[Video] Like a fish on dry land

[invisiblepinkboat]

[She hadn't really thought she'd need to consider this so soon after arriving, but she did, if nothing else, need lay the groundwork... and branch out of this got nothing concrete.

So here, have a brief image on the screen of what's clearly a reflection of Elita on a slab of metal somewhere in Solus' temple large enough to actually give a full-body view. This doesn't last more than a few seconds before the screen is turned back to face Elita again, however.]

Are there any others around of a similar height and mass as myself, who posseses an altmode?

[Two rows of short text gets added, which is basically just Elita's height and mass, because she does not possess more than limited size-changing capbility and can thus not take on an altmode that matches that.]

The recent situation made it clear I need to at least consider finding another altmode... and I'm not sure the Junk Pile would be helpful in that matter.

[But she might have to go looking there anyway, she's aware as her few most recent altmodes have all been boats for various reasons.]

((ooc: for the "ease" of comparison, I've set Elita as somewhere in the low-twenty feet range.))

Comments

[video- Broadcasting from Solus's med-bay ]

[raceme]

Hello miss Elita I THINK you are a bit taller than me okay perhaps more than just a bit but you could try to adapt to my car alt mode...

[Blurr is, at best, 17 feet tall.]

[video- Broadcasting from Solus's med-bay ]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Blurr. [She smiles briefly and nods, already mentally reviewing what she knew of Blurr's frame and wondering if it would work.] Are you okay?

And it might be an idea... I'm not sure I could rearrange armour enough to get the back-mounted panels to still be there, though.

[Frowning thoughtfully, she knows he's smaller than she is... and she's used to a vague shift upwards, not downwards... and she's quite sure her mass is at least a slight bit more than his, if not by much.]

peeermavideo

[raceme]

[A nod.] I am in perfect condition again all my limbs are attached to my body again as they should be Ratchet is a great medic THANK YOU so much for the help Elita.

Those could be problematic...Knock Out's frame is a bit more bulky PERHAPS he could work for with you.

[invisiblepinkboat]

Not that I did much this time. [She shrugged and looked away briefly, but she was mostly trying to keep control of her amusement at his enthusiasm, since this was serious.]

I'm just glad someone else got there before I could and could pick you up.

... Knock Out? [Elita tilted her helm in curiousity; it was a name she was wholly unfamiliar with, she was rather sure, and so she had no idea what this mech looked like.]

[raceme]

[He's a lively guy, especially if he's trying to help.]

I still appreciate your help if I can do something to compensate you please let me now as soon as possible.

He's a red colored mech that wears Solus's emblem HIS alt mode is a car and he likes to race.

[invisiblepinkboat]

All right, all right. Not that that'd be necessary, but if that's what you want.

[She hums, optics narrowing in thought.]

If I could just alter the transformation scheme enough, a car-alt from someone of similar size and mass... or just a four-wheeled vehicle of similar measurements probably would be the simplest.

[raceme]

It's only fair and yes I would like to do that for you. [Have a smile, Elita. he's thankful for the help.]

You wouldn't like something with wings?

[invisiblepinkboat]

[She smiles back briefly and then shrugs.]

These aren't wings; I need them for my current function to let my alloys work the most effectively, they don't have any other function.

[She shifts both panels in something resembling a shrug.]

I'm not built for flight, Blurr, so if I got a flight-capable altmode, I wouldn't be able to use it other than rolling on the ground. Which is why I'd need a vehicle that can either easily fit these panels, or where I can alter the transformation to allow for them.

[There might be dimensions where a cybertronian could switch between ground and flight altmodes, but the one she came from wasn't one, so if she wanted to keep her hull-"wings" she'd need something that could accomodate them.]

[raceme]

I see...sorry for the confusion. [It's the first time he meets an autobot that has a bot as an alt mode :x]

[Blurr chuckles.] Wheelie thinks that rolling on the ground is fun he likes to do that but he's just a kid I GUESS that you will have to keep looking I will pay attention to any possible alt modes that might fit you.

[Sounds logical, yes.]

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

Well, we aren't the same height, but I'd certainly help you look.

[video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Starscream? [This was... unexpected. Elita's optic narrow and she tilts her helm; more incredulous than actually suspicious because this is rather... strange.]

And what would you get out of that?

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

Why ... the pleasure of your company, of course.

[video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[A beat as she stares, quiet. And then... soft, low laughter, because really?]

I didn't quite think you'd be this... charming.

[Her expression is mostly straight, because she's just pretty surprised at even this vaguely sort of successful flirting. Not from Starscream. It's amusing, even if she doesn't give too much for flirting on its own.]

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

Oh, you'll find that I'm a lot of things.

[He totally just grins.]

[video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Besides a high-ranked, murderous Decepticon officer?

[Elita tilts her helm, expression and voice implying merely polite inquiry. It's admittedly hard not to smirk.]

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

You forgot 'extremely good looking' in your list there.

[video]

[invisiblepinkboat]

Oh, of course. That part was so obvious it must have blinded me.

[Starscream, are you attempting to hit on yourself, or Elita here?]

[Private-Audio]

[my_own_trope]

Your Tcog is fully functional?

[Private-Audio]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[... That, sir, is a very strange question.]


And why wouldn't it be?

[Elita frowns on her end, optics narrow as she chooses to answer with... not quite a direct answer to the question.]

[my_own_trope]

How would I know? That's why I asked.

I can't presume to know everything about your healthy.

Hmpf.

[invisiblepinkboat]

The biggest question here is, why do you want to know? I don't see how the state of any part of me is your business.

[my_own_trope]

I was going to help you find a new vehicle mode but first I'd have to make sure you were completely functional. We might not be from the same time-space continuum -- and if I'm not mistake, which I'm sure I'm not -- we aren't.

If you aren't up to spec, scanning my modified vehicle might result in something ... painfully messy.

[...Is it just you, or did you almost hear a smile with those last couple of words??]

[invisiblepinkboat]

If I couldn't transform, actually asking for anyone with an altmode with similar mass and height to myself would be kind of redundant, wouldn't it?

[She might have put more bite in that if she wasn't more focused on another part, namely;]

But even if it didn't only scanning something shouldn't have any negative effects, it's not as if we transform upon completed altmode scanning... [pause] Or is that what happens in your reality?

[The tone of voice and maybe-smile gets a narrowed stare thrown at a random part of the wall; since it's audio, she can obviously not direct it towards Starscream himself.]

Should we figure out a way to stop this before something unfortunate happens?

[my_own_trope]

[Snappily:] Just looking out for your well-being!

[And then somewhat grumpily:] Something like that. But this isn't about me. This is about you, and helping out a bot in need~.

Haha, maybe something like this will work?

[invisiblepinkboat]

Appreciated. [Said a bit dryly, but she does mean it. It was just a very clumsy way of phrasing it if her well-being was actually what it was all about, which she's... uncertain about.

Something seems off.]

So what were your suggestion? Unless you're any sort of ground or water-travelling vehicle, I won't really be able to accomodate the altmode, the rest being equal.

[Elita's optics are narrowed as she says this, because well... There's hints and jangling little alerts all over this thing. She can't put her finger on it exactly, but it's there. There's too many details and not enough whole picture in here.]