I was watching Transformers Prime again and I kept noticing how Soundwave would project live security footage or computer screens on his mask and people (mostly Megatron) would just stare into his mask and watch. It got me thinking: do you think he’s ever tried to show something to someone something, but the image was too small and too far away, so they grabbed the sides of his face and tilted it so they could see better? Maybe someone pulls him down a bit because they’re short, or a tall person gently tilts his chin up, or someone gets literally in his face because they can’t see the tiny details otherwise?
(How awkward would that be, especially if he has a face behind the mask and can see them through the projection?)
I couldn’t help myself…Soundwave is so much fun to draw!!!
Probably paintball. With added hazard of Gravescratch, having dipped his servos into paint, trying to pounce out at them. He’s not much interested in interacting with the twins frequently and for long periods of time, they’re too loud and energetic for his introverted self, but he’ll play with them now and then, and his version of paintball is more like paintclaw.
Three-way board games probably also happen, with lots of playful elbowing.
Blackspark has access to plenty of movies from plenty of different planets, so movie nights with snacks are frequent. Gravescratch will get involved in those as long as the twins stay relatively quiet. He brings his own snacks, though, usually dead things. Has to keep those away from the twins or they’ll try and eat whatever he’s got. Not good for their tanks.
Jazz needs to grab some recharge on an infiltration mission, but is way too tense. Mirage drapes their heavy climbing rope over Jazz, who sighs, yawns, and goes lax.
In 1988, a researcher spotted a male Hooded Warbler (which the researcher named Y) building and sitting on a nest within the territory of another male (which the researcher called X). This was unusual for several reasons.
Male warblers rarely build nests and tend not to sit on the eggs or nestlings. Plus, the banded male was a fierce singer who usually defended his territory from other males!
Y and X cared for their nest together, feeding nestlings. It’s not clear where those nestlings came from- it’s possible that another Hooded Warbler laid eggs in an act of same-species brood parasitism, basically leaving her eggs for someone else to raise. The nestlings might have been Brown-headed Cowbirds, which also practice brood parasitism. The fate of this nest is unknown.
A month later, Y turned up on the territory of another nearby male (Z). Z and Y had a nest with one Brown-headed Cowbird and two baby Hooded Warblers. Z would bring food to the nest, feeding his waiting mate and nestlings.
It’s tough to conclusively label these birds, but it’s pride month, so. Gay warblers!
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