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Post by Skyfire on Mar 28, 2011 12:47:16 GMT -5
The scanner should actually be in its own screened-off chamber; the various radiations emitted by the device could conceivably interfere with other, other delicate tests and procedures if not isolated. That this also enhances patient privacy is not a coincidence; it's not always a good idea for a 'Bot's entire medical file to be wide open to anyone who strolls through to pick up something from the supply cabinet.
Skyfire has the machine prepped and ready. He gives them a brief, appraising look; his expression is neutral. "Emirate Xaaron, I'll need you or Kup to authorise loading Springer's previous scans for comparison. Other than that, the scanner is ready." As Skyfire is not actually a senior Medical staffer or a Command officer, security rules deny full access to anyone's medical files besides his own.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Mar 28, 2011 18:04:23 GMT -5
"Done," Emirate Xaaron says, waving a hand, to Skyfire's request but he actually walks over and manually enters it. Wireless is not the method one wants to use for Springer's private health information.
He asks absently, "So do we need to enforce lights out, heads down?" So they won't have cranky Perceptors and Kups chewing each other out?
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Post by Springer on Mar 30, 2011 4:33:30 GMT -5
Springer follows his escorts to the scanning area. Truth be told, he's not fond of having his head messed with by an unfeeling machine. He had enough of that dealing with Rung back home, after all.
However, it's something that must be done, given the circumstances, so best to just suck it up and deal with it. Sooner it's done, the sooner they get his head sorted out. Or is it their head now?
At Xaaron's question, he shrugs a bit. "Not a -bad- idea, per se. Perhaps with tighter restrictions for those with more responsibility? Like, average 'bot gets required to do so every several days*, and at least every other day* ranking 'bots?"
Then he turns to Skyfire. "Alright, let's get this show on the road."
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*If these don't make sense for a proper robot's defrag/sleep cycle, pretend they do, with adjustments for actual units.
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Post by Kup on Mar 30, 2011 11:47:04 GMT -5
Kup shrugs. "Might work. Might just torque the guys who were getting their rest off because they think we're treating them like fresh paints while the guys who weren't getting their rest because they forget to pay attention to scrap like that keep forgetting to pay attention to scrap like that, rules or no rules." He shrugs.
"Either way, something for another time." He nods towards the machine Skyfire is operating. "This is for now."
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Post by Skyfire on Mar 30, 2011 15:01:11 GMT -5
Skyfire gestures at a seat beside the scanner. "Right here, Springer. I understand we'll get better results if we can also hook up a diagnostic probe to your diagnostic interface. Should be the same routine as when you had your original medical scan, more or less."
The big white Autobot nods at the conversation. "Perhaps you could make it a safety rule--anyone flying missions or operating dangerous or safety critical equipment, or standing essential watches has to have had a full defrag no more than X days ago. Most people will agree that one should be in good shape for that sort of thing, and it doesn't interfere with people who aren't doing anything critical who get a notion to play week-long sessions of Full Stasis or whatever."
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Mar 30, 2011 15:49:10 GMT -5
"You have a volunteer for enforcement if it comes to that," Emirate Xaaron says cheerily to Kup, looking over at Springer pointedly.
Emirate Xaaron has a funny definition of 'volunteer'.
He frowns and crosses his arms. "There should be a safety rule already1. The question is just people paying attention to it or not."
Emirate Xaaron realises that watching over Skyfire's shouklder is impossible without a ladder, and watching around his side is difficult on account of the wings. He tries to watch the scanners around the side anyway.
1 Emirate Xaaron's player has no desire to sit down write a full military legal codex, but assuming that the Autobots would operate without one is silly. So generally, if a rule tends to be agreed upon by good guy characters and seems sensible, it probably exists here. Such as: don't repaint the cafeteria without permission. Things like that.
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Post by Springer on Apr 2, 2011 15:25:50 GMT -5
"Skyfire's idea is good, too", Springer comments, then opens his chest. There's a fair bit of stuff in there that isn't his Spark chamber - how anyone thinks that ten Matrices would fit in here, let alone one is a delusion of grand proportions. "Yeah, right here." Springer taps a port on the left side of his chest.
At Xaaron's suggestion of a volunteer and the look he gets, Springer can't help but chuckle. "What, I get to enforce lights-out?"
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Post by Kup on Apr 2, 2011 22:44:18 GMT -5
Kup smirks and crosses his arm. "Eh. If we're really that worried about enforcin' defrags, we can just have the internal rover knocking on doors." He grins. "And waking folks up to make sure they're sleepin'."
He then lowers his arms to turn towards one of the terminals and beings to bring up some logs on it, frowning. "Gonna need Holi for a full analysis, and I know we can't be positive about the start and stop times for when they were listening in yet," that would be part of what this scan is about, "but I think we can safely figure the 'Cons heard everything from the start of the fight until we changed frequencies, which means they definitely know about the spacebridge."
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 3, 2011 8:10:47 GMT -5
Skyfire hooks Springer up, since he's cooperative, and gets the scanner running and recording. "I thought there was," Skyfire replies mildly to Emirate Xaaron, "but since it seems to be observed more in the breach, I had concluded that was an artifact of my old memories."
"That might be a problem," Skyfire noted. "Even if Perceptor was only at the prototype stage, Hook is more than good enough to complete it. From what I've heard of Shockwave, he probably could as well, and my former partner also had an unusual talent for science. He just never had the patience to work at it."
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Apr 4, 2011 10:52:34 GMT -5
"That is a problem," Emirate Xaaron corrects. "They would have found out eventually," such as when Perceptor flushed Brawl and Assault out the spacebridge, "but them not knowing we had an operational spacebridge was a nice advantage."
He glances back over at Springer curiously. Hmm, yes, ten Matrices would definitely not fit in there.
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Post by Springer on Apr 7, 2011 1:49:26 GMT -5
Springer can't help but wince as the others discuss the spacebridge, glaring down at the floor as he takes a seat on a berth.
He punches the bed in frustration at himself.
"Next time I see 'em, got a Cybertron-sized beatdown with both Spinister and Needlenose's names on it."
The scan will eventually show that inside Springer's brain module, there's two sets of programming - the normal one that is filling up most of it, and a second, smaller one that is expanding, threatening to overwrite the original.
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Post by Kup on Apr 7, 2011 21:24:34 GMT -5
"Yeap. Would have found out eventually, probably know now," Kup confirms. As Springer talks about his future plans for Spinister and Needlenose, Kup grins. "You do that, son, but keep in mind you've got plenty of folks who wouldn't mind helping you out on that count."
He taps his fingertip against the terminal, frowning. He knows that until the scan is done, he can't be positive about what Springer has to say, but not asking anything is eating at him. He glances up at Skyfire. Of course, what he really wants to ask about, he can't verify with Skyfire there, anyway.
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 11, 2011 19:46:12 GMT -5
Skyfire studies the readout and says "Hmm." Then he pushes buttons, and stares at the readout some more, and says "Hmm."
"Interesting. There appear to be two primary metaprograms. You need Perceptor and Botanica to look over this; the subtleties of personality metaprograms are a bit out of my area of expertise. I am logging everything for later study; the activity levels of both metaprograms are changing over time," Skyfire finally says.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Apr 11, 2011 21:12:28 GMT -5
Springer is either in some serious internal turmoil or very good at acting! Emirate Xaaron doesn't feel bad for Springer just yet, being something of a cruel fellow at times. He suggests, "Run some more tests, Skyfire. Just because there are two primary metaprograms doesn't mean he is not also possessed by an astral vampire."
"Actually. Run every test you can."
OOC: Probably want to gloss over doing that. In a comic book, there'd be a jump in the story here!
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Post by Springer on Apr 11, 2011 22:29:22 GMT -5
Nah, Springer isn't a good actor - it's just that Springers are Springery and not too different when they stop fighting, so there's no big fight for dominance.
That, and griping about that headache all the time would get tiresome and annoying.
Big words and more tests, this should be fun...
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OOC: Glossing is go - assuming that maybe an hour or few has passed to get the tests done...
Springer heaves a sigh, pulling the current probe out of his chest with an annoyed yank. "Is that it? I feel like a damn switchboard with all this stuff you've plugged in me", he says rather irritatedly.
The tests show the same thing as the first - Shockwave's Springer is slowly overwriting this Springer's personality. That, and there's a new bit of programming in regards to romantic social interaction that wasn't there before. It's not tied to the overwrite, though, but it is a difference from the original scans.
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