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Post by Sable Conolly on May 31, 2010 19:40:13 GMT -5
Scourge is just doing what, in his opinion, should have been done long, long ago.
Scourge agrees, rumbling, "Yes, it is most fitting." He would almost find it funny, if he had much of a sense of humour.
He looks back at Shockwave again and confirms, "Yes, sir. It's a good book. Stands up well against the test of time."
This is now one of the most dangerous park benches in all of Basin City, it should be observed.
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Post by Motormaster on May 31, 2010 20:06:58 GMT -5
"All's never well," Motormaster replies out of habit. He'd make a terrible Blue Lantern.
"Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."
Motormaster pauses again, lifting his head to point at nothing more interesting than a particularly ugly piece of concrete 'art'. But his active scans suddenly start pinging once, twice, thrice before going down again.
"This planet's so weird. What's with the horns and sharpened teeth look?" If he understood the concept of uniforms, he'd ask about that. Instead, he tilts his head slightly, then points off behind him. "There's a bunch of them having a gathering in one of the pavilions."
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Post by Victoria Raines on May 31, 2010 22:16:49 GMT -5
Shockwave nods at Scourge, "It seems so. I found it quite interesting, myself."
He looks in the direction indicated, and his optic flickers in annoyance. The annoyance actually slips into his tone a bit when he speaks.
"It seems that Unicron worship of various flavors is a popular religious choice on this planet. Fools. They feed Chaos and make Him stronger. What I wish to know is where is His opposition."
For surely there must be something in the way of opposing religious viewpoint, even if it isn't Primus.
He turns back to Motormaster. "Were you able to view our files at all, or do I need to copy them into a format that does not require visual sensors?"
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Post by Sable Conolly on May 31, 2010 22:51:02 GMT -5
Scourge's first reaction to seeing Unicron was that he wanted one.
Scourge is a bit weird that way. He listens to what his commander has to say, but this whole Unicron and Primus thing... it's not really Scourge's deal. Give him a dam to blow up, and he's a Viking. Religion? Eh.
He'll let Motormaster answer that one question on his own, but as for the rest, Scourge supposes that he should address it. "Do you want me to go find it, sir?"
Distantly, perhaps they might hear, "Now, you may devour the... cake."
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Post by Motormaster on Jun 1, 2010 19:47:41 GMT -5
"I was able to perceive it. Hook-sir said something about it being recorded as 'solid light'." From Motormaster's tone of voice, he has no idea what that means at all. He's just parroting back, minus the snootiness, what Hook told him.
"Seems like worshipping a death-god would be kind of..." Motormaster scowls as he tries to figure out his thoughts into words. "They're awful lively, you know?"
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Post by Victoria Raines on Jun 1, 2010 23:09:29 GMT -5
"Unicron is not death. He is chaos and darkness, and he brings death and destruction, but he is not a death god," Shockwave corrects.
"Death allows for rebirth and creation. To be given to him however..." Shockwave's headfins twitch, the closest to a shudder the gunformer will make.
"Stagnation."
Shockwave turns to look at Scourge, and for a moment he is thinking not of the tanker who is so loyal, but of the herald he vivisected so many times, from whose mind he ripped his information.
"I would be most interested in any information you might find on opposing viewpoints, Scourge, and if Primus is known as his opposite, or at all." Shockwave shifts on the bench.
"Also, I find the idea of transforming our language into a dimensional form intriguing. Would you like that project, as well?"
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Post by Sable Conolly on Jun 2, 2010 15:10:58 GMT -5
The talk of what Unicron is or isn't between Motormaster and Shockwave doesn't particularly interest Scourge. Maybe in this universe, Unicron is the god of fried cheese and executed the other Gillanan for frying in trans fats.
Scourge's antennae lay back, and Shockwave's orders confirm for him something he already figured out: Pz-Zazz is not the planet for Scourge. Scourge is a tactical warhead on a leash, and there's nothing for a tactical warhead on a leash to do when the roll of dice is king.
He offered to go track down opposing churches out of sheer, utter, maddening boredom, but Decepticon Braille? Does he look like a linguist? Do they even have a linguist proper in their crew? Guh.
Tanking his revulsion, Scourge agrees more smoothly, "I'll do nothing less than my best, sir." Just don't expect much. "On both fronts."
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Post by Motormaster on Jun 3, 2010 9:36:42 GMT -5
Motormaster is a changeling. Almost literally. What Unicron is means less to him than what his followers think Unicron is.
Then Shockwave gives Scourge his marching orders, and Motormaster chirps in surprise. "You're a lingquist?"
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Post by Victoria Raines on Jun 3, 2010 10:26:50 GMT -5
"I am sure you will, Scourge," Shockwave says, "You always do."
"There is no hurry or timetable on the reading system, mind, and if you decide it does not suit you, you may drop the task. But since you seem to have taken an interest in the subject for your roommate's sake, I thought you might find it an interesting endeavor."
Shockwave's headfin twitches
"Besides, a writing code which the Autobots do not understand could come in handy, provided we can alter the glyphs enough."
Here, Scourge, consider the military applications of your assignment. It might help- though most likely not.
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Post by Sable Conolly on Jun 3, 2010 10:38:57 GMT -5
"I guess I am now," Scourge replies to Motomaster, shrugging and staring up at the sky.
Cue training montage of Scourge seeking out Glyph on Dagobah, who insists that she cannot train this one, for too full of anger he is, while Ghost Jazz... agrees that, heck yes, Scourge is way too full of anger.
He taps a finger on one of Motormaster's metal plates, noting flatly, "If it's just a flat font switch, the Autobots will catch on fast."
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Post by Motormaster on Jun 3, 2010 15:25:05 GMT -5
Motormaster runs his fingers over the next line of the Japanese Braille, reading the text. He listens to Scourge and Shockwave, toying with the ideas presented in being able to read Decepticon text as well as he does Japanese.
"Some things don't need words. Like colors."
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Post by Victoria Raines on Jun 5, 2010 18:50:36 GMT -5
Shockwave looks back in the direction of the cultist gathering and shifts a bit in his seat before standing.
"I shall leave you two to your lesson, I think. Good day," he says and strides off.
Out of thread
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Post by Sable Conolly on Jun 5, 2010 19:44:17 GMT -5
"Yes, but what if someone orders a Code Black? I have to be able to translate that somehow," Scourge points out, almost gently for him.
And lo, Scourge teaches Motormaster Japanese Braille via old strategic handbooks.
Fade out?
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Post by Motormaster on Jun 10, 2010 9:38:13 GMT -5
Motormaster scowls as Scourge uses logic against him. It is super-effective!
And lo, Scourge teaches Motormaster Japanese Braille via old strategic handbooks.
Fade out.
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