Thanks. Yes, they aren't quite level. A place like the Ark is going to attract all sorts of kooks. I think Archie and Harriet are just the reasonable tip of the iceberg.

Sounds like I got their personalities across about right.

For some reason, people don't tend to write about the Autobots interacting with the humans on a daily basis. The Ark is a goldmine of superior technology - of *course* the Army are going to park themselves outside the front door to make sure nobody else gets it, even if they can't have it. Of *course* someone is going to try and make a buck out of it, one way or the other.

What's "Contact"?