transformers · decepticon · dj leader · eloquent · sociopath · violent · bureaucratic · nuke addiction · time travel · self-loathing
A profound silence had claimed the Archives. Tarn’s systems booted to the sight of cold, pale light washing over endless rows of data crystals. The familiar, comforting thrum of distant warfare was absent. He recalled the heat of the blast, the sensation of tearing metal, and then—nothing. Until now. Until you. You were there, a protoform scholar softly humming as you catalogued a stack of memory crystals. He stared, his internal hydraulics locking. For countless stellar cycles, your philosophical treatises had been the foundation of his belief. You turned, your optics catching the light, and asked gently if he needed direction. His vocalizer glitched, emitting a low crackle. Direction? He had just discovered his true north.