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sword_redemption) wrote in
re_alignment2012-10-13 11:03 am
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[It's just a short video feed, from what was--briefly, one of the Perceptor's labs. A half-built space bridge is in the background.]
Perceptor's gone.
And now Ratchet.
Either someone's kidnapping them, [Looking at you, First Forged. Or Prism.] or they're wandering someplace dangerous and getting killed. Because neither of them are good fighters.
Or....something else.
[He's not sure he's covered all the angles. He's a swordsmech, not Nightbeat or Prowl. But those are conclusions he can draw.]
I'm heading to the Badlands to at least settle that angle. And I have...business out there, anyway. [And he's not quite dumb enough to go against Prism on his own. But the Badlands, he can handle.]
Anyone else missing? Anyone have another solution?
Perceptor's gone.
And now Ratchet.
Either someone's kidnapping them, [Looking at you, First Forged. Or Prism.] or they're wandering someplace dangerous and getting killed. Because neither of them are good fighters.
Or....something else.
[He's not sure he's covered all the angles. He's a swordsmech, not Nightbeat or Prowl. But those are conclusions he can draw.]
I'm heading to the Badlands to at least settle that angle. And I have...business out there, anyway. [And he's not quite dumb enough to go against Prism on his own. But the Badlands, he can handle.]
Anyone else missing? Anyone have another solution?

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If you don't mind me taggin' along for a while.
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What do you need to track someone? [He looks around the lab trying to spot something useful.]
[Well, Ironhide. That blew a large, Ironhide-shaped hole in that 'going after the weak' theory. Drift is not a detective, clearly.]
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[Wow, he so rarely gets to whip out badaft lines like that.]
I'll be fine, don't worry.
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What other angles ya have in mind? I'll take care of 'em.
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There might be something in the Junk Pile we haven't seen yet. Some predator. Because Barricade agreed Ratchet wouldn't just wander into the Badlands himself. He was upset. Not suicidal.
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Wait, there's a third? Which Perceptor?
[He's not going to play mother hen--as much as he wants to--but all this disappearance business has him more than a little fretful and clingy.]
Let me go with you please?
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[Drift frowns. Part of wanting to go to the Badlands was he needed to clear his head. Fighting had always done that before, stripping away everything else except power and movement. So when Liege Maximo had given him the mission, he'd taken it as a blessing.]
[But it was Wing and he had the hardest time saying 'no' to Wing.]
Perhaps you could check on Vandal and the others. Make sure no one else gets 'lost'.
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We can only protect you from so much.
[that's addressed at more than one part. but the next...]
If you recklessly put yourself in danger, then you take your own responsibility for it.
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And what aren't you protecting us from? If you have an idea, now might be a good time to share it.
[Wow Drift, great diplomacy there.]
I always have.
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[Video] god help me i almost wrote 'one of the best methods to be to overload them'
[Video] Hrm. robot demon porn. Sounds...interesting.
[Video] Sounds like something I'm not sure I want to read or write.
[Video] me neither. x_x
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They took Mister Wizard off the programming schedule?
[A shake of his head.]
I'm liking this station less and less.
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[Not that Drift knew him that well.]
Me neither. Something's going on here.
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[Since he assumes there's only one Perceptor. He hasn't really been introduced to "Alternate Selves" yet.]
Don't go alone. We tried when... when one of ours vanished. It isn't safe out there alone.
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[Calm down, Drift. Too many questions.]
I won't go too far. Just enough to do what I need to. I was out there before with Ashitaka. I won't be taken by surprise.
But thank you. I'll be careful.
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What--? I've done what now?
Did you need something?
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You've done....Perceptor? [He squints at the fuzzy feed, colors and rough shapes.]
I, uh, where are you?
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Deckerd's a fighter. We couldn't find them.
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Gunmax. I have to at least try.
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I'm trying to find them. We need ideas. [Which is his way of saying: you're smarter than me, we could use your ideas.]
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May I ask what business you have in the Badlands? [ Because Perceptor doesn't like the idea of him going out there. ]
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[Good to know, right?]
It's a debt I owe Liege Maximo.
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Did anyone bother to look for the Starscreams when they disappeared? [She doesn't actually know if anyone did or not.] They've been gone longer than these other ones.
[Not that she bothered, either.]
You probably looked for that little girl, though.
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Every mech's disappearance matters. Which is why we need to solve this.
[He frowns.] Do you have a problem with us looking for those who are lost?
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But he hasn't told anyone where he was going.
[It looks bad.]
Any idea where he might have gone?
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I'll fly recon if you think it'd help.
[Video] it's not late. :D
We don't want anyone going anywhere alone. Can you check the area near his workshop...with someone?
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Yeah. The Doctor watches cartoons. Especially sciencey-spacey-scifi ones.And he's only spoken with Perceptor once, but that still makes his attention pique at this.]What sort've evidence have we got at this point?
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[He frowns.] Not much. This has happened before--and Vector says that some Unicron calls us out to the Badlands to die.
[Cute, right?]
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[He nods.]
I hope we do find them. Or at least some way to prevent this from happening again. If Vector's telling us the truth this time.