Sky-byte
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Post by Sky-byte on Sept 17, 2007 20:34:38 GMT -5
The book is narrowly avoids a nasty death by crushing as Sky-byte starts at the screaming engines and the large white shape in the sky. If that's who Starscream's dealing with... // That's...different. // In terms of size, this flier could give Railracer a run in size.
Sky-byte settles back down gingerly, repositioning the slightly bent pages of the book with apologetic reverence. What he wouldn't give for some peace and quiet...and a good dictionary. Preferably a dictionary of this alien language to Cybertronian, or goodness, even another Earth language! The many-armed illustration just looked back at him with an infuriating calm.
Sky-byte absently picks up the new book and thumbs open a new page with his hand, keeping the first book spread with his claw. Hm.
Why must these Decepticons hover so? It's not as if he's going to crack the language within a few minutes of encountering it! They could at least try and help...
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Thundercracker
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Accomodatus the Obliging, Costumer Extraordinaire
Maybe they should just move my berth to repair bay and have done with it...
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Post by Thundercracker on Sept 18, 2007 9:44:21 GMT -5
Zeroing in on what looks to be the center of activity in town, Thundercracker assumes robot mode once again and touches down close by. He recognizes Sky-Byte (though the shark-mech still draws a longer look than most would deem polite), but the other three mechs are unfamiliar. Two are Seekers, both blue like him -- slaggit, seems every other Seeker's blue nowadays -- and one obviously still outfitted in Cybertronian tetrajet mode. The other appears to be an Earth-type jet, though with wings at a peculiar angle. The last is still in vehicle form, and as he doesn't place it as a specific mech it doesn't garner much more attention.
"Thundercracker," he says by way of introduction, raising one hand in a non-threatening gesture. "What's going on here?"
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Shortround
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Post by Shortround on Sept 18, 2007 18:05:17 GMT -5
Shortround nods to Eye Fire as he leaves, and then considers his possibilities. He can go and see what the femme, the creepy 'con and the other Seeker are doing, or he can not annoy two people capable of blowing him up...
He picks the safer option. With his box safely on top, he transforms and heads towards the warehouse he's been storing his toys in.
And the toy nerd vanishes into the night
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Wreckage
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Post by Wreckage on Sept 18, 2007 22:11:12 GMT -5
There is a delay after Thundercracker's arrival before Wreckage decides his internal repairs have done what they can for his audio receptors. Judging by the chaotic radio traffic, he will be best served remaining here for now.
How… dull.
Lacking anything better and disliking the disadvantage of remaining as he is, he unfolds to primary mode. Parts slide and lock and he takes a half-step to steady himself, standing to full height. The newest Seeker – these fliers are terribly fond of blue, are they not? – gets a brief, guarded glance. At length, Wreckage gives him a shallow nod to acknowledge his greeting.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Sept 18, 2007 23:15:12 GMT -5
“Skystrike.” She said in answer to Thundercracker’s introduction. She already knew who he was, but formality was formality. The berkut had watched him arrive with an air of mild unhappiness, mostly due to the fact that she now had to deal with one more seeker. On the bright side, they had another elite on hand and that was a good thing for the Decepticons. What was even better than the fact that he was elite?
Well, he wasn’t Skywarp.
“That’s Starfighter, and that’s Wreckage.” She gestured to the respective people before nodding in Sky-byte’s direction. “I believe you might’ve already met Sky-byte.”
“We’re trying to organize a team to decipher the alien language here.” Skystrike rumbled. She vaguely realized that a shark occupied with a book, a cringing seeker, and an unhappy, alien APC probably looked a bit odd. “And we’re just… having free time.” She added, frowning slightly.
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Post by Starfighter on Sept 19, 2007 16:23:43 GMT -5
Starfighter's a bit more of a pastel blue than anything else, though. He's never had much of a need for cameoflage.
"We found these," he offers nervously, holding up his armful of data storage items and books. "Haven't found anything to read them with, yet." Thundercracker now? Bring in Soundwave and Starfighter might have a bit of a fanspasm without Shockwave even being on the planet.
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Sky-byte
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Post by Sky-byte on Sept 19, 2007 19:11:58 GMT -5
Blue is a very good color. It's calming, good looking, and blends in well with water! Sky-byte can attest to that fact. Not that there's any water to really blend in with around here.
Thundercracker's entrance merits the Predacon's attention. Mismatched optics narrow as he appraises the new seeker once more before returning to the books in his hands. Hmph, another Decepticon flier. He offers a brief wave of an elbow. "Yes, I've met him already."
A thought occurs, far-flung as it may be, better ask it than not know at all. "I don't suppose you have any skill in language or decoding."
By Vector Sigma. Sky-byte think he now knows the words for 'tree', 'sky', 'ball', and 'ground'. Is that useful?
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Thundercracker
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Maybe they should just move my berth to repair bay and have done with it...
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Post by Thundercracker on Sept 19, 2007 22:36:25 GMT -5
Thundercracker snaps his head around to stare at Wreckage as he unfolds into robot mode. What... the... slag... is... that? Oh sure, he knows about the "multiple universes" concept, and characters like Jetstorm and Sky-Byte are quirky enough to be proof of that. But this mech... is he even Cybertronian?
After a stare that most mechs would deem rather rude, he turns back to the other three mechs. "Afraid I won't be of much help. I'm more of a fighter than a decoder. I wouldn't mind having a look at one of those books, though -- might find something interesting." He holds out one hand in a "may I?" gesture.
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Wreckage
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Post by Wreckage on Sept 20, 2007 18:55:12 GMT -5
Wreckage – who is, indeed, Cybertronian – is by now quite accustomed to such stares here and gives the long look from Thundercracker hardly a thought. And how… kind of Skystrike to get the introductions done and out of the way.
The APC still has nothing but his disinterest to offer in the matter of the books. What a team player. He instead watches, settling for now to observe the group. For all the shades of blue they wear, he may as well be watching the sky instead. Do they assimilate such colours to blend in more effectively with their medium, then? He hangs back, engine rumbling faintly with his contemplations. If he keeps this up, others may get the erroneous impression he is a scout.
The thought of being sent to perform Barricade's duties is almost amusing.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Sept 20, 2007 23:00:43 GMT -5
Blue matching with the sky certainly makes sense, if only for planet with atmospheres and daylight. The best color probably would’ve been a darker midnight blue or black on Cybertron, but you don’t see anything less than less bright than ‘normal’ blue. It also doesn’t account for all the brightly colored pastel seekers that seem to make up the rest of the seeker color scheme, so there were holes in the camouflage theory.
Skystrike wasn’t really pondering the blueness of seekers though, but the thought flit through the forefront of her mind as she vaguely realized their matching color schemes. Skystrike being Skystrike though, had no real worries about whether or not she looked like everyone else. Blue looked better than grey and that was all there was to it.
Right now, there was boredom looming overhead to worry about. Sure, she knew the importance of translating an alien language here, but she herself had no such skills in the area except maybe linking pictures with words. She didn’t have much interest in reading either. A few million years of traveling through Cybertron’s ruins, away from most other Decepticons and into the anarchic zones between city states, well…
It left her a bit out of synch with civility. And ‘fancy’ things like reading stories that weren’t written by a semi-insane fuel carrier.
Skystrike idly began contemplating going out of the city’s perimeters to see what she could find. Probably just roads and wildlife. There’s a chance of finding a good cave to sneak away to during free time, though.
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Post by Starfighter on Sept 21, 2007 13:33:33 GMT -5
Starfighter holds out one of the larger books, almost looking as if he's hoping Thundercracker will write his autograph in it (almost, because that would potentially ruin the data and make Starfighter sad). There's none of the hesitation he showed to Sky-byte.
"The pictures should match up to the text, but I haven't seen anything resembling technical diagrams. For all we know they're pleasure reading."
Fiction? What's the point in making up data?
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Sky-byte
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Post by Sky-byte on Sept 21, 2007 14:19:51 GMT -5
Making up data? What's the point in making up data? Why there are plenty of points in why people make up data, if the reams of fictional information and stories back on Earth were any indication. After all, one has to amuse oneself somehow. That and making up data usually comes in very handy if there ever arises a time when made-up data would save one's aft. No, Sky-byte does not know this from personal experience, really. His moments come with an artistic license.
...Why does Thundercracker get a book so easily from Starfighter?
Sky-byte eyes the large tome that is directed to the new seeker from behind his picture book. Eagerly he holds out his hand for more books. Perhaps to store in subspace for later attempts at reading; he's a terribly greedy mech. "If I may, Starfighter."
All Sky-byte is really doing is linking pictures with words, what else can he do? Search the Internet and download the strange alien language? Pfft, as if.
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Thundercracker
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Post by Thundercracker on Sept 21, 2007 21:47:59 GMT -5
"Thanks," Thundercracker tells Starfighter, flipping through the book. The symbols aren't anything he's familiar with -- though he's not exactly a linguist, being familiar only with Cybertronian and the most common human written alphabet. After a few minutes of study, he finally gives up and hands the book to Sky-Byte.
"Out of curiousity, has anyone made any effort to find out exactly what's dropping Transformers here? Or if there's any way to reverse the process?" If they can puzzle that out, not only would they be able to send the stranded mechs home, but they might be able to use it for their own purposes. Imagine being able to teleport needed troops, scientists, or other personnel from anywhere, anytime, to a needed location instantly!
Then again, if that anamoly only works on this planet, that limits its usefulness. This bears some thinking...
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Wreckage
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Post by Wreckage on Sept 21, 2007 22:35:35 GMT -5
"…No," Wreckage answers Thundercracker, looking directly at the Seeker. At least as far as the APC is aware, none of them is certain how they have come to arrive on this planet. However he has been brought here, Wreckage would like to return whence he came. He was to join the others in retrieving their long-sought Lord Megatron. Too, there was the prospect of battle, even against the humans. Now, here he was instead.
He casts a glance skyward with a faintly discontented rumble of a sigh before returning his attention to the other Decepticons. Why does he remain milling about? These are Decepticons, after all; they wear the emblem, gaudy though it may be. Well, all save the shark. What is Sky-byte, for that matter? He brings to mind, albeit faintly, Blackout's bothersome little drone Scorponok.
"Hn." Surely all these Decepticon warriors, even with their faces all but bolted to these books, need no chaperone.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Sept 22, 2007 15:08:15 GMT -5
“We aren’t sure how we got here in the first place.” Skystrike rumbled calmly in answer to Thundercracker’s query. “And quite frankly, we have more to worry about now than trying to reverse a process we don’t even know the works of.” So that settles it then. She just need a free corner of the town to do useless things to pass the time. Useless things that didn’t include displays of violence. A world without violence is a boring world for a ‘Con. The final result was a rather strange series of thoughts going through her head that read a bit like this:
So what then? Building hopping? Flying? Really stupid flying--? No, that would make Hook unhappy. But still, really stupid flying was more fun than simply flying. Probably a combination of building hopping and flying then.
Silly seekers.
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