September 5th, 2002
~Jynx(D), Solar(D)

Darkmount - Guardhouse

     Heavily reinforced and shielded, the Darkmount Guardhouse is the regular troopers' usual mode of entry into the dark, massive fortress. Made of two-meter thick titanium/steel alloy plating, it rises a single story only and bristles with several weapons emplacements and sensitive scanning equipment. Nor are the defenses all automated; a rotating squad of alert, well-armed, and very unfriendly-looking guards are constantly on duty, scowling suspiciously at anyone they don't personally know and even 
some they do.

Jynx [Robot] [D]

Obvious Exits:
-N- North leads to Darkmount - Barracks
-S- South leads to Tarn - Courtyard


-Jynx is busy with a mop cleaning diligently and rather almost depressedly. No one is in here with him right now, all the others out activly patroling the area ahead of the house. He just scrubs alone... looking angery and sad... well as much as one can look that with a optic band and no mouth or faceplate to speak of.
-Moonlight strolls into the Guardhouse, humming a bar tune. As usual her hat is covering her optics, but the grin on her face tells something about her mood.
-Jynx looks up and brightens his optic band abit. He says somewhat more cheerful then he looks, "Good cycle madam! Glad to see you in good functioning."
-Moonlight touches her hand to her hat in greeting. She glances over the situation..."Whose buttons did you push to end up with cleaning duty?"
-Jynx looks at Moonlight thought as if pondering telling her the whole truth but not sure she would understand. So instead he tells her what he told Shockwave, "I neglected cleaning dutys around here.. and several things shorted out at once and a bucket of sludge fell on commander Shockwave." Actualy an em feild generated by his slightly uncontrolable generator caused it, which isn't his fault persay despite how much he trys to keep it in check, it will 'leak' now and again.
-Moonlight chuckles lightly. "Shockwave eh? Bet he didn't like that too much."
-Jynx tilts his head, "Considering almost all the guards on patrol now where in here... when a bucket of sludge fell on him during an 'insperational' speech.. I consider myself fortunet to be functioning still." Moreso since if Shockwave found out he was glitching like this it could have been the end of him.  Jynx idly kicks a shorted out turborat out the door.. disgusting thing got fried by his em feild as well, "Ugh, this is almost as bad though. the other guards are to busy to help keep this place functional.
-Moonlight nods her head. "I hear ya. I've heard he isn't the most forgiving individual out there. Fortunately for some of us, he's much too logical to kill people just because he's mad...if he even /gets/ mad in the first place that is."
-Jynx nods and sighs, "Now I am stuck here, unable to go hunting with Whiplash though. For seven cycles no less!" He shakes his head, "I know I got off easy but still... madam, how do you do it? You go around being everyones friend and seem to do nothing. How do others like Shockwave tolorate you?"
-Moonlight takes off her hat and winks at Jynx. "Just my outstanding charm."
-Jynx nods and hmms, "Indeed, who wouldn't be charmed by a beautiful mystery femme like yourself? Sleek but hidden, charming but shy, words are hard to put to you... unlike me the Jynx. Still Moonlight, is as close to fitting as one can get to mysterys such as you, a reflected beauty."
-Solar walks in and stands in the shaddows observing.
-Moonlight waves a hand. "Oh, stop. My ego doesn't need to get any more inflated." She winks again. "Is your name an indication of something about you, or did your creator just have a sick sense of humor?"
-Jynx is speaking with Moonlight, praising her ability to socalize and frame... he has a mop in hand and the room is a mild wreck.. as if not takin care of for a long time. (That or a mild em pulse went off in her via accident.) He hmms, "I was givin no name by Shockwave or those that worked on my line. However as I began to work with other I just started being called 'the jynx' so... " He shrugs his shoulders, "What would I call myself anyway? Great Warrior? General Emp... hah!" He chuckles at that last one, 
waving a hand, "So my name for now fits."  Jynx says, "And considering how all this broke down and Shockwave got a bucket of sludge dropped on him while in my presence... so I never call myself anything more."
-Moonlight nods her head, putting her hat back in its place. "Awwwww, it can't be that bad."
-Jynx glances around the room seeing the distruction caused just by him being here, "It is."
-Solar says, "yes, actually it can"
-Jynx looks to Solar noticing him. His audio sensors tilt back and his optic dims. "Indeed."
-Moonlight glances over at Solar. "Of course /you/ would say that. Aren't you ever cheerful?"
-Solar says, "Oh I am very cheerful right now, I just got slagged in two fights. One of which left me without most of my internal components. I have everything to be happy about"
-Jynx glances down and then looks up as he gestures to Solar, "More of my work madam."
-Moonlight just shakes her head. "You two are going to end up bringing down my mood."
-Solar shrugs "I am actually in a good mood Moonlight, See I haven't yelled at ya in cycles"
-Jynx leans on the mop and nods to Solar, "Glad to see one of us is commander. Blasted I was hoping to make a better impression on Shockwave then I did...."
-Solar says, "Shooting off a electromagnetic pulse in his vacinity is sure to make an impression, although I would doubt it was a good one"
-Jynx suddenly glares at Solar and leans off the mop looking at him and saying in a cold tone, "I did not generate any electromagnetics."
-Moonlight sighs, thinking in her mind that these two will be known as 'Doom' and 'Gloom' from now on. She looks back to Jynx. "So, you've mentioned Whiplash a lot. You a good friend of hers?"
-Solar says, "Sorry I made an eroneous assumption"
-Jynx looks at Solar a moment more, sliding his audio sensors forward almost making him look like a blue devil.. well a rather boxy one. He then slides them back without thinking and looks to Moonlight. Hearing Whiplash's name his optic brightens as does his tone and mood, "I.. know her. I would like to be her friend since I don't have any really. I doubt the mate of Shockwave would want to acompany a lowly warrior though."
-Solar suddenly starts chuckling that quickly turns into a full blown laughing fit "The MATE of Shockwave?"
-Moonlight blinks..."Er...mate?"
-Jynx looks around as if he doesn't get the joke, which he doesn't. He says, "I read the files on the time she was captured.. there seem to be... some undertone to Shockwave's wording which was rather, highly, unusual.  Jynx says, "Am I badly mistaken? - or is there something I am clueless about as normal..."
-Solar shakes his head "Lash ain't anyone's mate Jynx, she respects the commander and speaks highly of him, but they are not mates.
-Moonlight nods her head. "Yes, last I checked no one is attached to Whiplash..."
-Jynx brightens his optic band one shade higher and nods, "I see..." It is said simply enough, "As with Solar, I made a eroneous assumption." He goes back to moping up and asks, "Why not? She seems nice enough for a huntress who spends her leasure time slicing autobots fuel lines and prowling alone in the wasteland..
-Solar says, "Lash like being alone"
-Moonlight shrugs her shoulders. "I wouldn't know, I've never asked her. Never really came up. We don't talk about mechs much."
-Jynx ahs simply and murmers, "Then she will be forever it would appear... how... sad." He dims his band abit then looks up to Solar, "So what is it like to never have to refeul?"
-Solar shrugs, "its a new concept, never being thirsty, and is rather incovenient in my line of work. Havin a drink with a mech helps him loosen his vocalizer. Wouldn't you say Moonlight?"
-Jynx says, "... ya... or having a drink with a friend."
-Moonlight glances sideways at Solar. "Definately." She peers at Jynx. "Friends? What's that?" she chuckles at her joke.
-Solar says, "I can drink for show I think but I won't ever need to refuel or recharge again. What'll I do with all my free time, and all that high grade I have in my personal stock?"
-Jynx glances down and resumes mopping, "I wouldn't know madam." He shoots a look to both of them as he resumes working, "Don't you two have someplace to be?"
-Moonlight grins at Solar. "Sell it to me at a reasonable price?" She chuckles again.
-Solar says, "Your definition of reasonable and mine are prolly two different things Moonlight"
-Moonlight shrugs and spreads her hands wide. "Can't blame a femme for trying can you?"
-Jynx glares at the two then sighs... and just returns to work, "And I thought I was warped."
-Moonlight glances back to Jynx. "You're in serious need of something...you know what?"
-Jynx hms, "Let me guess what your going to say... a sensce of humor.. well sorry I have one madam but its hard not to be depressed when in the guardhouse mopping away when others are in battle... l;iving the glory, the adventure, the life of the brave..."
-Moonlight shakes her head. "Naw. A hug."
-Solar says, "Yes, I think he is in need of help cleaning up this mess", Solar recalls a hand and brings out a buffing pad "We can give him a hand"
-Jynx looks at both suprised as he finsihes mopping up the sludge and puts the bucket of sludge and mop into the supply closet, "..." He flashes his optic brighter in gratefulness as he exits it and moves over to the shorted out computer consol.. that just 'broke down'. He takes out afew tools and begins to repair the emp damage.. not really a technician but he knows how to fix minor short outs caused by weak fluxs of his own feild. "Thank you.", he finaly manages.
-Moonlight moves over to Jynx and pats him on the shoulder. "You should have asked...I don't take hints after all."
-Jynx looks back, "Its not just that madam... I like your help but I would rather be in battle then on guard. I like fighting... its one place where I don't have to worry about my luck affecting those closeby.. becase the only ones close are the enemy.
-Solar starts to scrub the scorch marks off the walls. "We're all on the same team...I think. After this I'll buy you all a drink at the 
Surge"
-Moonlight chuckles low in her throat. "I'd rather clean up a mess than make one. Fighting isn't my cup of energon." She grabs a scrubby thing and gets to work...she didn't get to where she is now by keeping her nose stuck in the air.
-Jynx laughs abit, "Trying to weasle some information out of us Solar?" He is teasing of course as he keeps his field in check while working... replacing the simple components untill he finaly brings the defense grids minor systems back online. He stands and types a few things into the consol making sure everything is calabrated correctly.
-Solar chuckles softly "Jynx, let me tell ya there isn't much of anything that I don't already know about the Empire"
-Jynx pauses when Solar says this, and considers, "There are always secrets, aslong as they remain unspoken." He then returns to fixing the minor systems scolding almost playfuly, "If there wasn't, you would be out of a job!"
-Moonlight grins at Solar. "He might have you there Solar."
-Solar says, "I look forward to the day that my job is obsolete." Solar turns to the door "C'mon drinks are on me"
-Jynx doesn't hesitate... and types in his leave of duty for off time into the computer systems before moving to follow Solar, "Oh your just saying that! What would you do without it?"
-Moonlight just heads for the door. "Last one there is a rotten...something."

The Wild Surge - Bar

     Dimly lit and noisy, Dead End's only bar is never lacking in patrons. While the energon isn't of the best quality, many of the chemical additives are unique to the place, and so highly prized by those who can afford them, even outside of the city. For those less affluent, the wall behind the bar still offers old, contaminated energon and various forms of crude-grade fuel as well as the more acceptable low and high grade energon, plus some interesting compounds that are better left to the imagination.

Jynx [Robot] [D]
Solar [Robot] [D]

Obvious Exits:
-O- Out leads to Dead End - North Strip

-Solar walks over behind the bar, relieveing Rotgut for the time being "So what'll it be?"
-Moonlight walks in rather leisurely taking her time.
-Jynx walks over and has a seat at said bar, "Enerwine please."
-Solar hands over an actual crystal glass "White or red? I have a very extensive list"
-Moonlight holds up her fingers. "Make that two," as she sits herself on the stool next to Jynx.
-Solar rolls his one optic "I still need to know which"
-Jynx says, "Red, with coolent crystals please sir."
-Moonlight leans her elbows on the bar and sighs contentedly.
-Solar pours two matched lead crystal goblets full and passes them to each "Here ya go, it a Unicrix Merlot, rather strong flavored"
-Moonlight picks up a glass and looks at it. "Nice glasses, nice effect..."
-Jynx picks up the glass and brings it to his lower plate bellow his optic band and drinks.. the energon just seems to slowly vanish as he does... After taking just afew sips he sighs and lowers the glass relaxing a little. "Abit wasted though in a setting such as this.. but nice none the less Solar."
-Solar says, "I am going to have the building remodelled, but since I took over the Surge I've always had top of the line fare"
-Moonlight sips away at the enerwine. "Naw, I like it as it is." She looks about herself with a smile. It's just the sort of place she always visited back when she ran with Swipe and the group...
-Jynx hms and falls quiet lost in his toughts of the past...
-Solar says, "I ain't gonna do much, a few off arena betting stations a few card tables, and a dartboard or two"
-Moonlight sets the glass down for a moment. "That's not remodeling exactly." She shrugs. "So, what are you keeping yourself occupied with lately?"
-Solar says, "You mean besides me bein dead for almost a cycle?"
-Moonlight nods her head. "Yeah, just the little stuff."
-Solar says, "I am going over the information I have recieved from my trip to Iacon. I think I got some fairly useful information"
-Moonlight finishes her drink. "That's good to hear. What all happened anyhow? Or is that all hush-hush?"
-Solar says, "Naw the only thing that was classified was the timing and the disguise I was gonna use. I've since changed it. It was fun up to the point Magnus shot that rocket into my torso"
-Moonlight nods her head. "I would guess that would decidedly be non-fun."
-Solar says, "I've been thining of sending him a bill. Anyways I got the info I needed"
-Moonlight chuckles. "Somehow I think he would skip paying that one."
-Solar says, "Even if he did pay the cred chip would prolly be empty"
-Moonlight nods. "Geeze, I mean the Autobots say they're the good guys, but they'd stiff a simple repair bill. What is this world coming to?"
-Solar says, "Thats okay I took what I wanted. Prolly more than the repair bill was worth"
-Moonlight holds up her glass for more. "Well, then here's to making them pay their bills."
-Solar says, "I suppose Iacon's defensive capabilities and their shutdown codes is worth a new fuel pump huh?"
-Moonlight seems to consider this, just for effect. "Yeah, I would think so. Of course, the going rate for something like that would get you a whole lot more than that. A small city perhaps. Maybe just Iacon...though I don't know what sort of place it is."
-Solar says, "I'll settle for a fuel pump with unlimitted energy"
-Moonlight chuckles. "You're just settling eh?"
-Solar says, "Like you said my info is worth a bit more"
-Moonlight shrugs. "True, but you seem to be enjoying what you did get, which is a good attitude. What's the next step now that you've got all this info?"
-Solar says, "give it to Sockwave, and see what he orders for me next"
-Moonlight arches her optic ridges, which can't be seen right now.  "Anticipation killing you yet?"
-Solar says, "Anticipation of what? I'm just happy this prototype fuel pump won't explode in my chestplate. Hell I was told that no one knew if the fraggin thing would even work"
-Moonlight smiles only slightly. "That's not very comforting. Maybe the medics /do/ have all the power after all. What do you think Shockwave will do with the info?"
-Solar says, "with any luck he'll order Iacon re wasted"
-Moonlight doesn't comment. "He'll most likely do whatever is logical, which escapes me because I'm not into that whole logic thing."
-Solar says, "I've found that Logic only serves the one who uses it and changes from one mech to another..except for math"
-Moonlight leans her head against the bar. "Math is something I can respect...helps me keep track of my credits and such."
-Solar says, "Have we pretty much exhausted this line of questions? What have you been workin on Moonlight?"
-Moonlight makes a mock gasping sound. "And reveal all my secrets? Never!" She grins. "In other words, not much really..."
-Solar says, "In that case how goes the smuggling? I'm sure you haven't given that up yet"
-Moonlight makes a small sound. "Of course not...just taking it easy lately though. Somehow I don't feel as energetic as I used to. I think the perpetual gloom of this planet is wearing on me." She stands up. "And before I get into a 'why me' sort of mood, I should probably take my leave...I have a cheerful reputation at stake after all." And she takes a bow.
-Solar says, "Come back again sometime"
-Moonlight takes off her hat and winks. "You know I can't help it." She sticks her hat back on and strides out the door.