Dead End - North Strip The first thing that draws the attention of most is the massive, hexagonal building that rises several stories above the other buildings in this area. This building at the end of the strip is the Karkas Arena, once the home of some of Cybertron's most famous professional gladiators. The street itself is lined with what remains of the various champions' statues, though most have crumbled or are in poor repair. This district of the city branches off into a number of small alleyways, and serves as a mostly residential area. While generally much more quiet than the rest of Dead End, the Wild Surge bar pumps out more than its share of loud music, and occasionally the roar of a crowd can still be heard from the arena during one of the rare events staged by the city. Omnisaber [Robot] [U] Light Deal Gladiator Residential Complex Karkas Arena The Wild Surge Obvious Exits: -NE- Northeast leads to Bismuth Causeway -S- South leads to Dead End - Central Strip -Moonlight bursts out the door and looks around for Omnisaber. -Omnisaber is just a few paces outside the door to the Wild Surge, quite cheerfully chatting with 1 larger more 'portly' mech, a taller lanky/thin mech, an average sized femme with odd colourings/clothes/accessories, and about 3 other 'standard' uniform mech & femmes, talking quite happily in fact...almost sounding as if they're reminiscing. -Moonlight walks straight up to Omnisaber and taps him on the shoulder. Okay, maybe that isn't the most polite or tactful thing to do, but Moonlight isn't in the best of moods today. -Blitzwing stomps after Steelwind....literally shaking his fist. "Come here you! We are outside...Now I pummel you!" -Steelwind looks at Blitzwing disinterestedly. "You again?" -Omnisaber is in the midst of laughter, hugging the portly mech, turning slightly and releasing the embrace upon feeling the tap on his shoulder, smiling much wider than he should he turns to see Moonlight, "Moonlight my dear lady...I've got some friends here that you might like to meet, or conversely who might like to meet you," the entire lot of them smiling themselves at this reunion and looking over at Moonlight quite...cheerfully. -Moonlight glances over the assembly of Omnisaber's friends. "Hello there," she greets, a grin coming back to her face. She extends her hand to shake. -Steelwind shakes his head, and says to Blitzwing. "Mind if I ask you a friendly question?" -Blitzwing leans over to the mech lowering his guard. "We arent friends...but shoot." -Omnisaber gestures to each one as he introduces them, "This big fellow would be one of my better 'older' friends...Assembly. I think I told you about him already..." with that Assembly extends his hand in greetings to Moonlight, next Omnisaber points to the 'lanky' mech, "This would be SureShot...kind of quiet, not seemingly friendly, but he's one of the most trust worthy mechs I know" SureShot doesn't extend a hand...merely nodding, Omnisaber now gestures towards the unique femme, "This would be my good old femme pal Patch, but there's a long story behind that name, isn't there, Patchie?" he says smiling, she merely smiles back, hitting Omni softly in the arm now smirking while extending a hand to Moonlight...Omnisaber now gestures towards the 'uniform' three, "Now them...them I don't know. Standard crew units. I think if I recall...05, 03, and...04." -Steelwind smirks, "well, you see? We agree on one thing - we're not friends. However we have a common friend." -Blitzwing's emotion boils over. "Silence fool. Get to loud...and I will break you." -Moonlight nods as she takes in the name of the three. -Steelwind leans a bit closer Blitzwing and whispers something to him... -Omnisaber happily sighs, a large smile upon his face, turning to Assembly, "Listen old friend, you lot better get back to the ship for the resupply. I'll fill you in later on our new 'work'...but that's for later," turns to SureShot...merely smirks, then turns to Patch, "As for you Patch my dear, we've got some catching up to do as well...maybe after I'm done briefing everyone." now addressing the lot of them, "All the same...you lot better head back...we'll discuss things later...and that's an order," he demands of them, smirking, yet authoratative, the crew snaps to attention, a quick 'aye aye sir', and off they go...departing through the Deadlands, Omnisaber turns to Moonlight, smiling, "Many apologies for that milady...they had just landed and well...couldn't resist seeing old friends is all..." -Steelwind mutters to Blitzwing: "... I'm ... stupid. We can ... ... ... beneficial to ... ... ..." -Blitzwing loathes talking. "Spit it out." -Moonlight's face softens. "Of course not. If Swipe ever came back, I would go to him right away no matter what. If the Bots had me in chains it wouldn't stop me." -Omnisaber raises an optic ridge, "Swipe? Actually, better you don't tell me just yet...allow me to break up what's about to happen, or at least end things myself" gesturing towards Blitz and Steel, but not really turning around to face them. -Steelwind mutters to Blitzwing: "I'll ... it quiet. ... ... don't ... ... for a while. ... ... you ... hurt ..." -Moonlight does turn to face them...and rewards them with a frown. "You two just can't let it go, can you?" -Blitzwing grabs Steelwind by the neck dragging him closer. -Omnisaber spins around on his heel, glaring at both Blitz and Steel, and intense grin on his face..."You know what...I've thought it over. Blitz, please back off. Him and I have something to settle. Please...respect me enough to allow me this." -Steelwind is dragged closer to Blitzwing... -Blitzwing mutters to Steelwind: "I'd ... hurt ... However ... ... another femme....I ... ... you." -In the distance, or just down the road, a figure can be seen. By the body language, this femme seems to be rather disconent or frustrated with soemthing-or-other. -Omnisaber mutters to Blitzwing: "... ... ... ... that ... Blitz...again allow me ... do this. ..." -Steelwind mutters to Blitzwing: "... have ... ... then?" -Swivel spots out her favourite mechs in the whole world (note sarcasm!!!!) Seems... they are having fun grappling eachother and speaking softly. Speak softly and carry a big gun.... Swivel shakes her head, approaching the small group with her arms crossed. -Moonlight folds her arms. "You guys aren't about to get me even more mad are you?" -Steelwind looks at the now-closer Omnisaber. "You! you are a moron!" -Blitzwing looks stunned "You can hear what I? Then You know?" He turns back to Steelwind. "Hrm. Reason not to kill you gone." -Omnisaber catches Steelwind's punch mid-swing with his right hand, smirking, he lifts his other hand and mockingly twitches one finger from side to side in a no-no pose, "Steel...Steel...Steel...nice try. Tell you what. Take another shot...though miss or hit, I WILL hit back...." -Steelwind takes another swing at Omni... -Blitzwing shrugs, and goes into who wants to die mode. Any Takers? -Omnisaber let's go of the held hand, but isn't quick enough to catch the second thrown punch, instead letting it hit his shield...still smiling he continues to 'mock' Steel, "Well...I suppose that makes it my turn...." stepping back a step he pulls a small energy knife out from subspace, and knowing exactly where to strike Steel to stun him, he lunges forth with a strike. -Moonlight grumps. "We should have stayed in the bar." -Steelwind falls to the ground. -Novastar steps out of the bar, looking a bit depressed by the conversation he'd just had with Stormhammer.... -Swivel stomps her foot, watching the two fight, her arms crossed. "You are both morons!" she exclaims... wait... where did SHE come from? -Blitzwing transforms back and whistles innocently at Swivel. "What brings you here?" -Omnisaber smiles down at Steelwind and whispers softly..."I warned you before you attacked...I give you one last chance to go...please do. For your own good. If you want to talk, we can talk another time....please....go...." -Steelwind grunts at Omni in acknowledgement. -Swivel looks at Blitzwing. "oh, people doing irrational things seem to have a magntic pull on me. I can't help it." she seems... somewhat... in a really bad mood today. Wait a minute. Since when is Swivel in a bad mood? -Omnisaber says, "Steelwind...give me another grunt if that means you'll go for now. 2 grunts if you wish to continue this sillyness." -Steelwind grunts once. -Blitzwing pats her on the head. "there there. See? I'm the peaceful one." -Omnisaber nods softly and smiles, turning to the 'Cons present..."Let him go. Unharmed." -Omnisaber mutters to Moonlight: "... ... ... ... ... ... and relax? Have ... ... ... two ... ... ... ... ... ... happened." Omnisaber mutters to you: "Can we please go in now and relax? Have a drink or two on me? I'll explain what just happened." -Steelwind transforms and drives off... -Moonlight nods. "Yeah, like that's been working so well lately." -Swivel would turn red with embarrassment of being patted on the head AGAIN if she were a pigmented organic. But she isn'. So she just looks up at BW and baps at his hand, watching Steelwind leave, then her gaze travels over to Omnisaber. "Not so fast... we need to talk? Right?" -Blitzwing shakes his hand, giving a faked pained expression "Owww. Ow. Ow. that wasnt very nice.Could hurt a mechs Feelings." -Omnisaber is about to take a step into the bar...his cycle almost recovered by the return of his good friends, his business, his crew...oh, and teaching Steelwind a small lesson in over-confidence...but no. No, he can't have a nice relaxing day away from his prison, which he has snuck out of...nope...no sir, turning to Swivel and still straining a smile..."Sorry?" -Moonlight tries to grab Omnisaber's arm at the elbow. "Let's just go inside...like you said." -Swivel sighs, and sloops her shoulders for a moment. Then she perks up forcing on a smile. "Omnisaber... you needed to talk to me when you got the chance, didn't you?" she looks over at BW and puts ona mock pout. "Oh.... poor boopsy! You gonna go wah-wah to your big baddy 'cons becuase of a wittle 'bot pest?" wow... now that is CONDESCENDING... but all in attempted good jest. Very badly attempted though. -Omnisaber nods, his smile slowly slipping, his tenuous grip upon his facade of happiness slowly breaking away, quickly addressing Swivel, "Later...please..." turning back to Moonlight, moving his arm out such that Moonlight may take hold of it for him to escort her back inside. -Stormhammer steps outside the bar, ducking slightly as he passes the doorway. -Blitzwing scoops her up...again. "Primus your grumpy. You need a drink, To the bar!" -Moonlight girlishly takes the arm and allows herself to be 'led' back into the Surge. -Swivel furrows her optic ridge at Omnisaber, crossing her arms angrily. "Fine... fine...." throws her arms up in the air. She was about to say something else... until she noticed she wasn't standing on the ground anymore. She sturggled. "BLITZWING!!!!!!!!" she flails about some more. -Omnisaber casually and gentlemechly 'leads/escorts' Moonlight back into the Surge. -Blitzwing puts her down gently. "What? What I do?" 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. Omnisaber [Robot] [U] Obvious Exits: -O- Out leads to Dead End - North Strip -Omnisaber escorts Moonlight all the way back to his 'seemingly' personal table, as it still remains empty. -Moonlight let's go of Omnisaber's arm and settles herself into a seat. "It's been quite the cycle, hasn't it?" -Omnisaber groans softly, but smiles, sitting in a seat across from her, "Quite the understatement if I ever I heard it, milady...though, I must say you're quite the sight for my sore optics...to say you've been sorely missed by myself would ALSO be an understatement." -Moonlight gives Omnisaber a big grin. "I'm not exactly the domestic type. I was made to roam." -Omnisaber grins back at her, leaning a little closer on the table, "I'm glad to hear that...I'm not exactly the type that's 'attracted' per se to the domestic type...if I were, I can tell you right now I wouldn't be here of all places. -Moonlight looks around at the bar...and it looks back. "I don't know. This place is kind of nice and homey." -Omnisaber says, "I meant in general...not this place specifically...." -Moonlight blinks. "Do you mean the planet then?" -Omnisaber nods..."To a degree I suppose...I suppose I was also referring to here with you." -Moonlight ahs. "I see. Where would you be then?" -Omnisaber shrugs and smiles, "I don't know really...as for this very moment, I probably would've still been in Darkmount...but someone gave me a small tip you might be here...so I did what I could to get here. Simple as that really." -Moonlight nods. "So, what have my 'exhaulted' leaders decided to do with you?" -Omnisaber smirks, "Your leaders are wasting my time I think. I believe Enfilade was about to make me an offer regarding joining, but nobody has officially offered me anything yet. It's been roughly 10 cycles, and still nothing...if not longer than 10 cycles. I've stopped counting..." -Moonlight shrugs. "That's not so bad. At least they haven't chained you up and stuffed you in a hole somewhere. Things could be much worse." -Omnisaber nods, "They can always be much worse....but being cooped up isn't my idea of fun. Never was." -Moonlight gives Omni a sly grin. "I'm with you on that one." -Omnisaber smiling, "Listen, I owe you an apology...sorry for my actions out there..." -Moonlight waves a hand dismissively. "Don't worry about apologzing to me." -Omnisaber nods and smirks, "I do...but if you insist not too..." -Moonlight just grins. -Omnisaber leans back a bit... -Moonlight crosses her legs. "So, what was that all about anyhow?" -Omnisaber sighs..."I think I'm giving the 'Cons 3 cycles to decide what's going on....after that, I vanish." -Moonlight leans forward slightly. "It's your life. But here's a little secret. I'll like you whether you join us or not." -Omnisaber says, "That may be so....in so far as it being my life...but I can't be holed up forever...as for liking me...well, I'm glad. I happen to like you too."