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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 20, 2013 9:37:06 GMT -5
"Thanks," Shiftlock said miserably. "It's just that, you know, it's been a long time since I had any actual combat, I wasn't sure if I could still do my job." She patted him on the chest in return, appreciative. "So... you're really not gonna shoot at me or anything?" she asked, seeming kind of disappointed, but curious at the same time.
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 20, 2013 10:46:39 GMT -5
"You are welcome, I guess." He gave a shrug, not really seeming to understand what was the big deal on the story. "Shouldn't you be happy for dhat? It kind of means dhe Decepticons were not too active lately.. I guess you probably can do your job just fine. I didn't fight a autobot in a while, but it doesn't mean I am going to get bad, I am sure about my skills."
He looked down again to stare at that servo, moving his own away from her helm, and when he heard that question again, he vented and shook his helm once more. "Like I said before, I won't. I don't shoot at bots who are remaining neutral.", even if he did not want to have a autobot crying over him, he was not going to waste ammo with some random speedster, or chase them.. it sounded so.. boring.
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 20, 2013 12:53:54 GMT -5
Well it's a really good thing that Shiftlock can't hear what Terrashock's thinking. Boring? She would have cried even HARDER.
"Happy?" she asked, wondering how he could say that. "But we're supposed to be fighting, right? That's kind of what we do!"
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 20, 2013 14:25:14 GMT -5
"From what I know, we do dhat as a duty, not as a option. Dhe way you are talking makes you sound like a Decepticon, not a autobot, and make you actually could be a good one.." Terrashock gave her a grin and looked down again, wondering if she would notice she was too close to a enemy, for somebot who was willing to get shot, she would get more than just some random bullets if he was another Decepticon, that would be the perfect opportunity for some surprise attack. "Don't you dhink you could use your free time to.. you know? Do something else? I had been working a lot lately, so I managed to keep myself busy or entertained, I am sure you could do dhe same.", his claws drummed on his sides, wondering how hard it would be to get rid of the wrecker.
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 20, 2013 14:54:25 GMT -5
Shiftlock was well aware of how close she was to a Decepticon. It didn't scare her in the least - she'd been fighting more than just foot soldiers for a long time under Ultra Magnus.
It was the fact that Terrashock WASN'T trying to kill her that seemed out of the ordinary. When you were busy fighting constantly on Cybertron, getting to Earth and finding that your enemy had brushed you off as not even a threat or a challenge anymore.... well. It meant something was wrong. Very, very wrong.
"Frankly, no," Shiftlock replied, folding her arms. "You guys kind of, you know, blew up the base the other Autobots were in and now no one can find each other. Exactly what am I supposed to be doing when I'm effectively homeless and alone?"
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 20, 2013 18:17:15 GMT -5
Terrashock gave some curious blinks, obviously not used to talk to autobots, nor having anybot that close to him, for now, he remained quiet, he did not want to move, maybe because she could start getting noisy again or just because..well..he did not know the second reason, probably something not important. When she mentioned the autobot base being exploded he grumbled. "Was it? I wanted to watch it.. I mean.. well it might not be dhat hard, I had been living in a cave for quiet a while before returning to Nemesis, it is my workshop."
He looked up and groaned in annoyance, oh how he hated to deal with bots saying how they were alone and homeless, that could be more painful than getting ion projectiles on his chassis, it was a dirty attack... it always affected him. "Uhh,,, but you said dhe other autobots would make fun of you, how are alone..? And I GUESS, you could stay on my workshop for now as I am not dhere often now.."
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 20, 2013 18:21:39 GMT -5
"I'm sure they're alive out there somewhere, but I'm still alone," Shiftlock explained. "I suppose I'll just have to hang out with you for awhile. Don't worry. I was a Decepticon once, I know how this goes."
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 20, 2013 18:59:53 GMT -5
"..You.. are alone but even so tried to attack a Decepticon dhat you never saw on your life... don't you dhink dhat is too.. risky?", it was not like he would attack or anything, unless she shot him, then he would release all the weaponary he had to take her down.. but that was another story. He grumbled again, not liking the idea of "hanging out" with a autobot.,,
He focused his optics on her faceplate and tilted his helm a bit. " If you were a Decepticon, you must join us again, I don't want to be found talking to a autobot, and if you really knew how it goes you would know how difficult it is to me to deal with a situation like dhis."
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 20, 2013 19:03:22 GMT -5
"Well, let's see. I can either wait to starve to death from no energon, or I can die in battle," Shiftlock pointed out. "I think I'll take die in battle. It'll hurt less. As for being a Decepticon.... " She looked away, towards the tower of New Kaon that rose over the horizon. "... Megatron forgot what he was fighting for. So I forgot him."
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 20, 2013 19:13:57 GMT -5
"...Ok, on dhis one you got me... and Megatron's cause still being important to us! He needed to change a bit his plans because of dhe autobots, dhey are always trying to stop him, dhey are too blind to understand dhat dhey are protecting a race dhat wants all of us dead." He looked to the side for a moment and vented quietly, well that was going to be some new and weird experience.. that was for sure. He opened his shoulder compartment and pulled a energon cube from it to offer her, keeping those six optics staring at her. "I am not sure how long time you had been wandering, so go ahead and take it..", there he was again dealing with his weakest point, dealing with bots facing a bad situation that he already faced before, dammit.. that felt awkward.
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 21, 2013 9:31:43 GMT -5
Shiftlock looked at the energon. ".... You sure you're not gonna get in trouble for this? Maybe you'd better keep it for now. I'll be fine. Besides, like I told you, if I wanna die, the Fortress is over there. I can do a lot of damage before they shoot me down."
She seemed thoughtful for a moment, studying Terrashock, looking him in the lenses. All six of them. "What's your name?" she asked.
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 21, 2013 9:41:37 GMT -5
"Sure take it. It isn't like dhey are here, and I have some cubes here with me, so go ahead." He looked to Kaon for a moment and grumbled. " What made you reach dhis point of wanting to kill yourself? I am giving you a option here." He looked back to the wrecker and focused his optics on her again. "Dhe name is Terrashock.. and what is yours?"
For a moment he ignored how uncomfortable it was to have a autobot that close, letting his curiosity take over, at least for now.
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 21, 2013 9:57:53 GMT -5
"Shiftlock. I'm a Wrecker, so suicidal missions are kind of my thing."
She took the offered energon. No need to be rude.... she thinks. She's not really sure what the protocol is for taking energon from the enemy when it's politely offered.
"Terrashock... doesn't entirely ring a bell, but then, it's been a big war and I don't usually stop to ask the names of bots I'm killing. Pretty sure you don't either. Let me ask you a question: When were you sparked? Did you know Megatron back when he was Megatronus? Or even before then?"
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Post by Terrashock on Feb 21, 2013 10:25:17 GMT -5
"..Ah.. a wrecker." He nodded a bit, he did not meet wreckers that often, and he usually just exploded them, so it is not like he really would know their real function besides being suicidal. "Well, it is big world, isn't it. It is not easy to find another bot in the middle of a war, and honestly, I don't like to talk about dhings related to my past, I have my own reasons, but Megatron helped me, I will be serving him until dhis war is over, I want to help him to reach his objectives.."
He looked up and closed a servo in a fist, it was not just a simple task, it was a life mission, even if it sounded absurd, but then again, he probably would not even be online if he was not saved by the Decepticons, and it would be some slow death, he knew that.
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Post by Pearl Forrester on Feb 21, 2013 10:46:24 GMT -5
"I knew him before the first bombings," Shiftlock said. "The reason I asked is because I wanna know if you were like the rest of us - low-caste pit fighter - or if you came along later. You've got your own reasons to follow him, and I dig that. Believe me I understand when you've got a duty to do no matter how you feel about it. But sometimes it helps to know where people were when it all started."
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