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Post by Jazz on May 24, 2012 4:36:42 GMT -5
Jazz chuckled softly as she climbed up, his Spark fluttering a bit at the feel of her touch, though for the moment he tried to ignore it and vented softly. "Hang on tight, Chika." he remarked as she settled in on his shoulder and he started to stand, only to lean back and push off with his feet slightly, sending him into a short free fall off the top of the smokestack, feet first. With his left hand, he reached out and caught hold of one of the heavy pipes, causing him to swing to the right. At the apex of his swing, he let go, dropping several feet before he reached out and caught hold of another bar with his right hand, swinging to the left. Repeating the action several times, he looked much like a large silver ape swinging his way down the side of the smokestack. At about twenty feet from the ground, at the apex of his last swing, he planted his feet on the side of the smokestack and pushed off as he let go, arching his frame as he brought one hand up to hold Cira firmly to his shoulder as he back flipped off the side of the tower and landed on his feet cleanly with a triumphant "WHEEHAH!" shout, raising his other fist in the air.
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Post by Cira Knight on May 25, 2012 17:23:46 GMT -5
"Wooo! That was fantastical!" Cira whooped and clapped her hands with a gleeful cackle. This was why she loved Parkour so much. Cira hopped off after climbing down a bit and ran towards her partner. "KITT, ya gotta join us! Yer missin' out on a lot of fun and I KNOW ya got the moves!" Cira tried to get KITT interested, at least for a bit. "Got any other places in mind, Jazz? I could name a few, but most require a holoform." She knew they weren't supposed to draw too much attention, but in a place like this, it was hard to resist. What was the harm in staying here a bit longer? If KITT wanted a chance to move around more, so be it, she could just join either of them for the ride, or even do her own thing again.
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Post by KI3T on May 25, 2012 17:28:48 GMT -5
KITT watched them closely, wishing that he could join. But of course, he was unable to. Maybe sometime soon he could, if he got those upgrades. "I have decided that I should press getting a robotic form sooner. I have enjoyed using my holoform to look around. I wish I could. But this holoform will suit me fine for now." KITT's holoform ran up to them and briefly touched his holographic hands on Cira's shoulders before flipping over her. He knew Jazz was taking interest in Cira and was trying to give them proper space. KITT remembered how Mike and Sarah behave the first time they reunited several years ago, this encounter for these two was both different but similar at the same time.
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Post by Jazz on May 25, 2012 19:04:04 GMT -5
Jazz pondered the idea thoughtfully for a moment as he watched KI3T's holoform, then strolled over towards them casually. A dark swarm then rose up out of the smoke stack and moved down, settling near Jazz' right foot before coalescing into his nanoform, then the holoform exterior flickered into place. Jazz then transformed to his vehicle mode as DJ walked over to her, trying to hide the sudden urge to wrap his arms around her as he stepped up behind her. Instead, he lightly brushed his hand against the back of her shoulder. "There's an open highway no one uses much, could go racin' if ya want. Or there's a beach that's pretty long and flat, though I dunno how sensitive he is about getting sand n salt water up in his undercarriage. Got a pretty open field out here we could tear up instead though." he offered, his expression shifting to a mischievous smirk as soon as she turned to look at him, though when she wasn't looking, his eyes held far more gentler things than mischief as he looked at her, trying to hide the longing he felt.
It was a strange sensation to him to say the least, and while he had felt need before and quenched it with his adoptive brother Red Alert to sooth each other and help poor Red relax, they were close and considered each other brothers first and foremost, though had passed well into the realm of lovers long ago. Some part of him also felt horribly guilty, as if he was betraying Red, and as that thought rose up in him, DJ turned away a bit more sharply than he intended and stepped towards the silver sports car. "It's up to you though." he added to try and cover up his stress, his voice a bit tight even though he tried to sound casual, his posture somewhat more rigid as the holoform got into Jazz' alt mode.
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Post by Cira Knight on May 26, 2012 3:56:20 GMT -5
Though observant, Cira didn't read too far into Jazz's tone and body language, though she did know he was flirting with her but trying to be cool and casual about it. Perhaps it was because he didn't want to make either of them feel awkward? In truth, neither minded. Cira noted Jazz's tone had changed slightly in the last few responses, and it did raise some confusion she kept to herself, but she didn't want to ask about it for now unless he became more apparently distressed about something. Perhaps he was reflecting on some things that were troubling him - what she could only guess and wasn't going to delve on it.
"He can handle either! He's got a 4x4 mode as well as a sub mode, he can drive just about anywhere off road unless yer in like, super silty muddy areas that are easy to lose traction in." she figured KITT wouldn't mind if she opted to be Jazz's passenger for a change. Glancing over at KITT, then back to DJ, she asked: "Could I ride with you?"
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Post by KI3T on May 26, 2012 4:07:51 GMT -5
There were very little signs of yearning and desire for his partner's affection KITT didn't readily observe. Having been so used to seeing Mike and Sarah interact over the years the way they did, as well as Zoe's intense, playful flirting with Billy, KITT picked up on all the miniscule behaviors that Cira couldn't see. Had the Mustang not been around so many humans in his earlier life, he would have probably been slower to realizing what was occurring between Jazz and Cira. Of course, he wasn't jealous in the least, he had no feelings the way Jazz did towards Cira. He could even sense their attraction to each other through basic biological readings. Jazz's behavior was fairly predictable, but his attempts at hiding his stress for whatever reasons also confused him. Neither of them knew all about Jazz's past and his connection to Red Alert, so they were left in the dark.
He could sense his stress in a more elevated fashion than Cira could because of his bio-scanning mechanisms, and he decided he would ask Jazz about it in private, either by text or private radio without allowing Cira to hear the conversation. He didn't want to risk ruining their fun, so he hoped he would be able to keep the chatter between them unless Jazz wanted to speak to Cira about whatever was bothering him. <"Jazz, are you alright? I have detected a series of brief spikes in your stress level.">
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Post by Jazz on May 26, 2012 4:20:04 GMT -5
DJ looked over at Cira, his expression brightening a bit as she asked to ride with him instead of her partner. "Sure, if you want n he's okay with that." he responded, though he looked over at KI3T curiously as he received the private comm from the AI. <"Eh, I'm fine, just tense. I'll get over it."> he replied in a non-committal tone and opened his passenger door for Cira as his drivers side door shut. Inwardly he regarded KI3T thoughtfully for a moment, wary of the possibility that KI3T had started to pick up on something Jazz had hoped to keep hidden, at least until he could figure things out. Jazz of course was not about to delude himself into thinking that a human, any human, least of all Cira, would ever choose him for a lover, let alone a permanent mate, yet for whatever reason, it felt as if that was precisely what his Spark seemed to be hinting at, despite his trying to bury the whole idea as deeply as he could.
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Post by Cira Knight on May 26, 2012 5:20:09 GMT -5
KITT's light's flickered in acknowledgement and his holoform nodded as well. "Yeah, he's fine with it. No big." She walked over to his alternate mode and vaulted over the hood to the passenger's side and waited with a smile. She was starting to like Jazz, like, more than just possibly a friend even though she found that a bit crazy at first. "Racing on the beach could be fun! I know some parking garages n stuff we could do more Parkour in later that're pretty fun." Oh boy, races were always fun for this one, she doubted Jazz would let her drive, but she was content to be a passenger nonetheless.
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Post by KI3T on May 26, 2012 5:23:41 GMT -5
<"Very well. If you need to talk, I am readily available."> KITT replied courteously out of genuine concern.
KITT revved his engine with a steady, loud and throaty growl as he waited for Jazz and Cira to get situated. "I am ready to move out when you two are, I have no preference for location." His holoform disappeared and he began to play some music loudly, which could be heard from within his internal systems because of the base (though it wasn't too annoying) and the sheer volume of it. He was looking forward to the challenge, as he didn't get to race Cybertronians that much.
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Post by Jazz on May 26, 2012 5:35:38 GMT -5
DJ chuckled wickedly hearing KI3T rev his engine and Jazz' own engine revved in response, the two vehicles wordlessly challenging each other. As soon as Cira was situated in his passenger seat, Jazz' door shut and his rear tires spun hard, kicking up a fair sized cloud as he spun around and took off down the old unused road towards the long flat sandy beach about three miles down the road from where they were. The expression on DJ's face was one often seen on a teenager who just found himself in a hot and fast car and was faced with an open dark road to race on at break-neck speeds. It was that wicked gleeful grin and determined focus that could be seen as both amusing and frightening, depending on who the observer was and whether they were in the car or not. Jazz was, in a word, greatly enjoying himself as he opened up his engine and sped away down the road, though somewhere in the back of his processor he was all too keenly aware of the feel of Cira's warm body nestled in his passenger seat, and his seat belt hugging her firmly into that seat, though he tried to ignore the sensation.
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Post by Cira Knight on May 26, 2012 5:41:03 GMT -5
Cira let out a holler of excitement as they accelerated, a grin of excitement of her own across her face. She could feel the intense force from the acceleration against her neck and lower back, but she could take it. Cira hadn't been to the beach in a while, so she was definitely going to enjoy this. Her heart raced from the adrenaline rush as the race started to progress. She was glad to see that Jazz was enjoying this as much as they were and that KITT was able to get out as well. Mutual benefits for all of them. "KITT miiight be a little more challenging than ya might think." she warned with the grin still on her face.
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Post by KI3T on May 26, 2012 5:46:25 GMT -5
KITT burned rubber as Jazz zipped ahead. Once the smoke cleared behind him and the tire marks stopped, KITT accelerated to speeds currently approaching Jazz's with a steady pace. As they got closer to the beach, KITT kept his distance to give his systems a chance to warm up to a higher speed as the air rushed over the frame. His nanomachines glistened in the sun and he decided to change his color a dark aquamarine color as he transformed into his Attack Mode. Vortexes temporarily formed over his rear spoiler once it popped up, refining the drag that moved to the rear as he continued to pick up speed and shift into the lowest gear possible. If he stayed in the semi wet sand, the area where it wasn't too dry - he could remain in his Attack Mode for a while and not slow down from a bigger alternate mode like the F150. He activated the spikes in his tires for a little extra grip.
He soon approached Jazz's rear, waiting for the right time to use his first round of Turbo Boost.
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Post by Jazz on May 26, 2012 6:19:40 GMT -5
DJ chuckled and looked over at her for a moment. "Can he break 400?" he asked with a wicked grin and skidded sideways as he drifted around through the left hand turn onto a better maintained and wider road, aiming for the turn off half a mile down that would lead them to the beach. "I can." he added and turned his gaze forward again, more than ready for the challenge as his speed broke 150 again and crept towards 200. He saw the right hand turn rapidly approaching and his grin grew across his features. At the right moment, he broke his wheels loose from the pavement and turned sideways, forcing his alt mode from a left hand drift and into a right angle turn to the right, his wheels catching a grip on the pavement and launching him down the mile long winding narrow two lane side road that led to the beach. He had honed his skills on the roads of Cybertron, many of which were not so well maintained outside the major cities like Iacon. He was good at what he did, and Wheeljack was one of the few on Cybertron who could actually give Jazz a good challenge on the road. He wondered if the Earth built AI could keep up with a living Cybertronian street machine.
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Post by Cira Knight on May 26, 2012 6:32:15 GMT -5
Cira glanced back as they approached the beach itself, the grin fading to a smirk. She liked watching the AI vehicle from afar, he was always so mysterious and intense. There were many things she still wondered about KITT, and he was an interesting one to talk to, that was for sure. "I...I think? He'd probably be pushing it, but nothing's impossible when putting a little bit 'o Turbo Boost into play. His systems have been improved of late since around 2008. The afterburner system installed for Turbo Booster is different now. It's most effective for clearing obstacles. So we'll see what he has in store for us. I don't think he's ever tried racing against another Bot 'till now."
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Post by KI3T on May 26, 2012 6:53:30 GMT -5
Because of Cira's keen interest in a style of racing called Gymkhana, entering that road in a similar fashion was a breeze. He did a full donut around a light post on the right side of the small street before shifting gears, accelerating once Jazz made the turn around the corner, following suit as promptly as he could. He shifted gears briefly to adapt and as The American Way blared in his sound system, he cut a clean 90 degree turn as he prepared to activate the spikes for the beach. He wouldn't need them yet for the time being. His nose was a mere few inches from the point of the turn once he engaged in a partial donut of sorts going about the new point. KITT wanted to work on his maneuvers while he could, there would be no messing around when they were out on the beach strip. He wanted to show off a little though, for he knew that he may not be able to reach the same speeds as Jazz, unlike the Interceptor who was designed to go faster than him. KITT hoped he could challenge Jazz's limits though, so he could give both him and his younger brother a run for their money.
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