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Post by Victoria Raines on Feb 27, 2008 12:01:38 GMT -5
Shockwave walks slowly over to Needlenose, well aware that there are still watchers present. Shockwave kneels down, reaches out and attempts to tilt Needlenose's head back and up so that he is looking at Shockwave, and his words are quiet enough that they should not reach anyone but Needlenose.
"Not what I would have chosen, something so public or so violent, but effective. Though perhaps that effectiveness has as much to do with who administered the punishment as it does with the punishment itself."
"You are a valuable asset, Needlenose, extremely valuable, above my reach, yes, but not above reproach. I do hope you will be more careful in the future, so that Spinister need not repeat this lesson."
Shockwave straightens, then makes to leave. He has tapes to review.
OOC: Shockwave is out of thread unless stopped or addressed.
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Post by Needlenose on Feb 27, 2008 13:05:03 GMT -5
The thing is, despite his anger over the punishment, Needlenose has a lot of trust in Spinister. It was Spinister who taught Needlenose to be a killer, who made him into the dangerous mechanoid he is now. Needlenose loves himself, and by extention, he loves the mechanoid who made him that way.
Public, violent punishments may be humiliating, but they are also self-limiting. Violence tends only to lead to physical damage of one sort or another, and physical damage can be repaired. Tear Needlenose's fuel pump from him, and he'll recover. But there are much longer lasting 'punishments' that can be administered by a sufficiently skilled engineer when no one's watching.
Needlenose's head is tilted back and he is forced to look up at Shockwave. His optics are narrowed in anger, but his laid back antennae, is observed carefully, tremble lightly. He says nothing as Shockwave speaks, keeping his thoughts on the advantages of public punishments over private to himself, then says nothing still as Shockwave straightens and returns to leave, instead looking down to relocate his joint.
It's not too long a task, and during it, Needlenose ignores all the other watchers. Still, he sends a message to his teacher, his trainer, his disciplinarian, and the one who warned him about Shockwave:
//You know, I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'm pretty glad the screechy one's in charge.//
This is one little Mayhem who intends to stay above Shockwave's reach for as long as possible.
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Post by Demolishor on Feb 27, 2008 17:26:10 GMT -5
Demolishor disgruntedly attempts to slap Eye-fire's hand away. "You just missed Spinister dishing out some punishment on Needlenose. Nothing spectacular, just smacked him around a bit."
The tank frowns, arms still crossed, watching Shockwave get up close with Needlenose the way the higher-ups always do when they're threatening each other. He still doesn't like this.
"Not like he deserved it or nothing. Starscream needs to keep Pinky on a shorter leash."
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Eye-fire
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Post by Eye-fire on Feb 27, 2008 18:32:05 GMT -5
Eye-Fire moves his hand before he lets Demolisher slap it away. He makes a note that Demolisher doesn't like being touched, and he'd rather not potentially get his hand crushed by the tankformer. They were not known for their gentleness.
"Hmm. What did Needlenose do?" Eye-Fire asks Demolisher as he draws up level to him, looking at Shockwave say something that probably wasn't nice.
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Post by Needlenose on Feb 27, 2008 20:24:48 GMT -5
Needlenose puts his joints back in order and closes the panel over his leg. He pulls himself upright and clenches his fists. He takes a moment to glare out at anyone left watching, then turns and quietly limps back to base.
OOC: Out of thread.
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Post by Demolishor on Feb 27, 2008 21:27:56 GMT -5
Demolishor quietly watches Needlenose leave. It's pointless to help now, Needlenose would probably just be offended. "Forgot to learn something he didn't know he was supposed to know, I guess. He shouldn't have to deal with this sort of slag."
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Eye-fire
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Post by Eye-fire on Feb 28, 2008 9:59:29 GMT -5
"If it had been one of us, I doubt the punishment would have been quite as severe. Thats one of the problems of being in such a noticeable position of a Mayhem, like any special unit." Eye-Fire says shrugging.
"Anyway, I'm heading out now, if anyone wants me I'll probably be trying not to get eaten by something up the mountain." HE says as he begins to walk off.
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OOC: And out, unless someone wants to waylay him.
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Post by Demolishor on Feb 28, 2008 13:53:44 GMT -5
"Not the point," Demolishor mumbles as he also leaves the crowd behind. "No 'con should have to get beat up for nothing."
And if he ever gets his old post back, and his old Megatron, he'll make sure it happens a lot less.
OOC: Out.
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