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[The video fizzles on to a pair of bright blue, glowing eyes framed in white. Sure does look like a giant robot. A very confused giant robot.]

Rodimus? Rodimus. Please come in. This isn't funny anymore. I mean it was funny at first in a sort of ironic way, but now it's... not? Anymore?

Anybody...?

Maybe this is a dream? But then usually Ultra Magnus is talking backwards and Wing shows up to tell me that I forgot my front plating and I have a test to take...

Uh. Is anyone here?

Helloooooooooo?

[Maybe he's finally somehow found the Knights of Cybertron?! ... No. His luck is rarely that good.]

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[It figures. The one time Wing is away from the ship.]

....Drift!

[He can't quite find the words for how he feels: excitement to see another Cybertronian, and of all of them, Drift. But then...Drift, stuck here, as he was.]

[It was bittersweet.]

... Wing? Oh thank goodness.

I knew it was a dream!

Drift! It's....[Wait, what?]

[His face falls.] _{No. It's not a dream}.

Come on. But you always show up in my dreams!

[Someone seems jovial.]

At least it'll be a good one.

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I do? [His gold optics brighten for a klik at the thought: he was remembered at all by the other mech, and fondly.]

I...wish this were a dream. And a good one. [The smile falters, before he forces it back.]

Of course. That's usually how I can tell...

But. It is...

[He reaches into a gap in his plating and tweaks a few wires.]

Ow! I-

Huh. That's odd.

[He does it again. Harder.]

Ow ow ow!

[So much in those words that just wrench at Wing's spark. But then.... ]

...what are you doing?! [Why are you hurting yourself? The almost tearful glister leaves his optics.]

Are you by the ship? I...wait for me. Please.

Just a pinch? To wake up? Ow. Still no.

The shi-

[He turns around and takes in his environment.]

I... I guess? Wait you're, coming? Wait! Hold on! If I'm not dreaming am I-

AM I OFFLINE?!

[And now the happiness has faded entirely from Wing's face. ]

Please don't. Drift. You're not asleep.

No! NO! Drift. Please. You're not dead. You're just...here.

[He sounds nearly frantic.] Just wait. Please. I'll be there. I can explain. _{I hope}

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[Peering at the screen, not yet realizing this isn't his buddy-robot, Todd finally asks,]

Hey Wing, did you get a new helmet or somethin'? You look diff'rent somehow.

Wing? Oh no, no, no! I'm not Wing. He's right here-

Aha. At least I think he is. You're- ah.

[Oh man. It's a human. He winces.]

Hi?

So wait. There's another giant robot dude in the city?

[Now the kid is staring with interest and without shame, trying to take in differences between the two. This one is a bit spikier, maybe?]

Who're you, then?

[Drift smiles nervously and nods.]

My name's Drift. Who are you?

[Puffing himself up a little, Todd answers with pride.]

I'm the Toad.

[Deflating a little with a grin, he adds,]

You can call me Tolansky, though. You know Wing, then, huh?

The Toad? You... look like a human to me.

Alright. I uh. I will.

[He brightens a bit out of the awkward haze.]

I sure do! He's- [The most important person I ever met? My moral compass? Someone I accidentally got killed?]

We're uh. Good friends.

[Oh there's that awkward again...]

[Good thing Todd's mostly oblivious to awkward, isn't it? He's not the best with social cues, sometimes.]

Ain't human, bro. I'm a mutant!

[Todd shows off by flicking his long tongue out, so the phone's camera can see.]

Wing's my buddy, too, yo. Nice guy. Was gonna teach him how to dance but couldn't find any music.

... Oh.

[Color him confused.]

Sorry. I uh. Didn't really have a lot of intimate contact with humans or anything like that.

[Ahh that wrings a chuckle from him.]

He is, isn't he? Dancing? What kind of... music would you need?

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[Oooh, more giant robots. Bruce is intrigued, yes.] I'm not sure Rodimus is here, but I've met Wing. ...Has anyone explained the situation to you yet? I'd be happy to tell you what little I know about this place.

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Wow! Seems like everyone knows him.

[Not that he wouldn't expect that. Wing is a little social butterfly.]

Wing told me some. We've been discussing it. But it can't hurt to get everyone's take on it.

Well, Wing has been here longer than I have. But I suppose if you have any questions he hasn't answered, feel free to ask.

Really? How long have you been here?

[A pause, and he looks concerned.]

Well, we are in a bit of an energy crisis. See- my mind. We need a substance called "Energon" to survive. It's usually uh. Glowing? And sort of pink. You wouldn't happen to have seen some?

Wing has sustained himself thus far, but with two of us, I'm a bit worried.

[Bruce thinks about that for a second.] I've been here almost three weeks. Seems like it's been longer.

As far as your energy crisis is concerned...I haven't seen the kind of substance you're talking about, no. But if you have some, it might be possible to create more.

Wow... yeah time seems to drag when you're. Ah. Stranded.

Oh! Are your a scientist? I think Wing might have some. How big of a sample would you need?