Survival of the Loneliest

Titan... Dance Off? What on earth?

The playlist I was listening to while writing this if you would care to hear what i think the Soundkind would be more partial to in my headcannon. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRdyiuf_2HoE-jd1B7uRAVBbu5j_YhiFM

Looking around quickly making sure the lads weren't following, Bayer closes the door behind him after you both step into the private conference room that's off of the hangar.

So, we have a bit of an issue with the 3 lads and I don't know how to solve it without getting pouted at or upsetting them. Knowing how they are, they are going to resist my solutions.

"What's happened Bayer and what can I do to help?"

They're starting to become less agile in their Titan forms, like they've lost some of their abilities from disuse. Big Red for one, he used to be able to spin around and shoot those blasters of his on a dime. Now? He's really slowed down and it's going to cost us dearly if we don't fix this quickly. Blue is also losing his sharp shooting skills and Roth, well he still seems ok for now but you hopefully see what I'm saying here.

"They're out of their Titan frames too much and need to start spending time in them instead of in core form or the fusion, right?"

Pretty much. And there's other things too. Like Red and the Soundkind used to bond with Red doing impromptu dance parties for and with them all, random cuddle piles at night with them all . Little things like that. I know most of the Soundkind miss their Titan, even if they are happy he's been collared. The TV unit's miss their Titan too, Roth still hasn't forgiven any of the TV engineers even though it was just that old Chief that caused all that damage in him. Blue, well he used to give his input in his upgrades and what not, nowadays he just leaves it to me which is fine but still, the team in the hangar miss his presence sometimes and Piston misses his late night talks with him.

"I kinda figured something was going on. I had noticed the Soundkind not being as bouncy as usual. But it's up to the lads, not me. I can't force them to stay in Titan form and you know that Bayer. What would you have me do? Yell at them? Vanish for a few days?"

Ideally but we both know that's never going to happen. Lumin and I would also miss you too much ourselves for you to do that. Shade however did come up with an idea based on something you guys did in the past however. Asked me if I'd pass it along and see what you thought.

"Go on..."

She said a Titan dance off. Get the lads competing against each other as to who can dance in their frames the best. Big Red was always dancing around outside their old HQ when they had downtime. Use the quickest, bounciest music you have. Shade has told me you have more music on that laptop of yours than the entire Soundkind race has. Incidently, make sure that laptop is secure and backed up. We were thinking of getting you to let us hook that laptop up to a few of the Soundpups remotely, try to get at least Big Red interested as right now he's the worst off. We need to get the lads back to how they were. If you have any other ideas, please do throw them in the ring.

"Maybe getting the rest of the Soundkind to start a rave or something outside of the base hangar here with my music could help, but pull some of the other 2 factions in too. If you want all three of the lads to do this, it might foster some competition between them all if they see all of the smaller units doing the same. And if needs be, if it comes to it I could always offer an incentive to whichever of the three wins, if you catch my drift."

So you think it would be a good idea?

"Oh hell yeah, we just need to plan it carefully. I'd also want to see if we could maybe get some of the large units involved as well, I know the larger Soundkind like having fun just as much as the smaller ones, should be the same for the larger Cam Men right? And you can let me deal with Polycephaly, he and I have an understanding of sorts now."