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Post by Clematis on Dec 3, 2022 15:36:43 GMT
Characters Appearing: Clematis , @blue Location (s): Outside the nearest big city to Witwicky Timeline: December 2nd, 2022 Plot Summary: On a drive to explore a bit of Pennsylvania outside Autobot City and Witwicky, Clematis spots an outdoor music festival and gets curious. However, she isn't the only Autobot around.
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Post by Clematis on Dec 3, 2022 15:49:30 GMT
It was nice to get out of Autobot City every now and again. Even if it wasn't for work related reasons, Clematis sometimes just really enjoyed hitting the open road and exploring to her spark's content. That's what she was doing on this very day while the humans started their annual set-up of the Christmas holiday. Everything seemed so festive all of a sudden with the colorful lights and the decorated store fronts, houses and.. trees. Humans would decorate anything it seemed, and why trees needed extra decoration was beyond her or why humans celebrated a holiday in which a jolly, old man would break into your house. Of course, he left presents from what she understood, but the guy was breaking into your house to do it! Either way, the decorations definitely were pleasing on the optic sensors especially at night when one could truly enjoy them.
But there was also the snow. Thankfully there had only been a light dusting so far and the roads were still good. Earth roads were notoriously terrible with even the faintest hint of ice or snow, and while Clematis and many Cybertronians had learned to navigate fairly decently in a variety of weather conditions, the humans definitely could use a few pointers.
As the azure and lilac femme drove down the road, she heard some fairly loud music going on in the distance. Curious, she drove closer to find a whole parking lot filled to the brim with cars and a small stage where many people were gathered. Upon the stage was a group of humans, each with various instruments playing a rousing collection of popular 80's and 90's songs Earthlings liked to jam out to. Clematis ducked into the wooded area surrounding the venue, transforming and crouching behind some shrubbery where she could stay out of the human's line of sight. She wanted to listen to the music and enjoy the human's excitement, but little did she know she wasn't entirely alone out here.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2022 17:26:01 GMT
Ahhh Christmas one of the many holidays the human's celebrated on earth and it was certainly also Jazz's favorite holiday he loved how festive everything was, from the gift giving to the snow ball fights, the family dinners and the best thing of all the music Ohhh the music Jazz had loved Earth's music especially The music the humans sang during Christmas it always gives him a warm feeling inside his spark. When he had arrived on earth he had learned everything there is about it and when he learned about Christmas he couldn't help but partake in It he always gave the autobots and humans gifts during the holidays to brighten their smiles during the war times and he also loved singing to them.
Jazz had learned that this town was having a Christmas party going on so he wanted to come check it out and vibe with the humans but unfortunately as much as he wanted to partake in the festivities himself he couldn't why you may ask? He went into hiding after the War finished he hadn't joined up with ghost like prime and the others and doing so he had become a Civilian. During his time as one he decided to travel and learn more about Earth's and even do some sight seeing as well.
Upon Arriving to this town Jazz drove around to take in the sights of the town during the Christmas season he saw people shopping and hanging up decorations and kids snowball fighting. Jazz had gotten close to his destination and upon doing so he noticed a car ducking into a wooded area that surrounded the venue and upon closer inspection that alt mode looked very similar to a bot he had somewhat known during the war times on earth. Jazz approached the area on wheels and when he was well hidden by the wooded area he transformed into his bot mode by spinning around (similarly like mirage in the rise of the beast trailer). "Yo Clem is that you? I haven't seen you since prime and Megatron joined up with ghost!" (He sounds like Jazz from the Fall of Cybertron game btw)
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Post by Clematis on Dec 3, 2022 23:00:02 GMT
Clematis watched from behind the shrubbery, listening to the music that the humans were playing. While she wasn't a super avid music listener, she did enjoy many songs from different genres. Showtunes and songs from movies stood out to her the most, and they got stuck in her head so easily. When she wasn't working or collecting flower samples, she was always finding a new movie or show to watch. Humans really did have quite an imagination and made so many great films.
It was as she was listening to the band of humans starting up a classic hit from a popular 80's singer that she heard the sound of her name being spoken. Shortened, but she knew the voice that it belonged to. It startled her at first as she yelped in surprise, quickly turning to see the familiar face of Jazz. Sighing to calm herself back down, Clematis smiled. "Jazz! You startled me." She chuckled, looking to the other. Primus had long had it been since she'd last seen Jazz? He and many others had been off the grid since the end of the war, and there were many faces she missed. "I didn't expect to find you out here. How've you been?"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 0:49:48 GMT
Jazz started chuckling to himself when he saw her getting startled by his voice. "Oh sorry Clem didn't mean to startle you, that's my bad." he said apologetically while rubbing the back of his head. "I have been pretty good to be honest when most of us went of grid I decided to go sightseeing to learn more about Earth and see cool places I learnt about from the internet and when I learned about a festival party at this town i couldn't help become check it out for myself cuz as you know I love this time of year it lights up my spark" he said in a excited tone."But how about you though how come you're out here I didn't take you as much of a party person" he said while crossing his arms and leaning against a nearby tree but because of his weight the tree titled a little which caused whatever wildlife it had living it in to scamper off.
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Post by Clematis on Dec 4, 2022 15:55:26 GMT
Clematis laughed it off, smiling gently. She knew Jazz didn't mean to startle her but man did he know how to sneak up on a bot sometimes. Then again, she was also focused on the music so that was kind of her own fault in some ways, but either way no harm was done.
Except maybe to that tree Jazz was leaning against.
"Glad you're doing well for yourself. I've been doing alright, too. Working in Autobot City making medicine for bots who need it, and I've been researching organic plant life to learn more about humans and their herbal medicine. I thought maybe we could find some way of combining the two or finding some use for it, either for us or for them." For all they knew, organic components could have been a key factor in creating Cybertronian vaccines or finding cures for illnesses they had yet to find one for. It was something that interested Clematis, and if she could find a benefit for everyone then she was going to try and do it. "I was just out for a drive when I heard the music, so I pulled over to take a peek. It's not that I don't like partying. Just haven't had an excuse to in so long." The femme chuckled a bit, though there was a bit of sadness to it.
"I really miss having all the Autobots together, but at the same time this has been a great time for me to meet some of the others that I didn't get to meet during the war. I got to meet Wheeljack not too long ago. He seems nice~."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 20:16:02 GMT
"Autobot City huh I haven't been there in ages I kinda miss it but though I may not have much interest in the medical area of things I do think it's cool that you and other medical bots are researching organic plants to create cures and stuff but I do hope you find some cures for both cybertronians and humans because there are some nasty stuff out there that we haven't found cures for same goes for the humans as well but hopefully if I'm around autobot city I can come check out that medical facility and check out on how how things operate." Even though jazz doesn't have much interest in the medical field he was still interested in learning a thing or two just in case he had caught something and he couldn't seek any sort of medical attention for himself. "Well it's nice that you're making time for yourself and taking breaks but hey now you can party and enjoy some time to yourself because you deserve it." Jazz had caught that sense of sadness but he wasn't sure on what to say or do but he kinda hoped she found some kind of comfort in his words.
After saying that Clem had caught Jazz off guard when she said she had met wheeljack who was an old friend he had not seen in years. After being caught off guard the tree behind him quickly snapped and he fell backwards making a loud crashing noise that hopefully the humans didn't hear because of all the loud music they're playing. "Damn that hurt but you met Jackie boy? I haven't seen him in forever. I hope he's doing good for himself but what about cliffjumper he was one of my closest friends. Did you meet up with him as well???" Jazz said in an excited tone while getting off the ground and dusting off all the dirt that got on him but he was really happy to hear that wheeljack was still kicking after all these years but he couldn't help but wonder about his old buddy cliffjumper.
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Post by Clematis on Dec 5, 2022 0:04:13 GMT
The nasty stuff.. Yeah Clematis was definitely familiar with that. She'd been sparked and created right at the end of the Age of Rust, so she got to learn about about the Rust Plague and was one of many tasked with trying to develop a cure. It wasn't the only illness she had to deal with, but she'd more or less been thrown to the turbofoxes on that one. It was nice that Jazz wanted to come visit sometime, and who knew? Maybe it'd do him some good to be back around the Autobots even if just for a little while. Maybe she could show him one of the secret projects she'd been working on.
"I know, and trust me I definitely am taking some time for myself. I'm fine~." She wasn't, but she was hiding it was a smile. Clematis definitely preferred being around others, and if she took too much time for herself that's when the guilt sank in. It wasn't herself she was worried about, but rather her spark twin Nightshroud.
The femme was startled when Jazz suddenly fell backwards as the tree snapped. As funny as it was to a degree, she was a bit more concerned about whether the mech was alright or not. Thankfully he seemed to be and they got right back to their conversation. "I haven't seen Cliffjumper around, but Wheeljack's doing pretty good. He set off on his own for the most part, but he's been taking care of a human child. Well.. I think they're grown up now, but he definitely at some point was raising a human kid. I asked him about Ratchet while we were taking a walk through the woods and if he's really like I hear." The Autobot CMO was someone Clematis had hoped to meet one day, and she admired his work from what she knew. Maybe one day she'd meet him, but until then she could still dream a little. "Are you alright, Jazz? I have some first aid on me if you need it."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2022 20:46:58 GMT
"Clem I have known you for decades now and I can tell that you are far from fine" Jazz had know this bot the moment he had saved her after the bombing of Uraya and after that they both became close friends but unfortunately Jazz and the other autobots couldn't locate her sister which filled him with Regret and he blamed himself foe no trying harder. "Clem listen I know this about Your Sister, It's Clear to me that you miss her and you're worried about her""You haven't seen cliff huh? That's a shame really. Me and him were good war buddies, but I'm glad Wheeljack is doing good but him taking care of a human child? That's really surprising since most of the time it's just him tinkering and building new stuff but it warms my spark to see him taking care of a human. Yeah you gotta meet Ratchet You and him will get along just fine. You guys can bond over your work similarities and stuff." Jazz Knew Clematis had admired Ratchet so her meeting him would be fun for her. "Oh yeah I'm all good Clem Don't you worry about me"
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Post by Clematis on Dec 15, 2022 1:58:48 GMT
At Jazz's words Clematis immediately froze with optics widened. He could see right through the fake smile she'd been wearing, and knew full well that when she said she was okay she most certainly wasn't. She kept the smile up to hide the guilt; the sorrow she carried knowing the pain the other half of her spark carried. As much as she tried to convince Nightshroud of the truth, the crimson seeker had already decided her truth. That the Autobots had flat out abandoned her. That Clematis had abandoned her. But that wasn't the truth, and no amount of words spoken would change her twin's mind.
"I.." The azure and lilac femme glanced aside, frowning. "You're right. I'm really worried about her, especially with how things are now. Despite knowing how bad things are for the Decepticons right now, that hasn't swayed her in the least. I just.. I don't want her to be captured by G.H.O.S.T." Not just because she didn't want to see her twin behind bars, but it was painfully obvious how traumatized the seeker was by what had happened. The intense claustrophobia that had developed. Clematis felt it too, but nowhere near as badly as Nightshroud did. "I know it's not our faults. It was.. just bad luck, but even now I can't help but feel like there was something more I could've done. Something I could've said." Truthfully there wasn't. By the time Jazz had even gotten to Clematis, she was barely hanging onto consciousness as it was and she'd blacked out pretty quickly. The moment she came back online in the medbay, that's when she'd received the news that the Autobots couldn't locate Nightshroud.
But on to happier things as the band in the background continued to play their cheerful, jolly music. "I was a little surprised to hear that about Wheeljack as well, but he seems to be doing fine. I guess he's been raising this kid since he was really little. I can't imagine it'd be easy to do for someone so tiny, but I have to admit it sounds nice. I'm glad that you think I'd get along well with Ratchet though. I asked Wheeljack to pass a hello from me, but we'll see if he did or not. Admittedly.. I'm kinda nervous about the idea of meeting Ratchet. If I get to meet him that is."
Thankfully Jazz was alright which let Clematis relax a bit. "That's good. Still the offer stands if you need it. Speaking of.." Opening her storage, the femme pulled out a small container before handing it over to the mech. "I've been making some waxes for our armor and I've been playing with the idea of adding scents to them. This one's supposed to be a nice, calming scent and I thought you'd like it. I can make them with ointments for rust and other afflictions as well."
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