[Main Campfire, Thursday Afternoon]

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

Bumblebee had several times made the attempt to get back to the dorms, but had no luck in convincing whatever powers were at work that he needed to be there sufficiently bad enough to merit a pass.

So, in annoyance, he'd settled by the campfire for a nap. If nothing else he'd recharge his solar receptors while waiting to try again, because he sorely needed access to a hose if the thin layer of dirt all over his armor and windows was anything to go by.

Of course, no nap in a public space could go unpunished - while he rested, someone came by and wrote "WASH ME" in the dustiest part of Bumblebee's windshield. The automotive equivalent of a "kick me" sign, as Bumblebee had no idea and wouldn't until someone else pointed it out.

[OOC: Open! A certain individual modded with permission, yes.]

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[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Trying to head into town for catfood, Teddy found himself at the main campfire.

By a car.

That was... different. "Hello? Anyone here?"

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

At the sound Bumblebee 'woke', realizing he was no longer alone, and flicked his headlights in lazy greeting. "Here I am, rock you like a hurricane!"

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"...hi?"

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

"Hi! Are you having difficulty reaching your destinations as well?" Bumblebee asked, unhelpfully still in car form.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Which made conversation awkward. But Teddy really needed to branch out in his knowledge of the social habits of aliens.

"I coulda sworn I was headed toward town," He said, nodding.

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

"I was trying to go to the dorms," Bumblebee said, bemused. "I thought it might be my sensors acting strangely, but my diagnostics turned up nothing. It is slightly disorienting, though."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir waved from one of the darker areas, where the firelight didn't seem to flicker for whatever reason.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy waved back. "You get lost too?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He shook his head.

"I didn't know what to do with myself, so I came this way. I got lost the other day; couldn't do my laundry for almost an hour."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"I keep trying to get to town for shopping and--" Teddy waved around the campfire. "Here I am."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Oh? Looking for anything specific?"

He was just sort of curious.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir settled in at the main campfire, a little confused at the strange metal contraption that was settled there. He looked a little lost, as if he didn't know quite what he should do with himself, but he watched the fire almost as if it might answer him.

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

Bumblebee didn't recognize this one; he blinked his headlights briefly in greeting. "Hello, can you hear me?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He startled and looked around for a moment before his eyes rested on the yellow thing. After all, that's where the sound had come from.

"Yes. Yes, I can. Are you the, er, yellow thing? Sir?"

Sir was always good.

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

"You can call me Bumblebee," he said, not at all offended. "I am yellow, and a thing. This current form is called a car or an automobile, here on Earth."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I see," he said thoughtfully, trying to remember if he'd read about them. True, he could remember everything he had ever seen, but keeping track of it all? That he had some trouble with.

"My name is Liir," he said in return. "A pleasure to meet you, Bumblebee. Thank you for explaining. Er, about 'cars'."

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"The boy with the broom, right?" Viki asked, pleased she'd remembered that.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded to her and patted the broom at his side.

"Yes, that would be me. Did you remember the name?"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"A name is a name," she said easily. "And yours, I think, is Liir. But the boy with the broom is more descriptive should I forget."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"That it is, I suppose," he said with a smile as he moved over to make space on the seat.

"How are you, Viki? Well, I should hope."

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Someone wrote on you," Viki informed him mildly. "Did you know? And I don't think sleeping here is a very good idea, you know."

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

"They did?" If he'd had a head (or eyes) at the moment, he would be attempting to look at himself; possibly the tone of his voice still gave the impression that's what he was doing. "And I only meant to rest a bit. I think I needed to recharge more than I'd realized."

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"They did," she assured him. "It says, 'wash me' and it's right there." Viki moved closer so she could point it out easier, trying to help.

"Either way, sleeping out here isn't a very good idea," Viki said. "So I'll have to stay until you're rested, just in case someone tries to do what the sign says."

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

"You're very kind, but you don't have to do that," he protested. "And--. Well, I was attempting to get washed, but I couldn't find the dorms." He sounded a little bit embarrassed, maybe.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"That doesn't excuse someone writing on you," she pointed out dubiously.