Glyph
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Post by Glyph on Apr 11, 2011 20:11:41 GMT -5
Glyph is a bit lucky since she's not picking up on these broadcasts, though she'll be out of the loop if they get brought up.
//Now we start the replacement process...// Glyph says, pulling out a board full of bites and missing a good chunk of it. She frowns at it. //Ah...perhaps we should find out what all -needs- replacing first. Half the label on this one is missing.// She gives the raccoon a look of mild annoyance.
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Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on Apr 11, 2011 20:34:26 GMT -5
//Holi,// Omega Supreme says hesitantly. //Channels: indecent. Attention: divert.//
Because clearly, Holi is a good kid and won't watch the horrible filth if Omega Supreme just tells him so, right?
Right?
The raccoon looks innocent at Glyph.
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Post by Holi on Apr 14, 2011 10:05:41 GMT -5
Holi is a very well-behaved kid! Maybe too well-behaved sometimes, especially compared to the rest of his Patrol, but he so wants to be seen as responsible and mature. Responsible and mature people don't sneak peeks at things they're told not to look at, so he obeys Omega Supreme without question.
//Roger!// he says cheerfully, putting the concern of those broadcasts out of mind. He looks at Glyph and the board in her hands, makes a dismayed face, then nods. //Right. Well, this one's useless.// Then he goes into the task headlong, rooting out part after part that's been irretrievably gnawed. It's a quite respectable pile for such a little raccoon, he thinks.
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Post by Glyph on Apr 18, 2011 4:49:30 GMT -5
Glyph's annoyed look turns to just a slight hint of a smile. The raccoon is kind of cute, for an organic.
As Holi pulls parts, Glyph sorts through them, translating the labels into language matching the supplies they have. It takes a bit of time with the few that have half-missing labels, but since she can figure where they came from, it's a bit easier than it seemed.
Once that's finished, she puts her datapad where they can both see it. //Now, let's go down the list one at a time. That first board goes into slot theta,// she says, pointing to it.
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Post by Omega Supreme on Apr 19, 2011 11:22:28 GMT -5
Omega Supreme continues to fret. Yes, Holi is a good kid, but what if he gets curious. Argh. Sometimes, being an overprotective monster is awesome and leads to sublime badassery. Sometimes, it just means that Omega Supreme futilely worries about which channels Holi is watching.
Blast. Maybe he can force Holi to watch endless The Land Before Time and its sequels when they get back. It's not like dying dinosaurs actually count as real deaths! (Sorry Dinobot. Sorry Dinobots.)
The raccoon eyes the pile, as if considering another snack from the chewed boards.
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Post by Holi on Apr 25, 2011 19:39:57 GMT -5
Glyph directs and Holi manoeuvres; he concentrates on the work and tries not to chafe simply because he feels he could go much faster if only Glyph would read faster. But he wants to be polite, too, as one should always be polite with comrades and especially with ladies, and insisting she not explain things so slowly seems a very rude thing to do.
So he sighs, glad that the sound is lost in space, and keeps at it, masking his disgruntled moue with a look of concentration.
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Glyph
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Post by Glyph on May 5, 2011 17:26:09 GMT -5
Glyph would read faster, but moving too fast can cause mistakes! And then mistakes take more time to fix.
Time passes, more boards and parts are replaced, and eventually, Glyph guides Holi into putting in the final replacement pieces and redirecting the control back to the satellite. //...that should take care of things. Just press the red button again to toggle the signal back to the satellite itself.// In retrospect, this should probably be a lever of some sort, but Big Red Buttons are more fun.
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 5, 2011 19:44:32 GMT -5
If Holi hits the wrong button, unbridled filth will be beamed directly into everyone's heads!
Please hit the right button, Holi.
Omega Supreme is about having a nervous fit here as it is.
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Post by Holi on May 6, 2011 10:48:51 GMT -5
If Holi saw some of what's broadcasting, he'd probably have to go ask Nightbeat or Rattrap to explain much of it. Or Kup; Kup knows a lot of things! But that would be incredibly awkward.
//Rodger!// he chirps at Glyph. He pauses before reaching for the button so he can just look at their work and bask in the warm, proud glow of a task completed. He trusts that Omega Supreme, listening all this while, is ready for the transfer, but he can't help asking to be sure. //Ready, Omega Supreme, sir?// he wonders, looking back at the great Autobot. With an affirmative answer, Holi will go ahead and initiate the switch.
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Post by Glyph on May 9, 2011 23:38:47 GMT -5
Glyph might be repulsed, or she might just shake her head and move on. She does room with Rattrap, after all. He takes 'unbridled filth' to unfathomable levels in varying ways.
For now she glances over at Omega Supreme as Holi pops the question.
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 9, 2011 23:59:18 GMT -5
Glyph doesn't want to use science to figure out how old Rattrap's garbage is?
Omega Supreme wouldn't, either, if he was a scientist. His roommates are just Intel Porsches. It's like rooming with Batman and the Question.
His answer for Holi is, of course, //Affirmative.//
The sooner they're away from this dreck, the better! Then they can go drop the raccoon off at the pound.
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Post by Holi on May 11, 2011 21:21:50 GMT -5
Hey, Holi just wants to be sure; Omega Supreme is a teammate, after all, not simply an unliving piece of machinery. One click of the button and… the switch goes over without any problems beyond what viewers might notice as a brief flicker of the feed. And he still doesn't peek. Omega Supreme said not to.
//Well, that was fun!// he declares, resting his hands on his hips after replacing the panel cover. He leans back to survey the fully finished job, but he leans back a little too far. The narrow rim serving as his foothold sort of teeters away under him. He realises what's happening and, without thinking about what he's doing, pinwheels his arms as if to regain his balance. This isn't one of his better ideas.
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Glyph
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Post by Glyph on May 12, 2011 19:55:27 GMT -5
Glyph nods at Holi's assessment of the job being fun - she might not necessarily agree much, but it is a job well-done, and there's nothing wrong with taking some enjoyment in that.
Then Holi commences to flailing and potentially losing his footing on the satellite. Glyph has no formal training on what to do in such situations in a zero-g environment, so she does what anyone would do on reflex - reach out to try and grab Holi. If she gets ahold of him, she will attempt to pull him back on the satellite.
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 12, 2011 21:02:27 GMT -5
Holi is in danger! In a ridiculous show of overreaction, Omega Supreme opens up his airlock and tries to manoeuvre over closer so that he can just kind of scoop up Holi and Glyph if they lose their grip on the satellite.
They won't be lost in space forever if Omega Supreme can do anything about i!
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Post by Holi on May 13, 2011 10:20:04 GMT -5
Truth be told, Holi is hardly worried at all about being lost in space forever; space will never not be terrifyingly big and though he doesn't want to admit that he'd be scared to start falling away from the planet, he has a powerful little communications array and space-capable friends among the Autobots, and therefore little doubt that were he to drift off, he could be rescued. Being set adrift is quite possibly the last thing on his list to worry about at the moment. He worries most about embarrassing himself and looking like a silly kid rather than a competent soldier, especially in front of Omega Supreme and Glyph, and after that, he worries about falling into Pz-Zazz's atmosphere and burning away to nothing in planetfall.
His priorities are perhaps not the best arranged.
All the attempts to regain his balance and footing send him drifting away from the satellite, which is exactly what he doesn't want. He even tries snagging the ledge with the tip of his foot, but that motion just seems to propel him further from safety. Then a hand latches onto him – Glyph pulling him back in – and Omega Supreme's bulk suddenly looms up close on his six-o'clock. Holi grabs the nearest likely handhold on his perch with an iron grip and an unsteady arm. Throughout all this, the space raccoon simply hangs onto his shoulder with a casual air, unruffled by their mutual predicament.
//Thanks,// Holi says with a shaky voice and an attempt at a cavalier chuckle that is probably very unconvincing. //Both of you.//
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