[VIDEO - Steps of Solus - Call to planning and arms]

[brokendown]

[[ooc : I just posted this to the LOGS community. Could a mod tell me which place it's best suited? because I'm really unsure which community we're supposed to be playing in, or where this post would be most appropriate. I'm really super not trying to be disruptive to this community by double posting, but I wasn't sure which comm to go in!]]

Fellow Cybertronians, and Brave Police from Earth, calling all units! Convene at the steps of Solus, right here [coords provided], and let's talk about protecting ourselves, and those who need protection. It's about damn time we started working together, like physically together.

I am Breakdown, Commander of Decepticon ground troops from the Nemesis. I've lived through invasions worse than this. But yanno what? Right now I don't give a slag if I or you are a bot or a con. The best way for us to survive this planet together is by working together.

We need everyone who needs protection in a secure area. We need warriors with a game plan ; I look forward to meeting my battle brothers and sisters. We need medics, we need scientists, and we need defence planners and barricade builders.

I hope people come. I'll wait until the sky shifts colour again. There's a medic inside the building for anyone that's hurt. And even if no one comes to fight alongside me, I'll go ahead with the best battle plan I know : just hit each of these buggers one by one. But uh... if you have a better idea, please come and tell us.

Arms Up. Breakdown out.

Comments

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Wheeljack can hardly believe what he's hearing. For one, he didn't expect so much...eloquence from the guy. Two, he thought you'd died. Three, you're calling a truce on bots and cons for the moment?]

Well colour me Primus, never expected to hear that from your voice box.

Re: [Video]

[brokendown]

[It could only be called eloquent because Knock Out helped him write the speech. If he'd gone into that video unprepared, he'd have been... bad at the talking thing. Like this.]

Hear what, can-head?

Re: [Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[That's gotta be it.]

Nice speech ya got there, Brickhead. Really inspirin'.

Just thought the bot and con truce was a bit beyond your processor capacity. Your boyfriend help ya write it?

Re: [Video]

[brokendown]

[[ooc : heh, maybe we should take this away from video and on to live. They are both on Solian property last I checked?]]

[Breakdown growls and narrows his eyes, fingers flexing just around a fist.] I may be not be Perceptor, but I ain't stupid. Yeah, me and Knock OUt wrote it together. Because we're smart enough to know when to stop being a lone turbofox. Guess you never learned that little Wrecker lesson about teamwork.

[voice] answering here because he's not likely to action it up

[sword_redemption]

Really don't think that faction or rank is what we should be throwing around right now.

[Now these critters? They are much better. Throw them around instead. ]

First, we need to find what they want. Then deny it, or use it as bait to lure them away from the innocents.

Unless you have a better idea.

[He's listening, but he's also fighting.]

You have a way to pick up injured or refugees?

Re: [voice] answering here because he's not likely to action it up

[brokendown]

Got no medivac, but a friend of mine says he'll deliver anyone he sees needing help. Pretty much hoping everyone'll take folks who need help here.

You gonna do surveillance t'find out what those pitspawn want?

[voice]

[sword_redemption]

Solus, right?

[A grunt.] I'll keep it in mind.

[Not that you're likely to see Drift there. Unless Ratchet drags him there by the ankle or something.]

Kind of hard to surveill from down here. Just a lot of bodies. [Mostly dead. Oh, wait, that one's still twitching. Give him a klik....there.] Seems better for a flight-capable mech.

....I'm Drift, by the way.

Re: [voice]

[brokendown]

[Eh? Never heard of him. That's fine though.]
Breakdown. If I find a flier, I'll pass on your suggestion. Hope to see ya on the battlefield. It's where a mech like me'd rather be than sitting here waiting for reinforcements.

[Actionspam]

[automobile_enthusiast]

[KO's standing at Breakdown's shoulder, energon prod already in hand and a faint smile on his face. He pats his partner's arm.]

Well done.

[Oh sure, he helped Breakdown write that little speech, but he can still approve of how well-delivered it was, can't he?]

Re: [Actionspam]

[brokendown]

Awww, slaggit, KO. [Breakdown turns around in a slow but forceful arc, his tone of voice saying that he's tired of all this waiting already.] Yeah, I wanted everyone to work together, but everyone else gets to run off and punch the clock with some punched out lights time. And I'm stuck here waiting, and not punching things.

Re: [Actionspam]

[automobile_enthusiast]

You'll have plenty of opportunity, I think. From the sounds of that first broadcast, there's plenty of trouble heading our way. [His voice is sharp-- nervous?-- and his fingers tighten on his prod. Stepping past Breakdown, he scans east in the direction of the junkpile.] If they don't want to fight with us, it's their loss.

Re: [Actionspam]

[brokendown]

Loss? We'll lose if we sit our afts here. Fighting. It's what I do.

AUDIO;

[engrishdetective]

One other thing, Breakdown. Now that I'm thinking of it...

Re: AUDIO;

[brokendown]

Yeah? Spit it out?

AUDIO;

[engrishdetective]

Tch! Don't be in a rush, Big Guy.

I'm glad you're setting aside faction for this business. I'll be honest, it was kind of a concern for me and the rest of the Brave Police. Hope the others follow your example.

Re: AUDIO;

[brokendown]

You guys know about the factions? Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Oh hey, who's that flying? [Tries real hard to look.] Scrap is... is that you?

[winged_knight]

Breakdown- I'm scouting their movements in the air. Let me know which quadrant you take your forces to and I'll try and alert you of incoming. I can medivac as well if needed.

And you're right, faction has little place here, least of all in this battle. It's good to hear someone actually say it.

Call me Wing. We haven't formally met yet but that'll be something to look forward to after the battle.

[brokendown]

Oh, hey Wing! Sorry about, uh, our convo earlier not going so well. Yeah.

Thanks for the head's up! Try not to collide with my guy Gunmax ; he's green n' white. We might need medivac, so that's good. I'll let you know when I move out.

Also, is that you flying ahead of a horde of these buggers? I didn't think you were purple...

[winged_knight]

No apology needed, everything about this place made me wary at first as well.

I'll keep an eye out for Gunmax, thanks for the warning. [Gunmax can fly? That's news to him, though later is a better time to speculate on how.]

Purple? No, I'm white and red. That sounds like one of the seekers we have around here. Whoever they are do you think they need assistance?

[AUDIO] (OOC: late to the party?)

[not_halfbaked]

Screw this--

Hey, Commander Breakdown?

I'm Korra sir, I've met your partner, Knock Out--

[There's a loud buzzing. Then feet pounding. Korra's voice warps slightly as she runs.]

Tried to make it to your place after your announcement, but I'm still holed up at Megatronus' temple, the place is crawling with some messed up buzz wasps--

[The buzzing dies with a shriek as a fire suddenly roars and crackles to life.]

--Don't think I can make it in time. Could you give me a rundown of the battleplan over the phone link thing?

[More buzzing. More pounding feet. More burning.]

Um, what I can offer--I can shoot fire from my hands, and make earth and water beat stuff up, too.

[The buzzing increases by a lot.]

Shoot--um, Korra out. Though not really, it's still on if you get back to me--uh, good luck, Commander. Maybe say 'hi' to Knock Out for me okaythanksbye--

[Cursing and crackling and buzzing mix.]

[AUDIO] /threadjack'd

[automobile_enthusiast]

Korra my dear, do take care of yourself. [Knock Out does not sound worried-- but the fact that he's responding at all is a pretty good indication that he is. (Not that Korra will know that, necessarily.)]

And don't worry about trying to meet us out here, hm? It's actually a bit inimical to organic life on the surface anyway. You're probably better off at Megatronus's temple.

[...For a given value of 'better off', anyway.]

Re: [AUDIO] /threadjack'd (welcome threadjack!)

[not_halfbaked]

[Buzzing.]

I will, Knock Out. You stay safe, too.

[Buzzing.]

Not with all sorts of weird beasts crawling all over the place--

[More buzzing, a splash of water, before there's a crackle of something freezing and something squishy and crunchy is stabbed.]

I'm getting out either way.

[Video]

[docbot]

Oh fine, volunteer my services without asking me. See if I care.

[ Grumpity grump grump... but notice that he didn't oppose anything you said, Breakdown. Ratchet's annoyed, but he does find your reasoning to be sound. ]

Re: [Video]

[brokendown]

I asked Knock Out. He said it was fine. You could come out here and help with the fighting, but you've already got one foot in the grave as it is. [That's a joke.]

[Video]

[docbot]

Hmph. [ Ratchet doesn't really consider Knock Out a proper medic, but he'll let this slide for now. Offending Breakdown right now wouldn't be wise. ]

Maybe after the initial wave has died down a bit, I'll come out to look for any wounded who couldn't make it here on their own. As it is, I've a duty to protect someone at the moment...

[ He ignores the old folks joke. Really, he's heard it all before. Many times. Uff. ]