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Post by Whirligig/Wednesday Gilgamesh on Nov 18, 2009 16:44:09 GMT -5
OOC: Cross-posted from Crashdown.
Whirligig catches Springer's drift perfectly well but he's not exactly the most co-operative of 'Bots, and so instead of shutting his yap he gives the Wrecker one of his best innocent looks and hops a few steps closer to the guy with the gun with every intention of continuing to run off at the vocal unit.
He squints up at the dreadlocked alien with a wide grin, and when the one-armed urchins approach and get warned off, he joins in with an oddly cheerful, "Yeah, he was here first!" What? They're just missing limbs! Half the time you can just pop those back on. Obviously everyone functions the same as he does, right? He follows up his shout with a conversational, "Wait, what were you first for?"
Not waiting for a response, he proceeds to spring into babbling. "I like your gun, by the way. Very nice. Stylish. Y'know, I always thought it would be neat to have a gun. I'd say to myself, 'Hey 'Gig! You know what'd be totally awesome? A gun!' But then it'd be like, 'What the slag would you ever do with a gun, stupid?' and there was never really a good answer that Captain would approve of."
Whirligig is the sort of person who'll continue talking regardless of whether or not other people are listening, talking, trying to shut him up, or making attempts on his life.
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 20, 2009 15:36:54 GMT -5
Optimus grits his teeth. Sure Autobots are a bunch of civilians where he comes from, but they still have the common sense to keep away from the people with guns!
Optimus looks to see that other 'bots are dealing with the children okay. Okay, they are.
Were Optimus able to read Whirligig's post, he would know that calling out to him is not going to change his mind. Since he cannot, he simply calls out to the disruptive 'bot.
"Whirligig--stand down and get back here!"
Optimus' hand tenses as he readies his grapple launcher, lest this organic tries anything.
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Post by SceneMod on Nov 23, 2009 10:01:36 GMT -5
Looks like you guys are in need of... an NPC controller!
The tommy-gun toting alien looks a bit taken aback by the sudden burst of activities and general scrambling around that seems to be happening. Looks like the cops are preoccupied, and they're easily enough to deal with, anyway. A little sob-story about being a 'concerned citizen,' a few shanix passed under the table, and everything's right as rain!
Whirligig's chattering gets a thoughtful, almost sly look. So the fellow's unarmed, is he?
"Now, look, you guys keep saying, 'repairs and on our way,' but what you ain't gettin' is that you folks caused an aweful mess. People live here, ya' know, and here you come in, wrecking homes and lives, and think you can just, 'Oh, too bad, but we must be on our way!'"
He glances a moment towards Optimus Prime to see how well his lines are going down, then leans in towards Whirligig, who's the nearest Transformer, and jerks his thumb towards his chest. "You freaks owe us! If you can't pay, you work it off, if you won't work it off, why, I guess we'll just have to take it out of your hides!"
He eyes the wreckage with interest. "Now, there might just be enough here in scrap to cover the costs, if you guys are, erm, willing to deal. If not..." now he grins at Whirligig, displaying odd, sharpened teeth. "Well, if not, I may have to show you folks just what you can do with a gun!"
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Post by Whirligig/Wednesday Gilgamesh on Nov 23, 2009 17:22:54 GMT -5
Ohoho, one should never assume that just because a Transformer has no gun that they unarmed! Whirligig certainly isn't, and the same applies to his current companion for that matter. Then again, perhaps that's exactly what Whirligig wanted the the alien to think.
Grinning blithely back at Optimus, he gives a little wave. "I choose to stand up!" He does dance back a step, though, giving Mr. Tommy-gun a little more room. Then he laces his fingers together behind his back, rocks a little on his heels, and proceeds to give the alien his full attention and quiet running commentary.
"Uh-huh. Oh, sure. Well, I never really-" A slight backwards lean as the alien leans in. "Hey, 'freaks' can be very hurtful. Mm-hm. Okay. I don't exactly have much hide- Um, I'm pretty sure that scrap is our buddy-" He pauses and squints as the alien gives him a decidedly pointy grin and a rather pointed threat.
Retreating back another few paces, he half-turns towards Optimus and cups a hand by his face, saying in a stage whisper, "Hey, Prime-guy! I think he's threatening us."
His mouth-plates twist back into a wide grin and he points at the gun-wielding alien with both hands. "That thing you do with a gun, I bet it's 'shoot stuff'. Am I right, hey? Hey?"
He has no attention to pay to the various flying vehicles showing up in the area, never having needed to worry about death from above by 'Cons before.
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 23, 2009 18:18:48 GMT -5
This stranger had every right to point a gun when they showed up. But now, all he's doing is manipulating people for his own benefit. "I think you are right, Whirligig." He says, his distaste for this alien all too apparent. "And I do not need any more lessons in what guns can do. I already know that..."
Quick as a flash, he draws his right arm, his grapple launcher rising from its concealed compartment. He launches at the tommy gun, with the cable wrapping itself around the weapon, before he yanks it suddenly out of his hands.
"...and I know enough to know that deadly force like this should never be in the hands of people such as you."
He removes the ammo cartridge, tossing the weapon to one side and the cartridge to the other. "Now. We will settle any debts we have, as quickly as we can. Do not get in our way.
OOC: Permission given by scenemod to steal the weapon.
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Post by SceneMod on Nov 23, 2009 23:03:21 GMT -5
Mr. Tommy Gun doesn't know that Transformers without guns are still dangerous! He's never dealt with Transformers before!
As his gun is snatched away, he step-stumbles backwards in surprise, his arms pinwheeling in an attempt to keep his balance. He manages (barely) to avoid falling, and points at the Transformers. "You... you're gonna regret that!" He looks around and declares, for any listening, "Hey, he attacked me! You all saw that!" Nevermind that he was threatening them. He was... protecting his interests! Yeah!
Then he shouts, this time to the cops, "They attacked me!" He notices, however, that the cops are not paying any attention, being distracted by Springer and Long Haul, so he swears under his breath and turns, running-stumbling towards a nearby (still mostly in-tact) alley.
If Whirligig and Optimus look around, however, they might notice that several other figures, ones dressed similarly to the guy who just ran off, have started gathering at the edges of the crash sight. None of them are holding guns, but a few carry... violin cases. One in particular looks up, smirking at the robots.
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Post by Whirligig/Wednesday Gilgamesh on Nov 25, 2009 21:12:42 GMT -5
Whirligig let's out a startled bark of laughter as Optimus quite suddenly disarms their alien 'friend'. "By all six corners of the Cube, that was sharp! Just, shoop! Vwip! And bam no more weapon, oh wow!"
Mr. Ex-Tommy Gun is accusing them of attacking him, and Whirligig isn't sure he'd considering disarming someone without hurting them really counts as an attack, and he certainly didn't do any attacking himself, but nobody really seems to be paying attention to Shouty McDreadlocks, so it's all good. When the alien turns and runs, he waves after him and blows a kiss, shouting, "Seeya, precious! Call me!"
He quickly turns back to Optimus, oblivious to the unsavory gathering of... 'violinists' about the area. "But seriously, hot plasma, that was awesome! I totally need to learn me some combat skills if it means I can pull off stunts like that!"
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 25, 2009 22:56:16 GMT -5
Great. He just wanted to waste their time. At least he is gone now.
Optimus isn't sure what a violin is, much less the case for one, but there are certainly a number of containers being carried by these aliens. What he does recognize is smirking, and he is well aware that that kind of smirk tends to mean.
"If you want to learn some moves..." Optimus says, "Then get behind me, because you might just get your chance."
He draws his Axe. It's too much to ask that the axe be used in providing aid, isn't it?
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Post by SceneMod on Nov 29, 2009 22:56:54 GMT -5
The one violinist alien, the smirking one, looks around. Then he begins to stroll right up towards the axe-wielding mania off-worlder. He walks right by Whirligig, nodding towards him, smiling, tone almost friendly. "Heya, 'precious,'" he grinds out, then looks up at Optimus, both hands lightly clasping the case in front of him.
"I do believe you're holding the property of my friend over there," he says calmly, smiling faintly.
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Skid-Z
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'Not obsessed; possessed! There is a difference, you know.'
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Post by Skid-Z on Nov 30, 2009 15:05:12 GMT -5
Wait a minute; didn’t we have a Skid-Z? Why yes we did! As he steps out of the crashed Omega, his feet touch what’s-your-Deal-soil. Deal with that.
The soldier catches the last line of the alien. He looks him up and down, and with a short glancing sweep he takes in the other situations before settling back to this particular alien. “Why hello, what is this property you are talking about, if I may ask? Is there a problem? Despite the obvious which I guess is being handled by authorities.”
//Optimus, why are you in combat mode?// The question is there over the radio, but those really familiar with Skid-Z would know that he’s ready to snap his gun to any choice hand; he does have reasons to be mistrusting a violin case on any planet. One: it is container large enough to store funny stuff. Second: He’s gotten around on Earth. Third: he never heard anything about non-Cybertronians cleared to go near the entrance to Omega Supreme.
So the Black & Teal becomes guardpost.
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Oil Slick
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Post by Oil Slick on Nov 30, 2009 19:42:59 GMT -5
In a nearby alleyway, a green motorcycle stops a ways from the entrance, unfolding into Oil Slick, who peeks around the wall, looking over the situation. A crowd, chaos, and Autobots he does not recognize.
Hmm. The locals here are of comparable size to himself and the others. Fitting in the crowd shouldn't be too tricky - there's a few mechanoids out there. Just the matter of having bits of a vehicle on his chassis, and the bright purple emblem on his chest is a bit of a giveaway.
However, there's an abandoned car nearby in the alley, with a rather dusty tarp on it. Not the best, but it'll do. Oil slick pops it once removing it from the car, getting most of the dust off, and with a set of cutters from his tool cache, quickly cuts a head hole in the top. He slides it on, and lowers his protective bubble, baring his head to the elements.
Eugh. Hopefully, the Autobots will be goaded rather quickly. Once this is done, the cycle bot casually strides into the crowd, observing the situation.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Dec 1, 2009 13:42:27 GMT -5
Optimus seems to be a magnet for chatty-bots. "I've got this, Skid-Z," He says.
He follows up Skid-Z's radio request. //It's not 'combat mode', it's an axe. It can be used to for rescue efforts as well as using it as a weapon.//
Optimus holds up his axe. "This? Is mine. But if you want what your friend had, it's down here." He gestures back to the empty tommy gun on the ground.
Optimus calmly steps back so that Violin case doesn't have to go past him. But he stands back so that he is standing over the magazine. Mister VC can now freely get to the gun. Optimus picks up the ammo and will pass it over if VC comes to get it. "I hope you're the wiser of the two. If you try the same stuff your pal did, my friends and I will not be impressed."
And then Optimus spots another 'bot, this time with a poncho on. What kind of robot wears a poncho? Honestly.
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Post by SceneMod on Dec 1, 2009 15:23:13 GMT -5
"Oh, yeah," Violin Case says, crouching down to retrieve the gun and clip with one hand while still keeping his eyes carefully on the robot. "Sure, I'm way wiser than he is." He straightens, gun and clip (not inserted) held in the one hand, case still in the other. "Truth be told, eh... he's kind of a dummy," he adds, voice low for a moment.
Louder, however, he adds, "But, well, fact of the matter is, you did crash a friend's home and you do owe us. So you ain't got no means to pay, I take it? Then we work something else out. I'm sure we could come up with something you can do to pay us back."
The alien does, for a moment, take his attention off of Optimus, Whirligig, and Skid-Z to frown up at the assorted circling vehicles,1 especially when one of them looks ready to dive, but then returns his focus to the matter at hand.
1 Assorted nearby threads.
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Post by Whirligig/Wednesday Gilgamesh on Dec 1, 2009 18:27:20 GMT -5
The moment Optimus told Whirligig to get behind him, the mining-bot had perked up and glanced around enthusiastically. That sort of suggestion generally suggested (more) trouble and he's rather fond of trouble. But instead of immediate trouble, he gets an alien calling him 'precious'.
Pfft, guy could at least have come up with his own facetious pet name. Still, Whirligig waves cheerfully back, and offers a bright, "Howdy Sparkles!"
Then it's all 'blah blah blah, talking seriously to Optimus, posturing, blah' and that's not nearly as interesting as Optimus disarming people with grappling hooks. Ah, well.
"You know, O.P., he does kind of have a point, sorta, about the whole crashing into their stuff. The other guy, too, before he, y'know, pointed a gun on us and went all coward when you snagged it. You break it, you bought it, or something?" He pauses to consider the appropriateness of that expression then shakes his head, deciding it doesn't really matter. "Anyway, I don't got any money, do you? Or you?" This last is directed at Skid-Z.
He idly toys with one of the poles that attach his wee thrusters to his head and begins rambling. "I used to have money, y'know. Dug up rocks, sold 'em for money. Well, I didn't sell them, the- well, never mind. But I had money. I guess it got left behind when I came here. Or maybe it got blown up, I dunno. Hehe, money got blown up that I earned by blowin' stuff up, that's kind of funny- Hey, did someone just shoot unfortunate weather at that crazy jet?1"
OOC: 1Crashdown: It's the Cops!
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Skid-Z
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Post by Skid-Z on Dec 2, 2009 13:10:05 GMT -5
Putting back in rotation order²
Skid-Z shrugs //Context//, like, the weaponry that's currently being picked back up from the ground by the alien. He'll be sticking it on 'combat mode' just fine when asked.
Skid-Z does not answer Whirligig; he's probably got cash, but he's smart enough to know it's not gonna be enough. And perhaps a bit selfish, but it wasn't him who crashed Omega so there shall be no handing over properties.
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