[Video][Open to all][The Return]

[megaton]

[He and his party have been returning for the last few days, a ragged, shaken group who are nevertheless still alive. They are survivors, and Megatron seems to take a sort of pride in that...walking tall and steady despite an obvious limp. A few blades are slung from his back like trophies, and one or two still have alien-looking hands attached at the hilt.]

I must admit concession to whoever told me it was folly to approach the badlands.

[Here he is. Returned. He wishes he could say it was a relief.]

You were right...

...but so was I.

[He tosses a blade down, letting it imbed in the safe soil at his feet.] Their numbers are greater than ours. If they should attack at full strength, I doubt we would last long.

So why do they not attack us yet?

[He smirks, but it's a bitter smirk.] I have a theory.

We may even be able to use it to our advantage.

Those who offered their support are welcome to this information. Those who did not? Well. We're all in this together, aren't we?

[It doesn't mean he's going to tell. Not right away.]

I'll be at the Hub if anyone wants to hear our stories. If there are any medics thinking about attending...you'll be needed.

[The ones who had come along had done amazingly given the lack of facilities and traveling circumstances, and more weren't going to hurt.]

Comments

[zer0thassassin]

How enjoyable!
The best challenge I've had here.
Schedule the next trip.

[Being pinned up like a bug against a rock is 'fun' for Zer0, apparently? Did he miss the part where they all almost died? Is he okay with that? Is he completely missing any sense of self-preservation?]

[megaton]

Good to know you suffered no permanent afflictions.

[Was it healing, or something else? He wants to know.]

If you're ready to go again so soon...I'd be interested in seeing your skills first-hand.

[zer0thassassin]

Didn't see enough? I will enjoy the practice. You're still limping, though.

[Flonne is a good and magical person. Zer0 likes her. Anything else is his business, and probably has nothing to do with any 'hypos' he may have referred to. And if he's still not quite at 100% yet either, he's certainly not admitting it.]

[megaton]

I know too many medics for that to inconvenience me for long.

[Besides, having a handicap sometimes made the fight more interesting.]

...

[Having lots of tiny blades stuck in one's armor, on the other hand, was less pleasant.]

How much time will you need?

[zer0thassassin]

At your convenience;
I'm always ready to fight.
You can get drunk first.

I hear that it dulls the pain.

[megaton]

It dulls more than pain.

[Which was why he wouldn't be drinking as much as he might have wanted to right now. Or ever.]

Are you telling me you never get tired?

[text] what's a straight answer? zer0 just doesn't know.

[zer0thassassin]

:)

[text]

[megaton]

I don't believe you.

[audio] zer0 is sassy tonight!

[zer0thassassin]

That is your problem.
Give me a time and a place,
And I will show you.