HSverse, Perceptor's lab, Meeting new people

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Kia:  *removes datapad from in front of Perceptor and replaces it with an energon cube*

Percy: *Blink blink* oh...*sheepish smile* Thank you...

Kia:  *gentle admonishment in her soft lilt*  Your internal alarms are going off.

Percy: *ducks head a little* I suppose I can put aside the research for now...

Kia:  It's hard to do research when you're in the med bay.

Percy: *nods, and is secretly glad Showtime's currently preoccupied elsewhere*

Kia:  *gently*  Hurry and drink before anyone else hears them.

Percy: *nods again, and drains half the cube in a matter of moments*

Kia:  *smiles approval and reaches up to dab a bit of energon off his chin*

Percy: *slight heating of faceplates, small smile*

Kia:  There are... all neat and clean.  *lifts her optics to his, not noticing the blush*

Percy: *is about to thank Kia again, when the door to the lab slides open*

Kia:  *turns to see who's come, her smile lighting her face*  *she doesn't step away from Perceptor at all*

Large, green mech, with smaller, orange femme at his side: *Surprised* *says Perceptor's designation, in Cybertronian*

Percy: *Delighted expression* Crankshaft! Bluetooth! What a pleasant surprise!

Kia:  *does step away now, so that she can see.  Regarding the newcomers with shy interest*

Crankshaft: *Frowns, doesn't understand Perceptor at all*

Bluetooth: *is searching for the right language on the internet, small wave for Kia and Perceptor*

Percy: *Switches, momentarily, to Cybertronian, and advises Crankshaft and Bluetooth of which language to utilize*

Kia:  *brows lift*

Bluetooth: *slight swedish accent* Ah, I understand now... *smiles, moves closer to Crankshaft, who shakes his head a bit*

Percy: Ah, where are my manners...Kia, I'd like you to meet a couple of my collegues from Cybertron...Crankshaft*gestures to the mech* and Bluetooth *gestures to the femme*

Kia:  It is an honor. Perceptor's friends are my friends.  *soft smile that's quite in keeping with the gentle lilt of her voice and the expression in her pale optics*

Crankshaft: *nods, in a heavier accent of unidentifiable origin* The honor is all mine...*gets elbowed gently by Bluetooth* I mean, ours...^_^;;

Percy: *moves closer to Kia, gentle arm around her shoulders as he observes Crankshaft's and Bluetooth's behavior, before chuckling* You two have recently become bonded, correct?

Bluetooth: *small smile, followed by a nod as she intertwines her fingers with Crankshaft's*

Kia:  *knows this response and says it warmly*  Congratulations

Bluetooth: *ducks her head a bit, and Crankshaft nods* Thank you...

Kia:  *smiles and leans against Perceptor*

Percy: Indeed, congratulations. *smiles, gentle, affectionate squeeze for Kia* Have you told Showtime yet, or have you not been able to locate her? I'm quite certain she would be glad to hear the news...

Bluetooth: *surprised expression* Showtime is here? I was not aware of that...*Fond expression*

Kia:  *nodding as she gives Perceptor a quick soft smile*  She is.  And so is her friend Desinex.

Crankshaft: *puzzled* Desinex? Who is that?

Kia:  *blinks and looks a little puzzled herself*  She is Showtime's friend.

Bluetooth: *Frowns, figuring something out* She must have met Showtime after we had to part ways...*glances at Perceptor, who nods*

Kia:  *silent listening as she snuggles against her friend*

Percy: Showtime made the acquaintance of a group of Neutrals shortly after she and I parted ways involuntarily...Miss Desinex was among those Neutrals, and befriended Showtime...Though I do not know the details regarding Miss Desinex's and Showtime's parting of ways, I am quite certain they have only recently begun to speak to one another...

Kia:  Though they still fight sometimes.  *small smile of amusement*

Percy: Indeed...and Miss Desinex fights with Sunstreaker and Sideswipe almost constantly...often, all three of them can be found in the medbay...I'm surprised WakeJumper and Ratchet haven't adhered them to the walls or the ceiling yet.

Kia:  *looks up at him*  Cho punched Sunstreaker today.

Percy: *surprised* She did? When was this?

Kia:  When he and his brother were quarrelling in the rec room.  They frightened Draco.

Percy: ah...that would explain why WakeJumper seemed so amused while he was giving Sunstreaker a dressing down...

Desi: *storming past outside, yelling about fraggers in the Nexus. Her voice is coming from a lower height than is normal for her*

Kia:  *blinks and looks frightened but also concerned*

Sunhalo:  *glomps a momma!*

Percy: *concerned*

Desi: *Curses due to being startled*

Sunhalo:  *momma's the wrong size*  :\

Desi: *is squishy now, and is kinda getting squirshed*

Kia:  That is Desinex.

Bluetooth: ah...She is an organic? *confused*

Percy: *shakes head* Not normally...Perhaps it would be wise to assisst her...

Kia:  *lets go of him and heads for the door*

Percy: *follows Kia, with Bluetooth and Crankshaft following him*

Desi: *not a happy human at the moment*

Kia:  *goes to her knees and starts softly talking to Sunhalo, who is frightened and wants Desinex to hold her*

Desi: *clicking and trying to sooth Sunhalo, failing, yes?*

Percy: *makes soft clicking noises as he moves to try to assist Kia with Sunhalo and Desinex*

Bluetooth: *soft noise, also attempts to sooth Sunhalo*

Sunhalo:  *oh noez... lots of strangers!*  0_0

Kia:  *softly*  You need to let go a little, Sunhalo.  You're going to hurt Mama.  She's softer than she usually is.

Sunhalo:  *whines*  No.  I want my momma.

Desi: I'm right here, Sunhalo...I'm just squishy right now...*trying to keep her voice gentle*

Show: *playing some music she got from the Nexus, pauses upon seeing everyone* o.O *GLEE as she spots Crankshaft and Bluetooth* 'Tooth! Crank!

Sunhalo:  *nearly panicking in a quiet way, but then she sees Aunty!*  *GLOMP!*

Show: *Startled, now has Seekerlet glomping onto her* Hey kiddo...*smile*

Bluetooth: *frowns, not recognizing Showtime* Hello...

Kia:  She's frightened, Showtime, can you hold her?  *hand on Desinex as she scans her for damage from baby Seeker glomp*

Show: *nods and picks Sunhalo up* What's wrong, lil' bit?

Sunhalo:  *just hides and clings* *with hands and feets*

Desi: *will have bruises later, which will more than likely make her injuries look worse than they are, but bruising will be worst of injuries* Some fragger decided to throw a water balloon at me and when it hit, I got turned into a human...

Show: *frowns, gently rubs Sunhalo's back, being mindful of wings*

Bluetooth: 0_0

Crankshaft: Well, that explains why she used your nickname, 'Tooth... *small smile*

Kia:  *smiles at Desinex, and then looks up at the two newcomers with surprise*

Percy: *small chuckle* Showtime used to have difficulty saying multiple syllible words...

Show: *XP at Percy*

Kia:  *smiles and stands, unconciously gravitating back toward Perceptor.  The world's still a slightly daunting place*

Percy: *moves so he's close enough that if Kia wants to lean on him again, she will be able to with ease*

Show: *eyeing Desi-human, smirks* Well, the irony of this situation isn't lost on me...

Desi-human: *flips Showtime the bird* Frag you, and the gltich you 'face with.

Show: 0//0 *Sputterstammerdoorwingsvertical*

Kia:  *leaning against Perceptor*  *gentle reproof*  Desinex!  There are little ones here!

*Speaking of little ones...*

Orion: *glee as Ariel chases both he and Dion, with Ophi following at a much slower pace, due to her having to use braces to walk* :o *skids to a stop, only to have Dion and then Ariel crash into him. the result: Sparklet pile on the floor*

Sunhalo:  .....  *lets go and drops on top*

Dion: *Startled squeak, mini-flail until he realizes who joined the pile, happy snuggle, clicking*

Orion: *Glee* Hi Sunhalo! ^^

Desi: *Scowls, moves to scale Showtime so she can at least be near optic-level of everyone else*

Sunhalo:  *snuggles?  Oh... snuggles are good.  Small clicks as she snuggles back and goes 0_0*

Desi: *sulking as Showtime helps her up to where she can sit and observe*

Ariel: *telling Sunhalo about the recent trip to the Nexus and the pretty lady she saw there and how Allen's being a doofus and how Denver beat someone up for being a meanie*

Ophi: *finally catching up to the sparklets, looking slightly winded, but triumphant*

Sunhalo:  *has no comments, but she listens as she sucks her finger and holds onto the other sparklets in the heap with her feets*

Percy: Ah, Kia, this is Miss Remming-*gets interrupted by Ophi*

Ophi: Again with the 'Miss Remmington' stuff? Aye chihuahua... It's Ophi...not 'Miss Remmington' and DEFINITLY not 'Ophelia'...¿comprendé?

Kia:  *small flinch... and then Perceptor might be able to feel her shivering as the crowd becomes too much.  She's lasted longer than she has before, though.  Also, she's not going to say anything, just like she never does.*

Percy: My apologies...*small smile, trying to find a polite way to excuse Kia and himself* Ah, Crankshaft, Bluetooth, perhaps you could assist Miss Remmington with her charges...I do believe Eclipse intended to arrange a playdate...she should be in the common room...

Bluetooth: *nods, before moving to pick up one of the sparklets. Orion is more than happy to be picked up, as is Ariel. Dion simply blinks, before shaking his head and snuggling against Sunhalo more*

Show: *clicks a bit, and kneels so she can pick up Sunhalo* C'mon kiddo, let's go pester Eclipse for a bit, okay?

Sunhalo:  *reaches, but still has hold of Dion's leg with her foot*

Show: *picks Sunhalo up with one arm, and picks up Dion with the other*

Kia:  *still trying to smile, but stuff's starting to blur*

Crankshaft: Shall we then? *has picked up Ophi, whose legs were starting to shake slightly. Showtime nods, as does Bluetooth, and the entire group moves off towards the common room*

Kia:  *looks up at Perceptor quizzically... he's not going with his friends?*

ercy: *soft sigh* I'd forgotten how boisterous Orion Pax and his friends can be...Miss Remmington is a bit overwhelming at times as well...I do apologize, Kia...I was not expecting their familial unit to visit today...

Kia:  *gives him one of her shy smiles, but it's shaking slightly*  I... do not understand why things affect me like this.  The others don't do this.

Percy: *concerned frown, moves to guide her back to the lab, where it's nice and quiet, and the lights can be dimmed if need be*

Kia:  *goes obediently, her hand reaching for his in her trusting way.  The shaking's going down a little, but she's going to need to shut down and recharge for a bit so her processor can work through all the new things that have just been added to what she's alreading processing*

Percy: *Kia's hand gets a gentle, affectionate squeeze as the door to the lab slides open, allowing passage inside*

Kia:  *looks around automatically, perking at being surrounded by the familiar peace of home.  Everything looks like it's in its place, and she and Perceptor have both fueled....  Rubs her optics and sighs*  Again.

Percy: *puzzled* Hm?

Kia:  I need to recharge again.  *turns toward the table*

Percy: Ah...*moves to assist Kia with getting onto the table, will join her shortly, as he has been advised by Ratchet (well, more like he was threatened with being duct taped to a berth if he didn't comply) to recharge more, instead of spending all his time doing research*

Kia:  *settles down with a sigh and a smile for him*  Thank you, my friend.

Percy: *smiles* You're welcome, Kia. *dims the lights, grabs the blanket that Showtime provided, and climbs up on the table as well, before draping the blanket so it covers both Kia and himself*

Kia:  *snuggles close, her face close to his chestplate where she can hear the quiet song of his spark and rest her head on his arm*  When we wake up you should have more energon.  I didn't realize that you forgot to drink.

Percy: *content to snuggle, nods a little* I lost track of time while I was researching one of the sources I obtained earlier in the week...*Slightly sheepish grin*

Kia:  *optic shutters drooping*  The little ones are so cute.  And Sunhalo is starting to like me.  *little smile*  I'm glad.  Poor sparklet.

Percy: *small smile* She seems quite fond of you...and I believe once Orion Pax, Ariel, and Dion are more familiar with you, they'll be quite fond of you as well...*quietly* I certainly am...

Kia:  They're so different from her.  *her face lights at his last words, and the smile she tips up toward him is truely lovely*  *snuggles and sighs as she shuts everything down*  I'm glad.  To be alive.  To be here.  And to be here with you.  *sleeps*

Percy: *nods* Indeed...their origins may have had a hand in that...*small smile, snuggles, shutters his own optics as his systems power down* I'm glad as well. For everything. *drifts off into recharge, still smiling*

((co-written with random_xtras))