video;

[snowghoul]

[The video feed opens to reveal a very stoic-looking monster. She's standing in front of an igloo with a large snowboard in hand.]

Merry Christmas. I am offering lessons of the snowboarding for interested people. Will be starting tomorrow morning.

One condition. You must not be holding feelings of violence towards yetis. [There are reasons behind this -- mostly because they may be snowboarding on hills that yetis frequent often.]

This holiday is for the giving to less fortunate, yes? Will make igloos for those people who are still being homeless.

[She's very excited to finally partake in the festivities -- can't you tell?]

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[tilallisoverused]

Snowboarding?

( +1 on the 'never heard of this before' train. but rodimus is pretty sure it sounds like something that might be fun. )

[snowghoul]

Yes. Boarding of the snow.

[...That's not helpful at all.]

[tilallisoverused]

( the woman's face on the feed wrinkles. )

Nooooooot helpful.

( but rodimus is reminded of ultra magnus in a weird way, except without the STRICT ADHERENCE TO RULES because the word 'snowboarding' doesn't sound like it'd be in his vocabulary. too much like fun. )

[snowghoul]

Oh. Hmm.

[Give her a second to figure out how to say it in English.]

How you say... the sliding down on snowy hill with large board. [She'll motion to her snowboard as an example.]

[tilallisoverused]

Okay, that sounds like fun. You'll teach anyone? Do we have to bring our own board?

( rodimus will use the holoform no problem if it means figuring out how to do this. )

I think I tried something similar, only with asteroids and the promise of death if I screwed it up.

[snowghoul]

Not anyone. If you are having the hatred against yetis, I will not teach.

Yes. Bring own board. If you are not having board, I will make for you.

[She raises her eyebrow. Is this some strange English phrase she hasn't yet heard? She'll make a mental note to ask Heath later. For now, though, she just gives Rodimus an:] Okay.

[tilallisoverused]

Nope, the yetis and I are a-okay. I mean it's not like they've tried to attack us or anything.

You'll have to make one, but I can bring you some wood.

( that's being helpful, right? )

[snowghoul]

[You're officially on her good side, Rodimus. Thumbs up to you!]

Agreement.

Fine. Please to bring hour before lesson. [Extremely helpful!]

[tilallisoverused]

( SCORE ONE FOR THE GIANT ROBOT )

And they don't get testy if you don't look human or anything. Which is better than everyone else here.

( complaining about this would probably go down better when not pretending to be passably human. )

Will do. I'm Rodimus, by the way.

[snowghoul]

[Hold the phone.]

Is true, but what is human like you knowing about that. [She frowns a little.]

[tilallisoverused]

Me? I'm not human.

( the woman's form vanishes like someone turning off a tv - and it's a second or two before that face is replaced by a large metallic one. )

It's called a holoform - we use it to interact with local species so they don't, you know, panic.

[snowghoul]

[Abbey's eyes widen in surprise.] Whoa.

[And the next second, she's... smiling?] You are robot. [Almost like her good friend Robecca!]

[tilallisoverused]

Cybertronian. ( the distinction is important okay ) But I won't snowboard like this - you probably couldn't make a big enough board.

[snowghoul]

[She nods.] Agreement. You will come in form of human, then.

[tilallisoverused]

Will do! I'll just park nearby.

[snowghoul]

[That sounds ridiculous, but she's pretty curious.] Okay. See you tomorrow.

[tilallisoverused]

See you then!

( a flash of a smile and he disconnects )