mlev. An Autobot City Apartment Lounge. Reasons to Stay

[mylittleeek]

Windcharger: *as he comes into the common lounge in their apartment building* Hey, Gears. Have you seen the latest episode of 'Idiots Eating Stupid Things'?

Gears: Yeah, it was one of the worst things I've ever seen.

Windcharger: I can agree with that. What was the absolute worst show you've seen?

Gears: *names it*

Windcharger: *wince* >.o Oh, yeah. THAT was pretty bad.

Gears: You better believe it.

Windcharger: Were there any shows you DID like?

Gears: *thinks about that* You remember the one on Cybertron about the turbo fox?

Windcharger: Yeah, I think so.

Gears: I liked that one.

Windcharger: *remembers the premise of that* Huh. *NOT what he would have thought Gears would have liked*

Gears: What did you like?

Windcharger: *uses his magnets to lift one of the couches in the lounge* I liked the shows about the heroes doing daring deeds. . . . You know, we laugh at humans' weird TV shows, when ours weren't that different before the war.

Gears: Yeah.

Windcharger: *puts the couch down and sits down on it* We've been able to go back to Cybertron for a while. Why haven't you ever asked Optimus for a transfer back?

Kia: *runs in and dives for Gears* Hug attack ninja!

Gears: *frowns as he looks thoughtful* Ack! *hug ninja attacked*

Kia: *much cuddling as she happily chatters*

Gears: *gets over the shock of the attack and smiles* *looks at Windcharger* I guess I've gotten too used to the things I can find here to really want to act on going home. . . . Don't tell anyone, but I'd miss Earth just as much as I do Cybertron these days.

Kia: *looks up with those big eyes, but she doesn't interrupt what the older bots are saying*

Gears: *smiles down at her*

Windcharger: *surprised to see the normally grouchy mech smiling* *did someone steal his personality chip again?*

Gears: *hugs her back* You're all right, Kia. How was your day today?

Kia: *little wiggle* Rumble's still napping and Ratchet and Danny are too. Other than that, and me seeing Sideswipe's monster killing game, it's been really nice.

Gears: Sounds like it's been pretty quiet. *just how he likes it* Not that 'Sanctum' game he likes so much? *doesn't understand that game*

Kia: No. This time he was actually playing something else. There was a HUGE chompy monster chasing a train. *hides her face for a moment*

Gears: He always likes 'em violent, whatever they are. *shake his head and pats her on the back*

Windcharger: *wondering who the guy in Gears' body is*

Kia: *perks* I have a new game. And this one hasn't got a pony in it.

Gears: Oh? *maybe he can actually get interested in this one*

Windcharger: *it certainly SOUNDS like Gears*

Kia: *gets out her datapad* Yes. It's math!

Gears: Ah. *not something he's a fan of, but he's glad she's interested in something*

Windcharger: >.o *math*

Kia: See? It's called '2048'. *starts explaining the game*

Windcharger: . . . That actually doesn't sound too bad.

Gears: *shakes his head, agreeing with Windcharger*

Kia: *gets game going, and then holds it so that her friends can see the screen and advise her if they want to*

Gears: Move it down.

Windcharger: Wouldn't it be better to move it up?

Kia: *studies the screen and calculates rapidly* No. I think down is better.

Windcharger: 0_o? Why do you think that?

Kia: *explains. She's not quite as in depth as Perceptor would have been*

Gears: *blinks at her explanation*

Windcharger: *kinda sorry he asked, but he's not going to say it out loud!*

Kia: *finishes and looks from one to the other*

Gears: Down it is, then. Right, Windcharger?

Windcharger: Oh, yeah, totally.

Kia: *happily makes the move*

Windcharger: *exchanges a glance with Gears* *what just happened?*

Gears: *shrug* *looks back to the screen of the datapad*

Windcharger: *shakes his head*

Gears: *watches as she continues playing* *gives helpful--or maybe not so helpful hints along the way*

Windcharger: *his help often contradicts Gears'*

Kia: *so happy to be playing with guys she loves as uncles*

Gears and Windcharger: *said uncles are so caught up in the simplicity of the complex game that they don't really notice anything other than the game*



((co-written with random_xtras))