Nexus. Near the Visitor Information Center. Meet 'N Greet

[dens_extra_pups]

((OOC Note: This takes place right before the bittyBolt log))



Kia: *huggaRatchet leg and stare at Teletubbies*

Teletubbies: Oooooooo! Shiny!

Ratchet: *still trying to get his bearings after PINpointing into the Nexus* *about to tell Kia to stay close before realizing, that she's five steps ahead of him*

soft, high pitched voice: Shoo, teletubies!

Kia: *looks toward voice, and then CLIMBS RATCHET*

Kriti: *gonna cut loose with a PapaJazz mix if the Teletubbies don't vamoose!* *and she'll dance to it too*

Ratchet: *had been about to see what the Teletubbies had even wanted but then the voice came and then Kia--* *reacts!* *grabs hold of Kia who's decided she needs to be closer, nearly dropping his reality's PINpoint* Easy, Kia! Things are okay.

Starscream: *is that tall, but lanky and coltish young Seeker with big blue optics* *shrinks back from the frightened little grey femme, trying to hide behind the blue dancer, who is much shorter than he is* I'm sorry. I won't hurt you.

Kriti: *pauses the music, will reach back and gently patpat the closest part of Starscream she can reach* *studying Ratchet and the little grey femme with purple optics that are just big enough to make her look innocent and cute* *slight smile* First time in the Nexus?

Ratchet: *gives Kia's back a reassuring rub as he answers Kriti's question* Are we that green?

Starscream: *lifts his brow ridges and hunkers down a bit. Is going to let his now older friend reply for them*

Kriti: Just a bit... It's understandable though. Teletubbies are kinda frightening in any reality... I think I have a brochure that explains the Nexus a bit better... *will search her subspace, and pull out several items, including an over-sized rubber duck. Finds what she's looking for and offers the pamphlet to Ratchet*

Ratchet: *has his arms full of Kia* Think you could grab it, Kia? *if she won't, then he'll find another way*

Kia: *peeeeeeks and reaches for the paper* Not LOL?

Starscream: *optics wide* No. Not LOL!

Kriti: No. I got it at the Black Dog, from one of the bartenders. Stuff from the Black Dog's safe. *gives brochure*

Ratchet: *knew he had been forgetting something* *nods* I remember Prime saying similar.

Starscream: *perks* Your Optimus?

Kia: *unfolding the pamphlet and trying to look at it at the same time as she gives Starscream a puzzled look*

Kriti: *gentle clicks for Kia, even as she studies Ratchet curiously*

Ratchet: *smiles back* Yep. *makes sure Kia doesn't have too much trouble with the pamphlet*

Kia: *looks up at him with her big blue optics. Very softly* Starscream? That's Starscream, right?

Kriti: *gently* Not all realities go the same way. Sometimes, things can be very different.

Ratchet: *matches Kia's softness* She's right. He's a Starscream, but he's not like ours. *pause, looks over at Starscream* His optics are blue, see? And that's probably not even a fraction of the differences between them.

Starscream: *quietly* I'm not bad anymore. I'm an Autobot now. And Jazzimus Prime trusts me with stuff.

Kriti: *mutes her vocalizer for a moment so she doesn't snickerfit at Jazz Prime's nickname* *nods and unmutes* Prowl's his mentor.

Ratchet: *looks to Kia to see if she understands*

Kia: *softly, as she frowns at the blue eyed Seeker* Is he little, like me?

Starscream: *kitten look over Kriti's shoulder*

Kia: *optics widening, and there's just a hint of her shy grin*

Kriti: He's still got some growing to do... *more gentle patpat for the Seeker youngster*

Ratchet: *takes it all in, glad that Kia's beginning to understand Starscream's alternate-ness*

Kia: *looks up at her mentor* Grow?

Kriti: *nod* Sparklets in our reality grow. They start off tiny and cute, and eventually become adults.

Ratchet: *realizes that this is a different "grow"* *lets Kriti explain*

Kia: *optics wide* Grow like kitties. *makes hands move apart* And not like me?

Kriti: *nod* Yeah, like kitties and like humans too.

Ratchet: *thinking on that*

Kia: *thinking too, but then someone appears behind Starscream, and she can't help but give a squeal of distress and fright*

Megatron: *startles and lifts his hands* *gravel voice quiet and gentle* I come in peace.

Kriti: *leans back against Megatron* He's a friendly. *and that slight grin on her face might suggest that he's more than that to her...*

Ratchet: *flinches in reaction to Kia's suprise* Shh, Kia. *rubs her back reassuringly* He's not gonna hurt ya. *gives Kriti a somewhat skeptical look, but it's one that he most likely gave to Ironhide when the mech first met Chromia*

Megatron: *meets the white medic's optics frankly, his own optics steady and blue. Turns just slightly so that his Autobadge is visible* I won't hurt you. I'd rather be your friend.

Starscream: Meggy's alright.

Megatron: *grins at the gangly youngster, and then pokes him gently to make him squeak*

Kia: *startled giggle from where she's clinging to Ratchet*

Kriti: *no mischief whatsoever in her expression... but a lot of amusement at the squeak and giggle* We work for Primus, and go where we're needed, when we're not helping out in our home realities...

Ratchet: *rubs Kia's back*

Kia: *blinks, and then a frown gradually shows up on her pretty little face. Turns her head to look up at Ratchet*

Starscream: *concerned frown of his own as he watches the little femme*

Megatron: *quirks a brow ridge*

Kriti: *very slight headtilt* Is something wrong?

Kia: You talk to Primus?

Starscream: *frown fades, and he looks up at Megatron*

Kriti: *nods, giving Kia a gentle smile* We do.

Kia: *glances at Ratchet, then goes wide eyed with glee and looks back at the blue femme* Does he talk back?

Ratchet: *he opens his mouth as if he's about to say something before he shuts it and then looks thoughtful* It . . . depends.

Megatron: *voice a deep and quiet rumble* We have heard him. *looks to the medic* Have you?

Kriti: *soft chuckle, attention going to where a pair of Mrrpt-Nyaah are happily chattering away about hunting*

Starscream: *hunkers down and hugs his knees, watching Ratchet for the mech's reply*

Kia: *also curiously looking at her mentor*

Ratchet: Personally, only through interaction with Vector Sigma.

Megatron: Ah. *gravely* Well, at least you know he exists.

Kia: I've heard him talk.

Starscream: *blinks and looks at the little grey femme*

Kriti: *as she continues to watch the Mrrpt-Nyaah* The young are often able to hear him better.

Ratchet: *somewhat surprised expression as he looks at the young femme in his arms* *but there's also a part of him that's not surprised*

Megatron: *smiles as Kia starts softly telling Ratchet some of what she's heard from the Transformer creator* We should stop keeping you from your business.

Kriti: Yeah... If only to convince Torque that the whales aren't rodeo horses.

Megatron: ...What? *snaps a look upward*

Starscream: *wide-eyed ditto*

Ratchet: *optics grow wider at what Kia tells him and it's enough of a distraction that he doesn't realize what the others are doing*

Kia: *and then she suddenly breaks off with a squeak to look at the others* *shy wave* Bye bye. *hide on Ratchet*

Starscream: *softly* Awwwww.

Kriti: *small little smile and a wave for Kia* See you around.

Ratchet: *snaps back to reality at her sudden need to hide and he's scrambling to get a better hold on her and then patpats her head* *he looks a bit confused for a minute before he realizes that "goodbyes" are being exchanged* *nods* Nice to meet you.

Megatron: *as he lifts Starscream off the floor and absently cuddles the leggy youngling* It was good to meet you too, Ratchet. I hope the rest of your day goes well.

Kriti: *nods* Likewise, Ratchet. Safe travels.

Soundwave: *is that sudden blast of loud technodance from far above them*

Kriti: *going to tell Torque off over comms* *will also tell Soundwave off over comms and get sassed*

Kia: *looks up and giggles, then pats her mentor* Where do we need to go?

Ratchet: *to Megatron and Kriti who is no longer listening* And yours as well. Goodbye. *turning to Kia and tries to remember why they're there* *looks at the list* Looks like "The Black Dog" is the first stop.

Megatron: *chuckles as he watches the medic and the little youngling go, then looks up and aims his gun at that white hat crowned head that is laughing down at him from the back of that whale up there*

((Written with marsthewriter and random_xtras))