Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 19, 2007 9:05:09 GMT -5
Somehow, the Autobot broadband seems a little broader when Omega Supreme's on it. And it certainly is him, although the voice may seem strange to Long Haul - colder, more mechanical, like he's misplaced what it really means to be alive. Even to Perceptor and Synapse, he may sound a bit tired and worn, hollowed out. The message is simple. //Omega Supreme reporting.// OOC: Cross posted from post #19 in tfdeadzone.proboards81.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=mysteryplanet&thread=1178979018&page=2
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Post by Perceptor on May 20, 2007 18:32:51 GMT -5
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Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 20, 2007 18:47:41 GMT -5
Far off in the distance, Omega Supreme sees something that just might be land and paddles towards it. He feels like a drowned dog, and even if it is just a minor island, he would greatly appreciate the chance to dry out and rest for a bit.
Omega Supreme's reply is in his usual laconic fashion, and his timestamp puts him some time in Perceptor's future - just a little after the end of the Headmasters mini-series. As for his location?
//Ocean.//
That's really all that he knows. He couldn't be more helpful, even if he wanted to be.
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Post by Perceptor on May 20, 2007 20:32:49 GMT -5
// What portion of the solar cycle is it at your current location? If it is night, are you able to transfer a visual capture of the sky to me, Omega Supreme? It would assist in triangulating positions. Additionally, have you come into contact with any other Cybertronians? //
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Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 20, 2007 21:52:09 GMT -5
Night has fallen sometime in Omega Supreme's paddling. With dark sky above him and dark water below, reflecting the stars back up at him, he could almost be in space. Except space isn't so blasted wet.
The shore is approaching. Looks to be an honest-to-gosh continent. More room for him, then. He won't complain.
Taking a moment to look up at the stars - they're not a great match for any of his star charts, and the atmospheric haze is a pain - he transmits the data over to Perceptor. Handily enough, this also answers Perceptor's question about the time in the solar cycle. No need for words!
He does have to answer verbally the other questions, though.
//One tetrajet Seeker. Pale yellow. Current location: Entombed.//
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Post by Perceptor on May 21, 2007 15:39:00 GMT -5
Perceptor receives the data, quickly checking it against his current view - Omega Supreme is close. Very close, to the northeast. He switches from the primary Autobot band to Omega Supreme's personal comm channel.
// Understood. What is your current fuel situation? //
Perceptor is no stranger to terse efficiency, either.
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Omega Supreme
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 21, 2007 21:10:50 GMT -5
Omega Supreme is offshore of a beach. The iceberg has run aground, bottom scraping up against sand. It's been a nice, albeit chilly ride, but it is not time to bid the iceberg adieu. He lets go and drops down, feet sinking into the sand. He's still going to have to spend a little time slogging through water, but it's better than walking across an ocean bottom the whole way.
He didn't ask for Perceptor's timestamp, it may be noted. He didn't think anything of it. He travels at relativistic speeds. He's used to time going a little funny at the edges, and Perceptor does an awful lot of experiments. Combine that in with Omega Supreme not being the brightest Autobot, and... yeah. Slipped his mind.
Following Perceptor's lead, he switches to Perceptor's personal comm for his reply.
//Status: 25%.//
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Post by Perceptor on May 23, 2007 17:40:37 GMT -5
// I have calculated your position relative to mine, Omega Supreme. The terrain between us is unfamiliar and unpredictable. If there is a safe location for you to do so, I recommend maintaining your position to conserve fuel, and I shall attempt to rendezvous with you when there is sufficient light to make travel more feasible. //
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 23, 2007 21:49:53 GMT -5
Omega Supreme responds to Perceptor with, //Rodger.//
Maybe he should have mentioned this 'Nightbeat' fellow, but he's assuming that those directives go for him, too.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on May 24, 2007 9:18:09 GMT -5
//Nightbeat, this is Emirate Xaaron// Which is suspicious enough. Emirate Xaaron never leaves Cybertron. //The situation is highly unusual.// Understatement of the vorn. //Keep a cool head about you. We appear to have been placed here by an unknown force. Is it night where you are? If it is, relay a star chart, please, and I'll have Perceptor work on correlating your location. If not, could you describe your surroundings?//
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Post by Nightbeat on May 24, 2007 20:34:39 GMT -5
Suspicious indeed, and Nightbeat is one to look a gift horse in the mouth (or rather, he would if he'd ever seen a horse), but at the moment, someone who actually knows who is he is a great thing.
//Understood, Emirate. It's night here too. Relaying starchart... now.//
Once that's done, //I'm on a beach somewhere. And I'm not alone. Big giant Autobot here. Omega Supreme.//
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on May 24, 2007 23:26:50 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron relays, //Unless you have run into another Omega Supreme, that is not the Omega Supreme that you know, Nightbeat. In fact, what was your last timestamp? It's not the banal question it sounds. You see, every Autobot on this planet and I assume the Decepticons as well are temporally displaced, and some hail from divergent realties. Could be a side-effect of the Time Wars. Could be the work of Unicron. Could be something else entirely. We really have no idea.//
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Post by Nightbeat on May 24, 2007 23:58:49 GMT -5
//Yeah, I'm starting to figure that out, Chief,// Nightbeat replies, while relaying his timestamp. //Guy hasn't heard of the Underbase and he's got the personality of a rock.//
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Post by Omega Supreme on May 25, 2007 7:02:09 GMT -5
There is an utterly unamused basso rumble with just a hint of threat to it, along the lines of 'popping heads like tin cans'.
//Comparison: unappreciated.//
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on May 25, 2007 23:29:23 GMT -5
//I hail from a date slightly after yours, Nightbeat. For you, Optimus Prime was about to surrender to Scorponok, yes?// Or maybe blue pixies were invading. Nightbeat could still be from a divergent timeline. //Perceptor and another Autobot are set to rendezvous with Omega Supreme tomorrow. You ought to expect them, as well.// He leaves out Synapse's name out of courtesy, although it isn't much protection, if the Decepticons really are listening.
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