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robothell2014-12-19 11:20 pm
robotsatan) wrote in robothell2014-12-19 11:20 pm
[ INTRO LOG ]
You don't know how you got here. One minute you were walking, sleeping, maybe dead -- then you're here, your feet suddenly carrying you down an empty street. Where's here?
Any Cybertronian would recognize this as their home planet, Cybertron, but it's not a Cybertron they've ever known. It has all the familiar hallmarks, but none of the specifics -- the city isn't one anyone here could identify, and even at a glance it's obvious that no one's set foot on the planet's surface in hundreds of years. The city and its surrounding areas all bear the marks of devastating war, of dust and rust collected over centuries. With no one in sight -- right at first, anyway -- there's plenty to explore. In fact, if you start walking, you'll find that your feet may just carry you in one particular direction.
A) The crater.
On one edge of the city is a massive crater left by some wartime weapon that seems to have taken out a large chunk of the surrounding metropolitan area. At the center of the crater it's broken through the surface of the terrain to reveal what looks like it might be a promising energon deposit. There is some strange but native vegetation growing around the edges, too, that no Cybertronian would be able to identify -- small, metallic, brittle-looking sprouts that bear a curiously organic-looking fruit of some kind that doesn't look like it's intended for consumption by any natives of the planet. In one rocky nook of the crater, light catches on the surface of a pool of water, which seems strangely out of place on Cybertron. On closer inspection, it seems that somehow an underground water source has formed a spring in the crater.
B) The center of the city.
If you follow where your feet seem to want to carry you, you'll find yourself in the middle of the ruined city. It seems that the center of the city was once home to a massive forum, and some of the pillars and structures still stand. At the very center of the forum is a massive, elaborately constructed fountain, although it has now long since run dry of whatever used to fill it. One of the low, inner walls of the forum has a terminal embedded in its surface, although it looks curiously ancient, out of place with the rest of the city, and unlike the rest of the technology still left around, there doesn't seem to be any way to power it on or operate it. There are a few scattered pools of water and a few of the strange metallic plants in the city, too, but they're not quite as plentiful as in the crater.
The planet was obviously once home to a massive network of communication relays, but those have all been long since destroyed. However, with the bits and pieces left behind and a few determined minds, it wouldn't be too hard to build a working, if rudimentary, one...
Any Cybertronian would recognize this as their home planet, Cybertron, but it's not a Cybertron they've ever known. It has all the familiar hallmarks, but none of the specifics -- the city isn't one anyone here could identify, and even at a glance it's obvious that no one's set foot on the planet's surface in hundreds of years. The city and its surrounding areas all bear the marks of devastating war, of dust and rust collected over centuries. With no one in sight -- right at first, anyway -- there's plenty to explore. In fact, if you start walking, you'll find that your feet may just carry you in one particular direction.
A) The crater.
On one edge of the city is a massive crater left by some wartime weapon that seems to have taken out a large chunk of the surrounding metropolitan area. At the center of the crater it's broken through the surface of the terrain to reveal what looks like it might be a promising energon deposit. There is some strange but native vegetation growing around the edges, too, that no Cybertronian would be able to identify -- small, metallic, brittle-looking sprouts that bear a curiously organic-looking fruit of some kind that doesn't look like it's intended for consumption by any natives of the planet. In one rocky nook of the crater, light catches on the surface of a pool of water, which seems strangely out of place on Cybertron. On closer inspection, it seems that somehow an underground water source has formed a spring in the crater.
B) The center of the city.
If you follow where your feet seem to want to carry you, you'll find yourself in the middle of the ruined city. It seems that the center of the city was once home to a massive forum, and some of the pillars and structures still stand. At the very center of the forum is a massive, elaborately constructed fountain, although it has now long since run dry of whatever used to fill it. One of the low, inner walls of the forum has a terminal embedded in its surface, although it looks curiously ancient, out of place with the rest of the city, and unlike the rest of the technology still left around, there doesn't seem to be any way to power it on or operate it. There are a few scattered pools of water and a few of the strange metallic plants in the city, too, but they're not quite as plentiful as in the crater.
The planet was obviously once home to a massive network of communication relays, but those have all been long since destroyed. However, with the bits and pieces left behind and a few determined minds, it wouldn't be too hard to build a working, if rudimentary, one...
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Of course, he has to hold his hand up to shield his face when Shockwave takes off. Right -- how could he forget the color-changing fanatic was a jet? Why did the guy always walk around when he could fly, anyway? Weirdo.
He doesn't go far while Shockwave is out exploring. He does, however, give the terminal a good try of his own, figuring he might as well keep occupied. And he'd always been fairly handy with them.
So that's where Shockwave finds him as the jet returns, tapping at keys. "Great. See anyone while you were up there...? Good, bad, ugly?"
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"No one. It seems, Roller, you and I are alone for the moment."
Which is.. well, it could be worse. Couldn't it? But he grins and gestures towards the terminal. "Have any luck?"
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He can't resist the face he makes at Shockwave, given the "alone" comment. If he had eyebrows, he'd have waggled them a little. But the expression on his face is close enough. "Wow. Alone with a Senator. Go me, I think that's one for bragging rights."
Maybe.
He huffs, gesturing at the console. "Less than zero. Which is saying something -- usually these things like me."
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But Roller's expression does get a chuckle out of Shockwave, grin flashing over his face. "I'm afraid they'll think of you less if it's me. Hope for Proteus next time - although he'll be quick to deny any association."
The negative response regarding the terminal just causes Shockwave to sigh, rubbing at his temples. "Best leave it, then. Until we have a better grasp of the situation."
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He waves his hands in a dismissive gesture, and then it's back to work.
"I'm wondering if maybe I can get it to broadcast, instead of access anything... if that makes any sense." He looks thoughtful a moment. "Let someone know we're here. That kind of thing."
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"You'll need a power source for that, and as far as I know we're all out."
Believe him, Roller, he's tried that. With no success.
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He makes another face, but distracts himself again with the console.
"Maybe we can jump start it somehow."
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And he is the genius here, sorry buddy. But he pats Roller amicably on the shoulder before turning away from him. "There's a crater nearby - I didn't get a good look at it earlier."
Read: he's going to look at it, and Roller can come or not. It doesn't matter to Shockwave.
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"Hold up -- You're not going alone."
Not until he can find Pax and hand the wayward Senator over, that is. So he tromps after the other bot, somewhat sullenly.