November 4th, 2002 ~Novastar(D), Solar(D), Omnisaber(D), Moonlight's Door (#566en) Colorful could be a word to describe this barracks room. The walls are covered of many pictures of many different planets (none are on Cybertron)...most of them in bars and containing the same mech over and over. The room is littered with odds and ends and couldn't truly be called neat, though there appears to be some sort of purpose to all the clutter. There's a recharge bed, but unless it's being used, it is also most likely covered in junk. There are probably many little well-hidden hidey holes in this room, but anyone interested in them would have to both wade through the junk and have a keen set of optics. Imperial Warrior Novastar whistles tunelessly into the channel for a moment. "Looks like a tighter than usual shift change on their outposts... but otherwise the standard report." Lieutenant Moonlight ahems. "Don't you know that you're supposed to only say really important, formal, and informative things on this frequency?" Imperial Warrior Novastar says, "I left out the nine hundred separate sensor anomalies that all turned out to either be robo-rats or scrap settling, ma'am. Bots showing a little bit of formation could be a problem." Lieutenant Moonlight chuckles. "Well, that's alright then. And /DON'T/ call me ma'am." Solar says, "yes ma'am," Lieutenant Moonlight speaks rather /too/ sweetly. "Well, isn't it nice and fortunate that you outrank me Solar, or else I might have to be vexed with you." Solar says, "Being vexed with me is not something new. I put a mech in the brig last cycle. You'll just have to take a number" Lieutenant Moonlight hmphs. "But I'm cuter than Blitzwing is." Imperial Warrior Novastar notes brightly, "Luckily, we won't need him... Looks like the Bots were just doing a small refueling run, not an attack prep... Situation nominal, everything's fine here." Darkmount - Arena You believed the barracks to be the largest cavern until you pass into the Decepticon Empire's training arena. The platform stretches before you for only a few more meters before dropping off into the seemingly bottomless cavern. Intensely lighted, the cavern stretches for miles and has been unaltered in appearance. It has a general diamond shape and there are numerous natural formations of rock and outcroppings, ideal for practicing both ground and aerial combat maneuvers. The bare rock of the native planetscape is mostly open space except for the huge holoprojection tower in the center of the field. Hordes of combat drones line one wall, ready for one-on-one fighting, or to take you through the rock formations in a test of skill. Above the grounds is devoted to a high-altitude aerial obstacle course that tests the skill and resolve of the Decepticons to the utmost. A small stairway and massive blast door lead to a covered area for safe observation of training exercises. Omnisaber [Robot] [D] Novastar [Robot] [D] Solar [Robot] [D] Health Restorer Obvious Exits: -W- West leads to Darkmount - Tunnel -Novastar wanders in, having seen one of the Intel femmes run into here.. "Um, I didn't screw up, did I?" he asks nervously. -Solar is blowing large chunks out of the surrounding rock outcroppings. He looks like he's blowing off steam -Moonlight meanders into the Arena. She doesn't like this place much, but she also doesn't like to stay in one place for very long, and she hasn't been down here for a while. -Omnisaber walks into the arena almost like his casual self, and yet at the same time - not. -Solar is practicing with a weapon that he is unfamiliar with, and can't hear the approach of anyone as he's wearing ear protection. -Moonlight leans back against a handy wall and watches Solar for the time being. -Novastar is looking nervous, and waves to Moonlight to get her attention, "There isn't any trouble, is there, now that we're not on an open channel? That whole conversation sounded like code? Did I goof something?" -Moonlight chuckles at Novastar, the movement causing her plume to waver. "Nothing like that going on. What makes you ask?" -Novastar shrugs, "Well, I had just come back from patrol duty after all that on the open channel, to see you tearing down here where Solar is... -Omnisaber mutters to Omnisaber: " this is it...I'm ... done..." -Moonlight blinks. "Tearing? I wouldn't have phrased it like that." She shrugs. "No problems. I'm just being myself." -Omnisaber smirks over at Moonlight as he interjects, "However, I'm not being myself...or rather, not being who I should be, when I should. OH the irony." -Solar pushes the feed up on the weapon and launches a large orb of energy at the nearest outcropping of rock, blasting large chucks off of it that travel even to the far reaches of the arena. -Novastar nods in relief. "All right. My replacement at patrol seemed a bit battered... hate to lose him," he reflects. -Moonlight deftly dodges the chunck that could have given her quite the dent and turns to look at Omnisaber..."How are you feeling?" -Omnisaber shrugs softly, "No better, no worse. This will all be done soon or so I hope." -Solar drops the weapon to the ground and turns around to pick up a different one from a pile. He sees everyone gathered behind him and removes his noise protection. "How the Frag long have you all been there?" -Moonlight glances at Solar. "What does it matter?" -Omnisaber chuckles softly, "Long enough." -Solar says, "I ain't in the best of moods this cycle. And I could use the workout. Who's first?" -Omnisaber gestures his thumb over at Novastar, pointing over a few times, a wry smile on his face, "I believe he volunteered." -Novastar shoots a surprised glance at Omnisaber... well, maybe Omnisaber. "Sure, I need a check on the repair job the automatic systems did, sir," he says, shrugging. -Omnisaber raises his hand and continues to smile, "Wait...never mind...I'll go. I need the warm up too." -Moonlight grins, silently 'allowing' the mechs to have first crack. -Omnisaber smirks, "Okay then, you and I then Solar? Bare in mind, I've got some damage from earlier..." -Solar walks over to the far side of the arena and transforms, then disappears. He starts moving around the arena invisibly "Someone just step forward." -Moonlight chuckles. "Well, get over there fellas." -Omnisaber shrugs and looks at the other 'Cons gathered, wondering if any of them would rather go first. -Novastar steps forward, holding out his rifle steadily, despite his opponent not being there, more or less. "Ready to go!" he snaps, firing off a salute before returning to an attack posture. -Solar waits for both of them to be in range before firing. -Solar drops a load. -Novastar gasps and starts to scramble backwards as Solar unexpectedly attacks, but is unable to get away as bomblets tear up the area all aruond, as well as his armor. Still, it's mainly superficial to minor damage so far, and he hangs onto his rifle. Swiveling around, Novastar fires off a burst of electricity quickly, hoping to still get Solar wtih his bomb bay doors open. -Moonlight makes herself comfy against the wall and watches. -Solar lets the elicticty wash over his frame, buriefly illuminating him before his dampeners shut it down. He stores the power for a few short seconds before launching a torpedo from his starboard tube. -Novastar gahs as the energy, highlighting the frame of his opponent, doesn't shut down the stealth systems liked he'd hoped and is temporarily apparent. Instead, caught still waiting for Solar's stunned reaction at being visible again, a massive ball of energy slams into his frame, shredding his forward armor and leaving him knocked against a wall. He groans, "All right... that's enough sir, I know when I'm outclassed." -Solar transforms and lands "Not very satisfying." -Moonlight claps her hands. "That was quick." -Novastar stands up, simulator off, his systems are now back on-line. He brushes himself off, looking a bit irritated at Solar's comment, "Well, it was a very impressive showing sir," he says graciously before bowing... though his fists are clenched at his sides... -Moonlight takes a few steps away from the wall and peers at Solar. "Feel any better?" -Solar says, "I'm just ticked off about something that I had to do. I was just taking it out on you so don't worry about it" -Novastar bows again, briefly. "Yes, I heard about that," he says neutrally. -Moonlight winks at Novastar. "I must be very brave to continually ignore this guy, eh?" -Novastar looks at Moonlight briefly, looks at the wall, as well as the smoking pile of armaments, and then looks at Solar briefly before grinning. "Or maybe just very well connected," he replies. -Moonlight shrugs. "Maybe." -Solar shrugs "Maybe" -Solar says, "Now what can I do for you, or are ya'all here to make me sweat things out?" -Omnisaber says, "Question isn't what you can do for us...it's what we can do for you, no?" -Novastar says, "I just wandered down here to see what Moonlight was up to, sir." -Solar says, "Half the time Moonlight doesn't even know what she's doing. Like how many smuggling runs has she done for me this mega?" -Moonlight looks innocently at Solar. "How many have you /asked/ me to do?" -Novastar idily checks his barrel post-fight, and has an iniquisitive look on his face. -Solar says, "I thought I had a general order for you to get me medical supplies no question asked?" -Novastar mutters to Novastar: "... wonder ... much ... ... ... would ... ... ... ... ..." -Solar turns to Nightblade "What did he say? And no they didn't get it to me." -Omnisaber says, "What did WHO say?" -Moonlight nods. "I'll peek into it." -Solar says, "I know the frame you're in can hear a whisper at 100 paces, Now what did Novastar say?" -Omnisaber says, "No matter what frame I've been in, I could hear a whisper...and in so far as what he said...just that he hopes that your business doesn't get affected by whatever mistakes 'they' made." -Moonlight just listens for the time being. -Novastar nods in agreement sir, "I was commenting on your business acumen and success sir." -Moonlight chuckles and coughs something that sounds remarkably like "Kiss-aft." -Omnisaber smirks, "He also wants to buy me an ener-beer, isn't that right, Novastar? -Solar says, "I'll get those supplies one way or another. There is always another 'they' if one group fails and needs to be removed" -Novastar grins, "A good friendship is always worth it," he comments to Omnisaber, nodding discreetly atthe same time. -Moonlight gives Solar a wry look. "You'll get your stuff." -Omnisaber shrugs and looks at Solar, "I wouldn't stress over it. Things have a way of falling into place if you let them." -Solar says, "I am not worried." -Moonlight crosses her arms. "Of course Solar's not worried. Not in his vocab." -Solar says, "I shot the last mech who failed to deliver a shipment. Then I took over his business. I'm even more ruthless in the business world." -Moonlight shrugs, unconcerned. -Novastar blinks, thinks about it... decides to be quiet. "Well... any Bot stores you'd like blown up then?" he asks, doing his best subtle reminder about the main agenda... -Solar nods "All of them. It would be nice to have a monoply on supplies. Certainly couldn't hurt the war either" -Omnisaber chuckles softly to Solar, "Good luck. You might as well start now..." -Novastar's visor dims softly, "Um, that really doesn't help me in the specific..." -Moonlight affects a yawn. "Getting back to the basics are we?" She glances at Omnisaber. "You still have to tangle Solar. Novastar's already had his turn." -Solar rolls his optic "Why don't you juist start at the closest one and work our from there?" -Omnisaber shrugs and smirks at Moonlight, "Why don't you and I tangle instead? Make it more interesting... -Moonlight shakes her head. "Naw. I'm boring to fight. Trust me." -Solar says, "I'll take ya both on, with one arm tied behind my back" -Novastar clenches his fist tightly before shaking his joints loose... "Of course sir... why didn't I think of that," he says, sounding slightly gritted. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go get on that." Novastar marches out, though after the door closes, noises sounding oddly like cerebral casing on metal ring out from the door... -Omnisaber mutters to Moonlight: "... now...join this'll be ..."(("C'mon now...join in, this'll be fun.")) Omnisaber shrugs and smiles over at -Solar, not really looking over at him as much as PAST him, "If you insist...but only if she wants to." -Moonlight holds up a hand. "I'll pass. Solar /does/ scare me after all. That's why it's such fun to pester him. But he might enjoy trouncing me a little /too/ much." -Omnisaber says, "You know, we could make it interesting. No weapons of any sort. Just good old hand to hand combat..." -Solar nods "Alright", and he cocks his fist back aiming for the head. Rule one is 'Don't get caught'. Rule 2 is 'Act' -Moonlight makes a face. "I don't like fighting." -Omnisaber shrugs and smirks, as he takes the full blow to the chin, however not being pushed back pulls back his fist and looks over at Solar, "No need to cite any rules Solar...you'll find I wrote the files on them..." returning Solar's punch with a punch of his own. -Solar gets his head spun slightly, but he keeps the movement going, adding momentum and speed he lashes out with a broadside kick -Moonlight bahs and watch Solar and 'Omnisaber' go at it. Too bad Novastar left; it would have given her someone to make comments to. -Omnisaber jumps back, allowing the kick to sail by him, half bowing upon landing, and charging shoulder first at the other mech, hoping to catch him off balance with a little momentum of his own. -Moonlight waves a finger in the air. "Yay. Go team," she says in a rather flat voice. -Solar grabs the mech by the shoulders as the ram gets him smack in the middle, he then throws the smaller mech back slightly and runs at him. -Omnisaber like a graceful cat lands on his feet and smirks, "Here's rule number three...watch out for short trips..." with that, side stepping the rampaging larger mech, and sticking out his leg to trip him up. -Solar takes the kick and doesn't even move. He just glares at Nightblade and smiles. Then just to make things interesting he pounces! Mwahahaha -Omnisaber gets pounced, laying on his back looking up at the other mech on top of him and smirks, "Why Solar, I never knew you felt this way...sorry I don't reciprocate these...feelings..." with that he attempts to push Solar off of him. -Moonlight pretends to fall asleep as she leans against the wall...and /she/ doesn't snore. -Solar stands up and starts to jump, this is stupid really how do you miss landing when your standing on the person, but he does try......well whatever. -Omnisaber rolls out of the way of the jumping raving mech, and hops up to his feet, once again putting his shoulder into it to give Solar a nice quick shove. -Moonlight quietly exits the room, really not very impressed with watching a couple people smack each other around. -Moonlight walks back into the arena some time later. -Solar spins away and stands up harumphing, then tries a different tactic, transforming and ramming! -Moonlight sighs. "You fellas are /still/ at it?" -Omnisaber feels the crunching of his internals as the tetrabomber rams into him, but he merely holds on, and uses a tactic he's used before, and so has Solar, tossing the tetrabomber away, and ramming straight for it, shield arms first. -Solar backs up, at this point if he were a truch you would here a beeping sound, then full throttle forward. -Moonlight plants her aft on a rock and watches. Suddenly she realizes why she doesn't like this arena...it makes people ignore her...and being ignored is one of Moonlight's pet peeves. -Omnisaber gets knocked back, but runs into Solar with his shoulder once more, regardless of whether or not he hits, spinning around after, and transforming into his hovercar mode. -Solar stops ans starts laughing through his speakers. "I ain't in abad mood no more." -Omnisaber says, "Glad to hear it..." -Moonlight chuckles softly. "You must be talented..." -Solar says, "I beleive the technical term would be 'Punch drunk'" -Moonlight peers at Solar from under her rather loud hat. "So, now that you're in such a good mood, what are you going to do now?" -Omnisaber says, "That mean we're done then, Solar?" -Solar says, "Unless you want a few more mosecone sized dents in ya were done I ain't doin nothin" -Omnisaber transforms and smirks shrugging, "Fair enough...was an interesting match all the same." -Moonlight arches an optic ridge. "Interesting eh? I'm glad /you/ enjoyed it." -Solar says, "I haven't done much fighting hand to hand" -Omnisaber shrugs, "I couldn't tell. You seemed pretty decent." -Moonlight blinks. "You haven't Solar?" -Solar says, "Nah, I'm built for long range fighting." -Omnisaber says, "Doesn't matter what he's built for, he's decent at what he does." -Moonlight bahs. "Build doesn't matter anyhow." -Solar says, "okay so who won that one?" -Omnisaber shrugs, "I'm not really sure...but since we're both still standing, let's leave it at a draw." -Moonlight steps to stand between the two mechs. "Does it really /matter/ who won? If Solar's feeling better and whoever Omni is is happy with it, then I don't see how it matters." -Solar says, "okay, then does that mean we both gotta fight Moonlight? I'ma Scared." -Omnisaber shrugs, "whatever she decides." -Solar says, "alright whose it gonna be?" -Moonlight holds up both hands. "Whoa! Take a step back now. I never said I was fighting either of you fellas." -Solar says, "Ya gotta keep up the fighting skills." -Moonlight pshts. "Why? So I can walk around, talk big, and get my aft kicked because of it. Sorry, I don't like getting pounded to a scrap and thrown in the trash." -Solar says, "Cause this is a war and your recertification is coming up." -Moonlight shrugs. "I haven't gotten any better or worse at fighting than before. What did for me then will do for me now." -Solar says, "Nah, we're all off duty, But let me make the suggestion that neither of you tease Blitzwing" -Moonlight frowns slightly. "Why would I tease him?" -Omnisaber shrugs, " I don't even know the mech, no need to tease him." -Solar says, "Cause he has to stand there and take it" -Omnisaber smirks and looks over at Solar, "What if he prefers to sit?" -Moonlight keeps frowning. "Why do you always think the worst of me Solar?" -Solar says, "What a dumb aft question." -Moonlight shakes her head. "I don't think it was dumb. I want an honest answer...if you're capable of giving it Solar." -Solar says, "I never thought you were going to do it Moonlight I just gave yoiu a general warning for your own safety. I truly would prefer that Blitzwing spend his 7 cycles as undisturbed as possible." -Moonlight shrugs. "Well, it's got to be lonely in there." -Omnisaber shrugs, "Then spend some time in there, but not too much. He needs time to think about WHY he was brigged." -Solar says, "He is not in the mood for visitors believe me. Lonely or not, he'll most likely take anything you say to him the wrong way. Best to just leave him alone." -Moonlight grins. "Just because he doesn't like talking to a couple of mechs doesn't mean he won't want to talk with li'l old Moonlight." -Solar says, "It's your armor, just be glad his weapons systems have been powered down." -Omnisaber sighs and just shakes his head, "There's a reason they call it the brig as opposed to Happy Fun Time Place." -Moonlight sighs. "I don't think he'll mind me. He's probably feeling like everyone hates him. That's not an easy thing to take /out/ of the brig..." -Solar says, "Unfortunately he'll take it out of the brig, and bring it down on my head. He ain't very happy with me you see." -Omnisaber sighs, "Doesn't matter either way...if command is smart, they'll be the ones taking him out of there, and sitting him down for a post morale boost chat." -Moonlight glances at Solar. "Well, he is a rather hasty and emotional fella, isn't he? He doesn't realize that you're just doing your job?" -Solar says, "do YOU want to explain things to him? He tried to slam my face into the cell door." -Omnisaber nods softly, "And grabbed me by the throat threatening to kill me." -Moonlight shrugs. "I could try. He and I seem to get along fairly well. Besides, he obviously prefers to listen to femmes in the first place." -Solar says, "Listening to femmes got him in trouble in the first place. But at least your in the same clan." -Omnisaber says, "Same...clan...? Either way, I'm sure you'll figure it out quickly." -Moonlight winks and wiggles her hips. "He's just got to listen to the right femme this time." -Solar says, "Do it the easy way. get him drunk first." -Moonlight blinks her optics. "They let him drink in his cell?" -Omnisaber shrugs, "In fact, Solar makes a point. Feminine charms or not, as lovely and beautiful as you may be Moonlight, you might want to appeal with getting him drunk. Solar could allow him to get drunk in his cell if he wanted to." -Moonlight shakes her head. "I'd only resort to it as a last resort. He doesn't need to drink this away." -Solar says, "I don't think a peace offereing is all that bad of an idea." -Omnisaber nods softly, "I'd in fact open with at least some token of friendship. He'll be angry no matter what you open with verbally." -Moonlight grins mysteriously. "Maybe...maybe not. I'm not going to tell him it's for his own good, or that the Empire demands it, or that he's an idiot. People tend to look favorably on those who don't tell them stuff like that. Besides, I've almost always been nice to him. I doubt he'll do anything to me." She chuckles. "Of course, I could be wrong and then you'll both never let me hear the end of it." -Solar nods "I can live with that." -Moonlight reaches over and pats Solar on the cheek. "I wouldn't doubt it." -Omnisaber shrugs, "Well, for Omni's sake, I hope that things don't go wrong then." -Moonlight glancs over at Omnisaber. "What was /your/ name again?" -Omnisaber says, "Nightblade. 82nd recon group commander. Former actually." -Solar says, "So are you gonna go and visit Blitzwing? Let me tell you a few topics to avoid. 1. Don't mention my name 2. Don't mention Nightblade or Omnisaber's name. 3. Don't mention Swivel. 4. Remember topics 1-3" -Omnisaber adds to Solar's list, "In fact, don't even mention any of the current command. That might tick him off a little too." -Moonlight turns back to 'Omnisaber' and extends a hand. "Well, to make this formal, I'm Moonlight, general nuisance of the intel division. Pleased to meet you." Then she winks at Solar. "Right. I'm going to tell him that you and he conspired with Swivel to set this up /just/ to get him in trouble." -Omnisaber mutters to Solar: "... ... she ... that we ... ... ... Swivel to set ... all ... to get him ... ..." -Solar says, "Sure tell him that. Then feel free to tell him I'm moving to Iacon." -Omnisaber takes the hand offered to him, and kisses it lightly, "Pleasure is mine, miss nuissance of the intel division named Moonlight." -Moonlight's face grows serious. "But really, I don't want to make trouble for anyone. I'm rather concerned about him." -Omnisaber shrugs softly, not really having anything to add or say here. -Solar says, "Then Moonlight, just listen to him" -Moonlight nods her head and peers at Solar. "Apart from his anger, do you feel at all badly for having to lock him up?" -Omnisaber just leans on a wall, listening to the conversation. -Solar says, "It was my job, I don't always like doing what is neccessary, but I will do it. I will tell you I took no joy in locking him up." -Moonlight nods. "Just checking, though I doubt it will be any consolation to Blitzwing." She sighs...and she knows something that might help, but she certainly doesn't want to speak of it now.