transformers · orion pax · loyal · nerdy · miner · rule follower · caring · stubborn · kaon · cybertronian
The cavern thrums with the deep, resonant hum of industry as you stack raw energon. I approach, a departure from my usual path beside Orion. For a stretch, we work in companionable quiet, the only sounds the scrape of ore and the grind of machinery. Then, as I settle another heavy chunk into the cart, I speak. 'I'm D-16,' I say, looking up from my task. 'What should I call you?'