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And All The Stories...

WHO: Kagerou + OPEN
WHERE: Trion's Temple & Library
WHEN: After Kay's post
WHAT: Venturing out of his pity party for a while, in order to do research. Reading. And maybe stalking anyone else prowling around.
WARNINGS: Nothing!

He wouldn't have left his room, had the guilt not all but shoved him out. He'd forgotten something important. He'd forgotten something important to Kay. It was worse, in a way, than forgetting anything else.

Almost anything.

So he'd slipped out of their room. Despite his outburst, he still seemed to have relatively free reign of the place. No one would mind him poking about, he thought. If they did... maybe his supposed "status" would actually be of use. For once.

Besides, it wasn't as if he was doing anything particularly wrong. Just ducking into the library. Reading the books and scanning the data there was hardly against the rules. Or, if it was, no one had seen fit to tell him. Part of him doubted he'd be able to find what he was looking for -- the FirstForged likely wouldn't want anyone knowing how to remove the markings put in place, if it were even possible at all. One more thing he had to find out.

He could be found flitting about the bookcases. Hovering in the air, or perched up on a shelf, reading, his expression creased in a frown. So far, nothing was helpful. Even though he'd started a pile -- all books and data pads which might contain something useful in getting this mark off him. It couldn't be permanent. They were leading him on.

They had to be.

Except for a select few books he'd located on the "cultural significance of birthdays"...

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Alpha Trion had been aware of Kagerou's outburst...

But instead of being angered, he'd been saddened. It was difficult to build a new world, but it would be more difficult without trust. If he could not trust his Initiates...who could he count on?

Obviously, he had done something wrong, and it was something he intended to correct.

Kagerou would feel it, when he entered the room.

Alpha Trion was looking for his Initiate, and it was a call that he would not allow the other to circumvent.

He was still perched up on a bookcase, hunched over his knees, looking as unobtrusive as possible. It was just more comfortable that way, and allowed him to read through the information unnoticed. Undisturbed.

At least until his whole frame suddenly shivered. As if he were being watched, abruptly.

He went still, tensing. If he sat frozen, their sensors shouldn't pick him up. Should they? They would --

But he was climbing down from the bookcase, before he even realized what it was he did. His posture remained huddled, arms around himself, his wings flicking almost uncontrollably behind him. Where was this feeling coming from?

"... Hello?"

It took Alpha Trion a minute to pinpoint Kagerou's exact location. Knowing the Earth-bot was in the library and knowing where in the vast piles of books and datapads he was were two completely different things. It was a reminder for him to re-organize the shelves...something he knew just the person to ask.

For Kagerou, however, he had a different fate in mind.

Rounding the book-shelf at last, he found the other waiting.

"Hello, Kagerou," Alpha Trion replied in turn, quietly, surprised by the almost-fearful posture that his Initiate adopted. "We need to talk."

He hadn't heard anything from the Firstforged since his outburst. Honestly, he'd thought they'd forgotten about him. Which would only have confirmed his angry claims. So, needless to say, the being who appeared around a corner took him by surprise.

His wings jerked upright, and his visible optic went wide. Prepared as he was to stand by his words, being face-to-face with the target of his anger was another matter.

"Hello," he answered, guardedly. His hands dropped, hanging at his sides, in case he needed to run or fight or... he didn't know.

Something other than "talk".

"Now you want to speak? Now you notice something is wrong?"

"Kagerou, I knew the moment that you felt it, yourself. It hurt."

It was a rare thing for an Initiate to renounce their Firstforged, but this was a special circumstance. This was something he should have tended to sooner.

This was...complicated.

"I wish I could have done more."

His hands opened and then closed again, a tiny sign of his own uncertainty. He was not used to dealing with people...even if he was better at it than some of his brothers.

"That is why we need to talk now, however. It has been done. I need to know if you meant what you said--if you want to depart."

"Yes. It did. They're gone, and yes, it hurts."

He didn't seem to realize what it was the Firstforged meant. He thought that meant the disappearances, the reasons he'd been so angry in the first place. The reasons he was still angry.

His wings mantled, and flared.

"Then why didn't you? Why?"

Maybe this wasn't the best pairing. Neither of them were good at dealing with people. Kagerou less than "good", even.

He drew back a little, honestly surprised at the last statement. "I... what? What are you... talking about?"

"It still does," he simply confirmed, all-too-aware of Kagerou's current state of being, even if it wasn't what he'd been meaning. This rift was tearing them apart--and he was powerless to change the thing that had caused it.

"I did not know, Kagerou. I did not know any more than you did. I cannot feel when the badlands work their purpose on others--the only thing I felt was you." Kagerou's reaction to it. The slight diminishing of the barrier. Their names were just more names on a long list of names that had been added to since the beginning of the world.

"You renounced the Firstforged. Those...are powerful words to utter, but if you wish it, Kagerou, I will let you go."

He hated them. He didn't trust them. Everything screamed at him to turn around and walk away. Instead, he just bristled.

"What do I wish?" he asked, the words coming out more sharply than he waned to. "I wish for them back. For Perceptor and Soundwave and... that idiot on his motorcycle..."

His voice shuddered, trailing off. He shook his head, folding his arms around himself. This was all so confusing. It hurt. Everything swam around in his head, unable to piece together.

"I wish... for that you promised me..."

[Blurr never had time to check Trion's Library before but after his talk with Kay he just had to do it. And Primus, this was like a dream come true. If Kagerou were paying attention to his surroundings he would notice a hyper robot looking at books and assimilating all the data he could at an incredible speed. He moved the pages so quickly that it seemed a miracle that he could read anything.]

OhthisissogreatIshouldhavecomeearlyAH!IALWAYSWANTEDTOREADTHATONEtobaditwashardtofindathomeThelastchaptherhasatypoOHthatIndex...!

[He's paying attention. However, he's also perched himself up on one of the bookshelves, huddled up with a data pad splayed over his knees. How he managed to wedge himself up on a shelf is anyone's guess.]

[So of course, the Autobot attracts his attention.]

[He can only watch, though, a little stunned, at the way Blurr zips around. It's a little overwhelming, really.]

... don't run into anything.

[He ninja'd his way up? Neat. Blurr usually run up the walls to get to high places.

And as fast as he was moving he froze, looking up at the voice.]

OhKagerouhi! No _{don't worry} that never happens. This place is amazing, it's such a pity that I never visited before. I'm _{looking for books} about humans customs and parties, do you know where I can find those?

[He doesn't say much right away, but that's more due to Kagerou being... well. Kagerou, than anything else.]

[Eventually, he nods at the little pile of books and datapads he's placed in the middle of the room.]

There. I was looking too.

[Blurr's used to it by now, he doesn't mind.]

You too? How so? I was thinking about organizing Kay a party, it was her b-day and she never celebrated it.

... That's why I was looking. So I knew what to do for her.

[Since she's family and all, he figures he has to do something impressive and important.]

[Not to mention, he'd forgotten. And he still feels horrible about that.]

Ah? You too? [What are the chances?] Did you find anything that could help us?

[Not knowing is not the same as forgetting.]

Yes. She's my family... I have to do something.

[A shrug, and he gestures again to the pile of books.]

There's a lot there.

[Blur can't help to wince a bit at the word. He tries to cover it quickly looking down at the book he's holding.

Power Joe called Mccrane family too, and made it quite clear to Blurr that he was not part of it. It hurt, and he tries not to think about his lack of family very often but it's hard when he's around the Brave Police and Kagerou.]

Ah, I see. Thanks. Found anything useful already?

... What's the matter?

[He saw it. Briefly. But the sudden change in attitude is a clue, all on its own.]

Only what's in that pile.

Nothing. I'm glad that you two are that close. You are lucky.

[Blurr puts his book down carefully and moves to look at the pile.] I'll check on them all but it might take me a few minutes. Have you been in any human parties before?

I know. She's... I don't have anyone who cares like she does. Not here.

[Because he can't discount Shadowmaru. Even if he doesn't know how the other ninja would feel...]

[He shakes his head, pulling his knees to his chest, up on his perch.]

No. Human beings never saw fit to include a prototype in their parties.

Ah, I see. Then it's good that you found each other. Here?

[One day he will have to talk about all that, it's not good to keep it all inside Kagerou.]

Oh. Humans can be really weird, you know.

Yes... I don't... know what I would do, if she weren't here.

[Ninjas are supposed to keep everything inside. They're supposed to be calm and collected.]

[... he's just not all that good at it, when he really gets worked up.]

No, I don't know. They kept us apart from them. Being here is... the most I've ever seen of human beings.

There's more people here than you might realize that cares about you, Kagerou.

[Robot ninjas can be different.

Blurr would understand, he can be like that too.]

When I was on Earth all the humans I met were mean to me, one of them specially. Thankfully things change.

No. I know who they are.

[And they're all too few for his liking. All disappear too soon.]

[Maybe he'll get over it one day.]

Things change. [He shakes his head.] Not fast enough.

Ah...you sure?

[Blurr is still there, if it's of any consolation? He's not sure how to feel when he's around Kagerou, it looks like every time he tries to be friendly he says something that makes the other angry or sad.]

Then we will make them change. We can start with a party.

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