hsverse, Autobot Base, Family ties

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Hound:  *soft groan and then unshutters his optics*  Where....  owwww.

Desi: *recharging, snuggled close to Hound*

Hound:  *feels those other thoughts and feelings and tries to lift his head to look at the femme at his side*  *blink blink*  ...Sky?

Desi: *sleepy sound, unshutters an optic, small smile* hey...

Hound:  *softly*  So... I wasn't dreaming.

Desi: *quiet chuckle* If we are dreaming, I don't want to wake up. *content to simply be close to Hound, and the rest of the base can go frag themselves for all she cares*

Hound:  *groans again softly*  Is that aching mine or yours?  And who's got a tipsy tank?

Desi: *soft sound* Hound....those Seekers...they tore you apart...*cycling air a bit, and wondering why she's feeling a bit like purging* ...I...I think...my tank's the tipsy one...

Hound:  Well... there were two of them... even though one was awful small.  *concerned frown*  Is my hurting making you sick?

Desi: *cycling air faster* I...I think...we need to talk to one of the medics...*looking a bit more ill now*

Hound:  *tries to turn head and finds he hasn't quite got the oomph*  Urgh... you see the help button?

monitor light:  *blinking in Ratchet's office*

Ratchet: *raised brow, and getting up to check on Hound and Desinex*

Clarion:  *glances up from the sorting she's doing for him*

WJ: *also glances up from where he's adding the finishing touches to the sparklet protoform*

Ratchet: I'll be right back...I think Hound and Desinex are awake now...*heads to the Isolation ward*

Hound:  *trying to rub Desinex's back, but it's not really working*

Desi: *trying to keep from purging, is cycling air rapidly*

Ratchet: *grabs a bucket and brings it over, before helping the femme lean over it, and scans Hound while Desinex empties her tank*

Hound:  *very weak, but stable.  Though his systems are stressed right now from what he's picking up from his mate and from his concern for her*

Ratchet: *talking quietly to Desinex, who lays back down once her tank is empty*

Hound:  Am I making her sick, Doc?

Ratchet: No...*quiet sigh, keeping all his scanners focused on Hound* When you two bonded, it created a new spark...she's, as the humans call it, morning sick...

Hound:  *blink blink blink BLUSH*  Uh... so I did make her sick....

Desi: cycling air, and moving like she's going to purge again. Her emotions are a mix of complete and utter shock, a quiet joy, and worry*

Hound:  *groans as his own tank suddenly bubbles up*  Doc....

Ratchet: *hurries to get another bucket, which gets placed in front of Hound as Ratchet helps the mech sit up and lean over the bucket as well*

Hound:  *loses his energon, then hangs there limply in the medic's grasp*  -Sky... so sorry... urgh....-  *bit loopy now from the trauma of purging*

Desi: *cycling air* -not your fault...I've been through worse...- *flopping back and laying quietly*

Ratchet: *clicking quietly to the couple, and comming First Aid to request assistance*

First Aid:  *steps in and comes over*  Yes, Ratchet?

Ratchet: Help me move these two to the main medbay...we'll be able to keep an optic on them better in there.

First Aid:  Alright.  *gently takes Desinex, since Ratchet's holding Hound, and brings her to the larger table in the main bay*

Ratchet: *carefully lifts Hound, and follows First Aid* *calmly* Once the sparklet's put in its protoform, both of you will feel better...of that, i'm certain.

Hound:  ...feel... like wrung out....

Ratchet: *small nod as he sets Hound down next to Desinex* That's understandable...

Desi: *quiet* Did Sunhalo really come visit us at one point...or was I imagining that?

First Aid:  She was here.

Desi: *troubled look* She...she was different...*cycling air, worried about the Seeklet* What happened?

Hound:  *moves head slightly and shivers a bit, which makes a monitor complain*

Ratchet: *getting a tarp out of one of his storage compartments and covering the couple with it* She met Scattor...and wished to be grown...

Desi: *small, mournful sound, will miss the feeling of being clung to by little feets. Small nod, before she's moving to snuggle against Hound and try to rest a bit*

Hound:  *wishing he could hold her*  *softly*  I'm sorry, Sky.  *sympathy and affection over the bond*

Ratchet: *moving to remove all but the most essential monitoring equipment from Hound* I think...given a few more days of resting, both of you should be able to return to light duty...but for now, rest...

Desi: *gentle nuzzles for Hound, along with a feeling of relief that he's alright*

Hound:  *loves Desinex... and is now in recharge*

Desi: *loves Hound...and is following him into recharge*

First Aid:  *sighs softly in relief as he checks the tarp and then steps over toward his office*

Ratchet: *rolls his optics a bit and follows First Aid in order to put a hand on the younger mech's shoulder*

First Aid:  *stops and turns to look at him quizzically*  Did I forget something, Ratchet?

Ratchet: Go take a break.

First Aid:  *blinks*  But I have the reports to finish.

Ratchet: They can wait for a little while.

First Aid:  *hesitates, isn't sure about this*

Ratchet: *both hands on First Aid's shoulders, steers the younger mech towards the door*

First Aid:  *gets shoved out.  Stands and wonders what to do with himself, and then finally wanders toward the rec room.  On the way he passes a storage room and notes that someone's in it, but doesn't think much of this*

Sunhalo:  *hiding down in the far corner of the storage room, hugging her knees*

Lumen: *heads for the storage room, intending to get a broom to help Eclipse with sweeping up her latest explosion* ...*Blinks and headtilts when he spots Sunhalo* Er...hi?

Sunhalo:  *hastily wipes her optics and looks up, clicking quietly in reply before she realizes what she's doing*

Lumen: *concerned* Hey...are you alright? *doesn't recognize Sunhalo yet, but will still sit down next to her*

Sunhalo:  *looks at him and wibbles a bit, then smacks him upside the head*

Lumen: GAH! *Flail, spazz, nearly falls over due to surprise, but catches himself quick enough to blink stupidly at Sunhalo until he recognizes her* O_O

Sunhalo:  *is crying again quietly, her face turned away from him*

Lumen: *moves to put an arm around Sunhalo's shoulders and clicks quietly to her*

Sunhalo:  *softly*  Everyone's mad at me.  I miss Momma, but she's Hound's and the new sparklet's now.

Lumen: *quiet clicks* Why're they all mad at you?

Sunhalo:  Because I went to the Nexus without a bigbot... and I wished to be big.

Lumen: *quiet chirr* Maybe they were worried...I know Ma and Pa freaked out the time Sweep and I wandered off and met that dragon-femme in the Nexus....

Sunhalo:  *more crying.  Lonely, worn out young femme*  Kup keeps yelling.

Lumen: *Scowl* Kup's a fragger.

Sunhalo:  And nobody else talks to me anymore.

Kup:  *currently anxiously searching high and low for the young Seeker femme*

Lumen: *small frown, before he's moving to get up, and trying to tug Sunhalo to her feet* C'mon. I think we need to go talk some sense into the older 'bots. It's not nice that they're not talking to you anymore.

Sunhalo:  It's not just them.  Dion and the othes aren't either.  *static*

Lumen: *Small frown* That's not like them at all...Especially Dion...

Sunhalo:  *tries to reply and just statics some more*

Lumen: *clicks quietly to Sunhalo, and offers a cookie, as he begins to lead the femme out of the storage room* C'mon...at the very least, we'll see what's going on with Dion and the others...

Kup:  *pauses as the storage room door opens, and then blinks as he sees who's coming out*  Lumen!?  What the fragging pit do you think you're doing???

Lumen: *Scowls at Kup* Was gonna get a broom to help Ma clean up from that last explosion...*protective arm around Sunhalo's waist* Instead, I found out everyone's giving my best friend a hard time.

Kup:  Giving her a hard time?  What the slag are you talking about, you glitch?

Lumen: *narrows optics* Not speaking to her, making her feel unwelcome. And apparently, some fragger has been yelling at her.

Kup:  *roars at him*  She's been doing KP duty, you upstart punk!  She hasn't got time to stand around and talk!

Sunhalo:  *flinches and clicks softly, hanging her head*

Lumen: *narrows his optics even further* You don't have to yell. Only bullies yell at people who are upset.

Kup:  DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!

Sunhalo:  *burst of static and then she's crying in earnest*

Kup:  0_0  Slag... kid... hey.

Lumen: *Gives Kup a dirty look and then focuses on trying to comfort Sunhalo*

Kup: ....  *SOS coms Optimus*

Optimus:  *arrives a few moments later, a sleeping Diehard held to his chest*  What's the problem, Kup?

Kup:  Kids.  *flees*

Sunhalo:  *clinging to her friend as she clicks and squeaks and statics and leaks from her optics*

Lumen: *Clicking and gently rubbing Sunhalo's back* Shhhh...Everything's gonna be okay, 'Halo....

Optimus:  *voice a gentle rumble*  What happened, Lumen.  *he's not surprised by Kup's reaction.  The old soldier never could stand up to a femme's tears*

Lumen: *small scowl* Everyone's giving 'Halo a hard time.

Optimus:  What do you mean?  *frowns down at the smaller mech with concern*

Lumen: They're not talking to her. Not even Dion and the other sparklets. *frown*

Optimus:  I'm not sure she's been around the sparklets since she was assigned to duty with Kup.  And everyone else... have you spoken to them, Sunhalo?

Sunhalo:  *hiding her face on the top of Lumen's helm, gives a slight headshake*

Lumen: Plus, Kup's being a glitch-head and yelling at her a lot. *frowning more*

Optimus:  *sighs*  I should have thought this through more thoroughly.  Lumen, Kup yells because he cares.

Lumen: *Scowl* he's still a glitch-head....

Optimus:  Lumen...  *stern look*

Lumen: *sticks out his chin a bit* He is, and you know it...

Optimus:  Kup is a soldier, who has been fighting since before this planet came online.  He has given everything he had to ensuring that younglings like you and Sunhalo would be able to be free.

Lumen: ...*not meeting Op's optics now, is ashamed*

Optimus:  *more gently*  You're both dismissed.  And Sunhalo, I think you need to try talking to the others.  They aren't ignoring you.

Sunhalo:  *very quietly, petrified at having the big bot talk to her and embarrassed at being stupid*  Yes, sir.

Lumen: *small nod* yes, sir...Oh, have you spoken with Denver lately? *small smirk on his face*

Optimus:  I saw her this morning in the rec room.  Why?

Lumen: *grinning a bit* Did she seem a bit...overcharged to you?

Optimus:  *tries to remember past giving Diehard his breakfast and urging Ariel not to hug him so much*  We didn't say much....

Lumen: *quiet chuckle* She's been celebrating since she found out something...

Optimus:  ...And what did she find out?

Lumen: *Shrug* All I could get out of her was that she was "Fin-&*%$*^ing-ally free"....

Optimus:  I see.  *frowns as he thinks this over.  He's pretty sure he knows what the human turned Transformer would be talking about*  Dismissed.

Lumen: ^_^ *moves to lead Sunhalo off to the rec room to get some fuel*

Sunhalo:  *follows in silence, her grip on his hand tight*

Optimus:  *watches them go, and then heads for his office, comming Magnus and Galvatron as he goes*

Magnus: *responds, is checking on Denver, as the femme has flopped face-first onto her berth, and is deep in recharge*

Sunhalo:  I was dumb....

Lumen: *Patpat* It'll be okay. You'll see.

Sunhalo:  *quietly*  I just wish... Momma....

Lumen: Well...after we get some fuel, why don't we go check on her? I bet she misses you...

Sunhalo:  *shakes her head*  She's Hound and the new spark's now.

Lumen: She's still your ma...and you're still her daughter. Your family's just getting bigger, is all...

Sunhalo:  *just looks at him, clearly not believing him*

Lumen: C'mon. Fuel, and then we're going to go visit Aunt Des. *gentle tug towards the rec room, gets pounced on by Sweep, who quickly scales to sit on Lumen's shoulder and chirr at Sunhalo*

Sunhalo:  *looks at Sweep uncertainly as she follows Lumen*  You don't like me....

Sweep: *headtilt, chirr* Who you?

Sunhalo:  Sunhalo.  :\

Sweep: *Surprised chirr* You Sunhalo got biiig and pretty! :3

Sunhalo:  *blinks*  ....

Lumen: *Chuckles* Sweep,you're a dork...but he's right. You are pretty. *surprised sound as Dion peeks out of the rec room*

Dion: *Glee! Will dart over to Sunhalo and hold his hands over his head in quest of snuggle*

Sunhalo:  *stares at Lumen and Sweep for a moment, but then lets go of Lumen and scoops Dion up, her tears starting again*  ...Thought you were mad at me.

Dion: *headshake, nuzzles*

Sunhalo:  *cuddles him close, but then blinks and looks up at Lumen as she remembers something he said to Kup*  Your best friend?

Lumen: well, yeah... *one shoulder shrug* You were the first 'bot besides Sweep that I met that was anywhere close to my size...*small grin* Even if you did like to smack me on the skidplate a lot...

Sweep: *Chirr, transforms and clings to Lumen's back* Him Lumen too big to couch-dive anymore...

Sunhalo:  *ducks a bit*  It made an interesting sound.  And you did, too.  *glances at Sweep but doesn't answer him*

Lumen: *quiet chuckle* C'mon. Let's go get some fuel, and pester my dad and Ratchet for a bit. Sound good?

Sunhalo:  ...Sure.  *stands and shifts Dion to one arm, holding him something like she just saw Optimus hold Diehard.  Her other hand she offers to Lumen*

Dion: *Happy noises, snuggaSunhalo*

Lumen: *takes Sunhalo's hand and moves to lead her into the rec room*

Sunhalo:  *quietly*  Do you think I'm too big to put carbon in my energy?

Lumen: Heck, naw...that actually sounds pretty good right now... *grinning a bit and nodding to Showtime, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, who are all gaping at Sunhalo*

Sunhalo:  *turns to see who he's nodding to, and then tilts her head as the tip of her glossa shows.  She bites back the impulse to razz Sunstreaker, however, and gravely nods to Showtime instead before turning her attention to choosing and flavoring her fuel and then sharing a tiny amount with Dion*

Dion: *happy noises as he sips*

Showtime: *disputes something with her mate and sibling over the bond, before speaking up* How're you doing, Sunhalo?

Sunhalo:  *glances over shyly and then shrugs*  I don't know.

Lumen: *Adding carbon to his drink, and informing Sunstreaker and Sideswipe that if they try to Jet Judo Sunhalo, he'll trash them both*

Showtime: *concerned, getting up from her spot on the couch to approach her niece*

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe: *As one, flip Lumen the bird*

Sunhalo:  *optics flash and suddenly Sunstreaker is being razzed with a vengeance.  ...And then Sunhalo seems to be hiding behind the action of feeding little Dion*

Dion: *pauses in feeding to inform Sunstreaker and Sideswipe that they're jerks, but uses an insult akin to Denver's ability to swear*

Lumen: ...*Cracking up and now has fuel coming out his nose*

Showtime: *mirroring the twins' "WTS" expression*

Sunhalo:  *looks at her aunty, and then hides again*

Dion: *ducking his head against Sunhalo, quietly clicking*

Showtime: ...Dion...where did you learn that word?

Dion: *Quietly* Mama...'m not s'posed t' say it though...

Sunhalo:  *clicks to him, her expression going a little worried*

Showtime: *nods* It's not a very nice thing to say...*giving Sunstreaker and Sideswipe a look* But it wasn't very nice of these two to do that to Lumen...

Dion: *quiet* 'm sorry....

Sunstreaker: *Scowling, mutters a gruff apology*

Sunhalo:  *soft screeking sound as she wipes her optics on her arm*

Lumen: *calmed down enough to mix a couple of cubes of low grade with some carbon* Hey 'Halo, think Aunt Des and Uncle Hound'll like this? *holds up the cubes*

Sunhalo:  *blinks*  She always said carbon was for sissies and Aunty Show.

Showtime: *rolls her optics a bit, and goes to mix a low grade drink that she remembers how to make* Sissy my skidplate....

Sunhalo:  *quietly, looking down at Dion and her cube*  That's what she said.

Showtime: *clicks a bit as she brings over a slightly fizzy cube* I dunno how close I got to the original...but since Des's expecting, I added some calcien...she's probably not feeling too keen for anything right now...

Sunhalo:  *looks up again*  She likes that?

Showtime: *nods* Normally, it's a high grade mix...but that's not too good for the new spark...

Sunhalo:  *trying now to figure out how to hold two cubes without giving up Dion, who is very comforting to hold onto*

Dion: *Clicking and reaching for the cube, is trying to be helpful*

Sunhalo:  Can you carry that, Dion?  *unsure*

Dion: *nodding, and as Showtime carefully puts the cube into his hands, he brings it closer to his body, being careful not to spill any*

Sunhalo: *smiles and clicks* Okay. Good.

Dion: *happy clicks*

Showtime: *reaches over and gently pats Sunhalo's hand*

Sunhalo: *gives her a sad and uncertain look*

Showtime: It'll be okay, you'll see.

Sunhalo: *squares her chin and wishes she could snug, but feels too big*

Lumen: *gentle nudge* C'mon...the sooner we get to the medbay, the sooner we can give Dad and Uncle Ratchet trouble. ^_^

Sunhalo: *wistful look at Aunty, but she turns away* Okay.

Dion: *quiet click*

Sunhalo: *following Lumen, looking at the bots they pass and feeling surprised at the number of people who say hello.*

Eclipse: *coming back from getting a broom, pauses to give Sunhalo a cheery wave, before she's heading off to clean up her lab* ^_^

Sunhalo: *no hands to wave back, but a smile shows itself on her faceplates*

Lumen: *grins a bit and pings Sunhalo's comm* //You...are a dork...but that's okay.// ^_^

Sunhalo: *looks at him sideways* *very softly* Thrrrrpt

Dion: *razzes Lumen*

Lumen: Thrrrrrpt! ^^

Sweep: *Glee! Razzes Dion* Thrrrrpt!

First Aid: *looks around from where he's standing and talking to Foxtrot. Chuckles and turns back to his friend*

Lumen: *grinning* C'mon. I bet Dad's bored outta his processor...

Sunhalo: Okay. *has a swig from her own cube. She looks as serious as ever, but her optics are twinkling*

Lumen: *holds open the door to the medbay* Femmes and sparklets first. *Why no, he's not up to something, not him*

Sunhalo: *eyes him and guards her skidplate*

WJ: *in a glaring match with Desinex*

Lumen: *GRIN, nods to Sweep, who balances carefully, before pouncing on WakeJumper's back*

WJ: GAH! *FLAIL*

Desi: *Snerk*

Sunhalo: *stops and watches*

Ratchet: *looks out of his office for a moment, shakes his head, and then gets back to work*

Dion: *Clicking*

Sunhalo: *looks at Ratchet and frowns, but then steps hesitantly toward Desinex, her grasp on Dion tight with uncertainty*

Desi: *perks when she spots Sunhalo*

Dion: *Clicking more, nuzzles Sunhalo a bit*

Hound: *laying quietly with an arm across his belly, just watching everything*

Sunhalo: We... um. Drink?

Desi: *moving to sit on the side of the berth* It'd better not have carbon in it...

Lumen: *too busy watching his dad spazz to pay attention*

Dion: *Clicks and holds up the cube he's carrying*

Sunhalo: *hesitates, isn't sure exactly what Aunty put in there* Um... it's your favorite... only low grade.

Desi: *raised brow, curious now* Show still remembers that old recipe? Wow. and here I thought all that fritzing had fried some of her memory circuits.

Dion: Thrrrrpt.

Sunhalo: *walks over so that Desinex can reach the cube* The drink's kinda fritzing....

Desi: *quiet chuckle* It's supposed to...Showtime, on the other hand, isn't... *takes the cube and has a sip, before her brow ridges raise* okay...that's better than I remember it being... *moves over to make room for Sunhalo and Dion to sit*

Sunhalo: *looking at Dion and fails to notice what Momma did*

Dion: *Clicking and pointing to the table*

Sunhalo: *looks up quizzically, her optics going to Desinex*

Desi: *pats the spot next to her* C'mere... *has a gentle look on her face*

Sunhalo: *comes over slowly and sits as though she's not sure that's what Desinex wants. She's cuddling Dion as she does*

Desi: *arm around Sunhalo's waist in a hug* *quietly* I'll miss being able to carry you on my back...even if you did seem to think my head was a chewtoy... *chuckles*

Sunhalo: *slight wibble* *quietly* I'm sorry, Momma.

Desi: *hug* Don't worry about it...we're all going to have our servos full when the sparklet is put into its protoform...I just hope you're up to being climbed on...or used as a pillow...

Sunhalo: *uncertain* So I was right? I do need to be big?

Desi: *patpat, and takes a long draw from her drink before answering* It'll certainly help. Especially if the litle one does like I tend to do...and seek out the high ground...*wry smirk*

Sunhalo: *quietly, looking down at Dion* Or like I did. *wibble*

Desi: *small frown* Sunhalo, I'm going to tell you the one thing that I should have listened to after the incident that left me nearly blind... You can't dwell in the past, or your head will get stuck so far up your aft that you'll be doing your internal scans with your optics.

Sunhalo: I just keep feeling like I did something bad. But I was sure... you wouldn't need me anymore, and.... *hides face on Dion and cries again*

Desi: *clicking quietly to her daughter, and moving to rub Sunhalo's back*

Dion: *patpat, clicking as well*

Sunhalo: *finds herself leaning on her Momma as she cries, feeling some of the scared and lost fading away*

Desi: *Begins quietly humming the same lullaby she used when Sunhalo was smaller*

Sunhalo: *very quietly* I got left behind before. I can remember.

Desi: *cycling air quietly, remembers exactly what that feels like, having been there herself* Nobody will leave you behind here. *small, teasing smirk at Hound, the affection behind it clear in her optics* The Autobots are stubborn about leaving no teammate behind...

Hound: I just got a pretty daughter. Why would I want to leave her behind? *optics shining softly as he looks at Desinex*

Sunhalo: *soft crying, hiding her face on Desinex's helm now*

Desi: *Quiet clicks as she gently rubs Sunhalo's back* everything's going to be alright, 'Halo...we're a family unit. Family units stick together through thick and thin, good times and bad.

Sunhalo: Even though you have Hound 'n the new one now?

Hound: *gets his hand to obey and puts it on Sunhalo's back, his expression full of sympathy and affection*

Desi: Our family unit is bigger now...and no member of it is any more important than the others. No matter what, you are still my daughter. *said with absolute certainty. Woe unto anyone who tries to prove otherwise.*

Sunhalo: Even... though now you have Hound and the new one?

Hound: *quietly* Even though.

Desi: *firm nod*

Sunhalo: *snuggles and drips tears on Desinex and on Dion* *also spills some of her energon*

Dion: *Clicking and fussing a bit, doesn't like seeing his friend cry*

Desi: *clicks quietly* Oh, Sunhalo...your energon...

Sunhalo: *lifts head and sets the cube beside her on the table, then kisses Dion on the head and holds him close to her chest as she looks around for a way to clean up her spill*

Lumen: *offers a towel*

Sunhalo: Thanks. *wipe wipe... she's a lot better at it than she was, because of KP duty*

Dion: *Clicks and wiggles*

Lumen: *is now wearing a mini-Dinobot on his back* ^_^ Feeling better, 'Halo?

Sunhalo: Yeah. *slight smile*

Hound: *manages to pat pat her back* ^_^

Desi: *smiles and also patpats Sunhalo's back*

Sunhalo: *pauses and gets a funny expression*

Desi: Sunhalo?

Sunhalo: *burps* 0_0

Hound: ...Whoops.

Desi: *Snerk*

Dion: *Click click giggle*

Lumen: *Cracking up* niiice...

Sunhalo: ...I guess I'm not used to being big yet.

Desi: *patpat, even though she's chuckling*

Lumen: That was impressive...*cheeky grin* For a femme.

Sunhalo: *reaches over without thinking and smacks him upside the head*

Lumen: Gah! Hey! :/

Desi: *smirk* Looks like Sunhalo's faster on the draw than I am...

Sunhalo: *Thrrrpts softly at her friend*

Sweep: *thrrrrpts at Lumen and Sunhalo both*

Dion: *Glee! Will razz Lumen too*

Sunhalo: *laughs*

Lumen: XP THRRRRRPPPPT!!!

Hound: *chuckles*

Sunhalo: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

WJ: *rolling his optics and ducking into First Aid's office to work on some paperwork*

Lumen: THHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dion: *GLEEFLAIL!*

Desi: *is shaking with silent laughter*

Ratchet: *pokes his head out to tell everyone to settle down*

Sunhalo: *ups the volume and probably startles her new sibling as well as Clarion* THHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

Ratchet: ...*shakes head, grumbling about youngbots as he ducks back into his office*

Sunhalo: *gives him her old 0_0 look*

Desi: *Startled sound, hand to her chest* O.o

Hound: Whoa... what was that?

Sunhalo: Momma?

Desi: I think...that startled the sparklet...

Sunhalo: Sorry....

Desi: *patpat* It's okay...

Sunhalo: ...Is it a mech or a femme?

Desi: I think...it's a mech...won't know for sure till the walking neon sign checks...

Sunhalo: *gentle rubbing of Dion's little back* What's his name?

Desi: *quiet as she listens* Ridgeback...

Sunhalo: *aware of Hound's optics slipping shut behind them* What's he doing?

Desi: *quiet chuckle* asking about everyone...*reaches to gently pat Hound's hand*

Hound: *fingers close softly around her hand*

Sunhalo: Will he be ready to come out soon? *can you see how much she's still just a youngling, Desinex?*

Desi: *gently squeezes Hound's hand* he's not quite ready to come out yet...*small smile* but when he is, he'll let us know...

Sunhalo: *small grin as she looks around to see what Lumen thinks of this*

Lumen: *grinning a bit, jumps when Ultra Magnus clears his throat*

Dion: *Gleeclickpoint* Magnus!

Sunhalo: 0_0

Magnus: *small smile as he approaches* Showtime said you would be here...Denver's still out cold, so I'm on sparklet duty...*clicks quietly to Dion after giving Sunhalo a friendly nod*

Dion: *worried click* Mama's sleepin'?

Sunhalo: *quietly* Oh. *cuddles her tiny friend and then offers him to his older brother*

Magnus: *nods* She's just celebrated a bit too much...nothing to worry about...*cradles Dion close to his chest* Thanks for keeping him safe, Sunhalo.

Sunhalo: Welcome.

Dion: *Clicks a bit and climbs up so he can wave to Sunhalo as Magnus leaves the medbay*

Lumen: wow...Denver must really be glad to not have to go back to Georgia...

Sunhalo: *waving back to Dion, and then looks at Lumen with a quizzical click*

Lumen: *leaning against another repair table* She and her dad and brother don't get along anymore...ever since Denver started focusing her time and effort on delivering up and down the West Coast...*shrugs a bit* I guess they just wanted their company to have a lot of East Coast customers...*drains what remains in his cube of energon*

Sunhalo: ...I don't understand what you said. But I probably will some day. *looks for her own cube and drinks it* *quietly* I still want a dolly.

WJ: *peeks out for a brief moment, before ducking back into First Aid's office and closing the door behind him*

Sunhalo: *weary sound, then turns to check on Hound* Oh... he's recharging.

Desi: *gently tracing the seams on Hound's face, an affectionate expression clear on her face*

Sunhalo: ...Should we go away?

Lumen: *quietly* C'mon...you probably haven't recharged in awhile...we can visit again... ^_^

Sunhalo: Okay... I've been using Momma's bed.... Mine's too little. *looking at Desinex to make sure that's alright*

Desi: *nods* I'll see if the Greenhorn or someone else can't get you a bigger berth...

Sunhalo: *getting to her feet, and then pauses* We're not all going to fit in the room anymore.

Desi: We'll just have to move to bigger quarters then...

Lumen: *nods* There's a couple of empty ones next to mine that're pretty big...

Sunhalo: *perk* With a window? *hands reaching toward Desinex for hugs*

Desi: *checks her mental map, nods, and then reaches for Sunhalo to offer a hug*

Sunhalo: *snuggaMomma, feeling just how strange it is to be so much taller than that Momma*

Desi: *patpat* Go get some rest....and try not to kill Lumen if he's being a cheeky brat, alright? *smirks a bit at Lumen's protest*

Sunhalo: *slight frown as she turns to go to the young mech* Lumen's my best friend.

Desi: *quiet chuckle as she settles down beside Hound* I kinda figured...

Sunhalo: *smiles for Desinex, and then starts toward the door*

Lumen: *arm around Sunhalo's waist, offering support* C'mon...the sooner we get you back to Aunt Des' quarters, the sooner you can get some recharge in...

Sunhalo: *absent optic rub as she walks beside him, glad for the contact* I don't feel big. It's weird.

Lumen: *quiet chuckle* Yeah...I know the feeling...When Aunt Keepsake transferred me from my old protoform to my new one, I didn't feel big...it felt the same as when I was small...but according to Dad, if it had felt off, then that would've meant there was a problem...

Sunhalo: *quietly* Does it ever seem weird how small something is when you look at it?

Lumen: *nods* Sometimes...*reaches up with his free hand to scritch Sweep's head, after the mini-dinobot has transformed back to his alt-mode* It was weird being used to looking up at Sweep, and then suddenly being big enough to carry him around...

Sunhalo: Yeah... and I'm bigger than Momma.

Lumen: *chuckles* Have you seen how short my Ma is?

Sweep: She 'Clipse runt! *Chirr*

Sunhalo: *considers, then* That's different. She's not my Momma.

Lumen: It's not that different...For the longest time, Ma was bigger than me...now she's little compared to me...*shrugs a bit*

Sunhalo: Yeah... but it doesn't feel as strange to me. But I understand. *pat pats*

Lumen: *checks to see if the door to Desi's quarters is locked or not*

door: *just slightly open*

Lumen: *opens the door the rest of the way*

room: *shows the paint scuffs of a young femme leaping off the berth and running fast to not be late for reporting to Kup*

Sunhalo: *walks over and sits on berth, clicking to herself softly*

Lumen: *raised brow, checks Sunhalo for matching scuffs before grabbing the tarp off the berth and wrapping it around Sunhalo* Get some rest...You've got my comm frequency, right?

Sunhalo: *looks up* I don't think so.

Lumen: *databursts the frequency to Sunhalo* I'll stop by to check on you in a bit...I gotta go apologize for being a glitch to Kup...*rubbing the back of his head a bit*

Sunhalo: 'Kay. *lays down* Thanks, Lumen.

Lumen: *Smiles* Hey, what're friends for? *gentle patpat and then heads out the door, closing it behind him*

Sunhalo: *sighs and shutters her optics, soon dropping into sleep mode*

((co-written with random_xtras))