Lumin | TFA

I hope you don’t mind, the guests I usually have are smaller.

[They gave a sheepish grin.]

You relax, Bad Apple should be here soon, he’s a medic and he doesn’t discriminate between ‘Bots and ‘Cons in need.

[They called out, hurrying around the base to move things out of the way so Fault would have a clear path in the main bridge. A pile of pillows was quickly thrown together on the ground for him to sit on, unfortunately there was no chair to accommodate a warframe.]

[They had noticed the way Fault had unconsciously inched towards a more shaded section outside, the light clearly causing some discomfort. Luckily they were able to get the main system to stay turned off, putting on the small fairy lights instead.]

You can come in now~

You can go back to root mode, it’ll be easier for Bad to check on you that way

[Tapping in the pin to the ship, the door opened with a hiss, Pir made a noise, hopping inside nearly tripping Lumin over.]

Damn it Pir! I’ll just make sure the overhead lights are off real quick, wait here-

[The minibot turned to Fault, pursing their derma as they considered his question about his size. He was always a larger mech but the ship did allow for bigger frames to enter inside. Or at least they thought it did.]

[Truth be told everything seemed large when you were a minibot.]

[Lumin stretched their backstruts, feeling the joints pop back into place in their root mode. The drive had been longer than expected, it had been a while since they had spent such an amount of time in their alt.]

[Pirelli was already pawing at the ships door, anxious to get inside.]

Give me a sec

[OOC] In light of recent events it is understandable to see people take their leave. For myself I will continue to rp, I wish the best for everyone 🩷

KITTYYYYYYY (*≧∀≦*)

maybe he would share some rations. Lumin’s antennas flicker up, no long feeling as panicked and fearful.]

[The minibot looked at him hopefully.]

[Thoughts of Pirelli crossed their processor, they did not want to abandon their new friend.]

I’ll be a spy for you if it means being able to stay on this planet and if it mean you’ll be able to supply me with energon

[A bit of a bold request, but, if he was needing a so called criminal as a spy,

A spy…

[They repeated, tilting their helm. The past really was coming back to bite them in the aft today!]

[It wasn’t a bad deal, if it meant they could go free and the only one they had to answer to was this bot, then perhaps it couldn’t be too much trouble.]

If I agree will you let me go?

What kind of work?

[It wasn’t like they could make demands, it would be better to know what was expected of them first.]

[Before the could stop themself they had reacted. Work for the Magnus? The whole point of leaving Cybertron was so they wouldn’t have to work for Bots!!]

I-I um well..

[They stuttered unsure what exactly to do. It’s not like they could say no, but they were unsure if agreeing would be a wise idea]

[The sudden change in the Magnus demeanour worried Lumin. Their antennas begun twitching nervously, waiting for the inevitable jail sentence…]

[Only instead, he had said they would work for him.]

What?!

[Suddenly they had remembered that Fault mentioned needing to see a medic, they took the drive as an opportunity to call up their very good friend on that matter.]

Heyyy so i need a favour~

@badapplemedic.bsky.social

With that out of the way the drive back to Lumin's ship begun. During the journey Lumin thought about Fault's words before recharge, they were surprised to learn he had join the Cons but they didn't blame him.]

[Maybe in another life they would've joined them too.]

a habit they would definitely keep now she had gained a liking to him.]

I've sent the coordinates to you now, traveling underground will be best for you, the life here would make it harder

[Making sure the comm was sent, they transformed, opening a door for the cat to jump inside, then closing up.

[The next morning the trio had onlined bright and early, still bundled together in a cuddle puddle. Once their frames were untangled, Lumin begun planning the route to take back to their ship.]

[Stepping out into the morning sun, Pir ran between Fault's legs once again,

[Optics closed then, venting evening out as the minibot fell into recharge, lulled by the stories of Fault's travels and the warm radiated from his frame. Pir was soon to follow, after settling down once more, after giving his feelers a final pat with their paw.]

***

or alt and the devastation left in it's wake.]

[Pir yawned, a soft growl coming from the cat, she had leaned up to nuzzle against Lumin's cheek, licking the metal gently. Lumin kissed her head.]

Being soft sparked is a good thing, honestly I'm glad you stayed that way

[They considered his words, he wasn't wrong, the war had lasted longer than anyone had expected with the casualties of violence being immeasurable. Thoughts of what they had witnessed during their service, the sparks lost due to the inability to see past one's frame

sometimes crossing halfway across their home planet to get a job done, but it had been a while since such a journey. The day's trip had certainly worn them out.]

[Hearing Fault's voice was calming, Lumin's optics begun shuttering without them meaning to, recharge beginning to claim them.]

[How lucky were they to have such wonderful friends.]

This is perfect, thank you.

[They murmured almost dreamily, the activity of the day finally catching up with them.]

[Back on Cybertron they had been a courier which had meant they were used to taking long journeys,

[Lumin hummed softly, the warmth of Faults vents and the reassuring coil of his frame around theirs caused any tension to melt away. The sound of his purring engine along with the smaller sound resonating from the cat now curled up in the minibot's lap brought a tender smile to their derma.]

that they had indeed knocked out the guard who had been there at the time.]

[Desperation had fuelled their actions and now it was coming back to bite them in the aft.]

Can’t we work something out, you know who I am right? You know I helped the Autobots during the war!

[At the mention of it not being about the fuel, rather than them being a criminal, the minibot sighed.]

All I wanted was a bit of freedom, I didn’t mean to hurt anyone…

[Memories of how they had broken into the spacecraft hub, how they had found the small ship they stole to escape Cybertron,

They were already being accused of attempted assassination - an overreaction in their opinion.]

I-I’m sorry

[Lumin looked away, they could feel their frame wanting to tremble but the cuffs wouldn’t allow it.]

I wasn’t trying to hurt anyone- if you let me go I won’t bother you again

[Lumin’s expression fell hearing Sentinel state he was the Magnus. They had thought it was Ultra Magnus, not whoever this mech was!]

Irritation became panic. The Magnus was arresting them, if they tried to escape now they could be accused of treason and no one would help them.

bringing it for Flan to feel.]

See, way better than what we have back home

[Once again Lumin had begun to ramble, on how they had found the materials, how they had got tangled up in the lights, that Pir liked to knead the pillows and blankets.]

[It warmed their spark to have a new friend.]

[The minibot let go of her servo, letting Flan pet Pir at her own pace.]

The ship isn’t that big so I set up a berth for you to use in the other cabin, I used some of these softer organic materials, it feels good on the plating

[Lumin quickly grabbed a pillow from the captain’s chair,