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[Michiru only hesitates a moment before coaxing a finger over what she hopes will be the switch that turns this on to broadcast -- though broadcast to whom, she's not entirely sure. Still, they're in the dark. And they need answers, even if she's not sure how well she'll be able to trust any of the answers that come.

But there wasn't much choice.]

I'm not sure who is out there and hearing this, but we're looking for... answers. Any answers. Where is this place. Why are we here?

[All business, a plainly guarded expression on her features, blue eyes fixed steadily on the video screen.]

And how did we even get here? Who kidnapped us and who do we need to defeat to get home?

[The deeper voice comes from somewhere off screen, and a dusty blonde head looks briefly over Michiru's shoulder to frown at the screen, too. Then it's gone again, as Haruka pulls back and gets back to finishing getting her things together.]

If we were brought here, there's a way to get back where we came from. There has to be.

[Michiru's gaze flickers back only briefly towards her partner. Who do they need to defeat. It's crossed her mind too; if this is another battle they need to face to fulfill their duty, she's willing to face it.]

We'd appreciate any answers anyone has. That's all. Thank you.

You're too nice, Michiru, you should have--

[And that's all of Haruka's growled complaint that the feed gets before it shuts off.]

((OOC: All dialogue is in Japanese! Replies may come from either Michiru or Haruka or both.))

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[Sorry, it's in an Autobot's nature to help, even if they're not entirely fit for it.]

Supposedly, we were supposed to be weapons. In a war. It's unclear why we were never used or what happened, but the people in the domed city aren't exactly keen on the idea of our existence, from what I was told.

[It's okay. Haruka's just in a pissy mood, that's all. Being killed and kidnapped (in that order) does that to a gal.]

Weapons. Us? Against what, that domed city of yours?

[Maybe they need to get out and see things from the outside....]

Beats me. Though apparently they want nothing to do with us now, and they're pretty intent on keeping us out...

Or just plain afraid of us.

Heh. There a reason they should be afraid of us?

[Haruka's pretty sure there's reason to fear her and Michiru, but she doesn't know anyone else yet, much less what's intimidating about them.]

Well. Admittedly some of us look look rather formidable, not being the same species and all...

But I suppose it's too much to expect people not to fear you for being different.

That's probably the truth. I guess you're one of the formidable-looking ones.

[Hard not to make that leap, given the comments he's made so far.... Haruka isn't necessarily sympathetic-- it takes a lot more than that to win over her sympathies, especially in a potentially hostile place full of strangers-- but she is curious.]

You might say that.

I'm not a human.

[That's kind of an understatement. But you may tell by how his voice has a sort of metallic flange to it, like he's talking from inside a tin can.]

Not... human?

[It takes Haruka a bit of a struggle to not go on the immediate defense-- or worse, offense-- at that. Anything "not human", in her experience, is an enemy. But she isn't in her home solar system anymore, that much is clear. It's still a difficult impulse to quash, and her voice is tight as she demands:]

Then what are you?

[A pause.]

I'm a Cybertronian? I guess what a human might call a "robot".

[That takes her back a minute. That's... not anything she ever fought before, nope. Not unless you counted nanites, and even then, that was mostly Mercury. So she's a little less tense in her response, now.]

A robot? That's... huh. All right. Did somebody make you, or... are there alien robots out there somewhere, that I've never heard of before?

[He switches to video.]

Nope! We're our own species. From the planet Cybertron.

[He smiles in what hopes is a disarming manner. Which really he just looks like a great white dork.]

Uh... heh. Hi.

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