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Post by Red Alert on Aug 9, 2011 6:57:08 GMT -5
((9 August 2027, Just outside the Decepticon Base perimeter, 0648 HLT)) A burning shape streaked across the early-morning sky, heading for a remote spot out in the desert. The landing was seemingly witnessed by none, though that fact would still remain to be seen. For a moment, the large, metallic shape was motionless in the smoking crater of its landing, then it began to change. A white and red mech was soon standing where the sphere had once been, looking around constantly, and with his frame as tight as it could possibly be. ~"Scrap...This doesn't look like the Autobot base. In fact, if I'm reading signals correctly, I'm right by the Decepticon base!"~ His blue optics were wide in fear at this bit of information. After all, no Autobot wanted to accidentally end up right on top of the Decepticon base, especially not when said Autobot was the Autobot Security Director.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 20, 2011 21:20:58 GMT -5
The burning streak had not gone entirely unnoticed. A customized Saturn Sky had been speeding down the highway as it appeared and said vehicle recognized what it was. She'd arrived herself not too long ago and had been in the area to verify the location of the Deception base but the new arrival caught her attention. {"You know, I've heard the natives here use a saying... 'Curiosity killed the cat.' I should probably heed the implied warning but... Well it hasn't killed me yet..."} She headed towards where she judged the landing would be, transforming as she got close and using her doorwings to listen before she came into view. It was still far enough away that what the new arrival said was faint but she could still make it out. So, an Autobot was it? Well he certainly did miss the mark by quite a ways. She decided to approach him, her signal neutral and her approach non-hostile as usual. ~"Well you've been right so far."~ she said once she was close enough. ~"And it's probably fair to guess you don't want to be here, am I right?"~
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 22, 2011 21:49:33 GMT -5
The approaching signal made Red Alert turn, his frame already tense in his high-strung state. His weapons were at the ready, not necessarily in a threatening manner, but in a way that showed he wasn't completely defenseless. ~"Possibly. It depends on who's asking."~ He replied warily, watching the Neutral femme carefully.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 23, 2011 9:13:47 GMT -5
Espionage quickly but calmly put her hands up, palms facing towards the mech to show she was no threat. It was obvious he was on edge and violence was not something she was hoping for. ~"Relax, I'm not looking to hurt you or anything. I noticed your entry and, well I guess curiosity got the better of me."~ Internally she debated as she spoke. Obviously this mech wanted to know who she was but she wasn't sure if giving her real name would be best at this time. Even if he didn't know the reputation associated with her designation a name like 'Espionage' would raise anyone's guard. She decided for now that a fake designation would be better. ~"I'm Starsurfer. And you?"~
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 23, 2011 10:11:32 GMT -5
Red Alert made no move to relax, but he also made no kind of aggressive move either. ~"Red Alert, and now that you've satisfied your curiousity, it's best that you leave. This area isn't safe."~ Truth be told, Red Alert was itching to leave the area. He was not keen on possibly being discovered by Decepticons so soon after his planet fall. He still had yet to find and scan a suitable alt mode.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 23, 2011 11:35:24 GMT -5
Red Alert was it? She certainly knew that name. It was one any Aitobot would know and, thus, one she should as well. And from what she knew of him it was a good thing Espionage had not given her real name. ~"I know, that's sort of why I'm here. I wanted to verify that this was the place I was told it was, make sure I wasn't misinformed you know? Better to come across a place like this on purpose than on accident after all."~ She let out a sigh though didn't lower her hands. ~"I know it must sound a bit crazy actually seeking this place out but I've been surviving long enough to learn the all the little tricks to the art. Just so happens my next step is to verify where the Autobot base is rumored to be."~
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 23, 2011 20:40:31 GMT -5
"Starsurfer's" response puzzled Red Alert a bit. Going to an area known to be hostile to see if it really was hostile? Were it him, and he'd had a choice, he would willingly stay far away and not chance being discovered just to find out if it really was hostile. ~"There's not rumors as to where it is. It is there, and that's where I'm heading. Whether you follow or not is your choice."~ With that he transformed into his Cybertronian alt, taking off for the roads to find a suiting alt mode, though he did watch to see if the femme followed him.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 24, 2011 15:51:07 GMT -5
~"Just because it's there doesn't mean there aren't rumors. Anyone can tell you anything, doesn't make it true."~ Espionage explained before transforming herself to follow. ~"But as long as we're going to the same place might as well go together, safety in numbers and all that."~ She kept a decent distance between herself and Red Alert, not wanting to make him too uncomfortable. She had to admit, it would be nice to have an escort of sorts for once. She was normally solitary when going about her business, no backup if anything went wrong. It worked, yes, but it had its drawbacks. She could get a bit lonely at times.
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 25, 2011 9:29:11 GMT -5
~"I know that it is there."~ Red Alert replied quickly. ~"And that can depend. A larger group is also more visible than a single Cybertronian, and would lead to discovery and fighting quicker."~ As they slowly approached the more populated areas of Texas, Red Alert kept searching for a suitable alt mode, even pulling up the Internet to help, since it seemed like there were not many large civilization spots in the large state. One finally caught his attention, a Lamborghini Contach that was a Fire Chief vehicle, whatever a fire chief was. Red Alert took all the information he could about the vehicle, and his form shifted and changed until he was a near-exact replica of the vehicle on the internet.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 26, 2011 14:58:52 GMT -5
~"Well your sources are no doubt more reliable than mine. But as it stands right now I think the Autobot base is there. I won't know until I see it with my own optics. I'm not about to just take someone's word, even you could be trying to keep me away from the base for whatever reason."~ Espionage explained, figuring that would make it clear enough that she was coming no matter what. ~"As for our numbers, two isn't that much more noticable than one. Now if we were a group of five or so it'd be concerning but two, the Decepticons would be just as likely to attack just one."~ She looked around a bit as Red Alert shifted to his new alt mode. There really wasn't a whole lot in the way of civilization out here. ~"I can see why the 'Cons picked this area, nice and secluded... Only better option I can think of is Arkansas from what I've seen of it..."~
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 28, 2011 19:48:01 GMT -5
~"Why would you even care about where the bases are if you're a Neutral? Why would you want to be anywhere near this planet if you're a Neutral?"~ Red Alert pressed his questioning, his glitch screaming at him that there was something wrong here. ~"The only Neutrals that would willingly put themselves anywhere near this place, when it's been put out that the armies are amassing here, are the ones looking to join, or..."~ A jolting thought hit him. There was too much coincidence that "Starsurfer" had just so happened to be in the area when he made planet fall, and the fact that she seemed to be scoping out the locations of both factions' bases made Red Alert shudder visibly before gunning his engine and taking off like a shot.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 28, 2011 21:00:22 GMT -5
~"What's wrong?"~ Espionage asked, noticing how he had trailed off and shuddered before taking off. She sped up herself to keep up with him. ~"What's there to question? I want to know where to avoid and where to go if, well, I end up in trouble. As for why I'm on Earth at all, well..."~ She paused for a moment before venting a somewhat saddened sounding sigh. ~"I don't know if you've noticed but the neutral colonies have a habit of getting taken out by Decepticons, I've seen it happen too many times. You know why? Because they lack defenses, a strong fighting force. Running from the war will do that. But you go where the Autobots are and it's possible that just maybe you'll have a chance because someone might be around who can actually help. It's a slim chance, but it's still a chance."~
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 29, 2011 16:04:37 GMT -5
Red Alert moved so that he wasn't so close to the femme, his frame even tenser than it was before. ~"And so it makes more sense to go to the very center of all the fighting?!"~ He wasn't overly fond of Neutrals of "Starsurfer's" type. They had no desire to take part in the war, yet they had no problem going to the Autobots and demanding protection and supplies, and giving nothing in return. Resources were sometimes limited, and, in Red Alert's opinion, should not be given to every bot that showed up at the base with their hands out.
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Post by Espionage on Aug 29, 2011 18:59:22 GMT -5
Espionage let out another sigh, this one a bit more frustrated. ~"When doing so means, as strange as it may sound, a slightly higher chance of survival then yes."~ she stated bluntly. ~"After all, if I've survived this long I must be doing something right. And I'm not the only one with optics, others have realized this and more will over time. Not everyone is a fighter, we can't all contribute to a war. Sometimes all you can do is try to survive, and can you really blame us for that?"~ Her engine seemed to growl a bit and her tone didn't carry the same friendliness as before.
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Post by Red Alert on Aug 30, 2011 1:20:19 GMT -5
~"And you'll all start knocking on the base doors, demanding protection and supplies and giving nothing in return, getting upset when you can no longer be fed. Do you even realize the consequences of your freeloading? Do you care?"~ He snapped, irritated. ~"We're trying to survive this war as well, and not all of us are fighters either!"~
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