As I am finishing my work on wayfinding signage for the tunnels, I have two hours of spare time to showcase scenes from my home planet tomorrow at 1800 hours.
Will you be available?
Minimus Ambus
[This is definitely how you ask a potential friend to spend time together.]
yes!! yes i am available at that time to see whatever it is you would like to show me so that i can learn more about other worlds! i am very excited! where would you like to meet?
[Well she doesn't seem to have a problem with it.]
i know where that is! but it is very far from the bonfire and it may take me a long time to get there by myself so i am very sorry if you end up having to wait for me! the ground is very uneven in some parts of town but the map indicates that there are no bridges between here and there so i think it will be possible!
the jailhouse! i think that is on the other side of the river, right? that bridge looks scary to me! let's meet at the bonfire and if you want to go to the jailhouse maybe you can carry me or maybe we can go somewhere else like the church or one of the abandoned old town buildings near the bonfire because those are close and easy to get to!
[He is very formal! She has noticed this and is entirely the opposite but it's neat!
Anyway, at the agreed time she'll be hanging out near the bonfire, cheerfully admiring said fire, and also the people who occasionally walk by. When she spots Minimus she raises a hand and waves - that is a human greeting! She has learned it! Also she is currently sporting a flower made of wire which has been attached to her left shoulder.]
[Minimus stands facing the first with his hands behind his back, contemplating his future work in the tunnels and potential locations that require safety signs. The lakeside, for example. Imagine if someone wasn't watching their step and accidentally fell onto the rocks below!
His head turns at her voice and returns a slow nod.]
Clara. Have you decided in which building you prefer to spend time?
I think it is you who should decide because these are your memories and I want you to feel as though you are in a secure enough location to suit your needs!
... But I think nobody is in the church right now!
[It is nice and quiet in there and doesn't take hours (at her cautious pace) to get there, so that's a bonus.]
[He escorts her to the solemn interiors and picks a pew a considerable distance from the entrance. There are three stones with him - all memories of pre-war Cybertron, all of him as Minimus Ambus. They unfortunately also all involve his brother. The fact that every stone he found centered on someone he once knew in his old life could not be a coincidence, but to mention it would mean acknowledging that it affects him.]
Once you touch this stone, the memory will flood your receptors suddenly and without warning. Make sure you are mentally prepared.
[She situates herself on a pew, which takes a bit of effort given her height but she manages to hoist herself onto it and sit like a human person with very short legs. Chairs aren't usually her thing but she wants to try because it seems fun and that's as good a reason to do it as anything else she can think of.
At which point she seems to... stop? Do nothing? Maybe she's mentally preparing. And then her head swivels to look at Minimus.]
I am ready! Please let me see whichever one you want to show me!
[She'll even hold out a hand because that's what you do to accept a thing, right?]
[Minimus holds out one of the stones between two fingers and gently places it on her palm.
An image of a bustling city in daylight. Various robots of all sizes flock the streets lined with high-end stores on both sides. Minimus does not even reach the shoulders of most of these Cybertronians, and he's not alone. A near-identical mechanical walks the streets with him, greeting the shopkeepers with the grace of someone blessed with social skills, comfortable being around others. Minimus trends towards trailing him as they enter a shop carrying shelves and shelves of datapads. A library.
The two browse the selection, the clerks greeting them politely before seeing their faces. Once they recognize members of the esteemed House of Ambus, they have someone walk up to the twin, Dominus, asking him if they can help him find whatever he's looking for. Minimus brushes them off awkwardly to go off into the accounting section in search for references on legal standards. The two eventually leave the store with their purchased goods.
Dominus asks if they can stop by a Senator's home before returning home. Minimus, while worried, agrees, and they board a train together.]
[She sits quietly, motionless, as it all processes, except that her eyes cycle through a few colors. White, then purple; blue and occasional green. Eventually, her head moves, tilting toward Minimus as she offers the stone back to him with a small upward motion of her arm.]
Was that your city? It was so big! Everything was big! You are already big but there were more like you also! So colorful and so... Clean and nice and bright! So much light! Did you like it there? I think I would love it there! How could anyone not love a place like that!
[So many questions! Answering them all would require a map of pre-war Cybertron to explain its geography and cities, which...he ought to ask Robin if she can ever bring it back.]
Oh, the areas dedicated to the higher classes were wonderful. For most of Cybertron, life was difficult and on the verge of disaster despite historical improvements. [He and his brother were lucky to become members of a House despite their...unfortunate circumstances of birth.] Even my brother couldn't reform society despite the work he had accomplished.
[Oh...so he has to explain that in a way that does not reveal his personal feelings and can be taught to someone with absolutely no knowledge of Cybertron.]
Bots with alt-modes deemed more "worthy" by the Functionist Council. An unfortunate consequence of a large society is the stratification of its members, which becomes more and more difficult to amend as laws are ignored.
[It comes to him that Clara has not experienced living a community where groups could turn against one another. She had only Dr. Solis. What kind of life is that, to have been alone for so long?]
The torches need to be redistributed so that there aren't any large groupings. The spirits' latest network message makes that abundantly clear. Therefore, we'll be taking a number of them down to the Helix Station. Some downtown as well, probably to the Landmark. I trust that won't be a problem.
Hello! Goodness! That is a statement. If you are going to follow the proper inventory protocol then you are supposed to do so as a request!
What numbers will be taken where?
Are you assuming full responsibility for all of these torches? I can put your name on my spreadsheet next to every single one to make sure everyone knows that all of the torches being moved are the responsibility of Dr. William Ingram and if a single one is lost then we can all ask you about it!
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@Ultra_Magnus, July 2nd
As I am finishing my work on wayfinding signage for the tunnels, I have two hours of spare time to showcase scenes from my home planet tomorrow at 1800 hours.
Will you be available?
Minimus Ambus
[This is definitely how you ask a potential friend to spend time together.]
no subject
[Well she doesn't seem to have a problem with it.]
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We will meet at the Landmark Hotel lobby. The building should be safe for the two of us.
Minimus Ambus
[At last, there appears to be hope for his social life.]
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Clara,
I can meet you at the bonfire, then we can determine where to meet. If travel is an concern, I can procure a secluded area.
The jailhouse is a suggestion.
Minimus Ambus
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Understood. I will meet you at the bonfire at our agreed time.
Minimus Ambus
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[He is very formal! She has noticed this and is entirely the opposite but it's neat!
Anyway, at the agreed time she'll be hanging out near the bonfire, cheerfully admiring said fire, and also the people who occasionally walk by. When she spots Minimus she raises a hand and waves - that is a human greeting! She has learned it! Also she is currently sporting a flower made of wire which has been attached to her left shoulder.]
Minimus! Hello!
no subject
His head turns at her voice and returns a slow nod.]
Clara. Have you decided in which building you prefer to spend time?
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... But I think nobody is in the church right now!
[It is nice and quiet in there and doesn't take hours (at her cautious pace) to get there, so that's a bonus.]
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[He escorts her to the solemn interiors and picks a pew a considerable distance from the entrance. There are three stones with him - all memories of pre-war Cybertron, all of him as Minimus Ambus. They unfortunately also all involve his brother. The fact that every stone he found centered on someone he once knew in his old life could not be a coincidence, but to mention it would mean acknowledging that it affects him.]
Once you touch this stone, the memory will flood your receptors suddenly and without warning. Make sure you are mentally prepared.
no subject
[She situates herself on a pew, which takes a bit of effort given her height but she manages to hoist herself onto it and sit like a human person with very short legs. Chairs aren't usually her thing but she wants to try because it seems fun and that's as good a reason to do it as anything else she can think of.
At which point she seems to... stop? Do nothing? Maybe she's mentally preparing. And then her head swivels to look at Minimus.]
I am ready! Please let me see whichever one you want to show me!
[She'll even hold out a hand because that's what you do to accept a thing, right?]
no subject
An image of a bustling city in daylight. Various robots of all sizes flock the streets lined with high-end stores on both sides. Minimus does not even reach the shoulders of most of these Cybertronians, and he's not alone. A near-identical mechanical walks the streets with him, greeting the shopkeepers with the grace of someone blessed with social skills, comfortable being around others. Minimus trends towards trailing him as they enter a shop carrying shelves and shelves of datapads. A library.
The two browse the selection, the clerks greeting them politely before seeing their faces. Once they recognize members of the esteemed House of Ambus, they have someone walk up to the twin, Dominus, asking him if they can help him find whatever he's looking for. Minimus brushes them off awkwardly to go off into the accounting section in search for references on legal standards. The two eventually leave the store with their purchased goods.
Dominus asks if they can stop by a Senator's home before returning home. Minimus, while worried, agrees, and they board a train together.]
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Was that your city? It was so big! Everything was big! You are already big but there were more like you also! So colorful and so... Clean and nice and bright! So much light! Did you like it there? I think I would love it there! How could anyone not love a place like that!
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Oh, the areas dedicated to the higher classes were wonderful. For most of Cybertron, life was difficult and on the verge of disaster despite historical improvements. [He and his brother were lucky to become members of a House despite their...unfortunate circumstances of birth.] Even my brother couldn't reform society despite the work he had accomplished.
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What do you mean by higher classes? What reform?
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Bots with alt-modes deemed more "worthy" by the Functionist Council. An unfortunate consequence of a large society is the stratification of its members, which becomes more and more difficult to amend as laws are ignored.
[It comes to him that Clara has not experienced living a community where groups could turn against one another. She had only Dr. Solis. What kind of life is that, to have been alone for so long?]
It happens on all planets.
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[It doesn't sound like she's doubting him, just asking. He seems very wise and well-traveled so he probably knows! Even if it seems strange to her.]
Also, what are alt-modes?
@dr; Backdated to the 9th, whoops
The spirits' latest network message makes that abundantly clear.
Therefore, we'll be taking a number of them down to the Helix Station.
Some downtown as well, probably to the Landmark.
I trust that won't be a problem.
[Hello to you too, Will.]
@clara4
What numbers will be taken where?
Are you assuming full responsibility for all of these torches? I can put your name on my spreadsheet next to every single one to make sure everyone knows that all of the torches being moved are the responsibility of Dr. William Ingram and if a single one is lost then we can all ask you about it!