TFU-Delusion - Thursday, September 14, 2000, 10:18 PM [Decepticon] Delusion says, "You wished to see me sometime, Aries?" [Decepticon] Aries says, "Assuming that you have not already been examined for active duty, yes... I'm in the Repair Bay." [Decepticon] Delusion says, "I will meet you there shortly, then." General Barracks - First Floor - Trypticon Contents: Widget's Room Discretion's Chamber Siege's Quarters Battlecharger Bordello SmallDoor Thundercracker's Pad Delusion's Quarters (DQ)(#6741e) Swindle's Office Aries' Laboratory Repel's Forge Swift's Room <> [NBC] Venom's Quarters Vortex's room Dark_Room Onslaught's Office Triage's Room Matise's Room(#7406LTe) Gen's Quarters Wrestling Ring Medshack of Sombersong Virus's Quarters Obvious exits: West leads to Main Chamber - First Floor - Trypticon. You go to the West . Main Chamber - First Floor - Trypticon This large room echoes with the voices and footsteps of Decepticons moving in and out of the City. The room is vast and dull gunmetal grey, its floor scuffed and scarred from the passing of armored feet. This chamber opens to the north, becoming the main hallway through the first floor of Trypticon when he's in city mode. A near-constant din is heard from the barracks, where the majority of the Deceptions here are stationed. Strong, silent guards stand beside the entrance to a mid-sized meeting room, closely monitoring all who attempt to enter it. Obvious exits: Elevator Door leads to Elevator - Trypticon. East leads to General Barracks - First Floor - Trypticon. North leads to Main Hallway - First Floor - Trypticon. West leads to Meeting Room - First Floor - Trypticon. South leads to Guard Post - First Floor - Trypticon. You go to the North . Main Hallway - First Floor - Trypticon Obvious exits: West leads to Repair Bay - First Floor - Trypticon. North leads to Laboratory - First Floor - Trypticon. South leads to Main Chamber - First Floor - Trypticon. You go to the West . Repair Bay - First Floor - Trypticon Contents: Aries Thingy ABK's Scanner ABK's Lab Recharge Station Decepticon Medicdroid Obvious exits: East leads to Main Hallway - First Floor - Trypticon. Delusion steps into the repair bay with quiet dignity. Aries is readying some of the equipment for the examination, as a couple of gumby medics scurry around with their menial tasks. "Ahh, Delusion... I appreciate you coming. I couldn't find any records of any of the Dominicons being examined upon their arrival... and I know how Sombersong can be about such things. Shall we begin?" He gestures to the medbed. Delusion nods and lies down, apparantly well familiar with the process, as any Decepticon soldier should be. Aries takes a scanner from his tray of tools and begins scanning. "How are you adjusting to this... mudball?" You say "Quite well. The inhabitents often have fascinating new views on old subjects." Aries chuckles softly. "I'm sure they do... I don't exactly go out to socialize with them, though... I'm typically far too busy working on multiple projects... one of which, actually, is a reason for my examination of yourself and your colleagues." Delusion nods. "Do go on." Aries hmms. "Scrapper believes that no research is necessary for my plans... that they would only gather dust in the central data repository. I believe, however, that the initiative must be taken... I don't like to take my chances." He looks at you. "Simply... I'm planning to look over you as potential... for a new gestalt." Delusion arches an optic ridge. "An interesting proposal. Certainly it would be much more feasible with a team that has already worked together. Aries nods. "Agreed... granted, Scrapper is, of course, biased... thinking Devastator is the end-all of gestalt technology... Starscream thought as much with the Combaticons... and most everyone thought of the Stunticons. I plan to show them something better, however..." Delusion chuckles. "I have already heard a thing or two from the Predacons about how superior they consider -themselves- to be." Aries snorts. "How utterly amusing... and yet they don't have the intellect to prove as such... nor do any of the others, save perhaps the Constructicons... but they're offset by their constant bickering in their combined gestalt form. Devastator may be powerful... but he's also exceedingly stupid." Delusion nods. "Considering some of his constituent components.." Aries shrugs. "I won't go there... especially since they do technically outrank me. But then again, I'm the one who cares so little that I faced down Motormaster, and then the entire cadre of Combaticons and threatened publicly to re-engineer them into human kitchen applicances and remove their transformation cogs." He grins a tad. "And I'm still here... must be something to be Scrapper's progeny, I suppose... though my plan is to exceed him... and Shockwave..." You say "Ambitious goals. There are not many higher than Shockwave." Aries hmms. "I don't want to lead the Empire, if that's what you're getting at... I just want Shockwave's position as technical guru to Lord Megatron. I don't ask for too much." You say "I never said that you wanted to lead.. Shockwave's position is high enough to wish for." Aries nods. "And I believe I can grasp it... Shockwave has done nothing lately to further the aims of the Empire. I, on the other hand, have helped tremendously... and plan to continue helping." You say "Hard work does tender rewards." Aries nods. "So I hope..." He hmms. "Sometimes, though... a part of me would like to share my accomplishments with someone... but, I likely will have no time for anything like what Onslaught and Triage have, for example..." You say "Good luck to you, then. There are not many femmes available." Aries nods. "True..." he says quietly. "Hope, it is said, is a good thing to have... but I wouldn't know. I've never found a femme to be interested in... or one who's interested in me." He shrugs. "Must come as a result of being such an absent-minded inventor-type..." Delusion nods. "I know of a femme or two who may have similar interests. Aries looks up at you. "If Sombersong is one of them, I would decline... she was my original instructor in regards to medical technology and basic engineering concepts." He glances back down at the scanner, moving around to scan the other side of your prone form. "Like who?" he finally asks. You say "Discretion is a part time inventor. She needs something to occupy her hands while listening to radio discussions." Aries chuckles. "Is that so... perhaps I can critique her handiwork and teach her some new things, if she'd be interested..." You say "Perhaps. She most certainly might be interested." Aries nods. "I will try and speak with her, then... you mentioned others, too, I believe... or is Discretion the only one?" You say "Widget has similar interests.. but I suggest you avoid her." Aries quirks his optic ridge as he runs the scanner over yout chestplate. "She's that bad, eh?" You say "She is currently with Slugbug. That should answer your inquiry." Aries winces. "The poor child..." You say "Which? Widget or Slugbug?" Aries shrugs. "Widget... her, at least, I don't know... Slugbug, on the other hand..." You say "I believe both are perfectly satisfied with the relationship. At least, last I heard." Aries shakes his head. "How anyone could be satisfied with Slugbug is beyond me..." You say "It's Widget." (Radio) You transmit, "....." to Discretion. Aries ahh. "Well, that doesn't say too much for Widget, then..." He stops, looking at the scanner readings, and nodding his approval before turning it off. "Very good... thank you for your patience." You say "You're welcome." Delusion sits up in preperation to leave. Aries hmms. "Might I inquire as to whom the radio transmission was sent?" You say "One of my teammates." Aries ahhs. "Hopefully, to tell them to come down here so I can get more readings..." You say "Precisely." Aries nods. "Very good." Discretion comes in from Main Hallway - First Floor - Trypticon. Discretion has arrived. Discretion peeks her head in the door, "Someone call me?" Delusion stands. "Yes. Aries is avilable to conduct those examinations he requested at this moment." Aries is standing beside the medbed on which Delusion is sitting up on, a medical scanner with some modifications made to it. He turns, appraising the new arrival. "Please... step into my parlor..." He motions towards the medbed from which Delusion just stood up from. Discretion steps in and looks at Aries, "You're not a spider are you?" Delusion smiles slightly. "I will leave you to your work." She nods to both of them and exits.