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To: All Members of the Heroes of Light Linkshell.
From: Minimus Ambus of Ambustus Minor
Subject: On where to move outside of the Curti Center

[Yes, he typed that all out in the body of the message. Personalized E-mails have these fields while group discussions don't, and it's upsetting.]

For those that have found homes outside of those provided to us:

You may have noticed my presence since December. I am Minimus Ambus, the Cybertronian* with white, green, and black markings. As nearly all of the other outworlders** are more experienced in the manners of Vaikunthan than I, I have a request.

I have been living in the free housing sector, but my employment opportunities are limited in the immediate area. There are several cities that appeal in terms of job opportunities and living locations (Hisan City, Tark Varentain, Safer Osu, Arito, Kiddilion and Yun'Ashia in particular)**** , but I would prefer to hear first-hand accounts in the moving process.

How safe would you describe your city to be? For those in law enforcement (as that is my intended field of employment): how accurate are the pamphlets and online resources in describing the exams? I may move to a city without a law officer who was not born on this planet if it helps with forming a network, or I may join an existing law group centered on one of the major cities.

In addition, are there nearby sources of scrap metal that I may use? I do not require to consume the same substances that organics do, which makes my house-searching query atypical.

Please respond with your insights or links to resources.

Sincerely,

Minimus Ambus

* You may have referred to me as a "robot", but this is considered to be somewhat offensive to sentient techno-based species. If that is the case, I understand that it came from a place of ignorance and not a place of malice. I will overlook these oversights, but going forward, I expect that those who have been present to read this message will adjust their behavior accordingly.
** I am unsure as to the official term used to described the people pulled in from the Dream Width. I have heard "otherworlder", "newcomers", and "those who came from Dream Width"*** et al. I prefer that we pick one term to use in formal communications among ourselves.
*** This is a translation from the local dialect that I cannot recall in detail. Normally, I have a program built into my suit that translates spoken language into the nearest Cybertronian equivalent, but it does not work in this universe. Thankfully, we all appear to be speaking a common tongue.
**** I hear that the available homes in Sparks Golsaucia and Von Oktavia are quite small. I would prefer to live someplace with a large storage area. While this may make me sound reliant on outside forces, I and hoping to regain my armor from the Dream Width or find a Magitek equivalent, and I wish to abstain from accidental property damage.

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No, I work in Cloud City and live in an airship.

And did you say you EAT scrap metal?

Then what of the city? Are they in need of a police force?

It's not the same thing as what organics refer to eating. Cybertronians can extract the minerals in metal, but they are no substitute for Energon. There is no need to worry for my health anymore; the Dream Width has provided us with a synthetic Energon converter.

- Minimus Ambus

You wouldn't like it there.

[Besides, Red could do without someone pulling him over for... jaywalking in Magitek armor or something.]

Energon? Never heard of it. And if that's all you need, then why the scrap metal?

Energon is a compound unique to Cybertron and few other planets. Synthetic Energon has been used in times of scarcity, but the real thing is preferred in general. In order to use the machine, I need some sort of material that converts to a substance I consume. Metals are the most efficient input for such a process.

In addition, I feel that you are implying something with your first sentence.

- Minimus Ambus

[It's going to be some sort of snarky response or a genuinely terrible reason not to live in Cloud City. But if it's terrible...well, wouldn't he be able to improve it?]

[Doggone it. He should have expected this killjoy wouldn't be satisfied with a short answer.

Fortunately, he had his own followup question to deflect it.]

Wait. This Energon stuff. What else does it do? Other than 'be food'.

Some have found ways to fuel machinery with it or to use it in combat, but I do not approve of such waste of a important resource.

In this situation, I will be safeguarding it for current and future Cybertronians that are summoned.

Other ones? You mean that big grey guy, right?

He would be included, but I won't assume that we will the among the last to arrive.

- Minimus Ambus.

Really? You think we'll be getting even MORE robots??

I gotta bring you guys over to the Magitek Knights sometime.

I am considering obtaining that Asterisk, but that is not on the top of my list.

Thank you for your invitation.

-Minimus Ambus

Lasers and mecha aren't at the top of your list?

What IS?

I am not comfortable with donning a new set of weaponized armor when I have been using my own for centuries. The skills listed in the pamphlet* are not as interesting as some of the others I have seen. Namely, the Paladin and Gunslinger Asterisks have specialized movesets towards which I am more favorable.

- Minimus Ambus

*Said pamphlet with poor typeface selections that Ganeshan has not yet amended despite my previous reports.

[He's also considering Bard...but no, that's private.]

Paladin? You're okay with taking hits like that?

[Not to try and sell him short, but.

...He's a bit small for that, isn't he?]

If I can protect my comrades, then I am willing to perform the task.

- Minimus Ambus

[is that a height joke]

[Red cracking height jokes? Come on, that wouldn't be big of him.

Still, had to respect taking one for your allies.]

Kinda like you're getting that energon stuff for them.

I can ask around at the Magitek Knights guild, see if they have some old dented bits of armor. Where do I drop it off?

[You meant to write "kind of", Red.]

Thank you. I will consider Myste Aura as a potential residence if they have old armor.

You may send the old armor to House B-10 at the Curti Center

- Minimus Ambus

Edited 2019-02-16 02:57 (UTC)

[Whaddaya mean? You gotta relax, Minimus. You're always so--

Red squints at his iMog. Wait a second. For anyone else, Red wouldn't have cared or even noticed; but in Minimus' case, it stood out like a sore thumb.]

Did you just forget a period?

[Oh no.

Oh no.

How could he have been distracted by Red's poor grammar? He's a sham!]

I apologize for my oversight. My focus was elsewhere, which is a major issue when writing short text messages.

Please assume that I do not normally write like this, and keep an eye on your own spelling in the future to prevent mishaps like my own.

-Minimus Ambus

I GUESS I can let it slide, just this once.

Anyway, I'll send over some scrap if I find any. I dunno how this stuff works so let me know if there's some kind that works better than the rest.

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