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Post by Vortex/Valerie Wei-Li-Zhao on May 9, 2011 17:28:58 GMT -5
OOC: Month 4, Week 3, Day 2 , semi-private!
There were a few meters of two helicopter rotor blades sticking out from behind the door frame. A moment later, a red visor slowly and ever-so-creepily slides out to accompany them.
To some people, the art of stalking was a unified composition of stealth, patience and obsessive concentration. Those people were simply not Vortex. Which is really a bit of a pity since being Vortex is generally downright awesome.
Of course, those people also would not have brought Brawl along for such a mission. A bit more understandable since Brawl was not Vortex and the tank can also be a huge pain in the-
The red visor flickers and both it and the rotor blades quickly disappear back behind the door frame.
“Think he saw me,” the gray heli whispers loudly to his teammate. “Ya think he saw me? He totally saw me.”
OOC: Posing of Assault done with permission.
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Post by Brawl on May 9, 2011 19:18:07 GMT -5
If you're trying to be stealthy, pretty much the only thing you can bring that's less appropriate than Brawl is a nuclear warhead. Or possibly two Brawls. The tankformer doesn't lead a completely unexamined life, though. He knows he's loud, so in deference to the occasion, he has tied some bundles of fluffy pink insulation around his feet to dampen his footsteps. Where he got it is anyone's guess.
"I dunno, whadda you think?" he stage-whispers back to Vortex, as quietly as he can. "Oh wait, lemme check!"
//Hey Assault, you notice anything unusual just now?//
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Post by Assault/Arthur Aldrin on May 10, 2011 8:10:15 GMT -5
It is one of the universe's greatest mysteries: Why does Assault mostly attract idiots? If it weren't for Blast Off stalking him as well (and generally being magnificent), he would have lost a bit of faith in the Combaticons' capabilities. But alas, the shuttle is not here to deeply impress the Seeker with that always impressive display of skill. Unless he is and Assault merely does not know it! Why, that would be positively delightful!
Though if he is, then Assault must hate him for making him suffer this embarrassing showing of sheer incompetence. He acts calm, does not even look up from his datapad as he walks, but when he answers Brawl, it is in a voice that sounds rather annoyed. //Do you mean aside from Vortex' inability to grasp the simple fact that whispering should be done at a near inaudible volume?//
Siiigh. //Yes. When I round a corner, I can rather blatantly see him poking his head around the corner, or his rotor assembly popping into sight. Stalking should be far more subtle!//
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Post by Sable Conolly on May 10, 2011 10:05:11 GMT -5
Blast Off is off on comms duty, because he has actual real work to do today. Someone has to pick up all those alien soap operas for the crew to watch! His player says so.
There is someone creeping up on Brawl and Vortex with far more stealth than those two are showing, someone showing that big, heavy, and blocky can still mean 'light as a feather'. From Scourge's perspective, he can't see Assault just yet, though he can see that Brawl is wearing slippers, and Vortex is peeking. This isn't exactly unusual behaviour from the crew, but Scourge feels the need to not let it pass without comment.
So he attempts to place one hand on Brawl's shoulder and the other on Vortex's. His grip might well he hard enough to hurt. Scourge murmurs lowly, "What are you two doing?"
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Post by Vortex/Valerie Wei-Li-Zhao on May 10, 2011 21:05:23 GMT -5
“What’d he say?” Vortex snickers back at Brawl. What, you expected the heli to actually put effort into stalking you, Assault? He’s out to annoy you, not impress you, and he totally would have brought two Brawls and a nuclear warhead along to do so if he could have.
Or a Decepticon Optimus look alike. A Decepticon Optimus look-alike would work just fine!
“Lord Scourge!” Vortex yelps after having nearly jumped out of his shell, twisting around to stare at said Lord. He’d originally been planning to punch the sneak’s face in but this was a rather unexpected development. “We-hell, uh. We’re just takin’ our time off t’ do some good ol’ fashioned bondin’, you know?” Although if one should look around, one would notice a distinct lack of buckets anywhere around Brawl.
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Post by Brawl on May 11, 2011 21:38:32 GMT -5
"He says he saw you. Make sure he ain't looking before you look at him!" Brawl says. He's not sure how he would accomplish that, but Vortex is smart, he can figure it out.
Brawl has much better punching reflexes than Vortex, and much worse not-punching reflexes, so he spins around and punches Scourge in the most heavily-armored part of the chest when he sneaks up on them. This ends in the tankformer hissing in pain and shaking his hand. If he had a mouth he's suck on his knuckles.
"We're followin' Assault," he explains.
OOC: Punching by permission.
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Post by Assault/Arthur Aldrin on May 12, 2011 4:12:15 GMT -5
Is it that, Vortex, or are you all talk and no skill?
When he hears that yelp he stops, an optic ridge raising as he listens to what they say. Ah, the idiot brigade got caught sneaking around? By Scourge no less! Interesting! He squints his optics before resuming walking, looking down once again at his datapad while he rounds a corner. Let's see how long it will take for them to start following him again.
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Post by Sable Conolly on May 12, 2011 9:40:29 GMT -5
"That was unwise," Scourge comments, when Brawl punches him in the chest. He looms up on Brawl, swiftly advancing into Brawl's personal space, trying to get Brawl up against a wall.
Then he commands, quietly, but it is still a command, "Explain why you are following Assault."
Assault is probably up to something, but what do the Combaticons know? Why is Vortex covering? (Scourge assumes Brawl is not lying, because... Brawl.)
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Post by Vortex/Valerie Wei-Li-Zhao on May 13, 2011 16:53:17 GMT -5
“Followin’ your stupid boyfriend is bondin’ time, Brawl,” Vortex sighs, watching Scourge menace his teammate with a most long-suffering look a faceless heli could muster. Really, it’s as if the tank didn’t even need him to get into trouble sometimes!
“Sir,” the helicopter tilts his helm inquisitively to one side, listening to Assault’s fading steps, “this is really just Combaticon personal business, if I’m gonna real honest. If you really gotta know, though...” The next bit was going to be a bit of a gamble, but inspiration had gotten her wicked claws in him; if it went well, the payoff could very well be handsome indeed. “Well, why don’t we have a lil’ stalk n’ share ‘bout the blue blimp there?”
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Post by Brawl on May 13, 2011 17:41:52 GMT -5
Brawl is easily backed into a corner by Scourge. Brawl is a little gestalt component grunt and Scourge is a leader-size leader. "Sorry, sir," he says, suddenly finding something interesting to stare at in the general region of Scourge's feet.
Of course, then Stupidface McHelicopterpants has to go and open his trap, and fear is forgotten and replaced with anger. "He ain't my boyfriend! Shaddup!" Brawl growls, grabbing for one of Vortex's rotor blades to tug on it as painfully as possible.
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Post by Sable Conolly on May 13, 2011 19:02:47 GMT -5
Brawl is suitably cowed, which is almost a pity. Scourge could have done with venting his spleen on someone. He steps aside and looms up on Vortex instead. He says quietly, with an aura of menace, "I am your commander. It is for me to decide what I must know, and the fact that you are being evasive suggests that I should press you further. I will walk with you, but if you call this stalking... you have no idea what you're doing."
Scourge sniffs.
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Post by Vortex/Valerie Wei-Li-Zhao on May 13, 2011 19:26:07 GMT -5
“Yeah, we probably don’t,” Vortex shrugs in reply. He’s a bit harder to menace by virtue of being a masochistic hedonist. As is promptly demonstrated when his rotor is grabbed and twisted.
“Ooo, Brawl!” he purrs with a happy wiggle, "you know that ain’t gonna stop me, right?” Conduct in front of the Decepticon Lord? What? Why?
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Post by Brawl on May 13, 2011 20:20:50 GMT -5
If Scourge starts venting the contents of any kind of disgusting squishy organ, Brawl is out of here.
"Aw, we know what we're doin', boss! Look, I wrapped my feet to be sneaky and everythin'," he protests, pointing at said appendages.
"Yer disgustin'," he says, releasing Vortex and attempting to shove him into the wall instead.
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Post by Sable Conolly on May 14, 2011 19:20:47 GMT -5
Scourge points out, "I am almost certain your target can both hear and see you from here," though he suspects that such advice is lost on them.
Okay, enough of that. He presses them again, "Why are you stalking Assault?"
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Post by Vortex/Valerie Wei-Li-Zhao on May 14, 2011 22:11:35 GMT -5
“Oof!” Vortex is walled! "Says the one who tugged my rotor!" Regardless he happily gives Scourge a faceless little grin.
“Well, I’m just thinking this fellow’s someone who knows me. Curious thing is, I don’t recall bein’ terribly familiar with any one blue seeker,” The heli huffs dramatically, dusting imaginary particles off and straightening before heading out the door. Yeah, that advice is totally lost.
“I got a hunch though. Question is, what’s he doin’ prancing around as a seeker and just how much fun am I gonna have before he knows I know?” he glances back at their leader. “Kinda hopin’ you might have an idea ‘bout the former issue, sir?”
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