All right, upon review of my notes, this is my largest fully-named cast ever. There are forty named characters, only fourteen of which are OCs. That's a 14:26 OC:Canon ratio, people.
I'm actually quite proud of myself.
Prowl carried the youngling into the dining hall the next morning, and his entire table looked up at them. Ember nudged Lockdown so that he moved down to let Prowl sit.
"Well, hi there, li'l guy!" Jazz smiled, cooing at the youngling.
There was a small outbreak of chatter before Prowl shushed them. He set the youngling on the bench beside Ember and looked at the mechs at his table. He pointed to the youngling. "This... is... Soundwave."
"How did you learn his name?" Ember asked, tilting her head.
"Watch... him," was all Prowl said. He turned and walked to the counter where everyone's breakfast was waiting to be picked up.
Soundwave's lower lip component quivered, and he began to panic. Jazz jumped, trying to comfort the youngling, but his efforts were rejected.
"What did we do?" Jazz asked.
"I have eleven younger siblings, so believe me when I say that we very likely did not do anything," Ember sighed. She slid over to try to quiet the crying Soundwave, but she was also uheeded.
Prowl returned with two plates, raising an optic ridge at the scene before him. He could tell that Soundwave had had a small panic attack. At the same moment, Yoketron appeared behind the group at the table. Everyone hopped up, assuming the respectful stance. Prowl turned, and did the same. When everyone looked up at Yoketron, he addressed only Prowl.
"Prowl, I have decided to excuse you from required training until the youngling is settled in."
"His... name is... Soundwave, Sir."
***
Prowl finished scrubbing the window in the library, and looked down at Soundwave. He picked up the little one, and looked at him. "... Walk?"
Soundwave nodded.
***
They wandered through the dojo, checking out each public area, as well as walking down the dorming wings, and eventually ended up outside. They wandered back to the Obstacle Course, where six mechs were working out, the Boxers and Street-Fighters: Star-Upper, Tap-Out, Kick-Off, Oil Slick, Devcon, and Sky Garry. Prowl tried to sneak by them, but he couldn't manage it.
They cooed over Soundwave for several cycles before Prowl managed to push them away. He carried Soundwave to the gardens after that, where they ran into Ember and Lockdown. Ember was working on processor-over-matter techniques by trying to move the bench on the island in the center of the pond. Lockdown was chipping off some of the rough edges on the crystal stalks. Neither of them paid them much mind.
Lunch was all right, until the Melee Combatants, Swordsbots and Fencers showed up. Magnus, Springer, Dai Atlas, Drift, Star Saber had been "feeling left out", since they hadn't "yet been introduced to Soundwave". They swarmed, all trying to see the youngling as Prowl tried to shield him.
But, by the time Prowl had managed to get the Melee Combatants off and away, however, Soundwave had disappeared.