October 23rd, 2002
~Solar(D), Omnisaber(U), Novastar(D)

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] 
Solar [Robot] [D]

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


-Moonlight is up on the bar top, doing some of that dancing that she is getting known for in this area of Cybertron. A grouping of mechs are standing around her, watching, cheering, jeering, and leering.
-Solar nods and escorts Omni over to his back booth. Then calls the other waitress over.
-Omnisaber follows Solar to the back booth, smiling over at Moonlight as he follows.
-Moonlight manages to pick out Omnisaber's smile from her spot on the bar top and smiles back with a wink. She's still missing her hat, but that doesn't seem to bother her as she dances away, occassionally kicking the hand of any mech that decides watching isn't enough.
-Solar sighs as the waitress shows up, and tells Omnisaber to order what he wants "And when Moonlight is done have her come over and join us."
-Omnisaber smiling shakes his head, putting his hand up slowly, "No thanks, but thanks for the offer. No current need for a recharge...but I appreciate the offer all the same."
-Moonlight is busy dancing, so she isn't paying to much attention to what Solar and Omnisaber are doing. But she's clearly enjoying herself, which is all that really matters to the femme.
-Solar sighs "Does she gotta play that music so fraggin loud?"
-Omnisaber smirks and nods, "It makes her happy, so let's allow her to enjoy it. If there weren't such a crowd I may even be tempted to join her."
-Moonlight finishes when the song stops. There are cheers and comments apleanty, but she ignores most of them and awards the room in general with a big grin. Quickly she hops off of the bar top and meanders over to where Omnisaber and Solar are sitting.
-Solar shrugs "Don't let the crowd get to ya, she'll only allow those she wants to, to dance with her. Her weapons aren't just for show"
-Omnisaber smirks and merely softly nods, not wishing to really reply to the commentary.
-Moonlight drums out a little beat on the table as she takes a seat. "So, what's happening?"
-Solar says, "I have made arrangements for Omnisaber to be entered into the Intel division when his recruitment is finished."
-Omnisaber leans back slightly, looking at the both of them, and merely listening.
-Moonlight shrugs. "When /is/ that going to be dealt with anyhow?"
-Solar says, "According to Enfilade his last test was our trip to Arcadia. We're going to try to have him installed in the next few weeks."
-Moonlight nods her head. "Then the waiting will finally be over, eh Omni?"
-Omnisaber looks over at Moonlight, a big grin on his face, "What waiting?"
-Moonlight shrugs. "You seemed a bit eager to finish and be done with the whole joining process. Or did it stop mattering once you were able to move about?"
-Omnisaber shrugs, "Mayhaps I had people on my mind I wanted to be close to, and stopped waiting for other things to happen."
-Solar says, "His reasons are his own Moonlight, we all have our own reasons to go."
-Moonlight nods her head. "True enough. So, anything new and interesting happening?"
-Solar says, "You mean besides the Fact Raze stepped down form Intell CO?"
-Novastar comes walking through the door, still a bit battered from recent events, but obviously recovered enough to drown his sorrows in energon. He's a bit lost in thought as he walks through the door, but accidentally hitting an neutral snaps him out of it. Profusely apologizing, he notes the small area given to the Decepticons, and walks over to join them.
-Moonlight nods with a grin. "What does that mean to me? I don't think it will change my life too much." She chuckles. "Except for possibly giving you more power and reason to become vexed with me every now and again."
-Solar says, "Your in Intel Moonlight, and I have a bit of a lax operating style in our little family. We could get some mech who is very strict and by the book, and our side interests may be a thing of the past"
-Omnisaber smirks, "Or you could get someone who is too lax, and therefore falls behind. As far as I know Solar, you're in the middle, which is good enough."
-Moonlight shrugs. "Maybe, maybe not. But I'm not going to work myself up over something that might be."
-Novastar pulls up a chair and a mug full of something light. He's got patrol duty in a few astroseconds. "Who's shooting for a promotion? Anyone I know?"
-Moonlight glances at Novastar. "Anyone in intell who thinks they can get it is what I'm guessing."
-Solar says, "I've put my name on the list."
-Novastar winces, "No offense intended to anyone present... but our Intel's been having a few problems overall without a power struggle added to the mix."
-Omnisaber says, "Everyone has..."
-Moonlight grins slightly. "We wouldn't be the Intel division if there weren't problems."
-Solar says, "The power struggle is over Slipstream has been transferred over to Combat Arms. SHe is no longer a concern"
-Novastar rubs one of the stress fractures on his armor and does nothing else than sip his drink.
-Moonlight leans forward, putting her elbows on the table and lacing her fingers together. "So, what do you think is going to be your biggest competition Solar?"
-Solar shrugs "I don't know what the competition is about. It could be a simple contest of looking at our performance records, or it could be something else. Right now my biggest obstacle is me."
-Moonlight arches her optic ridges. "How so?"
-Solar says, "I'm gonna worry about it and such. More about who would take over than my chances. Basically I'm gonna go nuts."
-Moonlight grins. "Don't do that...you're definately not going to win that way. Sure would help to have more info, now wouldn't it?"
-Solar says, "I guess we go on an info hunt. Basically we do what we always do."
-Moonlight nods. "Well, what most of you always do at any rate."
-Solar says, "I like to think I can find any piece of information I need. I'm not neccessarily the best but I like to think I'm good."
-Moonlight nods her head. "But getting info isn't the only important part, right? Doesn't the person who wins have to be able to lead and think ahead and have some sort of charisma as well?"
-Solar says, "What are you? my personal 'yes mech'. Let me ask you bluntly, do you think I can do it?"
-Moonlight laughs. "I didn't think I was anybody's yes mech." She shakes her head to calm herself and gives Solar a long, appraising look.
-Solar says, "You didn't answer my question."
-Moonlight nods her head once. "I think you can do the job. But that's only the first part of the problem. The hard part will be convincing the judges that you're the best one to do the job."
-Solar says, "Yeah, but I don't know who the judges are, that makes things difficult. I think I have a course fo action though"
-Moonlight grins. "That's always a good start."
-Solar says, "I'm gonna do what I've been doing, and then try to find out what the contest is."
-Moonlight leans back in her seat. "Sounds good to me."
-Solar says, "Even if I don't win, I'm still the XO."
-Moonlight nods. "I bet that helps you sleep at night."
-Solar says, "Not really, I just do what I have to do."
-Moonlight grins. "So, who gets your job if you find yourself in possession of one promotion?"
-Omnisaber says, "My guess is, whomever he recommends to command, that he feels would be up for the job and best suited for it."
-Solar says, "Most likely Intell will be returned to one unit with Kimikaze as XO."
-Moonlight frowns ever so slightly at that name, but the reason for this is unclear. "Well, whatever happens in the end, things can get interesting in the meantime."
-Omnisaber smirks, "Things are only as interesting as you make them out to be."
-Solar says, "Oughta be fun though."
-Moonlight nods her head. "Just so long as it doesn't involve me getting hurt, which I doubt it will."
-Omnisaber chuckles, "Which means whatever it is will involve me getting hurt somehow."
-Solar says, "I've been hurt before. you can always get better, Smeg I've been dead before"
-Moonlight looks at Solar. "Now, will that look good on your resume, or not?"
-Solar says, "Considering I was in Iacon and disguised as Scattershot, I would say yes."
-Omnisaber smiles over at Solar, "Been dead...hmm...as have I. Been there, done that, have the vid files to prove it. Not very pleasant really, but you get used to it after the third or fourth time..."
-Solar shrugs "Then there is the fact that a side effect of my death and subsequemt ressurection means I now have more power and a perpetual motion machine as a fuel pump....wel I can't complain now can I?"
-Omnisaber smirks softly, "Nope, can't really complain...some deaths yield interesting benefits."
-Moonlight shudders. "Benifits or not, I hope I'm not as /lucky/ as you two are."
-Solar says, "The medics can fix you up, they can make you better."
-Moonlight keeps shuddering. "You two sound almost like you're happy you've died...that it's not such a big deal."
-Solar says, "as long as I'm still here thats all that matters."
-Omnisaber smirks, "I'm not happy at all...well, except that one time...the rumours of my death were greatly exaggerated and allowed me certain...liberties at the time."
-Moonlight grimaces. "And they say I'm blase about things..."
-Solar says, "I don't dwell on dropped oil"
-Omnisaber says, "I'm not blase about it, but when you've been around long enough, you learn to work around little obstacles like death."
-Moonlight frowns. "Well, according to some a great deal of things will happen to me by the time I'm older..." She taps her chest, "But not if I have a say in the matter."
-Solar says, "change is the only constant"
-Omnisaber says, "And things constantly change."
-Moonlight smiles. "Ah, that might be true, but it doesn't mean I'm helpless to the kinds of changes that might happen. Just because things changes doesn't mean I have to sit back and let every change happen without a bit of tampering on my part."
-Solar says, "You can't fight change"  Solar says, "All you can do is count it"
-Omnisaber shrugs and smirks, "Some things are just destined to be, besides, any tampering you might make may have been fated to have been made and in effect you've done nothing."
-Moonlight stands up in a burst of energy. "Bah! I don't believe in fate and destiny. I believe in luck, which is something different, and freedom of movement. If I don't want a change to happen, I'll fight it if I think I can win. If not, then I'll grumble about it and go on."
-Solar says, "Oh well rally on"
-Omnisaber says, "Life is what you make it...besides, you never know until you try...and my oh my am I being objective today."
-Solar says, "Have we spouted out enough inanitties do ya think?"
-Moonlight chuckles. "You two sound like a book on life's lessons for kidlets."
-Omnisaber says, "Too many actually."
-Solar says, "There is never too much."
-Solar says, "Or you can't have too much of a good thing...Okay we should shut up now"
-Omnisaber nods, "Yes...definately. Before things go much further."
-Moonlight winks. "You just don't have enough drinks in you my fellas."
-Solar says, "I don't need to refuel anymore Moonlight. Drinking is now just a social activity"
-Moonlight shrugs. "Then you need to be more social perhaps."
-Omnisaber smirks, "And I don't think me drinking around either of you would be such a good idea. I've been trying to cut down on my consumption."
-Moonlight hmphs. "Spoil sports."
-Solar says, "How can you be more social than spouting gibberish in the form of Cliches? Perhaps I should go dance on the bar?"
-Omnisaber smirks, "Well, what would I gain by drinking? Hmm? Tell you what. Give me a good reason and I will."
-Moonlight looks over Solar. "No offense, but you don't have the form for it." She laughs heartily. "As for drinking, well, if you really don't want to, then I'm not going to make you. It's something to be enjoyed...not something to be done under pressure."
-Omnisaber chuckles softly, "Moonlight, you sound a lot like Assembly...except he actually forces me to drink and only when I'm 'down' enough to not be drinking. But good point. I'll have whatever you're having then."
-Moonlight waves the waitress over and orders a couple of white enerwines. "You sure about this?" she asks with a wink.
-Solar says, "I have a drink at the bar that you would absolutely love, but its way to strong for you."
-Omnisaber says, "What drink might tha tbe? Personally, I know it won't be too strong for me...but what have you, and yes Moonlight, I'm sure. You remind me of too many people I care about to refuse a drink."
-Moonlight squigles her optic ridge at Omnisaber. "So, I only /remind/ you of someone you care about?" She is grinning as she makes this challenge.
-Solar nods over to Rotgut  "Bring over a bottle of the white high grade for Omnisaber here. He thinks he can hold it."
-Omnisaber turns to Moonlight and smirks, "Much more than that Moonlight, but probably best to leave it at that..."
-Moonlight glances at Solar. "And what if he /can/ hold it?"
-Omnisaber chuckles over at Solar, "Thinks? I'm pretty sure I can. I've handled some pretty strong stuff in my day...it happens when you spend a large portion of time either running or being in a bar."
-Moonlight nods her head. "I would say that well over half of my life has been spent in bars."
-Solar sighs and chuckles "If he can hold it I'll give him a million credits, but he has to drink the whole bottle"
-Omnisaber raises an optic ridge, before flat out laughing, "Solar...back in the day, I would've made a bet like that just for kicks without any money on the line. Nowadays, a million credits doesn't mean as much as it probably should - HOWEVER, I'll drink the whole bottle regardless. I think."
-Solar mutters to Moonlight: "Never ask for ... ... ... its distilled and condensed ... blood. One bottle of ... ... ... ... on the  and you know how ... ... ..."  ((Never ask for the white bottle its distilled and condensed transorg blood. One bottle of it layed Ghost out on the floor, and you know how she can drink."))
-Moonlight just shakes her head at Solar, not in disagreement, but in...disbelief.
-Omnisaber sighs softly before laughing a bit more, "Solar...let me ask you a question. In all your time being an owner of a bar, how many times have you dealt with people who actually bother using inhibitors? From the stories I've heard, you've even used them on others."
-Solar says, "One million credits says you drink the whole bottle. And hold it, no passing out, no nothing agreed"
-Solar shrugs "I do have an energon inhibiter yes, but the stuff in the white bottle isn't actually energon so I don't know what it will do."
-Moonlight leans towards Solar...Moonlight mutters to Solar: "... can't ... do any damage to  ... ..."((It can't actually do any damage to him, can it?))
-Omnisaber grins at Solar, tapping his chest lightly, "Considering what's in the bottle, I doubt it'd be a fair bet. That is, hardly a fair bet for me...but tell you what. I'll pay you thirty thousand credits to relabel a dozen bottles worth, and let one of my people pick said 'case' up. How's that sound instead?
-Solar shakes his head "No it will only make him sleep for half a cycle, if he drinks it"
-Omnisaber just shakes his head, smiling, "You know, this reminds me of a similar situation I was in...then again, nahh...not a story for right now."
-Rotgut puts the bottle down gingerally on the table.
-Omnisaber smirks at the offered bottle, nods softly to those at the table, and hoping beyond hope he hasn't lost his nerve, picks the bottle up and downs the first shot.
-Solar smirks softly and just watches not bothering to hide his amusement
-Moonlight sits back and watches. She seems amused, but not in the same way that Solar most likely is. She watches just to see what will happen, not hoping for either outcome.
-Omnisaber continues smirking, but says nothing - he's had this sort of thing before. Oh yes, this is VERY familiar. Hopefully what happened the last time he was in a situation like this doesn't happen this time, looking to Moonlight and smiling he turns back to Solar, before downing shot number 2.
-Solar still watches.
-Omnisaber mockingly stretches, then follows up by mockingly scratching his chest plate, smirking as he keeps the bottle in his hand, and goes for round three.
-Moonlight leans back and makes herself comfortable while she watches, causually sipping away at her enerwine.
-Omnisaber leans back slightly, twisting the bottle quickly in his hand so as to not even spill a drop, before tossing it over to his other hand and downing good old shot 4.
-Omnisaber begins to feel the effects of the amount he has consumed thus far, odd memories both his own and of someone else mingling together - mostly bad memories of the last time he did something like this...hopefully these two won't get the same ideas the last pair did. Sighing, and shaking his head QUITE slowly, he downs shot number five - potentially his last.
-Moonlight doesn't know what's going on in Omni's mind, but she's not planning any particular mischief. She's just waiting to see what happens.
-Omnisaber puts his left hand under the table, his right still holding the bottle, pulling his small laser pistol from subspace and pointing it at his own hip - should his systems fail on this next drink, at least he's got a partial counter-measure...one that might have helped him the last time he was idiotic enough to pull something like this - if not, well...him being the shooter means no worries about damage, smiling though to both of them as if nothing was going on, except for blurry memories and slightly blurry vision, he downs his sixth shot.
-Omnisaber sighs softly - he's going to have to shoot himself. This isn't going to be pretty. REALLY not pretty, he smiles at the both of them, already becoming half groggy...but only half - he's barely showing it if anything...and lastly...lastly he takes the final shot.
-Moonlight claps her hands excitedly. "He did it!"
-Solar sighs and waits a few sceonds before looking at Omnisaber. "One bottle of that layed Ghost flat on her back behind the bar, but I'm a mech of my word" and Solar slides a 1 million cred chip accross the table.
-Omnisaber smirking at Moonlight, before leaning closer to Solar and grinning, turns the bottle upside down, not a drop to be found, "Seems like the bottle... issss done, and I'm still...oh what's the word...functional....?" laughs softly to himself for reasons unknown...random laughter, as he smooths his chest plate down, smiling softly to Solar and half bowing as he nods to the mech, slowly taking the cred chip - sliding it across the table and off...dropping the laser pistol back into subspace without anyone being the wiser. "Ahhh...Ghostie, the femme who looks like she could handle your whole bar...maybe she already had too much to drink before hand...HAHAHAHA..."
-Moonlight leans over and gives Omni a kiss on the cheek. "Good job. I know I couldn't have done it."
-Omnisaber smiles quite softly, staring over at Moonlight, "Thanks...though your wonderful kiss was prize enough - unexpected and quite welcome..."
-Moonlight chuckles. "Seemed fitting somehow."
-Omnisaber turns towards Moonlight fully, still smiling yet still fully aware of what's going on, placing his hands on the table, "Well, being around you usually seems quite fitting to me.  I suppose I really must like you, considering how you always manage to have me in good spirits or happy whenever you're around..."
-Moonlight shrugs. "You sure that's not the drink talking?" She sounds like she's just joking again, but her face colors slightly.
-Omnisaber nods softly, still smiling, now moving his gaze directly into Moonlight's optics, "Completely sure. Drinks don't tend to talk with me, and when they do it's just helping me along to get to say things I couldn't before...I really like you Moon, then again, I doubt that comes as a surprise."
-Moonlight shakes her finger at Omnisaber. "Of course not. A good intell agent is /never/ surprised."
-Omnisaber smirks, "In that case, perhaps I should let you finish my words for me."
-Moonlight mock pouts. "What would be the fun in that?"
-Omnisaber chuckles softly, "Might be something in it for you...might be fun to see if you're on the mark..."
-Moonlight shakes her head. "I said we were never surprised, that doesn't mean I know the future."
-Omnisaber smiles and nods, "Fair enough...then again, the future is what you make it. And if you want something to happen, then sometimes all you need to do is make it happen. That simple."
-Moonlight nods as well. "There is that possibility. But I'm just as happy with the way things are going normally." She grins. "So, what are you going to do with all that money you just got for drinking that vile stuff?"
-Omnisaber smirks and just laughs, "With a million creds? Not too much. Considering how much I've got off planet, this isn't really much. Alright, so I have no idea what to do with it. I haven't spent any creds on anything but payroll really for the last few months. Any ideas?"
-Moonlight shrugs. "Not sure what all your intrests are."
-Omnisaber says, "Well....I've got an interest in you. So, for a million creds, what would you like?"
-Moonlight waves a hand away. "I can't be your only interest Omnisaber."
-Omnisaber smirks, "You're not...but you're one of them, and to be honest, I wouldn't mind doing something for you for a change...so name something you want that only money can buy."
-Moonlight smiles. "Isn't it strange that most things people truly want can't be bought by money?"
-Omnisaber nods and smiles, "The best things can't be."
-Moonlight thinks for a moment. "There is something...but I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not."
-Omnisaber leans closer to Moonlight, still smiling quite happily, "Tell me, what is it?"
-Moonlight tracers her finger in circles on the table. "Been to the Steel Fields often?"
-Omnisaber shakes his head softly still smiling, "Can't say that I have..."
-Moonlight smiles slightly. "There's some old breweries down that way. Not much happens down there any more. But, with a bit of money and work..."
-Omnisaber smirks softly and nods, "Consider it done."
-Moonlight smiles. "We'll see how you feel tomorow...when you're more yourself." She chuckles. "If you still like it, then we can head down there and see what we can do with the place."
-Omnisaber leans back slightly, still gazing into Moonlight's optics, smiling ever so softly, "I feel fine and myself right now. I have more than enough to cover it...I'll still head down there with you, but I'm telling you, that if this is what you want I'll make it happen."
-Moonlight shrugs. "Sure, okay. We'll be business partners then I guess. Do you have a head for business?"
-Omnisaber shakes his head, "It's yours. I'd be the silent partner so to speak if that. And a head for business? I thought I told you about my 'business'...."
-Moonlight nods her head. "Yeah, but you didn't tell me how sucessful you were."
-Omnisaber smirks, "Successful enough, that this million means nothing."
-Moonlight stands up. "Well, we'll go to the 'Fields another day and make a field trip of it."