Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Aug 12, 2008 5:53:11 GMT -5
This thread is set during the Arena events, in a city near the tourist beach. it's a chance for some Bots and Cons-3 to interact. If you want to say your good guy is in on this excursion, feel free to join in.
Some time ago, the roads this close to the seaside would have been completely clogged with Camper vehicles, trucks with acquatic leisure equipment on the back, peoplemovers full of frustrated parents and temperamental children and other such tourists. Moving down the street, let alone finding a park, would have been impossible.
Now, well, it's different.
Unimpeded by other traffic, Optimus Prime travels down the road in his semi-cab mode. When he volunteered for this patrol duty, it was a good opportunity to not only see the sights, but perhaps even get a chance to meet a Decepticon (his third to date). Okay, so the circumstances are a little different to the ones by which he met the last two, but Prime's hardly complaining about that.
Suddenly, Prime remembers that you are meant to travel on the right side of the road, and impulsively jerks towards the right, before remembering that he's no longer on earth, so that rule doesn't necessarily apply. However, he is self-conscious about his decision, and instead opts to stay on the side of the road.
"I've been to three organic worlds so far," Optimus says, almost to himself, but loud enough for his fellow patrollers to hear, "And this is the first that I've really been able to explore. It's amazing. No two of them are the same."
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Skid-Z
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Post by Skid-Z on Aug 12, 2008 7:58:19 GMT -5
Close behind Optimus Prime, a purple and white racer startles as the truck very suddenly pulls to the right. Left or Right side of the road is all normal to Skid-Z, but the sudden move still drops his fueltank, almost, “H-hey Optimus Prime sir, you might want to let people know if you change lanes, so no-one crashes” He carefully mentions while coming up on Optimus’s left side.
He smiles at the comment, his sensors locked onto the view around him, this place is not to far from where he arrived, “compared to Earth, this planet does have a lot of differences, yet, an equal amount of similarities judging by this place... Enough to make me think I was still back home...”
Passing by an advertisement billboard for a waterpark, Skid-Z briefly wonders if it still functions, and if it’s big enough for a transformer. “Three organic planets? What were the other two like?”
OOC: Skid-Z knows that this Optimus is different from his own, and not a CO, but he’s just being carefull.
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Runamuck-3
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Post by Runamuck-3 on Aug 13, 2008 15:19:18 GMT -5
Cheer up, Prime; you'll get to meet at least one more 'Con before the day's through.
Not much of a command type, or a socializing type (in an environment that doesn't involve high-grade, anyway), or a sitting still type, Runamuck had decided to tag along on the patrol run. It'd give him a chance to get a feel for some of the other grounders he'd probably be rolling with, and perhaps just as important, it'd give him some time to learn a little about this new Optimus. Not one he's familiar with--not enough guns, for one thing--so if nothing else, his physical capabilities oughta be worth noting.
The Battlecharger hangs back a bit, letting the two Autobots take the lead; after all, it's their territory (the fact that he's been on this planet longer than Skid-Z notwithstanding). "Earth modes usually have these things called 'turn signals,' bud," he says offhandedly to Prime. "Helps people know when you're gonna change lanes." Runamuck flashes his own to prove his point.
He chuckles a bit to himself as he listens to the others talking. Buncha freshpaints. "I've seen a few worlds, and lemme tell ya, they've all got their surprises."
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Goldbug
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Post by Goldbug on Aug 14, 2008 13:22:36 GMT -5
Goldbug is also on patrol with this group, bringing up the rear. It makes sense, after all, he's got one of the slowest car-based alternate modes around.
And, more importantly, this gives him a good opportunity to clear his head. He'd been increasingly reluctant to take on the responsibilities associated with his rank and position, shying away from it all, turning inward on himself with the doubts that have so plagued him when he was Bumblebee. He needed to change, find his confidence again... Or else he didn't know what he'd do.
"Just been on here and Earth, for organic planets. I still remember being surprised that cars weren't the dominant form of life."
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Aug 14, 2008 14:50:34 GMT -5
OOC: No reason why we can't have more people pose in, perhaps your character is just being silent!
"Uh, yes. Of course. Sorry." Optimus nearly decides to initiate a far-too-late indication that he's changing lanes, before his common sense gets the better of him.
"Goldbug, we had similar issues. It took a while to realize that the vehicles didn't have organic pets. As for the other organic planets. I went to earth. Crash-landed, actually. My crew and I were welcomed as heroes. We've made some friends and we're learning things about the planet we're on. The other planet...."
Optimus realizes the line of conversation he's going down, and stops himself short. "...Uh, Runamuck, was it? What worlds have you seen?"
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Post by Shortround-3 on Aug 15, 2008 3:06:59 GMT -5
Shortround fulfills the aquatic leisure equipment that should be on the road. Except that, instead of leisure, he's built for heavy warfare. And like Runamuck, he's keeping behind the Autobots. Although, this is more because of Shortround's desire to blow them all to smithereens, and trying to keep it in check.
"Ugh. Don't get me started on organic worlds..." Shortround mutters. "Ever since I found out they'd rather pay more for a slagging toy than some salvage, or heavy weaponry..."
Shortround leaves it at that. He just doesn't understand people obsessed with buying toys. However, he does slightly increase his fan speed, as a slight expression of his annoyance.
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Skid-Z
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Post by Skid-Z on Aug 15, 2008 4:01:18 GMT -5
Skid-Z notices Prime's sudden pass of topic, which wasn't difficult given that he's driving next to the bot. Still, there's no word from this car about it.
Instead, he can't help but laugh slightly at the initial thoughts that the planets were ruled by vehicles, and not by organics, for the next line, his voice is full of merit; "thanks guys, I'll be spending days getting the image of a human leashed to one's spoiler out of my buffers now"
Other than that, Skid-Z settles as a content listener for the moment.
OOC: that just screams to be drawn... I just might listen.
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Runamuck-3
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Post by Runamuck-3 on Aug 15, 2008 12:23:10 GMT -5
Runamuck considers for a moment before replying to Optimus's question. "Well, worlds where I'm from probably don't match up to worlds where you're from, but it's not like it's classified info or anything."
"Let's see......Romamool was a strange one. Y'know how humans on Earth think they evolved from primates? Well, the Romamos evolved from....what're they called....turtles. So they had these big, heavy shells on their backs, and some of 'em had beaks or small claws. Weren't very fast movers, so their tech was a little behind. That wasn't a very comfortable vehicle mode. Check it out." Runamuck sends a file over the allied shortwave, containing an image of an oddly-shaped ground vehicle resembling an ovoid disc on three wheels, bulging towards the back like an egg, with two large doors on either side. The vehicle is colored in Runamuck's plain white, with the roof composed of windows in a tortoise shell pattern extending to include the windshield and rear window.
OOC note: Runamuck-3's world talk doesn't reflect any actual world in any actual Transformers mythos that I'm aware of. See how many names you can identify out of it!
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Goldbug
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Post by Goldbug on Aug 15, 2008 21:33:36 GMT -5
"They actually like you guys?" Goldbug asks, incredulous. "Except for a few people, just about all the humans on Earth are convinced we're just as evil as the Decepticons. Or worse, they just don't care and just want us 'robots' off their planet."
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Aug 16, 2008 5:14:48 GMT -5
"Uh, I don't think the people interested in toys and the people interested in weapons are the same people, Shortround. The ones more interested in toys on earth are more like human protoforms--only on their world they're called 'kids'. Perhaps you need to find a more suitable market?"
The beach road makes its way towards the city centre. Optimus uses his signal to indicate he's pulling over, before transforming. "I think we should scout on foot for a bit, we can take in more details that way." He makes his way through the city's many hotels, tourist shops and cafes, trying to see if one of the smaller enemies might have made their way into this city.
"And Goldbug, were there robots on earth already? I ask because, well, when we arrived, their society had welcomed automatons. They thought we were more of the same. Perhaps the humans from the earth in your reality are more technophobic than those my one?"
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Post by Shortround-3 on Aug 19, 2008 1:53:12 GMT -5
Shortround just stays silent for a few seconds, before saying "... You don't know the half of it"
Shortround transforms, after Optimus does and keeps his rifle in his claws. He's keeping an eye out for various things that might endanger the mission or else annoy him, and as far as he's concerned, the way to do this is to always make sure you have firepower.
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Skid-Z
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Post by Skid-Z on Aug 19, 2008 16:33:23 GMT -5
"Transform!" Skid-Z calls as soon as he notices the rest transforming. His bipedal form would indeed make it easier to explore this place, something he couldn't do back on his planet.
This bot never had any problems with humans, though considering they saw more 'car' than 'bot', his opinion was incomplete.
"Why wouldn't humans understand that there are good bots and bad bots?" He asks while examining the contents of a souvenir shop; a small holographic projector creating a moving image of the beach they just passed catching his interests, "I mean, we fight against each other, and we Autobots are friendly to them and their world, right?"
Noticing that he might fall behind because of his lingering, Skid-Z moves on.
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Runamuck-3
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Post by Runamuck-3 on Aug 19, 2008 19:37:57 GMT -5
Runamuck barely slows down as he stands up, taking a few quick steps to catch up to the others. He doesn't draw a gun, and makes a gesture for Shortround to put his away; however, the gesture is half-hearted, since he doesn't really expect the hovercraft to listen anyway. Well, as long as he doesn't shoot anyone without verifying them over the radio first.
"Organics tend not to be too fond of giant machines walkin' around," Runamuck notes. "It's why we usually take on their vehicle modes for a while, to learn about 'em without having to worry about gettin' shot at too much. 'Course, then the Autobots tend to show up, and things get....messy."
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Goldbug
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Post by Goldbug on Aug 19, 2008 22:12:51 GMT -5
Goldbug hits the brakes, then transforms.
"No... Earth's pretty technologically primitive. They're still reliant on fossil fuels and territorial disputes. Almost none of their stuff comes even close to matching our maintenance droids, let alone us."
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Aug 20, 2008 5:27:08 GMT -5
"That sounds similar to the world we're from," Optimus says, "except that they still have a lot of robots. It seems like quite a jump in technology. I haven't quite worked out how they..."
Optimus had turned around from casually examining a building to face Goldbug as he spoke to him. What he wasn't expecting was to be staring at was a Decepticon with a weapon.
It doesn't matter that Shortround's armament is meant to be a deterrent. All Optimus knows is that he had his back turned to a Decepticon with a gun.
Prime has only met about four Decepticons. After his first three he was told that these ones that were allying themselves were going to be nice guys. He doesn't get that feeling at the moment. In fact, he's feeling downright uncomfortable.
"...they.. uh, we... we should keep on looking about here."
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