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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Feb 17, 2008 11:22:07 GMT -5
Skyblast has three cubes, one for Slingshot, one for Oracle, and one for himself. He tries to find a spot that doesn’t have too many people so that the jets can have some space. Hey, wings need room!
Skyblast also hasn't put it together that Oracle is a Seeker, and Slingshot is from a universe wherein Seekers are meant to be shot repeatedly by Autobot jets. As far as Skyblast is concerned, she isn't a F-22, so all is well. Stupid F-22 Starscream. Skyblast has especially not put together that giving a Seeker and an Aerialbot drinks and thereby lowering their inhibitions might be a bad idea.
Whoops.
He asks, "So, have you met Oracle yet, Slingshot?"
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 17, 2008 18:20:57 GMT -5
Jets on a mech's back also need room. The lack of walls makes dealing with that so much easier, because Slingshot can just stand near the edge of the roof. Just no one push him back, though - he'll overbalance something awful. "Seen her around," he comments as he liberates a cube from Skyblast and takes a drink. "Why'd they go and make you into a friendly-fire accident-in-waiting, anyway?" Then Xaaron snaps his fingers. Slingshot instinctively turns to look at the sound, too used to it meaning someone was about to snarl at Fireflight for ignoring them. But no, the Emirate is giving a speech instead. The speech wrings a crooked smile from Slingshot, and he happily raises his cube in a toast before taking a swig. No, it doesn't occur to him either that getting plotzed with a Seeker is probably bad for someone's health.
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Post by Oracle on Feb 17, 2008 18:53:20 GMT -5
With any luck, whoops will not end up being the word of the evening. Oracle might look like Slingshot's so called Friendly Fire accident waiting to happen, but she would really rather not become one. It would really ruin her paint job.
Standing near the others and grateful for the extra space she absently replies to Slingshot's question as she turns to look toward where Xaaron seems to be trying to get everyone's attention. "A Seeker build isn't a friendly fire accident in progress for a neutral."
She too has relieved Skyblast of one of his 'burdens' and while she exercises restraint she joins in with the toast at the end of the speech willingly with a short chuckle and a wry smile.
It has occurred to her that being around a bunch of overcharged Autobots, let alone an overcharged Aerialbot, isn't good for her health, probably because it isn't the first time she's had an encounter like that. Overcharged Autobots tend to get a little insignia blind when they see her build type, so she'll probably make herself scare long before that point in the evening with any luck. Hopefully no one here is a real lightweight.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Feb 17, 2008 22:26:58 GMT -5
Skyblast is baffled by what Slingshot has to say to Oracle. At the toast, he takes a generous gulp from his drunk, but it's more circumspect than some. Skyblast can totally be induced to do keg stands and play energon pong and whatnot, because he has little common sense, but left to his druthers, he tends to sip and savour his drinks, perhaps staring off into the distance and sighing meaningfully.
He looks at Oracle curiously an inquires, "Oh, were you alive before your war started?" Skyblast is pretty young, actually, although he does remember what life like before his war. Some people are just terminally immature.
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 18, 2008 11:27:30 GMT -5
Slingshot knocks back more of his drink after Rodimus's speech. That was a good one. Nice bit of history, too. The stars are starting to go pleasantly fuzzy. Mmm....
For some reason, Optimus had generally restricted giving the baby jets with lots of high-powered weapons access to the high-grade without careful supervision.
"Guess it depends on how much they like Decepticons." Slingshot comments as Botanica is called to step up and give a speech. "Given what most Decepticons are like, don't think most neutrals'd be happy to see 'em around."
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Post by Oracle on Feb 18, 2008 22:38:59 GMT -5
Interesting speeches so far. She had certainly heard worse, and these seemed to be sincere at the very least, which was always nice to hear. Oracle's second toast after Rodimus' speech was just as careful as her first, and she watched the lower degree of restraint from the other two with a bit of wariness. Hopefully that wouldn't be trouble later on in the evening. Still, she would have to assume they both knew their limits otherwise her paranoia would prevent her from enjoying herself at all.
"I was created shortly before the end of the Golden Age, yes Skyblast, which is also partly your answer Slingshot. When I was created Decepticons had not yet revealed their true intentions, so a Seeker build wouldn't be a problem among Neutrals." What a Seeker was doing among Neutrals in the first place then was a different question entirely.
Looks like Botanica was up in the speech department next, and thankfully it was pretty short Oracle thought as she made the obligatory toast at the end. Hopefully there weren't too many more speakers and toasts after this, or intending too or not she was likely to get a little buzzed. She didn't indulge very often for good reason, and it left her tolerance a bit low.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Feb 21, 2008 19:13:00 GMT -5
Skyblast continues to be fairly conservative with his toasts. The taste is different than he's use to, and maybe it's different than he likes, but he's giving it a due shot. That, and if his suspicion is correct, he's going to need to be able to draw a straight line.
He nods at Oracle's explanation. Being the chatty, friendly kind of person he is, he is compelled to explain, "I came to life just before the war – just long enough to fall in love with skies of Cybertron." He sighs and takes another sip; he needs it. "Last I heard, we're abandoning Cybertron. The place is trashed, but..."
...but it's home.
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 22, 2008 12:19:50 GMT -5
Man, these guys are old. Well, at least Skyblast gave hope that Slingshot'd never be as stodgy as Prowl or Ironhide.
The Harrier meets the speeches with general toasting, though he's only worked through one glass when Grimlock falls off the roof. Huh. Dang, Dinobots were tough.
Then Xaaron calls for Skyblast. Slingshot sighs air through his vent; why'd the little guy have to go?
"Anywhere Cybertron isn't trashed?" He has to ask.
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Oracle
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Post by Oracle on Feb 23, 2008 4:50:18 GMT -5
Watching Grimlock fall off the roof had Oracle had to ask herself if it was really the two fliers she was with she should be worried about getting overcharged in the first place. On the other hand, that was pretty funny.
Hearing Xaaron call for Skyblast she had to wonder for a moment how exactly they planed on doing things, but she figured someone had to have planned ahead and brought a ladder or something so the smaller jet could reach. Too bad he had to take off though, the conversation and company was good.
"Not that I know of, assuming they have a Cybertron. Don't remember anything in the database here about one that wasn't anyway, or I missed that entry." Not like she could personally know about more then one Cybertron. Not always the sharpest knife, she did try to do her research when she could.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Feb 23, 2008 16:50:07 GMT -5
Skyblast is young! Slingshot is just super-young. Still, a stodgy Slingshot doesn't look likely.
"Anywhere Cybertron isn't trashed?" Skyblast answers thoughtfully. "In the past, and in my memories. I'll have to talk to you to later. The Muse calls me! Or maybe just Emirate Xaaron. I have half a thought that he's the scarier of the two."
With that, Skyblast skitters off into the crowd, wondering how in the world he's supposed to paint someone three to four times his height.
Exuent Skyblast
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 24, 2008 21:41:44 GMT -5
Slingshot is not a conversationalist. Slingshot can rant, argue, cajole, and bitch with the best of them. Holding up his end of the conversation when it mostly seems to consist of 'prompt me with specific questions to get something out of me'? Slingshot has problems with that.
Namely, that it's boring as slag.
"Okay, I know I heard someone say something about music earlier. Let's find them, force them to give it up, and dance."
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Post by Oracle on Feb 24, 2008 23:10:03 GMT -5
Seeing as Oracle is more then slightly deficient in the conversation department herself and her next comment might have been something utterly banal about the weather, no matter how relevant that might be for a pair of jets, a quick change of venue wasn't a bad idea on Slingshot's part. Though the proposed change has Oracle hesitating slightly.
"Dance?" General all purpose question. Considering Oracle would like the who, where, why and how covered maybe she should have been slightly more specific but that's all that comes out, though she seems perfectly willing to follow Slingshot as she finishes off her drink.
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 26, 2008 12:35:11 GMT -5
Nightbeat has an announcement of some sort. Yeah, whatever, not his problem. If it's all that important, someone will tell him about it later.
Besides, there's music playing. Finally.
"Yeah, dance." Slingshot waves a hand airily, like he has any idea what he's talking about. "You know how to dance, right?"
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Post by Oracle on Feb 26, 2008 19:32:15 GMT -5
While something seems to have created a stir over near the center of things, after a quick look Oracle figured that's the last place she wants to be right now. As out of her depth as the idea of dancing might be, the brewing mess over there doesn't seem like something she wants to be within blast radius of.
Seeing no reason to try and salvage pride over something so trivial, Oracle has no problem shaking her head in the negative. "Know how to dance? Nope, haven't a clue." She looked at Slingshot curiously. "Do you?" Hopefully one of them did, or they should probably be a lot more overcharged before they tried this. Though wings, being overcharged, and crowds were their own set of complications, without adding novice dancers to the mix.
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 26, 2008 21:05:17 GMT -5
Slingshot crosses his arms and tries to look tough. "Look, ths kind of music? You ever hear this kind, you know that knowing how to dance isn't important. You just... move with it." Or something. He was never too clear on the whole issue before he get ganked here.
Yeah, he totally doesn't know how to dance either.
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