It Always Feels Like...

[crabcake]

Who: Rampage and Tarn. Maybe Spinister?
Where: In the city. Where you shouldn't be, Tarn
When: Probably after Tarn talks to Brainstorm about anti-Rampage weaponry
What: STALKING
Warnings: Horrible murderer stalks other horrible murderer so... who know



Tarn is in the city.

Rampage is pretty sure this isn't the first time since Tarn's banishment, but this time he knows for sure. Because he's here in the city and Tarn's spark is nearby, and he's not sure what to do about that. As much as he'd love to go pluck off the remainder of Tarn's fingers and devour them one-by-one, Sixshot has convinced him that hurting Tarn is a bad idea for reasons that have nothing to do with Tarn and everything to do with Sixshot and First Aid.

Sigh.

However, he doesn't necessarily need to hurt Tarn to bother him. In fact, he doesn't even have to interact directly with Tarn at all. What if he just creeps a little closer, being ever-so-silent and keeping behind his target... and just picks up a small rock and tosses it across the street to clatter around inside a broken storefront.

Making sure he's well-hidden, he stretches out his spark's senses and waits.

Comments

[crabcake]

Oh no, Tarn is taunting him! Good thing Rampage doesn't actually care. No, he's just going to keep rattling this door and frustrating Tarn, until the ex-'Con tries to pull it open.

Well, they can't have that! So he turns his attention to keeping the door shut in a game of tug-o-war.

Not hurting people can be pretty hilarious! He's going to have the hugest laugh about this later.

[sparkwhisperer]

Trying to get the door open was proving to be an uphill battle. With the hinges loosened he should be able to simply shoulder open the door. But whoever was on the other side was steadfastly holding it shut. Every time Tarn manages to open it a crack, the mech on the other side is quick to pull it shut.

With a fed up snarl, Tarn attempts to simply stomp the door off of its hinges, steadying himself on his crippled leg against the door frame and kicking out with his good leg. Although he acknowledges that this may not be the brightest idea, he's committed. And other than a bit of aching in the knee joint, the leg is able to hold his weight without much problem.

Caution of making too much noise, flies out the window and flakes of rust flutter to the ground around him. After a few solid kicks, the door begins to completely separate from the frame.

Just one more solid stomp and it Tarn will really be able to give his stalker a piece of his mind.

[crabcake]

Wow, Tarn, stop trying to ruin his fun by revealing his identity. It doesn't matter if Tarn suspects it's Rampage, it'll ruin the suspense if he knows for sure it's him!

What to do, what to do?


...Rampage shoves suddenly, forcing the door the rest of the way off its hinges but towards Tarn, rather than away from him. Trusting the surprise and the sudden burst of light from around the door to cover him, he swings flat against the side of the building, then books it as fast as be can around the nearest corner.

Smooth.

[sparkwhisperer]

Tarn grunts in surprise as the door suddenly is forced on top of him. He staggers, only just managing to catch himself from falling on his face.

He's up and out from under the door like a shot, bursting out into the open air of the city. Tarn's optics are bright and wild as he desperately scans his surroundings.

Nothing. No one. He takes the opportunity to attempt a hasty getaway, keeping close to the shadows and constantly glancing over his shoulder. He has his suspicions about who it is that's after him.

[triggerhappycopter]

Spinister is just minding his own damn business looking for scrap when a huge red fellow rounds the corner and nearly smacks into him.

He makes most offended noise and just glares at Rampage. What the hell, mate?

[crabcake]

Rampage jolts at the sudden appearance of a smaller - though not exactly small - mech in front of him. He'd been so distracted keeping tabs in Tarn that he hadn't even noticed the other spark signature!

Not wanting to attract Tarn's attention he just glares down at Spinister and makes a little shooing motion.