re_alignment | [Video] [Under various locks]

[Locked to Wing, Kagerou, Fulcrum and anyone else that approached Drift during the Vandal-disappearance post. ]

[He looks concerned. It's been too long and he hasn't heard anything. ]

Any progress? Any clue we could go on?

We need a plan.

I'd thought...Tarn might have her. [There's a bad thought.] Because he's been here longer than he lets on. But. [He shakes his head.] He's, well, not subtle. If he had her, we'd know. [He both does and doesn't want confirmation about that theory. ]

[Locked to friends.]

[A tense smile.]

Tarn's here. He wants Ambulon. He's going to want me. Megatron said he'd talk to him but... [A rueful shrug.] I think it'd be better if we have another plan if that doesn't, well, work.

We need to protect Ambulon. And whoever else he might be after. [On that note. ]... has anyone seen Ultra Magnus lately? [Then again, Ultra Magnus, of all of them, probably stood the best chance of beating Tarn. So, right, Drift, that was a stupid worry.]

But we need a solution. A real one. Killing him might be only temporary--we've seen the dead return here. So we need...science or something. Something to neutralize him. Because no one should have to live in fear.

We need information. We need scientists. Let me know what information we need to find out about him.

[His mouth flattens, grimly. ] I'll get it. Just let me know what we need to find out.

((ooc: please feel free to threadjack each other and do IC planning stuff))

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Then you know how the system works better than any of us, Drift. How do these kidnappings usually work?

I don't know. He just stumbled across me in the Junk Pile, and started asking if I wanted to help him.

[Wow that sounds incredibly stupid right now.] When his collector thing showed up the first thing it did was disable my comm.

Would explain why Vandal can't contact us.

Anythin' happen after that? That you can remember?

It would. And no one's been able to track him. We have no idea where he went after he got out of prison.

Beyond, uh, the part I don't want to talk about? [A grin.] Comm disabled. I tried to fight back and got a broken wrist. And if I can't fight that thing...?

[Vandal, with all due respect, doesn't stand a chance.]

...then our boy's in bigger trouble than we know.

[Even if she is a girl.]

Think some further investigation's needed. If ya know what I mean.

[The ass-kicking kind.]

Yes. [He doesn't want to think about it. ]

The more of us on this, the better. We can't let him get away with this. She...she needs us.

[Point him to an ass and he will be ready to kick.]

Sign me up for whatever it is, Drift. Ya know I got your back.

[And at one point, he quite literally did.]

Won't let ya down.

No one else I'd trust beside me more.

I'll let you know as soon as we need you. Just...be ready to go.