[ 001 - Hologram] What's big, pink and smells like....strawberries?

[alwaysadrift]

[There's apparently a lot of giant robots around here. This one's looking a little out-of-sorts though, and it's pretty clear why, when he holds up--or attempts to--a very large wiggly semi-transparent pink cube. Give him a break okay: it's quite slippery, given its gelatinous state.]

Uh. Does anyone...want this? I bought it in the marketplace. I thought it was, ya know, something I could eat. Apparently it's for organics though. [Don't ask how Drift knows this. A medical diagnostic might be on his to-do list though.] And apparently non-returnable now.

[He has no idea what organics would do with such a large quantity of 'strawberry jello' or why it has any right masquerading in the form of an energon cube, but oh well, lesson learned. Drift sets it down before it nearly slips from his hot little fingers, (nevermind the squelching noise please) and pulls out an energon ration pouch, the pink liquid inside sloshing around as he holds it up.]

I am looking for more of this though. It's our fuel, and trust me when I say it's not good for organics. If you see any though, let me know. I can pay you for it, if need be.

[Just...not a lot. What a time to be without his gold currency card. But seriously people, Drift really, really likes not staving! He's done that before and would rather not again. But you better believe he's just the type of idiot to give out what rations he brought with him to the others of his kind. Because even if he's not fond of starving, hey, positive side: he knows how to tolerate it probably better than anyone.]

So Wing, Rodimus, Megatron, anyone else... let me know what supplies you have? I have some rations, if you're in need.

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Hologram, ignore the costume in the icon

[walkingballpit]

Oh, come on. There's always room for Jell-O.

[Robbie has a soft spot for the dessert.]

So... pink cubes could be Jell-O, could be a poison for organics - I'm guessing that's me? And you guys need it to eat.

Hologram, righto~

[alwaysadrift]

Jelloh? Is that what this stuff is?

[Which he might know, if he'd read the packaging a little more closely.]

Poisonous and, uh, technically _explosive? if handled really improperly. [It's quite delicious when not being explosive though!] But yes. It's not so good for humans. Which...I assume you are?

[walkingballpit]

Yeah, I'm human. [Or close enough that he's not going to be licking any strange pink cubes to test for Jell-O-ness.]

I think I'm gonna go down the market place and make sure there's no pink cubes still for sale. Before another human buys it and buys it.

[alwaysadrift]

[Hey, he's happy he guessed right. Drift's trying to be all xeno-friendly and such because you never who looks like what around here. He's just glad this jelloh stuff isn't alive and sentient.]

Well if it's any consolation, I haven't found any energon around Knowhere at all. So...less chance of random poisoning?

[Annnd more chances of Cybertronians starving but hey, at least no one else's desert choices come with surprise risks?]

[hologram]

[aerospacecommander]

Who are you? And what is that?

[hologram]

[alwaysadrift]

[Oh. Ooooh. This must be the Starscream Megatron was talking about. Who wasn't their Starscream but shared some similar traits. Hopefully the agreeable ones? Are there agreeable ones?]

Drift. The name's Drift.

And it's definitely not energon. [He tested it already!]

[hologram]

[aerospacecommander]

Oh so you're the one grimace-face was talking about.

[hologram]

[alwaysadrift]

He......mentioned me?

[Er. Wow.]

hologram

[sorrynotguilty]

I thought only human organics put strange things in their mouths.

hologram

[alwaysadrift]

[sajkfhgdsl]

Hey someone had to at least try.

[He took one for the team! So maybe it smelled a little funny... YOLO!]

hologram

[sorrynotguilty]

And what if you had an adverse reaction to it? We have no medic here.

hologram

[alwaysadrift]

Well I mean. Better me than anyone else. Wing, or Rodimus or you...

[Well okay maybe that Starscream can be the next test subject.]

[getoffmyearth]

Is that jello? Why does Alternate Universe Knowhere have jello and mine didn't? I've been wanting that for years.

[he is not embarrassed to be a 40+ year old man admitting that.]

[alwaysadrift]

Did yours have giant confused robots too?

[Clearly bringing jello is this place is his destiny! How exactly that works he has no idea.]

It's all yours if you want it. I'll even try and, um, wrap it up again somehow.

[Please take it, it's starting to make a sticky puddle around his footplates. Seriously how do humans eat this stuff?]

[getoffmyearth]

Oh, you know, from time to time. You get all sorts out in space. None exactly like you, if we're going to be really pedantic about it, but close enough.

[Peter seriously can't remember the last time he had jello. For real. But it's a thing and you know it could be prison food.]

Ok don't be doing that, it's just a lost cause to try and put it back. I can come collect it.

[Also mildly concerned maybe he did it wrong.]

[alwaysadrift]

So I suppose robots and jello are not linked events then. Shame.

[Though on second thought, 'Jello Summoner' is not exactly his first choice as special powers go.]

I'll just, uh, save it for you then.

[And try not to get his metaly fingerprints all over it any more than they already are. Drift's pretty sure it wouldn't fit back in that tiny box anyway. Not after the 'just add water' step.]

[knightoflight]

You're right, we should all pool the resources we have where they can most easily be shared.

[alwaysadrift]

Wing!

[Gnnnuh he's glad to see you.]

Yeah. That's a good idea. I have plenty to share. [Sort of but details, whatever. Just so the jet doesn't go hungry.] How are you faring?

[knightoflight]

[He has no idea why you sound surprised. Though he's glad to see Drift is apparently fine after the attack.]

We're in this together after all.

I'm fine, of course. This place, though? it still unsettles me.

hologram

[rodders]

( A groan, because he honestly forgot about that requirement for living while he was shooting at aliens. )

I didn't come in with anything.

( No energon, nothing. )

hologram

[alwaysadrift]

[Aw, no, Rodimus...]

Not a single ration packet?

[Well, good that a certain someone else hasn't gotten past is slumdog food hoarding habits. Drift usually doesn't appreciate his (sticky compartments and all) but he's glad for it now.]

hologram

[rodders]

( As soon as Rodimus could stop worrying about things like that, he did. Sorry Drift. )

I just got back from the Dead Universe before I got here. It wasn't really high on our priority list.

( Right. That was a thing that happened that he hasn't told Drift about yet. )

hologram

[uneulogized]

[He considers that for a moment.]

So, what's your actual fuel made out of? You say it's not good, right? That makes me curious. I can't help it.

hologram

[alwaysadrift]

Energon? The pure stuff is an ore from my homeworld. But it's been seeded onto other planets too. Earth was one of them. [Blame Shockwave okay? Totally not his fault]

There's converters too, which can use almost any organic base material. But uh, don't have one of those sadly. [IF ONLY]

hologram

[uneulogized]

So, nothing that can be done with your basic chemistry lesson.

Huh, that's too bad.