3 // Video/Action, Nexic Temple

[thermosomatic]

[Do you hear something? Something suspiciously like a war zone?

Yeah. That's a very, very bored Blitzwing, who has decided that his Triple-Changer abilities are a bit rusty, and has taken it upon himself to practice.

So outside of the Nexic Temple, there's a very strange sight: a tan-and-purple tank doing doughnuts outside of the temple, occasionally firing off its canons, before immediately shifting into a jet and doing a nice loop de loop, kicking on its thrusters as it does.

This little cycle continues for a good minute -- until he shifts back into a tank, and then lets out a big yelp before firing at the ground nearby. Once the smoke clears, he shifts back to his root mode and stares, puzzled, at the little scorch mark where he shot at. You may intercept him after this incident, if you wish.

Otherwise, a very puzzled-looking Blitzwing opens up a video feed not much later.]

I've looked back, und apparently, zhere haff been reports of... ghost. Sightings. [A little twitch of the corner of his mouth.] Zhe only reason I point zhis out is because it certainly is a help to know zhat I'm not simply going crazy.

[whirr~]



...Er.

Comments

[Video]

[raceme]

You shouldn't do that so close to one of the temples, you could hurt someone.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

[whirr~]

Honestly, if zhe noise doesn't warn zhem, I can't be held responsible if zhey do get hurt.

[Video]

[raceme]

YOU ARE FIRING YOUR CANONS! even if they hear it coming they might not be fast enough to run away from the explosion.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

Zhe sound echoes far more zhan the blast radius. I know zhe extent of my range.

[Blitzwing narrows his eye just slightly in frustration.]

Of course, I wouldn't expect you to understand zhat.

[Video]

[raceme]

We have a shooting range, you know. [Or at least Blurr thinks Perceptor established one after he accidentally shot Whirl in the aft.]

Are you calling me stupid? I KNOW very well what the Decepticon's firepower from our world can and can not do.

[Video]

[notyourblueangel]

There's definitely some kind of energy beings about.

And Blurr's right, please don't be doing that so close to one of the temples. We don't need yet another First-forged fragged off at anyone.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

[whirr~]

Tch. So finicky. Fine.

Any idea vhere zhey came from?

Re: [Video]

[notyourblueangel]

Nothing for certain. I think some people have been thinking they might be people who were here before. I've heard there were people here before us, though no one seems to really know what happened to them. I think even the Firstforged don't know.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

[whirr~]

Hmm... Zo zhe implications are zhat zhey are remnants of ones who came before us? Fascinating -- zhis could provide quite zhe opportunity to learn more about zhe history of zhis place, from before ve arrived here.

[Looks like that tickled his scientific side in just the right way.]

Re: [Video]

[notyourblueangel]

That seems to be the guess, yeah. And it'd be great if we could get them to communicate with us, but they don’t seem at all aware of our presence. I don't know if that's because they're more . . . like . . . I don't know, recordings playing out prior events, or if they're somehow on a different, overlapping plane of existence or something.

[Hey, look at TC trying to talk like he has a clue about this kind of thing. Okay, he doesn't, not really, but he's been trined to a scientist for millennia. He was bound to pick up a thing or two.]

[video]

[rednotbluethx]

Blow more holes in the temple! Hell, blow it ALL up! See what happens! ['Cause he wants to!]

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

Ooh! Zhat vould be fun!

[whirr~]

-- Except I'd razher not see vhat punishments zhe Firstforged vould haff in store for me!

[Video]

[rednotbluethx]

They don't give no slag if ya blow some scrap up! Jus' if ya kill anyone, which is totally bogus...

If anythin', ya gotta deal with the [snerk] "police force", an' they're about as threatenin' as a month-old dead nosoron.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

Hmph -- I know one of zhem. Too fast to shoot if you do anger him, und it's much more annoying zhan I prefer to deal vizh.

[Video]

[rednotbluethx]

Hey! [snaps fingers] How 'bout just blowin' up the police force's buildin', huh!?

[Video]

[uknowuwantmebaby]

Oh look, it's the Ghost and Mr. Chicken-Face.

Good one, Don Knotts.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

[And cue a very confused Icy on the other end of the video.]

...Vhat?

video;

[namesnotprowl]

I dare say that generally, you're pretty sane, darlin'. Unless you've been seein' ghosts for longer than the rest of us, in which case someone might oughta take a look at your sensors.

[Just for the average system bugs, of course~]

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

[Does he preen a bit at being called "darlin'"? A little.]

Oh, zhey haff looked.

[whirr~]

Und I can safely say zhat seeing ghosts has not been an issue before now.

[Video]

[namesnotprowl]

[Now that is delightful. He rarely gets anyone that enjoys him calling them that any more.]

Doubtless. You're an interesting one, after all. Mm... triplechanger, right?

[With extra faces, even.]

Then congratulations. I c'n give you a clean bill'a health, as far as the seeing-spirits-of-the-dead goes.

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

Yes, zhat's right. [Triple the faces, triple the fun! And hey, no one ever thinks of applying nicknames to him that aren't actually insults. He's allowed to enjoy the rare occasions he gets something not relating to his little issues.]

Mm. Zhanks. [Not really.] Zo who are you?

[Video] Backtags gooo

[sariexmachina]

[Nexic temple huh. Guess who lives there and is entirely too close to the 'military display' show, and now has a lovely bump on the noggin from stuff falling off her shelves thanks to all the booms.]

HEY! Knock it off, you jerk!

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

Aww, did I interrupt stasis nap-time~?

[Video]

[sariexmachina]

More like you're knocking everything down!

[She screeches, shaking her fists at the camera...before diving to catch a jar of jam teetering off the edge of her wobbly little table.]

[Video]

[thermosomatic]

Vell, clearly, you should keep zhem veighed down or somezhing!