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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 9:12:09 GMT -5
Ironhide chuckled a bit at that. ~"Humans are more complex than ya think, 'Cade, n a lot smarter n tougher than they look, too. Ya just gotta get ta know 'em a bit. Like Will Lennox, Anna's dad. He's a smart human, n braver than most too. He dun stop til the job's done n he dun lay down fer no one. Ya'd like 'im actually. He's earned 'imself a place as a warrior n brother ta me. I was charged as guardian fer him n his family, watched lil Anna grow up. She's a fearless one, Anna is, always was. She's the one ya tried ta grab when I kinda... tackled ya..."~ he told Barricade then, explaining a bit of what he had learned over the years. ~"They may be short lived n fragile compared ta us, but our own Sparks're no less fragile than humans are. Bright lil Sparks, humans. Brave, short lived, easily hurt, but bright."~ he added, hoping to help Barricade understand humans a little better.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 9:24:57 GMT -5
~"I knew who she was."~ Barricade replied with a slight chuckle that had a tone of irony to it. ~"When I spotted her, and she approached me, I figured that she would be my best shot at getting some Energon without being shot at. That plan...kinda went to the Pit."~ He chuckled again. ~"Actually, I think most plans go to the Pit when you become a factor."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 9:33:05 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled thoughtfully at that. ~"Oh? N why ya say that? Didn't think i was all that bad at plannin' stuff."~ he asked with a tilt of his head. ~"I just go in n do my job really."~ he shrugs, then chuckles softly and rubs Barricade's back a bit. In his own way he was glad that Barricade had come to their base in search of Energon. ~"'Sides, if ya hadn't come lookin' fer Energon, ya might've ended up shut down somewhere, 'er dead. I'm glad ya came, 'Cade. Might not've seemed like it at the time, but I am."~ he added, tightening the hug a bit for a moment.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 9:46:36 GMT -5
Barricade purred a little bit, arching his back into the rubbing. ~"No, I prolly would've gone to find Swindle again and accept his deal before I let myself get too far gone again. I won't go down without a fight. Ever. Even if it's something I deserve..."~ He trailed off for a little, where his thoughts were was apparent. He knew death was a possible sentence, especially, he figured, if Combat Control became a part of it. Even if Ironhide argued that he hadn't, Barricade knew he'd still had a freedom of choice in the matter, and he'd willingly chosen to take the option of making a choice from others, even taking their lives when they were too damaged to return. While Ironhide had only seen it once, Barricade had initiated a Receiver's self-destruct several times if they could not return under their own power, and there was no way to get them.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 10:06:45 GMT -5
Ironhide frowned then and nuzzled Barricade reassuringly. ~"Ya didn't have a choice, 'Cade. A choice between bein' part ofa project like that n bein' off lined ain't a choice, 'specially fer survivors like us."~ he urged softly. ~"Ya dun deserve ta die fer doin' what ya had ta fer yer own survival."~ He was hoping to ease the younger mech's Spark and quiet his fears. He sincerely hoped Optimus Prime would not call for Barricade's death, especially with his honest desire to be rid of the thing the Combat Control programming had become. ~"Ya want it gone, that's all that matters now."~ he whispered softly.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 10:14:32 GMT -5
~"But, it's still a possibility, Ironhide, 'n I can accept that."~ Barricade replied, nuzzling back. ~"I just also wanted to let you know, if it does come down to it, I'm not gonna just stand there and let whoever it is, even if it's you, kill me. I'll fight the whole way."~ He looked up at Ironhide, a small smile on his face. ~"And it also means I'll fight to not get that sentence. I have no qualms about giving up the little info I do know, if there's a call for it."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 10:43:31 GMT -5
Ironhide looked at him seriously. ~"I'll drop Prime inta stasis lock myself if he tries ta kill ya. I won't let em put ya ta death, 'Cade. I dun think I could live with myself, or without ya... anymore..."~ he admitted. ~"I couldn't pull the trigger on ya, even if ya begged me to... I never could..."~ He shook his head then and vented a sigh. ~"When the time comes, I'll make sure I'm the one that brings ya, n I'll stand with ya, speak fer ya."~ he promised the younger mech. He was determined to stand by Barricade, and he was not going to be deterred.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 11:05:15 GMT -5
Barricade chuckled and shook his head a bit. ~"If I didn't know any better, I'd say that we were already related."~ He joked. ~"'N I'm not asking for anyone to speak for me. I can speak for myself just fine, though you prolly have a lot more tact than me."~ He shot Ironhide a mischievous grin. ~"After all, I'm not known for my diplomatic skills."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 11:19:23 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled a bit at that. ~"I wouldn't mind that. Slag... Bonded er not, I'd take care o' ya n defend ya anyway, ya know that..."~ his voice trailed off then and he glanced away a bit, venting a soft sigh. ~"It's all just... different..."~ he shook his head a bit. He ended up thinking about the drastic contrast between Ratchet and Barricade, in particular when they had shared private moments of intimacy with Ironhide. The contrast was almost staggering to the burly mech, especially with the way he responded to them individually yet he was still the same mech himself.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 11:24:14 GMT -5
Barricade raised a pair of optic ridges at Ironhide, tilting his head slightly. ~"Different? What's different?"~ He was a bit curious as to what was on Ironhide's processor. ~"You seem to be doing a lot of thinkin' today. Be careful with that. I've heard it can be dangerous."~ There was a smirk on his face, showing that he was still joking.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 11:44:38 GMT -5
Ironhide looked at him a moment, then chuckled a bit at his playful warning. ~"Oh, just rememberin'. Bein' with you, though. It's different with you than it was with Ratchet. Dunno why, I'm the same mech either way."~ he replied with a shrug.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 11:49:33 GMT -5
~"Now you're forgetting the factor of us being two different mechs."~ Barricade playfully chided. ~"I'm a short, temperamental, snarky scout off the streets of Kaon. Ratchet is.....Ratchet is a medic with a temper that could make Megatron run scared."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 12:09:06 GMT -5
He smiled a bit in response. ~"It ain't that, it's... I dunno... When I was with him it was... it was like we were always strugglin', fightin' ourselves n each other, like we were fightin' so hard ta overpower each other n get ta release like we'd die if we didn't, n always collapsed in exhaustion afterward."~ He shook his head a bit at the memory of how aggressive and rough they often were. ~"We never actually hurt each other, but it always seemed so... desperate... outa control..."~ he added.
He brought a hand up and lightly touched Barricade's cheek then, looking at him with a wistful smile. ~"But with you it's so different, calm. I just feel the need ta hold ya close, ta take care o' ya, just ta be close t' ya. I mean, holdin' ya n touchin' ya... it still ignites somethin' in me... but it's... different... so much more... quiet... gentle... peaceful..."~ he offered, his voice softening as he spoke.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 12:38:37 GMT -5
~"Well...My first times were with you, and we didn't get much time before...everything happened..."~ Barricade started, hugging closer to Ironhide. ~"Past that...I don't know. Maybe it's calmer because we never got rough or anything, 'n I don't mind that. I've had enough roughness and power struggles to last me the rest of my life-cycle..."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 13:05:35 GMT -5
Ironhide nuzzled him affectionately and tightened his arms around him. ~"I always preferred it like this, me leanin' back against the wall n you in my arms facin' me. I never much liked layin' over ya 'cause I always felt like I was crushin' ya. My frame's more 'en twice her mass, I was always afraid I was hurtin' ya. 'Sides, even though I'm bigger n older n I always out ranked ya, when we were away from the trainin' yards, alone, like this... I always thought o' us as more... equal..."~ he admitted to the younger mech then. He touched his forehead to Barricade's, a soft Cybertronian 'kiss' between them. ~"It's why I always encouraged ya, not tryin' ta lead 'er take any control over ya. I dun like doin' that, never really did. Dunno why it was always such a struggle fer dominance with Ratchet though. Just how I responded ta him."~ he said and offered a bit of a smile.
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