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[angleofscience]

[After helping Ironhide, Jetfire had went to get his journal. He'd merely intended to ask a question... But since he'd attempted to challenge himself again when it came to the absolutely dreadful weather, the image that pops up is simply of Jetfire standing at one of the entrances to the barracks, staring out at the snow, for several minutes.]

I... That is...

[He seems to zone out again, having stretched out one arm outside the protection of the doorway, watching snowflakes melt as they meet his armour-plating.]

... Has anyone been here... for long enough to have the data to say for how long this weather is going to last? Or, if not that... The experience to extrapolate how long this colder weather and snow could last..?

[He's not once looking directly into the journal, and his optics are dim, nearly offline. It's hard to say what actually turns the image off when it ends, but whether anyone replies to this, or comes wandering around the barracks, Jetfire is probably quite obvious where he's standing.

He's at least pulled his arm in against his frame, though the small pool of water on the floor would reveal he apparently didn't do it until he got quite a bit of snow on it.]

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[trollscream.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with y--Oh.

[Right. Sloooow realization. Because he's the one who unthawed you and all.]

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[angleofscience]

[Starscream's voice almost seems to startle Jetfire and he doesn't actually look at the journal first, but around before his gaze drops. This is... kind of embarrassing, to be frank. But while there'd been a moment of fumbling panic right as he came back online, everything rebooting after being unthawed, the immediate situation had grounded him.]

... Starscream?

[Right now, however, Jetfire seems kind of... lost, and while the view isn't exactly wide enough to show all of Jetfire, there's a shift behind him; the wings just changed from their normal, diagonally-upwards position to downswept.]

How cold can it get..?

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[trollscream.livejournal.com]

I assume not cold enough to kill all the organic life in this place.

Humans tend to not survive very long in cold temperatures.

[Don't ask him how he knows that.]

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[angleofscience]

That doesn't actually---

[Jetfire had been rubbing the side of his helm, staring - probably not actually registering what he was looking at - out at the falling snow when Starscream's reply actually... went in and the meaning registered.]

... It could, you know. But honestly, Starscream, why are you making that comparsion? I'm not even sure, exactly, how little cold they can take.

Except... humans are made mostly of water, water freezes at not particularly low temperatures... add to that the time it would take to reduce their core temperature with a lack of clothing... Humans are a lot less protected than we are. But even so, a constant low temperature and with no additional fuel for us would---

[Here, Jetfire stops, optics flickering slightly and while he does, partly, turn away from the view outside to frown down at the journal, there's a pinch about his faceplates; apparently not even Starscream being annoying like this going to easily jar him out of this mood.]

I hope you didn't just say that to make me consider all that.

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[trollscream.livejournal.com]

Because, unless this place has been designed as a mass, slow execution device for the organics here, you are going to be fine.

Since, you know it will doubtfully get that cold.

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

It was just a few days last time, but its only happened once, you can't really guess with that.

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[angleofscience]

[It doesn't take too long for Jetfire to respond, but he sounds slightly unfocused when he does.]

How long ago was that?

... Are you aware if it follows some... climate pattern? So there's some way of knowing... how long it might stay, if whatever climate that is emulated and simulated here would require a period of... winter?

[He's curious yes, but compared to what he could be curious about, that is, attempting to find out if there's a particular biome and climate being followed here, this is a more selfish curiosity. He want to attempt to be prepared.]

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

A few perigees.

I don't think it does. Except for the snow before, and now, and the dust storm the weather's always been the same.

*And the rain after the zombies, but Sollux figures that was more directly caused by the lord.*

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[angleofscience]

A few... I apologize, you're going to have to define that term for me.

[Oh, he sounds a bit more focused with that confusion having disturbed his mental state some.]

So, either this could be... very brief, or last an unknown amount of time.

[Jetfire sounds... surprisingly solemn. Maybe even a bit distressed.]

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

*Why does everyone use stupid terms B(*

Months? Moon cycles. Whatever word you use.

Yeah, basically we have no way of knowing. You could ask the staff, but if they can say they probably would have already.

[abstinentzombie]

If this is anything like back home it could last months.

[angleofscience]

Months..?

I... well. Thank you.

[He sighs, and while he might have meant to simply drag a hand down his faceplates, the hand sort of gets stuck partway, hiding part of his face instead.]

Well, at least I'm... better prepared.

[And while he does straighten up, "better prepared" is very far from what Jetfire looks like he is,]

[abstinentzombie]

Think of it this way. Spring'll be here eventually.

[angleofscience]

I... will have to keep that in mind, but, truly, "eventually" isn't as soothing when you've been buried under tons of snow for...

[There's a pause. How long had it been? His internal chronometer's still okay, mostly, anyway, but he can piece together a pretty long chunk of time. If that's the whole of it, however, he's not sure... and there's the noise of shifting metal as Jetfire shifts in his stance, one hand fisting slowly. They live for a long time, but being frozen for all that time... is still not insignificant.]

For... Mmmh... At least several hundred thousand years, as counted by Earth time.

[abstinentzombie]

Lucky you, it's not going to snow for several hundred thousand years. i think you'll be fine. Just don't go outside.

[muteforareason]

[Jael is heading outside, a blanket wrapped around her shoulders since she doesn't really have any thick clothes. She perks up slightly when she sees Jetfire, but slows when she sees he is speaking into his record so she doesn't interrupt.

His tone of voice causes her to frown with worry, and when he's done she approaches and hesitantly touches his arm.]

[angleofscience]

[There's a slight twitch at the touch, but despite that there's faint surprise on Jetfire's faceplates as he turns his helm to look down at Jael, as if he didn't expect there to be anyone else around... Despite the fact that he'd just finished recording with the journal and knowing there would be an audience possible.]

... Jael. [That single blanket and the lack of clothes are registered.] Shouldn't you be wearing... more? Or does your species operate under different parameters than the human one, and are capable of handling cold better?

[muteforareason]

[Jael looks down at herself and shifts her blanket so she can sign at Jetfire without losing it.]

/It's been so long since I've been in a place that actually gets cold like this, so I'm a little unprepared. I'm heading out now to see if I can find something a little warmer./

[She waves a hand dismissively.]

/But never mind me. Are you alright? What's the matter?/

[angleofscience]

Ah, yes... [there's a brief glance cast out at the snow drifting down.] Someone else mentioned the weather here had been fair a majority of the time, and no one arrives with much, do they?

[That she then shuffles back to his problems with all this has Jetfire shifting a bit, frown deepening.]

Before I came here... Starscream had only just unthawed me. I've been... frozen... for at least several hundred thousand years. [There's a slow release of air from his vents.]

I wasn't expecting the weather.

[muteforareason]

[Jael doesn't quite understand how that works, but she does understand that Jetfire isn't dealing well with this. Resisting her normal urge to hug, Jael rests a hand on Jetfire's arm for a moment.]

/Staring at the snow won't make you feel better. Why don't you come back inside?/

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[vivenieta.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it is days only.

Sometimes it is months. It is not always the same.

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[angleofscience]

[... That's enough confirmation to be able to draw some conclusion... which just amounts of "unpredictable". Doesn't make anything better at all, except that he could make some sort of analysis of the situation.]

... I see, thank you. This place doesn't have a regular weather pattern or climate, to judge trends and influences from?

[He... doesn't think so, but it couldn't hurt to ask.]

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[vivenieta.livejournal.com]

It has a summer, autumn, winter and spring, usually.

I have not seen any more patterns for a long time.

[But then, she also stopped looking a long while ago.]

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[angleofscience]

Marginally a... temperate climate then. Which would, of course, explain the period of cooler weather and snow right now.

[But still, the weather's implied to be extremely (too, really) fair up until now... Which no natural weather-pattern would be.]

Mmn... Months then, probably. [The idea unsettles him. He would like to claim he could overcome this easily and quickly, but he can't.] How fair is the weather otherwise?

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[vivenieta.livejournal.com]

Usually? It is fine, sunny.

[Except there is no sun.

She hesitates, the feed still running as though she's about to add something else. But whatever it was, she decides against it.]