maskormenacelogs | [Open] We're Going to Learn Some Human Things

WHO: Tailgate, Fulcrum, and anyone else!
WHERE: Around town and maybe the library
WHEN: Friday and Sunday
WHAT: Tailgate does things with other people
WARNINGS: Energy drinks

[Tailgate's place | Friday | Locked to Fulcrum]

It's Tailgate's turn now to wait for Fulcrum to come pick him up. He had totally been looking forward to this all week, and even bought a pretty long piece of blue clothing just for the occasion. Organics called it a dress, and he liked it a lot! It even seemed to be made with his human shape in mind, how convenient! He made sure to wash and comb his hair, and even figured out how to put it up and use a hair elastic. That took way longer than he expected it to.

He had just finished tugging everything into place when someone knocked on his door. "Coming!" He shouted, bounding through the living room and gracelessly yanking it open. "Hello! Hi! It's good to see you!"

[Library | Sunday | Open to all]

If asked, Tailgate might admit that he didn't actually know how to use the library. It was so different from the Cybertronian one he visited once in his lifetime. It took no time at all to become lost. But during his journey, he managed to find exactly what he was looking for: A book on the human anatomy. It was big and full of words he didn't understand, and it probably weighed more than his little organic body did.

Tailgate can be found sitting at a table with an intense look scrawled on his face. Open before him was a basic diagram of the human digestive system. None of it made any sense to him, but good golly is he going to try. Next to him there's a stack of books that include: An Overview of World History, Worldwide Desserts, Green Eggs and Ham, Palmistry, and The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation.

Next to him seemed to be a large can of some kind of energy drink. That might explain why he's vibrating slightly.

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If it hadn't been for Metalhawk, Fulcrum would probably have arrived to his date decked out in lime green and zebra stripes. Fortunately, that's not the case and he's dressed fairly casually but still probably less scraggly than the last time they went out on a-- trip? Date? These are dates now, right?

He understands that the general Earth custom is to bring flowers and chocolates. Determining that chocolate is inevitable since Tailgate will probably want to have ice cream, Fulcrum's just brought a bouquet of flowers. Funny, though, the plants seem to be making his eyes water a little and his nose itch...

When Tailgate swings the door open, Fulcrum jerks upright and smiles. "H-hey! Great to see you too, Tailgate. Uh, these! These are for you."

Awkwardly, he holds the flowers out.

Tailgate giggles with delight when he sees the flowers and is quick to gather them into his arms. He's even blushing now, because he knows that flowers is a human gift-giving ritual for dating. Eeee, it's so awesome that this is an actual date! Fulcrum is tugged inside, and Tailgate puts the flowers down on the counter. It doesn't occur to him to put them in water, because how do flowers work?

"Oooh, thank you! These are so pretty!" He takes one out and puts it in his hair like he's seen humans do. Deciding that they should match, he marches over to Fulcrum and puts a similar flower in his hair too. There! Don't they look like a nice pair?

"You look nice! Figuring out organic clothing is pretty tricky, isn't it?"

It seems to go over well! Tailgate likes the flowers. Big success in his opinion. Unfortunately, he knows about as much when it comes to taking care of plants, so he doesn't think about the whole idea of putting them into water.

Fulcrum smiles sheepishly as Tailgate plants the flower into his thick hair. It obediently stays where it is.

"Yeah, it's been hard. I didn't think about all the different variety and cultural impact even clothing makes. Humans can be a little high maintenance, but it was nice that Metalhawk helped me out." Fulcrum offers his hand out to Tailgate. He feels himself blush, but he doesn't really quite understand the reaction.

"Metalhawk is really nice! I mean, he's really stiff sometimes, but there's a cheery, whimsical person underneath it all."

Tailgate chatters on as he grabs onto Fulcrum's hand and gently tugs him out of the apartment. Of course he makes sure that he has his keys before he goes. It's never any fun to lock yourself out of your own apartment. He's had more experience with this than he'd like. These little metal keys were so inconvenient.

"So, where do you want to go first? I was thinking the movies! And afterwards we can get some icecream and go for a walk! How does that sound?"

"I'm sure that's totally the case." At heart, Metalhawk doesn't seem so bad, but Tailgate is right about one thing: he's certainly stiff as a board, but he seems to mean well.

Easily, Tailgate takes lead, and Fulcrum isn't trying to take control one bit. Better to let someone else determine where they're going. Fulcrum's always been more of a follower, honestly. So, he smiles, trailing behind Tailgate and holding his hand. This is nice!

"The movies sound great. I got a few suggestions on where we can go for ice cream, too. I think there's even some frozen yogurt places but I don't know if that's the same or different than ice cream."

"Do you have any movie you really want to see?"

He finally decides to stop yanking Fulcrum around, and instead loops his arm through his, like he's seen human couples in the park do. It's not weird is it? They ARE on a date, so it must be okay! One day he'll read up on all these social rules humans have.

"I was thinking of something silly. Like a comedy or something! What do you think?"

Oh, this is nice. Their arms are looped together and it's warm and just really, really nice. Fulcrum smiles a little more, walking closely with Tailgate.

"Sure! It'd be nice to see something that isn't a documentary for once." Fulcrum grins sheepishly. "After the movie, we can get food and ice cream. I was kinda hoping I could spend time getting to know you a bit more, if you don't mind."

Tailgate's life does sound infinitely more interesting than his own.

"I should tell you all about Nova Prime! And the Ark! I was supposed to be on that ship you know! I didn't make it though, because I ended up stuck underground for six million years."

They leave the apartment and walk down the street; Tailgate's head swivels around as he admires his surroundings. Humans are just so cool! Look at their funny little buildings! And their plants and all their other stuff!

"I love Earth so far. It's been really nice here! I should get an Earth alt-mode or something."

"Oh wow! That's right, you were part of the original crew. That's amazing. What was Nova Prime really like? Were you close?" Tailgate is amazing. Granted, Fulcrum is impressed and excited to hear about his achievements, but the real reason he likes the Autobot is how nice and friendly he is. The silver lining that Tailgate sees is just the kind of thing that makes Fulcrum feel better about the situation here on Earth.

Fulcrum smiles as he watches Tailgate excitedly observe the area around him. Just like that, Tailgate is energized by his environment. It's incredibly endearing.

"Heh, I wish I could do that. Even if I could figure out how to go into my real body, that'd be impossible for me. What kind of Earth-mode would you pick?"

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