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Post by Sell Sword on Oct 22, 2007 10:04:44 GMT -5
Sell Sword sheaths his swords as he approaches them, he'd rather not get fired on again so soon.
"I take it you are all Decepticons, or Starscream was trying to get me killed by sending me to the Autobot base?" Sell Sword growls out, he's still got a bone to pick with who ever fired on him.
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Post by Starfighter on Oct 22, 2007 15:30:06 GMT -5
At first Starfighter thinks the flash of purple just outside his field of vision is just the tranquilizers messing with his optical perception again. But the purple stays, and Starfighter slowly turns his head as his vision finally clears up and sharpens. It is as if the heavens themselves have opened and some strange and benevolent being has sent down an angel of logic and common sense to rescue their little lost acolyte of accounting. Starfghter can only stare in wonder, wondering if he can possibly be so lucky that his beloved commander has returned to him once more or this is just some twisted hallucination.
..all right, this is getting into a weird area now.
"Sh-Shockwave? Sir?" Starfighter straightens up, now standing without Thundercracker's support. He quickly brushes off any spare dirt on his chest, trying to match up to some semblance of normal protocol.
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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 Oct 22, 2007 16:07:52 GMT -5
/Autobot base indeed/ thinks Thundercracker. /Do Autobots have Seekers where Sell Sword's from?/ Aloud he says "Yes, this is the Decepticon base. As for whether or not Starscream's trying to get you killed, I wouldn't know." /Though I wouldn't put it past him/ he adds silently.
Dead End arriving and announcing his intentions to polish up doesn't surprise him in the least, and he just nods absently in reply. As for Shockwave's arrival... honestly, it's a bit of a relief. Perhaps he'll take command from here on out?
Now that Starfighter's standing on his own, he takes a step or two away from the Seeker -- Dead End may be right in that he's helpful, but that doesn't make him the cuddly type either. Like Skystrike, he squares his shoulders back and salutes the violet Decepticon.
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Dead End
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Yes, we're all doomed. I already knew that.
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Post by Dead End on Oct 22, 2007 16:38:14 GMT -5
Dead End is thrilled to note that Shockwave has just arrived. Did he and Starscream get along? Didn't Starscream rescue him from the Combaticons when the latter went rogue or something? Destiny being what it was, they'd probably start a civil war over leadership, and everyone who didn't get killed in the crossfire would get mopped up by the Autobots.
He nods briefly to Shockwave, scoops up an empty energon cube full of water, and quietly shuffles back out of the way. Too many people around for serious maintenance. They'd kick up dust, badger him with questions, and probably come up with things for Dead End to do. As soon as no one is paying attention to the dark red Stunticon, he exits stage left.
--- OOC: Assuming no one interacts with Dead End, he sneaks off somewhere quiet to work on clean-up and his first coat of polish--and gets annoyed by the demolition project that kicks up all the dust across town. Eventually, he turns up by Hook and his still.
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Wreckage
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Post by Wreckage on Oct 23, 2007 12:24:24 GMT -5
At the implication that this is an enclave of Autobots, Wreckage's optics draw pinpoint-tight and the shutters narrow. Autobots, indeed. They all wear Lord Megatron's insignia; is Sell Sword blind as well as foolish?
The narrowed glare is quickly gone, however, and Wreckage does not dignify the mercenary's comment with a verbal response. He looks instead at this other new arrival – Shockwave, did Starfighter call him? – and at his fellow Decepticons' reactions. Shockwave is, perhaps, one of those commanding officers, if Wreckage is to judge by the way the Seekers stand to attention and present sporadic salutes. Why, then, does he bear no insignia the Stryker can see? How peculiar.
All the same, Wreckage loosely draws himself up; it is by no definition as rigid and respectable a stance as the fliers present. It falls short of even a simple parade rest. It is at least respectful, and he supplements it with a deferential nod.
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Post by Victoria Raines on Oct 23, 2007 16:14:32 GMT -5
He receives definite recognition from almost all, and even token respect from the Seekers. He does not stop Dead End as he leaves. Shockwave does wonder, however, if he is the only member of the Stunticon team here. Individually they can be handled fairly easily; as a group…that is another matter.
With a quick, “As you were, “ to the Seekers, he watches the approaching stranger. His gaze moves to the rubble of the building behind Sell Sword, then back to the mech. The mercenary has sheathed his swords, but not curbed his vocalizer. Perhaps he has failed to realize that, were things to go badly, he has brought swords to a gunfight?
“You should consider yourself lucky that you still function. Between your posturing on broadband and your actions here, I am hard pressed not to question Starscream’s uncharacteristic charity.” He looks the mercenary over, taking in his injuries, “You can have the repairs and re-fueling you were promised, or you can continue spewing vitriol until one of these Elites decides to remove your vocalizer… and perhaps your head with it.”
He folds his arms across his chest, deciding he might as well make the point now.
“I am Shockwave, Starscream’s second. Make your choice, mercenary: solider or scrap.”
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Oct 23, 2007 18:39:15 GMT -5
Skystrike relaxed slightly although not entirely. For one, she didn’t have her casual half-slouch just yet, partially due to the fact that she was still tensed about having a bounty hunter around and mostly because Shockwave was still there. She settled for crossing her arms and looking like a good little generic-but-menacing background Decepticon.
The menacing kind of lessened to be replaced by amusement in its stead when Shockwave talked down Sell Sword, although the only thing that betrayed her amusement was a slight glimmer in her optics. They’ll show the helicopter ‘Autobots’ if he was audacious enough to talk back. Skystrike was just itching for a shoot and shred session anyways.
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Post by Sell Sword on Oct 24, 2007 3:43:40 GMT -5
People aren't taking Sell Sword seriously again. Its to be expected really, he's had to deal with this kind of derision in the past, everyone doubting him because he's armed with swords rather than a huge slagging gun.
Everyone would have a chance to see how good he could play the "sadistic killer game" later
But back to reality.
"I'll choose soldier, thanks." Sell Sword says with a sweeping bow, one hand behind his back and the other extended with an open hand to his side.
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Post by Starfighter on Oct 24, 2007 10:56:49 GMT -5
Starfighter relaxes slightly, but remains in a semi-formal pose. There, see? Shockwave is making things better already. Even if Starscream is in command because of unfortunate circumstances, Shockwave will help make things less chaotic and more orderly, and they'll probably be home in no time. The tranquilizing agent's effects have mostly worn off by now, and clarity and stability is brought to Starfighter just as sure as Shockwave is, hopefully, bringing clarity and stability to the situation. He doesn't want to be in another firefight so soon.
Thank someone not in his canon that Shockwave didn't show up when he was attached to Dead End. That would have been hard to explain.
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Thundercracker
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Post by Thundercracker on Oct 24, 2007 11:34:22 GMT -5
Shockwave is SECOND??? Thundercracker fights hard to not let his surprise at that show. He had always considered Shockwave Megatron's likely successor and had never imagined he might allow Starscream to remain in power. Perhaps he knows less about the commander than he thought (it's not like Thundercracker was exactly close to him, after all), or maybe he was just biding his time and there would be a nasty coup in the near future.
Sell Sword seems to have backed down... for now. He still doesn't trust the mech, but that can't be helped. Trust isn't exactly a preprogrammed trait in Decepticons. At Shockwave's "As you were" he relaxes his stance somewhat, but he continues to keep an eye on this Sell Sword character.
"Shockwave," he states with a nod. "I take it you've already been briefed on the situation?"
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Wreckage
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Post by Wreckage on Oct 24, 2007 17:15:42 GMT -5
Second in command. Well. Wreckage will keep that in mind. Fortunately, Shockwave is one that will not be easily forgotten – he looks strange even for one of these otherworldly Decepticons with his featureless face. They have this, yet find Wreckage's appearance overwhelmingly alien?
"…If you will excuse me," murmurs the ICV with another nod to Shockwave, "sir." The second-in-command seems to have things well in hand and Wreckage has been here longer than he first intended. He now has a purpose for his wandering: he must investigate. He must know for certain if he truly saw Frenzy, for where there is Frenzy, he is certain there will be Barricade.
Once he knows for sure, he will be able to make a report.
OOC: Exeunt Wreckage, unless delayed.
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Post by Victoria Raines on Oct 24, 2007 23:25:36 GMT -5
“Very well, then Sell Sword. You will be escorted to our repair bay shortly.” Shockwave switches to radio for a moment, since the mercenary was so foolish kind as to give out his frequency over the general channel. After all, it wouldn’t do for the subject of that conversation to wander up and overhear it. His focuses his single optic on the blue and silver Seeker. His answers tersely, “I know enough, Thundercracker. Though as I have only recently arrived, I will require information about our fellow time-displaced. I am curious if there are any from my own time present.” He returns Wreckage’s departing nod, though he makes a note to find out more about the oddly built mech. He studies the other two Seekers in turn and asks, “Your designations and primary functions, if you please.”
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Oct 25, 2007 8:13:01 GMT -5
Ah, it seems that there is some survival instinct in that lug nut of a mech after all. Pity, really.
“Skystrike, sir. I am — was a bodyguard of a fuel distribution team on my Cybertron.” Skystrike rumbled, glancing briefly at Wreckage when he turned to walk away before turning her attention back to Shockwave. Her expression did not falter even when her voice did. She’d been trying to get that off her mind for a while now, but when you’ve spent millions of years with a group of people it was quite the difficult thing to do. It was mostly because the jet didn’t want them off her mind anyhow; they were the reason she still bothered enough to do anything after all.
On that note though, she supposed she should go find something useful to do now rather than loiter about in typical Decepticon brute style. The more work was finished, the more time they would have to figure out how to get back to their respective worlds. The mining town was too small for a large-scale factory of any sort, although there should be a place for packaging raw materials in preparation for transport to such a place —
Skystrike realized then that she should probably discuss that particular issue with a superior, and since one was so conveniently here already, why not? While the seeker would have preferred discussing such things with Hook, being more familiar with the Constructicon, she couldn’t find a good enough a reason to go off and find him when she could just speak with Shockwave.
“Shockwave, sir, if you have a little time, could we discuss issues about the resources we currently have on hand?” Blunt? Skystrike?
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Post by Sell Sword on Oct 26, 2007 14:27:22 GMT -5
Well, things aren't going that badly. Sure, he's been shot at already, and threatened, and most everybody here would rather see his head on a pike than work with him.
Oh, and they were the only ones around with control of a fuel source.
But still, He could somehow try to salvage the situation. If he lived long enough.
Standing silently, Sell Sword moves to a more relaxed position, and places the palms of his hands on the hilts of his blades. His back is arched slightly, and his shoulders are pushed back.
He's being patient. Doesn't happen often, but he is.
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Post by Starfighter on Oct 26, 2007 21:44:37 GMT -5
"Sir? You...don't recognize me?" Starfighter finally comes out of his haze of fanboying and notices that Shockwave isn't bearing a Decepticon insignia. He knows about the timelines and the quantum blah de blah, but this looks and sounds so much like his Shockwave that he hadn't thought to consider anything else.
But still, orders are orders.
"I'm Starfighter, sir," he says with a small salute, still looking at his feet in mild embarrasment. "I'm your...assistant."
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