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.
At that question, Rhinox glowed like the light he'd just fixed.
"I love it," he said. "The plants, the animals, the humans... it's so full of life here. So much to learn, to discover. It's paradise." He sighed. "I could spend the rest of my function just observing, and never get tired of it."
It occurred to Rhinox that he was a bit of a geek. Perhaps a dork. Definitely a nerd.
"Well... the humans are quite nice or at least the ones I've met. Well... except for Fowler. He's uh... you know," said Dipper.
There were many words he would have use to describe Agent Fowler. He wasn't sure if he should use any of them.
"I haven't been too far off the base. I've really been to the Arctic, the surrounding desert, and back. So I really haven't seen much of Earth yet. I've been too busy... uh... doing this," said Dipper.
'You know' didn't really tell Rhinox much, but he had heard of Agent Fowler. The human had enough bearings to browbeat Optimus Prime, which considering their respective sizes alone was nothing to clear your vents at. The human was either very brave or breathtakingly stupid; Rhinox knew the two weren't mutually exclusive. He found himself looking forward to meeting Agent Fowler and seeing for himself.
"I'm supposed to do some urban patrol next deca-orn," Rhinox offered. Though perhaps calling Jasper 'urban' was overstating things a bit. "Do you want to come with me? Jazz prefers us to patrol in pairs anyway."
"Uh! S-sure! I can come with you! I'm not much a fighter, though. So I'm not too sure how good I'd be if C-Cons actually show up," said Dipper.
He still had a clear memory of last time he went out on patrol or more accurately, FOLLOWED Shadow out on patrol. They got ambushed and Dipper had the scrap, for the most part, kicked out of him. If it weren't for any of the training Bulkhead provided to him on how to deal with enemies several times the little engineer's size, Dipper was sure that he wasn't going to walk out of that one in one piece. Shadow had essentially threatened to weld him to the medbay floor should Dipper follow her out again.
Rhinox favored him with a smile. "So far the 'Cons have stayed away from the human settlements. I doubt they'll break that policy for the two of us." Camraderie floated through his field - a particular glyph shared between mechs not only of the same team, but of roughly similar - usually low - rank. It's a wry acknowledgement of their seemingly less important status and a promise on the sender's part to watch out for the receiver.
"Even if they do attack," he expounded, "I've got a lot of experience running interference for less heavily-armored partners. So I wouldn't worry too much."
"Well... uh... I'll try not to cause you any trouble," said Dipper.
His smile came across as being half nervous. He was excited about the prospect of getting to leave the base for a little while without anyone scolding him for anything. The last time he could recall where he left the base under good terms was when he went off to pick out an alt mode with Bee. Although, he has since been avoiding the brilliant yellow scout.
Rhinox checked his mental calendar. "In three rotationary cycles. Two in the afternoon, local time." He smiled, making the last connection on the light he was working on and slipping it back into place. "Is that convenient for you?"
"Well, uh I have to check up on the ground bridge connections again. First time I arrived here, we had some really bad groundbridge issues. I've been keeping an optic on them ever since," said Dipper, "If you want, you can join me?"
He wasn't sure if he was interrupting Rhinox's schedule or not. He hoped he wasn't.
Rhinox nodded to him. "Glad to. I had no idea the bridge had been having problems, it's always behaved when I've used it. I've been wanting an excuse to get a better look at its mechanisms, actually."
This was turning out to be an excellent day. He'd made a friend!
"Well... I've been looking after it so there's been nothing too recent. Sometimes we get a desert animal that likes to sneak in there sometimes. I usually have to move it to a new home," said Dipper.
Not that he minded moving small animals. Dipper liked them and enjoyed seeing them. He just didn't like seeing them in places where they could get hurt. He folded up the ladder and put it away before motioning Rhinox to follow him.
"It's usually hares that get in. I have to make sure they don't get fried," said Dipper, "Once I found a cat. Uh! don't worry! She made it out okay!"
Rhinox's optics widened in worry. Animals were getting into the groundbridge mechanisms? But they could be hurt!
"That's good to hear," he answered reassuringly. "After we service the groundbridge itself, let's put our cranial units together and see if we can't figure out a way to keep animals from getting in there in the first place."
This is Rhinox's determined face. He'd feel awful if something got in and was hurt because of it.
"Yeah. I think that would be a good idea. I... haven't been able to figure out how they're getting in yet. I've been sealing up the entrances as I find them. But they keep finding more. I'm almost tempted to put up a barrier around everything groundbridge," said Dipper.
He led Rhinox over to the access shaft Dipper typically used to check on all the connections. He pulled off the shaft covering.
"Now I-I dunno if you're going to fit in there or not. It's a tight squeeze," said Dipper.
"Maybe a fence?" Rhinox mused. "No, that wouldn't work. Anyway, it can't be visible from the outside of the base."
He kept musing until Dipper led him to the access hatch, and gave it a brief scan out of habit. "Well... I've squeezed through tighter," he said at last. "It won't be dignified, but I think I can get through." He grinned. "But just in case, I'd better go first. So you can jump on my head to push me through if it's necessary. Or run for help, worst case scenario."
With the care he'd learned over vorns of living in a ship that was built for mechs just a little smaller than he was, he stepped down onto the ladder leading downwards, and squeezed through step by step. His hips were a challenge, but with an oblique angling he managed to slip through. The edge scraped against his chest and back as he continued to descend, until his shoulders were the only hurdle left.
He stepped down toward the next rung, and found it just out of reach of his foot. He frowned, wiggled a bit, and glanced up at Dipper. "Could I get a push?"