Session Start: Sun Nov 09 00:46:23 2003
[01:12] [narration] The LSS Freedom continues on its way through Autobot space. Their eventual destination: Planet Perihelion, LONAC's first and only outpost, far outside Cybertronian occupied space.
[01:13] * Sonix is examining his new quarters.
[01:13] * Comet checks his equipment.
[01:13] * Lifeblood is examining a patient.
[01:14] * Waitstate is lounging in the bar, enjoying and off moment, and fighting the urge to get behind the counter and take over.
[01:14] * Talis is looking out a viewport in one of the ending corridors.
[01:14] * Gearlock is enjoying a canned soft drink (energon pop?) on his way towards obs deck, idly humming a tune under his breath...
[01:15] * Cirrus knocks on Avalanche's door.
[01:15] * Sunspot is down in the lower obs deck with Moonstone, sketching out some schematics for some of the final system repairs.
[01:16] * Restore sits in her office working on dull and boring paperwork.
[01:16] * Avalanche opens the door.
[01:16] * Solder is tidying up the rest of Medbay.
[01:16] <Avalanche> Oh, hey, Cirrus. Whatcha been up to?
[01:17] <Cirrus> Lotsa boring flying in straight lines, bleh.
[01:18] <Comet> [comm] Waitstate?
[01:18] <Waitstate> Oh boy, there goes my break...
[01:19] <Waitstate> [comm] Wait here. What's up?
[01:19] <Avalanche> That doesn't sound very interesting. So they let you go for a bit?
[01:19] <Comet> [comm] It, um, just occured to me...
[01:19] <Comet> [comm] ...how will the humans maintain proper nutritional diets?
[01:19] * Gearlock spots a familiar green shape up ahead and raises a brow. He continues along his way, approaching Talis in the windowed corridor...
[01:19] [narration] There is a knock on the doorway of Restore's office.
[01:19] <Cirrus> Uh-huh. I thought maybe we could play some!
[01:20] <Waitstate> [comm] They brought aboard plenty of supplies, you know.
[01:20] * Restore looks up at the doorway to see Outreach.
[01:20] <Avalanche> I'm sure we can. You want Sarah to come?
[01:20] <Restore> Hey Outreach, what's up?
[01:21] * Gearlock smiles a bit and raises his canned drink in a greeting mocktoast. "Greetings, friend. Talis, is it?"
[01:21] * Sonix leaves his quarters and starts wandering the deck.
[01:21] * Outreach smiles. "Hey Restore, mind if I pick your processor for a moment?"
[01:21] <Comet> [comm] Ah. Sorry. I'll not keep you longer.
[01:21] <Comet> [comm] Comet out.
[01:21] <Restore> Sure, whats on your mind?
[01:21] <Waitstate> [comm] Kid... take a day off, huh?
[01:23] <Comet> [comm] Yes sir...
[01:24] <Outreach> Well, a question was posed to me, and I thought it best to defer to you...
[01:24] * Waitstate takes a BIG drink.
[01:24] <Waitstate> He didnt seem so serious when we first met...
[01:24] <Restore> Ok.
[01:25] [narration] A man in White Star armor clunks into Restore's office, looking up at the diskbot.
[01:25] <Restore> At least I won't get a stiff neck looking at you guys, heh.
[01:25] * Sonix smiles as he realizes Echo is following him.
[01:26] * Sonix wanders into the bar too late to hear the comment.
[01:26] <Goannis> *to Waitstate* Never met him.
[01:26] <Cirrus> Sure! If she wants to. She seems kinda scared of us...
[01:26] <Goannis> Must be one of those bots who don't venture this way of the ship.
[01:27] <Waitstate> I'm not sure he's left his post since I gave it to him.
[01:27] * Apocrypha is in the bar, too.
[01:28] * Sonix settles a little ways away from either bot, not being the over social type.
[01:28] <Goannis> Maybe he just doesn't realise the relaxed work ethic that goes on yet.
[01:28] <Restore> How can I help? *putting the data pad down and looking at the human*
[01:29] <McNider> *chuckle* the feeling is mutual, Ms. Restore...*takes off his helmet, shaking his black cropped hair a little* I am Charles McNider. I, erm, was the Chief Medical Officer of White Star...
[01:29] <Waitstate> Maybe I should slip him a Core Dump in his next recharge sequence ;)
[01:29] <Avalanche> I think it'd be good if she came with us.
[01:30] <Cirrus> Fine with me :) *tries to peek around Avy to see if she's visible*
[01:30] <Avalanche> You wait here for just a moment...
[01:31] <Cirrus> okie.
[01:31] <Goannis> a Coolant Leak might work better, heh. *goes about general cleaning of the bar, picking up empty glasses, etc*
[01:31] * Avalanche goes back into his quarters and comes out a moment later with Sarah suited up on his shoulder.
[01:31] <Waitstate> Speaking of people who may not be fitting in yet... *waves to Sonix* hey over there.
[01:31] <Cirrus> Hiya Sarah!
[01:32] <Solder> Lemme know if you need anything over there, LB..
[01:32] <Restore> Please, just Restore. :)
[01:32] <Lifeblood> Affirmative.
[01:32] * Sarah waves. "Oh, hello again, Cirrus."
[01:33] * Sarah turns to Avalanche. "So where are we going?"
[01:33] <Avalanche> I figured we'd let Cirrus pick a place.
[01:33] <Cirrus> Plaza Park!
[01:33] <Restore> And welcome aboard, albeit a late welcome. So, you had a question?
[01:34] <McNider> Ah yes Ms-erm-Restore. I am not aware of any organic medical facilities set up aboard the Freedom...
[01:34] <Cirrus> We can try out my new model plane. :D
[01:36] <Restore> Well, honestly, Medbay can cater for just about any species. That said, I think I know where you're going.
[01:36] * Sonix smiles and returns the wave.
[01:36] <Sonix> Oh...hello
[01:36] <Avalanche> That sounds good to me! Well, lead the way.
[01:36] <Restore> And it's not such a bad idea. You're less likly to get squashed by a bot looking at the ceiling in your own sized facility.
[01:37] <Waitstate> Care to join me?
[01:37] * McNider chuckles "That....heh, had crossed my mind. Would it be much trouble to set up a small working facility?"
[01:37] * Sonix nods slightly and move over next to Waitstate.
[01:37] <Waitstate> How're you finding life on the Freedom?
[01:37] * Waitstate motions to Goannis.
[01:38] <Waitstate> would you like something to drink?
[01:39] <Sonix> It's a marvelous ship, as much as I know of such things. My quarters certainly are much nicer.
[01:40] <Restore> I don't see why not. Waitstate may even authorise a full facility located in the human levels, for easier access. Lord knows a human would probably prefer another human's hands during operations rather than mine, despite my comparative tininess to the average bot.
[01:40] * Waitstate sips and nods.
[01:41] <Waitstate> Despite our growth over the years, we still have plenty of choice quarters left.
[01:41] <Restore> And even if he didn't, I'm we could make for plenty of room in here somwhere.
[01:41] <Waitstate> Have you been around the ship much? I see you found the Plaza at least.
[01:41] * McNider smiles and nods, "That would be....fantastic."
[01:42] <Sonix> It has the advantage of being large and easy to find.
[01:42] <Sonix> But yes, I seem too. As has Echo here.
[01:42] * Sonix gestures at the bot that's been following him.
[01:43] <Waitstate> Echo? *notices the small shape that's practically hiding behind Sonix*
[01:43] * Sonix nudges the bot out...he's quite small for a bot and as a cerain raccooniness asbout him.
[01:44] * Comet walks into the Plaza.
[01:44] <Restore> I'll drop a memo in his message box once I'm done with this stuff here *noting the datapads and other stuff scattered over her desk*. And knowing Waitstate, you should drop a memo in as well, heh,
[01:44] <Waitstate> *looks at Echo, then back at Sonix* Cassette bot?
[01:45] <Sonix> Indeed.
[01:45] <Sonix> A project I undertood when some of my reseach was getting the better of me.
[01:46] <Waitstate> You should really have registered him with the population roster, but I can understand why you might have forgotten to do so.
[01:46] <McNider> Thank you. I'll also talk to LeRoy about it....
[01:46] * Admiral Lilwall wanders around the ship bored out of his mind. He enters the Waste Processing facility in the lower levels of the ship where reactor run off and assorted garbages are sent to for safe disposal.
[01:46] <Waitstate> We like to keep tabs on how many bots are running about, you know?
[01:46] <Sonix> My apologies. I'm afraid I'm not terribly familiar with startship protocols.
[01:47] * Waitstate nods and waves it off.
[01:47] <Waitstate> His design is familiar... an animal of some sort, I'm assuming. Sentient?
[01:47] [narration] generic bot1 and 2 snap attention when they notice AL in the area.
[01:48] <GB1> Sir! We, weren't expecting an inspection... uh..
[01:48] * Admiral Lilwall turns to see the two semi-nervous looking bots.
[01:48] <Sonix> quite.
[01:48] <Sonix> And, quite shy too.
[01:48] <Sonix> But the animal is a raccoon.
[01:49] <Sonix> Your human passengers might know of them.
[01:49] <Admiral Lilwall> Don't worry, not conducting one. I'm bored, so I'm talking a walk.
[01:49] <Admiral Lilwall> How are things running down here anyway?
[01:49] <Waitstate> Ah, of course. Earth creature... amazing the influence the humans have had on us, isnt it?
[01:49] <Sonix> indeed. The design was to intriguing to pass up.
[01:49] <GB2> All within parameters, sir.
[01:50] * McNider replaces his helmet, his now-robotic voice coming through the small grill through the front of his helmet "pardon the rudeness, but the air purified by the suit is oddly appealing....not to mention it keeps the blasted carcinigens out from those blasted smokers...." and sighs, turning and waving as he exits. "Thank you for your time, Restore...."
[01:50] <Restore> No problem, glad to help.
[01:51] <Admiral Lilwall> Ok. Well, back to work then I guess.
[01:51] <Sonix> I have two earlier models, but they're less...adventuresome.
[01:52] <Waitstate> So you built them?
[01:52] <Sonix> I did.
[01:52] * Admiral Lilwall has another look around the faculty before leaving to wander someplace else.
[01:52] * Cirrus and company arrive in the Plaza, and Cirrus makes a beeline for the park area in the center.
[01:53] <Waitstate> Impressive
[01:53] <Echo> Pretty cool, huh?
[01:53] <Waitstate> Also Earth inspired?
[01:53] <Sonix> indeed.
[01:53] * Comet notices Cirrus and heads off after him.
[01:53] * Avalanche finds a nice spot to sit and watch Cirrus.
[01:53] * Apocrypha walks hesitantly over to Wait's table.
[01:54] * Waitstate starts.
[01:54] <Waitstate> He talks?
[01:54] <Waitstate> Sorry, it's just unusual.
[01:54] * Sonix smiles.
[01:54] <Waitstate> Ah, yeah, cool. :)
[01:55] <Sonix> I should have warned you.
[01:55] <Sonix> And he can be quite the chatterbox.
[01:55] * Sonix smiles affectionately at Echo.
[01:56] * Waitstate notices Apoc and looks over
[01:56] <Waitstate> Apocrypha, hey. Where've you been hiding?
[01:56] <Apocrypha> Oh, I've been, you know. Around.
[01:57] * Outreach crosses his arms, leaning on the wall of the medbay. quiet days in medbay are a blessing and a curse rolled into one....
[01:57] <Apocrypha> Hasn't been a lot for me to do.
[01:57] <Waitstate> I suppose not
[01:57] <Waitstate> This is Sonix. He's new around here... actually, you two might have a lot in common.
[01:57] <Comet> Cirrus!
[01:58] <Apocrypha> Oh. Um, hi.
[01:58] * Cirrus looks around for the voice.
[01:58] * Comet runs past the bar.
[01:58] <Comet> Hey!
[01:58] * Waitstate motions for Apoc to sit.
[01:58] <Cirrus> Comet! Hi! I got my new plane finished. :D *waves it in the air*
[01:59] * Apocrypha sits.
[02:00] <Waitstate> Sonix here is a linguist.
[02:00] <Sonix> Hello.
[02:00] * Goannis moves over the group.
[02:00] <Goannis> Anyone need a drink? Or refill?
[02:00] <Comet> New plane?
[02:01] <Waitstate> A round of Squeaky Wheels for these two. I think they need some lubrication ;)
[02:01] <Apocrypha> Oh, a linguist, huh?
[02:01] <Cirrus> Yeah, It's a remote control flier. Pretty neat, huh?
[02:01] <Apocrypha> What brings him here?
[02:02] * Goannis nods and moves off to prepare the drinks.
[02:02] <Comet> Cool. They let you fly those here?
[02:02] <Sonix> Freedom was going my way.
[02:03] <Sonix> My ship was commandeered by for the war effort.
[02:03] <Cirrus> Well sure. I guess. I mean, it's a park! There's trees and benches and... other stuff.
[02:03] <Apocrypha> Oh. Yeah.
[02:03] <Apocrypha> I can imagine what that's like.
[02:03] * Admiral Lilwall enters the ventral Obs Deck and finds a place to sit out of the way of the main area.
[02:03] <Apocrypha> Not going to, uh, stay and fight with the Au - with, uh, your teammates?
[02:04] * Goannis returns with the drinks and hands them out before moving away again to do something else.
[02:04] <Waitstate> We're taking a detour to an archaeological site for him. And his team, I guess. *smiles at the coonish robot*
[02:04] * Echo smiles shyly.
[02:10] * Comet watches Cirrus fly his plane around.
[02:12] * Sonix sips his drink.
[02:12] * Cirrus flies his big, fancy, completely un-aerodynamic plane around. It's from a TV show. Thankfully, it relies on a hover system for flight, not actual flight physics.
[02:14] <Cirrus> You guys wanna try? :)
[02:15] <Comet> Nah, not right away. Thanks, though...
[02:15] <Avalanche> Heh, I'm not good with that kinda stuff.
[02:15] <Cirrus> What about you, Sarah? We could set it on the ground and you could drive it like a car!
[02:17] <Apocrypha> So...Waitstate.
[02:17] <Sarah> *giggle* No, that's quite alright...
[02:17] <Apocrypha> I was, um, going to ask you something I, uh, was kind of afraid to ask.
[02:17] <Apocrypha> But, well, with what you said about Sonix, here...maybe it's not, um, such a big deal.
[02:18] * Waitstate looks concerned.
[02:19] <Waitstate> You can tell me, whatever it is.
[02:19] * Cirrus zooooms! and giggles and has fun.
[02:20] <Apocrypha> Well...I figured, when we got done searching for the station...and then, later, when we, um, got back to our own dimension...well, I figured I'd go back to the Autobots. I'm kind of AWOL.
[02:20] <Apocrypha> But, well...with the war...I don't know if I want to go back.
[02:21] * Sonix nods grimly...
[02:21] <Sonix> I know that feeling.
[02:22] <Waitstate> That's why I left Cybertron in the first place. I doubt there's a bot here who can't relate.
[02:22] <Apocrypha> Well, that's not all of it.
[02:23] <Waitstate> *nods* go on.
[02:24] <Apocrypha> It's just that...well...it doesn't feel, um, right.
[02:24] <Apocrypha> I don't want to fight. I'm not a fighter.
[02:24] <Apocrypha> But...
[02:25] <Apocrypha> I mean, lots of Autobots aren't fighters.
[02:25] <Goannis> They can't force you to, can they? *having come back to collect empty glasses and wipe down the table*
[02:26] <Apocrypha> Um, probably not. They have more important things to do, with the Decepticon offensive, than chase down a geek who can't fight anyway.
[02:26] <Waitstate> Besides... that's why we have the big guns.
[02:26] * Waitstate looks at all. "Don't confuse peaceful for pacifist."
[02:29] <Apocrypha> But, well...I don't know if I feel right, just letting my friends and my teammates and my people die, with me not going back to help.
[02:29] <Apocrypha> I never left the Autobots when I came onboard.
[02:30] <Waitstate> It's your call, of course. I knew when you joined us it might not be permenent.
[02:30] <Apocrypha> Can I really do it now, with a war on, and know that it's not just because I'm too scared to go back and fight?
[02:30] <Sonix> Well...what sort of geek are you?
[02:31] <Sonix> I could use help with my research, certainly.
[02:31] <Apocrypha> I'm a historian.
[02:32] <Sonix> You'd be welcome...and ostensibly part of Autobot R&D...though, they seem to lose track of me often enough.
[02:34] <Sonix> So you wouldn't be running...and no coward would like my job.
[02:35] * Apocrypha sighs.
[02:36] <Apocrypha> I have my own research to do, if I was just looking for justification.
[02:36] <Apocrypha> I'm sorry. I realize that sounds really ungrateful.
[02:36] <Waitstate> I doubt I'd have any objections to you sending on your research to the Autobots if you joined up permenently.
[02:37] <Waitstate> I did of course mean your own reseach.
[02:39] * Format enters the plaza and slithers his way towards the bar.
[02:39] <Sonix> Well, what little useful work I've done is free to all, including you and your crew, Captain.
[02:40] * Format enters the bar and moves over to where most of the bots are to listen in on them.
[02:41] <Waitstate> Well, I definitely would prefer you to stay. But that's a selfish feeling. Still, take it as you will.
[02:44] <Waitstate> You've been a great asset to this crew.
[02:47] * Apocrypha drinks silently.
[02:47] * Crosswire enters the bar, her shift finished for the day.
[02:50] * Crosswire orders a drink from the bar and takes a seat at one of the tables with a holo-window.
[02:52] * Goannis makes the drink and takes it Crosswire before heading back to Wait and company.
[02:52] <Goannis> Anything else before my shift finishes up?
[02:53] <Waitstate> Another round of the same?
[02:53] <Waitstate> I can't tell you what's right, but I do know that you can't help your friends as a fighter.
[02:54] <Goannis> You got it. *moves off*
[02:57] * Sonix sips his drink quietly, feeling quite uncomfortable.
[02:58] <Sonix> If you'll excuse, I think I'm going to watch the plane flight now.
[02:58] * Format gets bored with the conversation and leaves the bar.
[02:58] * Sonix offers a reassuring smile to Apocrypha.
[02:59] * Sonix wanders over and wathes Cirrus intently.
[02:59] * Cirrus' plane buzzes right over Sonix's head as he heads toward the park.
[03:00] <Cirrus> *shouts* Sorry!
[03:01] * Goannis serves the drinks to the bots.
[03:02] <Goannis> Well, enjoy! *exits the bar, heading for her quarters*
[03:02] * Sonix smiles and ducks in reaction.
[03:02] <Sonix> 's alright.
[03:04] * Cirrus carefully lands the plane (whose hover systems more or less accurately simulate a real landing), and walks over to the newcomer.
[03:04] <Cirrus> you're that new guy, aren'tcha?
[03:05] <Sonix> That's me.
[03:07] <Cirrus> I'm Cirrus! Do ya like planes? *offers the control box*
[03:07] * Sonix smiles.
[03:07] <Sonix> I'm Sonix.
[03:08] <Sonix> ...now...let's see..how's this thing work?
[03:08] * Cirrus looks up at the bigger bot.
[03:09] <Cirrus> That's the throttle, that controls the directional thrusters, and that one's special. It's the landing gear!
[03:09] <Sonix> My...quite a realistic model!
[03:10] <Cirrus> I put it together myself! The stickers took for-EVER.
[03:11] * Sonix grins.
[03:11] <Sonix> did they now?
[03:11] * Sonix smiles at the swishing sound behind him.
[03:11] <Sonix> Well now Echo...do you want to try?
[03:12] <Cirrus> Ooo, a critter! Hiya. :)
[03:12] * Echo nods muchly.
[03:13] * Cirrus hands over the control box.
[03:13] <Sonix> Well...go on Echo, ask!
[03:13] <Cirrus> Be real careful though!
[03:13] * Echo takes the offer and sets about flying the plane with some skill.
[03:16] <Echo> Hey! This is cool!!
[03:17] * Cirrus runs around, chasing the plane, arms out wide.
[03:23] * Echo loops it around a nearby tree.
[03:23] * Sonix watches both with a wide grin.
[03:26] * Cirrus abruptly lays down on the soft, grasslike floor of the park area and watches the plane fly above him.
[03:27] * Echo grins wider and flys it right over Cirrus.
[03:30] * Cirrus giggles as he feels the wash of the hover system woosh overhead.
[03:34] * Echo lands it gently next to Cirrus and then runs over and hands the control over.
[03:34] <Echo> Thanks!
[03:35] <Cirrus> Isn't it cool? *grins*
[03:41] <Echo>Yeah!
[03:43] * Cirrus smiles at his new friend, and lays back down on the soft ground, enjoying the gentle breeze the environmental system is blowing.
[03:49] * Echo curls up and goes to sleep.
Session Close: Sun Nov 09 03:50:00 2003
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