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The Chancellor, Her Noble Potency, Empress Override. The Glorious Victor over Everyone Else On the Track
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Post by Override on May 3, 2009 16:45:15 GMT -5
Day 19.
'Drive ostentatiously,' huh?
Override can do that. She knows what it's like to perform for an audience... even if she's used to having a much larger audience.
Right now, Override is ostentatiously driving down a beach-side road not too far from base. The sunlight, as she is well aware, reflects off her paint job spectacularly. She's not focusing on speed, however. Nooooo... in fact, she seems to have set up some ramps that she is using to leap gloriously into the air before landing nimbly and taking off again. Now and again she'll pull hard into a wide, flat area that seemed to have once served as parking lot, at which point she side-skids to a stop. Then, after a half a second, just long enough to glint beautifully in the sun, she's back on the road, heading for the ramps again.
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Post by Mirage on May 3, 2009 18:48:50 GMT -5
That snapping sound you may hear is the baited trap closing on its prey. For Mirage's attention the lovely and skilled Velocitron has most certainly garnered.
Mirage hasn't had much of a chance to show off his prettiness to get to know Override, as he really has been rather scarce lately. Some of that is due to his knowing a certain commander wants to give him a dressing down. As for the rest....well, that is best left to the imagination.
So when he spies the lovely lady heading out, he rather surreptitiously follows behind. He watches her for a bit before dropping his cloak and stepping out. His stance is casual, relaxed, body angled slightly towards her so as to give her the best view. It's only fair of him to reciprocate; after all, he is most certainly enjoying the view before him.
He gives a few polite claps, then calls out, "Such a performance deserves an audience. I hope you do not mind my enjoying the show?" He finishes with a dazzling smile, one that is infamous in certain circles for melting sparks.
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The Chancellor, Her Noble Potency, Empress Override. The Glorious Victor over Everyone Else On the Track
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Post by Override on May 4, 2009 22:56:32 GMT -5
Well, that worked like a charm, is the thought that rattles through Override's head, and while Mirage's pretty smile is enough to give her pause, it's no where near as impressive as pretty driving - and despite their one ride together, Override hasn't had much of a chance to judge Mirage.
She sends a quick message to Emirate Xaaron, but even as she does, she speaks, "Mind? Not at all. I like an audience. And I see you like to watch."
"Now the question is, is watching all you like to do?"
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Post by Mirage on May 4, 2009 23:26:22 GMT -5
Mirage tilts his head slightly, one browridge raised slightly as he smirks. "My, but aren't you the saucy one? How refreshing." It isn't often- at least lately- that Mirage finds someone who can toss out such suggestive barbs so easily. He rather likes it.
He shrugs gracefully, "With such a lovely view before me, I can see little to gain by showing off my own prowess. You are, after all, a leader of your people, with skills far surpassing my own, I am sure. However," his optics narrow a bit, "the lady has thrown down a challenge, and far be it from me to disappoint."
He collapses into car mode, and he can't help but note how very similar Override's vehicular mode is to many of the Cybertronian models he knows. How very odd.
"Lead on, my dear, lead on."
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Post by Override on May 5, 2009 22:05:01 GMT -5
Hmmm. So Override's got to keep him busy for ten minutes before heading to the location? Well, she'll find a way.
"Hey, I can respect someone who doesn't back down, win or lose," she answers, revving her engine. Than she laughs lightly. "But I'll make sure not to leave you too far behind."
Now she's on the road and rolling, heading once more to that ramp she had set up. "So tell me - you do any jumping, or do you folk just leave the flying to the Decepticons - and Tracks?" she asks, as the destination becomes clear.
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Post by Mirage on May 5, 2009 22:35:39 GMT -5
Mirage seldom backs down form a challenge. It's gotten him in trouble before. The last time he crashed hard and wound up with a permanent injury. And this time...this time his pride will once again lead him down the primrose path, but there likely won't a pretty girl at the end to worry over him.
Just one very unimpressed Emirate.
Referencing Tracks was a shrewd move, and it does what was likely expected. It pricks at his pride, and it shows in his voice, grown a bit more haughty than normal. "I've done my share of such courses, I assure you, though I've not had chance in recent times to merely play."
"And Tracks, as I've said before, cheats." It's a good-natured comment, no animosity there. Just Mirage's usual arrogance.
He heads after her, picking up speed so he can take the ramp in proper style.
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Post by Override on May 6, 2009 21:50:43 GMT -5
"Well, then, now's your chance to play," Override snaps back as she speeds up, too, though the pace is really only moderate as far as the lady's concerned.
"And I know Tracks cheats! That's why I want to make sure someone around here knows how to fly without wings!" she adds, laughing, as her wheels hit the ramp. She roars up the thing, picking up speed even on the incline. And then...
... She's airborne.
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Post by Mirage on May 7, 2009 10:45:25 GMT -5
Mirage gives Override enough lead time so that he'll not crowd her flight and descent, and then hits the ramp as well. It really has been ages since he's been able to strut his stuff on an obstacle course, and he can't help being quite appreciative of Override for sharing it with him.
And of course, this being Mirage, he's making a point of showing himself off along with his skills.
"Mmmmm, I'm sure you'll find a few of us up to the task. There's enough of us racers about, after all, though it may not be our life, as it is for you and yours."
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Post by Override on May 7, 2009 21:55:08 GMT -5
Override lands heavily, bouncing on translucent wheels, but the affair doesn't slow her down... in fact, she speeds up for a bit before throwing her breaks hard, twisting into a stop.
"Yeah, I noticed all the racers. With all the downtime, I was kind of hoping for a challenge, but I guess not." So wait, why didn't Override suggest a race herself? Because the ruler of Velocitron does not challenge other people to races. She accepts challenges... and then beats the challenger. "But I guess you guys are more used to thinking like soldiers than speedsters."
OOC: Can we assume the ten minutes passed, or are close to passing?
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Post by Mirage on May 7, 2009 23:31:16 GMT -5
"If you want a race-" Mirage calls as he sails from ramp to ramp. He lands, though a bit less hard than Override, then slides into a turning stop, coming to rest near Override.
"-You have only to ask. You won't be left wanting, I assure you." His engine purrs loudly.
OOC: Sure
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on May 8, 2009 5:15:16 GMT -5
Tanks will never chase anyone down, except perhaps a slow robot on foot. However, a patient tank can sit for hours and wait for his target to come to him, like a spider sitting in the centre of his web, waiting for a tug on one of the silken strings.
Just behind a bend, a golden light tank of distinctly antiquated Cybertronian design sits off to the right side of a narrow rocky gap, in the cliff walls lower along the beach. The left side is conspicuously clear, though the tank's presence makes it a tricky squeeze, a challenge for a capable driver.
OOC: Skippable until approached.
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Post by Override on May 8, 2009 21:07:34 GMT -5
"The champion doesn't give challenges," Override answers. "She responds to them. But that sounds close enough to one to me."
She pulls slowly off to the side, to a section of road left free of ramps, and lines herself up. She appears to be waiting for Mirage to move into position.
She so happens to be pointing south for the 'race.'
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Post by Mirage on May 10, 2009 19:34:54 GMT -5
'Ah, so that's how it works for you people." Somehow, Mirage manages to shrug in vehicle mode. It's a gift.
"I shall endeavor to amuse, though we already know you're the faster vehicle," he says as he rolls up beside her. He doesn't sound upset, merely stating fact. "But, then, I'm sure we both know that speed is only one factor in a race, hmmm?"
"Care to count it down, my dear?"
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Post by Override on May 10, 2009 21:32:18 GMT -5
"You got it," Override answers, her engine revving.
"Five..."
"Four..."
"Three..."
"Two..."
With each number, Override revs her engine for emphasis.
"One..."
"Go!"
With the last word, her engine roars loudly, a clear signal that 'now is start time.'
(But if Mirage does not take off the moment she shouts 'Go!' he might notice that for all the noise and fury, Override hasn't actually started rolling yet.)
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Post by Mirage on May 11, 2009 10:23:10 GMT -5
It's been a long time since Mirage has indulged in a real race, but not so long as to make him hesitate at the start. When Override calls "Go" he is off, flying down the course. Not his top speed; he knows better than to exhaust himself this earlier. But it is still fast enough that he doesn't notice Override hanging back.
At least not at first.
"Oh, come now Override," he calls back, chuckling, "No special treatment!"
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