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Post by Hellbender on Feb 1, 2009 9:59:29 GMT -5
Late in Day 2, semi-private thread until any public violence starts
Hellbender has been busy hauling wounded to Hook and Mixmaster and occasionally his master for repair, as he's one of the relatively unwounded who is strong enough to wrestle awkward, offline or online, uncooperative, badly battered mechs around. He can also follow directions accurately.
Thus, it's several hours before Hellbender can chase down the equally unwounded Blitzwing. He stalks down the corridors of the Decepticon Base in robot mode--deeply satisfied that he can, in fact, walk and not have to slither through tunnels barely larger than his own diameter--toward the section of hall he thought he glimpsed Blitzwing slipping down.
"BLITZWING!" Hellbender doesn't wait to see him--if the other Decepticon is nearby, he'll hear.
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 1, 2009 15:18:48 GMT -5
Blitzwing pauses, having been in the process of entering a side hall yo gt to his quarters where he was going to spend the next while reading some Sci Fi novels he'd been meaning to before he dumped on this world. Of course, any ideas of a relaxing afternoon are to shot to pieces when Hellbender yells his name. Blitzwing stands at his full height for a second, and lets out a long sigh, he knows what that kind of yell means.
"Yes, Hellbender?" He asks, turning towards Hellbender.
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Post by Hellbender on Feb 1, 2009 16:01:20 GMT -5
Hellbender strides rapidly toward Blitzwing, fists clenched. He's scowling, and his stiff pose suggests that he's not overly happy with the triple-changer Blitzwing.
"Blitzwing," he growls, "if Ah didn't know you were one of the Top Ten, Ah'd think you were a coward! What in Straxus' Smelting Pools where you thinkin', to just bolt out of battle like that? You slaggin' bailed and left your comrades--namely me and Starscream--to face the enemy. Mind telling me what that was all about? Cowardice in the face of the enemy ain't real popular."
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 1, 2009 23:38:36 GMT -5
Blitzwings mouth bends into a disgusted frown when Hellbender speaks. "Your either very brave or very stupid to throw an insult like that into my face, you glorified mining drone." He says, an angry edge to his voice. Blitzwing was a lot of things, but coward was not on that list. Violent maniac, on the other hand, was.
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Post by Hellbender on Feb 2, 2009 0:25:47 GMT -5
Red optics narrow, and Hellbender barely restrains himself from grabbing Blitzwing and slamming him against the wall. Blitzwing isn't under his command; he doesn't exactly have the right to go all master sergeant on him.
"You gonna 'splain yourself, or you gonna keep blowing slag around the fact you ran out of battle?" Hellbender snarls. "'Cause you sound like a newb recruit showin' how tough he is by beatin' up the piano at Maccadam's."
"You know what running like that does? It gets soldiers killed, and maybe you ain't noticed, newb, but we ain't exactly running a factory surplus-sale of troopers here. You run, your back is a pretty safe target fer some tunnel rat to put a hole through. You scatter, everybody that thought he had his flank covered finds hisself real lonely out on point."
Hellbender's deep drawl drops a bit deeper as he adds, "Ah ain't real happy 'bout being the guy left holding point, and you're damn lucky the Air Commander was so busy crowin' about Grimlock runnin' that he didn't notice you abandon him. You screwed up, Blitzwing. Seriously."
Hellbender is not a violent maniac, but he is hot-tempered, impulsive, and over-confident. Blitzwing has a reputation in Hellbender's universe, a different one than this Blitzwing has in his own universe. Hellbender knows his own strength, and he knows there's no Astrotrain or Octane here to come running and back Blitzwing up. That this Blitzwing does not depend on his fellow triple-changers has escaped Hellbender's notice.
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 2, 2009 6:21:52 GMT -5
"Oh, I get it. The perfect little soldier has taken it upon himself to school me." Blitzwing says, his frown turning into a nasty grin as he folds his arms over his chest.
"I never denied that I ran, but neither do I have to explain myself to the likes of you. That wasn't even a battle, as you call it. We were attacking an Autobot field hospital filled with wounded, not an enemy stronghold. Had Grimlock not been there it would have been nothing short of a slaughter irrelevant of if I was there or not."
"How old do you think I am, exactly? How many fights do you think I've fought, how many Autobots do you think I've torn apart? How many arrogant, loud mouthed idiots like you do you think I've put in thier place? Do you want an answer? I've lost count. Where do you get off calling me a newb?" He says, nealry shouting the last part as he stabs an accusing figner at Hellbender.
"You held point on a bunch of fleeing Autobots that Starscream could have easily killed himself if he wasn't too needlesly busy with Grimlock. You arrived late agianst a broken foe who already had too much to handle before you stuck your apparently crippled processor where it wasn't needed."
"The only mistake I made was listening to you now. You can either back off now and spare yourself a trip to your leash holder, or you can learn now why I'm not to be messed with." Blitzwing finishes, lowering his arm.
Blitzwing isn't going to start this, but he will be more than happy to finish it all over Hellbenders face if need be.
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Post by Hellbender on Feb 2, 2009 8:48:29 GMT -5
Hellbender growls, and the cutter wheels on his arms spin in noisy symphony. "Y'all just tell me all about it, Blitzwing," he replies sardonically. "Iffen' it were so easy, why did you run?"
Now Hellbender will try to grab Blitzwing and slam him up against the tunnel wall, pushing up close so Blitzwing can't easily grab his scimitar. "Oooh, threats. In case you hadn't noticed, tank-boy, your buddies ain't here. Astrotrain and Octane missed out."
He snarls, "In case you ain't figured it out, Ah was built to do a job, and Ah do it--an' that means followin' orders. 'Cons got more than enough trigger-happy loudmouths that can't follow a plan and can't hold the line 'less Megatron hisself is standin' over 'em with a cannon. You just another useless loudmouth, Blitzer, or you got it when it counts?"
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 2, 2009 13:23:44 GMT -5
Blitzwing lets himself be grabbed and shoved up agianst the wall, his face taking on stony neutrality. "You think I need the help of those two idiots to tear you apart? I could do this if they were fighting for you." He says.
Blitzwing kicks out, trying to plant his jet booster feet agianst Hellbender's torso as he ignites them to burn him as well as push him away.
Blitzwing is playing this one for keeps.
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Post by Hellbender on Feb 2, 2009 19:21:09 GMT -5
Hellbender's close enough that Blitzwing's foot catches him between the legs, rather than getting planted against his body--but the impact and jet blast does lift him slightly on his feet and shove him backwards, away from the triple-changer. (Blitzwing may note that Hellbender is much heavier than a Seeker his size). Fortunately, Hellbender isn't a human male, and suffers nothing more than a bit of singed paint.
He staggers a bit, recovers, braces his feet and punches crosswise at Blitzwing's lightly-armored face.
"Is it that fraggin' hard to answer a simple question?" Hellbender snaps. "Seriously."
He will get Blitzwing to listen, one way or another.
--- It's getting noisy in the hall. Bystanders are possible.
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 3, 2009 1:15:53 GMT -5
Blitzwing catches the punch on the "helmet" section on the side of his face, pushing him back up agianst the wall with a clang. Not letting this faze him, Blitzwing pushes off the wall, his one fist drawn back as he aims to return the favour.
"You can answer your own question when you wake up in medical!" Blitzwing yells.
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OOC: Very, very noisy.
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Post by Hellbender on Feb 4, 2009 7:36:45 GMT -5
Hellbender's head bobs back and Blitzwing's punch lands on Hellbender's chest armor instead, glancing along the oddly curving metal segments. The worm-former smirks, ducks his head and leans forward, swinging two fists at Blitzwing's body.
"Guess you ain't gonna talk sense until I beat some into you!" Hellbender roars, his smirk turning into a feral grin. "That's all right with me!"
Blitzwing isn't the only 'Con who likes to brawl.
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 4, 2009 15:20:07 GMT -5
Blitzwing takes the force of the punch on his chest, denting the armor in and throwing him backwards. Landing on his feet, Blitzwing screeches to a halt. Taking a step forward, Blitzwing sweep his leg out to try and trip Hellbender.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Feb 4, 2009 17:45:18 GMT -5
Skystrike has a bucket. Specifically a paint bucket, so when Blitzwing suddenly lands in front of her out of leaking nowhere, her first instinct was to clutch it to her mostly paint stripped chest.
"Oy!" The seeker utters reproachfully as she takes a couple of steps back. Just to be safe in case the brawling 'Cons had the bright idea to try and grab the paint bucket.
OOC: Skippable bystander.
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Post by Hellbender on Feb 4, 2009 18:46:59 GMT -5
Hellbender stabs an arm downward, trying to block or catch Blitzwing's foot, but agility isn't his strong point. Instead, Blitzwing's leg slams into the side of his leg with a resounding 'clang'. Hellbender staggers, his shoulder slamming into the side of the corridor. Hellbender pushes off from the wall, spreads his arms wide and tries to tackle Blitzwing.
Skystrike's presence registers, but as no more than an obstacle to avoid tripping over.
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Post by Blitzwing on Feb 5, 2009 2:11:03 GMT -5
If Blitzwing were a Private Investigator, he'd label Skystrike a "dame" and "trouble". If he were a clown, he'd spot the unique chance to throw paint in someones face. Instead, he's an angry triplechanger who will stomp all over her if she gets in his way. He still wouldn't mind throwing paint in Hellbenders face though.
Seeing that he's about to be tackled by his large foe, Blitzwing decides to even the odds by escalating things. Transforming into his tank mode despite the extreme tight fit, he advances upon Hellbender, trying to drive him backwards into a wall or something so that he can crush the fool.
Skystrike might want to clear the immediate area.
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OOC: Will edit if this seems too ridiculous.
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