Firebolt
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Brutal Gladiator, Scarab Lord Firebolt of the Shattered Sun
Moving Violation
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Post by Firebolt on Aug 5, 2009 10:29:45 GMT -5
"OH OH I want some, I want some!!" Firebolt drops what she's doing at prospect of snacks! She stops moving about and then runs over to Wedge, her face mask sliding off. She picks up one of the cells.
"NOM," she declares as she eats one. She mmm's and then gives Wedge a thumbs up. "We should take them for snacks because they are good!" She says as her own optics glow a bit brighter while her face mask slides back into place. "I needed that," she says as she goes back and starts moving some clean pieces of metal into a neat little pile.
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Skid-Z
Minor
'Not obsessed; possessed! There is a difference, you know.'
Posts: 411
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Post by Skid-Z on Aug 5, 2009 12:27:34 GMT -5
As the bumper falls to the ground, Skid-Z looks from Wedge to the cells, and back. He tilts his head, "Can't... really hurt" But before he can take one, a flash of red beats him to it. He blinks at Firebolt, mouth slightly agape as he overcomes the sudden surprise assault, but then he lets out an amused laugh, watching her nom.
"Ok, alright then! Before there's nothing left!" He snatches one from the sockets, and promptly does something an organic should never do; he laps across the connectors, drawing sparks and sizzles that turn a giddy grin on to the fighter's features. "Heh, funny little thing! Tastes fine though!"
Refreshed, he stores the cell, opens the car's hood, and begins to dismantle the engine block, radiator, brake fluid containers, sparkplugs and fans, laying all of them to the side perfectly ordered with a loving precision. Finally, he pulls two headlight sets from the car's frontside, holding them up in the air by their cables and plugs, "y'know, I'm sort of glad this ain't a car model I can relate to... or I might cry murder" He jokes, dropping the things along with the rest.
Demontage of the front completed, Skid-Z balances a sparkplug on the back of his hand whilst checking for any missed parts.
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Wedge
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NOT a reckless teen-bot
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Post by Wedge on Aug 6, 2009 22:29:04 GMT -5
"Ah, don't worry, I'll find some more around here somewhere," Wedge chuckles as he watches Firebolt's happy munching. He reaches out to try and give Skid-Z a light pat on the shoulder before finally pulling out the vehicle's onboard computer. "Gotcha!" Carefully, Wedge sets the machinery down in what he hopes will be a safe corner to pick it up later. He looks up only to catch sight of Skid-Z's taste-test of the power socket. Oh.
"Huh, I didn't think we can do that," Wedge files that bit of information away for later. "Wonder what gives a cleaner charge, that or the power cells?"
He crouches down over the vehicle again and gives it a look-over for anything else. "I hope we don't find any racing cars around here then," Wedge laughs. "Well, I'm done with this stuff here. You ready to move on?" He jerks a thumb over his shoulder and into the building that he'd cracked open earlier. "Fancy some exploring?"
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Aug 8, 2009 12:43:59 GMT -5
OOC: Skipping Rattrap as per his post.
Emirate Xaaron eyes the other Autobots and reminds, "They really aren't good for you. Dirty charge, remember? They're survival fare. I am not opposed to gathering them, since they may prove useful later on, but I would not favour them over energon."
Kids these days. And Emirate Xaaron is probably the kind of old-fashioned person who would shun soda pop as the work of the devil were he human. (Or WOULD he? It's fizzy and sometimes pink...)
He continues to sift through the down wall for structural beams, neatly stacking them in a pile.
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Boondocker
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General Contractor at Large and Sanitation Engineer Second-Class
Pickup Man
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Post by Boondocker on Aug 8, 2009 18:55:31 GMT -5
Boondocker avoids the batteries for now, focused on the current wall he's on, and humming a tune to himself about some kid that declared his love by illegally graffiti-ing a water storage structure with paint intended for agricultural equipment.
Looks like Xaaron has partially started breaking down the previous wall, so once he's done with the current one, he scoots it over near Xaaron, leaning it against the wall of another building.
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Firebolt
Major
Brutal Gladiator, Scarab Lord Firebolt of the Shattered Sun
Moving Violation
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Post by Firebolt on Aug 9, 2009 20:49:41 GMT -5
"You're just jealous of missing out on yummy snacks," Firebolt says. She looks over and then leans over into a broken down building and starts pulling out pieces of suitable metal and other junk from it.
She too hums, her own music kicking in quietly.
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Skid-Z
Minor
'Not obsessed; possessed! There is a difference, you know.'
Posts: 411
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Post by Skid-Z on Aug 10, 2009 15:16:29 GMT -5
Skid-Z quirks an eyebrow at Wedge and Firebolt and jokes, "I know I'm fast, but did I turn ninja on you two?" Because he's mighty sure there is a loaded power cell in his subspace compartment right now waiting to be consumed later.
Completely oblivious that Wedge might confuse power cell for the power socket, he answers, "Power cells don't charge differently whether you eat them, or touch their connectors, Wedge; The type of charge remains the same, it's the amount you take in at once that's different, which is especially handy in case you need to stack rations".
A bright smile covers his face though, "yeah, perhaps they have a different law system here and those kinds of cars aren't banished from the roads..."1 He approaches his orange partner in time, "Lead the way"
-------------------------------------- 1. Grand prix cars are by definition not street legal on Earth.
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Wedge
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NOT a reckless teen-bot
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Post by Wedge on Aug 11, 2009 18:51:04 GMT -5
Well, if Skid-Z styled cared aren't banished from the roads, one thing that must mean is that there's an interesting lack of speed bumps on this planet's roads!
Wedge ducks into building eagerly, pausing the slightest bit as his tries to get his shovels through the hole--more bits of a wall come tumbling down and the Buildbot groans but continues. A few steps past the hole in the wall, the light streaming through begins fading into shadows. Wedge pokes at a switch on the wall and for a moments, lights flicker on overhead. Everything gutters back into darkness a few seconds later and a distinct smell of burnt wires wafts through the air. Oops...must have nicked something when breaking the wall.
"Get your optics fired up, Skid-Z!" Wedge calls back as he started into the dark hall. "Don't want to miss anything interesting!"
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Aug 13, 2009 12:58:04 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron looks up at Boondocker gratefully and says, "Thank you. I'll get right on that once I have his one here done. Shouldn't be too long, now."
He snorts as Firebolt inexpertly tries to bait him, but he's confident enough to just let her accusation sit, rather than dignifying it with a rebuttal.
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Boondocker
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General Contractor at Large and Sanitation Engineer Second-Class
Pickup Man
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Post by Boondocker on Aug 15, 2009 0:13:53 GMT -5
Boondocker gives the Emirate a grin and a thumbs-up. "Y'all's welcome. Just take yer time. Better to do it slow and have it done right, rather'n rush it an' mess somethin' up."
He turns back, flicking his welder back on as he goes back to another wall on said building. Thankfully, the internal walls are keeping the roof held up.
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Firebolt
Major
Brutal Gladiator, Scarab Lord Firebolt of the Shattered Sun
Moving Violation
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Post by Firebolt on Aug 17, 2009 11:30:02 GMT -5
Firebolt isn't trying to bait anyone, she's far too young to truly understand the intricate mechanics of it. She's just teasing as if it's normal. She doesn't seem to care either way, and hums as she finds what appears to be a trash deposit and starts digging through it, attempting to find something useful. She finds a coiled up spring and then glees.
"I found a slinky!" She declares as she stops to play with it, letting it coil back and forth in her hands.
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Skid-Z
Minor
'Not obsessed; possessed! There is a difference, you know.'
Posts: 411
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Post by Skid-Z on Aug 18, 2009 15:25:55 GMT -5
Stepping through the wrecked wall, Skid-Z follows where he can still see Wedge, untill his optics bathe his view in light. "Got it!" Glancing behind him for a second, he follows the leader of the construction team.
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Wedge
Minor
NOT a reckless teen-bot
Posts: 413
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Post by Wedge on Aug 19, 2009 22:24:58 GMT -5
The leader of a slightly missing construction team--EMS team might work a little bit better for now, though Wedge would be slightly torn between both.
Wedge beckons after Skid-Z after a few moments of walking, an odd shape catching his attention.
A few steps closer and Wedge stares at the odd figure. The mannequin stares back, strange pieces of hardware balanced in each of its many limbs. Right. Wedge had forgotten how the Gillanese had looked.
"What is this place?" If they looked around a little more, the two might find that they've stumbled into a bit of a ramshackle hardware store. A mix of old and new equipment lay around the shop. Something that looks like paint cans here, some sparkplug-shaped things over there, some wires and cords everywhere. Some things look more than a little worn though--almost a little chewed on...that's weird.
OOC: Something's living in the shop? Already moved on or still there or lurking around the area? Who knows, feel free to expand if anyone would like to. If not, we can just leave it be.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Aug 21, 2009 19:28:12 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron glances over in the direction of Wedge, and he does feel a faint amount of concern, but he cannot place it, and of course, he cannot see anything.
He shakes himself and finishes with dismembering the one wall, moving to the next. He chuckles ruefully. "Yes, the mess up part is rather to be avoided."
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Boondocker
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General Contractor at Large and Sanitation Engineer Second-Class
Pickup Man
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Post by Boondocker on Aug 27, 2009 14:51:41 GMT -5
Amidst his cutting of the current wall, Boondocker has to move inside the building to get at part of it, but his moving around inside has stirred something up...
Coming out from hiding under a table inside the shop Boondocker is in, a curious low-to-the-ground mechanical creature waddles out. It resembles a large terran porcupine, though the quills appear to be shorter than one would expect. They also are not pointed - they have what looks like ports on the end. At least, until the critter notices a big blue intruder in its territory, the quills spring to life, emitting crystalline energy shards to fill the rest of them out.
The creature curls forward a bit, and a third of its quills are aimed forward, shooting out the shards with little sound, though there is sound as they wedge into Boondocker's lower back and the backs of his legs - about a dozen of the needles impact him. "YEEOOW!" The janitor-bot yelps and turns around, seeing the unhappy beast in there, he ducks out the way he came in. "We got an ornery little critter in there," he says, reaching behind him and wincing as he yanks out one of the 'quills'. "Dadgum lil' feller shot me!"
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