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[whirlybird_of_prey]

[The location behind everyone's least favorite helicopter looks almost like a workshop. And body parts. Seems Whirl's found himself Ironfist's impromptu workshop and yeah there's probably valuable SCIENCE in here, but whatever.]

[He's got dollies.]

[He'll hold one Acolyte helm up to the lens.]

Whirl! Whirl is the best Autobot!  

[The other helm.]

                                                                       He is a hundred million times cooler than Cyclonus!

[And now a puppet show!] And hotter than Rodimus!

                                                                        And soberer than Fortress Psychomus!

And smarter than Drift--Okay really, that's not so hard.

[Enough fun. Onto the srs bsns.]

Right. So, who all was that purple goon after again?  [Anyone he should actually give a scrap about?]

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[whirlybird_of_prey]

Why? This way I can keep an optic on him. Make sure he gets all that 'intellectual stimulation' stuff everyone was talking about.

[ffff. They didn't think he could take care of Splat. Was he ever proving them wrong!]

[Splat doesn't mind being played with. As long as Sissel doesn't mind being pounced on.]

[youdiedagain]

[Sissel seems to be having fun with Splat, more than he thought he would have. Just...something about him.]

I'd say you're a pretty good cat owner, if I say so myself.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Because Splat is awesome, obviously.]

Yeah. Nobody gives me any fraggin' credit.

So where we flyin' to? Kind of need, you know, directions. [Can't keep the Mysterious Mystery act up at this point.]

[youdiedagain]

[He stops playing with Splat for a few moments, looking out Whirl's windows.]

Junk Pile. I'm not really picky as to what part.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Splat debates whether to attack or to fall asleep on the warm thing.]

Gonna tell me what we're doing out here or is that some sorta mystery, too?

[youdiedagain]

Do you want the vague answer or the detailed answer?

[A hand playfully messes with Splat's ears.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Depends on how boring the detailed answer is.

[Whirl is the poster child for ADD.]

[youdiedagain]

Detailed answer is that I'm a ghost that can possess objects. I want to test it out in the junkpile.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Well that's a sufficient and unboring amount of detail.]

Cooooooooool.

Can you possess like...people stuff or just stuff?

[youdiedagain]

Depends on what you mean by people. Humans? No. Robots? To an extent. Just little things like moving your wings or tires.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

So, wait. SO. Like.

[You are blowing his tiny little mind.]

You can possess a datapad. What the frag good does that do?

[youdiedagain]

[TRY TO CONTAIN YOURSELF WHIRL.]

I guess I could...turn it on. That's about it. But I can also move cranes and fire guns.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Now this has possibilities...]

What about a dead mech? [Oh, Whirl hopes you're okay with him asking all the gory details.]

[youdiedagain]

That opens up a whole new set of possibilities.

Usually, I could only do the normal. Wings moving, tires spinning. But if they're recently dead...


But I don't know if it'd work...

[whirlybird_of_prey]

We should try it some time.


[It'd be coooooool. ]

[youdiedagain]

Recently dead things makes it mucky. I have one other talent...

But I doubt it works here.

I can...rewind time.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Just saying. You know. We run into something gross, you could do your thing. At least slow 'em down?

Hey, what happens if you're in something and I kill it? [Not that he's already planning for Acts of Excessive Awesome with Sissel. Nah.]

Rewind. Like to watch it again or do stuff to it? [Because the troll possibilities of the latter are just....about ready to get Whirl to propose marriage.]

[youdiedagain]

Like a monster of some sort? I could go inside and stop a few gears from working, I suppose. If you killed it, I'd just be in a heap of junk and need to be picked up.

[His hand rubs the back of his neck.]

I can go to four minutes before they die and...possibly alter that death. You know, save it.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Well this sounds incredibly awesome.]

Hey, if it ever looks like I'm gonna croak, do your time changey thing.

Unless, you know, I'm going out like a badaft. [In which case, just witness and be amazed that you knew him.]

[youdiedagain]

Just try not to let it happen. I don't know if I can do that, and I'd rather not find out and be wrong.

[He pats the seat affectionately.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Hey, come on! One way to find out, right?

Before that, though, ought see if you can, whatever, possessinate an Acolyte or something. [Because troll potential: off the charts.]

[youdiedagain]

Hey, I'm not going to mess with something's internal machinery if they haven't done anything.

[LAMP CHECK YOSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOSELF.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

You're no fun.

[Because, seriously. You could take over an Acolyte and go on buddy adventures with Whirl!]

[youdiedagain]

I'd like to think there's a fine line between having fun and getting in trouble.

Now, opening a cabinet door to accidentally send a little dog flying through a room? That's fun. Possessing a living being? Not so much.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

I like to set that line on fire.

[It's truer than you think!]