The Flaming Emissary

Christmas/New Years Special

            Christmas was an entirely new concept to Reiscorn, the very idea of it puzzled him dearly. The little research he was able to scrounge about it was very limited but useless, and his questions continued to jumble more from it.

The decepticon crew, of course, knew little to nothing about human culture except for the exception of Knockout who raced among them during his leisurely "spare" time. Reiscorn was curious so his trail led him to said mech to answer his burning questions;

"Christmas? What about it?" he looked over the datapad he was handed from Reiscorn bewildered.

He nudged his muzzle eagerly against the datapad insisting more from Knockout, and him getting the idea continued, "From what I've learned, it's a global event celebrated by the humans all over the planet about giving each other gifts to their loved ones and such. I think...who knows, it may be something else entirely from what I've seen. Once I saw a small human child sitting on a larger human with white plastered over his face in a big, red outfit while their guardians watched and photographed the entire exchange, overall that's all I know Commander Reiscorn."

Reiscorn huffed, he just wasn't satisfied.

Knockout returned the datapad back into Reiscorn's possession, in which case was his jawed mouth. Reiscorn headed out from the medbay with a new take on what Christmas was.

Reiscorn's next source was of course the master of retrieving information himself; Soundwave.

Of course, Soundwave was not one where you can find. Instead, he found you. 

Reiscorn entered the command center to find no Soundwave, his optics roamed the large expanse of the room to find no signs of Soundwave there.

He then searched some of the halls to no avail, until he received a sudden comm message.

.......

[Soundwave]:Query: Explanation for the search of my whereabouts? : 

[Reiscorn]: I require your informative assistance about this human event called 'Christmas' :

[Soundwave]:Query: Why? : 

[Reiscorn]: Research purposes to quell my growing curiosity on the subject merely Soundwave :

[Soundwave]:Permitted: Christmas is a celebration of a human religious figure being born into their world on the human calendar of December 25. However, in relative times it is the occasion of giving gifts and associating with loved ones. Additionally, there is a famous myth revolving around this worldly event that an oversized human in a red and white color scheme would deliver gifts to the infants of the planet in under a one-night cycle. :

[Reiscorn]: Interesting :

[Soundwave]: Query: Curiosity quenched Commander Reiscorn? :

Reiscorn paused and looked over Soundwave's detailed but empty definition,

[Reiscorn]: For now, but thank you for your assistance Soundwave. It has broadened my insight into the topic greatly, again thank you. :

......

Reiscorn got no confirmation afterward, so he journeyed to the flight deck for some fresh air while he organizes his newfound information. 

'Since most of command are down in the mines, Lord Megatron has left me in charge of the ship...not minding Soundwave,' the flight deck doors slid open as Reiscorn approached, he trotted out onto the deck as his frame eased into the cold air around him, 'assumingly it would be no harm if I merely went on patrol as any good commander would do.'