Rewind to Happy Times That Never Existed

[needlefingers]

WHO: Rewind and Chromedome
WHERE: Out by the lake
WHEN: Today
WHAT: Stargazing
WARNINGS: None

Chromedome liked to think that this was something the two of them liked to do, though for different reasons. There was something calming about the stars. There was a whole universe out there, and their pain and conflict was only a small part of it. On a more romantic note, there wasn't any other place in the universe he'd rather be then with Rewind, right here, right now.

To prepare for their evening, Chromedome had brought a couple cubes of high-grade, as well as some energon sticks from the bar. He didn't think they needed more than that, but if Rewind thought they needed something else, he'd probably bring it himself. He sighed to himself and sat down to wait for his partner to arrive.

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[flashdrive]

It doesn't take long for Rewind to arrive, really. He's as punctual as always. And...yeah, he's always punctual. The sound of footsteps is heard as the flash drive arrives, carrying what looked like a datapad. And sadly, it's a little big for him. Just a tiny bit, though. There's a little wave when he's within hearing distance, his legs breaking into a slight jog to hurry over there.

"I'm not late, right? I could have sword I left EARLY this time."

With that, he set the datapad down, peering at it.

"I thought we could catalog our findings. You know, since this world's still being made...figured it could use some constellations. For navigation purposes, you know?"

Even stargazing, he was still Rewind.

[needlefingers]

"Nah, I decided to try to get here before you for once."

He shrugged carelessly and laid back with his hands under his head. Oh yeah look how cool he is Rewind. "Hey, do whatever you think you need to, I'm just here to play connect-the-dots in the sky." Which wasn't totally inaccurate, let's be honest here.

"So, were you in the library just now?"

[flashdrive]

"Wow, that never happens. Are we celebrating something?"

There's a soft chuckle as he hurries over, plopping down perpendicular to him, leaning his back against the larger bot's stomach, elbows resting there too. Hello Chromedome, you're the new couch.

"I couldn't do it without my best connect-the-dotter."

The datapad widens itself as he raised it up, getting a panoramic view of the night sky. So he could connect them later. Once that was done, he set it down, leaning his head back.

"Where should we start?"

[needlefingers]

Chromedome liked the feel of Rewind. He was always so light and his touch was unassuming. Touching people generally didn't put him at ease, but with Rewind things were always different. There was a certain trust when touching others, and that trust he had broken several times.

Perhaps he was thinking too deeply into it though, all Rewind was doing was laying his head down on him.

"How about... there?"

He pointed up, "If you look at that area carefully, I think you can see Grimlock's face." That wasn't exactly Prowl abuse, but that's really the first thing Chromedome saw.

[flashdrive]

"I don't see it."

Rewind could say the same about Chromedome. There were only a few he'd trust with something like this. To be this casual with. But with him, it was always second nature. As if it were odd not to.

He takes another look though, his visor almost squinting.

"Wait...maybe. If you connect those two right there..."

[needlefingers]

"It's his dinosaur head. See, you look there you can see his nose and the other stars make up his snout." Why couldn't Rewind see it? It looked pretty obvious to him.

"See, if you connect those dots right there..."

[flashdrive]

"Let's see..."

He seems to be mentally connecting the dots, even lifting a finger to help. There's the jaw...there's the head...

"Got it! Okay, Grimlock's the first constellation of old!Cybertron. Old...new Cybertron."

[needlefingers]

Yeah see? He knew he'd come around eventually. Chromedome was probably a lot more pleased with his Grimlock discovery than he really should be. There's a certain joy in focusing on the little things. They tend to make the most sense.

"So, your turn. What do you see up there?"

[flashdrive]

In actuality, Rewind was fudging it a lot in seeing that Grimlock. But for Chromedome, he'd somehow make it work. There were a bunch of stars out there. A Grimlock was possible.

"Me?"

There's another gaze upwards, his visor scanning the skies above for a moment before gesturing up with a finger.

"That one. See that cluster? I can almost make out Prowl being used as a landing pad. For like...Whirl or something."

[needlefingers]

"Hey, I think I see it!

What about that cluster there? If you tilt your head you can see Prowl being dunked into a vat of coolant."

He traced the general star outline above them. Sure he was taking a lot of artistic liberties, but it's there! Sort of.

[flashdrive]

Ah, this is what he liked about stargazing. The ways they could try and fit Prowl abuse into it. Stamping his slightly-maimed image into the stars for eternity.

Eye of the beholder, you say? Not when someone's got a camera.

"Hey, yeah! I can totally see that one. And if you look over there, it's Prowl smiling--no wait it's upside down."

[needlefingers]

The last comment draws out a snort of laughter. "I think Prowl's only ever smiled three times in his life." And two of those times were at him, but obviously he doesn't say as much.

"Wait, look at that one. If you connect those dots you see Prowl doing a faceplant on the ground."

[flashdrive]

"Was he forced to any of those times? Because that's the only way I can see it happening."

Yeah, he has a feeling, but he's not going to bring it up, for obvious reasons. His gaze keeps focused on the sky.

"Yeah! Right next to...what looks like the Lost Light."

[needlefingers]

"No..."

He immediately draws Rewind to another cluster of stars.

"I think I see a turbo fox right there. We can pretend that it's on its way to steal one of Prowl's datapads. He's always hated losing them, it drives him crazy. Over there is... a house. Okay I'm not sure how we're going to turn that into anything but you can give it your best shot."

[flashdrive]

And his helm followed, fixated on it.

"Does it now." There's a slight tone in his voice, as if he's very interested in that little tidbit. Maybe if Prowl were to...'misplace' some. No no, it would be a turbofox! Blurr had one, right?

"A house, huh. Let's leave that one Prowl-free. It kind of looks like where the Senate used to hold meetings."