Knock Out
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Post by Knock Out on Nov 23, 2011 9:10:56 GMT -5
Another thing to consider is that if Counterpunch reveals himself now, Knock Out will never leave him alone again. Such a pretty car, and the good doctor has a thing for dull witted warriors that just happen to blue.
Knock Out didn't notice the human before, but he does hear squealing tires, which snaps him out of his ruse. He moves to stand straighter, hand retorting to his buzzsaw, just in case it's an Autobot. It is because of this that he misses the panel lines splitting until something big rushes him, catching him by surprise, making him stumble and take a few steps back.
There is a flash of anger in his optics, but it quickly makes way for something else when he sees the mystery Transformer move. He was already quite lovely to look at in his disguise, but oh, that body work, the way every bit of car is distributed just perfectly, that dashing combination of orange and blue that just works so well, the grace with which he moves...! It is enough to make the doctor hesitate, standing there and gazing at this stranger, one optic ridge quirked in interest and a rather creepy smile on his face.
"Oh, look at you. So brave, heroic and mysterious! And an Autobot too." Siiiigh. "Now I am going to have to do terrible things to you. The unpleasant kind. Well...That's not entirely true. It will be unpleasant for you." Only because Knock Out hasn't met him yet; he has no idea that this one has never actually been seen by other Decepticons*.
*: As far as the player is aware. If he has, and it's in the databanks, disregard.
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Counterpunch
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The Overlord, His Peerless Highness, Arch Duke Counterpunch. The Salient Vanquisher of His Own Mind
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Post by Counterpunch on Nov 25, 2011 14:18:08 GMT -5
Punch doesn't really have many good options right now, but he decides quickly that the least horrible option is probably to try and lead Knock Out away from the car show, then attempt to loose him.1 He can't just leave right now, not when he knows that there are humans around and that Knock Out already has an unhealthy interest in these vehicles, but it shouldn't take more than a little driving to get Knock Out out of the area where he's an immediate threat to bystanders.
Getting him out of the area where he's an immediate threat to Punch might take a bit more work.
So in response to Knock Out's threat, he snorts.
"You'll have to catch me first."
Then he dives into alternate mode and speeds off. To his disadvantage, Punch is not one of the faster sports cars among the Transformers, but on the up side, when the time comes, he is rather adept at shaking tails.
1 One of the most horrible options would be to ask Knock Out if there are pleasant kinds of terrible things. He's fairly certain he doesn't want to know the answer.
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Knock Out
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Post by Knock Out on Nov 27, 2011 10:20:05 GMT -5
Knock Out is ready to fight him right here, right now. He reaches for his polearm, twirling it around him, sparks send flying whenever it hits the ground. Red eyes carefully watch the Autobot for a number of reasons, none of them good.
When Punch gives him a challenge and then just drives away, Knock Out can only sigh dramatically. "Whyyy do they always make it so hard?" Then, he bursts into a maniacal grin before dropping down and transforming, his engine roaring and his tires squealing. "Don't they know that's just the way I like it!? Ready or not, HERE I COME!"
Punch wanted Knock Out away from the humans? Oh, he got his wish. But now he has someone on his tail who is a fast car, has experience in tailing others and is rapidly gaining. "Can't run from me, Mystery Blue!"
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Counterpunch
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Post by Counterpunch on Nov 30, 2011 16:52:10 GMT -5
Punch swerves around one corner, then another. Now he's in a bit of a corner - his best way of shaking this tail would be to hide himself among other cars, but putting himself back among other cars means putting more humans at risk. He's starting to suspect he'll have to do something really stupid before the night is over. Well. Stupid er than rescuing that human. He takes a sharp left, speeding in the general direction of the docks. 11 Handily, there appear to be some nearby.
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Knock Out
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Post by Knock Out on Dec 4, 2011 13:51:53 GMT -5
It's no use. Knock Out is close on his tail, swerving after Punch, never letting him out of sight. At least he hasn't used his hood guns yet, so no humans have been in any further risk. The sharp left almost throws him off, the red doctor speeding ahead before realizing his mistake and sharply turning around to go back after Counterpunch. "DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING AWAY THAT EASY!"
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Counterpunch
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The Overlord, His Peerless Highness, Arch Duke Counterpunch. The Salient Vanquisher of His Own Mind
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Post by Counterpunch on Dec 4, 2011 16:37:17 GMT -5
Who is this Counterpunch you speak of? ¬_¬
"Wouldn't dream it," Punch answers dryly, taking another right as they reach the docks he's been waiting on. Now it's just a matter of finding a good spot to take a dive - that'll cause him different sorts of problems (like how to get back out, given that he's not really designed for underwater operations), but at least it should get Knock Out off his tail.
He turns again, suddenly, sharply, and rolls right off the edge and into the bay!
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Knock Out
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Post by Knock Out on Dec 13, 2011 6:49:27 GMT -5
The player forgot to remove that Counter. The player feels silly now.
Knock Out follows him into the docks, drifting around curves. He nearly slips, a stupid rookie mistake, and while he recovers in time Punch is still given a bigger gap between the two of them. Fleeing into the docks seems like a rookie mistake to the red car, something only a panicked Autobot with no options left would do, but no. This guy is too good, he has to have a plan. A plan that he won't allow him to execute.
He kicks into high gear and races after him. He's focused on that blue rear, keeping it close in his sights, blind to everyone else around them....
When suddenly Punch is out of his sight entirely. Without a second to lose he pulls the sharpest turn he's ever pulled, but it's too late, Punch is gone. With an angry growl of his engine he turns his lights on and starts driving, patrolling the bay, like a shark circling the waters. That magnificent spawn of a glitch has to be around here somewhere..."Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
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Counterpunch
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The Overlord, His Peerless Highness, Arch Duke Counterpunch. The Salient Vanquisher of His Own Mind
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Post by Counterpunch on Dec 14, 2011 18:01:07 GMT -5
Punch does not come out. In fact, as soon as he hits the water her transforms, to let himself sink faster. In fact, as light as he is, he's finding it takes more effort than it used to just to avoid getting knocked around by any currents. Apparently, there are some downsides to having large portions of your body made of fabric. Still, he manages to hold on, wondering how long he should wait before he can be sure that Knock Out has lost interest and wandered off.
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Knock Out
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Post by Knock Out on Dec 18, 2011 11:26:13 GMT -5
Knock Out doesn't give up so easily, and there's only so many places that the Autobot could hide. The car patrols the docks, headlights turned off, sensors scanning for any trace of his target. But there is nothing. A frustrated growl escapes him before his engine roars and he peels away, and on a general broadcast, he transmits: //You got lucky this time, mystery blue! But I won't rest until I have you beneath my claws!// _______________
Out of thread unless stopped.
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