#mouse rambles

these guys are 30 today!

(i am shaking her around like a jar of marbles SHE IS SO PRETTY-) So, I have been playing this game nonstop for weeks and holy shit it has a chokehold on me. I could go on and on about how much i love each of the character designs- but one of the story characters that currently has a grip on me has to be simon. THE WAY THIS MAN SMILES AT THE MC GOT ME BY THE THROAT LIKE SIR WHAT IS THIS FACE!?

Those eyes bro. the way he looks at them.

I fear if he stares at them any longer the wind could knock him over. a wasp could sting this man, and he'd still be locked in on mc's smile.

Knee deep in the transformers autism, I can't help but wonder what would happen if the TFP group was found by like an Autobot ship or something, and then proceed to get put on mandatory sick leave because they're all in varying states of starvation due to low resources, and the team has to cope with suddenly taking a backseat and having to let other Autobots take on the Decepticons after handling it alone for so long.

Like, Optimus is losing his mind because the ship captain and generals keep shooing him out of meetings and telling him to just relax. Ratchet huffing and pouting because the medical staff insist that he stop limiting his Energon intake because he no longer 'needs' to go without to make sure there's enough. Arcee goes stir crazy when she's not allowed to go on patrols and is ordered to focus on recovering. Bumblebee is frazzled when he finds fellow scouts who are all fascinated by him and wanna be friends. Bulkhead has a crisis because if he's not breaking stuff, he's just useless, right?

Bonus points if cybertronians actually have a wide variety of foods, and when poor Op has a near meltdown in the cafeteria because choosing from so many options after only having plain liquid Energon is overwhelming as heck, the humans realize just how rough their bots have had it. Raf and June panicking during the mandatory medical exam when the doctors ordered immediate bed rest and an IV for Ratchet because he restricted his Energon intake so much his systems have started shutting down.

The Autobots being given the equivalent of small hotel rooms on the ship and feeling awkward in the space. Not knowing what to do with their own kitchen, being surprised by the inclusion of personal washracks, and the beds being far too soft after recharging on metal slabs.

Bonus x2 if the bots try to sleep in separate quarters, but the rapid changes leave them stressed and unable to rest. It starts with Bumblebee carrying a yawning Raf up to Ratchet's door and knocking timidly. IV hooked up to his arm, Ratchet sighs when he sees them and ushers the scout in. Then Arcee shows up with Jack in tow. She was just worried about Ratchet, she's just here to check on him!

Sure thing, he says, patting the couch on the side that isn't taken up by a sleepy Bumblebee. Bulkhead finds them cuddling on the couch, and Miko very quickly joins her human friends in curling up on Ratchet's chest. By the time Optimus sheepishly appears, everyone is in a half-asleep daze. That's how they're found the next morning; a medic checking in on Ratchet finds the entire team in a big cuddle pile on the floor in front of the couch. They smile fondly, check on his IV, then leave the exhausted team to rest.

Because Primus knows they've earned it.

first there’s the embarrassment: being the “old friend from way back when” that got left behind. Matt’s realization that Jay could make friends with people other than him. the humiliation of Jay being proven right— he really would be better off without Matt. this is obviously not the case, as we come to realize almost right away. (i could speak a TON about how on first glance, their dynamic appears to be that Matt is “holding Jay back” when in reality Jay is 1000% just as helpless and lost without Matt as Matt is without him. but that’s another post entirely lol.) not to mention that Jay didn’t even become famous organically, it was matt who planted the idea in his head. BUT from Matt’s incredibly insecure perspective in the moment, it truly seems like the only thing that was keeping Jay from finding success was Matt’s insistence on achieving their Ultimate Goal of playing the rivoli.

then there’s probably the anger: Matt’s still reeling from Jay’s confession to him in their old apartment. being faced with the reality that Jay wanted to escape, that he momentarily viewed Matt as a burden instead of a partner in crime. how is it possible that we’ve attempted a million different schemes to play the rivoli but a few simple notes played on the piano is enough to propel Jay into mega-stardom? isn’t there enough room for the two of us? what’s so wrong with me that i can’t have that adoration and fame too? it’s not fair :(

and then, most importantly, on top of those emotions is the fundamental horror of believing that your best friend’s mind has been erased. seventeen years of friendship and adventure, all that time together just gone. and you’re begging and pleading your friend to come to his senses. to remember you because he’s the only real thing you have to hold onto in this world and you’re not even sure if you know how to exist without him by your side. to recognize you as his best friend and see the warmth and love return to his eyes but there’s just. nothing there. he wants nothing to do with you. and you have to go home to a quiet, empty house (i’m assuming the blackberry boys stayed out enjoying the after party lol) and be alone with your thoughts.

Do gou have a height chart or something to compare e them to another bot, so we can get an idea of their height?

THANK YOU SM! Houston is my lil shuttle!

Tras un largo paseo se propuso descansar un rato, disfrutando de uno de los mayores placeres que hay.