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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!

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[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?

[emojibot]

I've been known to do a voice-over or two in my time. 🗣🗣🗣
I'll be by your studio soon.

[hashtaggayrobots]

ill be waiting!
already started on the storyboarding

[Quick sketches of her family and the Autobots. She's working on the Decepticons too by the time he gets there.]

[emojibot]

[optimus knocks as he always does, but he's notably confident again about letting himself in where he hadn't been for a good while after his whole... mind control misadventure. seems he's been by maccadam's to pick up some treats for hashtag, like he usually does.]

Ah, is that Skywarp and Nova Storm? [he asks as he peeks over to see what she's drawing.] Look at how dynamic their poses are! You're improving by the day, they practically look like they're about to come out the screen.

[hashtaggayrobots]

[If it's not locked, it's open, in Hashtag's mind. Especially for Optimus. But him complimenting her Skywarp does make her fumble with her stylus just a bit as she laughs and is glad her face doesn't blush the same way a human's would.]

Aha, thanks, OP. I've been practicing a lot. I think an animated documentary could be really cool, but I've gotta level up my skills for that. Just wait until I get to the 3D models.

[emojibot]

Ah, I've compiled a list of a selection of programs and online lessons that should be of interest to you, I'll send it over later. You can take or purchase as many as you want, I'll be able to buy them for you and Twitch if she's interested or if she simply wants to join you.

[why else have money if not to buy things for the terrans? optimus finds that his ridiculous ability to write thorough reports is handy, especially when people want to pay him for doing it on whatever subject they can't be bothered doing themselves.

optimus shifts so he can stay next to her without getting in the way, plopping a few datapads and the snacks wherever a clear space on her desk it.] Now, I know this may be a little disconcerting, but I hope you know that Elita will come to care for and love you both just as much as we know her to from our experience. There is no universe in which she wouldn't.

[hashtaggayrobots]

Oh don't worry, OP. Anything I need I can buy myself. I've been saving. I only really use my creds on softward and equipment anyway.

[She's so casual and shrugs when he says that. It's a really sweet gesture though, she appreciates how much he cares.]

And I uh...I kind of ran into Elita already? So I know she doesn't remember us, but... [Her smile is a little softer then.] I'm kind of getting used to that. You didn't really know me either, remember?

[emojibot]

You've been--? [his finials shift up and down as that concept solidifies in his mind. it's not surprising, now he thinks about it; hashtag isn't exactly unable to understand how these things work and take advantage of them for herself.] Ah! Good. Well, what I have is there if you ever need it.

[he won't exactly be renting anywhere...

optimus isn't all sure how to respond to that for a moment. this is definitely an unfortunate reality of their situation.]

Yes, I remember! [he says, snapping his fingers and honks his horn at 50% volume at the same time. even if when he did go back and lived through what she knew... oh, boy, how are they gonna put that into the presentation? maybe if they muppetify mandroid...] I can fill her in on the GHOST side of things if you can cover everything with you and your siblings.

[there's a heavy, awkward pause.]

I, ah, have already removed her badge for her.

[hashtaggayrobots]

Yeah...we'll have to make sure she knows all the important stuff.

[Which means talking about Mandroid and Hashtag really doesn't want that, but if she has to, she will.]

But did you...um. Keep it? The badge.

[emojibot]

I will cover it, [he says again, though with no firmness in his voice. he doesn't want hashtag to start worrying he doesn't think her able to-- but rather, there's a lot of background things hashtag wasn't aware of that he'll need to put into a separate powerpoint. maybe he should make one for each month?] and yes, I did. There was nothing in the one she arrived with... and regardless, I think she'll like going back to the plain Autobrand. She helped refine it!

[there's a lot of fun things to get to before the horrors, at any rate. optimus taps two fingers off his chinguard as he considers it, something that might be an exaggerated display of thought if it was literally anyone else.]

Have you decided on where you'd like to start?

[hashtaggayrobots]

[Good, but Hashtag isn't sure to trust those badges. For all they know, they could have tracking devices or some other tech in them that's very bad. She's not trusting anything that came out of GHOST.]

We could start in medias res! With a really awesome story of something that happened later and then go with the classic "I'm sure you're curious how we got here..."

What do you think?

[emojibot]

[that makes him laugh a little, optics arcing happily.]

Only if we include a record scratch too!