Counterpunch
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The Overlord, His Peerless Highness, Arch Duke Counterpunch. The Salient Vanquisher of His Own Mind
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Post by Counterpunch on Aug 13, 2008 14:10:55 GMT -5
Unlike Runamuck, Counterpunch does notice the moss slithering off of him, tied, conveniently, with Botanica's shrieks. He hits his breaks and spins out, turning 180 degrees to shout, "So it's y-" before he's cut off by Runamuck driving over his hood and using him as a ramp.
"Frag it all, you'll pay for that, you moron!" he shouts after Runamuck, but for now he's driving back towards Botanica, despite dented hood and roof, shattered front window. "But you... so you were the one behind that business!" he challenges.
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Botanica-3
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Audrey II second cousin, twice removed.
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Post by Botanica-3 on Aug 13, 2008 14:43:49 GMT -5
Botanica croons nonsensical words to the squirming mass in her hands, and the moss around her continues to multiply, so that it seems she's standing on a green shag carpeting.
"No!" she snarls at Counterpunch's accusation, "The other one brought down their home and disturbed them. They are part of the green and growing to which I am bound, and my merely being near them makes them thrive and multiply. They followed their nature and searched for new housing, looking for things that should not be, garbage to break down and remove."
"I did not set them upon you, though I most assuredly removed them when they were threatened." Her eyes narrow to slits as she hisses out, "No better than that thrice-damned Prime you are, destroying and punishing what is not understood, merely because it acts according to its nature. To its programming!"
With that, Botanica dives beneath the soil, and the sea of green flows underground with her. What little of the moss which remains above ground (or on mechs) stills, and if one touches it, it would now seem nothing more than a powdery green residue.
OOC: exit Botanica-3
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Runamuck
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I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
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Post by Runamuck on Aug 14, 2008 12:27:15 GMT -5
Runamuck doesn't register the retreating moss, the retreating plant-bot, or even Counterpunch's cursing in his panic. All he registers is the unsettling feeling of freefall before crashing front-end first into the bonfire, scattering burning debris and tumbling into robot mode on the other side.
Rolling across the ground to quash a few lingering bits of debris, the now-half-charcoal-colored Battlecharger grumbles, reaching out an arm to stop his momentum. He lurches to his feet, brushing off some cinders and looking around confusedly. "Where'd that plant-thing go?"
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Jetstorm (BM)
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Producer, Director, Actor, Writer, but not prop boy, Jetstorm, soon to be winner of some award.
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Post by Jetstorm (BM) on Aug 14, 2008 16:49:58 GMT -5
Jetstorm now demonstrates "rithl," otherwise known as "rolling in the air laughing." He's laughing at mostly everything that's going on, in fact. Once he figured out the moss was not touching him at all, it was his turn to be completely amused, and burst out laughing. After barely being able to stop laughing, he peers around and then sighs.
"Aw, the crazy organic-source of amusement is gone," he says, pouting and crossing his arms. He whirls in a circle and then blasts off, waving, even though he doesn't think anyone will notice. One always must make a grand exit!
OOC: Jetstorm is out
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Counterpunch
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The Overlord, His Peerless Highness, Arch Duke Counterpunch. The Salient Vanquisher of His Own Mind
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Post by Counterpunch on Aug 14, 2008 17:32:40 GMT -5
"Oh. Oh. Right," Counterpunch mutters in response to Botanica's parting rant. "Because it's everything follows its nature, and it's okay for the green stuff to damage us because it's part of their nature, but if we protect ourselves in accordance with our nature..." He snorts. "Sure, we're monsters, but nature's fool of monsters. Looney." Not that Botanica can hear at this point, but he says it all the same.
He looks back at Runamuck. "Plant thing dove into the ground. Don't think she belongs to the Prime Starscream's got us working with, so we can probably scrap her if we see her again."
"And you," he yells after Jetstorm, pulling his gun from subspace. "Quit your damned laughing!" He raises his weapon and fires a couple of shots, though they miss the small, swiftly departing jet-thing.
"Bunch of scraggin' morons," Counterpunch mutters.
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Runamuck
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I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
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Post by Runamuck on Aug 16, 2008 21:18:58 GMT -5
Runamuck considers. On one hand, he's always up for scrapping things. On the other, he really doesn't want any more organic goo inside his armor. Then it occurs to him that he could just shoot it and see if it can still burn underground. The thought of a screaming plant-thing shrieking in agony and leaving a blazing trail of fire as it tries to escape makes his eyes curl, giving the impression of a grin. "Heh heh heh....sounds fun." At least the crashing around seems to have cleared the excess fuel out of his vocalizer.
He peers at Counterpunch for a minute. "Hey, you.....let's get some more drinks. It'd be a crime to waste free high grade." The white car walks over to the blue car, moving to put a friendly hand on his shoulder to guide him towards the drinks. It's not as much fun getting wasted without a drinking buddy.
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Counterpunch
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The Overlord, His Peerless Highness, Arch Duke Counterpunch. The Salient Vanquisher of His Own Mind
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Post by Counterpunch on Aug 16, 2008 23:02:19 GMT -5
Counterpunch peers suspiciously at Runamuck, optic band narrowed. Finally, he shrugs. "Sure. Why not?"
Now, of course, Counterpunch has no intention of getting drunk, but he can hold a cube, and he can make sure that cube has less energon as the night goes by, and he can certainly act drunk convincingly - please, that's freshpaint's play, and one of the first things he learned in his training.
The blue car allows himself to be guided towards the drinks, the belligerent set to his walk not absent, but considerably muffled.
OOC: Fade out? Or shall we RP the drinking, too?
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Runamuck
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I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
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Post by Runamuck on Aug 16, 2008 23:21:15 GMT -5
Runamuck would prefer a Stunticon to drink with. Then they could go driving and nobody would be surprised about stuff getting busted up. But Dead End slipped off with that Autobot a while ago and Wildrider's not around.
Maybe Runamuck should see about grabbing an extra cube or two. No reason to alienate his roommate.
For now, the Battlecharger's just happy enough to have someone to share his drunken ramblings with, even if the other doesn't care much.
Fade-out's fine by me.
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