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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 3, 2011 20:56:22 GMT -5
OOC: Private. A lounge of Ship. Month 7, Week 3, Day 5.
Counterpunch is in an otherwise unused lounge. He's not in one of the most rarely used lounges, but he's in one that tends to go empty for long periods of time. There's just nothing here, from view to gaming systems to anything else, that this one offers which trumps the others.
It does have several access terminals, but all the lounges have those. The one thing that all the lounges do not have is a currently activated computer system backdoor (one of several, because the Decepticons tend to be paranoid gits), though a casual viewer would not be able to immediately tell that Counterpunch is presently accessing information that is of a much higher security level than he should be accessing, and he has the system keyed to shut it down fast and switch to more mundane computer usage with the touch of a button.
(He has a fairly racy Decepticon romance novel about a Seeker who corrupts an Autobot car into switching sides and turning against his former faction through the power of twisted, dominating, controlling love open in another window.)
Though he gives no indication, he is listening carefully to the lounge door. At the first hint of footfalls, that button will be pushed, and he'll be back to reading his trashy romance.
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Post by Overlord on Jul 6, 2011 20:47:56 GMT -5
Overlord saunters in. He has a knack for selecting counter-intuitive moves, so this little-used lounge is fair game to explore. What a prize it has yielded! A scrubby little car Decepticon.
He leans over Counterpunch and tries to settle a hand down on the top of the monitor, just around the left side of Counterpunch's head. Overlord looks down and inquires brightly, "Would you like that?"
Trashy romance fantasies are mostly just that: fantasies. It is unlikely that Counterpunch really wants a sly, strong flier to ravish him. It's just a provocative thing to suggest.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 6, 2011 21:20:26 GMT -5
The novel is definitely on the screen by the time Overlord has reached Counterpunch. But then, that'd be why Overlord was commenting on it.
He snorts at the large robot's question, then turns and looks at the hand on his shoulder.
"Hand. Off my shoulder," he grunts.
He's going to get severely hurt over this, isn't he? Ah, well. It's been awhile since he's been in medical for picking a fight. He's overdue.
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Post by Overlord on Jul 10, 2011 20:17:18 GMT -5
"It's not a very nice shoulder. Barely even a handful, not quite even that," Overlord observes, trying to give Counterpunch a bit of a squeeze.
Overlord wonders if Counterpunch wants to pick a fight. It wouldn't even be a fight. It'd be a slaughter. Overlord can't imagine being able to drag it out long enough to make it interesting; Counterpunch just seems too fragile.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 10, 2011 20:52:25 GMT -5
The strange thing is that Counterpunch does want to pick a fight. Even if it would be a slaughter. He's just that angry. Perhaps there's some level of him that knows he shouldn't want to. But it's really more that when he is wearing the red symbol and he thinks back on this moment, he will remember himself not wanting to pick a fight.
But right now, at this moment, he really does want it.
His shoulder is squeezed painfully, though it's not yet so painful that he's forced to show it. "Then you don't need to be groping it," he growls.
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Post by Overlord on Jul 11, 2011 21:30:48 GMT -5
"I don't need much at all. What I want is a different matter entirely," Overlord observes levelly. "Now you. You want a fight. But you don't need it. Especially not this fight."
He takes his hand off Counterpunch and steps back. There's a mocking, sardonic look on his face.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 12, 2011 18:27:42 GMT -5
Ah, but Counterpunch does need a fight. Maybe not this one, but the occasional one. To not get one is to drop cover.
But he doesn't spring. Not just yet. Instead, he snorts. "Right, then. So what do you want?"
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Post by Overlord on Jul 12, 2011 19:35:40 GMT -5
"What's it to you? You're nosy, nose to the ground, for someone who likes his privacy," Overlord replies. He finally backs away, putting his hands on his hips, chip tilted up.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 13, 2011 17:36:56 GMT -5
Counterpunch narrows his optic band. "You're the one getting all up in my personal space, apparently over something you want, since it doesn't seem to be for something you need," he snaps.
Then, he waves a hand and grunts. "Bah. Not worth it." He turns back towards his terminal. Of course, as long as Overlord is still in the room, it's just trashy romance.
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Post by Overlord on Jul 16, 2011 20:36:09 GMT -5
"Most Decepticons have a demon. Some of us cage the demon and try to affect refinement. Some of us put the demon to work, harnessing its power. Some of us become the demon entirely; wear it as a second skin. You're quite nearly there, I think, for all that your demon is a weak, pitiful thing, but..." Overlord's head tilts, and he stretches a little.
"There's an angel in my view. An angel that weeps in its sleep in the cage where you keep it. You've torn out its feathers to clip its wings, but most Decepticons don't have an angel at all."
This is not literally what Overlord says. Demons and angels are not part and parcel of his theology, but it is an adequate translation.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 17, 2011 16:00:13 GMT -5
Counterpunch is a master at what he does. He would not have survived long if he was prone to slipping up when taken off guard, save by implications that he's anything other than he presents himself to be. He doesn't flinch, though he tilts his head and looks a bit confused for a moment, as though puzzling out what Overlord is saying. Then he snorts in amusement. He doesn't laugh outright - he generally doesn't laugh, so doing so now would be suspiciously. Just the single dismissive snort.
As he starts to speak, he turns his head to glance partway towards Overlord, because it is natural to turn towards someone as one speaks to them. "If that's what you're seeing," and then he turns back towards his trashy romance, because obviously what Overlord is suggesting is not worth his full attention, "you need to get your optic sensors checked."
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Post by Overlord on Jul 20, 2011 20:55:51 GMT -5
"You're going to kill your angel someday, by denying it exists. Or was that fairies?" Overlord pauses a moment, lips pursed in thought. "But the angel will die at your hands, and I suspect you won't even notice. You'll certainly not know what you've lost. I'd love to see the chaos it causes with your... friends, however."
Overlord smiles widely, and something about his nearly wistful tone suggests that he doesn't think he'll be there to see it.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 21, 2011 5:20:02 GMT -5
Counterpunch keeps from shuddering. Just barely, but he does. He can't drop cover, not even in the face of this, but...
...but there's just something about this guy.
"That's fairies you're thinking about," he mutters, because it's the closest thing to a denial he's allowed to voice.
It won't go like that. It just won't. He has everything under control.
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Post by Overlord on Jul 22, 2011 22:24:48 GMT -5
What is with blue Autobot spies and fairies, anyway?
Overlord chuckles and turns on his heel. He observes, "A real piece of work, you are. If only you could see yourself."
He's gone, unless Counterpunch tries to stop him.
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Post by Counterpunch on Jul 23, 2011 7:25:09 GMT -5
Counterpunch certainly makes no attempt to stop him.
For a few seconds after Overlord leaves, Counterpunch is perfectly still.
He never breaks character. Not for anything.
But now, quiet and alone, he breaks. And trembles.
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