Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 10, 2007 23:47:49 GMT -5
// Does anyone know this 'Cannonball' who is causing the excitement on General? Or the other individuals? //
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Jetstorm (BM)
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Post by Jetstorm (BM) on Oct 11, 2007 1:51:28 GMT -5
// He sounds like quite the jerk. I mean, come on. Even us Decepticons have to have standards, no? And Fleetwind is so weird it's cool! Eee... //
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Shortround
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Post by Shortround on Oct 11, 2007 3:10:27 GMT -5
//A legendary pirate from my universe who's been around ever since forever. Neutral guy, likes raiding Autobot ships, Decepticon ships... You name it, he raids it//
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Post by Hook on Oct 11, 2007 13:48:59 GMT -5
Hook's voice is tight with anger. //Sell Sword, do recall that the Autobot females have been waging a guerilla war for the last nine million years, sabotaging what we have built up and brutally killing our troops. Do not underestimate one for being loud and obnoxious. There are plenty enough on our side that are such and still quite dangerous.//
//... He doesn't have access to this frequency, does he? Feh.//
Hook knows full well that Sell Sword didn't have access to this frequency. It wasn't even the official Decepticon broadband, after all.
But the person who he wanted to hear what he had to say very definitely listened to this frequency.
It really is a sad day when the Constructicon is the only person prejudicing people against the Autobots.
//... Skystrike? Kindly do not cut out anyone's fuel-tanks in their sleep.//
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Oct 12, 2007 22:50:58 GMT -5
Cannonball signs on to the frequency, but too late to hear Shortround and Hook's comments!
//Ach, this be Cannonball. I be needin' pick-up, as I donnae 'ave enough energy tae return t' base. And I donnae know WHERE it is.//
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Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 12, 2007 23:05:15 GMT -5
// Cannonball, this is Skyfire. I'm currently in the middle of an emergency rescue, but when that is safely concluded, I should be able to pick you up. If you forward me your personal frequency, I can transmit you current planetary maps and coordinates; if you give me two solar sightings from the same position at least 20 minutes apart, I can give you your approximate position on those maps. // Skyfire's tone is brisk and professional.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Oct 12, 2007 23:16:55 GMT -5
//Arrr, thank ye, lad. Most 'preciated.// Cannonball forwards the frequency.
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Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 13, 2007 0:20:47 GMT -5
// Acknowledged. Prepare for data transmission... // And when Cannonball is ready, he gets complete planetary maps dumped on him over his private frequency. Think Google Earth plus topographic data, minus placenames and borders and roads, and of course, the standard reference grid, so his coordinate system will match Skyfire's coordinate system will match everyone else's.
// As soon as you have those readings, forward them to me on my frequency, // and Skyfire transmits his personal frequency to the pirate over the private channel.
// I'll let you know when the current rescue is complete and I'm able to pick you up. //
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Oct 13, 2007 3:09:25 GMT -5
The readings are sent back after 20 minutes, as instructed.
//'Ere ye go, lad. I should be able tae get some interestin' things marked on this once ye figger oot whar I be at.//
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Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 13, 2007 12:16:17 GMT -5
Within a moment or two, Skyfire transmits back Cannonball's position on the map.
// You should be in that area, with an error factor of about a mile. Use the topographic information to locate yourself more closely. It looks like you are in the black sand desert.... keep an eye out for a good landing area; I need firm ground and enough clear space to land a shuttle in. //
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Oct 13, 2007 20:44:12 GMT -5
Cannonball sends a file to Skyfire! PickupArea.png
//Th' purple dot be my location ah just left, and I be 'eadin' toward the red X.// Yeah, some old pirate traditions never die, do they?
//Will be waitin' when'ere ye git a chance tae come oot. I be 'ard tae miss, so no worries aboot confusion...//
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Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 16, 2007 18:52:32 GMT -5
Several hours later, Skyfire has news for Cannonball: // Cannonball, this is Skyfire. We've completed our rescue and salvage operation and will be picking you up on the way back. It'll be a bit crowded, but you should fit unless you're a lot larger than I've been given to expect. ETA 45 minutes. //
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Oct 16, 2007 19:01:38 GMT -5
//Wunnerful, lad. Ah'll be waitin'.//
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Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 17, 2007 20:57:34 GMT -5
// Skyfire here. We are back on the ground at Base. Cannonball, Hook, a former jet-former named Midnight, and myself. Once I get unloaded, some refreshment and a bit of assistance cleaning out my hold would be appreciated, thank you. //
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Skyfire
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 26, 2007 17:01:18 GMT -5
// Skyfire here. RFIC time... er, that's 'Request For Information and Comments', sorry. As part of the project to determine what brought us here and why, I am also investigating the disappearance of the indigenes. Has anyone found any information or records of the local culture, news, history, that sort of thing? Any clues yet as to where they all vanished, when, and possibly why? Also, has anyone noted any interplanetary-capable spacecraft? //
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