Log; Complete

[concept-camaro.livejournal.com]

When; August 13, early morning
Rating; PG
Characters; Open
Summary; Bumblebee arrives in the City with a bang. Intro post.
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The City looked like it might still be sleeping, a little - or at least thinking about dozing off. The morning had just made up its mind to get going, and the air was still very quiet, light just barely illuminating the endless circling of the carousel. Within another moment, though, the carousel was lit by the fiery ball that plunged to the earth next to it, throwing up chunks of pavement and splinters of the rock beneath. The crater was surprisingly small when you considered that the metallic ball inside it must have dropped from orbit. It was a perfect shell for its unlikely meteorite, which furtively unrolled itself and looked around frantically. Making that much noise was never a good thing, it was aware - attracting attention was the last thing it wanted to do.

A moment later, hopefully before anyone would have thought to look out or investigate, a sleek and suspiciously unblemished car that some would know to call a Camaro sat next to the wreckage of the street. It was trying to radiate innocence as it got its bearings. It was failing.

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Hearing a soft click, Arion walked closer to the vehicle. He was curious and, since the car hadn't tried to hurt him or anything, hesitantly reached out to open the door. He didn't really expect it to work.

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The door opened easily enough. With a human inside, Bumblebee figured, his leaving the area would look a lot less strange, and as Arion already seemed to suspect him of being out of the ordinary...besides, Arion's movement had opened up an escape route.

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He blinked in surprise and poked his head inside. The interior was nice enough, but Arion still felt uncertain. "You're not gonna eat me or anything?" he asked, half-joking. He didn't know if his "ability" would work on a car.

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The car's engine turned over in an unpleasant cough. Bumblebee was amused and a little offended.

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"Hmm, yeah, I don't think humans would taste very good." Well, at least that confirmed the car was not just a car. Still feeling awkward, Arion sat down in the seat. He left the door open; being stuck in some strange automobile couldn't possibly be considered smart. "So...what's the idea?"

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The key turned in the ignition and Bumblebee hummed to life, intentionally softer than usual. He rolled forward smoothly, gliding out of the crowd. After a moment he tactfully slammed his door shut and unreeled Arion's seatbelt to an easy grabbing level, an almost apologetic gesture.

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Arion tensed and almost bolted when the car began to move, but then quickly resigned himself as his opportunity slammed shut with the door. "Oh...thanks," he said mildly, taking the seatbelt.

"Guess you can't talk or anything, huh?" he asked the Camaro as it left the crowd behind.

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Bumblebee's radio came to life.

♪I can't dance, I can't talk.
Only thing about me is the way I walk-♪ he told Arion, quite cheerful now that they were in lesser-used streets. He turned at random, trying to find a quiet alleyway to drop the human off in.

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"Well, I guess that's one way around it," Arion said with a slight grin. "But...um, I'm guessing you haven't been here very long. Since, well, you'd probably know cars aren't very common around here. So they kinda attract a lot of attention." This was said almost apologetically.

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♪Find out the new ways
To start a new phase
In a few days
In a new place...♪

Bumblebee had gone in a circle somehow, and faced the crater once more. He reversed savagely and started down a new direction with a squeal of tires.

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"Ah, yeah, that happens a lot," Arion said, noticing they were back where they started. "Stuff doesn't really stay in one place; I think I heard someone else say that the City doesn't exactly obey physics. Like it's supposed to be impossible to leave."

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Bumblebee's engine growled. Lyra had mentioned that. He needed someplace quiet to stay, even an abandoned cul-de-sac or alley would do - why were there nothing but open and airy roads?

♪Is it starting again? In every town it's the same all these stories,
Runs like a clock and around we go like some twisted carnival ringmaster.♪

He was not above grumbling a little.

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Arion smiled a bit wryly. "Yeah, that's the City. Doesn't even have a name." Oh, right. "I'm Arion, by the way," he added. "D'you have a name?"

[concept-camaro.livejournal.com]

There needed to be more songs about Earth insects, really. ♪I'm bringing home a baby Bumblebee~♪

By way of explanation for his erratic movements, he gave Arion a ♪...a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air - wait for us...♪, and turned left and left again. It should have brought them in a circle; instead, they arrived at an unexpected and eminently suitable dead end. Arion's door unlocked.

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He grinned a bit at the song. "Nice to meet you, Bumblebee."

At the sound of the lock, Arion took that as his cue to open the door. "Um...thanks for the ride." He gave a quick look around when he got out, wondering where exactly he had ended up. Didn't really matter, he figured; it'd be easy enough to get back to his apartment. "Guess I'll see you around!"

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♪I don't mean to be so strange
But my life just took a change-

Nice to meet you anyway~♪ Bumblebee responded happily, and waited for him to get out of sight.

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With an awkward wave, Arion glanced around at the alleyway's entrance. He quickly chose a direction and vanished from sight.