We are a literate, intermediate to advanced AU Transformers RPG Based off of the first season of TFP with dashes of other incarnations sprinkled here or there. Characters from any continuity are welcome however must be restyled to match the TFPrime universe.
Active, with ongoing plotlines, we are always willing to integrate new characters into storylines once incorporated into the setting.
So, yeah, needless to say Pyro's arrival to Earth could have gone a hell of a lot better. Only, different circumstances would have needed to be set in place in order to avert crashing the pod the Wrecker arrived in. Oh, yeah. Also his meeting with the extraction team that pulled him out. But what's done is done and the pod was dismantled soon after Pyro's arrival to Omega Base. Right now, Pyro was out on patrol in Jasper with Bumblebee. The former surmised that it was to be on the search for any of the natives involved in MECH who were silently watching them and any other potential Cybertronians.
Right now, Pyro's foremost thoughts were on the dominant species. These humans. Quite frankly, Pyro held no forward expectations when it came towards them in any sense. The experience of multiple assignments on alien planets can do that. Pyro and 'Bee were currently stopped at intersection on a red light sitting next to each other in different lanes in their alt. modes. Pyro had already received the native model of crash tender as an alt. mode, though really he felt this did little to quell the surreality of his situation in oblivious onlookers' eyes. Wanting to make this clear to Bumblebee, the red mech spoke through private comms. "An airport vehicle on the road. ..Really, I wouldn't be surprised if local law enforcement aren't already on me." Yeah, this is gonna be some day.
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It seemed to drag on forever and ever and ever. Usually he made a point of avoiding this one on the way back from picking up Raf, but today they had no choice but to go this way through town. A patrol meant, well… patrolling.
His buddy for the day was Pyro - a newcomer to the base, having just arrived yesterday infact! His arrival had been a little awkward and tense, but things seemed to be okay after that and everything had been cleared up. While his alt mode was a little weird, it worked - and Bee figured he’d get two birds with one stone, giving him a small tour of the town they lived near while also looking for any possible signs of MECH.
Or, maybe, he just wanted to get out and drive for a little bit and poor Pyro had the unfortunate luck of being around at the time. The buddy system meant he couldn’t just leave the base whenever he wanted, and boy did he want to as of late - and he wasn’t quite sure why.
He stared at the light. Please change. Go green. Greeen. Any time now. Green. Please.
The voice over the comm drew his attention away from his one-sided staring match, and he’d relax a little. His wheels shifting, wiggling from left to right as he seemed to un-tense himself.
--Huh? Oh! Eh dude you’re fine. I think the people of Jasper have just come to accept there’s a lot of vehicles around, some stranger than others.-- he beepily laughed --Even airport vehicles have places to be! Don’t stress it.--
It was an interesting choice of altmode though, but Bee thought it was pretty neat. Honestly people would probably be more concerned he was driving out and about alongside a muscle car but… it wouldn’t be the strangest thing that’d happened in the area, and so Bee wasn’t too worried about it.
--How are you liking Earth anyway? I know ya only been here a day but what’s your first impression of it like?--
Might as well make conversation while waiting for the worlds longest red light!
"Really?" Pyro responded back to 'Bee, piquing his interest. Still on private comms, Pyro continued. "Must have seen some weird slag from us. Indirectly, of course. I doubt the average person on the street has actually seen us, otherwise we wouldn't still be hiding from them." Then again, the patrol is meant to lookout for potential MECH spies, so best to keep an optic out for anything suspicious. Speaking of which, Pyro had surveyed both sides of the street when he & 'Bee arrived at the intersection, nothing out of the ordinary. Although Pyro trusted that 'Bee's greater experience with.. Earth.. would allow him to have better luck than the Wrecker.
Then Bumblebee asked for Pyro's opinion of the planet so far. "It's okay. Not much to comment on, really. The humans have descent tech and, as a species, have done as much good as bad. The biosphere is really diverse, even with 99% of it long dead. Also the weather's nice. Not much else to say, really. Although that's the fact I've seen similar stuff before talking." Pyro checked back on the light before continuing the conversation. It was still red. "..Okay, I lie. There is one thing I have a problem with. The name. Why Earth? It just feels so,.. lazy to me. Like they gave their name for the material the ground is made of during their society's beginnings and the name stuck. Nothing against the humans, I still admire what they've accomplished so far, it's just optic jarring to me considering the more interesting planet names I've come across." Pyro then checked the stoplight. Still on red. "Primus, how many cars are passing through?!"
--Uh huh!-- Bee chirped over the comm --We’re lucky I guess, Vegas isn’t too far away and man they have some cool looking vehicles driving around there! Concept cars, cars that cost millions of dollars!-Uh, that’s the currency here. Dollars. Only here in America though, there’s other ones depending on where you go!-- his tone was lighthearted and excitedly-fast, even despite his beeps, something that seemed to be the norm when it came to Bee and talking about Earth. Even despite his rising annoyance at the traffic light in front of them, he didn’t mind it quite so much now - they got to chat!
--Ya might get a couple of stares about your altmode, but I wouldn’t worry too much. If it gets too weird I’m sure Fowler can straighten things out. Did you meet him yet?-- while Bee made a point of trying to introduce himself to every newcomer at the base, for Fowler he wasn’t sure if that was the case. The human probably had a lot going on and other things to deal with, and with the amount of people arriving at base lately? Well he’d have to make trips here every day almost!
Pyro’s answer was… it was good! He’d only been here for a day so obviously hadn’t gotten a chance to explore and see a lot of the really neat stuff that Bee was privy too. Maybe in future they’d get to go out to different parts of the World to scout and patrol, even just to explore for Energon Mines! It seemed most others were indifferent to the planet they now called home, but Bee was totally smitten. Everything was so new and fascinating, and for everything he learned? There were 100 things he hadn’t yet!
--Just wait until you see some of the really cool landscapes and stuff! Everything is a little boring around here I admit, but there’s rainforests and jungles, mesas and tundras! And snow! There are soo many amazing places to see and go - I hope I get to see them all eventually, even if it’ll take a long time!--
A glance at the light, Still red. He didn’t mind though, talking about Earth - it was a nice way to pass the time!
--I dunno! I kinda like ‘Earth’, it’s so humble! Some of the other planets in this solar system are all named after Roman Gods, I think, but Earth is just… Earth. Simple! It doesn’t look like much from down here but from Space? I think it’s the prettiest! Okay so Jupiter is pretty cool but… gosh, Earth is awesome.-- he gave a satisfied hum of thought after that. He didn’t mind if others didn’t share his viewpoint, but he could ramble for days about Earth and its people.
Bee couldn’t help but chuckle at Pyro’s comment about the light.
--At least there’s cars today! Usually it stays red even though there’s nobody there! I doubt ya will ever get tasked with doing the school run, but if ya do? Avoid coming through this way or you’ll be here for eeeeeven longer.-- the sleepy little town sure got busy during school pickup times and rush hour. Which was super great for people watching, but everyone seemed to be in super bad moods during it.
--Thanks for comin’ with me by the way - uh, on this patrol! Buddy system means we can’t leave the base alone and while MECH hasn’t been heard from in a while, can never be too careful!--
"Fowler?" Pyro raising interest on Bumbleee's namedrop of the man. "Strong connections I take it? I haven't seen him yet." Must be desk duty or something. With Pyro's arrival to this planet, among other, the Wrecker figured it would come with plenty of filing to go along with it. Then came the information coupled with Bumblebee's opinions on Earth. "Uh,.. Okay then. You really know you're stuff!" Pyro really didn't know how else to respond to that. Though the bit about the other solar system planets being namesakes of the Roman pantheon did pique his interest. Something to look up on my off time, I guess. Bumblebee's comment about the red light garnered a longer response, but Pyro's feelings on the matter did not change. If anything it was the mental image of a crash tender picking up one of the human kids that made it more awkward. "Um.. Good to know. But still, crash tender. Really, I feel like the people would not have a weirded out response to that sight, no matter what they've seen." Still, it was unlikely to happen as Bumblebee said. Finally the purpose of the duo's patrol was brought up next, and this time Pyro did not respond with uneasiness. "No problem! Happy to help! Besides, orders are orders." Pyro was just stating fact on that last one. "Speaking of MECH, I haven't seen anything suspicious from anyone so far. How about you?"
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--Aaah yeah I guess he does! You’ll meet him before too long I’m sure. He’s sorta our liaison for the government. He’s an okay dude, comes up with weird sayings a lot!-- he chuckled at that. Where Fowler came up with things on the fly like that, Bee had no idea. Come to think of it, he hadn’t seen Fowler around in a while, but things had been kind of quiet as of late. Nobody was really getting into much trouble, or if they were? Bee certainly didn’t know about it.
If he was in his root-mode, the comment about him knowing his stuff would’ve made him nod proudly with a thumb to his chassis, but alas he was in his alt-mode, and so would give a gentle wiggle of his tires.
--Uh-huh! If ya ever need to know anything about Earth, let me know! Or if you find out anything cool? Ya gotta tell me!--
Another glance to the traffic light. This had to be a new record. Then again he wasn’t really counting the minutes, maybe it hadn’t been that long.
--Eh humans are pretty adaptable. They see lots of weird stuff I’m sure, any that see ya out and about today will have forgotten it by tonight I’m sure. Ya stressin’ too much about it!--
Finally, the light would change to green, and Bee would pull forwards. He stuck to the speed limit when it came to being around Jasper and the sleepy little town. He was a common sight around here, people recognized the bright yellow muscle car, and so he didn’t want to draw any attention to himself that was unneeded.
--Suspicious people? Naw, not here… Never know though, maybe they hide in plain sight like we do!-- an ominous statement, and he wouldn’t put it past MECH to have plain-clothed people out there. Jasper was probably safe from their infiltration but with the amount of crash landings there’d been, who even knew how long that would last.
--Do ya know much about MECH? You’ve only been here a day, right? Anyone fill you in on what they’re like?--
Pyro was probably as thankful for the light turning to green as Bumblebee did. Sympathies are now shared between the two of them on that light. In any case the Autobot duo proceeded onwards, Bumblebee asked Pyro how much he knew about MECH, having already laughed off the possibility of Jasper having some of their agents implanted in it in disguise. "I know their standard-issue gear and tactics are paramilitary. I know they have a vast amount of resources at their disposal. And I know that they're responsible for killing and/or experimenting on Cybertronians when they're by their lonesome. Hence at least two people sent at a time." It was the last one that, understandably, gave Pyro the most worry. The two casualties that stood out the most to the Wrecker were a neutral named Cleaver who only her head was found in an attempt to infiltrate a MECH facility, and a flier named Air Raid from the Autobots who was turned into a remote controlled attack 'bot with hisconsciousness aware the whole time!
...Pyro went quiet for a moment, thinking back to when he first read the reports on their deaths. "I've read the casualty reports on two of their victims. Cleaver & Air Raid. Dear Primus, they deserved better..." Pyro voice was sorrowful, almost quiet, as each word came out. He's had more then his fair share of death than probably most others in the war thanks to his Wrecker status, but that didn't change the fact that he still cared about the fates of his fellow Autobots, as well as those who decided to be neutral.
Even though MECH were merely just a group of humans, they were a very serious threat - and one that’d proved again and again just how dangerous they were. They’d do well to remember that, and not to take them lightly should they encounter any. Which, Bee hoped, they wouldn’t.
The buddy system was seriously annoying at times - but when you stepped back to look at the reasons why, it really wasn’t worth the risk of going out alone. If MECH could successfully capture and torture someone like Breakdown then a smaller, less armored individual didn’t stand much of a chance. Safety in numbers, even if at times it seemed like a waste of time.
They couldn’t afford to lose anyone else.
Bee would pull ahead of Pyro as the lane switched from two into one, slowly leading the way through the sleepy town of Jasper. There weren’t many people out at this hour it seemed, everyone either at school, or at work. A few people commuted into the bigger cities, the traffic in this tiny little town sure picked up in the evenings when everyone was rushing home. For now it was mostly quiet though, the occasional pedestrian was passed, one with a dog that Bee recognized - the owner did a small doubletake at the Airport Vehicle, but merely shrugged it off. Must be from out of town, he figured.
Aside from Pyro, there were no ‘weird’ vehicles on the roads. No suspicious black vans or anything that seemed out of place. Even if this little patrol came back with nothing, it was nice to drive around a little, and if it meant Pyro got a small tour of the town? Bee was all for it!
--Oh ya did?-- Bee’s tone was quieter then. Cleaver he’d never met, but Air Raid… it still hurt.
--They did. I wish we coulda done more. I always worry when newcomers crashland - if we can pick up their signals, so can MECH. Every retrieval is a race. Or at least, I take it as one. Get in, dismantle any pod or ship they arrived in, get out. Kinda why I was rushin’ a bit with you the other day!-- he beepily laughed at that, trying to bring some light back into the conversation which had turned dark quickly.
Still didn’t stop the lingering thoughts, though. What if others had crashlanded and been taken before they’d gotten a chance to call for help?
--Still though, that’s the reason for the Truce! So we Cybertronian can put aside our differences for a little bit and stop MECH before they can hurt anyone else.-- it sounded so good on paper, but would it be enough? MECH had been so quiet as of late, who even knew what they were up to.
A pause, Bee would turn on his indicator and turned right down another road.
--So, annoying and worlds longest traffic light aside, how ya liking the town of Jasper?--
As much as Pyro didn't want to keep, what was the word? ..Harping? On this point: it was hard to lay his concerns about alt. mode low already when a civilian still reacts to something surreal, obviously out of context. Shrugging it off certainly didn't help any. This was not attention Pyro was looking forward to. Still, it was just one guy and his pet. Pyro also had to curtesy not to bring to Bumblebee's concern again. He could tell that this topic being brought up over and over again was getting ridiculous.
When Bumblebee brought up having to dismantle his pod as quickly as possible yesterday. Made sense that MECH can trace signals of Cybertronian origin. Although 'Bee didn't bring up the likelihood of arriving Cybertronians being unlucky to run into this organization, the though of someone having this fate lingering in the back of Pyro's mind as well. Primus rest their sparks. Pyro hoped that this organization would be brought down sometime in the future. Though with what he's both observed and heard from the Autobots' energon supplies of late, that outcome was unlikely to be in the near future anytime soon.
Continuing along with Bumblebee, the latter asked what Pyro thought of Jasper. "I'm liking it pretty fine, all things considered. The rock desert setting's not my kind of environment, though. But I think I can manage. What about you? You've been here longer than me. Anything interesting about this place that I haven't seen yet?" ..And then Pyro remembered how long Bumblebee's response was towards his opinion on Earth and it's name. Slag.
Bee didn’t take much notice of the few people that were around. Then again, he was a common sight around town and so they never really spared him much of a second glance either. He saw the doubletake given to Pyro but he wasn’t worried - if they started staring and pointing fingers, maybe there’d be cause for concern, but for now, Bee kept his attention on the road ahead.
The answer given from Pyro was one that he expected, honestly. The terrain here was rough and took a little getting used to - luckily the town had actual roads but sometimes they were a little worse for wear with potholes, or unfinished surfaces - depending on which part of the town you were in. Then there was the environment itself. Dry, with not much variety in terms of wildlife or color. All a drab clay red, with the occasional hint of brown. It wasn’t exactly thrilling.
At least he seemed to like the town though, the general consensus of those that’d been here was that it was too small. Boring, even. Which didn’t make a whole lot of sense, it wasn’t like they were there to do anything but the school run or taking the kids back home after they’d been hanging out for a bit!
--About Jasper?--
He gave a quiet hum of thought, that was more like a low droned out rumble of a beep than an actual hum.
--I think it’s great here! Course there isn’t a whole lot to do in the actual town, but it’s great for people watching! Or at least, that’s what I do when waiting on Raf to finish school! If you do ever get bored or are on a patrol in the area, I am pretty sure there’s a drive-in movie theater nearby if you ever want to sit and watch a movie in your alt-mode!--
Maybe that wouldn’t work so well with Pyro’s choice of altmode, but still.
--There’s also a small uh, racing scene I guess! Not that I’d know anything about that! Not that we’re allowed to do that anyway.--
Of course, he wanted to, but… racing against humans? He didn’t want to risk that, not after what happened last time.
--Although a short ways up from the Omega Base I have a little area I like to train and stuff. Boxing, racing and doing laps, target practice and that sorta’ thing! Course it’s out in the desert a bit away from people. I took Jazz there once, we found a cat! Can you believe that?!--
He laughed, gently swerving past a rather big pothole.
--The desert setting is pretty drab I admit, but it’s done well at keeping us safe and hidden from the Decepticons. It’s not so bad though, going out in the daytime is kinda annoying sometimes though, it gets sooooo hot outside. The people here are tough, that’s for sure!--
Another quiet hum.
--People are quite tough in general, actually! Least from what I’ve seen of them!--
He managed to stop himself before he started gushing too much about Earth and how great the people were, but man, it was nice to talk about them!
Well, thank Primus that Bee kept his thoughts shorter than last time. Several things brought up by the yellow mech did pique Pyro's interest, though. First off was the drive-in theater. Obvious surreality from Pyro showing up at one undercover aside, that was one thing to do on his off time when not deliberating on the current state of the war. Then there was the fact that no one was allowed to race anymore. Wait, what? Presumably, 'Bee was talking about street racing since, well, the yellow guy turns into a regular car. But still, this was something he's gotta hear. 'Cause it was clear from the sound of that that 'Bee was involved in the incident.
But anyways, back to the list. Third on the agenda was the fact that Bumblebee had his own little training area that at least one other mech knows about. Well now so do I, I guess. This did raise the question on whether there was an official training location, considering the fact that Pyro and the other Autobots stationed on this planet were living out of a repurposed missile silo. Although with MECH, unless this was at a local military facility, he had doubts such a place would last long considering MECH's apparently advanced tracking technology. Also, something about a "cat". Another thing to research once back at base.
Then there was Bumblebee's opinion on the desert. It was at this point that Pyro finally spoke up. "Yeah, temperature gets to me too." He said. "Honestly, I think a jungle would do a better job of hiding our base since they're usually dense with foliage, on top of being regularly isolated from society. Although I'd guess we'd have to deal with said foliage ourselves as well." Guess the desert would have to do. "...So, uh, the incident that got racing canned? I'm right to assume you were involved, right?"
--Ya get used to the temperature pretty quick. Least I did!-- he chirped helpfully. Then again, he was bright yellow and so didn’t suffer quite so much compared to some of the Bots with darker paint jobs and bigger frames. There was something sciencey involved in why that was, but he couldn’t remember the exact reasons. He’d have to ask Raf to explain it to him again!
--If not, the lower levels of the Omega Base are surprisingly cool if you need to go down there for a bit to chill out! There’s all sorts of training rooms down there too since uh, there isn’t much else to put down there right now! Did ya get a tour of the base?-- given Pyro had only been here on Earth for a day he might not have, but then again he’d already done a lot of research into MECH and their victims, so maybe he had!
--A jungle? I mean, the cover of all the trees would be pretty neat but oh man the humidity!! I can hear Ratchet complaining from here about that!-- he beepily laughed. Although a jungle would be pretty neat - there’d be so many awesome animals and plants to see, all kinds of different species to look at with all kinds of different colors! Of course, it meant they’d have to bridge literally everywhere which given their dwindling Energon supplies might not have been the best plan. At least here in Nevada, they were near a road and if they really had to, could just drive from State to State.
--We’re pretty well hidden where we’re at, honestly. The base may be small and humble but I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.-- he really couldn’t - if they lived somewhere like a Jungle then they would’ve never got to meet Raf and the other kids! Plus Pyro was totally right, they’d have to clear the foliage themselves and that didn’t sound like fun - especially with how fast plants grew in conditions like that!
There was a straight stretch of road now, with various little stores on either side. The florist drew Bee’s gaze as he drove by - the front of the store was so amazingly colorful with all different types of flowers in what seemed to be a million different colors and shades! He thought about how flowers would totally liven up the boring grays and browns of the Omega Base but it wouldn’t be a longterm solution for color, unfortunately flowers didn’t seem to last very long, even if you watered them every day! That and he wasn’t sure if Raf was allergic or not, and Fowler would probably have them all removed ‘cos of some code or rule violation blah blah blah…
There was a slight pause, then a question which would be met with another, slightly longer pause.
--Uuuhhh… Technically, yeeeeah.-- he replied sheepishly, his beeps low and quiet. --Although it wasn’t my fault or my idea! Jack, uh- one of the kids that hangs around the Omega Base with Arcee- kind of made me do it. Well no, he didn’t make me - I went along with it cos I thought it’d be fun. Which it was! But I didn’t start it. It wasn’t the racing that was the problem, but there was a Decepticon and weeeeelll… a human almost got really hurt. He didn’t! But, Optimus has said no more racing. At least against humans. When Jazz and I raced we didn’t get in any trouble!-- he added as if it’d help justify things. Both races he never actually got to finish, he realized - which was a shame, as he would've totally won both of them!
--Why, ya into racing?-- with Pyro’s altmode he totally didn’t seem like the Speedster type, but hey - never judge a book by its cover!
Those were nice looking, what were they? Plants? Yeah, that was it. Anyway, Bumblebee. Needless to say, his response to Pyro's query was long and had embarrassment written all over. There was only one thing to say after all that: "..Okay." Alright, so one of the children who hang out back at base talked him into doing street racing, one of the other racers almost got killed, and a Decepticon was also involved. Maybe a Vehicon. As for the Decepticon's reason for attending? Brief escape for a war-weary individual? Or maybe some shmuck thought it would be fun to do it behind his superior's back?
There was also clarification that the Autobots could still race against each other if they wanted. Bumblebee, after his rant, asked Pyro if he was into racing himself. "No. Just curious." Pyro briefly got back on task, namely identifying potential MECH spies. Still no dice. Pyro drew his attention back to Bumblebee. Going to have to break the ice again, aren't I? ..Alright. Still, best to ask only one more question about the incident. 'Bee seems like he's still hung up about it. "So, uh, the 'Con who showed up. Did you know anything about him?"
Maybe it was because everything on Earth was so new that he was completely overwhelmed by it all? He wouldn’t blame him! Bee had had time to acclimate to everything in the general area, and while he still had so much to learn about Earth and its people and found every new fact or detail completely fascinating and amazing? The town of Jasper was sadly old news to him now.
Old news or not though, with all the crash landings in this area they did have to make sure that MECH hadn’t zeroed in on the sleepy little town to investigate. It wasn’t likely but they were better safe than sorry! Especially as this was where the children lived as well, the last thing they needed - or wanted - was for them to be put into harm's way.
--Aw, shame! It’s pretty fun if it’s against other Autobots, it’s always super friendly!-- he chuckled at that, then again with Pyro’s altmode? He probably couldn’t go very fast at all. Some were built for speed, others weren’t - and that was okay!
--Uuuh yeah, actually! The Con was their Medic, Knock Out! Man could you imagine someone like Ratchet doing street racing? Guess the Decepticons don’t have a lot to do if they have time for racing this far out!-- that was a hilarious thought, Ratchet in his alt-mode doing some street racing… it’d never ever happen of course but was still funny to think about!
--Haven’t seen him around here since. Optimus tore his door off and I think he was too scared to come back. Probably a good thing, given we don’t need Decepticons anywhere near this area!--
He slowed to a stop at another traffic light, this one thankfully didn’t hang on red for quite as long as the last, but it’d give them a moment or two longer to talk! He wanted to try and find something that would interest this guy, as he didn’t want to be the one doing most of the talking!
--So what are you into huh? Do ya like sparring? Always good to pass the time with stuff when there’s nothing going on! Which uh, is quite often these days! Maybe we can find you some fun stuff to do!--
Their medic... Really, Pyro had no words for that fact in particular. That is a level of stupid that is really embarrassing for the Decepticons. Winning side or not, you don't have the person in charge making sure your forces are kept alive doing something like this, unsupervised no less. I bet he regrets that day too. Although, Pyro did had something about the reasons behind why a Decepticon would join a street race. "I was thinking he was someone looking for a brief escape from the war, or just thought it would be fun." Also the mention of Ratchet getting involved in a street race got Pyro imagining the scene. He's up front in alt. mode with the other racers and thinking to himself why he agreed to this!
Then something caught Pyro's attention that caused him to smile - internally anyway, still in alt. mode. Optimus Prime ripping off one of the doors of the stupid shmuck's alt. mode! While this act wasn't on the level of say, taking on an entire platoon singlehandedly, the mere fact that Optimus got involved was enough to brighten Pyro's mood! After a red light, Pyro heard Bumblebee ask what the Wrecker liked to do in his free time. "I've done sparring before, but it was more training than anything else. I do enjoy it, though. Getting to show off my skills, and refine it were needed. Honestly, I'm more of a work person than to be concerned with hobbies." Pyro answered. "I will say this though, I am interested in the historical background of the civilizations of planets I visit. The struggles for survival during their beginning, the conflicts between opposing groups, and still persevering and in some cases better than before, fascinating stuff in my mind!"