Marcus does that stuff.

 

Cursed are outliers. Most outliers. If you're potentially dangerous, or you don't have full control right away, or whatever other bad thing could happen. It means we're bad luck. And... people don't want to hire bad luck, or give food and supplies to bad luck, or have bad luck living next to them. Or let bad luck in school, or talk to bad luck, or-

-She stops projecting words, too upset to go on.-

 

[Glow holds out the hand not currently playing with the edges of Wires' helm, palm-up. He's not too sure what to say to that, but he's still here.]

 

laughs- Naw Josh, if you´d asked I would´ve said it´s a con. Hey if this is a dream are those real transformers?

 

Anyway, fuck that place!

-She high fives Afterglow.-

 

Yes. I saw Starscream, he was cool.

 

[That works! It also startles a laugh out of him.] Quite!

Yes, can we not have a personhood debate right now?