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[badboybikerbot]

Okay, check it out. I've got a project. This is important, so I need everyone's cooperation with this.

Someone teach me Cybertronian swear words. Some good insults. Stuff like that. I'm compiling a list. For, y'know.

Science.

[And by SCIENCE he means "actually I'm at work and just looking for ways to procrastinate on paper work" but hey]

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[badboybikerbot]

Ninja instinct!? Does that exist!?

[Yeah GOOD because Gunmax is hopping onto that bike]

Anyway. Which way?

[thxforthememories]

Yes, it does.

[He pauses, long enough to ... preen... a wing.]

North, maybe.

[badboybikerbot]

[gunmax watches this preening and makes the weirdest face ever. dude.]

Ah. Yeah. North. North works for me. Always did like going North.

[thxforthememories]

Right then.

[That's all he says before taking off. Catch up if you can, biker boy.]

[badboybikerbot]

[Right behind you pigeon, Gunmax is keeping RIGHT THE FUCK UP unless you do some crazy bird shit]

[thxforthememories]

[Nah, he won't try to lose him. Not this time. He just wants to fly, and fly far for a while.]

[He even tries to pick flat terrain.]

[badboybikerbot]

[Pssshhhhh Gunbike can handle rough terrain Gunmax is probably hitting hills n' shit on purpose

and popping wheelies

he loves his bike time ok]

[thxforthememories]

[... okay, this is... entirely too familiar. He watches from above for a while, before, spontaneously, dropping low.]

[He flies fairly close to the biker, making sure he's been seen. Before his thrusters kick on higher and he shoots forward.]

[Race you.]

[badboybikerbot]

[WELL, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, KAGEBIRD. Gunmax smirks like the cocky prick that he is and speeds up. His bike doesn't really have afterburners in this mode but fuck it]

[thxforthememories]

[He can't really smirk like this, but there's a sassy little flick of his wings as he picks up speed. This is fun.]

[This is fun he didn't think he'd really be having with Gunmax ever again.]

[badboybikerbot]

[Gunmax can do fun. It's usually accompanied by snark and asshole grinning, but he can totally do fun. This was the kind of fun that didn't really require any snark. It was like, relaxing fun almost.

He could totally get behind this. But he's totally NOT okay with lagging behind the bird. Come on Gunbike, you can do better.

AH WELL, it had been a while since he'd taken Gunbike to it's limit anyway.]

[thxforthememories]

[This is relaxing. He's raced Shadowmaru recently, but... no one else. He knows Shadowmaru, knows what to expect of him. This is different.]

[Exciting.]

[He swerves, suddenly, right in front of the bike.]

[badboybikerbot]

Tch, think you're hot stuff, huh?

[don't you do bird tricks in front of gunmax you showoff. It's gonna make Gunmax wanna show off. Which he does by popping a sweet wheelie and nudging kagerou's dumb bird butt with his front tire]

[thxforthememories]

[There's an unhappy bird screech, but he doesn't retaliate. He just flies faster, hopefully out of tire range.]

[Though he does glance over his shoulder with a glower.]

[badboybikerbot]

[Gunmax just laughs and gives Kagerou a little salute, dropping the tire back to the ground.]

Whaaat, baby? I'm just playin'!

[thxforthememories]

Pay more attention to where you're going.

[As he swings his head back around, taking his own advice, clearly.]

It can be dangerous, the further you go.

[badboybikerbot]

Psh. You know how many accidents I've gotten into?

Maybe three or so, but still! I got this! What's dangerous,m anyway? I don't see anything.

[thxforthememories]

The further out you go, the higher the chance you'll find something from the badlands.

[Another glance back at him, as they start passing through a fairly rocky, hilly area.]

So keep an eye out.

[badboybikerbot]

[oh don't tell him that it's just going to make him smirk]

Cool.

[YOU BET YOUR ASS HIS EYES ARE OUT he wants to see something CRAZY]

[thxforthememories]

It's not--

[Yeah, well, he won't have long to wait. Out of one of the hills, something just bursts up from the rocks, scattering smaller bits of stone all over the place.]

[It... sort of looks like a centipede on robotics and steroids. It's huge.]

[And it makes a sound like an overflowing teakettle as it sets what look like giant eyes on the motorcycle.]

[You were saying?]

[badboybikerbot]

NOT COOL!

[NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE IT'S LOOKING THIS WAY DON'T LOOK THIS WAY

TIME TO VEER OFF IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND HOPE IT DOESN'T WANT TO EAT A BIG MOTORCYCLE]

[thxforthememories]

I told you!

[Since this is clearly the time for that discussion.]

[He changes direction, heading straight up instead of forward, transforming as he goes. The Centipede Monster, however, seems far more interested in this motorcycle business though, turning to charge after the bike like a berserk locomotive.]

[badboybikerbot]

YES, you were right, thank you!

[WELL as long as the damn thing wasn't after Kagerou. That was swell. THIS STILL SUCKED THOUGH. Gunmax started weaving between some of the larger rocks, trying to at least slow the thing down. good luck loser]

[thxforthememories]

Where are you going!

[And while Gunmax is of the mind to try and lead it away, Kagerou is of the mind they should be sticking together. To fight it.]

[... partly because he should have known better than to bring them near the Badlands, but still.]

[He starts swooping at it, like a sparrow would a much larger enemy bird, all the while it starts charging straight through the rocks, in pursuit of Gunmax.]

[badboybikerbot]

Beats me!

[Ooooh it's just smashing through the rocks Gunmax really should have expected that. Well since he was just full of good ideas today, he whips his shotgun out and starts firing at the damn thing. While avoiding smashing into rocks. MULTITASKING]