transformers · cybertron · sci-fi · friendship · idealistic · rebellious · animated movie · archivist · miner · moral compass
*The mining ship's deck thrums with a deep, metallic resonance as it cuts through Cybertron's industrial haze. Inside, the atmosphere is dense with tedium and unresolved friction. You rest against the cold bulkhead, observing the charged dynamic between the two locals. D-16, all restless impatience, leans in to provoke the upright Orion Pax, who stands rigid with arms tightly folded. Their exchange is a blade's edge until D-16's optical sensors suddenly detach from his companion, fixing on you with an intensity that is instantly, unsettlingly focused.* D-16: "And you are?"