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Post by Swindle on May 9, 2010 22:31:03 GMT -5
Swindle shrugs. "I dunno. I guess we'll just have to keep an optic out for who's dissatisfied with the current regime. Other than Starscream, that is. Now let's talk ships, shall we? We're looking for something small, stealthy, and fast that still packs a bit of a punch yes?" Swindle knows these things because pirates are some of his best suppliers.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on May 14, 2010 9:36:24 GMT -5
Cannonball looks a bit disappointed at Swindle's suggestion. "Given the situation, you're right. Startin' from scratch, won't be able t' inspire fear jus' by appearin' on the radar, so me preferred style donnae work 'ere."
He leans back against the bar on his stool, thinking for a bit. "I'd normally go fer somethin' medium class, but we'd need t' be able to go faster than Ship."
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Post by Swindle on May 14, 2010 21:01:39 GMT -5
"Garnering a reputation is just a form of word-of-mouth advertising. All you need is one or two good exploits and some witnesses. Give it a while and you're the scourge of the starlanes." Swindle takes another swig of his motor oil and comments in a conversational tone, "This has got to be the worst swill I've ever tasted. Yeah, we definitely don't want to have to fight Ship. Not from the outside, anyway." The con-bot's grin grows wider.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on May 18, 2010 22:31:59 GMT -5
Cannonball nods a bit. "I know - back 'ome, it was 'ard to find anyone who 'ad not 'eard of The Dread Pirate Cannonball, but 'ere?" Cannonball scoffs derisively. "Reduced to bein' a contracted soldier."
The pirate calls for another drink, then sighs. "From the inside? If we could turn Bonecrusher an' Lugnut loose inside, that'd take care of most everything. If we could get the purple bugger to stop praising Megatron for five cycles."
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Post by Swindle on May 18, 2010 23:11:52 GMT -5
"I know what you mean," commiserates Swindle. "Shockwave expects me to supply him with things for free. For free! Me!" Swindle finishes off his oil and gives Cannonball a look. "Cannonball my friend, I am an arms dealer with my own private storage dimension full of weapons of mass destruction. The day I need Bonecrusher and Lugnut's help to scuttle a ship is the day I retire."
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on May 21, 2010 19:31:46 GMT -5
Cannonball smirks at the arms dealer. "I ain't out t' wound yer pride, lad - I'm out to cover our skidplates. We's better off with guys like that fightin' for us, rather than against us. Plus, both of 'em took a good deal o' work to get restrained in the first place, from the murmurs of other 'Cons."
The barkeep brings Cannonball's third drink, and the pirate takes a swig. "Jus' sayin' that if'n the attempt to disable Ship were t' go sour, we'd be better off with a couple o' other guys takin' the fall rather than riskin' ourselves, y'know?"
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Post by Swindle on May 21, 2010 22:02:54 GMT -5
Swindle puts a finger to his chin and nods. "Good point. A quantum inversion bomb and a bunch of glass gas canisters strapped to a molecular imploder would pretty much scream 'Swindle was here.' Lugnut we could easily get to work for us if we could convince him it would serve the glorious Lord Megatron. We may have to resign ourselves to using mostly locals as crew, though. Speaking of which. . . if we do this, there's one treasure in this reality that has value only to us Cybertronians. If we took it, Shockwave would chase us to the ends of the universe, but the rewards could be worth it. I'm speaking, of course, about The Rocks." Swindle grins, and there's a wicked glitter in his eyes.
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Post by Cannonball on May 27, 2010 14:30:08 GMT -5
Cannonball pauses, then gives Swindle a Lookâ˘. "Wot in the name o' Unicron's beard are you wantin' those for? There's the possibility of gettin' new crew via it, but the chance of gettin' those who would be more in line wit' Shockwave's leadership is more probable."
Cannonball feels his con-man has a strange way of thinking, but at least he's motivated.
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Post by Swindle on May 27, 2010 21:48:56 GMT -5
Swindle spreads his hands. "Just a suggestion. Besides, if we had the rocks, and we were out of radio range of Ship, we'd be the default leaders for any new arrivals. Plus, when someone's still disoriented from arriving they're easy to scrap for parts, so even if we did get someone we didn't want we could always fix it." Swindle raises a hand and motions to the bartender. All this casual talk of treason and murder has given him a thirst. "A mug of some slightly less disgusting swill, please!"
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Post by Cannonball on May 27, 2010 23:20:42 GMT -5
Cannonball nods faintly in regards to the leadership comment. "True, true..."
However, the next bit makes him grin widely. "Well, blow me down, never did suspect you t' be one that cutthroat. You might make a good pirate yet, lad!"
The bartender lets Swindle's comment roll off, providing what was asked for. However, more double-edged comments like that will get him booted from the establishment.
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Post by Swindle on May 30, 2010 11:30:54 GMT -5
Swindle takes a cautious sip of his new drink. He has no idea how Cannonball lives on this stuff; he's going to have to chug drain cleaner to clear this stuff out of his filters.
Smiling right back at the pirate, Swindle responds, "Cannonball, I'm an arms dealer from a species where weapons tend to be built into people's superstructures." If your kidneys could shoot energy blasts, Swindle would happily wait for you to stumble out of a bar, drug you, harvest them, then leave you in a bathtub full of ice. "'Piracy' is just another way of saying 'acquiring merchandise cheaply.' If people don't want their stuff stolen and re-sold, they ought to guard it better."
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Post by Cannonball on May 31, 2010 6:56:12 GMT -5
Filters are for freshpaints! A real 'bot doesn't need 'em!
As Swindle says his piece, Cannonball idly looks at his own gun-arm, then back at Swindle. "Fair 'nuff, but I'd best not ever catch you eyeballin' me arm, y'hear?"
Cannonball may or may not be starting to feel the effect of his drinks now.
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Post by Swindle on May 31, 2010 19:38:19 GMT -5
"I wouldn't dream of it!" Swindle responds. Unless Cannonball was already dead. You can't take your mods with you, after all.
OOC: Heading toward a wrap?
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Post by Cannonball on Jun 1, 2010 18:35:10 GMT -5
"Thassa good 'bot, then..." Cannonball drawls out.
Cannonball doesn't die, though! Not until he finds a replacement, that is!
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OOC: Wrap is good with me!
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