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Post by Kup on Apr 12, 2011 12:18:55 GMT -5
Kup is, if anything, more antsy now than he was earlier. It's not that he's significantly angrier - just his general level of Kup annoyed - it's just that there are questions he really wants to be asking that really shouldn't be discussed out in the open.
He glances at Xaaron. "Do we got enough that I can start questioning him, or you wanna wait until Perceptor's had a chance to look over the results?"
OOC: As a note, Kup is really just going to ask (1) what all Springer has reported to Shockwave and (2) if Springer got a chance to report Rodimus Prime's Unicron filling. Since his player already knows all of this, the actual interrogation can be handwaved.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Apr 15, 2011 20:05:28 GMT -5
OOC: Skipping due to timeout.
"Thank you, Skyfire." Emirate Xaaron then shake his head and replies to Kup, "No, do it now. Time lost is men lost, potentially."
Quirking his optical ridge, he does ask Springer, "...do you have any idea why the Decepticons tinkered with your seduction routines?"
Yes, Springer needs the help, but that's just... weird. Why would the Decepticons do that? "...were you supposed to seduce and assassinate command staff or something?"
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 15, 2011 21:13:19 GMT -5
Skyfire, having dutifully provided all the results he got out of Springer's code analysis, logs the analysis and saves the raw data dumps for Perceptor to analyze later. "This..." he indicates the expanding activity trace of the second personality, "concerns me."
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Post by Springer on Apr 23, 2011 13:28:26 GMT -5
Springer straightens up when Xaaron asks that question. "...well. Remember that 'training' you had me do with Mirage? That went over about as well as Omega Supreme doing ballet in a minefield." Springer sighs. "After I nearly slugged Mirage in the face, I went down to Pz-Zazz to cool off," which is the best idea, of course. "I found a shop that sold modification chips to robots. I thought I'd get one to bypass the training. Turned out that Needlenose was supplying the chips to that shop. The thing improved my social skills, but made me crap at combat. That's why those two were able to jump me so easily..."
Springer pauses, then wipes his face down with his hand. "Damnit. I was so torqued off at Mirage, I should've caught what was going on - the first chip burnt out when it was put in, so the shopkeeper called the designer. I should've known something was up when he was describing what I looked like. Stupid..." Springer shakes his head at himself.
Springer's face turns slightly amused, and his tone gets lighter and a bit needling. "Yeah, definitely got 'stupid' right - I've done some boneheaded things in my time, but not something like that." After he says that, the Wrecker's face turns back to being annoyed. "Oh, shut up!"
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Post by Kup on Apr 25, 2011 9:31:39 GMT -5
Seduction routines?
And then Kup hears the explanation, and it gets even more bizarre.
He stands there very stiffly, expression going almost unnaturally blank as the desire to rage over the fact that Springer would pull such a stupid stunt wages with the desire to laugh his frigging aft-exhaust off.
Finally, he lowers his head slightly so that he can cover his face with the palm of his left hand. He does this in part because what Springer just said really is incredibly facepalm worthy... but also because it nicely covers his facial expression as he struggles not to laugh.
Finally, he looks up, although his expression is once more a carefully schooled blank.
"Lad, that's... that's... something I'd expect more from Hot Rod, really."
Then he gives up fighting and starts snickering, covering his face in a failed attempt to hide it.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Apr 26, 2011 23:01:23 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron is quite dismayed to hear that this is... all his fault, and Springer arguing with himself is a bit creepy. He steels himself, rubbing the side of his helmet and grimacing. Emirate Xaaron settles on, "Springer, you are military equipment. You don't put strange microchips into military equipment without checking their safety first. I am sorry my desire to see you better at interacting in social situations made you feel pushed to do so."
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Post by Springer on May 3, 2011 19:21:25 GMT -5
OOC: Skipping Skyfire due to timeout.
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Springer is trying to keep from looking put out by the laughing on Kup's part. He folds his arms, shutting his optics. "At the time, it seemed like a reasonable idea - we didn't know how long we were going to be on Pz-Zazz, and with my community service with the local cops, Xaaron's idea did have merit. So, we are what we are - a programming augmentation would work a lot better than trying to learn it from Mirage. Besides, blue-bolts and I pretty much speak two different languages in how we do things."
He shrugs at Xaaron. "Ah...don't worry about it. I'm the one who didn't look before I leapt. Just this time, it really came back to bite me in the skidplate." Springer sighs, and his tone grows a bit heavier. "And a lot of others, too."
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Post by Kup on May 3, 2011 21:11:44 GMT -5
Kup lowers his hand and shakes his head. "Son, the problem ain't you taking advantage of being a robot, the problem is you not scanning the thing first. Next time, get it checked."
Always practice safe downloads.
He turns towards Skyfire. "Lad, I need you to get those results to Perceptor," he hesitates, "erm, after I let him out, anyway. Which should hopefully be not too long after he's had time to run a complete defrag cycle, anyway. But right now, there's things I need to ask Springer about that've waited too long already, and those read-outs don't mean a whole lot to me, anyway."
He turns towards Xaaron and Springer and gestures back towards the quarantine area. A quick security override is enough to make those areas soundproof and secure enough for their purposes. Assuming the others follow, as soon as he's in the booth, he gets right to business.
"Springer. Does Shockwave know about the situation with Rodimus's Matrix?"
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Post by Skyfire on May 4, 2011 8:21:18 GMT -5
Skyfire nods. "I've cued them up on his workstation for immediate attention, and I'll personally hand him the results as soon as he's out of defrag." He frowns, worry in his optics. "We need to get someone on this soon, though; it's time-critical."
He notes Kup's not-to-subtle hints and smiles wryly. Trusted, but not that trusted yet? Still, that was the nature of the Security business. It probably wasn't personal. "I'll secure everything out here, then, and be back to my other duties."
Puttering about in the main medbay, and then out-of-thread unless interrupted
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on May 4, 2011 10:11:24 GMT -5
"I should have just handled the problem myself," Emirate Xaaron murmurs, a bit mournfully. Getting Wreckers to do what he wants is, after all, a specialty of his. Delegating Springer to Mirage was a mistake. He adds a little more loudly, "Because I think I... well. Springer, what's more beautiful, a 9 teravolt electricity cannon or a Decimation Automations cluster bomb launcher with bayonet attachment?"
Emirate Xaaron turns his hands up and then follows the others into quarantine. He quiets, to let Springer answer Kup's questions, which are actually important.
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Post by Springer on May 10, 2011 0:18:23 GMT -5
Springer nods at Kup, rather embarassed about the whole thing. "I know. Let my frustration get the better of me there."
Then he looks at Xaaron, blinking a few times. "Do I have to choose? I like the sound of both."
Once he's followed Kup and Xaaron in, and Kup answers his question, he shakes his head. "No. Between Perceptor bringing up what he did about Ultra Magnus and Impactor intervening, that kept him--us, whatever, from telling Shockwave about that."
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Post by Kup on May 10, 2011 11:32:17 GMT -5
Kup slumps slightly in relief. "Good! Sooner or later, he's gonna find out. Once we go public with this, it's pretty much a done deal, but the longer we can put it off, the better."
He doesn't stay relieved for long, however, because the next issue is even more essential. "What about... you remember that recording we shows you, right? Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers from his universe chasin' after his version of me, Hot Rod, Springer and them?" The reminder may well come as a surprise to Springer's mental 'rider', since real-Springer had locked that memory away, though if he recalls the recording now that it's been mentioned, it may well emphasize that 'Shockwave's Springer' would have eventually turned on Shockwave no matter what.
Of course, what has Kup concerned is that if Shockwave knows the Autobots have that recording, he might suspect that the Autobots have an inside man.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on May 10, 2011 11:58:02 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron smiles broadly at Springer and agrees, "Both, pointed at your enemies, I think." See? Emirate Xaaron can speak Wreckerese. He should have handled Springer's social training instead of Mirage. If Springer's complimenting people's rifles, he's still complimenting something.
Oh well, Emirate Xaaron lives, and he learns.
He quiets again, once more, to let Kup proceed with the actual meaningful questions. Poor Counterpunch...
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Post by Springer on May 12, 2011 22:34:52 GMT -5
Springer pauses, rubbing at his chin a bit. "Been ages since I even thought of that. It must've gotten clamped down while other me was in the driver's seat, or he just never thought of it." He shrugs. "Either way, Shockwave doesn't know about that.
He nods at Xaaron, smirking. "Both of 'em pointed at Shockwave, Spinister, and Needlenose - that, I can get behind."
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Post by Kup on May 15, 2011 15:30:58 GMT -5
Kup looks noticeably relieved, and nods.
"Well, good. Now that we've established the important stuff that he doesn't know, it's time to move on to the stuff he does..."
And the interrogation continues.
OOC: Fade out. Thread wrap.
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