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[hashtaggayrobots]

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[BEEP]

This is Hashtag! Sorry you missed me. Drop me a line--[There's a soft giggle there and whispered "I can't believe I got to say that..."]--and I'll get back to you.

Ciao!

[BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP]


[AUDIO | VIDEO | TEXT | FRIEND Y/N?]

Comments

text un primetime

[emojibot]

Good morning, Hashtag. Look what I've found!


[his delight is almost literally palpable through the text.]

[hashtaggayrobots]

SO CUTE.

u have to show these to megs if he shows up
#4 is so u

Audio

[companionable_jeweled]

Hashtag? This is Airazor. I wished to reach out to you to thank you for creating your movie night. It was very thoughtful of you to make something that brings people together. A good quality to have, in those I would like to get to know.

[there is a brief space filled with a soft shift of metal against metal as an unseen airazor fluffs her feathers as she considers how best to continue this conversation]

The movie selections you made, were they personal favorites of yours? I would be intrigued to hear the reasonings why, if so.

Audio

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Airazor? The cool bird-bot whose chirpy laughter filled the room when playing teeter tower? Who sounds like the most smooth and elegant mech she's ever met? Who looks like she could eat you or cover you in her massive wings depending on her mood? THAT Airazor?

Hashtag has been peeking looks at her all night during the movie marathon. She hadn't had the courage to just go talk to her, she stumbled over the idea every time. And now she is calling her! Her. Excuse her while she screams into a pillow on her pillow. For a long time. It's fine, it's great, no problem.

She finally gets herself together. Eventually.]

Hi! This is Hashtag--as you probably know. [Awkward laugh] Um, thank you, I'm so happy everyone loved the movie marathon, I want it to be a regular thing! Movies are amazing and I love all of them, and picking just four was so hard. We could have done a whole marathon just of Godzilla or Kung Fu Panda.

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[disastertron]

[Hashtag receives a series of texts one after the another, each separated by a series of ellipses and several minutes' worth of thought that many would find worrying, especially given recent events in Hashtag's life]

Hashtag. It is Megatron...

If you were planning on paying a visit to my hydroponics lab, don't...

There has been an incident...

I am fine. But the structural integrity of the lab is in question. Do not approach there until it is repaired.

[hashtaggayrobots]

oh no 😫
the worst
please be careful
ur garden was so cute
if mom shows up shed love it
we have to fix it

AUDIO, UN: Matter-of-factory

[disastertron]

[This audio arrives two days after movie night, after Megatron has spoken with Optimus Prime where he himself has been contained in the brig, and after the wifi is back up]

[He turns slightly away from his counterpart across the room, one hand lifted to better shield his mouth]

Hashtag...

[He stops, starts, stops again. When he finally begins to speak for a third time, his voice is almost hushed]

What happened was not your fault. I want you to know this and accept it into your spark. My actions are my own. Sometimes... sometimes adults make bad choices, and those choices ripple outwards to affect those that matter most. I can only hope that you have not taken what has happened too closely to yourself, but if you have...

I will work to prove myself worthy of your trust again.

Your safety and that of your sister are of utmost importance to me, but I hope you will believe me when I say that this will not happen again.

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Hashtag does not get this message immediately, because she is not using her brain to connect directly to the network. After what happened she doesn't want to cause anymore trouble. But when she does see it, she almost answers right then. Because she's been wanting to talk to him so badly, to hear what he had to say. But she stops, because she realizes she doesn't know what to say. How to express her feelings.

What would Mom say? She always has the right words and knows exactly how to get what she means across and be so very grown up about things.

So it takes her some time. But she does answer after she's talked herself in circles and then tried to boost herself up.]

Thank you. For your apology. That does not make it okay, but I believe you say you will do better. I know you're not like that anymore, but now you need to show everyone else. I forgive you.

[After that bit of maturity the confidence crumples just a little.]

Please...don't ever hurt anyone like that over me. Especially not my friends.

AUDIO, UN: Airazor

[companionable_jeweled]

[Airazor begins the call uncertainly and making unhappy avian noises, still very unaccustomed to using comms at all after so long, but she feels it is worth the effort]

Hashtag, are you all right? I went to visit your room when everyone was all in a stir about the network being down, but you weren't there. If you've needed a bit of privacy you are welcome to it, but I wanted to check in. I'm worried about you. Please return this when you have the opportunity.

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Oh, now there's more guilt. It's not the worst she's felt recently, but it's still there. She hadn't even thought to contact Airazor while she was making sense of everything and then destroying the network for however long.]

Hey, Airazor. I'm sorry I didn't check in with you. Didn't mean to worry you. Things have been crazy, huh?

Video: Antlers (forward dated)

[playfultyrant]

[ It is several days past yet another brawl in his room. Megatron has debated silently leaving it be once he was released from brig. There's no reason to let Hashtag boil in his hatred and chaos. But...

Like Cody, his chance to befriend was cut so soon. He sends the message to the young Malto and hopes she answers. But he would not put it against her if she did, after all. She's likely been told all the horror stories about him eventually. ]

Hashtag, its Megatron. The Antlers one... I did not want you to worry, I am fine. Wheeljack is fine. I hope you are well. The bridge can be so cruel.

[hashtaggayrobots]

[She hadn't been sure how to talk to Antlers or Wheeljack yet. She still felt too guilty herself since she was their friend and she'd been telling everyone how amazing her Megatron is and how kind he is and then...then...

Well they will do better. Both of them.]

Oh! Hi! I should have checked on you, I'm so sorry that happened and I'm glad you're both okay.

AUDIO, UN: Use-the-spare

[incendiarism3]

[When the call is accepted, quiet voices can be heard rising and falling in the background. It is late at night. Wheeljack has lost track of time entirely in between sleeping and being sedated for surgeries, and doesn't realize what time it is]

Hashtag. Wanted to talk, at least about... I don't know. Anything.

Might miss a few of the times I promised to help you with the audiobooks, but. That doesn't mean I don't want to see you. Neither does the other things.

[hashtaggayrobots]

Wheeljack! [She answers so quickly because she's been worried and admittedly a little shy about reaching out. She didn't know if he would want to talk to her anymore.]

Don't worry about any of it. All of the projects are paused. I--uh--need a break myself. For a bit. So they'll be right there when you're ready to come back. I won't go ahead without you.

[Her voices softens just a bit.]

I'm still sorry and I'm glad you're okay.

AUDIO, UN: Glitterfied

[tenthtimeisthecharm]

[Velocity is speaking through her internal comms as she packs for the cruise mission, humming a bit before she realized the call was picked up]

Oh! Oh, sorry, I- Sorry! I meant to say, um. Well. Hello! And that this is Doctor Velocity from the medibay, though you can just call be Velocity! Or Lottie, if you like nicknames!

This isn't anything official, don't worry, I'm just calling to check in on you the way I do sometimes with people I think might need especially nice things. And I never said hello to you, so! Here I go! Saying hi!

[hashtaggayrobots]

[A medic. Like the medics Optimus keeps wanting her to go see?]

Oh, uh, hi! I'm you know, Hashtag, which you know, since you messaged me, haha. But I'm fine, really! It was uh--not great--but I'm not hurt. Things are fine. I'm fine. And I don't need to see a doctor.

audio, un primetime

[emojibot]

Good morning, Hashtag! Have you seen those flyers that have been stuck under every door? I'm interested to know if you and Twitch are, ah, interested.

[he will have to see if the extremely young version of megatron would be willing to attend as well, though that is absolutely not the way he thought he'd be going to something like this with him. whew! things get complicated when time isn't working right.]

I also have an idea for a small project concerning the hydroponics lab I believe you are uniquely qualified for.

[hashtaggayrobots]

The fancy party? Yeah I saw those. It seems like it's really posh? We've never been to a party like that before. Are you going to go?

AUDIO, UN: Wheeljack

[incendiarism3]

Hashtag, I have been considering how you were stolen away by the space bridge, and I have had some thoughts on it. I-

[A pause, quicker and less noticeable than it had been before, though there is still the ringing in his audials accompanied by a swift sting of pain to discourage whatever his old train of thought had been as it fades away. Between one flicker of an optics and the next, he entirely forgets what it had been]

...I'll keep them to myself for now, but I've been concerned. Are you well?

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Hashtag would really rather not talk about that at all. Everything that happened after was such a mess and she caused such a mess and hurt people and it was really the worst, so she doesn't want to think about it. Definitely doesn't want to think about what it means for her and her family and everyone else she cares about back home.

But Wheeljack sounds Different. Something off about his voice. Maybe he needs someone to worry about him too.]

Hey, Jackjack. I've been doing a lot better it was just really weird for a while there. What with my sibling leaving and then me disappearing. And then Megs... Yeah. Just kind of crazy. But I've been doing so much better.

How about you? You feeling up for more audio books?

an action for u

[emojibot]

[having learned from the excruciating text thread he'd had with her a while ago, optimus clocks that this is something that should be done in person. not that... he would've ever tried to do anything else. he likes to think he isn't quite that incompetent.

hashtag knew to get the badges off and she mentioned the meeting with wheeljack, so he thinks she must have experienced some things through the space bridge she hasn't yet fully had a chance to share. maybe they managed to stop him and the others and the rest of the malto family are okay. maybe things aren't falling apart the way it seems. it would be nice to know, even if he is remiss in having to ask after this information from one of the young terrans. it's not something she should have to relive, and it's not something she should have been put through to begin with. frankly, he's disappointed with himself for only speaking about it with her now-- even knowing about the mind control is a lot for someone so young to have to cope with alone.

optimus knocks on her door after checking if she was in her studio or room and takes a step back, holding his hands uncomfortably behind his back.]

Hashtag? It's me. I would like to see how you are doing.

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Hashtag has mostly healed by now, which has been a lot better for her. Her paint could use some touching up, but it's actually something Hashtag doesn't worry about. The dents and pinches cables being fixed were a lot more important.

But she may have been doing some research that she didn't want Optimus to know about and him knocking on that door sent her into a bit of a tizzy.]

Oh! Hi, OP! Give me a sec!

[She shuts down her station and locks the folder she's keeping her notes in just in case and then tries to act like she wasn't up to anything except the clicker game she's been tangentially obsessed with when she opens the door. No multi-tasking going on here, nope.]

Hey! You're looking a lot better. How's the leg?

Action, There and Gone

[thelordofmisrule]

[ While you were away someone has been in your room.

It doesn't look like this someone has really rifled that much through your possessions. Or stolen anything.

How do you know someone was here? There is a tiny plastic human toy baby sitting on a datapad. It's holding a note to remind you to always recharge your devices! ]

ACTION: A small box outside your door contains a handful of...

[thelordofmisrule]

Action (you are under no obligation to respond to this your character can be 'out')

[betterthanmegaman]

[ Recently Bass requested some important information. Who... is the strongest Cybertronian on this ship. He received a hot tip that it was 'Shockwave' but also 'not the Senator one'. There were a few thoughts that went through his processor. One... it was really dumb that there were two people here with the SAME NAME. It must get confusing! Two, while he does (surprisingly) know what a Senator is, he has no idea what a Senator looks like. Do they wear signs? Bass guesses probably not.

This leads him to one conclusion: He has to fight BOTH of them to make sure he's actually fighting the strong one.

This leads him to a second conclusion: He has no idea where Shockwave lives. He could ask for direction, ask if anyone knows... but that begs the question... If they know how strong Bass is will they even tell the truth?

There is now one solution: He has to canvas the ship himself and check every inhabited room he comes across.

So there's the backstory. And that's why Bass, armored up in his winged Treble armor (being able to fly covers ground quicker!) is pounding aggressively at your door.

Sorry. ]

Audio, UN: Guest Account

[disastertron]

[The first thing Megatron's comms pick up is the slightly echoey chatter and noise of the medibay, and then his usual brogue is made into a rough, slurred thing that is now even more thick than usual thanks to his painkillers]

Dinnae mean to go'n dinghy our movie night, Tash, was supposed to be Deep Space II, right? Might need a bit of a run up for the next one, went'n got m'self a wee loused. 'S fine. 'S all fine. Don't be fashed if'n I'm busy for a little bit. Or a lot of bit. Okay?

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[hashtaggayrobots]

[Hashtag would normally find it funny when Megatron's accent and slang gets heavy. It's so interesting and she would even record it for playback other times. But she's a little concerned that the noise in the background isn't like...some bar or a place where he and Optimus are hanging out drinking things she's under obligation to pretend not to know about despite all the movies she's watched involving alcohol.]

Yeah...you sound really busy. Is it anything I could help you with?

un: boaty mcboatface

[knaval]

Alright, Hashtag? It's Riptide! Donnie and I were talking and thought it might be nice for us to have a movie night some time just so we can do something that doesn't, uh. Yeah.

...Look, I'm no good at these things, but I was dumped into a real bad mission when I was about your age as well. I know what it's like, so let me know if you want to talk or just punch stuff or anything. Cool. Chat later.

Audio, UN: Matter-Of-Factory

[disastertron]

[The initial first few seconds are filled with the sounds of the medibay where he had been visiting Twitch, but they are growing quieter as he walks away from it]

Hashtag, where are you? I am functional enough again to have been made aware of recent events, and- [There is a quiet click] And I wish to see you. I can come to you.

text

[emojibot]

Hello, Hashtag! I don't know if you know, but Elita-One arrived recently.
As we both well know, there's usually some... let's call it "DeLorean" timeline discrepancies.
Her last experience was our first discovery of the Arachnamechs, so she's got quite a lot to catch up on! 😱
Would you like to help me make a fun powerpoint for her? It might be a nice introduction to you and Twitch, too. 🤖🤖

[hashtaggayrobots]

YES. 😃
I AM HERE FOR THIS
COUNT ME IN
WE CAN DO AN ANIMATIC.
HOW ARE YOU AT VOICE ACTING?

Text, UN: Wheeljack

[incendiarism3]

Hashtag. I have recently spoken to Twitch about Anemone, and it went-

It went. I made a choice. Do I need to make the same one with you?

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Hashtag isn't sure she likes where this is going, even if she can tell. As she knows Twitch was still working through everything she felt about Anemone and what she did. Hashtag doesn't need to work through anything. She's done with Anemone. Hurting Megatron was part of it, but hurting Twitch was all that really mattered.]

what she did hurt my family.
and she doesnt really care.
she runs away instead.

im not telling you who to be friends with.
ill never tell you who you can care about.
i dont want to make you choose if you dont want to choose.
but if that's not good enough
if you want to pick her over me,
that means we werent really all that much of friends.

which
okay
i guess
but i still care about you.

Duckstribution

[thelordofmisrule]

[ Hashtag finds a mysterious new iPad in her hab! Neat! It's color is alarmingly yellow though. And all the apps seem to eb duck themed? Weird! ]

text un primetime

[emojibot]

Good morning! 👋😃👌💯🎉🎉

[wow, he's in a good mood?]

I hope you managed to get into recharge early as I advised when we got back from the mission!
Otherwise I simply would like to make sure you are doing well. 🤖👍

[he doesn't say it, but it's probably starkly obvious why he wants to check in on them.]

Text

[ceruleon]

Hey Hashtag! Wanna go to the party as buds?

[hashtaggayrobots]

[She's surprised Leo would hit her up to go with, considering they haven't talked much since everything went down. She knows he supports Annie, no matter what she does, but she doesn't want to lose all of her friends by making them choose...]

I mean, that depends. [She says it casually.] Is this just the two of us or are we doing a group-friend-date?