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Post by Soundwave on Aug 14, 2009 22:20:03 GMT -5
Late Day 30. Open thread.
Among the strange rocks four red optics slowly blink open, covered by a dimly lit red visor. The optics take a quick look around. Soundwave quickly transforms, something he has not done in months. Four red optics are soon replaced by one glowing red visor as Soundwave takes a minute to peak over the rocks. Seeing that he is caged in, Soundwave quickly ducks behind the rocks and contemplates. He was someone else here outside of the bars, but who were they and why had they placed him here. How had they placed him here. The Autobots certainly do not have the resources to do so as far as Soundwave knows.
Though...Perhaps he has somehow been captured on Earth. He can then call on Ravage to hone in on his location. Soundwave gives the metallic cat a call on his signal...And he receives no response. Odd. Soundwave decides to not to try and reach out to the other Decepticons, at least not yet. As far as they know, the mission is running perfectly. No need to distract them from doing they job.
Seeing as whoever imprisoned him hasn't slagged him yet, Soundwave hopes they might be willing to talk a little. Soundwave gets up and walks towards the front of the cage.
"Identify yourself," Soundwave states, no hostility in his gravelly voice.
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Post by Misfire on Aug 15, 2009 12:20:46 GMT -5
Almost everyone of even temperment gets a turn at rock watching duty on Ship. Misfire might find it boring for the most part, but he never complains about doing his part.
He kinda wishes he had company. Well, company other than Aimless.
At the sound of an arrival, Misfire ambles over to lean against the far wall opposite. The magenta, white, and purple jet should seem a bit odd to Soundwave, given his lack of pointiness. There is a small individual sitting on Misfire's shoulder that looks to be a small purple robot.
Well, at least this one isn't bellowing to be let out or tossing about threats.
"Actually, that's my line, you see," he says quite calmly. He crosses his arms over his chest. "Name, function, last known timestamp, please. The sooner you answer that, the sooner we can get on to other questions- and perhaps get you out of the box. Things are a bit complicated around here, you'll soon find out."
Man, this guy's voice is awfully familiar. Hope it's just a fluke.
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Post by Soundwave on Aug 15, 2009 21:17:57 GMT -5
If Soundwave had an eyebrow to raise, he would. He has never seen a bot that looked liked Misfire before. At any rate, Soundwave was starting to suspect that he was dealing with Decepticons and odd looking ones at that. It just seems unlikely that the Autobots would be organized enough to be able to capture him in space given their present state. Moving forward to get a closer look Soundwave notices the smaller creature on Misfire's shoulder. Soundwave guessed it served a somewhat similar function to Ravage.
As for Misfire's questions, Soundwave saw no harm in answering them, though he was still extremely curious of the circumstances that led to him waking up with some strange rocks. Besides, it was probably best to cooperate with his captors for now.
"Soundwave. Communications," Soundwave states, pausing a bit as Misfire's last request seemed a little odd. Nevertheless, Soundwave gives Misfire a timestamp roughly a little after he sent Ravage toward Earth.
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Post by Misfire on Aug 15, 2009 22:35:53 GMT -5
Great. It isn't a fluke. This couldn't have waited till tomorrow, Primus?
Yes, Misfire, randomly makes sarcastic mental questions of his supposed god.
"Well, then, Soundwave, I am Misfire, this is Aimless," Aimless waves, " and you are aboard the Decepticon ship Ship. You have just joined a bunch of us who have been displaced in time and reality by forces unknown and deposited in a completely different reality from the one you know."
"Most of us will look quite different to you. We aren't so...pointy. But there have been a few from your reality show up before. At least I'm assumin' you're from the same as Wreckage. Same build style."
But just to make sure, Aimless pipes up "Oh, spark, laser core, brain module, kumquat? Which do you have?"
Misfire also sends a message over the broadband. If he is monitoring the frequency, Soundwave should hear it as well.
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Post by Soundwave on Aug 15, 2009 23:20:01 GMT -5
"Intersting," Soundwave states. Multiple realities. It all sounds very weird, but what else could explain him being suddenly pulled from his position orbiting Earth and waking up in a cage filled with rocks and strange looking Decepticons? Or maybeye Soundwave picked up one too many science fiction movies while hacking the satellite.
At the mention of Wreckage, Soundwave is pulled out of his thoughts. The last he heard of Wreckage was when the Starscream of his reality recounted how he'd killed him. Perhaps Wreckage was pulled from an earlier time...yes, things are starting to make sense now.
Once again, Soundwave is pulled out of his thoughts. This time by Aimless. "I have a spark," Soundwave states, curiously. So, not all of these alternate reality Decepticons have sparks? How do they function? Soundwave makes a mental note to ask about this later, as he picks up Misfire communicating on the Decepticon Broadband.
It seems the bot has alerting the other presence, which inquires Soundwave to ask, "Who is in command of this vessel?"
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Post by Misfire on Aug 16, 2009 9:21:49 GMT -5
"Well, as of a few hours ago, Shockwave is our leader. Until he gets his 'restructuring' finalized-," Yes, Misfire makes the air quotes, "-Starscream is second. Not your Starscream," he hastily adds. Does Misfire sound slightly too neutral about this? Why yes, yes he does. He isn't to thrilled with the change in command, but knows better than to complain aloud.
"Mow, it might be worth noting that you're gonna run into mech with the same name or voice or other similarity, that may act and be totally different from those you know. For example, there's gonna be a lot of people who know a Soundwave who does communications. And you even sound like him. But you don't look like him at all."
"Yeah," Aimless murmurs quietly to Misfire, "But he's still ugly."
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Post by Soundwave on Aug 16, 2009 21:42:05 GMT -5
Restructuring, eh? Perhaps Soundwave can find a place among these multiversal Decepticons. And Starscream as second? That actually doesn't sound too different from the current chain of command in his reality. Though imagining a Starscream or any other Decepticons that he's familiar with from Misfire's universe...Soundwave just has to see it to believe it.
The thought of meeting another version of himself disturbs him a bit, so he puts it in the back of his mind. Though, his head at least does look more similar to his counterpart in Misfire's universe, than Starscream's or Megatron's.
Remembering another another question he'd been meaning to ask, Soundwave questions, "Where is this vessel headed?"
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Post by Wreckage on Aug 16, 2009 23:35:06 GMT -5
It takes a few moments after Misfire's hail for Wreckage to arrive; he makes no attempt to hurry despite being curious. The arrival of someone from his reality is enough to pique his interest, and at least Misfire was polite when he asked. Wreckage sees no problem going to Misfire's aid; the jet is a jittery thing, but when not trying to shoot things, he is not intolerable. Certainly better company than many from Wreckage's own reality.
Wreckage pads through the doorway with a slow stride, taking in the scene. His gaze lingers longest on the unfamiliar mechanoid inside the arrival cage before he looks at Misfire expectantly. Surely his anxious comrade will explain in greater detail if Wreckage is patient enough.
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Post by Misfire on Aug 17, 2009 10:44:57 GMT -5
"Oh, heya Wreckage!" Misfire waves at the Stryker and smiles. Wreckage isn't too bad, all and all. Still a bit...intimidating. But not too badly so, anymore.
He turns his attention back to Soundwave. "Well, before we this," he indicates the ship, "We were on an organic planet kinda like Earth. Long story short, we found some meteor chunks that turned out to be bits of a Cybertron. That's what you arrived in."
"So, the powers that be decreed that we go in search of this realities Cybertron, or what's left of it. See if we can't get some answers about why we're here." Misfire shrugs. He'd be hanging out in limbo if he wasn't here. So really, the current situation is fine with him.
"Wreckage? I was hoping one of you guys would come by, because Soundwave here has a timestamp later than any of those already recorded for your reality. Thought there might be some info needing to be passed along and such. Plus, need someone to escort him to Needlenose or Spinister for vetting."
Misfire moves forward then and unlocks the door.
OOC: Soundwave's interview is being off-screened. But you two can onscreen and movie reality talk, as you like.
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Post by Soundwave on Aug 17, 2009 19:12:03 GMT -5
Soundwave studies Wreckage a bit as he walks in the room. He knows of Wreckage, but has not met the bot personally. He does know that he was once a part of the team led by Starscream that set out to searched for the Allspark.
Once Misfire gives Soundwave his answer, the communications officer is taken aback. Pieces of Cybertron? Taking a look back at the rock fragments, Soundwave couldn't imagine a Cybertron in a state worse than his own. He then hears a click as Misfire unlocks the door. Soundwave takes a few steps out and gives a small nod to Misfire in thanks. Turning his head towards the Decepticon warrior on the other side, Soundwave says nothing. Going by what Misfire said, Wreckage would no doubt have a few questions about the status of the Decepticons as well as his own fate.
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Post by Wreckage on Aug 20, 2009 9:17:56 GMT -5
"…I see," Wreckage ventures in reply to Misfire, gaze never quite leaving Soundwave. To call what Wreckage feels for Decepticons of his type mistrust would be inaccurate; with rare exceptions, he can trust that they share a common cause and a belief in Lord Megatron's campaign. Even the wholly unfamiliar, like this Soundwave, have that in their favour by default. But Wreckage does not trust implicitly in any one of them; that would be folly on his part.
He has no idea where to begin a conversation, either, even one for debriefing purposes. What would he open with? 'I hear you come from the future. Do I win the good conduct award or does Barricade slime his way into it again?' seems awkward. So he holds his ground when Misfire releases Soundwave and gives the newcomer a shallow nod in greeting.
"This way," he finally says, shoulders tilting to indicate Soundwave should follow him out. "We may talk after you have been cleared." Wreckage is not stalling to avoid doing something for which he has little skill or love. He merely exercises caution and that is what he will tell anyone who asks.
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Post by Misfire on Aug 20, 2009 16:24:01 GMT -5
Once Soundwave is out, Misfire locks the door to the arrival room again.
He waves at the two pointy mechs. "You two have fun now."
Back to work time.
OOC: Misfire is skippable unless addressed.
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Post by Soundwave on Aug 22, 2009 20:28:51 GMT -5
Soundwave nods slowly and follows Wreckage, his hands behind his back. There is still so much he needs to know about this whole situation he's found himself in. Perhaps Wreckage shall be able to shed some light on a few more things.
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Post by Wreckage on Aug 26, 2009 16:25:17 GMT -5
OOC: Timeskipping by agreement. Apologies for the delay.
Wreckage says nothing else as he escorts Soundwave to the Mayhems and remains outside, standing attentively but not at attention, waiting until their business is completed. He does, after all, have a question or two for the other Decepticon. Frenzy or Barricade would be a better choice for the asking, but neither of them responded to Misfire's radio call.
So when the Mayhems are finished with Soundwave, Wreckage is still waiting, mulling over how to start the conversation.
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Post by Soundwave on Aug 26, 2009 19:58:27 GMT -5
Soundwave slowly walks out of the interview room, his expression as unreadable as always. He notices that Wreckage is still there, meaning that he still has something he wants to ask him.
"Is there something you wish to discuss?" Soundwave asks, in a dull indiscernible tone.
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