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[scienderp]

Who: Skyfire and YOU
What: Skyfire found the warehouse
Where: Warehouse!
When: Roughly afternoon at the warmest point of the day
Warnings: None!

He had been looking for energon, yes. Probably why he was here, but now that he was here he was.... impressed. Very impressed, this place was massive. He picked through the items stored here, fascinated with the sheer array of things inside. Human movies and books were in here (things he was far too large to appreciate without defaulting to a holoform), technology he'd never been allowed to get his hands on, things he'd remembered working on personally.

He found a few monitors of his design around, and tucked a few away into his subspace. He wanted to drop a few in the energon lake and see if there was anything possibly living in there. He'd dive in himself but... well.

At the moment, he was completely caught up with a human TV. It was barely any bigger than a human gumball to him, and he was squinting at the tiny buttons on the front of it, trying to figure out how he could get it to work without actually breaking it.

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[10_20_15_5_50]

Sam had seen (part of) a Cybertronian-sized shadow while walking down an aisle, and although it hadn’t been enough to give her pause, she had had to wonder: 'Is that Dirge’s?' Whether it was or wasn’t didn’t matter much, but she was still pleased to find someone other than the seeker upon emerging from the space between shelves, and her “Hello, you!” was cheerful for it.

“Got anything good up there?” Whatever it was the big bot had---and he (?) was big, even compared to Breakdown!—she couldn’t see well, save for the dangling cord.

[scienderp]

Far too big to be Dirge, and now, far too white too, he's pretty obsessed with figuring this TV out. He'll figure it out. He's a scientist, he has to.

He starts a little at a voice and looks down, optics bright, before he smiles warmly, shifting a little to show Sam the television in his hand.

"A ah... entertainment system?"

[10_20_15_5_50]

Encouraged by the smile (and already so inclined) Sam came closer, grinning as she saw what it was the mech held---and grinning a bit brighter as she recognized his voice.

"A TV! Though, uh." She caught herself, looking almost apologetic. "That's the slang, just short for 'television,' and it was first a 'television set.' Sometimes you hear 'TV set,' but not too often. Slang is a mess."

[knight_light]

Wing wasn’t here for energon, really the Warehouse wasn’t the place to find fuel, but he was here to see what else he might be able to find. He was never afraid of Dirge when the Seeker had been here, but it was nice to not have to worry about placating his friend.

He was surprised, however, to find a new bot there, one he’d not yet met. “Hello.”

[scienderp]

New person today, Skyfire diligently trying to operate the TV without breaking it. It is plugged in, he's a bit low to to the ground. His wings jerk a little at the sound of a voice, and he fumbles the television before catching it. Ah, good.

Then, it's gently set down and he peers over at Wing, curious. Who's this?

"Hello. I'm sorry... I hope I'm not blocking you."

[knight_light]

Wing is tense for a moment, the kind of tense that comes over a person who wants to jump in to help with something but knows there’s nothing they can really do without just making things worse. Skyfire manages to keep from dropping the tiny screen and then sets it down, and Wing relaxes, smiling.

“Not at all, friend.” He offers his hand to the much larger bot. “I’m Wing, you must be new here.”

[scienderp]

No, the television lived. He's decided it's better off on the ground where it can't break. The massive shuttle smiles back, shifting a little to face him better.

He offered his own hand, easily dwarfing Wing's, as delicately and as gently as possible. "A pleasure to meet you, Wing. I'm afraid I am. My name is Skyfire, I had been on earth for quite a while before ending up here. It's a bit of a shock."

[knight_light]

Wing is glad to see that the TV has survived.

"I've only heard of Earth since getting here. Must be really strange to find yourself back on Cybertron...and one you don't know, no less. Are you settling in okay?"

[scienderp]

"It is odd, but a Cybertron is still Cybertron, so I believe I can manage just fine. I haven't found a place yet to live, sadly. I don't believe any buildings have been er... made with my dimensions in mind, save for garages."

[knight_light]

“Well, if you can’t find a place, I’m sure we can make a place for you. I’d be happy to help you look around and see what’s available.” Wing, being ever helpful.

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea himself had been there for groceries and a few other things, when he spotted Skyfire looking at the TV. Not that he could see clearly what it was from down there. "He, big guy," he says. "Find something interesting?"

[scienderp]

A smaller voice than Wing, he didn't fumble with the television this time. Glancing over his shoulder, he smiled and showed what he found.

"Some form of human transmission device."

[hotheadwarmheart]

"Oh, a TV," Lea said. "Or television, if you want to use the full term. Pretty nice find. Though it won't work unless you plug it in." He indicated the dangling power cord coming out of the back.

"It might not work even then; some of the stuff that shows up here isn't in the best of shape. Though if we can find a human-scale power outlet, I can plug it in for you and we'll see if anything happens."