SugarCube
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 13, 2008 0:10:45 GMT -5
With the last of the paint dumped into a container, Ratchet sat back on his heels, looking irritated with the long streaks still cutting across the floor. He called to Nebula, pointing out where the solvents could be found.
"You'll need those when you're repainting. There'll be times when a 'bot's finish is too badly stripped for a simple touchup to cover, so what happens then is you'll have to strip the paint completely and repaint the area. Some don't care. It's fine, but not recommended, because atmospheric conditions here are different from Cybertron, and the layers of paint and gloss serve as a seal against the worst of it. And some idiots, like a certain Lambo particularly," he said, "will run in like a frantic turkey over something as small as a scratch in his paint. And you get the joy of hearing him whine while you touch up the mark. Anyway," the Hummer rose to dump the scoop into the sink at the cleaning station, leaving it to soak in the cleaning solution. "Here. When you're done, seal the container and leave it with the others. Then spray this over the dried paint, let it soak for a bit, then scrape it off with this." Ratchet held up a scraper, laid it beside her.
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Megatron smirked at her. "I doubt you enjoy dealing with all this messy organic scrap. I think, this is as far as we'll get today. I want to see Dissever, speak with him about the virus he's developing with Stormicus, and whether there can be adjustments made. I would enjoy sniping out the best the Autobot ranks have to offer for our own."
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cetus
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Post by cetus on Apr 13, 2008 1:44:35 GMT -5
"You are only occasionally a toy, hun. But I’m not complaining.” She nuzzled against Redstar’s chassis.
“As for my sparksiblings, last I knew, the youngest of us, that brother was fine. My sister and other brother… it is… was?.. war.” Cloudburst blinked a few times and took a deep intake. "But they were fighting for the cause."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 13, 2008 11:09:38 GMT -5
Nightstrike nodded, finished her cube and stretched languidly; making it more than apparent that she was not in any rush to leave. Why should she be? This little diversion had been most pleasant and the spoiled brat in her wanted it to last just a little while longer. Eventually she rose to her feet and walked over to Megatron, resting her hands on her hips.
“To be honest, I find the intricacies of this organic planet fascinating. The humans I do not care for and would not miss them one iota if they were wiped from the face of the Earth. We are far superior to them and should either rule them or destroy them.” The smile turned to a smirk as rested one hand firmly on his chest and leaned close to his audio, purring softly, “However, there are a few things that I have discovered about humans. They have several practices that appear to be quite... stimulating.” Lips lightly brushed against his audio and her other hand caressed his cheek as she continued, “Perhaps when you are not preoccupied with other thoughts I might show you what I have discovered.” A soft chuckle. "Our human holomatter forms have so many interesting applications, you know?" Moving back, she looked into Megatron’s optics, smiling sweetly for a moment before she pressed her lips to his. Her hand slipped down his cheek to his jaw where her fingertips traced along it lightly. Breaking the kiss, she walked toward the door, stopped and turned to look back. “Thank you for your time. I greatly appreciate it and I look forward to the next time we might meet like this.”
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Redstar laughed and stroked Cloudburst’s helm. “Well, s’long as yer not just usin’ me fer my chassis that’s ok.”
He frowned at what she told him of her siblings. “’M sorry ta hear it, but yer right. It was war. Lotsa good mechs and femmes died. Maybe someday you’ll find yer other brother.”
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Raven came back online and shifted into a more comfortable position, cradling Rewire’s head against her and waited for him to come back online.
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Chimera squeaked when grabbed by FrostBite, but sparkling reflexes being what they are she could do nothing but curl into a ball and glare at her brother. Soon she was unceremoniously plonked into Quicksilver's lap and she looked around at her brothers.
"Hey! I wanted to stay with Thundercracker!"
"Huh, chance'd be a fine thing." Quicksilver looked down at her.
Chimera harrumphed and crossed her arms over her chest and pouted.
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Post by cetus on Apr 13, 2008 14:33:08 GMT -5
"We're all so spread out since Cybertron essentially fell. It's hard to keep information moving. I choose to think he's still ok."
Nuzzling into Redstar's chest, This is why your chassis is only part of the allure.
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'ey, love. Rewire murmured when his systems rebooted. He let his helm settle against Raven and rubbed along her hip. A peaceful sigh, servos relaxed. It seemed like all he'd had was an insistent little former-sparkling on his case, or repairs to do lately. Some seclusion with Raven and the solace of his mate made all that manageable.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 13, 2008 15:13:11 GMT -5
"Maybe he is. Sometimes all ya can do is hope."
Redstar's faceplates flushed warm at Cloudburst's thought. Aw... Thanks.
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Raven smiled and gently stroked Rewire's helm as she nestled his head in the crook of her neck.
You alright, darlin'?
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Post by cetus on Apr 13, 2008 15:34:10 GMT -5
"Of course." She looked up, "Am I embarrassing you? I really haven't seen your faceplates like that since before we started sparksharing."
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I think the humans call it 'being burnt out', despite that phrase making no sense. But not so bad.
Moving his helm slightly to Raven's touch. The engineer thought maybe he should get a jump on some of the work that would most likely be coming up with the next round of sparklings. Later, not quite yet, though. If the little ones weren't clambering yet, they weren't ready.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 13, 2008 15:48:47 GMT -5
"Nah, well... I dunno. I guess I don't always know what ya saw in me." Redstar shrugged.
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If no one's calling for you, then you stay right here. You've been so busy running around and taking care of everyone else. You need a break and you are going to have one. Her tone changed slightly, Even if I've got to tie you to this berth. Got it?
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Post by cetus on Apr 13, 2008 16:04:40 GMT -5
"I saw a kind mech that comforted a femme not sure if coming to this planet was the best decision. He was gentle and warm with someone he didn't even know." Cloudburst responded.
She reached up and touched Redstar's chestplate. "I started by simply attempting to return the kindness. But then I always had to be by you, I fell for you."
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Somehow you don't make that sound too much like a threat, Raven. The Land Rover stretched his back, but made no real effort to fight it or move. You've gotten more time with Twilight than I have. She asked 'bout trainin' anythin' on her full proto yet?
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 13, 2008 16:30:21 GMT -5
Redstar put his hand over Cloudburst's, smiled and nodded. "I reckon I fell fer ya as soon as I saw ya. Heh, I know that sounds kinda lame."
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Well, she hasn't mentioned anything that she would like specifically on her full protoform. She did say she'd like for me to teach her what I know. Considering what she did to your hand, she's going to have some mechanical skills. Perhaps a set of tools?
Raven's cheek rubbed against Rewire's helm.
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Post by Latte on Apr 13, 2008 19:33:35 GMT -5
Nebula looked up and nodded, though she had to mutter, "That makes no *sense*," at the Lambo remark. She then finished scooping up the last of the wet paint and sealed the container. Standing, Nebula picked it up and placed it with the other containers and got a solvent, spraying it over the area still covered with dry paint.
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SugarCube
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Post by SugarCube on Apr 13, 2008 20:06:35 GMT -5
"Vanity," he muttered back. "There're some that are real bad about it." Paint rippled, lifted in long strips as he worked.
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Post by cetus on Apr 14, 2008 1:06:05 GMT -5
“Lame?” She giggled softly, at first the internet search for the human slang came up with the literal meaning. Once Cloudburst understood, she rubbed her helm against Redstar’s chassis. “That’s very sweet, hun.”
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Makes sense. Weapons capabilities similar to yours, and a bit more than the standard set of tools. Enough I can start figurin’ stuff out ‘till she actu’lly asks.
Rewire shuttered his optics, holding Raven’s hips to his chassis, then his cracked an optic and looked up. “Offhand, who did we leave her with?”
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 14, 2008 2:08:15 GMT -5
Redstar shrugged and looked bashful for a bit before breaking into a brilliant smile. "You've made it easy ta love ya. What can I say?"
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Yes, I suppose it is enough for now.
Raven sighed, "Mosquito. She should be fine."
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Post by cetus on Apr 14, 2008 6:56:40 GMT -5
Cloudburst hummed, shifting a little in Redstar's lap and rubbing his chest. "Umm. Not much else? You've sort of left me speechless."
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"Hmm?" The engineer shifted enough to look at Raven's faceplates. "What was the sigh for, you alright?"
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 14, 2008 7:05:40 GMT -5
"Heh, sorry? Kinda? Just tellin' th' truth. So, whatcha wanna do next? Had anythin' in mind?"
Redstar once again wrapped his arms around Cloudburst protectively.
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"Sigh?" Raven looked at Rewire, slightly puzzled, "Oh, no, nothing's wrong at all. Just happy. Thinking how fast time actually goes."
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Post by runyasan08 on Apr 14, 2008 15:20:03 GMT -5
Making his way into the common room, Inferno glanced around to see Red sitting with FireBond and Twilight sitting around him. Maybe something stirred in him at the picture it made, but he opted to ignore it as he commed back, Well, y'u've had 'time,' but m'guessin' y'u meant more'n how long it took f'r me t'get here? Chuckling softly, the fire engine crossed over to his friend, blinking down at Fire as he was hailed with, "'Ferno!" "Yep, glad y'u could remember me," he chuckled as he sat down nearby the two sparklings and Red Alert. "'Nd yes, b'fore y'u bring it up, I did take m'time gettin' here."
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 14, 2008 15:27:26 GMT -5
"Indeed." Red answered dryly. And yes. I did mean more time than that. He gave Inferno a weak smile. Ever since they had both admitted to their feelings for one another, Red had a terrible internal battle raging in his processor. Part of him wanted to throw caution to the wind, damn whatever anyone might say and make things official between he and Inferno. His over cautious side, however, won every time by making him painfully aware that they might end up being the centre of attention and gossip and that scared Red.
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Post by runyasan08 on Apr 14, 2008 15:45:20 GMT -5
"Ah, don' use tha' tone o'voice wit' me, Red," Inferno teased the other mech - that weak smile just wasn't going to cut it for him. Well, since y'didn't specify how much time t'give y'u, time's up. He hadn't ever meant to scare Red of anything that could be happening, and waiting really didn't seem to be such a big deal to him right now, but teasing might just be the only way to get any sort of reaction from him. Make y'ur decision, Red. Here's hoping he didn't make a scene in the common room.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Apr 14, 2008 15:51:49 GMT -5
Red glared at Inferno. How dare he! I cannot just make a decision like this at the drop of a hat! That's not fair!
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Post by runyasan08 on Apr 14, 2008 15:54:23 GMT -5
Not fair? 'Course s'fair! Most o'th' time, what y'ur gut instinct tell y'u is th' right thin' t'do. What're they tellin' y'u, Red?
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