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Post by Needlenose on Jul 8, 2008 20:59:10 GMT -5
"Aaaaah. Ah, ah, ah. Most suitable," Needlenose declares. Then he narrows his optics, leans forward, and lays his antennae back on his head. "But... is that Haiku?"
He tilts his head to the right, to the left, then shrugs. "Well, carry on, friends, carry on! Enjoy the evening!" He pulls Spinister closer to himself and his optics crinkle in the smile he hasn't the mouth for. "I know I will."
Then he turns and stumbles off, still being supported somewhat by Spinister. He does, however, lean a bit closer to Spinister and speaks. He even believes he's whispering. Unfortunately, his 'whisper' is easily loud enough to be heard by everyone else there. "Nice to have another artist about, but seriously? Haiku? That's centuries out of date!"
OOC: Out of thread.
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Post by Spinister on Jul 9, 2008 14:30:33 GMT -5
Spinister allows himself to be dragged off, still acting as Needlenose's slightly wobbly support pillar.
At Needlenose's complaint, Spinister grumbles, very lowly, "I like poetry." After a moment's pause, he then adds, "You? Not quiet."
Shut up, Spinister has this Goth phase he goes through, every now and then. He's killed people over making too much of a fuss about it before.
OOC: Out of thread.
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Skyblast-3
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Post by Skyblast-3 on Jul 9, 2008 14:47:09 GMT -5
Skyblast pays little heed the Mayhems as they leave. The jet is comely enough, he supposes, maybe even interesting, but Skyblast is quite happy enough with what he has. The helicopter is... a wretched mess, kindling for the burning. Would the jet scream, to see his helicopter burned so? Skyblast hopes that he would. Perhaps then the jet's optics would open to the true nature of beauty - brief and hot.
Is Gizmo annoyed by how close Skyblast is standing to Slingshot? Oh, the car can just grow up, for once. There are a lot worse things that Skyblast could be doing in public... and has, at some point or other. There are worse people he could be doing in public, for that matter.
Skyblast beams smugly up at Slingshot when the Aerialbot speaks and smiles encouragingly. See, everyone? The Aerialbot does speak.
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Post by Sky-byte on Jul 10, 2008 23:35:18 GMT -5
"Why yes! Haiku, only the most beautiful form of poetr--" Sky-Byte begins his words as Needlenose moves to leave and ends them as the jet's poor whispering reaches his hearing. Make that two unappreciative dolts tonight (though the first one seems to be shaping up. Sky-Byte will try to convert him yet!). "Most. Beautiful. Form of poetry. Ahem," he rumbles, glaring sharply in the jet's direction. "And most definitely not out of date if I may so humbly add and--" But it seems that Needlenose slips out of thread and hearing range before Sky-Byte spits out more.
Not to mention the request for more from Slingshot. That's also a reason for Sky-Byte sudden silence, his expression twisting from indigence, to surprise, to absolute pleasure.
"More? Of course! Why, the more the merrier they say," he purrs giving a low bow to Slingshot, no longer quite so bothered or paying attention to the snuggling. Though, if the two fliers upped the ante, Sky-Byte would be prone to a few moments of awkward and boggling silence.
One swig of energon later and a warm buzz flowing through energized systems, Sky-Byte makes to compose again, only to stop and look at Slingshot with a questioning glance. "Any subject in particular?"
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Gizmo-3
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Post by Gizmo-3 on Jul 13, 2008 12:04:44 GMT -5
Gizmo's doorwings relax ever so slightly as the Mayhems depart on their way again. "See you 'round," he says politely. "Stay cool." At least Needlenose has the right idea of keeping cool and up to date, if that last remark is anything to go by...
Slingshot speaks? That earns a slight cock of the head. He was beginning to think the Harrier lost his vocalizer somewhere along the way.
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Post by Long Range on Jul 14, 2008 4:14:58 GMT -5
Needlenose can go hang, classical art forms are always in fashion. His like for them has nothing to do with the fact that he was around when some of them were invented.
For his part, He's drinking his energon slowly. His tanks are big and mostly empty, but whoever mixed this stuff has almost undoubtedly spiked it, and he'd rather have a clear enough head so he can stop any of his comrades who drink with more abandon.
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OOC Note: I am properly back now, so consider Long Range back in the posting order.
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Post by Slingshot-3 on Jul 14, 2008 12:38:36 GMT -5
Slingshot glares at the sky past Skyblast's 'cone as he catches what Needlenose has to say. Then he shifts his head to glare at the shark when Sky-Byte asks for an answer.
He points at the fire, the sky. Then he holds his hands palm up, and brings them up in a sudden curve that ends with both hands palm down, one on top of the other. 'All fall down'.
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Skyblast-3
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Post by Skyblast-3 on Jul 15, 2008 12:49:26 GMT -5
Skyblast murmurs to Slingshot over the radio, just to Slingshot, //Didn't like what Needlenose said, did you? Would you like to see him weeping over his dead helicopter? Or do you want to see him in flames? Maybe both, hmm?//
To think, with a leader like Rodimus Prime, Skyblast might someday find himself a court painter, if he can live that long, he who had to rely on his corrupt cop sibling just to stay out of the penitentiary.
He smiles up at Sky-Byte, seeing if the shark can decipher Slingshot.
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Sky-byte
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Post by Sky-byte on Jul 16, 2008 22:27:20 GMT -5
Fire. Sky. Whoosh. Arcing down?
Sky-Byte's optics flicker a few moments in mimicry of blinking as he stares at Slingshot and then looks off into the fire, fingers wrapped thoughtfully around his chin. He can only feel Skyblast's gaze all too clearly.
Fire from the skies come down and destroy the city? No, he already did that one.
Sky fire tumbling down from the skies? Skyfire tumbling down from the skies? Er...perhaps not.
Perhaps fire rising into the skies in a spectacular spectacle and tumbling back to the earth? Ooooh, Sky-Byte can see it in his mind’s eye already. Hands posed in some comfortable composing position and CPU cleared properly for creative activity, Sky-Byte begins.
“Cannons and gunfire, Petals of fire bloom above. Rise, fall, earth to sky.”
He doesn’t know if it satisfies Slingshot’s request, but the lines have pleased Sky-Byte’s own inner muse. What better celebration than fireworks after all, especially during battle? Well, battle does not have to be the only place for them to take place...
“Long Range, if you may indulge me?” Sky-Byte drawls with a slight sway. The drink is getting to him. // Some fireworks? // Cause missiles bursting in the air are definitely just as good as the sparkly little lights the humans have anyways.
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Gizmo-3
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Post by Gizmo-3 on Jul 16, 2008 23:01:37 GMT -5
Gizmo's starting to get a little bored by now. He's all for trying new things, but even he has his limits. Besides, the energon is soaking nicely into his CPU by now, and he's feeling a little more daring, a little more willing to attempt something that social etiquette would forbid were he sober.
"Hey Bruce1, you take requests?" he asks. "Do one about the Prime!" Because he's insanely curious to see what kind of haiku the shark can spin about Rodimus... and just how the Prime appears in the enemy's optics.
1 Reference to the "Jaws" movie -- the model shark was called "Bruce" on the set.
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Post by Long Range on Jul 17, 2008 21:18:07 GMT -5
Long Range is slightly taken aback. Maybe he shouldn't have brought Sky-Byte that energon cube....
//Well... ok.// He transmits back as he walks off to go set up. He stomps off away from the party, and sets his cube down on a convenient wall. After transforming, Long Range fires off four shots simultaneously in a fanning out pattern, followed by two more which have a much higher arc than the other four. He hopes this will be enough for Sky-Byte.
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Post by Slingshot-3 on Jul 20, 2008 20:11:07 GMT -5
The glare directed at Sky-Byte fades as the shark speaks, transforms into a smile as the Predacon finishes. A sharp smile, pleased and happy, but too full of metaphorical-teeth.
Then he turns back to nuzzling and nipping at Skyblast's nosecone and upper helm. //Weep and smoke. Blaze after.//
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Post by Skyblast-3 on Jul 21, 2008 9:54:43 GMT -5
Skyblast listens along to the haiku. A rather... laid-back evening, almost classy, he supposes, but not unenjoyable.
Skyblast watches Long Range open fire, his optics twinkling. He murmurs, "My. That's almost pretty." He claps.
He snuggles up against Slingshot's side and replies, pleased, //Burnt bitterness has a certain scent to it, you know.//
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Sky-byte
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Post by Sky-byte on Jul 23, 2008 6:53:04 GMT -5
Metaphorical teeth, literal teeth, Sky-Byte's familiar with them all. He doesn't quite catch the drift of Slingshot's smile, too buzzed and terribly pleased with how the party is progressing (Long Range has won himself a considerable amount of ener-brownie points). So instead, he flashes his own toothy grin back at Slingshot as he toasts the terse jetboy.
// Many many thanks, Long Range. //
Gizmo's 'Hey Bruce' nearly runs past him, but Sky-Byte catches the carbot's little daring request at the 'you take requests?'. "That's what I'm doing right now, isn't it?" Sky-Byte drawls as he leans against a wall, not caring that its weakened state causes the structure to list a little backwards with this weight. Of course he's taking requests, this is a special---then he hears the actual prompt. "Your Prime?" The subject alone nearly sobers up Sky-Byte's tone as he turns it in his mind.
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Gizmo-3
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Post by Gizmo-3 on Jul 24, 2008 9:29:51 GMT -5
Ooh, fireworks! Gizmo applauds with much enthusiasm, forgetting that he's still holding a cube in one hand and sloshing his drink all over himself (and possibly spattering others if they deem they are standing too close).
Then Sky-Byte seems to ponder his request, and he edges closer to hear. This ought to be good...
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