First Clue - Audio/Text

[whistlesatengineers]

[ The first sound out of the comm was a suspicious thump thump thump. Someone’s testing to see if it’s on, maybe? After that, someone whistles what sounds like the acknowledging warble a computer might make. After that is a long, tense pause, followed by a grunt. The audio flicks off, but typing starts after a few more moments. ]

Gunney? Dare?

[ Another long pause before the typing continues. ]

This isn’t New Mombasa. This probably isn’t even Earth, is it? Where am I?

[ More importantly, where are his guns?!]

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[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

[She's trying to be in a better mood than previously.]

Yeah, caves. This boat isn't like normal boats. There's caves, flowers, a golf course...loads of other stuff. It's kinda neat.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He's glad. But really, he doesn't mind crankiness. He's spent the last five years with with Marines, after all. ]

The golf course I can see, but... this isn't a normal boat, is it.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Not even remotely. [She smiles faintly.] Normality here is something of a blessing, actually. I have yet to encounter that since I've been here, honestly. This place is anything but.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He chuckles quietly, letting the sound out of his helmet on his speaker. ]

One of the others here makes it normal enough for me. But maybe a little strangeness will do me some good.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah? Find someone from your home here, then? Sometimes that helps...I've got a couple here from my world...sometimes it helps. [She pauses.] Sometimes it makes it worse.

This way. [She starts heading to the stairs, she's not fond of elevators or enclosed spaces, not anymore.]

[whistlesatengineers]

He's a 'makes it worse'. Trust me.

[ He doesn't mind stairs, but he somehow prefers lifts. Elevators mean he's not having to watch back and front all the time. But he'll take the stairs anyway. ]

If you ever hear someone with a really deep voice start talking about relics or Forerunners or gods, you avoid them, okay?

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Like...Decepticon makes it worse? Or just...'makes it irritating' makes it worse?

[She's a little claustrophibic D:]

Uh...okay. I can do that. Any reason why?

[whistlesatengineers]

I don't know what Decepticons are.

[ He's stuck in a drop pod most of his time; claustrophobia would be detrimental to his job >_> ]

Because him and all of his kind have been trying to eradicate humanity for as long as I can remember.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Mmm. they're...different. Depends on where you're from. [A liiiiittle evasive on this topic, except that comment sounds rather familiar.]

Sounds kinda like what the 'Cons were doing back home. Trying to blow up our sun counts as trying to kill us all, right?

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He's startled by her question, but it's difficult to show that in armor. Thankfully. He's supposed to be a professional. Professionals don't flinch. ]

Hell yes that counts. Sounds like they'd get along great with the Covies, as long as they have some kind of religious conviction.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

[She keeps taking the stairs one at a time, then pauses long enough to look back.]

Thought so. [She ponders for a moment.] I think the Fallen counts as a religious figure. Best I can tell, he was one of the...originals mechs, thought to be waaay long dead.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He takes them two at a time after her, but pauses every once in a while to look up and down the stairs. Force of habit. ]

The Fallen? Not familiar either, but with a name like that, he sounds bad. [ He shakes his head a little. ] Covies follow this race we call Forerunners. They left a bunch of ruins on a lot of worlds and then just disappeared.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

[She can hardly blame him. She's developed a similar habit after Egypt.]

He was...really bad. Really, really bad. The one who wanted us all dead, besides Megatron. [She ponders.[ Homm...sounds familiar. The 'Cons left an...energon harvester on our world from forever ago, then showed back up, wanting to activate us and obliterate us all.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ Checking everywhere's been a big part of his life lately. Even straight vertical isn't safe. ]

Megatron sounds worse. Energon? [ He flexes one hand before continuing. ] I'm not sure why the Forerunners left all their crap. But the Covenant take whatever they find and reverse engineer it to use against us.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Mhm. Energon's what makes them tick and run properly, guess it's kinda their version of blood, maybe? [She starts down a hall once she's on the right deck.]

Well, that sounds eerily familiar too. A lot of our technology back home was reverse engineered from Megatron while he was frozen in the governments 'basement', the Hoover Dam.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He gives the stairwell one last, wary, check, before starting after Mikaela down the hall. ] Energon, energy. Makes sense, sort of.

That's a new one on me. Bet that Megatron guy didn't appreciate it - sounds like he un-froze. [ He pauses for a moment, chuckling humorlessly. ] Didn't get any plasma weapons from it, I hope?

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

No, he...definitely didn't. She shook her head wryly, leading the way.] He wasn't a happy camper, that's for sure. [She glanced over her shoulder, a wry grin on her face.] Not sure. The military may have.

This is where the sushi bar Kuma-Ko is. [She points as she leads the way into the room.] Don't freak out at the bears, they won't hurt you and they're really nice. You just tell them what you want, and they make it for you. Also, there's a bar on this floor too. There's a gift shop here too that has stuff like sunscreen and clothes, but if you need something to wear, deck 12 is totally the way to go.

[She'd actually been meaning to head to the bazaar and to deck 12. She wants a camera!]

[whistlesatengineers]

They should get rid of them. Nothing good comes from that. [ He pauses when for a moment, speaking because... let's face it, what she said is just STRANGE. ]

Bears? [ He peers in. Oh cripes, it's like cuddly Brutes without the armor and the bad smell. This is so awkward for him. ] I'll try not to freak out. Deck 12 has more shopping, or something?

How much is all of this going to cost? I'm afraid I left my wallet back in New Mombasa.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Mhm, yeah. I know the Autobots have refused to share their weaponry with us. Can't say I blame 'em. [Ticked the military and government off though, she assumed.]

Yeah, bears. See? [She points.] They won't hurt you. And yeah, Deck 12 has loads of stuff. You don't have to worry about money, either. It's a bit of a free for all, everything is free here.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He can't blame the Autobots either. Just seeing how the Covenant used the tech they had gotten was enough to put him off of reverse engineering entirely. ] It means more to make something when you don't steal the designs from another species.

[ Rookie's eyeing the bears cautiously, wishing he could flick on his VISR without blinding himself. Just to see if it's true they won't hurt him. ] Everything? Wow. What are we supposed to do, then?

[ Kage told him to relax. He's not sure how to do that without falling asleep somewhere awkward. ]

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Exactly. [She shifts and glances over at him with a nod.]

Yeah, everything. And...well...I mean, there's a lot to do here, I guess. There's a pool, caves, a big maze that I didn't bother getting lost in, um...a flower field and a mini golf course.

[whistlesatengineers]

[ He looks back over to her, certain that the bears aren't hostile. Huge monkeys in armor shooting at him, bird-lizards with energy shields - that he can understand. But bears in aprons? That's a little much. ]

Not so fond of flowers or golf, I take it? [ Though he makes a note to check out the maze sometime. Sounds interesting. ]

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

I...I don't really like flowers. [She replied distantly with a shake of her head.] Mini golf I'm fine with, but flowers...[Her voice trailed off, but then she refocuses on him and grins.]

Anyway, if you're not hungry, I can show you deck 12, where you'll find whatever clothes and stuff you'll need.

[whistlesatengineers]

So I should get you chocolates if I piss you off instead, right? [ Trying to joke, here. ]

I'm good for now. Deck 12, then?

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

[She looks at him startled, then actually laughs.]

Yeah, if you wanna endear yourself to me, chocolate is the way to go, here. [She nods, then heads back towards the stairs.]

Okay, this way, then.