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Post by Screwdriver on Aug 12, 2007 15:15:18 GMT -5
OOC: Cross-posted from the "Post Battle: Return to the Zoo" thread. Synapse, Skyblast, and Holi, please join me here and post-in whenever you're ready. Omega Supreme is also free to post here, plus anyone else as they leave Omega Supreme.
The first son leaves home with naught but two wondrous round balls, but so absorbed is he in his lovely little toys that he misses the maid completely. The maid is about to follow him that she might examine his toys, when the second son, smaller than the first, leaves home. He is keen and alert, but timid, and so he hails the maid tentatively! Then the third son leaves home, larger than the second but smaller than the first, but he is so dumbstruck by the maid’s incredible beauty that he says nothing at all!
The maid smiles and curtsies1 to the three sons, and asks them, "Greetings, fair sons of Camelot! Can you tell me who is master of this land?"
1 No, she's not wearing a skirt. She's just miming the motions.
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Holi
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Post by Holi on Aug 12, 2007 16:29:27 GMT -5
She certainly sounds friendly, decides Holi, and she's being quite nice. And she isn't shooting at him – them, he amends as Skyblast comes up behind him. That's always a good sign. But she talks strangely. Camelot? Does Holi have any data on 'Camelot'?
A quick check of his files gives him only one reference: King Arthur, a heroic character of Earth legend. Holi rather likes stories about heroes and heroic leaders, and keeps a few around to pep himself up every now and again. Some records of Star Saber's exploits are in there, too. Just because.
"Mast…? Well, I'm a Micromaster…" Holi mumbles, mostly to himself. No, silly, she asked who's the master of the land. But there isn't one, really, is there? Not of the land. Emirate Xaaron is sort of their leader right now, though….
Oh! Where are his manners?
"I'm Holi," he declares to the newcomer with a sunny grin. "And… I think you want to talk to Emirate Xaaron." A pause, a bemused blink of his visor. "…Did you want to talk to him?"
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Synapse
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Post by Synapse on Aug 12, 2007 22:42:51 GMT -5
The sound of voices catches Synapse off-guard. He looks up from his work and puzzles when he sees one of the strangest looking individuals he's ever encountered speaking to Holi and Skyblast...and himself? Camelot? His processors whir as they attempt to process the orange bot's speaking patterns. Earth stories and folk tales are something quite unknown to Synapse. In his time, Earth's still a bit of rock in a far flung part in the galaxy.
One thing is for sure though, he definitely did not notice her on his way out of Omega Supreme. For a moment, Synapse stops his staring to berate himself on his lack of observance.
He doesn't respond to the female's questioning, instead biting down on his lip as his damaged node protests vehemently at his switch in attention. "W-what Holi said," Synapse bites out with an apologetic bob to his head before quickly moving back to work. He instead sweeps his free node out from its patrol radius to regard the newcomer once more.
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Screwdriver
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Post by Screwdriver on Aug 13, 2007 8:04:59 GMT -5
Screwdriver tilts her head and considers. She's not heard of any "Emirate Xaaron" in the court of the Prime, and yet she knows of the giant. So is this some far-flung barony that pays tribute, or something else entirely?
The toymaker gazes up at the dark tower that is the giant's mighty arms, then looks over where he has set his head and body to stand guard. Dare she enter through the foreboding portal? Dare she risk it? But if she does not, her curiosity will never be sated, and her curiosity has a most voracious appetite!
There has been no recognition from these ones and, indeed, since she has never served as a knight, there may be no recognition at all. The daring little toymaker decides to take the risk for the treasure of knowledge!
"Good Holi, Master of Micros, and..." she turns to look at Synapse, who has yet to introduce himself, then up at Skyblast, "fair Knights! Please, yes, if the master of this tower would deign to see me, I would speak with him!" Then she smiles brightly and, for once, utters a phrase more like what one would expect of her kind.
"Take me to your leader!"
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Aug 13, 2007 9:30:32 GMT -5
Skyblast has no idea what a 'Camelot' is. A lot full of camels? This girl isn't making much sense. Somehow, he lets slip, "You don't have a sister, do you?"
Something does hit the aesthetically-oriented Skyblast, and he inquires, "Hey, what are you, anyway? You don't have any symbols." He's used to looking closely and carefully for symbols, which might just bit a little bit of darker grey against lighter grey on a helmet. Some of these folks make it way too easy, with their huge, bright red symbols, but Skyblast would swear she's wholly unmarked.
He glances over at Holi when says that Emirate Xaaron is kind of their leader. To Holi, he protests, "I just thought he was bossy on radio. I mean, I work for Optimus Prime, and Ja..." Jazz is the ranking officer present, but he's also unfit for command at the moment. Next up would be Bumblebee, but he's... also unfit for command. Okay, so maybe Emirate Xaaron is kind of their leader, then.
Skyblast glances around and notes, "I dunno if this land actually has a master. Looks like the natives are long gone."
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Aug 13, 2007 12:28:27 GMT -5
"Hardwire" makes his way down Omega's ramp, glancing around and noting the small gathering of the over-sensitive shuttle, the weird little flyer, and the Mini-Con-With-No-Link-Port, and...another femme. One that talked rather strangely at that.
Plodding over, he hung behind Skyblast and Holi, though not quite hidden, since the both of them were short...
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Post by Holi on Aug 13, 2007 16:48:48 GMT -5
"Commander Star Saber isn't here, either," Holi mumbles to Skyblast, and if he sounds upset or irritated about that, it's only for a split-second, "and even Kup listens to Emirate Xaaron. I think that makes him in charge." Spoken with the surety of a child who has complete faith in those he looks to for guidance. If he had any idea what his devotion means to the elder, he just might wonder if it's really the right thing. Unfortunately, he doesn't know and he'll carry on unless he finds a reason to stop.
Such thoughts are far from Holi's mind at the moment. For the most part, he's wondering why Screwdriver called him a master of micros and the others knights. Well, if she talks about Camelot, he sort of understands the knights part.
"Alright," he says finally, still beaming. "Um. Follow me, please…." Wait, what did she say her name is? Holi grimaces at himself. "I'm sorry, I think I missed your name." If it means anything to her, he's genuinely apologetic for his lapse.
// Emirate Xaaron, sir, I think this lady wants to talk to you. She seems awfully nice. // The Micromaster pauses to consider if he should add any other pertinent information. // She called me, Synapse, and Skyblast 'sons of Camelot'. And… oh! She's sort of like you, sir – I can't see an emblem on her. //
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Synapse
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Post by Synapse on Aug 13, 2007 18:33:03 GMT -5
Synapse forgot to introduce himself? How rude. At the at address of them all, Synapse looks up again and utters a silent sigh. At this rate, no work is going to get done at all. He once again detaches a few wires, deactivating the node once more and placing it back into its mounting.
Slowly, he stands up and offers a small smile. "Ah...I'm Synapse. Apologies," he says with another apologetic bob to his head.
Holi seems to have things covered so far, so Synapse is free to ponder the strangeness of this newcomer. Knights, masters, Camelot...is this some sort of new code?
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Screwdriver
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Post by Screwdriver on Aug 13, 2007 19:27:04 GMT -5
Screwdriver is not really certain if she has sisters, but if she has, Screwdriver is undoubtedly the youngest of them, because it is always the youngest that is the cleverest and prettiest! She looks up at Skyblast asks her what she is and if she has any sisters, nods politely as Synapse gives his name, and then tilts her head as Holi asks her name. She looks to the whole group and seems to think she's answering all the questions at once.
"I am Gepetto and Daedalus, and sometimes Blue Fairy and Icarus, too! I am not butcher, nor baker, but candlestick maker! I am youngest of the lassies, and the cleverest, and am called by the name of Screwdriver!" With that she smiles brightly at the whole gathering, mimes another curtsy, and skips past Holi, Skyblast, and Cannonball and up Omega Supreme's ramp!
Yeah. And you guys thought Wheelie was weird.
OOC: Switching threads to go inside Omega Supreme.
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Screwdriver
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Post by Screwdriver on Aug 13, 2007 19:30:33 GMT -5
It's possible that some or all of the others follow Screwdriver when she enters into the rocket. It may even be possible that they hear what she says inside. Even so, she's not inside long, and as soon as she's done speaking, she turns around and steps back out. If any have moved in her way, she steps around them swiftly. Then, rather than walking down the ramp, she leaps forward into a dive, handsprings into a flip, and lands in Transformer-sized-motorcyle mode, speeding off as soon as she touches down. She drives down the main pathway, in the direction of the power station, in the direction that marks the spot where Jazz, Bumblebee, Holi, and even Kup had appeared. Then she swerves around the green conehead's body which has been lying here this whole time (remember that thing?) and skids to a stop before transforming once more.
OOC: All right. I’ll stay here for a bit.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Aug 13, 2007 22:53:15 GMT -5
Skyblast has offended the Micromaster, oh dear! Holi's infallible logics extracts, "I guess you're right," from the aerial ace, "Until Jazz is back in shape. Then we'll see."
An extremely puzzled expression places itself on Skyblast's face. He throws out his arms and protests, "I understand the words coming out of her mouth - mostly, I mean, Geppeto? - but when you put them together, they're just static."
He doesn't follow her into Omega Supreme, and he's started when some comes vaulting back out. He mutters, "Nice moves for a ground-pounder."
Skyblast nearly gets whiplash watching her scamper back to... oh... that's a dead guy. He pronounces, "Look kind of like Dreadwing, but with more personality. Even though he's dead. Heh."
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Post by Cannonball on Aug 13, 2007 23:34:50 GMT -5
"Hardwire" keeps his optic band trained on the femme. Quirky as she is, she's rather interesting, in a strange way. Kinda like a possibly impeding train wreck with curves.
Other things had the pirate more occupied, though - how to get back to his proper faction, and before that, how to get his radio fixed. He supposed he could let the Autobots fix it...could be an outlet to get their frequency. May be best to wait until they get the actual wounded out of the way, first. In retrospect, perhaps agreeing to stay with them -after- the big fight was a Bad Idea...
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Post by Holi on Aug 14, 2007 1:35:07 GMT -5
Holi knows nothing of Jazz but that he arrived in two pieces and screaming, and he wishes he didn't remember how those screams sounded.
"I guess we will," is all he can say to answer Skyblast.
Forgive Holi missing the body at first; Screwdriver – what an odd name (as if Holi has room to say anything) – is rather distracting with her strange talk. He can't parse Geppetto, Icarus, Daedalus, or Blue Fairy. Following her progress, however, fascinated though he may be by the whimsical way she behaves, he can't help noticing the body now. It's just as jarring a sight as Jazz had been; no, moreso for this one being dead, even more jarring than the one who looked sort of like Commander Ginrai. This one looks very much like Holi imagines someone would if Dinoking throttled him, parts crushed and mangled, twisted horribly. The little bot's ventilation hiccoughs in shock and he shivers. Just when he thinks he has a handle on things and he can manage well enough, he sees something new and terrible to turn the world on its ear.
Nevertheless, he buries his horror under a barrage of mental 'I'm not scared' chanting and forces a neutral expression to his face. There's a twitch or two at the corners of his mouth before the look settles, as he can't decide if a frown or a nervous smile would be more appropriate, and he strides after Screwdriver.
"You… found him, huh?" he wonders, both curious and not. Obviously, she did find the body, but Holi has to say something. He can't just be quiet. "I don't think we can help him." Regret weighs heavily even on his piping little voice, even though those are Decepticon insignias on the shoulders. It was a painful death, he's sure of that. "M-maybe – maybe he can… help someone else, though…" he adds, very, very quietly as he hesitantly grasps an arm. Perceptor and the others are using parts from the dead to help the injured living, aren't they?
In spite of how macabre it is, he pulls the arm over his shoulders and lifts as best he can. He won't ask or expect anyone to help him with the body; the way he sees it, Synapse is busy with something over there and Skyblast… maybe he could be scouting. He can fly, after all. Holi doesn't know this Hardwire, or Screwdriver, well enough to ask either of them anything like this. He'll pull it himself if he must.
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Post by Synapse on Aug 14, 2007 20:06:33 GMT -5
Busy is something Synapse is no longer capable of being described as. So he's free enough to witness Screwdriver's amazing sweep into and out of Omega Supreme. Eccentric would be understating this new personality. Something about her is quite strange though and sends uncomfortable shivers down his body.
Slowly he pads after her wake, mouth forming into a tight frown at the sight of the mangled body. Sure there have been bodies after small skirmishes back on Cybertron, but...nothing quite like this. The rest of his steps after Screwdriver are hesitant. They only speed up as Holi begins his attempts to pull the body along. Carefully, he takes the other arm and lifts it up towards his chest. The balance of the body between the two shouldn't be too off. "I can help you with this."
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Screwdriver
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Post by Screwdriver on Aug 14, 2007 21:28:38 GMT -5
Screwdriver folds her arms in front of her and taps her right toe while her expression becomes very cross. She glares at Holi and Synapse and exclaims, "Hey! Finder's keepers, loser's weepers!1" That's her dead guy to give away, darn it! Still, she makes no attempt to snatch the body out of the hands of the other two mechs (had it just been Holi, she certainly would have tried) and helps the other two carry the body back towards Omega Supreme.
When she gets there, however, she sees that Omega Supreme has shut his door. Holi and Synapse may be able to slip back in, but, despite her childlike demeanor, Screwdriver is less than a head shorter of your typical car-bot. She tilts her head to the right and frowns sadly. "But the window was closed, and there were iron bars on it,2" she proclaimed mournfully.
1 Common children's rhyme.
2 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie
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