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Post by Hook on Oct 2, 2008 23:13:40 GMT -5
"You do not consider yourself to be Eye-Fire," Hook notes, thumb sliding up the nearly-undetectable seam of metal at the back of the gun-former's neck. Strange. He knew Eye-Fire had programming glitches and was more than a little crazy (all very useful traits for a Decepticon, if you listened to most people), but a sub-personality hadn't been anticipated.
Getting a gun shoved in his chest normalizes the whole situation. "We were talking. You will note the sounds emitting from my vocoder? They are in a certain pattern we both recognize and understand the meanings of."
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 3, 2008 0:52:26 GMT -5
"The name "Eye-Fire" collectively refers to the programming that was added to this unit by one of your own. I am not part of that code." He says, completely unmoving. While Eye-Fire is normally capable of holding completely still, he normally doesn't to remind others that he isn't just a slab of metal that kills things. Maybe also to remind himself.
"While we were talking, I had no insurance that we would continue. Now I do, and we can continue to discuss this impasse as analytical and efficient beings should and soon arrive at a solution."
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Post by Hook on Oct 3, 2008 22:01:58 GMT -5
Eye-Fire seems to have mistaken Hook for Shockwave.
"What, exactly, do you feel needs discussing?"
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 5, 2008 3:37:35 GMT -5
"The conditions under which you will allow Eye-Fire to shoot this 'Mixmaster' character through his knees. Your complicity in this will be adequately reimbursed." Not Eye-Fire says, drumming his left hand fingers on the operating desk.
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Post by Hook on Oct 5, 2008 12:20:51 GMT -5
"That's an interesting theory you have. However, you have yet to offer me anything of value." No, a blaster shoved into the chest is not 'of value' and it rather detracts from negotiations.
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 6, 2008 13:39:01 GMT -5
"Ah yes. I believe Eye-Fire was going to offer you his full time services as a caretaker, or perhaps orderly in your medical lab. I understand you get difficult patients here occasionally who you'd rather not del with."
"Of course, there is the side benefit of having an anti-materiel rifle who is possible tied as the best shot in this entire organization." Not Eye-Fire continues, slowly beginning to pull his baster away from Hook's chest.
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Post by Hook on Oct 7, 2008 12:29:04 GMT -5
Hook's thumb slides back down the seam of Eye-fire's neck. "An interesting offer. Tell me why injuring my teammate is so important to the both of you."
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 7, 2008 15:59:10 GMT -5
"Eye-Fire, to be blunt, is going to get his fool laser core slagged one of these days because he trusts you people so. He isn't gullible and he isn't simple, but his belief in your cause and quirks of his programming mean that he would follow any one of you into the bowels of Unicron calmed him down and pointed him in the right direction."
"What Mixmaster did was betray this trust that Eye-Fire holds so dear. Normally Eye-Fire would forget it or move on as he has done in the past, but Mixmaster made two grave mistakes; One, he left lasting evidence of the betrayal; and Two, he took from Eye-Fire the only bit of privacy that he perceived he had." He says, his right hand shifting back into a hand.
"Eye-Fire is quite aware of his emotions, and his previous lack of anyway to express them other than verbally were to him a joyous thing. In a life were you follow every order unto death and own nothing of your own his ability to control who knew what he flet was all he had. There are far more trivial things people would kill to keep secret."
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Post by Hook on Oct 7, 2008 21:08:52 GMT -5
Is it only Eye-fire who is far too trusting of the Decepticons?
"My team-mate is quite good at finding the best ways to irritate people." Hook steps back. "I would like to speak to Eye-fire."
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 8, 2008 15:39:42 GMT -5
Not Eye-Fire gets up from the table and turns around, putting his hands on the table and leaning on them.
"I will soon be relinquishing control of this body, and will not retake control unless I don't like how things are proceeding." He says, standing upright. He goes motionless for a second, and then moves, his optic whirring as it rapidly zooms and un-zooms.
"Er, Hook, yes, was there anything else you wanted me to red out? You went silent suddenly...." Eye-Fire says, not noticing he's gone from sitting to standing or the time that's vanished.
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Post by Hook on Oct 8, 2008 17:24:15 GMT -5
Quite interesting. "No, there is nothing else I need. I will allow you to shoot Mixmaster's knees out in exchange for becoming one of my orderlies."
Medical engineers who have actually worked with the Constructicons before have considered such an offer to be a fate worse than death.
Hook turns away to replace his tools in their settings in the toolbox. "Are you aware," he asks, "that you have a sub-personality?"
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 8, 2008 18:36:41 GMT -5
"Well.... Yes." Eye-Fire says, hesitantly. Nothing terrible happened this time, but he bets Hook is probably going to want to know why he hasn't said anything about it.
On the bright side, he gets to blast Mixmaster in the knees! Yippee!
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Post by Hook on Oct 8, 2008 18:42:33 GMT -5
"I see. Bring Mixmaster here when you're done with him."
Eye-fire is not actively dangerous to people around him. Well, no more so than any other Decepticon. Therefore, Hook doesn't feel at all bothered by putting 'investigate Eye-fire' as lower priority on his to-do list than 'rebuild Hellbender' and 'investigate the other Omega Supreme'.
"Take note that you have bargained for a one-time opportunity that only applies to Mixmaster."
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Post by Eye-fire on Oct 8, 2008 18:59:44 GMT -5
"I shall do no more and no less, Hook. I will be sure to bring him here, assuming he doesn't try to pull me apart when I try." He says walking towards the door, and pauses as he's about to exit.
"I shall be awaiting you instructions after I'm done." Eye-Fire says, and leaves.
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OOC: Exit'ed.
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