[Video] feeling the Call

[sword_redemption]

[Drift has looked better. His armor's dented and stained, but nothing looks obviously fatal. More than that, he looks...tired. And twitchy. Which is not a good combination in anyone, least of all him.]

Going back out to the Badlands.

Don't follow.

((OOC: because of his canon (D-Void) and having been into the Badlands twice already, he's feeling the effects of the Calling sooner than anyone else. BUT feel free to comm him or stop him or whatever! ))

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[sword_redemption]

...and what if I hurt someone?

[vandalization]

I believe you're stronger than that. If you're worried, lock yourself in a room if you-

Ah. If you have to. Until... yeah.

[sword_redemption]

[He cycles a breath.]

I can stop myself. If I have to. [He did before.] But maybe there's a way I can stop it. What if others are feeling it?

[Video]

[vectorianpolarity]

So soon?

[YOU ARE TAKING TOO MANY TRIPS THERE HE IS VERY MUCH NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK OF THIS :|]

[vandalization]

[ See this look? This is the 'I'm so tired of bad shit happening to people I love' face, Drift. It may also be interpreted as the 'sad-human-face'. ]

Just. This once. It's not your responsibility. Please. I- [ Right. No. That's selfish. ]

Perceptor needs you. Here.

[Video]

[sword_redemption]

[A tweaked-out sort of twitch.]

I need to. There's something out there. Maybe I can stop it.

[Video]

[vectorianpolarity]

...noble as that is, you cannot face it alone.

Re: [Video]

[sword_redemption]

I've felt something like it before, though. I have to at least be able to do...something.

[Video]

[vectorianpolarity]

...What was it? Before. [you have his attention]

[Video]oh god you're gonna make me say D-void aren't you, you evil, evil person

[sword_redemption]

It was a god or something from the Dead Universe, trying to cross over into ours.

It took us. Decepticons. All of them.

[Video] i can be merciful

[vectorianpolarity]

[and have visible alarm from Vector - but only for a moment.

he's awfully good at getting himself back under composure, quickly.]

If such is the case, then I think it clear that it is not something you can handle alone, Drift. Though...I have felt no entry from a god, or an entity even on our power. Such a creature would create an imprint I would sense.

[he's 100% certain of this.]

[sword_redemption]

[This look is the 'guilty bunny' look which is his response to your look.]

Vandal--

[A hesitation, and a curse he really hopes she doesn't hear. ]


...all right.

[vandalization]

[ Man this is some powerful pout going on here. But she sounds relieved when he finally relents. Even manages a tired half-smile. ]

Thank you, Drift.

[ And just for you, she holds up the can of tuna and pulls the lid off. ]

Promise is a promise.

[Video] *begs for mercy*

[sword_redemption]

I have to be able to do something. If I can't fight it I can at least save them from...what it did to me.

Because maybe it'll be like then. Maybe it only goes after my kind.

[Video] oh fine but only because you're cute

[vectorianpolarity]

...what did...no. Drift, I warn you, this is a poor idea-! To go to the Badlands because you hear something that reminds you of a god from a Dead Universe, that-

[and he stops, abruptly, blinking as if something's just occurred to him]

[Video]

[sword_redemption]

Wing.

I know. [Believe him. He knows. He hated leaving. And he hates that he hasn't reclaimed the rest of that kiss yet. ]

...I can't. Not jail. Please.

[He tilts his head, Wing's obvious distress penetrating his mood. ]

I can try. It's bad enough we have mechs like Overlord here, hurting our kind. Now this?

[He shrugs.] Besides, the worst that could happen...isn't that bad.

[Video]if Vector starts singing the bunny foo foo song someone's going to flip

[sword_redemption]

...what?

What else can I do? Just wait for it to get worse? Wait til I hurt someone here?

[Video] LITTLE BUNNY FOO FOO I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU HEADIN TO THE BADLANDS IMA BOP YOU ON THE HEAD

[vectorianpolarity]

-why would you hurt someone? Aside from the few here who deserve to be taught some sort of lesson, but that's...that's entirely besides the point. Whatever you do, I think it the worst to step outside the Haven. Our power here is strongest, and if you do sense the prelude to an assault [of which he seems uncertain] then it would be best to strike from here. Not to separate yourself.

[Video] aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[sword_redemption]

Because that's what happened last time. I started attacking my friends. The only way I could stop myself was...to stop myself.

[Clear as a rock, yes?]

I can't just...sit around and be useless!

also dead of faketag

[sword_redemption]

[He's already having misgivings, but Vandal and Wing are just inexorable, reminding him that they'd be hurt. In a way, his life was much simpler with the Autobots, where no one cared if he lived or died.]

Good. [He's going to watch her eat. Not in a creepy way, though. But he is going to make sure Vandal keeps her end of the bargain.]

And thank you. For all that work you've been doing.

[audio]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

Rather I think your logic circuits are frayed. Because there is no sane explanation for walking right into a possible death trap. "Spark searching" is not a valid reason, nor is it a good one. How many trips have you all ready made to the Badlands, anyway? I'm beginning to think you've got more than just a slight masochistic streak. There's no sense in becoming enlightened if you're dead, you know.

LOL /bows

[vandalization]

[ Love complicates things, without a doubt. ]

Ah. S'the least I can do for. Everyone.

[ Mmm attractive, eating tuna with her hands, covered in all sorts of dirty motor oil and other various fluids you can only get at by slicing a mech open. This is the picture of sexy right here. ]

[Video]

[winged_knight]

[There's something in hearing the name, as if it helps keep them bound together.]

Drift.

[There's so much he wants right now...]

"Fair enough. Then somewhere else? Confined to quarters. Mine or another high in the tower. There are options that are better than you leaving."

[He does his best to steady himself, flight panels fluttering in discomfort.]

Trying without some chance of success is just suicide. I'm not saying we shouldn't fight him. Vector even bid me to do so when I asked how I could help. But we have to be smart about it, don't we?

[His amber optics twitch in alarm as he looks at Drift searchingly.] And what do you call 'the worst that could happen' that it isn't so bad?

[sword_redemption]

[He is no good at complications.]

That doesn't mean it's not important work or that I can't express thanks for all of us for it.

[Sexy or not, the sight of her taking a break and getting some nutrients is a good thing, as far as Drift is concerned.]

[Action]

[sword_redemption]

[Because Drift is neither a scientist or a psychiatrist so he has no clue what they do.]

Back on Cybertron, it only affected Decepticons.

[If it's affecting Jetfire then...it's different.] It must be the thing that's making the others leave.

Then this is my way. Trying to protect others and deal with it. [Grumpy robot is grumpy.]