Closed Paths

[rekindledtitan]

Blaze hasn’t been around the Plaza much of late, keeping her Nexus visits to brisk strolls through less well-protected areas. Areas she’s less likely to run into familiar faces. But today the Exo Guardian teleports straight in, the signs of recent battle marring her armor as she pulls off her helm and looks around. After a moment, she exchanges a glance with the tiny silver bot floating at her side, then strides over and parks herself on the nearest sturdy bench.

“Ever feel like you’ve learned more than you could have imagined and still wound up right back where you started?” It’s the first frustrated question that comes to mind. She shakes her head at it.

“Never mind. How do you ground yourself when you need to get your head straight?”

That's an easy one. She has an abundance of questions today, and to her unease most of them aren’t ones she feels free to share.

Comments

[rekindledtitan]

"Makes me wonder how us Exos fit in. I'm centuries old already, even if I don't remember. Theoretically there's nothing stopping us from living as long as you Cybertronians. It's just that realistically I'm going to die in battle long before that point. And we're... we're close to humans. We think like them, not like a species who've got used to living for millions of years. Maybe if- well, maybe we'll always enjoy the little things. That's not so bad."

[wreckandrule]

"I'm not a doctor, so I don't really understand why humans and other organics don't live as long as us. But from what one of the kids told me that there are some trees that have been around for five thousand years." Bulkhead puts a finger to his chin and he taps it. "Maybe it has to do with being a bit more durable, or getting replacement parts is a whole lot easier."

He lowers his hands and he rests them back on the ground. "And if it wasn't for the war claiming the lives of so many of my friends, I bet we could go on for forever." The idea of being almost godlike in the eyes of a human is a bit jarring. "Anyway how did you manage to get used to living for centuries? Eh, I'm just looking for a new perspective on longevity."

[rekindledtitan]

"It... has to do with biological processes. How fast they grow, I think." It's... been a long time since she needed any biology knowledge, besides anatomy and how to break it. She's dredging up the echoes of some long-forgotten lesson for this. Hell, maybe she read it somewhere. Who knows cares now? "Like they say: live fast, die young."

She has to laugh, though. "Honestly, Bulkhead, I didn't. I'm still getting used to being around for a few years in a row again. The centuries before I woke up aren't my problem any more."