Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on Jun 23, 2007 17:24:04 GMT -5
By now, Omega Supreme can see Kup. However, he doesn't see this 'Holi' person. He's used to needing to look down to see most of his comrades, but it just doesn't occur to him to look down far enough to see Holi. So Omega Supreme grumbles, "Location: Holi?"
Tell him that Kup didn't manage to lose this mysterious 'Holi' person in the time that it took them to get here.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Jun 23, 2007 18:29:17 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron puts the wings off to the side, which doubtless upsets the dragonet more. Then, he twists around and peers over the top of Long Haul's truck bed to see if he can see Kup.
He does see Kup. He also sees Stakeout and sputters. "Stakeout? What in the Matrix Flame is Stakeout doing here? Kup said there was a 'Holi' fellow here."
This cannot end well. The last time Emirate Xaaron did much with Micromasters, he tried to get them all to kill each other, and they were on his side. Well, okay, he's realized that was a pretty dumb idea and vowed to never do it again. Still.
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Post by Kup on Jun 23, 2007 18:42:33 GMT -5
Kup steps a couple of feet away from Holi when Omega Supreme asks his question, and point. "This is Holi, Omega." Kup's not really used to them that small, either, but it's not anywhere near the weirdest thing going on, so he lets it slide pretty easily.
He studies the approaching dump truck and its passengers. Cybertronian lines, Autobot symbol, but function and color still leave Long Haul unmistakable. That would make the gold robot riding in his bed, "Emirate Xaaron, right? We've already run into some name problems. For instance, seems his reality doesn't have a Rodimus Prime, but it does have a Rodimus Convoy. That may have to do with why you know someone who looks like him as 'Stakeout.'" Which, really, sounds like a far more Transformerly name, but then, the picKUP wasn't really one to talk as far as that went.
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Post by Long Haul on Jun 23, 2007 18:46:53 GMT -5
Long Haul closes the distance between them and rolls to a stop. "Gee, you're tiny!" the transport proclaims to Holi, having never been much for tact. Then he shouts back to Xaaron. "All right. Move out before I dump you out. I'll see if I can't figure out how to calm that little guy down." He is, of course, referring to the dragon, but considering he had only just commented on Holi's height, he might be easily misinterpreted.
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Post by Holi on Jun 23, 2007 21:09:08 GMT -5
Holi stops his almost sickeningly cheerful waving up at Omega Supreme now that he's been addressed.
"Well, sure, compared to a big guy like you!" Holi pipes back good-humouredly at Long Haul. One can almost hear the playful razz he isn't blowing. "And I am… calm…." Oh, dear. He's spotted the little dragon flapping away in Long Haul's truckbed. "Say, he isn't related to Deszaras, is he?" But even before Long Haul can answer, Holi shifts his gaze to the silver-and-gold fellow beset by said squalling, fussing creature. What an attention span.
Had that Autobot just called him "Stakeout"? But that isn't his name! Kup introduced him, didn't he? Gee, Omega Supreme got it right (and Holi feels quite flattered about that!).
"…And my name is Holi, not Stakeout," he says to Emirate Xaaron with all the pomp of a teacher correcting an errant student, taking care to stress his name. It's his name and it'd be nice if everyone got it right.
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Post by Omega Supreme on Jun 23, 2007 22:23:39 GMT -5
Omega Supreme looks at the area where Kup stepped away from. He even looks down a bit, in case Holi is a Minibot like Bumblebee. He hears Long Haul exclaim that someone, presumably Holi, is tiny. Finally, he hears a little voice piping up, and Omega Supreme looks down more, bending over slightly. There's only so far that his neck bends; it's not very long.
Omega Supreme boggles and exclaims, "Size: miniscule!" Holi's about human-height! That really blows his mind. Granted, Holi seems smaller to Omega Supreme, because Omega Supreme is so unVector Sigmaly big. The Quintessons really knew how to build them, back in the day that they don't talk about anymore.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Jun 23, 2007 22:31:11 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron ponders leaving the dragonet inside of the dump bed, but he's not that mean. Hefting up the dragonet, he exits. Ah, yes, Emirate Xaaron: babysitter. Just the image that he wants to project to strangers. He sets the dragonet down next to Long Haul, dusts himself off, and approaches the others.
"My sincerely apologies, Holi," Emirate Xaaron says smoothly, exactly mimicking Holi's pronunciation of his name back at him. "You resemble a Micromaster that I know. You're a Micromaster, aren't you?" He rubs his chin, thinking, and notes, "I haven't seen two Transformers of the same design yet in this place. Curious."
"And yes, I would be Emirate Xaaron." It's an easy enough assumption.
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Post by Kup on Jun 23, 2007 22:45:54 GMT -5
Kup nods his head. "Well, good to meet you, then. What do you mean by 'same design,' though? It's been awhile since having a lot of folks of the same model has been common for the Autobots, anyway. Now, the Decepticons, they've got the Seekers, and now those damned Sweeps..." Kup had been looking at the small dragon thoughtfully, but now he trails off completely, his optics narrowed in thought. Finally, he points towards the dragon and asks, "Say, isn't that a Gillanan mecha-dragon?" This is probably not the creature's name, of course, but Kup's speaking Cybertronian, so of course he'd use the Cybertronian translation. This begs the question of where the Cybertronians ever picked up a word for "dragon" to begin with. No doubt they incorporated it so they could start using them for alternate modes.
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Post by Long Haul on Jun 24, 2007 20:28:31 GMT -5
As soon as Xaaron and the dragon are out of his truck bed, Long Haul transforms, shuffling the dragon wings into subspace as he does. He looks down at Holi's protests, his band flickering slightly in confusion before he works out what Holi's on about. Finally he starts. "Oh, no. Wasn't talking about you. Was talking about this little guy."
Then, if Xaaron will let him, he takes the squirming dragon from him. Then he stares at Kup for a long moment, and shrugs. "Dunno. What's a Gillanan mecha-dragon?"
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Post by Holi on Jun 25, 2007 12:32:17 GMT -5
"Oh." Well, okay then, so long as Long Haul knows he's calm. But someone really should get that little dragon calmed down; it seems terribly upset. Then the little blue Autobot stops and cycles his optics. "W-wait, another Micromaster… who looks like me?" Holi practically squeaks, looking up at Emirate Xaaron with a gaze confusion-bright. But there was no other Micromaster who looked like him! Why, that was just silly! Although that probably answered Xaaron's question.
Surely he'd have met this 'Stakeout' person sometime. Or maybe he still could. Meeting a twin might be interesting. They could take a cross-country trip together, and try to find out who made them, and he could introduce 'Stakeout' to Clipper's sister, and they could go on a double date.
…Actually, that sounds like a corny movie. And Clipper doesn't even have a sister.
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Post by Omega Supreme on Jun 25, 2007 15:49:53 GMT -5
Omega Supreme surveys the area, scoping out the place. Ugly, ugly city-design. He crosses his arms and looks for anything that might be trouble. It's hard for him to get involved in chit-chat. It's not that it goes over his head, quite the contrary. It's also not that he thinks himself above the others, either, despite his height. It's just when the conversation steers away from factual or military discussion and he's not directly addressed, he tends to be at a loss for what to say.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Jun 25, 2007 19:04:54 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron explains, "Sometimes you see cars and semi-trucks of the same line." Yes, in the comics, you'd get named extras that looked just like Optimus Prime.
He most assuredly does let Long Haul take the dragon off his hands. He wishes to have as little to do with the dragonet as possible.
He considers Holi and admits, "The colours are a bit different." He then turns to address everyone and explains, "Ever heard of alternate realities, universes that are like your own but… different? That seems to be what's happened here. For example, I know of a Kup who served on the Steelhaven under Fortress Maximus, and yet, I somehow doubt that's a part of this Kup's history. Or perhaps it is."
He sighs.
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Post by Kup on Jun 25, 2007 20:09:23 GMT -5
"I'm pretty sure that's a Gillanan mecha-dragon," Kup answers Long Haul, pointing to the creature, then he looks around the zoo in general. "It's kind of hard to tell with decomposing organics, but it looks to me like a lot of the creatures in here were from the Gillanan system."
Kup casts an amused glance towards Holi, then looks down at Xaaron. "Sorry, Xaaron, but I've never heard of any Steelhaven, or a Fortress Maximus. But there'll be plenty of time to work out what's different and what matches up later." Kup always assumes there will be time for story telling later, on the rare occasion when it's not time for story telling now.
The elder turns his gaze away from the Emirate then up towards the giant. "Sounds like you guys split your forces on purpose. Why were you heading here, exactly, to begin with? Once I know what you guy's are looking for, we can actually set to searching and you can tell me what you've figured out so far while we look." Kup's not being impatient, just practical. It's a more efficient use of time to talk while working than it is to talk and then start working.
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Post by Long Haul on Jun 25, 2007 20:16:35 GMT -5
Long Haul attempts to calm the squirming, whimpering, muzzled dragon by rubbing behind its head, which it seemed to enjoy before, but really, he has absolutely no idea how to be a dragon-mommy. He shrugs when Kup proclaims the thing to be a Gillanan mecha-dragon. It sounds about as good as anything else. When Kup asks why they were headed there to begin with, he answers, "Well, another onna our guys, Synapse, he showed up here and mentioned some of the bits still had power, so we figured we'd try and figure out why."
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Post by Holi on Jun 26, 2007 2:06:04 GMT -5
Well, come to think of it, no; Holi never really considered the idea of alternate realities. His reality is big enough for him already! And frankly, the thought of another Micromaster who looks like him, but with different colours, running around out there is a bit much with all the other things to think about while he's at it.
"We're all Autobots, though, aren't we?" he wonders aloud as if that should be that regarding this reality stuff, even while stretching way, way up on his toes to try and pat the little dragon's head as Long Haul had done. The creature can't be all that bad if it's with Autobots, Holi has decided. Probably not related to Deszaras, and nowhere near as scary. Of course, he's never seen a full-grown specimen, either.
Best of all, it isn't a callizard.
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