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Post by Holi on Oct 27, 2010 12:22:49 GMT -5
The lounge is a great place for downtime activity indeed; in fact, one of the screens is running a game right now, though from the door, there's no player visible. Investigation will reveal Holi, practically half-devoured by the sofa built for crew much larger than he, with a controller in his hands and a frown of concentration on his face. There's the slightest hint of tongue peeking from one corner of his mouth – silly, certainly, but perfectly ordinary for his source material – as he leans over with his character on the screen in the middle of a tricky manoeuvre. He hears that others have entered, but he's so close to the end of the level he doesn't spare an aside glance just yet.
Leaning over doesn't really help; the jump goes wrong and his character plummets off the side of the course into a bottomless pit. A 1-Down fanfare plays at him and he makes a frustrated noise before mashing pause and pitching the controller at the other end of the sofa.
"Dammit!" he wails, having quite forgotten that he isn't alone. He crosses his arms and sinks into the sofa a little more to sulk.
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Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on Oct 27, 2010 20:40:05 GMT -5
At Holi's wail, Omega Supreme's entire demeanour changes, and he looks less like a living Autobot and more like some implacable automated engine of destruction, built with only one goal in mind.
His voice even flatter and more emotionless than usual, he booms, "State target."
Because obviously, Holi wouldn't be cussing unless some enemy had injured him, here in their very sanctum!
Yeah, this is why Omega Supreme would be overkill at a bar fight.
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Post by Nightbeat on Oct 28, 2010 15:22:21 GMT -5
Nightbeat is a firm believer in bringing guns to a knife fight. Omega would end a bar fight really fast, which would let Nightbeat get back to his drinking.
"I've never been a big fan of brass music. Reminds me of Siren," which makes him simultaneously homesick and annoyed. "Give me a swing tune with a beat you can dance to any day."
"It's alright Omega, Holi is just upset because he lost a guy in his video game," the detective says, leaning over the back of the sofa to look down at the Micromaster. "Hey, Holi. Which one are you playing?" Nightbeat isn't a big fan of video games, but he's been in here when other people have played them.
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Post by Long Haul on Oct 28, 2010 20:29:29 GMT -5
Long Haul crosses his arm and assumes 'sulking' pose as Nightbeat mentions not liking brass music. He snaps out of it, however, as he realizes that Omega Supreme is looking for a target in a nice clean lounge. "Hey, yeah, nobody's hurt in here, Omega!" He pauses a moment and looks towards Holi.
"Erm, that's right, isn't it? Not hurt or anything, are you?"
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Post by Holi on Oct 30, 2010 10:26:45 GMT -5
Holi first startles at that booming voice, and while he'd ordinarily leap up with a cheerful greeting since Omega Supreme's up and about, first Nightbeat, then Long Haul reassure Omega Supreme that there's no reason to be up in arms and behind the cover of the sofa, Holi winces. That's his fault, after all. He slumps, which does nothing to improve his sunken situation.
"No," he mumbles, thoroughly chastised. Then he realises it will only help if Omega Supreme can see him properly and he flails a bit in the process of extricating himself from the cushions. He stands – and likes to think he'll be excused for having his feet on the furniture since it's the wrong size and he hasn't much choice in the matter – and peers over the back of the sofa to one side of Nightbeat. "No, I'm fine. See? Ah-heh." Perfectly fine but willing to die of embarrassment. "I was trying this game with the little blue hedgehog… but I can't make that midair turn. I didn't mean to startle anyone. I'm sorry."
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Post by Omega Supreme on Oct 30, 2010 14:15:19 GMT -5
"Brass: superior," Omega Supreme mutters, powering down his weaponry and feeling rather silly about himself, since it turns out that no, the Decepticons and Predacons and Vehicons have not broken into the lounge to menace little Holi. (This is totally plausible, by the way, so don't even start.)
"Apology: accepted," but not in a Darth Vader kind of way, in a sincere kind of way.
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Post by Nightbeat on Nov 1, 2010 10:33:05 GMT -5
"Hey, I got nothing against brass, it's just not my thing," Nightbeat says defensively.
"Midair turn?" he repeats, puzzled. "How can a hedgehog make a midair turn? Does it have anti-gravs or something?" Always alert for a mystery to be solved, the Porsche-former glances over at the console to see what cartridge is plugged into it. Seeing 'Sonic the Hedgehog' in the title, he deduces that said unusually colored fauna must use bursts of concussive sound to adjust its trajectory in midair. Weird.
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Post by Long Haul on Nov 1, 2010 12:44:21 GMT -5
Long Haul scratches the back of his head, confused.
"What's a hedgehog?" he wonders. Obviously something that flies. Or has anti-gravs? Does this make it a Decepticon?
Long Haul hasn't taken up video game playing. They're really more for those who are into the Terran cultures.
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Post by Holi on Nov 1, 2010 18:03:48 GMT -5
"It's a small animal from Earth," Holi chirps at Long Haul, all too happy to put his reading to good use. He goes over the textbook description of a hedgehog before adding, "They aren't naturally blue and don't run on only two legs. That's just the video game character." He grins. "And no, he doesn't have anti-gravs! He has super powers – he's really fast, kind of like Blurr. That's why everyone calls him Sonic." Really, Holi prefers more tactical games that he can use as training devices, but that may be remnants of his days with the Galaxy Defence Force. All the video games he and Jan – and the rest of his Patrol – played were training exercises in disguise.
Really, playing these for recreation is a novel concept to Holi. What that says about his upbringing, he isn't sure.
"It's good to see you're better now, Omega Supreme, sir!" he goes on, beaming in spite of the huge Autobot's diminished stature and wild new colour scheme. Upgrades and body changes are de rigueur in his reality; letting one faze him this late in the game would make him look silly. But it is an awfully big change for an awfully big Autobot.
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Post by Omega Supreme on Nov 1, 2010 18:15:13 GMT -5
Omega Supreme listens along to Nightbeat and Long Haul's speculation and then to Holi's clear and concise explanation of the matter. Oh. Super-powered Blurr-alike hedgehog, but hedgehogs usually aren't anything like what this hedgehog is. Makes perfect sense.
He peers at the controller Holi is holding. He peers over at the larger controllers, the ones sized for when Rodimus Prime wants to get his game on. He peers down at his claw hand and his gun. Hmm, yeah, directly interfacing with the console, circuit-to-circuit is probably yet more overkill. Or just cheating.
Omega Supreme rumbles back to Holi, "Appreciated," both for the explanation and for the well-wishes.
It's just a good thing Omega Supreme didn't decide to get himself lobotomised and rebuilt as a lion, right, Holi?
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Post by Nightbeat on Nov 1, 2010 21:15:47 GMT -5
But even Blurr can't make turns in mid-air, can he? Ah, forget it. Some things aren't worth worrying over.
"So yes, this is the lounge, Omega. We're giving Omega Supreme a tour of the ship, Holi. Since he can fit in the corridors now." Whether it's a good idea for him to fit in the corridors remains to be seen. Nightbeat hopes the Guardian adjusts alright, after all he's been through.
"We do plan to paint him properly at some point, right?"
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Post by Long Haul on Nov 1, 2010 22:50:23 GMT -5
Long Haul scratches the top of his head as he listens to Holi, then shrugs. Doesn't really mean much to him, taken out of context like this. He turns to look at Omega, spotting when Omega looks to his claw, then the game controller. "I, erm, think we have some contollerless games 1. Don't play 'em much myself. But maybe we should figure some way to get you some hands?" He turns towards Nightbeat and his optic band flickers at the question. "What's wrong with his paint job?" he asks, confused. Come on, Nightbeat. You're talking to someone who wears lime green and purple. 1 Hey, if XBox can do it, so can the Autobots.
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Post by Holi on Nov 2, 2010 12:30:53 GMT -5
Someone could tell Holi that Blurr can spontaneously kick up a sonic boom that lets him change direction mid-jump and he'd believe it because Blurr totally has superpowers. And superpowers are awesome.
"That's great!" says Holi with a big grin for Omega Supreme, hopping up so he's now dangling halfway over the back of the sofa. "Are they giving you a good tour? How do you like it so far? Have you been assigned a room?" He's probably bunking with Long Haul, come to think. It makes perfect sense for friends to bunk; Holi assumes he would room with his Patrol if they were here. Being assigned different quarters doesn't occur to him.
The paint discussion draws a puzzled blink from him. Certainly it's a bright batch of colours, but there's hardly anything wrong with it in Holi's eyes. He looks from Nightbeat to Long Haul, then back to Omega.
"What do you think of your paint?" he asks, still smiling. After all, it's Omega Supreme's opinion on it that matters most!
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Post by Clipper on Nov 2, 2010 14:30:36 GMT -5
"I think his paint looks fine," another small voice offers from the doorway. Small, but smoother than Holi's, with a faint hint of a lilt in it. Nightbeat would understand dames, but Long Haul and Omega probably think that Clipper is just like Holi, only pinker.
"Hello Mister Omega Supreme," Clipper greets as she slips around the much larger mechs and into the lounge. "It's very good to see you back in one piece. I'm glad that you can come into the rest of the ship now, too. I don't think I would have liked being alone all the time in that bay by myself. Do... do you like it so far?"
If Omega remembers the little pink Micromaster from before, she seems a little more subdued since her visit to Pz-Zazz, a little quieter, but her smile is ready enough, even if it, too, is just a little softer.
"I'm sorry I was late, Holi-kun," she adds, glancing back at the couch that Holi is leaning over. Hopefully he doesn't fall off in shock that she actually apologized to him for something.
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Post by Omega Supreme on Nov 2, 2010 15:35:57 GMT -5
Omega Supreme's reality is full of women! Like Elita-1 and Arcee, who gee, sure look and sound kind of like Clipper does. Maybe a bit taller, but Omega Supreme is used to thinking of everyone as generically short. The idea that some people are taller than each other in meaningful ways is pretty new.
He takes a step back away from Long Haul. Hands? What would he do with hands? Besides, hands would mess up his transformation! Does Shockwave need hands? No!
The reason why he looks like a fruit salad is because these colours of paint were cheaper to get in spacefacing military grade, and the Autobots are on a budget. Everyone wants to paint their military spaceships grey and stuff, so grey is expensive! Fuchsia and turquoise? Not so much. So, in the name of the Autobot chequebook, Omega Supreme can accept this colour scheme. "Appearance: acceptable."
Who is he rooming with? A bunch of intel Porsches, for no readily explicable reason. He points over at Nightbeat with his claw hand and explains, "Roommates: Porsches."
Then, he looks over at Long Haul and continues, "Tour: useful."
He hasn't answered everyone's questions for him, but they're throwing a lot of stuff at him!
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