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[outpatients]

[ After plenty of debate, Rung has chosen to go with video for his first post. While it's entirely possible that there may be other cybertronians here, or races who are hostile to his kind, or perhaps even those who have never seen an alien before, he doesn't want his first impression on the community to be tinged by deception.

When the feed starts he smiles, stately brows rising slightly above his optics. To all appearances a humanoid robot, in shades of orange, tan, and teal, his demeanor is calm and pleasant as he addresses anyone watching. ]

Hello! It's a pleasure to meet you all. My name is Rung. I would like to be very upfront with you all: I am an alien, although I assure you I am entirely nonviolent toward all.

[ He straights up slightly, still friendly but now a touch more businesslike. ]

I realize that being taken from one's home and placed in an new, unfamiliar, environment can be quite taxing, and I hope that we can all help each other along as best we can. If you find yourself struggling, however, I would be more than happy to help you one-on-one.

I am a psychiatrist, among many other things, and I would like to offer my services to the general population. While I am trained in a non-human species, I believe I would be capable of applying my skills to all sentient races with behavior fairly analogous to my own. Considering this species gap, though, I would feel wrong requiring payment, so please consider this a free service until further notice.

[ His smile widens, bright and sincere. ]

Thank you very much for your time, and I wish you all the best.

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[lookedtothestars]

[It's not a Kryptonian saying, because Kryptonian culture could be defined by the word xenophobia. It is a concept Jor-El can approve of, however.]

All life present is here is dependent on the health of the turtle. It fell ill, which severely curtailed the development of various food sources.

[It's probably helpful that turtles are a completely alien species to him. One being large enough to be the size of a island and sustain a sizable population is a completely different matter from what the usual matter is.]

Due to the purpose for our presence as a whole, and the assistance other foreigners have given so far which resulted in its recovery, it is a symbiotic relationship.

My own was not.

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[outpatients]

Ah... That's very interesting.

[ If he was a scientist he would be having a field day with this information. Perceptor or Brainstorm would be having fits trying to take all this information in, assessing their surroundings... But Rung is just a doctor, and a very specialized one at that, and he can only try to remember details that seem important for later. ]

Are most food sources acquired here on the turtle, then? Crops and such?

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[lookedtothestars]

[Being specialized is not necessarily an unfortunate thing; it allows for more depth of knowledge in a given subject.]

Yes, or are harvested from the sea.

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[outpatients]

Are there any local fuels? I'm afraid my kind doesn't consume the standard organic fare.

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[lookedtothestars]

[That is a potential problem.]

I am not sure what they use for energy resources here. [Now he needs to find out.]

What do you consume in its stead?

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[outpatients]

We consume energon. It's a substance originating from our homeworld, but now mostly only found in various synthetic or 'watered down' forms. We consume it as a solid or liquid... or anything in between, really.

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[lookedtothestars]

By any chance would you have any knowledge of how it is synthesized?

The likelihood of having the ability to produce it in the immediate future is unlikely, but I am currently working towards producing equipment closer to levels of technology I am accustomed. With some time it may be possible.