Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 18, 2011 14:52:32 GMT -5
((South Western Idaho, Approximately 12 miles from Mtn. Home, August 19th, 2027; 03:34 MDT))
Driving through the sagebrush and scrub trees along the edge of the dirt road she was travelling down, she thought back to the Plane ride here:
'The plane ride to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, had been filled with turbulance due to a bad storm cell over the mountains to the north that was pushing the weather system south.
After touching down at the Base, Notitia had slowly exited the C-5 transport and headed out towards the Main Gate and her job of Scouting the area, since there had been a few signals that couldn't be varified very well due to atmospherics at the current time from Solar Flares.
She drove out the Main Gate paint shining in the lighting above the Guard shack at the gate and her holoform, Deunan, waved to the guy on duty as he held his M-16 at the ready.'
Now she was driving steadily away from the small town of Mountain Home itself and headed towards a small area known to the locals as 'Bruneau Dunes' a rather nice State Park according to her information and plenty far enough away from any type of buildings that should the signals be 'Cons they wouldn't harm any humans at this early hour of the day.
She followed the driving directions she had downloaded on the flight over and re-read them to herself, "From I-84 at Mountain Home take Exit 95, travel S. on Hwy 51 approximately 15 miles, then travel E. on Hwy 78 for approximately 4 miles. Alrighty then now that I am almost there, I can relax slightly but not too much since I can't tell who the signals are, slagging Solar Flares! I just gotta remember to clean out real good in the wash racks back at Base so that all the sand disappears."
After reaching the barricade across the road at the main entrance to the Dunes, Notitia transformed and stepped over it and then collapsed back down into her Alt. Mode and continued down the dirt track that served as the road for the State Park.
Quickly reading some more on the Dunes, Notitia noted a few things, "The tallest sand dune rises 470 feet above small lakes in the high desert south of Mountain Home. The state park includes desert, dune, prairie, lake and marsh habitat with opportunities to observe nocturnal species. Huh, might have to look around if the signals are friendly, be nice to see some different critters."
Getting back to her small bit of informational reading, Activities include fishing, birdwatching, camping, hiking, swimming and viewing the stars at one of only two public observatories in Idaho. Feel free to climb but no vehicles are allowed on the dunes. Aw pit there went that plan! But I wonder how they would feel about it after the 'Cons are done tearing the place apart. A visitor center offers information on birds of prey, insects, fossils, wildlife and the sand dunes. Well a visitors center is fine, just hope that if it's 'Cons that they don't take too long to take out! Would hate to distroy such wild beauty.
Sighing slightly she continued her scans of the area and still had trouble picking up the signals, they would flash up on her HUD but it wouldn't let her know any more than that. She really did hate Solar Flares when they interfeared with any sensors.
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 24, 2011 21:08:03 GMT -5
Though it normally was odd for the Decepticons to really enjoy a human pass time at a state park Bloodshock had taken the time to come to Idaho and take a look at the Bureanu Dunes State park which just at a glance seemed rather interesting. Having left his alternate form parked on the side of the dirt track and using his holo-form Blake to hike around instead he began to look at the sand dunes around the area and passing along the waist high shrubry. Indeed the park was quite a sight to his eyes and thought it was one of the many wonders of the world for this organic planet.
His signal however wasn't maksed and he saw no reason for it to be. Bloodshock wasn't exactly doing anything that endangered the wildlife or human lives so surely there was no reason for hostilities from Autobots who might be investigating the area. Honestly he wasn't in the mood for fighting for once or to go on a hunt for a bounty as he normally would, no he just wanted the peace and quiet. Something so few in the Decepticon valued. Being a 'ninja' he relied on such quietness and stealth so it was naturally a favorite thing of his that calmed his Spark and nerves, something he quite enjoyed greatly.
Now if only it could have been like that all the time.
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Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 25, 2011 16:41:46 GMT -5
Even though it was early in the morning hours, Notitia decided to play it safe and activated her Holoform - Deunan. By using Deunan, she could still walk about without having her main body discovered by any human that worked for the State Parks Department.
She smiled as she breathed in the cool desert air and looked up at the semi clear skies spotting the occasional star still twinkling away. She knew from her internal chronometer, that sunrise was still a few hours away, so she decided to make the most of the quiet that was around her now and started walking up one of the nearest Sand Dunes.
Halfway up the Sand Dune she was climbing, Deunan turned her head in the direction that she had heard a vehicle engine shut off in, which considering the time of day - the early hours, thus no-one was supposed to be here unless they were at the campsite further on in the Park - and the fact that her sensors were still acting up from the Solar Flares, it was a good thing she was currently using her Holoform. Deciding that she was fine and that it wsa probably a camper who was heading back into their camp spot after a long night at a local bar with friends, she continued to walk up the Dune - this one was only 22 feet tall, thus it was one of the smaller ones, and a good workout for her Holoform. She smirked to herself as she thought about her Holoforms name and the fact that it kinda rhymed with 'Dune' since 'Deunan' had at least the first four letters in her name, even though they were mixed up slightly.
Getting to the top of the Dune, Deunan sighed and looked around in every direction, but stopped when she spotted another person walking around, whether they were Human or Cybertronian Holoform she just couldn't make out from this distance with the current interfearence, so she just stood quietly and watched the other figure - who she could tell from this distance was definately male if her 'eye' sight was anything to go by. She would just wait and see if anything would happen, and if it did she would then decide what she would do, wouldn't be a good idea to just rush on in without figureing out some sort of a plan.
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 25, 2011 17:01:43 GMT -5
Blake turned his head slightly when he thought he saw some movement on top of of one of the sand dunes in the distance and looked towards Duenan for a moment and could only make out in the darkness this person was female but not much else which struck his interest a bit. Moving back down the train and went out of sight his holo-form disappeared before his alternate form drove to where he saw her and stopped not far from Notitia's alternate. Holo-form getting out of the car he approached her for a moment, admiring her sleek form despite it being an older camero,"Hm not bad taste." He murmured before turning his attention to the sand dune and made a path towards it to head up closer to the woman he had seen.
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Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 26, 2011 17:25:26 GMT -5
Deunan, spotting the male form move off and then hearing a vehicle engine start up, she figured that the male was either lost or just wanted to be alone. As she figured she was now alone with the expanse of wilderness that was Desert-turned-State-Park, she continued to look at the clearing expanse of sky above and noticed as the stars slowly started to disperse in the East as the sun tried hard to rise above the horizon. Looking at her Holoform's watch, she noticed that she had been here for a few hours, just staring into the distance and not really thinking of anything at all. Well unless you count not being able to read other Cybertronian Energy Signatures due to the blasted Solar Flares that were supposed to clear up in the next day or two.
She shuddered at the thought that anyone could sneak up on her, but she decided that she could always out-run them if she had to, she was one of the few Autobots that had speed to their advantage, along with others such as Blurr, and Jazz himself as well as Bluestreak.
Hearing a vehicle engine coming up behind her Alt. Mode, she turned to face it and a frown presented itself on Deunan's face, Who was this and why were they heading this way?
After splitting her attention between her Holoform and her Alt. Mode, Notitia scanned what she could of the vehicle that had stopped not too far away, and heaved a sigh as her scans came back inconclusive - stupid Solar Flares!
She tried not to shudder as she heard the male murmur, "Hm, not bad taste." She knew she had a good Alt. Mode, even if it was classified as an older model and unlike Bumblebee, she had decided to stick with her Alt. Mode as it was instead of updating it to a newer model.
Placing all her attention back into her Holoform, Deunan watched as the male walked towards the Sand Dune she was currently standing on, she decided to give this male the benefit of the doubt as it was clear that who ever it was obviously didn't want to fight with her. If they did decided to pick a fight she would give as good as she got, especially in this form.
Thinking back on what she had on clothing wise, she did a quick recheck:
Cargo Pant Capris in Desert Beige - Check Sage Green strappy top - Check Hiking Boots, Desert Camo - Check Small Denim Backpack (for ID and purse) - Check
She hoped that they wouldn't notice her tattoo on her right shoulder of the Autobot Insignia, that was currently not covered up due to her not placing a jacket on her form, since even at this early hour of the day it was a nice cool 56 degrees instead of the usual 100 degrees plus that this part of Idaho could get during the late Summer (averaging 125 Degrees in the shade).
Deciding it was easier to jus ignore the male currently climbing up the Sand Dune, and slipping in spots due to the looseness of the Sand, she went back to her 'Star-Gazing' and would wait for the male to make the first move in any type of conversation.
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Bloodshock
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 26, 2011 18:01:51 GMT -5
Blake watched Deunan for a moment but when she made no move to stop him he finally reached the top but remained silent as he observed her for a moment, she seemed like any human that was hiking and star gazing so assumed it was the case until something caught his eyes. Tattooed on her right shoulder was the insignia he didn't expect to see but smiled inwardly. So there was or were some Autobots after all. Stepping up near her he looked at the sky,"Peaceful isn't it Autobot? Sometimes it's nice to get away from the base, to have some peace and quiet." He said casually to strike up a conversation.
He wasn't afraid to reveal what and who he was since he wasn't harming Notitia in any way, just Blake was trying to be polite and a bit more open. Which was something he lacked. "My holo-form's name is Blake but my real name is Bloodshock, Decepticon warrior and bounty hunter." He said offering a hand to shake.
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Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 26, 2011 20:09:26 GMT -5
Deunan smirked at the sound of the male reaching the top of the Sand Dune, and was about to comment on the height of it, at least she would have done so if it wasn't for what the male said next, ,"Peaceful isn't it Autobot? Sometimes it's nice to get away from the base, to have some peace and quiet." He said casually to strike up a conversation.
She turned and looked at the male in front of her and glared slightly at him. Before she could come up with a question to ask him about how he knew what she was he then added, "My holo-form's name is Blake but my real name is Bloodshock, Decepticon warrior and bounty hunter." He said offering a hand to shake.
Staring at his Holoforms hand as if it would attack her like a snake coiled to strike she looked up and stated, "My holoform's name is Deunan but mah real name is Notitia, Autobot Scout and Recon. What are you doing here anyway Bloodshock? Shouldn't you be out after some-bot's head or something? I mean you just stated that you were a Bounty Hunter, and to answer your first question, Yes it is peaceful and nice to get away from the Base for a while. I was trying to follow cybertronian Energy Signatures but due to Solar Flare Interfearence, mah scanners are not as reliable as they should be, surely you have noticed that, otherwise we would have picked upon each others signatures long before this. And we both know that we have some of the best Signature Scanners around being what our jobs entail, don't you think?" she added before biting the perverbial bullet and shaking Bloodshock's Holoform's hand, even if it made her cringe internally to do so with a Decepticon.
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 26, 2011 20:22:53 GMT -5
Blake watched her but he nodded,"That's true we would have known and you would have noticed my signal back near the trail I was before and likely would have resulted in a conflict. But considering my job perhaps but there are none I desire to track or kill, nor do I wish to have a fight Notitia." Blake gave her a searching look,"You really think all Decepticons are ruthless and sparkless? Have no liking to life at all?" He asked her seriously but looked at the stars."I hate to inform you that your wrong. The quiet of the night here, not having to keep watching your back, not having to exactly worry about the chaos of a battle...that's one thing I do like." Blake said keeping his gaze on the sky not caring how hostile Notitia might become.
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Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 26, 2011 20:38:31 GMT -5
Notitia listened to Blake as he talked, and she could see where he was coming from, she too was fed up with the misconceptions that were placed on all of them, whether they were Decepticon or Autobot.
Even so she relaxed when she realized that he was speaking the honest truth, an odd thing for any Decepticon to do, but she realized that that was once again running into stereo-typical labeling again and she shook her head to clear that thought out of it.
She was here, Blake was here and they were alone! Both enjoying the peace and quiet of the surrounding Desert, well before any humans arrived to make a large amount of noise. She smiled when she heard the call of a Coyote in the distance calling to others of his kind and then hearing the reply from his pack somewhere in the distance.
"I too, have to agree with you Blake that not having to watch your back all the time is a rather nice feeling, but times like this..." she indicated the surrounding area and themselves, "...Well they're just too few and far between for mah liking, granted the Sunny and Sides are there to keep meh from falling into what the Humans call a 'Depression' from loosing mah family early on in the War, but I miss mah family soo much at times that it is all that drives meh in battle, to get back at those who killed mah brothers and Femme Creator, I have no idea if mah Mech Creator is still online or not. If he is still online yet, then the distance is far too great for our bond to register. I am sorry if I seemed hostile to you at first, but being a Femme and a Scout... let alone an Autobot, is enough for many to want meh offlined permenantly. So do we call some sort of a 'Truce' whilst we're here? What d'ya think?" came her questions in a much quieter tone, almost too low for a normal human to hear, but she was sure that Blake/Bloodshock had heard her. She turned and looked back towards the sky, watching as a bat fluttered around in the night/pre-dawn sky catching what few insects were still out before it too headed off to recharge.
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 26, 2011 21:45:01 GMT -5
"Least you have something to fight for Autobot, the only thing I ever fought for was to survive and not end up dead, though I did have one friend I lost in the war but she has become but a memory now." Blake replied before turning his gaze to her,"And truce would be nice, just for now." He agreed while listening to the cycotes howl somewhere and found their sorrowful song strangely more calming. Sighing he looked back at Duenan,"To be honest you could kill me now and I wouldn't be afraid. See nothing in my life has been worth slag." He said.
Perhaps it was a little harsh and perhaps it was not giving enough credit but Bloodshock never saw his life worth saving, a sacrifice for his faction's cause wouldn't mean a thing either. When it would just be another pawn gone in Megatron's army of idiotic followers it mattered not when he could be replaced or used for spare parts,"I do not value loyalty to Megatron nor much of his insanity but I do value the last life of our people, of cybertronians. All I want to do is restore Cybertron as anyone but I do not give my loyalty to the insanity of a maniac."He said.
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Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 26, 2011 22:01:31 GMT -5
Notitia had never in her long life, heard any Decepticon talk like this, it made her spark hurt to hear him sound so dispondant about his life, surely there was someone or some reason for him to live.
Thinking that since they had a 'truce' going on right now she could comfort him some and prove that there were some out there who understood him to a certain point, and maneovering her Holoform, Deunan walked closer to Blake and gave him a light hug in sympathy of all he had gone through before letting him go whilst facing towards him and speaking.
"I can understand that part about Megatron being refered to as an Insane Maniac of a Cybertronian, and it doesn't help with some of those idiots that he has as followers, they would be enough to drive anyone insane - although I would have to say that Starscream is already there, so they would make a great pair to lock up in a 'large padded cell together' to quote a few humans. I just hope that you don't think that there are those out there who don't care for you, I mean...." she sighed at this point and looked out towards the neighboring Sand Dunes and then continuing. "...If you want I would like to see you as a friend, one who has suffered like myself. And who is wanting to restore our home back to it's former glory, but is bound by a duty to do what we must to survive as we can right now."
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 26, 2011 22:54:11 GMT -5
Blake was taken aback by the hug and at first could only look at Duenan with a bit of surprise though looked away towards the landscape."Indeed Starscream has achieved a level of insanity and it's hard to tell who is more insane." He agreed but sighed softly at the the offer of being a friend."I'm afraid that would take time, I don't trust easily and friends are something I don't really risk having especially on the other faction. But this time I'll make an exception since both of us seem to suffer." He said. But it was true when be rarely risked a friendship or even something more since he saw such emotions like love as a weakness.
Looking to Duenan he titled his head,"If you must know love is mostly a weakness in my optics so I don't see any reason for it. Which I generally mean any form of love, though a teammate of your's didn't quite get that when I encountered them a little while back. Primus I knew younger bots were annoying but I would have rather listened to Starscream's rants." Blake mumbled shaking his head.
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Notitia
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Post by Notitia on Aug 27, 2011 12:44:05 GMT -5
Deunan looked surprised for a moment and then asked, "Which teammate was it? And why were they annoying enough to cause you to want to listen to Starscream's rants? And I'm sorry if I shocked you with the hug... it's just that it was the only thing I could think of that could convey just how much I feel your pain and suffering, that you shouldn't suffer alone, and that a friend is someone who will listen to you when you want to rant for any reason, and not ask why you want to rant."
Deunan really couldn't understand why he thought that love - any form of love - was a weakness, if anything it made those who had it want to fight all the more harder to protect it. but she wass glad that he was willing to make some sort of an exception to being her friend and her, his. She knew it could come back at some point to bite her in the aft, but she was willing to take the chance with Bloodshock, he seemed to need a friend even if he thought otherwise, and she would be the one to help him out with the freindship part whether others liked the idea or not. Nobot should be without some sort of a friend, pit she was friends for vorns with the Major Twins, and they caused the most trouble with their pranks than even the 'Cons did in battle.
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Post by Bloodshock on Aug 27, 2011 13:31:04 GMT -5
"It's fine I understand. And someone by the name of Speed Demon, she doesn't seem to understand leave when someone is trying to train but of course calling her a nuisance and purposely sounding amusing probably made it worse on my part." Blake couldn't help chuckling a bit as he remembered the young speedster trying to strike him down out of anger."Honestly I finally got sick of it and decided to humor her and gave her a quick kiss, shocked her enough finally got away." He shook his head a bit a that knowing it had been a stupid move but nothing else was deterring her so out of a last move he did what he could since he had a feeling that the little Autobot had a crush on him.
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Notitia
Laser Fodder
The Careful yet Speedy Scout
I may be Speedy, but I am also Careful![A1i:2]
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Post by Notitia on Aug 27, 2011 19:25:19 GMT -5
Deunan smirked at what Blake had said, then answered, "i don't recall coming across Speed Demon, but it sounds like she had a thing going for you, maybe she liked you more than a proper friend would, but I am just hypothesizing on that from what you managed to tell me about her. And as I told you before, a good friend will listen to any rant you decide to have - ergo this was a mini-rant session for you. How do you feel about it now?"
She smiled a large smile at Blake as she waited for his response, and she had to admit that his holoform did look rather tasty to coin a human phrase, and if his Mech form was as good looking as his Holoform she could understand Speed Demon giving him a kiss, but then again she herself had hugged Blake, and he didn't push her away or say anything to make her leave so she guessed she had done miles better than Speed Demon ever did.
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