User blog:Revenant1367/Crusade's Chronicles - File 1

(( This is a character journal, hidden away from prying eyes - information contained within is not public IC knowledge. ))

It's been several days since I officially joined up with the Autobots and I still feel kinda lost.

The biggest challenge for me is fitting in, I think. Everything is different. I haven't gotten into any trouble yet. I haven't been yelled at or punished for anything, no one's dragged me into a storeroom to teach me a lesson. No one's shouting commands at me outside of battle. No one's tried to steal my stuff, or jump me while I was recharging, or pick a fight with me. No one's tried to kick me out or lay claim to my room.

(I have my own room, by the way - I don't have to share it with anyone else and I can shut myself inside when I want to be alone. No one's barged in to make sure I wasn't up to something suspicious, and I haven't had to chase anyone off.)

Instead, I've been welcomed. I've met a bunch of new faces, fought in a couple battles, and watched a bunch of higher-ranking 'Bots have a free-for-all in the training room. Everyone seems to get along because of actual friendship, not because they're afraid of the others. It's wonderful. I want to relax, and I'm trying to, but I can't shake the suspicion that there's some 'Bot out there who wants to make sure I know my place as a rookie.

Don't get me wrong, I love it here and I wouldn't change anything for the universe.

It's just different. So different from what I'm used to.

But different doesn't always mean bad.