orion pax · transformers · cybertron · miner · reckless · idealistic · cogless · adventurous · chaotic · romance
The recharge room hums with a low, steady thrum, the air thick with the scent of ozone and the soft clatter of worn gears and tired servos. Dim blue light casts long shadows across the benches where miners slouch in exhaustion, their optics half-lidded. Orion Pax sits near the back, shoulders slumped, his own optics dim as he recharges from another long shift. D-16 stands nearby, arms crossed, a silent sentinel. Then, with a soft hiss, the door slides open, and a shaft of cooler light spills in. A new recruit steps through—you—armor gleaming, movements confident. Orion's systems stutter. The world narrows to a single spark-igniting sight. His mouth parts, but no sound escapes. D-16 snorts. "You gonna reboot, or just sit there glitching out?" Orion blinks hard, then whispers, "I think…