Hangin' out [open]

[knight_light]

Who: Wing and anyone who wants to drop by (but especially aimed at those he promised to call and meet up with later)
Where: The Hub's bar and likely various other places around the city, feel free to say where you want to meet him.
When: All week.
What: Meeting up with anyone who wants to come have a drink with the knight.
Warnings: Drinking and anything others might bring.

Over the next week, Wing would be spending a lot of time in the bar, or meeting people in various places.  Some he promised to contact later the day he arrived, he would be calling each of them over the next few days, looking forward to meeting up with them and getting to know them.

Whether meeting in the bar, or coming across someone in the city, Wing was always one to greet the other with a grin.  Hello, Haven, come meet this derpy hippie knight.

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[happyclappyhippydrippy]

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

Drift was silent for a few minutes, turning Wing's words over in his head as they walked. As simple as they'd been, they struck deep.

"Thanks. I don't really... hear that sort of thing very often."

[knight_light]

Wing looked over at Drift, studying him a moment. "I'm sorry to hear that." As far as Wing was concerned, Drift deserved the praise.

They reached the Hub, and Wing turned Drift to head for the placed they started at. They'd meditated, and trained, and now Wing could approve of a bit of high-grade before shoving Drift off to get some much needed recharge

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

"Oh, no, don't be. I kind of expect it, you know?"

Honestly, Drift would probably rather go and recharge than sit around the Hub, but at the same time, he'd take any excuse to chat with Wing. He grabbed a seat and ordered himself something.

[knight_light]

"You shouldn't have to expect it." It...it upset Wing that this had been Drift's experience since leaving Crystal City. He understood that at least some of it had to be because Drift used to be a Decepticon, perhaps one easily recognized, but that did not mean he didn't deserve a chance.

Wing also ordered a drink. Nothing too strong, he didn't want to end up drunk...and would be keeping an optic on Drift to hopefully make sure he didn't either.*

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Thankfully, Drift wasn't in the mood for heavy drinking at this point. Just a little something to help him relax.

"Don't get me wrong, it isn't always like that. I've met good people over the years, made a few friends since I left Crystal City. Even reconnected with old ones. I wasn't always trusted, but the Autobots generally treated me better than the Decepticons ever did. At least to my face."

Kind of as an after thought, he tacks on "oh. Yeah. I guess I forgot to mention that I'd joined the Autobots. For a while."

[knight_light]

Good, Wing was hoping that would be the case. He studies his friend. "Only for a while?" What happened, Drift? You clearly aren't wearing their brand now.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

"It's a long story." A long story that he doesn't seem too eager to tell. "Doesn't really matter now. We're stuck here, and the war's over anyway."

[knight_light]

The war being over was good, but clearly things had not ended on a happy note for Drift. Wing rested a hand on the mech's shoulder, giving it a supportive squeeze. "Maybe you can tell me about it sometime." Not now, but hopefully Drift would be ready to tell him someday. "I'm glad we're both here." And he was. It was a second chance in more ways than one. He intended to make the most of it.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Drift gave Wing a playful nudge with his elbow, happy to change the subject. "As unusual as all of this is, I'm glad for it too. I'll try to be a little easier to manage this time around."

[knight_light]

Wing laughed, teasing back...partially. "You already are. You actually do as I tell you now." He nudged back, taking a sip of his fuel.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Drift chuckled and had a sip of his own drink. "I kind of listened before. You know, when I felt like it." He could have just slipped out of Crystal City at any time, after all.

[knight_light]

Yes, Wing knew this, but had been so sure Drift wouldn't leave...until he, ya know...did. Oi. "Mm-hmm, or when you had incentive to do so." You only stuck around to learn how to be better than the one who finally kicked your aft with seemingly little effort, at least he's pretty sure that's why. Good at killing/fighting, and couldn't even lay a hand on this "weak" not-Autobot.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

"I had a few reasons." Such as wanting to one up Wing, which never ever happened, and the fact that Crystal City was basically everything that Drift had ever wanted in life. "I think about it sometimes. About everything that happened back then, about how I could have done things differently."

[knight_light]

Wing looked at Drift. "But you didn't do things differently, and you can't now. Don't torment yourself with things you can't change, my friend. Live in the now, and right now you're sharing energon with me." He lightly bumps his shoulder to Drift's.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Drift gave Wing a small smile, leaning into his shoulder a bit before finishing off his energon. "You're right, I should learn to live in the moment. I'll work on that."

[knight_light]

"It'll take a lot of effort, it's not any easy thing to do, but I'll do what I can to help." Wing finished off his own cube and shifted to stand. "I think I'm about ready for some recharge." Well...not quite, but he knew Drift was, and didn't want to make his friend feel had had to stay up any later.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Drift stood up and stretched his back, feeling a little stiff after seven freaking hours of training. "Are you? You don't even look exhausted." Wing was right, though. Drift sure as hell was.

[knight_light]

Wing shrugged. "I don't have to be exhausted to be ready for some recharge." He shifted to head back towards their room.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Well, Drift really couldn't argue with that. He shrugged and followed, more than ready to make with the recharging.

[knight_light]

Wing was happy to drop onto her berth, graceful even in that everyday movement. He lets out a contented vent. "Rest well, Drift." It was something he said every night back in Crystal City, and has continued here, and he means it as much now as he did the.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Drift's usual response to that had been something along the lines of "get bent" or "yeah whatever" or "mmmmunngghh", but nowadays he was significantly less of a complete douchebag. It was such a simple statement, but it was something that he'd taken comfort in lately.

"You too." Drift wasn't quite so graceful when it came to hitting the berth, and he was out like a light in just a few minutes.