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robot satan ([personal profile] robotsatan) wrote in [community profile] 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...
tomemyoutliers: (srs buisness)

[personal profile] tomemyoutliers 2015-01-09 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
He sighs, shaking his head as he pushes himself away from the terminal.

"No, nothing that was immediately obvious as one." Well, every day didn't have to be a bad day, and right now Shockwave's just thankful that he's still himself.
planate: (nyoom)

[personal profile] planate 2015-01-09 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Damn."

It's now that Pipes realises this strange mech lacks any insignia. He clearly has jet kibble, but...

"I don't think we've met before. I'm Pipes. Probably should've started with that."

He just hopes his own Autobrand doesn't bring trouble.
tomemyoutliers: (look a friend)

[personal profile] tomemyoutliers 2015-01-19 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Shockwave," he says, turning to look at Pipes before his optics narrow, focusing in on the autobrand. Ah. His lips narrow and he gestures at the badge.

"Sentinel or--" What was it that Nautica had said--- ah, yes. "Optimus?" Good on you, Orion Pax.
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[personal profile] planate 2015-01-19 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Optimus! Never met the guy in four million years but y'know. Still somehow manages to inspire people half way across the galaxy."

Sighhh isn't Optimus dreamy cool
tomemyoutliers: (default somewhat badass pose)

[personal profile] tomemyoutliers 2015-02-05 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course he would," he says with a grin. "Why else would he be prime?"

Yes. Yes he is.
planate: (it's half full)

[yosuke voice] noo don't do anything gay

[personal profile] planate 2015-02-05 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Something something Matrix? I don't really know how it works..."

AAAAAAANyway

"So, uh. You're Shockwave? The Shockwave?" Why do you have a face HUH
tomemyoutliers: (damn straight i called you 'optimus')

TOO LATE

[personal profile] tomemyoutliers 2015-02-07 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
That gets an amused chuff of laughter, and Shockwave grins. "An effective Prime. Being able to bear the Matrix does not automatically mean you have the qualities that allow you to be a good leader." This is something Shockwave knows, because Shockwave totally didn't select a few candidates for Prime on his own, what are you talking about.

Also wow, people seem to know who he is! That's always a plus when it comes to dealing with them. "That's correct. It's a pleasure to meet you, Pipes."
planate: (heeee)

AUGUGHGH

[personal profile] planate 2015-02-08 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
"You know, I never really thought about how the Matrix worked. I guess it's easy to see Optimus as... Optimus, not just a mech with a relic in his chest."

Pipes has never even met Optimus and dangarang he sure as shit does hero worship the asshole.

"You too! Uh, sssssir?" ?? should he be calling one of the most dangerous Decepticons in history 'sir' he does not know
tomemyoutliers: (default somewhat badass pose)

[personal profile] tomemyoutliers 2015-02-18 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Isn't it possible for him to be both?" He asks, smiling. "I knew him when he was Orion Pax - and I don't think he's all that different from himself now. Older, maybe, but still him."

It's a common thing, Pipes, Shockwave won't hold it against you.

"Please, 'Shockwave' will do fine. Or 'Senator' if propriety is your main concern."