Zirconium
By Uniasus
~Arsenic~
33) He had just assumed Bee would take a liking to techno music due to familiarity, but his taste leaned more towards classical piano and violin because Cybertron did not have string instruments.
He knew Bee had an iTunes library that would put his 30 gigs to shames, but curious as to what the Autobot listened to he asked him to fill up his iPod nano with the 100 songs Bee had listened to the most.
On a field trip the next day to an art museum, he and Mikaela walked around sharing an ear bud each.
Maybe it was racist of him (speciesest?) to assume Bee would like techno and electronic music. He expected a lot of Daft Punk and Mikaela kept waiting for Sandman to come through the speakers. But they didn't hear a single electronica note. Instead they went walking from picture to picture listening to violins and pianos.
"I think this is from Lord of the Rings," Mikaela said as they wandered around a exhibit of pottery.
"Isn't this Bethoveen?" he asked as dun-dun-dun-dunnnn played while they looked at an African mask.
Bee asked what they thought as they drove home after school.
"I'll be honest Bee, it's not what I expected. I thought you'd be into more techno and rap."
"But I liked it," Mikaela added, "I don't normally listen to classical music but I found myself enjoying it all. Mind if I copy the files?"
"Go for it," the Camaro answered.
"Why do you like this type of music anyway Bee?"
The Autobot made a humming noise before answering. "On Cybertron we have lots of wind instruments and those that are similar to synthesizers. However, we never thought of making string instruments. Many of the traditional materials, hair and guts and tendons, used in early versions of them don't exist on Cyberton. It's nice to hear something different, even if they are of a limited decibel range."
Mikaela patted his dashboard. "I'm just glad you're not a country fan. And that you didn't give us Riverdance."