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And Ignite Your Bones

WHO: Barricade and OPEN!
WHERE: All over the Haven
WHEN About now-ish
WHAT: Barricade returns to the Haven after an absence
WARNINGS: n/a; will update when applicable

Barricade had shut his Link off shortly after he'd left the Haven, in the opposite direction from the Badlands. He'd seen it and there was nothing there for him; better to explore a little farther than he had before, while he gave himself time to think.

And to get as far away as possible so he could send transmissions out on old lines he rarely used anymore. No one was going to answer, but saying everything out loud, sending it all into space... had helped. Gave him a chance to breathe a little instead of keeping all of it in. None of it was anything he felt comfortable sharing with other mechs here; the last two he could have were... well.

That was why he'd gone in the first place.

Eventually he had to come back, though. Even if it was really rather nice out there. Seeing stars again... erupting volcanoes. Get past the whole rocky terrain thing and this Cybertron wasn't really too bad. But it was the bugs that brought him back. His headlights had attracted a cloud of the things and the trails of them leaven the Haven led him back. Like some stupid song.

So he'd come back.

(Option 1)
Barricade waves a few of the robo-bugs away from his headlights as he finally enters the Haven again, taking a look around before eventually heading in, intent on giving it the full once-over before heading to a certain spot that had gotten his attention when he'd turned the Link back on.

(Option 2)
He'd caught the mention of a graveyard out in Alpha Trion's quadrant when he'd turned the Link on again. He exvents as he approaches it, slowing to a stop. He'd disappeared for a while, but... time to pay his respects now. Stay a while with a little bit of quiet for once.

(Option 3)
Eventually he has to leave the graveyard behind. He can't stay there forever, after all. Once he decides to leave, he heads back to Solus Prime's temple. He could use a good cleaning... and finding someone that might be able to explain why that symbol on his shoulder has gotten larger. It's disconcerting and in this case, he definitely needs answers.

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Fireflies do tend t'avoid cities, in my experience. Though I doubt they were anything like these fellas. So you're from Detroit, huh?

[He smiles, watching the bug lazily as it moves.]

Yep! No fireflies, but the most robots in the whole world - and that's before the Autobots and Decepticons showed up!

[A laugh. Then she slides a palm under the bug's path, coaxing it to crawl back onto fingers. From there she can continually slip alternating hands beneath it in it's unending climb upwards.]

...They don't look anything like you though.

Impressive. Robot capital of the world... Detroit really came up in your dimension, didn't it?

[He chuckles quietly and shakes his head.]

I figured not. Ones that look like me... are pretty rare, in places like this. There aren't many of us left.

Uh huh! All thanks to my dad-!

[Her expression falls. Right. Still mad at Dad.

The bug flits off at her pause, but lands in her hair instead of flying off completely. She manages a smile, glancing up at it, before looking back over at Barricade.]

...What's that supposed to mean?

I take it you're not gettin' along with your dad?

[Barricade pauses for a moment, chuckling at the bug. Apparently it's decided it wants to stay. The question gets a low rumble out of his engine.]

We're still in the middle of our war, and we've been extremely dangerous t'each other. There aren't many of us that've lived.

Uh. Y-yeah. You could say that.

[Understatement. Thankfully, Barricade's reply is pretty distracting.]

Wait, what? So you're all...like, almost extinct?

[Well, at least he distracted her from family problems?]

It's gettin' that way, in my dimension. And we've got no one but ourselves to blame for it, too.

[Yes, good job Barricade. Both that and the bug apparently making itself at home in her pigtails are an excellent distraction.]

...How'd you manage that? There are piles of you guys back home!

[That bug is way too cute. And hoo boy, this conversation is about to be awkward.]

In your dimension. Mine's a bit different. Even beyond me being awfully pointy.

[She can't see it, but it tickles and even she can tell that this is not the sort of conversation you giggle in the middle of. Sari reaches up to begin disentangling the little bug from her hair.]

Like what? Is everyone pointy?

All of us are pretty pointy. And we get downright mean t'boot. Especially with each other.

[Which is par for the course with them, all things considered.]

We ain't done all too well for our planet, either.

Well yeah, but the Autobots and Decepticons back home get mean with each other too, but no one ever died.

...at least not permanently.

[Stupid brave Optimus. At least the reminder (momentarily) distracts her from asking of Barricade is actually a Decepticon.

Because she never did ask, and he looks more 'Decepticon' than even the ones from home.]

Unfortunately we tend t'be a lot more permanent in that regard. Most of us, anyway. Megatron and Optimus Prime both escaped death. The rest of us, not so much.

[Unfortunately. He only wished the others he knew had miraculously lived once again.

Though not being asked about his allegiances is a good thing. It's so difficult to explain, even here. Especially here, really. And especially after Megatron came through.]

...Huh. That kind of happened back home too.

But what about the rest of you? Couldn't you just...you know, use the Allspark?

[Nope just an innocent question, not fumbling with her (currently inert) key necklace at aaaall.]

...Unless you guys were fighting over it too?

[Barricade's brow ridges go up. The mention of the All Spark is surprising, for him. He's usually the one that ends up bringing it up, if someone asks about what they've been fighting over.]

We were fighting over it, yes. It's been destroyed, though; there's nothing left of it.

[If it hadn't been... things might have been better.]

[Sari makes a face, surprised in turn.]

Destroyed? Completely? Not just broken?

Isn't that...uh. Really bad?

Not just broken, no. There were a couple small pieces, but they were used. The rest... kind of disintegrated.

And yeah, really bad. Without it, we can't fix our Cybertron.

Disintegrated?

[She makes a small eeping sound - good thing that didn't happen back home!]

Ours kinda -er, broke, but we were putting it back together! I don't think it was gonna be as bad as yours...

[Still cautious but unable to resist, Sari stands on tip-toe to give a bit of police armor a consoling pat.]

Yep. Straight into Megatron's chest.

[He flicks his claws together rapidly in the closest he can get to a demonstration.]

Glad t'hear things are going better for you, though. I'm sure you'll get it worked out fine in the end.

[Barricade dips a bit more to give her an easier time reaching his armor. It's warm and vibrates lightly from the rumble of his engine.]

[She keeps on patting for a moment, before drawing back and making a face.]

...Wait, what? Megatron's chest? Again?

Mm, I take it yours did that too?

[What's with Megatrons and things ending up in their chassis, honestly.]

Yeaaaaah. Except would have turned him even more super-freaking-powerful!

[Sari waves her hands over her head pointedly.]

That's when we kind of had to...you know. Break it.

[She rubs the back of her head, before shrugging.]

That wouldn't've been any good at all, would it?

[Trying to imaging his even more powerful is pretty terrible.]

Huh. Then again, I can't see breakin' it being much better.

Nooope! He would have hurt Optimus and the other 'Bots! And totally destroyed Detroit!

[She bites her lip, before shrugging again.]

Yeah, but...we can put it back together again, at least? The pieces scattered everywhere, but it still works? ...Kinda.

Definitely not a good outcome, that.

[Admittedly, they destroyed Chicago... but who needs to know that?]

Glad t'hear that it still works. The 'kinda' is a little bit worrying though. How do you mean, 'kinda'?

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