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raisedbymoogles) wrote2010-10-22 10:11 pm
raisedbymoogles) wrote2010-10-22 10:11 pm
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Don't ask.
I won't have an answer for you.
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Optimus eyed the roughly-bipedal sapient dubiously. "And why do I have to be the one to talk to him?"
" 'Cause - just look at him!" Rattrap made an expansive gesture. "You two are practically cousins! Neighborin' branches on the family tree, if you know what I'm sayin'."
"The two of you didn't have any problems talking with that other primate."
"Rattrap did most of the talking with Corporal Nobbs," Rhinox pointed out with at least enough grace to look a little sheepish. "For much the same reasons."
" 'Ey!"
"Right," Optimus sighed, holding up a forestalling hand. "I'll be right back."
He approached the native in a respectful knuckle-walk, and offered the Universal Greeting. "Oook?"
"Oook," the Librarian replied gamely, head tilted in an inquisitive attitude.
"Oook oook." Optimus pressed a leathery hand to his own chest, then waved it at Rhinox and Rattrap. "Oook oook."
"Oook oook." The Librarian nodded sagaciously. "Oook?"
"Oook. Oook oook."
That broke the ice. As Rhinox and Rattrap listened, mystified, Optimus and the Librarian traded oooks and gestures at an increasingly rapid pace. At length, they nodded to each other, and Optimus returned to his comrades flush with triumph.
"Well?" Rhinox prompted. "What were you two cousins talking about?"
"Slagged if I know." Optimus shrugged cheerfully. "We were just grunting at each other." Rattrap spluttered. "But he seems helpful enough. Maybe he'll be able to lend us a hand."
"Oook!" the Librarian confirmed.
Rattrap grimaced at the world in general, and this world in particular. "Well, break out the bananas," he groused. "Just hope you know what you're doin', boss m-"
"Shut up, Rattrap!" Rhinox and Optimus exclaimed, not a moment too soon.
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Optimus eyed the roughly-bipedal sapient dubiously. "And why do I have to be the one to talk to him?"
" 'Cause - just look at him!" Rattrap made an expansive gesture. "You two are practically cousins! Neighborin' branches on the family tree, if you know what I'm sayin'."
"The two of you didn't have any problems talking with that other primate."
"Rattrap did most of the talking with Corporal Nobbs," Rhinox pointed out with at least enough grace to look a little sheepish. "For much the same reasons."
" 'Ey!"
"Right," Optimus sighed, holding up a forestalling hand. "I'll be right back."
He approached the native in a respectful knuckle-walk, and offered the Universal Greeting. "Oook?"
"Oook," the Librarian replied gamely, head tilted in an inquisitive attitude.
"Oook oook." Optimus pressed a leathery hand to his own chest, then waved it at Rhinox and Rattrap. "Oook oook."
"Oook oook." The Librarian nodded sagaciously. "Oook?"
"Oook. Oook oook."
That broke the ice. As Rhinox and Rattrap listened, mystified, Optimus and the Librarian traded oooks and gestures at an increasingly rapid pace. At length, they nodded to each other, and Optimus returned to his comrades flush with triumph.
"Well?" Rhinox prompted. "What were you two cousins talking about?"
"Slagged if I know." Optimus shrugged cheerfully. "We were just grunting at each other." Rattrap spluttered. "But he seems helpful enough. Maybe he'll be able to lend us a hand."
"Oook!" the Librarian confirmed.
Rattrap grimaced at the world in general, and this world in particular. "Well, break out the bananas," he groused. "Just hope you know what you're doin', boss m-"
"Shut up, Rattrap!" Rhinox and Optimus exclaimed, not a moment too soon.