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Post by Perceptor on Jan 19, 2011 16:56:02 GMT -5
It feels like twitchy Morphobot hugs! Enthusiastic, twitchy Morphobot hugs!
Yeah, don't expect even the tiniest fragments of sense that he'd been capable of before out of Perceptor anytime soon. He's... somewhere else entirely. And pleased with that.
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 19, 2011 18:19:09 GMT -5
The pressure eases off as Skyfire reaches orbital altitude and velocity--eases off to the point that there is no more gravity. Enjoy freefall as your host approaches the space station where Event Horizon is docked.
"We'll be arriving in one more orbit," Skyfire informs everyone. "I expect docking to be much more sedate than take-off was."
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Jan 19, 2011 22:19:34 GMT -5
Weightlessness is a bit nicer. It does trigger some of Emirate Xaaron's nausea subroutines, but he manually -9s them and bites his lip. He forces out a smile and thinks about how Long Haul seems to want to give the impression that he's enjoying this, even if it's clear he isn't. It's a change from Long Haul complaining! A nice change. Also, Emirate Xaaron is apparently surprising Swerve, which is always good. An Emirate needs to be mysterious and baffling at times.
Emirate Xaaron looks over at Perceptor with concern and winces at Skyfire's word choice. "Sedate? I think Perceptor has more than enough chemicals in him now, as it is."
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Post by Long Haul on Jan 20, 2011 0:49:50 GMT -5
"Yeah, no kiddin'," Long Haul grunts with irritation. "An' unfortunately, he's our best chemist. Gettin' him cleaned out's gonna be tricky." He glances at Swerve. "Think we should just start out with an energon flush, maybe?"
He keeps himself strapped down since he's not really designed to operate in zero-g, either, but he does shout, "Gotcha, Skyfire," in response to the scientist's explanations.
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Post by Swerve on Jan 21, 2011 12:28:37 GMT -5
Swerve is no more going to let go of his harness straps now that he's weightless than he was before freefall. Weightlessness here is all wrong; this feeling belongs only on certain downhills, in drifting through certain curves. Thankfully, Long Haul distracts him from feeling like his fuel tank is about to drop right out.
"Sounds like a good starting line, yeah," he says. "Maybe a couple to see if it helps cycle out whatever gunk he's got?" Get him back to normal and he can probably filter out the additives so we aren't wasting fuel, either.
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Post by Perceptor on Jan 21, 2011 20:55:04 GMT -5
Proving that somewhere in there, Perceptor is paying at least a little attention, he begins to tunelessly sing the word, "Flush," over and over and over, bopping along in his net cocoon as if he is dancing in place.
Of course, he could have also just randomly picked a word out that he'd heard and started playing with it as he enjoyed the ministrations of his imaginary Morphobot, too. Good luck figuring out which!
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 21, 2011 21:16:49 GMT -5
Skyfire lazily rotates* 180 degrees such that his cockpit is now pointed down at the planet--but no matter, it's still freefall, though floor and ceiling have flipped places. The local sun glints off a large structure a few thousand klicks away and somewhat above their current line of travel.
"On docking approach now. ETA 10 minutes." Skyfire's engines fire briefly, accelerating him up to the higher altitude of the station--and paradoxically slowing him down. He's shifted into a higher, slower orbit, just in time to match velocity and position with the space station.
"I'll dock directly with the Event Horizon's hangar--fewer problems with bystanders that way," Skyfire announces.
--- * As opposed to pitches or yaws
Will be docked with "Event Horizon" next round. Feel free to pose Skyfire docking if you want to hurry things up and start disembarking on your post
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Jan 21, 2011 21:49:59 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron lets Long Haul and Swerve debate how to detox Perceptor. It isn't his field.
Meanwhile, Perceptor proves he needs to be kept away from goldfish.
Emirate Xaaron can agree with Skyfire, and he does! "Oh yes, that's perfect, Skyfire."
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Post by Long Haul on Jan 21, 2011 22:41:48 GMT -5
"Sure," Long Haul nods towards Swerve. "Though we should probably just do one for sure, and then see how the result of that one goes, y'know? If we can get him mostly functional, that'd be a big help."
He glances 'up', relative to him, because that seems the natural direction to look while addressing Skyfire. "Yeah, good thinking, Skyfire."
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Post by Swerve on Jan 22, 2011 14:15:36 GMT -5
Swerve nods at Long Haul but says nothing for a couple of seconds.
"Sure," he answers finally, sounding distracted. He's straining for any indication that they're close to docking even though it hasn't yet been a full ten minutes. If he could will time to move faster, Primus knows he would just so he could be doing something other than sitting here trying not to think about how wrong zero-G feels. If only he was as easily distracted as Blurr!
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Post by Perceptor on Jan 22, 2011 19:37:17 GMT -5
"We are inside Skyfire!" Perceptor observes out of nowhere. And then he starts giggling, as if that concept is the most amusing thing that has ever existed. "I was inside Megatron once. Have you ever wondered if anyone is inside you? They could, you know."
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 22, 2011 20:31:41 GMT -5
After a brief radioed exchange, the hangar door yawns wide for Skyfire, and he slides right in, maneuvering jets thrusting in tiny spurts to bring him all the way in. He settles gently as the hangar closes behind him, and only when it is completely closed does his bow ramp begin to open.
"We're here; it's safe to disembark." A moment later, Skyfire adds anxiously, "Let me know how Perceptor's doing--I hope his condition is temporary, and there's no permanent derangement."
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Jan 22, 2011 22:06:00 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron does not take Perceptor's ramblings seriously. This is a shame, as it is the most coherent thing Perceptor's said in a while. He briskly walks over to take down Perceptor's netting and orders, "Long Haul, truck him to medical. You're still faster than walking. Swerve, drive ahead and get it prepped."
He is going to assume that Skyfire can handle his own post-flight whatevers.
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Post by Long Haul on Jan 22, 2011 22:53:06 GMT -5
"Works for me, if you load him up, Em'rate!" Long Haul says, releasing his straps and transforming to alternate mode. "The sooner we get this thing corrected, the better! And I'll let you know when I got word, Skyfire."
OOC: Now that we're back on the Event Horizon, we good for a wrap/fade?
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Post by Swerve on Jan 24, 2011 13:51:56 GMT -5
OOC: Good by me. Posting out of thread with this one.
Swerve wastes no time even on answering once Skyfire drops the ramp; he transforms and he's off like a gunshot, tires squealing on the deck as he skids through the turn around the bottom of the ramp.
Then he's out of the hangar.
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