Cybertronians and their human pets
Chat forums edition
Because the trope where humans are kept as exotic pets is just too hot hilarious. Probably will flesh these out into actual scenarios with various bots/put real art into the mix but hereβs some tism for now.
I havenβt solidly assigned any of the usernames to who the corresponding bot is but obviously have my own ideas as to who is who. It would be hilarious to hear your takes.
Some NSFW at the end because I canβt help myself.
Welfare
I canβt decide whether we would be seen as extremely hardy like cockroaches or dramatic and they blink and weβre justβ¦
I personally think weβd be a weird mix of the two. Humans are hardy and very adaptable to their environments. Probably fairly easy to keep alive but pet owners can also be unbelievably stupid.
Pets>exotic>humans>welfare
BigBlaster: Hey guys. Just wanted to share that I may have dropped my human when I took them out to clean. Thought they were dead but apparently theyβre fine. They broke 14 bones but the vet said theyβll recover.
Wingding00: Get better soon little guy. I went on a mission for a deca-cycle and forgot to leave any water. They were fine though. Came back and found them licking condensation off their tank. Oops.
Revmaxxer: Remember to cup them next time. Easy to forget how fast they are. Mines went missing and I found it an orbital later in a vent. They were shaken up for a while but hey, thought for sure they were gone.
SquishySential09: What the pit. Mines got stuck upside down in the corner of their tank for only a rotation and they were dead. My luckβ¦
XxxSparkEaterxxX: I feel you. Mines managed to gets its servos on energon somehow. It was brutal.
NutsNbolts: Pls donβt laugh it was really traumatising. I dropped the tank on mine when moving it to clean. RIP little guy:(
AFTerparty: oxygen tank turned off. Literally was gone a nanosecond. Smh.
*the rest of the thread is a mix of outrage and other bots sharing the ridiculous ways their humans have managed to escape or die. Many of the entries become memes.*
Psychological reactions
On the other hand we have very intense needs which would be almost impossible to meet. Humans arenβt meant to live in captivity and quickly succumb to zoochosis and it would be near impossible to keep a happy/thriving human. I think the only work around is to provide lots of interaction and stimulus to where the human doesnβt register being a captive daily (but good luck with that)
Pets>exotic>humans>behavioural
AxelGind: so Iβve had my human for a oribtal now. First days were great. They were exploring and playing with me lots. They seemed to sleep more and move less as time went on so I tried to remove them from their nest. It BIT me? Itβs never done that but now every time I even try to get near it itβs crouching low and growling at me showing its little denta. Think i might need to rehome if this continues :(
SquishySentinal09: I put a mirror in for mine. Now all it does is rock in front of it chirping all day. It started pulled out its head fur and scratching itself so the vet gave me padded gloves to strap on its servos
MegaPrime69: What are you guys even doing? I take mine everywhere with me and itβs fine? Theyβre just a little guy. Itβs always the owner not the petβ¦
SpikeSwinger: Slag off. Mines keeps trying to secure its blankets to the bars and offline itself. Glass enclosure is a savour
SpikeSwinger: Ok so itβs been a deca-cycle. Kept banging their helm on the glass. Bought padding. ~Vent~β¦
WheelinDealin: At least yours doesnβt urinate on EVERYTHING. My whole berth stinks. Theyβre staring at me while they do it. I swear theyβre doing it on purpose >:(
Pet outfits.
I love to think thereβs a spectrum of pets kept with no clothing because itβs simply not seen as necessary, to pets given cute outfits to show how much their owners care about them, to owners who absolutely dress their humans up in the most ridiculous outfits they can find for the memes.
Pets>exotic>humans>coverings
MegaPrime69: as a responsible pet owner i would never dress my pet up. Their body systems self regulate and they need full range of motion. Remember, theyβre a living thing and not a toy.
RedRevs: Yeah so anyway, look how cute my little one looks. I got tiny custom armour made for them in my colours. Theyβre a little me!!!
SpikeSwinger: Mines is definitely plotting how to bite through my wiring but look! Theyβre a little energon cube! Heh heh heh
Revmaxxer: they look uncomfortable. They canβt even move their armsβ¦Arenβt you the same bot who said his human was trying to offline themselves the other day?β¦
Spike Swinger: β¦slag off
Revmaxxer: I hope it chews on your spark while you sleep
Enrichment
Humans are a paradox. We hate being bored but we crave routine. We enjoy games and play but as soon as it feels forced or condescending we donβt. Weβre also kind of trolls. I see us being a bit like cats in the sense that I donβt care you bought you most expensive human toy you could find, this spare coil is much more interesting. Look i can ping it across the room! Weβd also be all up in their business whether they like it or not.
Pets>exotic>humans>Enrichment
SpeedyStreak: thatβs it Iβm not buying even one more toy for my human. I just spent my last pay check on a climbing frame and theyβve set up a ramp in the corner and are surfing the metal sheet from the box down it.
AFTerparty: I feel you. I bought them a big container to swim in. Every time I put them in it theyβre just holding their breath and letting themselves sink to the bottom. They stare at me until I take them out. Their face turned blue one time and they just sat there.
RedRevs: Mines loves my data pad. Every report is covered in doodles and their footprints. I canβt get any work done because theyβre just always standing on it. I have a report due tomorrow. Pray for me.
SquishySentinal09: Have you considered getting them their own one? Seems like an obvious solution
RedRevs: Yes,owll They refyyyyyuse to use it. Theyβre standing on mine as typee thios nowwpppp
MegaPrime69: Iβm telling you guys. I literally just take mine everywhere. Never had even one problem.
Food
I cant see cybertronians having a great sense of taste. I do however think they would be able to understand from our biology and evolution that we love sugar. This leads to bland, gross nutritional food and lots of yummy treats and Iβm sure you can see where the problems would arise.
Pets>exotic>humans>nutrition
WheelinDealin: posting here again because I donβt know what to do and nothing is working. Theyβre still refusing to eat. Help.
XxxSparkEaterxxX: Mines had this issue so I just give them lots of those treat tubes. Look how happy this guy is.
WingDing00: β¦that human is morbidly obese. Youβre going to kill it
XxxSpikeEaterxxX: Donβt be rude! Youβre going to hurt their feelings. Iβd know if my pet was unhappy or ill and theyβre always smiling and reaching for me.
WingDing00: Humans canβt read dumbaft. Of course itβs happy, youβre stuffing them with sucrose.
GoldenBlaze: Ignore those guys. Just hold it down and force the pellets into their mouth. You need to cover their nose and mouth to make them swallow though.
WheelinDealin: β¦I think Iβll just try a different brandβ¦again ~vent~
AxelGrind: Yeah definitely ignore those guys. No more treats for me. Mines turned feral. Woke up to them out of their cage and tearing everything on my desk apart looking for them.
Habitat
As with any pet care, I think the enclosures that they would use would drastically vary dependant on income, education, and unfortunately how much they care. On one end of the spectrum youβd have large terrariums with multiple biomes, programmable weather, and access to running water. On the other end of the spectrum youβd have the equivalent of a goldfish bowl with some cloths and soft things dumped inside. Generally I think bars would be avoided by even bad owners because theyβre too easy for us to escape from or shove our heads through and get stuck.
Pets>exotic>humans>Enclosures
MegaPrime69: Set a rainstorm to go off last night. I didnβt know they liked the rain so much. Iβve attached a clip.
AxelGrind: Aw. It looks like theyβre dancing:3
SpinnyBlade: Look at mines. Itβs pressing its face up against the wall hee hee
WingDing00: Um. is it inside an energon cube? Thatβsβ¦
SpinnyBlade: Oh sorry. Let me just wade through my giant stockpile of shanix so I can buy a whole planet to put it on. Youβre right.
WingDing00: Hereβs a link to a cheap one
SpinnyBlade: hereβs a link to all the bots that asked you slagger
Sentience
I imagine thereβs a growing group of bots trying to argue against human pet keeping and protest that theyβre sentient creatures. Theyβre not taken very seriously and most bots shut them down by saying they just want to frag them. I imagine itβs a hot topic though. Thereβs definitely bots who like to touch and frag their humans. Probably more closeted than they would ever guess. Thereβs probably sites dedicated to it that keep getting shut down.
Pets>exotic>humans>News
SpeedyStreak: ayo. Anyone see the article yesterday about the bot found fragging his human? Heard he was charged.
BigBlaster: Yikes. I heard at work today thereβs a bot trying to declare his his conjunx. Some bolts loose in the helm I think
RedRevs: Donβt offline me but to be fair, sometimes when mines looks at me itβs a bit uncanny. Wouldnβt be surprised if laws change in a long time.
BigBlaster: Iβm calling the troopers. Nasty aft.
RedRevs: IM NOT FRAGGING MY HUMAN IM JUST SAYING. You canβt say they donβt seem to have quite a lot of intelligence. I swear mines is trying to copy the words I say
BigBlaster: They said theyβre on their way to arrest you right now and put you in jail forever
NutsNBolts: not saying I agree with you red, but I put something over their enclosure when I frag myself ngl. The staring was making me uncomfortable
Bonus:
ValvePlug.com>aliens>humans
SystemShock: i canβt believe how wet their valves get. So easily too. Hereβs more close ups I promised
ArielAssault: nice. Good work on those again. Your photos are always so high def. None to share today but reminder to everybot to clean them after fun. Mines developed a weird skin reaction overnight from my fluids.
TrueBlue0: rookie mistake. Anywhere heβs a clip I found of some wire play. Still too nervous to let mine under my plates myself. That would be some way to be found by the troopers.
SpinnyBlade: GUYS HELP. mines has crawled deep in my valve and I canβt get it out. What do I do?! Iβm panicking but it also feels kind of good ngl?
MeshMaster: anyway mines learned the word frag and now itβs all they say. Who am I to say no?
TrueBlue0: tables have been turned then heh heh. Mines just presents to me with their aft in the air. Other times they get a bit huffy but I think theyβre having fun
ArielAssault: mines pokes my biolights when they flash like some kind of reaction time test
MegaaaaPriiime: cute. Mines likes to stare at my spark when I play with them.
ArielAssault: β¦whyβs your spark out?
MegaaaaPriiime: who are you? The troopers
SystemShock: reminder Iβll be taking paid commissions tomorrow for my next clips. You know where to donate.
MeshMaster: think you will ever get your spike inside them? I bet they could take it Shock. Iβd pay good money to see. Even just the tip.
SpinnyBlade: yeah thanks for all the help guys. 3 whole breems it was in there. You all suck.













