Jetstorm (BM)
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Producer, Director, Actor, Writer, but not prop boy, Jetstorm, soon to be winner of some award.
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Post by Jetstorm (BM) on Jul 28, 2010 22:13:19 GMT -5
Jetstorm flits along with Eye-Fire, looking around at the casino as he goes. He crosses his arms and stops just before parting ways with Eye-Fire to direct the 'disturbances' towards the gunner.
//I'll be sure to sweet talk 'em so well they won't even know what hits 'em.// He says, a wicked tone in his voice over the radio. //Oh, I'm so excited. You'll have to let me know how they fight back if anything.//
He gives Eye-Fire a one-clawed salute and then goes out to the front.
Skippable for a bit along with Eye-Fire
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Jul 29, 2010 9:44:30 GMT -5
//You have the authority to just do that?// Sentinel Prime sounds incredulous, but he's trying hard, so very hard, not to flat out just march over there, box Jazz's audios, yell at him for how wrong he's being, and then haul Jazz off to, dunno, Skid-Z or something.
Speaking of other things Sentinel Prime is trying very hard not do, right now, he is trying extremely hard not to crack out the cleaning wipes (oh, Armor-All wipes, balm of his spark), because the other casino patrons are... eeeugh.
He moves a bit closer to the arcade, but ugh, touching those buttons that everyone else has touched! With their tarsi and feelers and tentacles, oozing caustic slime...
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Jul 29, 2010 14:18:58 GMT -5
"Oh, just the usual hiring process," replies Swindle. "We'll need a copy of your resume, a drug test, background check, references from previous employers, that sort of thing." He's almost certainly going to hire Jazz, because keeping Shockwave happy and Autobots where he can see them are both good things. No reason not to make the Autobot jump through a few hoops first, though. Swindle waves at the bartender, who nods and reaches under the bar for her cocktail-making equipment, headcrest flicking.
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Jul 29, 2010 14:42:14 GMT -5
Jazz would roll his eyes if he had any at Sentinel. //'Course I do - I'm part of Intel, and I'm gatherin' intel. If these dudes are dumb enough to actually let me in, then I'd be a fool to ignore the open door. Like I said, don't worry - I been in situations hairier than this - this one's bald by comparison!//
Jazz leans up on the bar, pulling the brim of his hat down slightly in a nod to the bartender with one of those winning lady-killer grins. The look he gives Swindle, however, is one of puzzlement. "Ah-hah... Of course, of course. I can get all that done fairly quick, yeah. Standard fare all around, right? Nothin' fancy?" Hmm... Xaaron's in the legal system and might be able to do the background check, Perceptor's got some sort of medical thing going on and could probably run the drug test, Rattrap would probably be a better choice for references than Deq'ard. Probably better to not mention the cop gig at all... Resume can be done with a few cycles and a datapad.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Jul 30, 2010 14:09:24 GMT -5
//I...//Sentinel Prime pauses to really, really think for a moment. Thinking might get him in trouble, but doing without thinking definitely will. //...can we talk more about this later?//
The Decepticons are doubtless monitoring all frequencies here, after all, Sentinel Prime is thinking that he needs to do some more thinking.
As much as he'd love to be off Pz-Zazz, he can't just abandon his chaperone, so he finally does edge into the arcade. The number of shooting games frankly appals him, and he used to train new 'bots with live fire, to teach them not to panic under fire! The stupid grabber games just remind him of stupid Optimus Prime's stupid grappler. The flying sims are for the birds! For Decepticons and Jetstorms and Jetfires anyway. Sentinel Prime stares a moment at a game about colourful block - yeah, no, maybe Perceptor goes for that, but no. Racing games? Does he look like Bumblebee? Blurr?
By the Allspark, Sentinel Prime hopes he can find something to occupy himself.
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Jul 31, 2010 8:59:19 GMT -5
The bartender's nictitating membrane's flicker across her eyes as Jazz grins at her. She sets a drink in front the Decpticon and another in front of the Autobot, forked tongue darting out from between fangs before she goes back to cleaning the bar.
"Nothing fancy," Swindle agrees. "Just have to make sure you meet our exacting standards. Cheers!" he toasts, raising his glass.
Tucked away in a corner of the arcade, Sentinel Prime might notice an old video game cabinet with a single joystick and a single red button. The game appears to consist of a pixelated tank scooting back and forth beneath pixelated shields to return fire on wave after wave of pixelated invaders advancing inexorably downward. It might appeal to him, if he can bear to touch the controls.
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Jul 31, 2010 11:22:24 GMT -5
//Sure thing!// Jazz is unaware of the possible consequences of Sentinel Prime's thinking - he only knows about what happened when Sentinel wasn't thinking so far.
Jazz raises his glass at Swindle's prompting. There's something odd about trying to meet Decepticon standards, but Jazz doesn't let it show. He takes a drink, then looks over at Swindle. "So I take it you guys have a good sound system? I've got one built in, but I don't think this is the kind of establishment where it's productive for me to dance around without clothes on..." Because clothes would just muffle the sound, and that's no good.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Aug 2, 2010 7:43:31 GMT -5
//Thanks. I appreciate it.//
This Decepticon operation needs to be stopped - they can't let the Decepticons have such a source of revenue and good will. If they have Jazz as a man on the inside...
Sentinel Prime should probably stop trying to go places with these thoughts.
Tanks? Ew. Tanks for the memories!
No, Sentinel Prime settles on something much like Dance Dance Revolution, because then it is feet touching the pads, not his hands touching the buttons.
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Aug 2, 2010 14:31:03 GMT -5
Swindle clinks his glass together with Jazz's and downs some of the contents before replacing it on the bar. "We've got a decent sound system, though not stellar. The dance floor isn't our main draw here. Dancing is free, after all." When Jazz starts talking about his internal sound system, he replies, "No, we definitely prefer our employees to remain clothed."
If Sentinel Prime is any good at dancing he may find he draws a crowd.
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Aug 2, 2010 16:58:19 GMT -5
Jazz snorts. "Right, right - not that kind of establishment." Though they do bring in a lot of money, but no sense in letting the enemy know that.
"Fair 'nuff, fair 'nuff," he says about their sound system. "What kinda pay and hours am I lookin' at, here?"
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Aug 5, 2010 9:00:39 GMT -5
Sentinel Prime is not any good at dancing. He never had a special girl to get good at dancing with. Oh sure, he has the coordination and rhythm for a parade-perfect march, but dancing's a bit different. He just stomps along, glaring at the screen as gives silly instructions that don't make any sense. Sentinel Prime swears that the backup dancers on the screen are mocking him.
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Aug 5, 2010 14:14:46 GMT -5
It's cute that Jazz thinks Swindle doesn't already know that "that kind of establishment" would bring in a lot of money. Shockwave gave him a casino to run though, so he's working with what he's got. "Ten shanix an hour, part-time, evenings and weekends, health benefits once you've worked here for half a year." Though Swindle thinks it's unlikely any of them are going to be on Pz-Zazz for half a year.
The backup dancers on screen won't mock Sentinel Prime unless he's playing on Hard difficulty.
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Aug 8, 2010 20:10:24 GMT -5
Shockwave isn't opening that kind because if he did, he'd have to dance there, with that chest. Decepticons don't let assets go to waste, after all!
"Sounds cool, then." Jazz offers a grin and a thumbs-up. "Though if it's alright, I'll look around a bit."
Providing Swindle doesn't stop Jazz, he heads off toward the arcade.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Aug 9, 2010 8:39:21 GMT -5
Sentinel Prime is playing on Easy, a sign of the deep, rotten corruption in his spark, doubtless.
Gah, this stupid music, what does it mean?
Back at base, bugs in the software Flash the message, something's out there Floating in the summer sky Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Slag yeah, he'd turn Fortress Maximus's defences against those unlawful, deviant balloons!
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Aug 9, 2010 10:14:51 GMT -5
Swindle isn't about to stop Jazz from going to the arcade. It takes money to play the machines after all. He grins and nods at Jazz, spinning around on his barstool to lean his back against the bar, so that he can survey his domain as he sips his drink.
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