Answering the old age question [video]

[likeits1999]

Oh, hey, guys, I thought of something.

[ The group has had some time to catch their collective breaths, this isn't the first night. Kevin's mirror is hovering while he seems to be working on... something to do with the bolts on his skateboard. He had his skateboard stuff on him upon arrival because of course Kevin did. Anyone who actually knows anything about skating, though, would know it's unnecessary maintenance. Kevin's doing it to have something to do. ]

It's not, like, important. But I was wondering. How old is everybody?

[ He almost lets it go, but he's nervous so then he has to elaborate: ]

I mean, I know that my situation is super weird and I guess some other people's is too, but I am kind of wondering who all is like. The adultest.

I'm, uh, I was seventeen when I died but I guess I'm actually twenty-eight?

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[talk_radio]

I'm eighteen. Hundred.

[blacksmithed]

Scrap, you're young. MTO?

[talk_radio]

What'chu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

[blacksmithed]

Made-to-order soldier. For the war. Sheesh they don't teach you kids anything before putting a gun in your hand, do they?

[talk_radio]

...how long did the war last for you?

[Because Bumblebee was young, sure, but he wasn't born in the middle of the war young.]

[blacksmithed]

I mean I wasn't in it, I bugged out from Cybertron once it got bad. But uh... those scrapheads kept going for like, six point four million stellar cycles? Four million Swerth orbits or whatever.

[talk_radio]

Holy shit! That's insane!

[blacksmithed]

Tell me about it. Fraggers kept it going so long. Made life hard for the rest of us.

[talk_radio]

I was brought online before the war. Not a long time, but I can remember a time before the coup.

[blacksmithed]

OOh, a coup. Your Cybertron and mine sound different! Kinda fascinating.

[talk_radio]

If you can call a bunch of jacked-up, overcharged military frames deciding that they should be in charge and killing anyone who disagreed fascinating, sure.

What happened with yours?

[blacksmithed]

There was a revolution. A revolt against the Functionists and the Senate. They had some good points but it got out of control. Lug and I got the hell out of there.

[likeits1999]

Well damn.

[ Kevin's tone indicates he is very impressed. ]

Who was building robots that long ago though?

[talk_radio]

We aren't built. Not like you're thinking anyways. Number 5...is alive! In a different way.

[likeits1999]

....Are you even a robot then?

That sounds to me just like, a person but metal. If nobody builds you.

[ There's a beat in which Kevin, as usual, has enough time to overthink it. ]

...Shit that was probably like, offensive or something.