Tailgate sat in his habsuite, tapping his fingers together idly. He was trying to calm another panic attack as he kept checking his new holopad for anything on this blog that was suggested to him. âHow do I even do this?â He muttered to himself. âMaybe I should just send asks to myselfâŚ? Wouldnât be the first time I faked letters⌠HmâŚâ He looked down at the pad, tapping on it with a sigh.
âPerhaps I can assist you?â The wee human scholar asks, adjusting her glasses upon her face. She waves her hand to try and catch his attention.
Tailgate startles at the small voice, almost believing his audial receptors are fritzing out again. âWh-? Woah-â he looks down to see the small organic, and scrunches away almost immediately. âWhat are you?! How did you get here???â
âIâm a human. And I traveled here because the wind told me to.â The tiny human spoke. She stood on her tip toes to try and get a better look at him. âYou are not any sort of organic lifeformâŚhow interestingâŚ.â
ânope!â Tailgate answered. âIâm a Cybertronian. Weâre mechs.â He leaned down to get a better look at the human as well. âIâve never seen a âhumanâ before⌠Where do you come from?â
Taffy opens her mouth and then closes it, staring up at the mech. âWell uh, honestly I do not know where I come from. I travel a lot, learning things as I go. I do know we are born.â she soon holds out her hand, âMy name is Taffy, Iâm a scholar of wildlife, and you are, sir Cybertronian?â
Tailgate tilts his head at the odd motion. âMy name is Tailgate. Iâm a Bomb Disposal mech of Cybertron.â He pauses, looking down at Taffyâs hand. âAre your circuits glitching? Whatâs wrong with your servo?â
âOh goodness no.â she spoke with a laugh. âitâs just a way of how humans greet each other. They shake hands and greet one another on a fine pleasant day.âÂ
Tailgate blinked, slowly shaking her small hand with his. âOkay⌠Odd, but okay.â Tailgate smiled under his mask.
Amazed with the way that the large being shook her hand, Taffy smiles before letting it rest at her side. âCan I climb up? I wanna see your face up close.â
"Sure! Though, it's not much of a face. I don't take my mask off. But you could probably see my optics through my visor!" Tailgate let out a light chuckle.








