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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Dec 27, 2011 16:38:06 GMT -5

Post by shockwave on Dec 27, 2011 16:38:06 GMT -5

Shockwave had not spoken inaccurately about Serotype work in the lab – her viral samples and weaponized rust strains were exceptionally well crafted – but he had never made any particular observations about her tactical skills which he deemed exceptionally poor. The Vehicon, Hoff, had been returned to the Nemesis almost entirely paralyzed (a highly effect neural-electrical toxin interrupting hydraulic and neural-net functions) but able to provide optical record of events and limited verbal debrief. Apparently, Serotype had aided the traitor Sniper, handing him over to the Autobot scout, Bumblebee. It was unclear whether she completed her mission object to poison the scout.

There was no immediate logical imperative to infect Bumblebee. To make enemies of the only other Cybertronian faction on the earth would be grossly illogical considering that Optimus Prime would likely provide asylum for a Deception defector. Easier to simply contact the Autobots on open channel distress and offer them intelligence. Having set precedent by aiding Sniper would earn her credibility within the illogical number of Autobot ranks. 88.456% chance Serotype would simply defect to the Autobots.

23.456% chance she infected Bumblebee to later provide the cure and engender herself to the Bots ranks. Highly illogical.

13.545% chance she was committing assisted suicide.

Shockwave stopped his musings as he reached the wreckage of Serotype’s lab, now sterilized and repaired. Among the Vehicons techs finishing the rebuild and cleaning the alloys of remaining residue was Steve and a clutch of muttering troops who dispersed at his approach. Among them was the single odd dark forest green figure of Acid Storm – Decepticon Seeker frame tall and spindly, posture slouched. Among the usual haughty design of Seekers, Acid Storm defied the norm by seemingly having no ambition at all. He was remarkable looking only because he bared his spark (and its deadly fluid suspension systems) unabashedly… which made other Cons nervous.

The Vehicons were giving him a wide berth. Shockwave did not. “Acid Storm.”

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Dec 27, 2011 22:17:42 GMT -5

Post by acidstorm on Dec 27, 2011 22:17:42 GMT -5

The Decepticon scientist looked over his work, the old laboratory was spick and span once more, perhaps not back to it's former glory, but a bot could sit down without being sent into stasis mode by a lost batch of super worms. It had taken poor Acid Storm quite a while to get everything all tidy, or at least to the point that the drones would be safe working inside the lab.

Of course, as Acid Storm knew well, when a job was done on this ship there was always another to replace it. Not that this didn't stop him from hoping for some downtime as he placed his hands behind his back to survey the last touch-ups. But out of the corner of his sensor range the mech detected a rather omminous form heading his way. The first thing that happened was that Acid Storm's 'helpers' were retreating back away from him, reminding the bot of how animals would react to the presence of a predator. And what predator could be more imposing then a one-eyed giant with enough fire power to make Megatron a little nervous. On top of this, the robot happened to be Acid Storm's boss. It was some sort of unholy trifecta birthed from Unicron himself for the sole purpose of screwing up the poor Seeker's day. The only thing he enjoyed about this hulk hovering over him was the fact that Shockwave never reduced his name like many of the other Decepticons. It was a small blessing, an extremely small one, but a blessing none the less.

As this hulking mech approached Acid Storm, the smaller bot turned to face his 'better' head on, looking up right into that optic of his. Of course he was scared, he has seen Shockwave in action before and he knew just how many different ways he could be strewn about the lab. But more to the point Acid Storm was tired, a little annoyed and far too lazy to take this fear with anything more then a disinterested glare.

He was mildly surprised to find that Shockwave had been seeking the Seeker, but it passed soon enough, followed by his somewhat snippy answer.

"You have more busy-work for me, Shockwave?"

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Dec 28, 2011 12:35:45 GMT -5

Post by shockwave on Dec 28, 2011 12:35:45 GMT -5

Shockwave, oblivious as per usual to the nuances of sarcasm and disdain, made no notice of what might have been considered a somewhat rude reply from the scientist Seeker. He merely pressed on unbothered.

“Negative. I require your expertise for a long-term project. The traitor Serotype, in her attempt to destroy her research and sabotage the Nemesis, failed partially in her efforts. Among the surviving equipment recovered from the lab were several intact canisters of the virologist’s latest weaponized strain. It requires research and further study. Furthermore, the position Serotype has left open would be best filled by another scientist. I have read your dossier and determined you are the most logical choice to take over the position and further Serotype’s unfinished research”

Shockwave held out a clawed servo, fingers spreading palm up until a holo-image sprang up from his palm, a cubic arrangement of light and coding, half complete but thorough where the data was provided. There were literal holes in the data imager, section and chucks missing from the whole. “I read through a portion of her findings and have created an exact replica of said data but it is incomplete. It will be forwarded to you shortly along with any of her remaining research. You task will be to make use of her work, make it your own and reopen our viral warfare sector. You will be provided minimal Vehicon staff to assist your endeavors so make your selection from the tech-class troops. I will expect results shortly and provided your work is satisfactory, more resources will be provided for you.”

Shockwave dropped his hand, the hologram blinking out. “Understood?”

Last Edit: Dec 28, 2011 12:36:47 GMT -5 by shockwave

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Dec 29, 2011 0:17:44 GMT -5

Post by acidstorm on Dec 29, 2011 0:17:44 GMT -5

Acid Storm was not happy, of course he was almost never thrilled with the day to day grind that was his life, but he was used to it. Shockwave seemed to believe that Acid Storm should take over his former colleague's lab and start working right away. He wasn't too annoyed either, while he wasn't fond of tinkering with viruses, they did prove to be amusing little puzzle boxes for him to play with. So in truth it wasn't all bad. but Acid Storm was not about to let on that he enjoyed it even in some small sense.

On top of this Shockwave never caught on to the more subtle emotional inflections, such as sarcasm. Honestly, Acid Storm could never understand how a bot so intelligent could be so brain0dead when it came to some topics. In any case he kept his odd mix of annoyance and tired apathy inside as he craned his neck down and away from the cyclops gaze.

"Of course, whatever."

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Dec 29, 2011 3:19:08 GMT -5

Post by shockwave on Dec 29, 2011 3:19:08 GMT -5

Shockwave was, very suddenly, standing over Acid Storm, the blank flat of his EMF like static against the sensor as his stared down at the smaller Decepticon with that singular cyclopean gaze, calculating through the complex algorithms of his logi-tech whether or not he’d been understood by the skulking Seeker. Acid Storm had a good if completely unnoticed reputation but his behavioral profiles indicated that the mech was a sullen and unmotivated mid-rank lifer who’d never participated in the usual Deception skullduggery of strategic backstabbing for personal benefit. Apathy. Shockwave understood that only in the most literal sense – having gutted his own coding for emotion long ego.

“I said,” Shockwave repeated, “Am I understood, Acid Storm?” His tonal inflection did not waver even slightly to indicate if he was displeased… or just clarifying. “If this post is not to your liking Starscream requires flyers to assist Barricade in the coming assault against the Autobot frontliners. Do you doubt your abilities to perform the function I just tasked you with?”

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Dec 29, 2011 19:05:15 GMT -5

Post by acidstorm on Dec 29, 2011 19:05:15 GMT -5

Bots like Shockwave here were the sort that made Acid Storm wonder if the Autobots would be a better option, surely they had to be less annoying then this hovering fragger. On the other hand, he didn't want to be strung up for his 'crimes' as the Seeker has lived and worked as a Decepticon for years, more then enough time for the Autobots to have dealt with a few of his projects, it was very doubtful they would let him even blink in the direction of their base, wherever it was. In any case the transformer was far too engrained in his ways to change now, of course Shockwave could drive anyone to reconsider their choices in life.

As for the threat of being back under Starscream's command, Acid Storm was almost tempted just so he didn't have to wrestle with Shockwave's odd mix of intelligence and emotional naivety. It wouldn't be the first time he would be forced to fight with another Seeker and it wouldn't be the last either. To Acid Storm it was as empty a threat as one could be, the mech just didn't care enough to throw his fate into one post or another. But in the end of the day he would still rather toil in a lab then flying around like a spastic moron and shooting everything in sight.

"Nothing I haven't survived before. But yes, I do understand, Shockwave."

Last Edit: Dec 29, 2011 19:42:12 GMT -5 by shockwave

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Jan 6, 2012 12:05:32 GMT -5

Post by shockwave on Jan 6, 2012 12:05:32 GMT -5

“Very well.”

Shockwave turned away from the Seeker, pulling a storage container from his subspace and setting it on one of the remaining table tops that neither the explosion nor Megatron’s ire had destroyed. The heavy alloy crate steamed slightly with cold, the temperature in the upper decks was slightly warmer, causing the alloy to give off wafts of mist. The massive scientist turned to regard the Seeker with that utterly devoid of anything EMF of his. He determined that Acid Storm was the sort of personality matrix the responded best to being occupied by something that interested him as his mid-level, un-altered service record suggested he didn’t have ambitions of rank. His noted high intellect and ‘extreme boredom’ had been noted from time to time over the course of his time in the ranks.

This seemed optimal to Shockwave. Scientists had little business concerning themselves with the politics of ladder-climbing.

“This is the remains Serotypes work. Her explosive attempts to destroy her own research were ill-constructed and this is what remains of the virus she was designing while in Autobot captivity. Make of it what you can.”

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Ep0 - "New Job" - Open Jan 10, 2012 4:12:55 GMT -5

Post by acidstorm on Jan 10, 2012 4:12:55 GMT -5

Almost as soon as the canister was within sight, Acid Storm's optics narrowed on it, it was a small reaction but it was the only thing which herald the switch between 'Apathetic Seeker' to 'Decepticon Scientist'. With his mind now elsewhere, the bot barely paying any attention to his 'boss' who continued to be the ever looming fragger that he was. The scientist could almost taste the mystery that swirled about the little object and badly wanted to take it apart. He of course had other reasons beyond just having a new toy to play with, after sampling Sterotype's work while cleaning up the lab and some of the drones, the mech was also intrigued by what he might find if he studied an end product of some of her most important research. If there wasn't that whole 'traitor' thing, Acid Storm would be highly tempted to try and contact her to see if he could get some more insight to her notes.

Just then he glanced up and realized that Shockwave had been talking again, the scientist only caught the last part which was 'Make of it what you can' and was not something Acid Storm would have considered helpful advice. Acid Storm was quick to turn away from the larger robot and pick up the little object, running his servos over it as he began a very in-depth scan. He wanted to know just what this thing was and he wanted to know it as soon as possible, the lazy flier had once more cast off his apathy to revel in this newest puzzle that had been more or less crammed down his intake.

As he began his work the Seeker mumbled one work as his optics began to glow brighter "Interesting..." and like that Acid Storm was saddled with a new job.

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2012 4:19:07 GMT -5 by shockwave