Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 21, 2011 20:51:29 GMT -5
//It was confusing, at first. Still a little scary at times. Everything is new and different. All the different Transformers from different universes, some of them are even part-organic!// Optimus stops transmitting for a moment to unhook an anchor line from one protruding thingamabob and latch to a whatsit sticking out closer to the edge of the panel he's trying to weld.
//It's nice to be with a larger group of 'bots, though. I love my old crew and all, but . . . well, you know how when you spend a lot of time with a 'bot, you start wishing for your space?// A little bit of Bumblebee goes a long way.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Mar 21, 2011 21:02:45 GMT -5
Sentinel Prime listens along. The main thing he catches is that Optimus Prime just admitted that he loved his crew. Sentinel Prime can't say he felt that way for his own crew. They were minions to be ordered, not near-family to be loved. It's not to say that he didn't think of Jazz as the nearest thing he had to a friend or that he isn't possessive and protective of the Twins, but he wouldn't call it love, and it isn't. Sentinel Prime has been too shallow and self-absorbed to give that much of himself to another, however deserving.
He half-laughs and admits, //Yeah. I know what you mean. My Jazz used to drive me batty. Didn't seem to know his voicebox has an off switch.//
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 22, 2011 17:50:54 GMT -5
Sentinel Prime spent a lot of time on Cybertron assisting Ultra Magnus, only occasionally borrowing the Steelhaven for interstellar trips. When you spend all your time cooped up together with a small group of 'bots on a small ship going back and forth from one end of the galaxy to the other wherever a space bridge has broken down, you either become a family or you kill each other. Granted, it was a really dysfunctional family, but still.*
//Sounds like he could've given Bumblebee a run for his money. Jetfire and Jetstorm really seem to look up to you,// Optimus says as he ignites his welding torch and starts fusing panels.
*Optimus and Ratchet were the parents, Bumblebee and Bulkhead were the kids, and Prowl was the wacky uncle.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Mar 22, 2011 21:05:29 GMT -5
Sentinel Prime looks a bit defensive when Optimus talks about Jazz giving Bumblebee a run for his money. Yes, Sentinel Prime was just complaining about Jazz, but that is Sentinel Prime's private prerogative. Other people don't get to do that!
There is no sane way to explain that, however. So he just settles on frowning at Optimus. Then Sentinel Prime rubs his generous chin and repeats thoughtfully, //Bumblebee...//
//Sorta sounds like a real fumbler, nothing but a... a... bumbling bee.//
Sentinel Prime stares at Optimus like he's seen a ghost, and he demands quickly, //You said you have a crew member named Bumblebee? He a 65356-9292-346 body type?//
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 22, 2011 22:19:24 GMT -5
Optimus blinks. Sentinel Prime is supposed to be from the future right? Hasn't he been to Earth and met future Optimus and his crew? Well, seen them, anyway. 'Met' may be too strong a word. //Yes. He's yellow with black detailing. I've also got a [number] named Bulkhead, a [number] named Ratchet, and a [number] named Prowl. He's a cyber-ninja, but he sort of attached himself to us. Why?//
This better not be more tragic backstory where Bumblebee is secretly Sentinel Prime's lovechild's lot-mate's ex-boyfriend or something and then in the future he turns into an actual bee. Optimus doesn't think he could take any more of that.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Mar 22, 2011 22:37:06 GMT -5
Cry, Optimus, cry, because it's more backstory.
Sentinel Prime breaks out laughing for a while, hands clutched to the middle of his torso. Optimus ended up with that loser? (He may have just remembered Bumblebee, but he hasn't recalled Bulkhead quite yet. Sentinel Prime's memory isn't exactly great.) Oh, that's just perfect! Optimus and Bumblebee deserve each other.
He finally recovers and explains, //I taught Bumblebee! He... he... oh, frakking slag.// Sentinel Prime's optics widen in shock and realisation. //Uhm, look, you're going to need to warn Bumblebee about Wasp. See, Bumblebee got Wasp sent to the stockade, when Wasp didn't do anything wrong, and you remember how deranged Wasp is now? Yeah.//
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Optimus Prime
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Caution: Hero makes wide right turns.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 23, 2011 20:58:33 GMT -5
//What's so funny?// Optimus asks, puzzled and a bit put off. Bumblebee being assigned to his crew isn't funny! He's a good space bridge repair- Well, he's at least a good- His spark is in the right place anyway.
He sighs. //We'll have to warn him if he shows up, yeah. If he's mad at you just for being his drill sergeant, Waspinator is bound to be furious with Bumblebee.// The little guy always did have a way of making an impression on people.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Mar 23, 2011 22:31:03 GMT -5
Sentinel Prime just smirks innocently back at Optimus's affront, but luckily, he doesn't have to explain himself, because there's a more serious issue at hand.
//Or if you get back to your time and remember any of this,// Sentinel Prime suggests. //Tell him Wasp was innocent, that Longarm's the real double-agent, and that Wasp is now torqued about his wrongful imprisonment.//
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 24, 2011 19:35:04 GMT -5
//I'll do that,// Optimus responds, nodding.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Mar 25, 2011 16:23:21 GMT -5
The conversation peters out again, thanks to stupid interwoven tragic backstories. Sentinel Prime looks shifty and asks, //So... how 'bout them Quintessons?//
Maybe Optimus remember more about them from class than he does!
OOC: Fade, unless you have anything you want to happen in this thread?
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 25, 2011 19:38:39 GMT -5
//They're the ones with the tentacles, right?// Optimus responds. Elita-1 had just gotten a fresh coat of paint the day they covered Quintessons in the Academy. He was distracted in class.
OOC: Good with a fade.
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