Getting Acquainted [Cali]

[Spy Hunter]

Interceptor perked up at the idea of inviting KITT and/or Cira. Though Cira might be more busy, at least KITT was likely available since he was either nearby Cira or working somewhere on base for something intel/security-related. "Unfortunately they are a little busy; should I invite them another day? They would love to meet you! The more people they know around here, the better I say. More friends is always a good thing, right? I could try reaching them while you get your stuff though, see what they're up to. And if they're busy, we could make the plans for later." he replied with that same undying excitement expressed in his voice as they moved along to the barracks.

(I'm so sorry ive been so...incognito, my posting rate has dropped to rather pitifully low levels. Well at least my LOA/limited time warning is still in effect. e.e Sorry!)

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Tilting her head to one side as they walked towards the Barracks where Caliene spent her time when on Base yet not working, Cali thought about what Interceptor had just informed her of, and smiling at the totally unhidden excitement the Mech was putting out, she turned and looked at him as she walked backwards.

"Yeah I got no problem wit' tha', 'Ceptor. We can always plan for the others ta meet meh at a later date if they'll find it easier, Ah'm in no rush, and they should both be relaxed when we meet. It's only polite. If they can make it, then tell them where we'll meet them at, if not have them choose a location for a later date and time to meet together at. Alright?" she said as she turned and finally fished her room key out of her pants pocket and opening the door.

"Give meh 25 minutes ta sort mehself out and Ah'll be back outside wit' ya, unless ya wanna fire up yer Holoform and come on in and sit down for a bit, maybe learn what ya can from mah pictures and such I keep here. Just remember that not many outside of those I work closely with know much about meh - which means you would be one of the few who would." she added as she walked through her door and stood to the side waiting for his reaction. It was a known fact on Base that not many folks knew much about Caliene Meredith's home life or family.

(Dun worry, been like that mahself - younglings with their schooling and building slag on the 10 Acres we have. If ya need a refresher on Caliene's family history check out her profile page if it helps any. Catch yas around soon.)

[Spy Hunter]

"Sure, I'd like to test it out! The more I can learn about you, the better." Interceptor chirped, outright activating a holoform clad in loose black cargo pants, tall black boots and a trench coat that stopped at the knees. He notably wore shades and had short, silvery hair - very fine silver hair that clearly wasn't its color from aging. "My real form can wait outside and make said arrangements."

Interceptor really wanted Cali to meet his 'mommy', so perhaps he could find a way to include her at a later meeting if this one didn't work out. He sent texts initially, to give anyone with their phone near a chance to reply to him before he made calls after a few minutes.

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Caliene blinked a few times in surprise at the Holoform that was stood in front of her. She shook her head to clear her mind of thoughts better left alone, but she had to admit... he was a really nice looking Holoform and she had to mentally stop herself from wanting to reach out and run her fingers through his hair to see if it was as soft as it looked.

Giving herself a rather large mental kick in the aft she waited until he was in the room before shutting the door behind them. She then turned and headed off towards her room where she kept some of her clothing for relaxing on Base, such as Swimsuits, shorts, t-shirts, camouflage jumpsuits for working on her vehicle in the Motor Pool or cleaning her weapons. She remembered all the pictures she had of her two brothers, her mom and dad and her Cat on the walls along with her awards and commendations during her time of Military Service. It wouldn't surprise her to find her Guardian looking around at them when she exited her room.

After walking through her bedroom door she turned and called out, "Make ya self at home 'Ceptor, if ya dun feel like sittin' down just look around fer a bit, it shouldn't take meh too long ta grab wha' ah need fer our relaxin' time together."

She closed the door after that and started to rummage through her dresser and closet for the things she required and set about placing them on her cot before grabbing a khaki-green back-pack to place her stuff in. After doing that she hunted down a few small weapons that could be hidden in her pack but could be used if needed in a pinch. after figuring out which ones to bring she finally stripped and changed into her black halter-neck Swimsuit and a pair of bicycle shorts underneath a shiny metallic royal blue sarong wrap tied at her waist.

She brushed out her hair and braided it tightly before looping it twice on itself so she had two loops being held together with the hair-tie to where they wouldn't fall out and could be left like it was for a few days before being redone. Long hair could be a major pain in the neck, but she refused to get it cut and thus dealt with it the few ways she knew how.

After making sure she had everything needed she opened the bedroom door and walked out quietly, not too surprised to see that Interceptor had indeed done what she had thought he would do. She decided to stand there with her pack and see how long it took before he noticed her standing there watching him.

[Spy Hunter]

The holoform waited around until Caliene needed to change, then it flickered away while his real form waited around outside, though he was not where he had been when they had first entered the room. Interceptor dropped down from the corner of a wall some several feet above them, shutting off his cloaking device to make himself visible. "Boo." his real self said with a smirk as his holoform disappeared temporarily until they got out to the coast. "Get ready for a road trip! But after you get to stretch it'll be well worth the long excursion, I promise you that."

The young AI Bot then moved forward and let the red head escort them out of the building before transforming into his vehicle mode once outside, his passenger door opening vertically. Inside, his holoform was already comfortably placed in the driver's seat. No, he would not let her drive just yet, not until he began to trust her more and see how she behaved. So far he liked what he saw, but he had to see how she handled different scenarios as well. All in time.

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Jumping slightly from Interceptor's joke on her, she smiled and shook her finger at him as if to say, 'Ya in trouble now, and ah'll get ya back fer it.' and she would prank him back too, she would just have to think hard on it.

After leaving the building, she watched as Interceptor transformed down to his Alternate Mode and opening his passenger door for her. Settling her pack on the floor of his Alternate Mode, she too climbed in and watched as he shut the door for her. She would probably never get used to a sentient vehicle doing so, even after all the years she had worked around them.

She responded to his bit about stretching and it being well worth the long excursion with, "Ah know 'Ceptor, and trust meh when ah say dat wit' as warm as it is right now the water will be a much welcomed relief, plus da fact dat ah ain't been swimmin' in a long while... not since we built the buildings on mah property when ah first set things up in New Jersey fer meh and mah colleagues."

She truly wanted to get to know Interceptor much better they they knew each other now, especially since absolute trust was a must for any Human/'Bot Partnership, but even more so when that 'Bot was your Guardian.

[Spy Hunter]

"With a little challenge against time and minimal traffic, we should be able to get to the coast in less than an hour, by aid of stealth. Let's get outta this joint. What kind of music do you like, take your pick, I got it on screen for you." Though Interceptor thought he would make a great DJ, he would let Caliene pick from the wide variety of music he had access too. The Heads Up Display flickered to life, and in the time they got to the coast, Caliene would likely figure out how to use all its primary features to make various tasks easier.

He revved his engine and departed the base, the guards letting them make their leave without issue. On their way, he was getting responses from his family at FLAG by text, and they appeared on his side of the HUD. "Heh the folks wanna meet ya, 'n Billy's vouching for you. Problem is they're on the West Coast so unless they get our C130 over here again soon it'll be at least a few days before you can meet the others."

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Caliene smirked at her Guardian and patted his dash as she tried to figure out which music she wanted to listen to. She smirked even wider when she tapped the song of her choice: Rhianna's 'Shut Up and Drive' before saying, "Well my speedy Guardian, lets make tracks and get there then, so do as the song says 'Ceptor - and 'Drive, drive, drive'!"

She really was looking forward to some down time and this might just constitute as it for her and Interceptor - especially if it meant getting to know each other as Guardian and Charge better. It was even better when there were others around who knew what it meant to be in a partnership like this, but if they couldn't make it then she didn't mind too much. She figured that the pair of them could sort this thing out together - who knew it could turn out to be something rather fun in the early stages, yet more meaningful as they worked together longer and trusted each other implicitally.

[Spy Hunter]

"I agree with your music choice." Interceptor replied, starting to sing along as they left the base. He would abide the speed limits until they got closer to the beach. "With the traffic flow being rather ideal at this time, we can get there in about 30 minutes." Interceptor was going to leave the land all together, he was so excited to check out his marine alternate modes.

Interceptor wasn't a terrible singer, but he definitely needed practice. He didn't care, he only sand to himself when he was driving around. he didn't mind a new friend hearing him either - Caliene could have whatever opinion she wanted of course. He certainly wasn't breaking his own glass, so that was a start.

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Smiling as she listened to Interceptor singing along to the music, she thought back to what her brothers would say if they ever found out that the car she was riding in currently was sentient and had a sense of humour.

She nodded when Interceptor gave her their ETA to where they were heading and reaching into the bag she had with her, she started to apply waterproof sunscreen - it never hurt to be careful and she really didn't want a bad case of either sun or wind burn since both hurt.

So after doing that she placed the tube back into the bag, and sat back in the rather comfy seats of Interceptor's Alternate Mode and decided to enjoy the rest of the trip with her guardian - no matter what he looked like, be it bi-pedal mode, Alternate Mode or in his Holoform, she would enjoy his company and hoped that he would enjoy hers too.

As soon as another song came on she started to sing along, she had to admit that "Burning in the Skies" by Linkin Park was a rather good song - even though not many understood what the subliminal messages were, she had figured it out after hearing it for the first time shortly after it was released onto her favorite radio station.

Whether or not Interceptor understood why she liked it or not she didn't know, but she sang along anyway and smiled as she did so, it was difficult to find time out of her hectic schedule on Base to enjoy herself and thus being with her Guardian at this point in time she was determined to 'let loose' as her brothers kept on telling her to do more often.

It wouldn't be long before they reached their intended destination and then they were both going to be getting wet once they hit the water.

[Spy Hunter]

Interceptor continued to drive towards the coast, picking up speed once they hit the edge and got off road. He really liked the music that was playing - this one he hadn't heard before but he liked the lyrics. Once reaching the shallow water, about fifty percent of his form transformed around them into a covered speed boat - meaning for now, Caliene stayed dry until he got comfortable with this form. He could not go under water like KITT, but he could definitely go faster than KITT. He accelerated drastically once the transformation was complete. Since there was no speed limit on the water around here, he wasn't going to hold back now. As the music continued to play, he would hum or sing along and tap his fingers to the beat. Once Caliene was comfortable with the current, high speeds they were moving at, he'd transform into his jet ski mode and eventually consider letting her drive for a bit.

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Whooping slightly as Interceptor hit the water, she was suddenly glad that she had changed before they left the Base. Gently wiggling around - so as to not spook her Guardian whilst he was travelling at high speeds on water - she shimmied out of her outer clothing and was just left with her silver tankini set on and stuffed all her other things inside a small, yet water tight bag that would strap on around her waist and back so as to not loose anything and proceeded to clip on her life jacket - a better more slim version of the normal ones folks wore but still as buoyant as the older types.

Smiling at the rear view mirror she uttered just a few short words that she knew would make her Guardian's day: "Ok 'Ceptor, Let's do this! Time to cut loose!"

[Spy Hunter]

"Very well," Not long after that statement, Interceptor transformed into the jet ski form, his holoform disappearing. "Transformation complete. Top speed in this form is 415 miles per hour, faster than my vehicular forms." Interceptor replied a tad smugly, glad that she was excited once they hit the water. Of course he wouldn't find it weird that she might want to drive, for AIs it was almost expected that they had a driver. Interceptor wanted to trust her over time of course, and this was one way to get started, let her have some fun on the water. "You won't need to worry much about getting wet, though I can take the canopy down if you like. All forms are covered."

[Capt. Caliene Meredith]

Cali pondered what Interceptor had said and nodded her head as she decided to let herself have some fun even if it was only for a short time, this was their bonding time between Guardian and Charge so she was going to learn to trust him implicitally. "Sure, let the top down 'Ceptor. It wouldn't hurt for the water to cool meh off some. Plus this will be a part of our learning to trust each other more. Plus mah brothers keep sayin' dat ah don't relax enough. time fer ya ta prove dem wrong."

Making sure her life-jacket was snug and that her pack was covered and waterproofed she awaited Interceptors removal of the top of his Jet Ski Form. She could honestly say that so far he was one of the 'bots on Base that could be an awesome companion no matter where they were posted in the world on a mission because of his multiple Alternate Modes.

(Sorry I've been a while posting here, but with connection problems and time constraints it has been hard to post, Only been able to see what needed my attention for posts and figuring out how to word it before uploading the text.)

[Spy Hunter]

"Very well!" He removed the canopy and accelerated a little more, enjoying the waves spraying along his alternate mode as they propelled along. However he began to slow down, thinking the relative wind moving at such high speeds would be too much for the human to handle. He was afraid it would throw her off completely - so he slowed down considerably, but still fast for a human. "You may take the controls for now if you like, I had to slow down to ensure you aren't harmed." He turned up the music a bit, just so glad to be free and on the move again. Being the young AI that he was, it really meant a lot to him to get out and have some fun.

He kept his radars on the alert as they continued on, however, just to be sure he didn't miss anything dangerous. The last thing he wanted was for their fun to be ruined by some careless mistake.