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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on Aug 10, 2011 17:30:26 GMT -5
Jetfire gives Skyblast a bright smile. "I shall be making sure to winning then!" Because racing against super-cool flying moves in order to see said super-cool flying moves is sure to work.
He's about to take an excited slurp of his drink when Override chastises Skyblast and he quickly lowers it, a little sadly. He wanted to have his first high-grade now!
"Course is sounding good to me," he says to Mirage. He gives Optimus an acknowledging nod, but he thinks the Prime is being a little stuffy. It's a party, after all! They are meant to be having fun!
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Aug 13, 2011 20:57:16 GMT -5
What, Optimus is surprised that the aloof, arrogant aerial ace is a jerk? Surprise, surprise, firetruck-boy, water is wet!
"So I'll drink another drink," Skyblast replies to Override, rolling his optics and... more than just his optics. His body is swaying a bit. He nods to Mirage; of course he's fine with the course. Mirage probably picked a course that favours Override, though, that git.
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Post by Override on Aug 14, 2011 21:16:14 GMT -5
"Sounds like an idea, Mirage!" Override booms. She looks around. "And now that everyone has their drinks..." or their replacements, "it's time we made our way to the starting line!" She moves out into the hallway, as do the other two racers. The others may or may not; it depends on how badly they want to maintain plausible deniability.
In the hall, she lifts a cube. "All right. We need a 'ready, set, go' from someone. Shouldn't be anyone racing the track." She glances over at any partygoers who did accompany them to the starting line and smirks. "Volunteers?" Then she glances at her competitors. "Remember, folks, it's go, drink, transform, and ride. No starting on the cube early!"
OOC: Mention of Skyblast and Jetfire moving into the hall with permission.
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Post by Elita-1 on Aug 14, 2011 22:29:51 GMT -5
As the group moves to the starting point, Elita-1 follows along. She takes the cube from Optimus, smiling at him as she does so, and takes a very long drink. Wow. What was that about being overcharged? She tries to slide an arm around Optimus. If he were human and wearing jeans, her hand would totally be slipping into his back pocket. "So you're not gonna try and race?" she asks. The song changes to Shiny Toy Guns' Le Disko OOC: again, a link for ref
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Post by Mirage on Aug 15, 2011 11:43:35 GMT -5
Mirage would be so wounded if he heard Skyblast's thoughts. He picked a perfectly fair course for all the participants! Yes, Override is a new and intriguing challenge, but not so much of one that Mirage would deliberately handicap Skyblast.
He follows along beside Skyblast. When Override asks her question, the spy speaks up.
"Well, as I'm a prize in this race, I think it only fitting that I be the one to wave the flag at beginning and end," he says.
Mirage then tries to bend down and give Skyblast a very thorough kiss, murmuring, "For luck," before taking his position. Once everyone is in position, he does hold a flag out before the racers. Don't ask where it came from. Plot device.
"Ready...Set...."
Go!
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Post by Optimus Prime on Aug 17, 2011 19:10:41 GMT -5
It is Optimus's job, as a leader-type character, to be stuffy and keep everyone from having fun. Jetfire should know that.
He follows along with the rest when they move out into the hall. If he can't stop them, he may as well watch.
The Prime doesn't move to resist Elita-1's arm, but he blushes a bit at the placement of their hand, optics darting around the room to make sure no-one notices. "My body type isn't really built for speed, Elita. Bumblebee was always the racer. Now if we were battling Decepticons, I might throw my chip into the ring," he says. The last sentence is said pretty quietly, since Optimus Prime hasn't had that much to drink yet. Autobots from his reality tend to be weak, but killing Megatron is a pretty impressive resume. Even if one didn't actually kill him.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on Aug 19, 2011 12:30:35 GMT -5
As soon as 'go' is called, Jetfire tosses back his drink and - whoa, that has a bit of kick! - transforms as fast as he can. He wobbles for a moment in the air as the high-grade starts to hit his systems, then charges forward, rolling a little around his longitudinal axis.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Aug 21, 2011 21:15:33 GMT -5
If Skyblast was wobbling a bit before, he's definitely staggering after Mirage's kiss. He doesn't quite get all of his drink into his mouth, and he half-falls-over into his jet mode. There's a moment of him screeching along the floor before he remembers to drop his landing gear, which pushes him up, and after a moment of full military thrust, he's off into the air.
Skyblast must be going fast, because everything is blurry already!
(No, he's not.)
Skyblast will need that luck.
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Post by Override on Aug 22, 2011 7:53:28 GMT -5
Slam! >KaChunk!< VROOOOOOOOOM!!!
Override slams back the drink in one gulp, then falls into her alt mode with her usual speed before roaring off down the hallways. For once, not one but both of her opponents are faster than her, though if they're staying subsonic the difference is pretty slim, and in other ways she has a bit of an edge. She's not as overcharged as Skyblast, more used to holding her energon than either of them, and has a faster transformation to boot. She rounds that first turn and is out of view of the watchers in mere moments, but the race is just starting...
OOC: Shall we skip to midway or end? Back to a point where we're able to interact again (or perhaps move to wrap-up; it's been fun, but this thread's been going on for a fair while, and at this point very much 'back in time').
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Post by Elita-1 on Aug 22, 2011 18:36:02 GMT -5
Skipping to near the end of the race is good with me!
As Mirage yells Go the music switches to Metallica's Fuel. Elita-1 cuts her optics toward Optimus and smirks at that light blush. Her attentions is drawn from him for a moment as the race starts, but only for a moment. She's back to watching Optimus soon enough. Hmmm... most of the folks in the party are currently racing away.... True they'll be back soon enough, but there's still time to have a little fun. Elita tries to slip around in front of Optimus, press close to him and slowly slide her hand up his chest. "I forgot how cute you are when you're embarrassed," she murmurs.
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Post by Mirage on Aug 22, 2011 19:00:22 GMT -5
Mirage's kisses are more intoxicating than energon? How flattering. Mirage does not seem to be ignoring the young couple nearby, but at the same time, he is not actively watching them either. Instead, he is watching for the arrival of the racers at the finish line. Mentally, he is planning the logistics of two very different dates- both dependent on the outcome of the race. Also good with skipping
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Post by Optimus Prime on Aug 23, 2011 13:34:17 GMT -5
Optimus's blush deepens to an even darker blue as he puts his hand over Elita-1's. "Elita, we're in public," he protests quietly, looking around. "What if someone comes by?"
Sorry, Elita, this is Optimus No-Fun Prime. He is not nearly charged enough for public displays of affection.
Skip away!
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Aug 25, 2011 19:55:28 GMT -5
OOC: Ask, and ye shall receive! Someone wanted me here! OOCly. Not one wants me here ICly. - - - It certainly would be a terrible thing if someone saw, wouldn't it? Especially if that someone was the other No-Fun Prime, No-Funnier of the two No-Fun Primes, even. A snow plow trundles along the hallway, just trying to make it to the lounge to have a drink before going off to the training room for some pointwork practice. However, there's Mirage standing around with a flag for no reason at all and Optimus and Elita-1... Optimus and Elita-1... The snow plow's brakes screech, and there's the sound of a record scratching. For a moment, the truck's four-way flashers come on, and there's muffled cursing before the truck manages to turn the flashers off and transforms. Sentinel Prime flings his arms out and bellows, "What the flipping slag do you dimsparks think you're doing? Mirage, you with the flag! What are you doing, trying out for the majorettes? And, well, well, well! Optimus and Elita-1! Do you have any idea how many PDA violations you'd be committing if we were back home, huh? Because I do, and I'd need an extra Handmaster to count them all off for you! ...but we're not home, so all I can do is tell you two to get a room! You have two rooms, even! Either would work!" Sentinel Prime is so wrapped up in his tirade that he can't even hear the sound of engines behind him. He's going to end up run over by Override, isn't he?
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on Aug 26, 2011 14:52:35 GMT -5
OOC: Alright, race order posed with permission!
Better look out, Sentinel Prime, because the racers are on the home stretch! Jetfire is bringing up the rear, trailing close behind Skyblast, with Override taking the lead.
Jetfire is a little put out that he can't seem to close the gap between himself and the other racers, but hey! At least he didn't lose to Jetstorm. He'd have to give his brother the noogying of his life if that happened.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Aug 27, 2011 16:20:09 GMT -5
The thing about energon is that it is fuel. So the more Skyblast flies, the less overcharged he is, because he burns energon as he moves. However, he's not a racer. He's an aerobat. Skyblast makes this look good, but he doesn't know all the racing tricks of how to shave seconds on turns.
The other thing is that if he goes any faster, he'll start feeling shocks on his wings, and this race is subsonic. As it's a straight stretch ahead, there is simply no way that Skyblast is going to catch up with Override. Nuts! Mirage is going to have a date with Override now, and Skyblast will have a date with no one!
The little Valkyrie does weave a bit in the air, however, trying to block Jetfire from passing him. Second won't make Skyblast happy, but third would be unacceptable!
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