Fireside Chats with TC Episode ???
“Oh yes, this is what a photonic crystal looks like. Give me a minute...”
On livestream, Thundercracker unhinges yres lower jaw, and yres maw grinders, shredders, and denta all relax and widen, yres throat cables expand and there’s a deep rattling noise. Maw lubricant drips out.
*Shlooorrrp*
HOoooorK.
TC slides out a lavender-tinged crystal out of yres maw. Yre maw parts all fold back and contract back into yre face-plates into yre usual socializing form.
The palm sized crystal is held by TC to the light, it shines like an amethyst lit by starlight. Yre optics are zoomed out, as though yres is examining it like a jeweler with a loupe.
“Lighter grade of dark energon, also known as purple or the blood of Unicron. Symbolizes the hunger of the spark that created it. Only grade of energon that can store spark energy or awaken one of the Undying. Rare, and only gifted to flock members. Found only in the energon circulatory system that coils around the spark chamber.”
Thundercracker pops open yres grubpit and stashes the crystal in there.
There’s dog barking and yre massive hand, holds up a very excited and wriggly dogmech.
“And of course, here’s Buster! She’s very excited to see all of you!”
Her tail lashes excitedly against TC’s wrist and embedded in her forehead is a small dark purple gem.
“So Buster here, doesn’t have a spark.
But! She’s still part of the flock.”
Thundercracker pets her right on the helm.
“And every day right when she goes off to recharge, her consciousness gets sent to the soul-cloud for backup! If something happened to this frame, I can still bring her back.”
Thundercracker holds up Buster to yre face-plates, for a good nuzzle.
