#first contact

[aphrostiel]

happy first contact day!!! 🖖🚀💫

[mylittleredgirl]

i love a good first contact day hand-kissing-with-tongue meme, don't get me wrong, but put that aside for just one post. i think that from a vulcan perspective there's something really precious about that moment, and to me, it even explains their (very vulcan) affection for humankind from then on.

yes, vulcans do sometimes touch hands in a sensual way, but when you think about sarek and amanda touching hands publicly in "babel," it's not a "public display of affection" in a get-a-room way. it's very affectionate, but it's a public display of affiliation.

i don't know, just imagine that you're the vulcans. you go investigate this warp signature, and you know these people have never met aliens before. first contact is a dangerous mission! these aliens (earthlings) could very likely just shoot you!

and so you land, and these new aliens tentatively approach. no shooting yet, so you give a formal gesture of respect. and this alien tries to mimic it... and then basically embraces you like you're a member of their family.

i think that would really endear me to this new species!

[tomoleary]

Gianni Maiotti — Alien rover (1974, published 1980/1981) Source

Little Robot Lost (1980) Source

First contact (1980) Source

[bioticgoddess]

Star Trek: there are rules to first contact. So important we call it the Prime Directive.

Star Wars: *First* Contact???

Stargate: we come in peace despite the weapons, your gods are false, join our rebellion!!

[jadziacore]

Vulcans are something else even their starships are sexy as hell

[aphrostiel]

various star trek: first contact drawings

I loved this movie so much, so far my favorite along with TWoK. also made this in honor of the movie's 30th anniversary this year!

[revelboo]

Hey Revel! Who is your favorite Bot and can we get some more of them? Thanks!

You’d probably think my favorite is Soundwave, but it’s Wheeljack!

First Contact Pt 2

Wheeljack x Reader

• By the time you pull into the grocery store parking lot, you’re a nervous wreck and the urge to run screaming is nearly overwhelming. What was that old horror movie with the possessed car? Maybe this is like that and it’s waiting on you to get out to run you down for sport. It’s a relief when the door actually opens, because for an insane moment you thought maybe it wouldn’t let you go. And it’s completely irrational. Know that. This has to be your car. Any other option is just crazy. You’re not crazy. Right?

• Sinking lower on his shocks in relief when you slide out of his seat and your field stops assaulting him, he watches you stare at him suspiciously. And he still has no idea how you know he’s not your car. What is he supposed to do in this situation? Maybe he shouldn’t let you walk away? What if you bring more humans? Maybe they’ll try to dissect him. You’re backing away slowly, expression wary. Before spinning and striding quickly for the building you’d drove him to. Not running, but close.

• Stepping into the air conditioning as your heart races, you expected to hear the rumble of that engine at any second. To get run down by your own car. Or the evil, possessed doppelgänger pretending to be your car. Digging out your phone, you google possessed cars even as you feel like an idiot. Do you really believe that isn’t your car? Standing under the fluorescent lights of the store as people move around you, it seems pretty ludicrous. You’re just tired. Confused. The radio could be a problem with the wiring. Maybe a squirrel got in there and chewed on the wiring harness. And no one maliciously cleaned your car. You had to have done it and forgotten.

• What does he do if you don’t come out? Or you don’t come out alone? Maybe he should leave and find another house. Try again. That means dealing with more humans, though. What if you can sense his field? It isn’t that far fetched when he can sense yours. No, his best bet is to keep up the act. Pretend to be an inanimate object until he can safely contact the others. Isn’t sure if there are any Decepticons nearby that might intercept transmissions, but he can’t risk it until he does some reconnaissance first.

• You feel downright silly about it all as you load groceries in your cart. Embarrassed, you check out and roll your cart outside. Of course, it’s your car. Possessed cars. What weak minded, gullible person would ever really believe that? It’s right along the lines of unicorns and aliens. Inhaling as that jangling wrongness you’re pointedly ignoring lifts through you when the trunk won’t open and you have to try multiple times before it finally pops up. Loading your groceries, you also try to ignore that your jumper cables are gone. That blanket and first aid kit you keep in the trunk are missing, too. You must have taken them out. Shutting the trunk, you swear the car sinks slightly on its tires and you ignore that by sheer force of will to open the driver’s side door and slide inside. Turning the key and clenching your teeth so hard your jaw hurts when that same damn song starts playing.

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