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"Orion," said Alpha Trion, "this is Shard. I think you are ready to take on an assigned cultural investigator." Orion nodded and turned to the femme.

"Hello Shard. It is nice to meet you." He walked around his desk to greet her. He held his hand out for her to shake. Up close, Shard realized he toward over her. At least three meters taller that her. She looked up and was speechless.

"Uh hi.." she finally said and took his outstretched hand. It engulfed her own. Orion let go as Alpha Trion looked at the two for a second then spoke.

"Orion, I have already given you what you need to equip her with. I have faith that I have taught you well, now pass on what I've taught you. You know where I'll be if you need anything." Alpha Trion said as he gave them both a nod.

"Yes sir." Orion said and with that, Alpha Trion left. Orion then tuned to Shard. He didn't smile but he had kindness in his eyes.

"So, uh, Orion Pax.. that's a cool name." Shard said to break the awkward silence. Orion nodded and went to a shelf.

"Shard is quite interesting as well." He said as he began to gather things and take them back to his desk. Shard followed him and had a certain thought scratch at the back of her mind, but she brushed it aside and offered to help.

"Uh, what can I do?" She asked as she watched him carry all the equipment. "Here I can take that." She offered when he didn't answer, but Orion just slightly shook his head and walked past her. He then set the items on his desk. "... or not." Shard said as the thought started to think that what she simply brushed aside may be true: 'This isn't going to work..' She shrugged slightly and walked up to his desk, slightly leaning on it only to get a disapproving glace from Orion. "Sorry." she said and stepped back. "So, what is this stuff for?" She asked as he started to organize everything.

"It's all used to help you record any and all data."He said as he looked at it all with a rather approving glance this time. "This," he said as he picked up a gadget, "this is an audio recorder. It catches sound as quiet as a needle dropping." It looked like an angled, box shape with another thin piece of metal horizontally on the bottom. "Give my your arm." Shard seemed slightly confused but complied regardless. "It can be attached to your arm for easy access." Orion explained.

"Oh, okay. That's cool." Shard said and nodded "Easy access is good." she felt so awkward with him. He was just so quiet. So different. Skywing was more-or-less quiet, but at least he had personality.

"It is." Orion said as he fitted the audio recorder on her forearm. The horizontal bar extended and curved to conform to the shape of her arm. "There." He said then reached for another contraption. "This is for more so protection." He said. It was slender piece of metal that he attached to the side of the audio recorder. "It can shoot a small beam that stuns an attacker long enough for you to get away." Orion said as he avoided eye contact and his voice lowered. "Alpha Trion believes it is better to be armed than give you this so that it's subtle and blends in."

"Sounds a little.."

"Illegal? I agree." Orion said as he finished. "But unfortunately, Alpha Trion is right when he says that it can be dangerous out there. Just.. use it as a last resort." He said and Shard nodded. Orion nodded back.

"Anything else?" Shard asked and Orion nodded. He went over and grabbed what looked like an iron rod. "What's that?" Shard asked. Instead of answering, Orion simply opened it. He pressed a circle on the face of the cylinder and part of the side slid out. He took hold of the part and pulled it. It lit up with a faint glow.

"This is a tablet to record anything you choose to manually. I prefer that you do this rather than audio." He said and did a mini demonstration. "You open it as I already did, and you hit this key in the top corner. You can start a new note or document. Organize it all into folders. Whatever you like. But again, that's more-so my job." he said then closed it up and handed it to her.

"Okay, got it." She said and seemed to not know where to put it.

"Oh, sorry. Here." Orion said and picked up what looked like a thin belt. "It helps you carry what ever you need to carry." He said and began to put it on her. He wrapped his arms around her to pull the belt around her waist, which made Shard feel slightly uncomfortable, but it didn't phase Orion, that is, until he saw her reaction. "Oh, uh, my apologies." he said and quickly finished putting the belt on her. "You, uh, can just attach the tablet on the belt. Just put it close to it and it will automatically attach itself." Orion said as he turned to his desk.

"Thanks." Shard said and did just that. Some of the awkwardness slightly faded from her as she saw that it worked. "That's awesome." She said, but Orion was quiet.

"Um.. I think that's it." He said and then stayed quiet in thought, he tried to think of anything else. "You could get a visor. It's not a necessity, but there are different kinds. Some for analyzing, some for the daylight. So on, so forth." He thought then perked up. "Oh! Of course, how could I forget?" He went over to a closet and searched around for a bit. Shard took a few steps towards him and tried to see. "Uh.. oh, there it is!" Orion said and came back, almost running into Shard.

"Oh, sorry." Shard said as Orion dropped something. "Is it broken?" She asked and bent down to help him pick up what he had gathered.

"It's going to take a lot more than that to break this." he said with a slight chuckle. "It's meant to survive through the worst of conditions. It's a personal energon reserve. It's refillable, of course, and is for emergencies only." he said as he attached it to her belt. "It can also contact us here at the Hall of Records, me specifically since you have been appointed to me. Then, of course, I will relay any and all information to Alpha Trion." He said and stepped back. "Now I believe that is- no. No it's not." Orion said and shook his head.

"What else could there be?" Shard asked as Orion went over to his desk. He searched around until he found a blue sliver of metal that was cased in blue marking. "And that is?"

"It's called the information disk. You can insert it into your tablet. It was the key points of Cybertronian life and culture. That way you don't collect to much of what we already have." Orion handed her the disk and pointed to a pot on her belt. "When not in use, you can store it there. Perfectly safe." He said and she put it where he pointed.

"Alright. Now what happens?" Shard asked and Orion was again quiet in thought.

"Now, you go and collect more data for the Hall of Records. You must report back between now and the end of the lunar cycle." he said and gave her a slight smile.

"Awesome. See you after a while then." Shard nodded and smiled at him before turning on her heels, but then quickly turned back. "How do I get out of here?" She asked.

"Right. I can lead you out." Orion offered and Shard nodded. Orion then walked off and towards the door.

"Oh! We have to find Skywing first!" Shard said as she began to follow him.

"Who?" Orion asked as he glanced back at her with a look of slight confusion.

"He's been assigned to Russet." Shard said and Orion nodded as he continued to walk.

"Of course, Russet. He's a wonderful data clerk." He said and Shard simply shrugged.

"Yeah, I guess. I just met the guy." To Shard's surprise, Orion gave a slight chuckle.

"Well, you'll get to know him eventually, I'm sure. You can't not get to know Russet. Even though he doesn't talk much, not about himself at least. Information gets around here. It's our job, after all." Orion said without looking back. Shard then had a genuine smile as she looked up at him.

'Maybe this could actually work. Maybe."