[VIDEO] [TRANSMISSION ORIGINATING FROM: SOLIAN TEMPLE] - SECOND OFFENSE

[namesnotprowl]

[For once, Barricade's video is on. Look at that full-color spikey cop car, backing up from the camera slightly. He's in his quarters, which are looking more finished than they had. Still not entirely complete, of course, but the washrack is done! FINALLY.

But today, Barricade is all-business. Or all-scientist, rather.]

This is Barricade, of TransTech-designated timestream Tyran 707.04 Delta, with test 01 of Unauthorized Upgrade 03.

I woke up yesterday and performed my usual post-recharge scan and found new equipment in my legs. Someone must have gotten hold of my designs for an upgrade to my legs that I never implimented while rebuilding them.

They have proven nonresponsive to normal activation methods but. I believe I have it figured out now.

Attempt One.

[He exvents, the sound chuffing out from the underside of his grill and... he speaks.]

Seagulls at Kmart
Are they keen bargain shoppers
or lost in the flock

[A set of thrusters rotate out of his calves, activating. He hovers about three feet above the ground for a bit... until the thrusters open up completely and he shoots straight out of shot.]

OH FRAG ME!

Thatseagullhaiku
wasflippin'hilarious
restoredorigins!

[There's a sound like thrusters shutting off... and a scream before he plummets back into shot, landing in a heap. Barricade groans.]

Conclusion: If I was meant to fly, I would have been originally formatted with wings.

Comments

[raceme]

[You get normal Blurr for once, since he's under the sunlight for now.]

Poetry? That's a very counterproductive system.

[docbot]

If I end up having to fix you and Wheeljack due to impact-related injuries, I will break you, Barricade.

[mccrane]

I'm beginning to notice a trend.

[IE--something strange is going on. Very, very strange.] How long have you had those thrusters, again?

[Good thing he can't recognize bad poetry when he hears it.]

[invisiblepinkboat]

[Sorry, but she's laughing. At least she cuts off quickly though?]

I think that's usually how it works; if you've got wings, you're meant to fly... But, well.

[Looking Barricade over, even if all the pointy bits makes things somewhat hard.]

Unless I'm wrong and you did get wings with those thrusters, or you already have some, wouldn't wings make it somewhat easier to use those thrusters?

[She's still smiling, but at least she's honestly asking and not trying to tease?]

[heavymetalgenkigirl]

[She is going to go with the same method of making sure a mech will live as she does with her daddy, if he is coherent and speaking at the end of it, he will survive. Since she doesn't have to check for a post crash response she can skip that and go right in to her next line of though.]

Did you just activate those with a haiku?

[noparachutes]

That could be useful, Barricade.