Session Start: Sat Jun 06 23:42:19 1998
* Admiral-Lilwall notices his console bleeping   "hmm, what's this.."
<Admiral-Lilwall> Decepticons! co-ordinates Alpha 44-F6 and closing on our position
<Waitstate> *sigh* Red alert
<Waitstate> Any ID on the Cons?
<Admiral-Lilwall> I read a large ship, possibly a transport, up to 20 smaller faster units on intercept course
<Waitstate> do we have any idea of their intent?
* Lightning enters "what is going on?"
<Admiral-Lilwall> your guess is as good as mine
<Waitstate> stay at red alert till they make a move at us
<Blacknife> What is it with red anyway... Why can't it be black?
* Blacknife enters with a whim
<Waitstate> this is not time for philosophy. we could have a dangerous situation here
<Admiral-Lilwall> the smaller units, decepticon flyers have moved into attack position
<Blacknife> Ok
<Waitstate> hold position 
<Blacknife> Where do I go big cheese?
<Waitstate> we don't want to make the 1st move here
<Admiral-Lilwall> early cybertronian tetra jet configuration
<Waitstate> BK, take the helm
* Blacknife takes the helm and decides not to take the opportunity for the joke...
<Lightning> missiles incoming!
<Waitstate> launch interceptors
<Waitstate> hail the Con vessle
<Lightning> launching
<Admiral-Lilwall> channels open
<Waitstate> This is the LSS FFreedom. we are a neutral ship. why have you attacked us?
<'Con commander> hand over the traitor and i might let you live
<Waitstate> what "traitor" are you refering to?
<Lightning> so, they pursue me after all
<'Con commander> you have one breem to decide or be scrapped
<Admiral-Lilwall> I'm assuming Galvatron isn't happy about your leave of absence, Lightning
* Waitstate makes a gesture for the comm signal to be cut
<Lightning> so it would appear
* Admiral-Lilwall ends trans
* DarkStar watches
<Blacknife> Whoa we have old Deceps in here?
<Waitstate> so Lightning. Are you prepared to go back to the Cons?
* Blacknife gets fidgety
<Lightning> over my scrapped carcass I am
<Waitstate> ok, then we fight or flee
<Waitstate> have they been able to scan us?
* Lightning opens fires with the ship's weapons
<Admiral-Lilwall> negative
* Waitstate jumps out of his chair and decks Lightning
<Waitstate> NEVER fire weapons without my orders!
<Waitstate> damnit! Bk! get us out of here, top spped!
<Admiral-Lilwall> HEY!  *glares Wait* NOW is NOT the time Wait!
<Waitstate> speed
* Blacknife hits the IST
<Lightning> *stands and stares wait* If you were any other robot *rubs face* you would be dead now
<Shadowpaw> *under her breath* geez... don't lose your cool over it, Wait
<Waitstate> [to lightning] I had to get you away from those controls
<Lightning> yeeees, and you think I'M quick to temper?
<Waitstate> I never claimed I didn't have a temper... are we safely away?
<Admiral-Lilwall> I hate to interrupt your chat there Wait, but the Decepticons are not pursuing
* Blacknife reports
<Blacknife> Yes...we're ...somewhere
<Waitstate> good... well, we have now made an actual enemy. Lightning, I understand why you did, but I wish you hadn't fired on that ship
<DarkStar> Oh, so we made an enemy?
<DarkStar> And the Decepticons weren't our enemies?
<Waitstate> no
<Waitstate> not nescesarily anyway
<Lightning> For someone with such ideals as yours -commander-, I'm surprised you even used anger before rational thought
<Lightning> but yes, as long as I am on this ship, they are our enemies
<Shadowpaw> What I want to know is why they attacked us... Besides trying to "steal" lightning back...
<DarkStar> The Decepticons and Autobots alike have both been threatened by our presence, they don't know where we stand
<Waitstate> Some people just dont understand neutrality I guess
<DarkStar> We are neutral only in the sense that we don't affiliate ourselves with the common two factions
<Blacknife> And some have no choice in the matter...like Octane..
<Admiral-Lilwall> ahem, Wait, may I speak with you...privatly
<Waitstate> um... sure... Pardon me
* Waitstate goes with Lil
<Admiral-Lilwall> *in the conference room*
<Admiral-Lilwall> What the flip is eating you?!
<Admiral-Lilwall> blowing your top on the bridge of all places like that
<Admiral-Lilwall> Vanadis, now Lightning
<Admiral-Lilwall> What's got you so feisty?
<Waitstate> He fired at the damn ship! I wasnt READY for that!
<Admiral-Lilwall> so you beat him off the console?!
<Waitstate> I mean, I know we probably would have had to anyway, but I didnt want it happening if it didnt have to
<Waitstate> As for Vanadis, well.. that was a misunderstanding
<Admiral-Lilwall> *shakes head* that's not all is it, you're not quite yourself recently
<Admiral-Lilwall> I heard about Stardrive's "friend"
<Waitstate> I guess Im just not used to being "in command" like this... these people want a rigid command structure, and I just don't work that way
<Admiral-Lilwall> is the pressure of leadership building up on you or something?
<Admiral-Lilwall> that's how they think it works right now Wait, 
<Admiral-Lilwall> give it time...they need to get used to your command style
<Waitstate> I hope so... it hasn't gone too well so far
* DarkStar waits
<Admiral-Lilwall> Early days yet Wait, it'll work out
* Blacknife taps his fingers
* Blacknife smirks
* Shadowpaw humms while she waits for Wait and Lil to return
* Blacknife gets out the grenades and begins to juggle
<Admiral-Lilwall> Is there anything else? Or should we carry on?
<Waitstate> I don't know.. is there?
<Blacknife> *To SP* Here Catch!
* Blacknife tosses a grenade to SP
* Lightning looks over the rambling crew on the bridge  "Get back to your stations! We don't have time to fool about! Return to your business!"
<Blacknife> And the pin is pulled by the way
* Shadowpaw catches the grenades and puts it down on her desk "I'll booby-trap your console now" 
* Shadowpaw picks the grenade up VERY quickly
* Blacknife watches it pop confetti all over SP
<Admiral-Lilwall> I hope not *smiles and returns to bridge*
<Shadowpaw> ooooooooooooooooooooh nooooooo now it'll take me ages to -- oh, they're back
* Admiral-Lilwall re-enters the bridge  "back to your stations, if you're not supposed to be here go elsewhere"
<DarkStar> Finally, our Captain has returned
* Blacknife sits and looks like an angel...
* Shadowpaw shoves all the confetti under her chair
* Waitstate walks back out onto the bridge
* Admiral-Lilwall resumes his seat 
* Shadowpaw gives an innocent look at Wait and Lil
<Waitstate> Listen, Lightning... I want to apologize for that. I acted without thinking.
* Blacknife looks at Wait...and hopes he doesn't notice the confetti all over SP
* Admiral-Lilwall notices the confetti and glares those in the general area of it
* Blacknife waits for a command
<Shadowpaw> hehe
<Lightning> hm, apologies........accepted
<Waitstate> good... now please, don't do anything like that again?
<Lightning> as you.... command
* Blacknife grins slightly at the glare... without AL's notice
* Shadowpaw quickly vaccums all the confetti up
<Admiral-Lilwall> Blacknife, resume previous course
* Shadowpaw grins at Black 
* Stardrive sneaks in and takes his station without anyone noticing.
<Blacknife> Um..uh Wait?
<Waitstate> I wasn't trying to command... it was a request. I want the command staff to be a friendly unit, not a rigid military structure
* Stardrive calls up the bridge flight recorder and review what he missed.
<Waitstate> *without looking over towards the comm station* Welcome to the Bridge, Stardrive
* Stardrive waves innocently.
* Blacknife sets previous course
* Shadowpaw glances over at Stardrive 
* Blacknife hits IST
* Stardrive looks busy.
* Lightning shrugs and goes about his station
* Blacknife reports
<Blacknife> We're at our previous course Admiral
<Admiral-Lilwall> So what'll it be Wait?
<Blacknife> Fortunately the Deceps are still not here to greet us
<Waitstate> Bk: resume our course to Arianis 3... maybe we can still get there in time
<Stardrive> That's always good news, these days.
* Blacknife sets course and hits IST
<Admiral-Lilwall> Business?
<Waitstate> got a trade deal
<Blacknife> Pleasure? >:)
<Blacknife> darn
<Admiral-Lilwall> cargo?
<Shadowpaw> trade deal? for what?
<Stardrive> Oohh... what are we trading?
<Blacknife> Uh oh
<Waitstate> Got a load of Terran mainframes. We're getting a total resupply and overhaul
<Admiral-Lilwall> nice, and needed
<Stardrive> I'll say.
<Admiral-Lilwall> Anymore sign ups over the last few days?
<Waitstate> Bk, ETA to Arianis?
<Blacknife> Um..
<Waitstate> Someone on Arianis seemed interested. I'm gonna conduct an interview when we get there
<Admiral-Lilwall> *nods*  Well, if I'm not required here I'll retire to my quarters
<Blacknife> ETA: just in the nick of time for the trade
<Waitstate> Ok Lil... but stay on alert. Those Cons may be following with stealth of some sort
<Waitstate> Thanks Bk :P
<Admiral-Lilwall> Agreed, oh BTW, I advise contacting our trading partner to alert them of our set back
* Admiral-Lilwall leaves the bridge and heads for his quarters
<Waitstate> good idea. Stardrive, get me Arinax trading, Arianis 3
* Stardrive presses a few touchpads...
<Stardrive> You're on.
<Waitstate> I'd like to speak with Mr. Teelin please. Tell him it's Waitstate
* Admiral-Lilwall walks past the the room that once belonged to Maximus Prime and sighs, moving onto his own room
<Teelin> go ahead Waitstate
<Waitstate> Evening Mr. Teelin. We've had a minor setback. We'll be a day later than originally expected.
<Teelin> acknowledged and understood, our trade will hold till then
<Waitstate> good... I don't EXPECT any more setbacks, but if there are, how long can we delay?
<Teelin> depends on the circumstances, I'd prefer no longer than 2 days at the most, we do have other clients as you understand
<Waitstate> I understand sir. We will do our best.
<Teelin> *nod* Teelin out
* screen goes back to a fore external view*
<Waitstate> that went well. I was a bit worried
<Shadowpaw> About what, Wait?
* Admiral-Lilwall notices a shadow as he turns a corner.... "hm.. computer, who is currently on this deck?"
<Waitstate> I dunno... I just get nervous when things like that happen
* Shadowpaw nods in understanding
<Admiral-Lilwall> Computer:  Units Admiral Lilwall and Autumn Beauty
<Admiral-Lilwall> hm, wonder why she snuck around this time
* Admiral-Lilwall follows..... catching better glance of the shadow   "Not Autumn Beauty's figure...."
* Admiral-Lilwall looks around another corner to see who the shadow belongs to  but sees only the elevator doors close
<Admiral-Lilwall> Hmmm
* Admiral-Lilwall wonders about the shape of the shadow, then walks down the corridor and enters his room
* Shadowpaw taps her hands really fast on her desk
* DarkStar waits in the darkness
<Blacknife> You need another grenade SP?
<Shadowpaw> no thank you, BK... I'm fine
* Shadowpaw notiices Wait not paying attention so grabs the vacumn bag full of confetti and sneaks over to BK and dumps the confetti all over him
<Blacknife> Ack!
* Shadowpaw runs swiftly back to her console and sits down as if nothing happened
<Waitstate> Clean that up
* Admiral-Lilwall flicks on his televeiwer and watches an odd intergalactic soap opera
<Shadowpaw> *turns around in her chair to face BK* oh yuk, what is that mess?
<Blacknife> Who What Wait?
<DarkStar> I shall return to my quarters for meditation
* Blacknife points at SP..
* Blacknife glares
* Shadowpaw glares back
<Waitstate> SP: I saw that. clean up your mess
<Shadowpaw> But ---- but---- but you weren't watching! How could you have seen it?
* Blacknife smirks...quickly
<Waitstate> I have WAYS...
<Waitstate> BWAHAHAHA!!
* Admiral-Lilwall chuckles at the corny show, but can't wait till tomorrow's episode
* Blacknife keeps his humor circuits in check
* Admiral-Lilwall changes channel to some news program from another world
<Shadowpaw> But, Wait, he started when you and Lil were talking, he chucked it at me (with the pin pulled) and -- and--- and it went POOF all over my console so I vacumned it up and then just then I -- *slaps hand over her faceplate as she realizes she just confessed what she did*
* Waitstate glances at the mess, then back at SP
* Shadowpaw looks at Wait with wide eyes and respondes to his look, stands up and cleans up BK's console.
<Waitstate> well?
* Shadowpaw glares at BK as she sits back down again and thinks "he's going down...."
* Blacknife holds a stoic face
* Waitstate reads the look on SP's face and sends a text message to her console "Fine, but don't do it on the bridge ;)"
* Shadowpaw grins at the message
* Blacknife looks at SP and at Wait
* Blacknife ponders
<Shadowpaw> don't look at me!
<Blacknife> Ok ConfettiPaw
<Blacknife> I won't 
* Blacknife chuckles
* Admiral-Lilwall flips channels to a music channel
* Shadowpaw growls lowly
* Waitstate just slumps back into his chair and grins thru his mouthplate, thinking "Well, at least it's not a rigind military environment..."
* DarkStar returns
<Waitstate> *sees SP getting up if to leave*
<Waitstate> leaving?
<Shadowpaw> Yes, if you don't mind... I'm really tired and would like to retire for now...
<Waitstate> sure thing
<Shadowpaw> thank you
* Admiral-Lilwall turns off the televeiwer and plays music through the speakers in his room instead, so loud that things in his room shake and rattle
<DarkStar> Waitstate, I need permition to leave the LSS
<Waitstate> The LSS? Well.. we only have the one ship, so I suppose you mean the Freedom... ok. Why?
<DarkStar> For my own reasons Waitstate
<Stardrive> *mumbles* What the hell is going on on deck 4?
<Waitstate> well, where are you going and when will you return?
<DarkStar> I have a project I'm working on, and I'll be in a day
* Blacknife sets his console to Auto
<Waitstate> Well... I guess so. You aren't exactly "mission critical", ya know? ;) I would appreciate a flightplan or location you'll be at if possible though
* Blacknife sneaks out as the exchange between DS and WS takes place
* Stardrive watches Bk leave.
<Waitstate> He has 5 minutes... then I'm getting him back here
<DarkStar> I'm going to make a stop at Cybertron and pick up a few things here and there
* Stardrive re-routs all unmanned consoles to his control.
<Waitstate> Then you'll be gone longer than a day... we are weeks from Cybertron. do you have some trasportation I don't know about?
* Admiral-Lilwall switches off the music.... "hm...this is deck four...there isn't anything at all Autumn Beauty would be interested in on this deck..."
<Admiral-Lilwall> She's not the wandering kind
<Admiral-Lilwall> Computer, what is the location of Autumn Beauty?
<computer> Unit Autumn Beauty is in her quarters
<DarkStar> No, I have no such transportation other than myself
<DarkStar> Your computers are foreign to me, I had no notion we were so distant from Cybertron
<Admiral-Lilwall> no way she'd have gotten there so quick...she'd be moving slowly to go without notice......hm
<Admiral-Lilwall> let's see, who has a shape like that?  Not Lightning, he's on the bridge
<DarkStar> Anyhow, we aren't too far from what I need
<Admiral-Lilwall> Vanadis, nothing on this deck she'd be interested in either
<DarkStar> Quite possibly a crashed shuttle from my home planet
<Waitstate> oh my... that IS of interest. If we didn't have a deadline I'd take the Freedom there.
<Admiral-Lilwall> Stardrive is on the bridge also.... so who the heck was that? SD's stowaway?
* Blacknife smirks as Wait's promise is vapor...6 minutes and counting
<Waitstate> Computer: Locate Blacknife
* Blacknife continues throughout the ship
<DarkStar> If I can have a short leave I'll send transmissions every other hour
<Admiral-Lilwall> possibly, I don't know her config...
<Waitstate> DS: sound fine. see you in two days?
* Admiral-Lilwall to Stardrive
<computer> Level 2, section 5
<Stardrive> [comm] Stardrive here.
<DarkStar> Thank you Waitstate, two days will be enough
<Admiral-Lilwall> [comm] That friend of yours.... does she by chance have wings in robot form?
<Waitstate> computer, erect a containment field in level 2, section 5
<Waitstate> Very well Dark Star. good hunting :)
<DarkStar> Thank you
<Scamp> Hello hello
* Blacknife bumps into the invisible wall
<Blacknife> Ooof!
<Scamp> No need to get up
<Scamp> I'm here
<Waitstate> Hey Scamp... you been hiding in your quarters or what?
<Scamp> Well, one must look clean and proper
* Blacknife taps his foot
<Stardrive> [Uh, not wings exactly.  She does have similar features, but curved, kind of the opposite of mine.)
<Scamp> which is more than I can say for others here 
<Blacknife> Ok Wait....I suppose you need me back on the bridge
<Waitstate> [to comm system] Blacknife, I think the computer will let you go to the bridge, but no where else. get up here. got it?
<Admiral-Lilwall> [comm] hm, is there a new member on board I don't know about then?
<Blacknife> [comm] Very Well
<Scamp> Well I know he doesn't mean me
<Scamp> Everyone knows who I am
* Blacknife heads back
<Stardrive> [comm] Not that I know of.
<Waitstate> Scamp, just take a station? I think tac2 is open
<Admiral-Lilwall> [comm] I noticed something...odd when arrived on deck four here..... what does it read out like up there?
* Blacknife enters the bridge
<Waitstate> Welcome back Mr. Blacknife... going to stay a while I hope
<Blacknife> Dang leader eyes
* StardrivesHead appears near Lilwall.
<Scamp> Very well
<Admiral-Lilwall> ah! I really wish you wouldn't do that
<StardrivesHead> Sorry, these holos are neat. 
* Waitstate shakes his head as he notices that SD is using the holo system again
<StardrivesHead> Anyway, all I've seen is the camera's vibrating in a short radius around your quarters.
* Blacknife takes the helm... again
* Stardrive relinquishes helm control back to the helm.
<Admiral-Lilwall> This is interesting....computer, what was the location of Autumn Beauty between the times of 1709 and 1716?
<computer> Unit Autumn Beauty was in quarters and on deck four
<Admiral-Lilwall> not possible...
<Admiral-Lilwall> Stardrive, how easy could it be for someone to tamper with computer locating systems?
<Scamp> Computer, Just what the heck do we do for fun around here?
<StardrivesHead> Well... it wouldn't be easy, but it's certainly not impossible...
* Blacknife smiles
<computer> the entertainment center is on deck 3
<Scamp> Wow, didn't actually expect to get a response from this droll peice of metal
<Admiral-Lilwall> Well I think someone has...and they're using Autumn Beauty as a diversion
<computer> Who are you calling droll, you egotistical dolt?
<StardrivesHead> That's odd.  
* Stardrive starts working at his console.
<Blacknife> Ha... the computer has a brain.. great... now the ship can turn on us too
<Scamp> amazing, a computer system with an attitude
<computer> Not an attitude. A personality. Unlike SOME people.
<Waitstate> That's enough...
<Scamp> Ouch
<computer> aww...
<Scamp> The computer's just jealous I've got too much personality for it to handle 
* Scamp smiles as much as one can with a face plate
<Blacknife> heheh
* The computer silently giggles as it contemplates its revenge
<Stardrive> Hey! Some of my scanners are out on deck 4!
<Admiral-Lilwall> what?!
<Admiral-Lilwall> I'll check it out...what sections?
<Waitstate> SD: What? scanners are out?
<Waitstate> what is going on?
<Stardrive> Diagnostics say they're ok... the computer thinks they're working... but I'm getting nothing.
<Scamp> I don't know, this bloody peice of equipment doesn't seem to read anything abnormal on deck 4
<Stardrive> I'd have never known they were out if I didn't try to use them.
<Scamp> Would you like me to handle the situation personally?
<Waitstate> damn... what are you and Lil investigating?
<Waitstate> Scamp, I don't think this is your area of expertise
<Admiral-Lilwall> computer, lock all doors and cease elevator traffic to this deck, authorisation Lilwall-33-Beta
<Stardrive> I have no idea, but I'm finding things wrong...
<Admiral-Lilwall> [comm] unknown, about to go see
<Scamp> I'm an expert at many things, what's harder than looking for a rouge?
<Waitstate> SD, put your conversation on bridge speakers
<Stardrive> On speakers.  At least they work.
<Admiral-Lilwall> Computer, list all units on deck four  
<computer> units Admiral Lilwall and Autumn Beauty
<Admiral-Lilwall> Locate Autumn Beauty  
<computer> Unit Autmn Beauty is in her quarters
<Admiral-Lilwall> ok....so what's going on
<Scamp> Admiral, just check her bloody quarters
<Waitstate> Computer, run self diagnostic
<Scamp> That'll answer atleast half of the problem
<Admiral-Lilwall> Her quarters are on sub section 30 deck 6 Scamp
<Admiral-Lilwall> So to put it simply Scamp, AB is NOT on this deck
<Stardrive> I get one life form in her quarters.
* Admiral-Lilwall takes out his laser rifle and searches the corridors
<Waitstate> Waitstate to Autumn Beauty: Are you in your quarters?
* StardrivesHead follows
<Scamp> Scamp to Autumn Beauty: Why don't you get your bum up to the bridge?  We have a situation here
<Autumn Beauty> ah! i i i y yes... w why?
<Waitstate> Just working on a little mystery... nothing to worry about
<Waitstate> Scamp!
<Scamp> Well I think an invisible man is a bit of a situation, don't you?
<Waitstate> AB, Ignore him
<Admiral-Lilwall> *to scamp* AB is not the type to even leave her quarters Scamp....
<Admiral-Lilwall> Stardrive, scan this deck for the location of the AB imposter
* Admiral-Lilwall stalks the corridors through out the deck
<Scamp> Oh and Autumn Beauty, you seem a bit disturbed, you not getting enough love from the Admiral?
<Waitstate> Scamp, SHUT UP!
<Waitstate> computer, close channel to Autumn Beauty
<StardrivesHead> Well, there's nothing except for the fact that the scanners are out in sections 10 through 20
<Waitstate> I'll have to go see her and calm her down I bet...
<Admiral-Lilwall> then that's where I'm looking, have a security unit on stand by of you please
<Stardrive> Sure Wait. You'll have to calm her down... 
<Waitstate> Scamp. I have a direct order for you, which you are to follow implicitly. Unless it is ABSOLUTELY NESCESARY, NEVER talk to Autumn Beauty again. Ok?
<Admiral-Lilwall> I'm entering section 10....
<Scamp> Okay Waitstate, I understand perfectly
<Scamp> But maybe you should have the mirror removed from her quarters
<Scamp> That might help a bit, yes
<Waitstate> pardon me?
<Scamp> Oh, nevermind
<Scamp> Back to the consul
* Blacknife waits at the helm
<Stardrive> You might as well go Wait.  You can make sure she's not really faking her timidness and is really some kind of super-spy.  That'll be the day.
<Waitstate> SD: good idea...
Session Close: Sun Jun 07 06:13:12 1998