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Who: Celestia, optionally Grimlock, and YOU.
Where: Around LA.
When: Around the beginning of July
What: Celestia out and about, variously grazing her magic horse and walking the gigantic metal dino puppy that Lina brought back to Alpha Tower
Warnings: This will probably be completely PG but Grimlock is very rude

A: JUST THE HORSE
Horseback riding in parks isn't totally unheard of around here, but few horses one sees out and about are as large, gleaming white and undefinably majestic as the one that's currently grazing about 10 feet away from you. The woman clad in white with the unnaturally rippling pastel rainbow hair is a pretty unusual sight too, but if you don't recognise Celestia, founding member of Alpha Force, 40-year supercelebrity and queen of the reclusive magic island nation of Equestria then you probably live under a rock or something. Fortunately her reputation as friendly and amicable is long established, so approaching her isn't totally out of the question. Maybe she can dispense some wisdom. Maybe you can get a signature. Maybe you want to try to prove what a hardass you are by trying to attack her (good luck with that, chumbo).

B: WALKING THE DINOSAUR
Same place, different day, and Celestia is at the park again, but rather than an exceedingly tame and docile equine steed she's accompanying Grimlock. She thinks it'd be a good idea to get the big robot out and about for a bit of... well, robots don't really need exercise or fresh air, but this robot, fresh off the TRIDENT assembly line as he seems to be, could probably do with a bit of time outside of Alpha Tower, maybe some socialisation...

She knows there is every chance this could end in mayhem, but she has every confidence in her ability to rein the dinobot in if needs be – and really, a little harmless mayhem wouldn't totally go amiss as far as she's concerned.

"Now, Grimlock," she says, patting his massive metal leg gently as she leads him through the park, "people here will probably be very excited to see you – children love dinosaurs – but you must remember to be nice to them, and not to attack anybody – or anything."

(If you'd like a different, non-park setup with Celestia and Grimlock, feel free to assume something similar at the beach or something like that!)

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Lina has a few snarky quips she could respond to that with, but she's generally wised up about making those kinds of cracks in Celestia's presence because it usually results in unpleasant consequences. Somehow enduring just one more of Celestia's friendship collage assignments seems like a far more daunting prospect than facing an A-list villain with one hand tied behind her back. So instead Lina just gives Grimlock's snout one more pat before she straightens up.

"You forgot sorcery genius," Lina says, unable to resist being at least a little bit obnoxious. Look, she has a quota to meet, okay. She glances at Celestia, dropping her voice into a loud whisper. "You really think taking him out to a park is a good idea, though? I mean, he's..." not very well trained yet is what she mouths at Celestia to finish the sentence, since she's pretty sure Grimlock's too stupid to read lips. Look, Lina might not have the best sense of responsibility when it comes to collateral damage, but she is still a superhero.

Incidentally, Grimlock cannot read lips. However, even if he could, he's not even looking at the two of them anymore. Though he remains stationary, crouched next to Celestia, he's too distracted with snapping his jaws and belching flames at the pigeons that occasionally pass overhead.

Celestia smiles the benevolent smile of someone who has been a sorcery genius for approximately 250 years, and says, "Yes, of course. But I think it's a good idea for Grimlock to experience the world outside of destroying things and – Grimlock, no, you don't need to attack the birds!" She sounds more amused than scolding, though, honestly.

Personally, Lina thinks pigeons make for pretty good target practice, but she's pretty sure Celestia wouldn't like that. Lina just watches Grimlock with vague amusement, hands on her hips.

"His whole world is destroying things," Lina comments with a raised eyebrow, tilting her head at Celestia. "I mean, he's a robot built by TRIDENT. How much do you think he's really capable of learning?"

Grimlock looks back at them. "Me Grimlock not just destroy. Me Grimlock RULE too. Me Grimlock hunt, fight. Uhhh..." he looks confused, going a little crosseyed trying to think about his other hobbies. "...Me Grimlock think that it."

Celestia shakes her head. "I think he has more potential than you think... and maybe more than he thinks, too," she adds, looking up at him with a slight smile. "As his friend you need to believe in him."