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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 12, 2008 19:08:49 GMT -5
"It is the way I was sparked, something I cannot help." Nightstrike shrugged nonchalantly and sipped more of her cube. She tucked her legs beneath herself and considered what he said.
"Indeed, it has more than enough to supply our needs. I have no doubt that if you desire something enough that you will eventually obtain whatever it is you seek. As for Cybertron, I am afraid that I do not hold any affection for the place, not having ever been there myself."
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Redstar's arms tightened around Cloudburst slightly. It's alright... I know.
"Yeah, he's tryin', which is more'n he's ever done before. And I think yer right about ol' Fire. He's gonna be a handful."
Redstar laughed at the thought.
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 12, 2008 19:09:39 GMT -5
"Heh. Here's as good a start as any. Come over here," Ratchet instructed, straightening. "We had a Sparkling Invasion. Sparklings spilt paint. Spilt paint is a hazard. Can you tell me why?"
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Post by Latte on Apr 12, 2008 19:10:56 GMT -5
Nebula walked over, frowned, and considered. "Um...because someone could slip in it?"She shrugged.
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Post by cetus on Apr 12, 2008 19:18:55 GMT -5
Pushing away that thought, Cloudburst could not help but giggle. She loved the feeling of her mate's laugh resonating through his chest. "Well, then Red Alert gets a gold star for effort. Though that laugh makes me wonder how good an influence you will try to be for your little brother, Redstar."
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 12, 2008 19:21:00 GMT -5
Ratchet quirked a bit of a grin. "Good. Anything on the medbay floor that doesn't belong, is a hazard. Clean it up ASAP. Accidents can happen anywhere, anytime, and the medbay is not exempt from them," he said. "Scoops and containers over by that cleaning station. Get one, and let's get the wet paint off the floor before we scrub off what's dried."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 12, 2008 19:23:03 GMT -5
"Aw, what? Me? C'mon, Cloudburst, give me some credit! Ya know I'm as pure as th' driven snow!" Another slow rumble of laughter went through Redstar. "Nah, I reckon FireBond's got some tricks up 'is sleeves that we don't know 'bout yet."
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Post by Latte on Apr 12, 2008 19:25:20 GMT -5
Nebula nodded and hurried over to do so. As she began to clean up the paint, she asked, "Did they sneak up to it and knock it over by accident?"
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Post by cetus on Apr 12, 2008 19:33:21 GMT -5
"Uh-huh." Cloudburst wiggled slightly when he laughed again. "Excellent role model." She turned her helm and pressed her audio against Redstar.
"Great, more surprises. I'll look forward to the day when you and he can be your own set of terrors."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 12, 2008 19:36:27 GMT -5
"Don't reckon that'll be far off either." Redstar leaned down and kissed the top of her helm before leaning back and resting his head against the tree and shuttering his optics. A finger lightly stroked Cloudburst's cheek.
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Post by cetus on Apr 12, 2008 19:56:43 GMT -5
"Mmm. I suppose not. Poor sparklings have such a short time. I've heard that before the war Cybertronians used to have much longer in the sparkling protoform, and more intermediates before being transfered to an adult." She looked up at Redstar and hummed softly while he touched her cheek.
Cloudburst sort of kept talking about nothing, just making noise. "At least that is what my creators told me. I was the eldest. With a decent gap between myself and my sparksiblings. Two brothers and a sister. Ended up watching them a lot."
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 12, 2008 20:04:01 GMT -5
"I wish," the CMO groused, dumping paint into a container. "FireBond got into the paint cans and they were slinging it at each other. Little bitbrain was climbing up the shelves when he fell into the chartreuse."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 12, 2008 20:05:45 GMT -5
"Really? Huh, I wonder why dad put me into a full protoform right off th' bat? I mean, things are much more quiet. Sparklin's are fairly safe now. Couldn't see th' trouble in givin' 'em a longer sparklkin'hood." He added quietly, "I kinda wish I'd had one, ta be honest." He shook his head to clear that thought and asked Cloudburst, "So what happened to yer brothers and yer sister?"
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Post by Latte on Apr 12, 2008 20:17:13 GMT -5
The mental image of FireBond covered in Ratchet-colored paint made Nebula giggle slightly. "Ah. Bet they were having fun."She scooped up some more of the paint to put it in a container.
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Post by cetus on Apr 12, 2008 20:20:04 GMT -5
"Hmm. Hun, I would pay to have seen you as a sparkling." Turning to sit across Redstar's lap, she nuzzled against chestplating. "Though, then you would have been a little bit when I arrived, and I wouldn't have you now.
They all became Autobots when they were old enough. Brothers were both soldiers, sister went into communications."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 12, 2008 20:38:21 GMT -5
"That's true. I woulda been." He laughed again, "So how's it feel to have a 'toy boy'? I'm just kiddin'. So what happened to all of 'em? Do you know?"
Redstar was worried that he was stepping into a sensitive subject.
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Post by runyasan08 on Apr 12, 2008 20:54:41 GMT -5
FrostBite blinked in the direction of Quicksilver, frowning slightly. What? Like that's hard? Really, these adults thought too much about stuff. No wait, would he end up the same. Shrugging, the blue mech crossed over the common room and reached over Thundercracker's wings to pluck Chimera from her perch. He held the sparkling up by her scruff bar, and eyed her before walking back over to Quicksilver, placing her on his shoulder. "Mission accomplished? Now what?"
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 12, 2008 21:17:58 GMT -5
"Uh huh. Fun for them, not so fun for us. Though paint is hardly a primary concern... Filling out requisition forms for bring in a fresh supply isn't fun. Especially when you have to go through Prowl." Ratchet dumped in more paint, tapped the scoop against the side of the container to dislodge more before sealing it. He reached for a fresh container.
"As medics, we work with internals. And often, they do not take well to having foreign objects poking around in them. Even something as minor as a speck of dust in the wrong place can throw a 'bot, causing glitches. That is why the medbay, your tools, your materials, yourself, must be kept as clean as possible."
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Post by Latte on Apr 12, 2008 21:23:58 GMT -5
Nebula looked up at him and nodded. "Okay. I'll remember."She continued scooping up the paint and dumping it into the container.
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 12, 2008 22:29:08 GMT -5
"Good. Don't forget the corners," he commented, inching forward as they slowly cleared the pool. "After this, we'll strip the rest of it with solvents, then clean up. I'll show you where to download the medical datapacks after that."
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Post by Latte on Apr 12, 2008 23:11:36 GMT -5
Nebula nodded, then brightened at the bit about the datapacks. That she was definitely looking forward to, she couldn't wait. It took her a second to realize that she had missed a sizable bit of paint and frowned, looking irritated with herself as she went back and scooped it up, dumping it back into the container. What did you *just hear* less than a breem ago, Nebula? C'mon, you have to do better. You just started, at least get through a day without screwing it up.
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