Brainstorm
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Post by Brainstorm on Dec 30, 2013 20:15:24 GMT -5
Takes place on Space III: Day 1
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Following a rather undignified yelping noise and a small crash intermixed with the sound of metal scraping against metal and rock, Brainstorm sighs.
"That's the last time I tempt fate and wish I could get away from something, because this is not what I had in mind." There's a grunt, and Brainstorm sits up, checking himself over. Still in one piece, still shackled to his briefcase. Still good to go.
Where, though, that's the question. Hopping down, Brainstorm surveys where he landed, and the lay of the room. When did they pick up a room full of rocks? For that matter, why did they get a room full of rocks?
"If these are going to be foisted onto me as a new project, I'm not sure how to feel about that..."
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Blurr
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Post by Blurr on Dec 30, 2013 21:11:40 GMT -5
Rock watch. Not one of Blurr's favourites, no sir. The idleness is what gets to him; even with enough room to pace around for the entirety of his watch, he gets antsy because there's really nothing to do most shifts, and even the shifts where something happens there's nothing to do for most of it. At least, given how fast he can cross the room even using the catwalks, he doesn't need to worry about not reaching the console should someone hostile show up.
In fact, he's on the other side of the room when he hears that yelp and he's already back at the console by the time Brainstorm's feet – and my, but that sure does look like Brainstorm! – touch the deck.
"Actually," he pipes without so much as a hello, though his grin is pure camaraderie, "we've got them pretty well figured out not that I mean me when I say we I mean we as in the Autobots figured it out but they figured it out before I showed up so you don't need to worry about them nobody needs to worry about them perfectly harmless if you don't count bringing people aboard the ship but bringing more aboard isn't always bad it brought me aboard after all and now you're here so welcome aboard!" Of course, just in case, there's a cautious hand ready to fire up the defences if needed. "Or welcome aboard is what I might say depending on how you answer some questions and I'll need you to answer those questions please."
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Brainstorm
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Post by Brainstorm on Dec 30, 2013 21:53:40 GMT -5
For several seconds, Brainstorm just stares at Blurr, then shakes his head. He touches a hand to his forehead, then sighs.
"I think I caught all that, but I think I have the questions if this isn't the Lost Light, which I am assuming from that stream of gibberish you call a sentence. Before we get to either of our questions, though, might I ask that you slow down, or possibly find someone who speaks at a normal speed? I feel I've got more than enough confusion on my plate here without adding to it."
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Post by Slingshot on Jan 1, 2014 18:54:06 GMT -5
Slingshot waves open the door. He's on rock watch again, because a bored Slingshot on rock watch is a bored Slingshot doing something useful.
"Hey, Blurr-" Whatever he was about to say gets lost as he spots the new mech. "Who's the new guy?"
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Blurr
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Post by Blurr on Jan 4, 2014 19:29:52 GMT -5
Blurr takes a moment to look appropriately chagrined when possibly-Brainstorm complains about the rapid-fire nature of Blurr's introduction. He does have a point. Fortunately, Slingshot is here to save the day! Blurr turns an embarrassed grin on the Aerialbot and gestures with one open hand to their new arrival.
"Well he looks a lot like Brainstorm but looks can be deceiving and he might be a Brainstorm from a different reality or maybe a Brainstorm lookalike because he's not quite my Brainstorm and do you have a Brainstorm? Also maybe you should handle talking to him because I'm talking as slow as I can and I don't think it's slow enough because he wants me to slow down but I can't slow down any more and I know I've tried I've tried I've tried so I think you should talk to him."
He's nothing if not accommodating!
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Brainstorm
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Post by Brainstorm on Jan 4, 2014 19:41:56 GMT -5
Confusion only grows as Slingshot shows and inquires who he is to Blurr - and now that he knows that Blurr likes to talk quickly, he picks things up a bit better than before. Things that make his eyes narrow a bit as he points to his face. "I am not a Brainstorm, I am the Brainstorm. And while I can certainly understand someone wishing they were me, if there are imitations running around, there's going to have to be something done about that. I'll suffer no one trying to run about and do things to my reputation."
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Post by Slingshot on Jan 4, 2014 20:11:33 GMT -5
Slingshot only caught a third of that. Fortunately, Blurr is pretty repetitive, even if he is fast. "Yeah, sure."
He takes out a bit of scrap metal where someone helpfully dictated to him proper arrival procedure. Step one: explain the situation. "Hey, probably-Brainstorm, listen up. Those rocks are bits of Cybertron. They've been drawing Transformers from all across the multiverse to this universe. We don't know why, but it's probably got something to do with Unicron. Or maybe Cybertron just hates us. No one's found a way back yet, so if you were in the middle of something important, you're not anymore."
Step two: determine reality of origin. "Do you have a lasercore, spark, or brain module?"
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Blurr
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Post by Blurr on Jan 10, 2014 21:00:31 GMT -5
"I can already tell you there's more than one Brainstorm out there," Blurr says, "because you're not the Brainstorm I know even though you sort of look like him so that makes at least two possible Brainstorms." But he probably shouldn't be poking the poor fellow when Slingshot needs to get the nitty-gritty done with.
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Brainstorm
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Post by Brainstorm on Jan 11, 2014 22:43:24 GMT -5
Slingshot gets a look of confusion, as does Blurr. For a moment, he glances back at the rocks, then sighs. "I'm not sure who Unicron is, but I could certainly buy Cybertron hating us. We've certainly given it more than enough reason," he says, though with quite a bit less remorse than one would expect.
As for important things, well... Hopefully Drift and Chromedome were capable hands of leaving terribly important things in.
Another boggled look and a headtilt follows Slingshot's question. "...spark and brain module - what in blazes is a laser core?"
Blurr gets a look of mild indignation. "...well, if this multiverse thing is quite true, then the same applies to you and the Blurr I know of."
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Post by Slingshot on Jan 12, 2014 20:01:55 GMT -5
Slingshot isn't cut out for discussions of "you look like that guy from back home". He was in his original timeline for all of a few weeks before he got yanked to the Deadzone. Maybe Brainstorm is Perceptor's long-distance love affair back home, but Slingshot figures it's a good day when he remembers his Jazz isn't a silver bladey guy.
"Huh, Springer's reality." There's some special notes about that. "Right, so apparently I'm supposed to tell you about women. So. Some Transformers around here are female. Some are male. I guess guys like you and Blurr aren't either one? Anyway, some of the ladies get touchy if you think they're guys, but once they correct you, de nada. 'less you do it repeatedly." Slingshot considers. "Override doesn't care either way, actually, unless you're trying to argue ladies are inferior or weird or whatever for some stupid reason."
"We'll deal with Unicron in a sec. Hey, Blurr, what's your Brainstorm like? Kup might want to compare."
Also, Slingshot hates the slagging Unicron vid.
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Blurr
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Post by Blurr on Feb 3, 2014 23:36:33 GMT -5
"Full of ideas," Blurr answers after a split-second to think. "Always thinking of something new, so many ideas he'd tell us but halfway through telling us he'd come up with another new idea and forget to finish telling us about the first one. Not always, but sometimes." He shrugs and smiles. "He and Arcana made an interesting team."
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Brainstorm
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Post by Brainstorm on Feb 5, 2014 2:11:50 GMT -5
The Aerialbot gets a puzzled look, then a shrug. "As long as they're less touchy than the one I've already met, I should be fine," he answers, tone indicative of him only really halfway paying attention. Blurr's explanation merits a raised brow and folded arms. "I see you've got quite the pale imitation, then. I certainly don't leave things hanging, nor do I require a team to finish what I start," he explains, rather full of crap on at least one point. He does have his pride, after all.
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Post by Slingshot on Feb 7, 2014 18:54:31 GMT -5
"Arcana one of those *master partners you were talking about earlier?" Slingshot may be referring to last week or last shift. It's hard to say. "Yeah, you and Hook are going to get along like a house on fire," he says in Brainstorm's general direction. He hesitates then walks over to one of the consoles and starts tapping in commands. "Since you don't have a Unicron in your reality that we know of, I have to show you the video we pulled from Gillanan III. There's more in the database, once Kup clears you." So saying, he grits his jaw and presses the play button.
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Brainstorm
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Post by Brainstorm on Mar 20, 2014 2:18:29 GMT -5
Brainstorm watches the video with not fear or shock, but annoyance at first. He impatiently folds his arms, then drums on his bicep with one set of fingers, obviously bored and not too empathetic to the Gillanans' obvious plight.
However, once Unicron shows up, he sighs and mutters a "Finally", and after a few seconds his expression changes to a morbid curiosity as he watches the planet wreck and consume Gillanan IV. Once it finishes up, he looks contemplative for a few moments, then tilts his head just a bit, then moves it back to normal. "Well, that's certainly one way to destroy a planet. Quite showy."
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Post by Slingshot on Apr 2, 2014 18:47:58 GMT -5
"Like a house on fire," Slingshot mutters. He switches off the video before it can repeat. "That's Unicron. According to Xaaron and Rodimus, it's some sort of malevolent chaos god that especially has it out for us Transformers. According to Kup, it's a planet-sized transforming robot itself."
He checks his checklist. "That's gotta be everything. You got any questions?"
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