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maskormenacelogs2019-02-02 06:53 pm
redcosmedic) wrote in maskormenacelogs2019-02-02 06:53 pm
[open] Just roll through town...
WHO: Knock Out & OPEN
WHERE: Various; see starters, all prompts open unless otherwise specified.
WHEN: February
WHAT: Knock Out's settling into something of a routine.
WARNINGS: TBA if needed.
I. Jeopardy #003;
II. Jeopardy - Big Al's Used Autos;
III. Jeopardy Assorted;
IV. Heropa Boardwalk & Beach;
V. Other Cities;
VI. WILDCARD;
WHERE: Various; see starters, all prompts open unless otherwise specified.
WHEN: February
WHAT: Knock Out's settling into something of a routine.
WARNINGS: TBA if needed.
I. Jeopardy #003;
- He's rarely there during the daytime hours, but despite not being able to enjoy most of the amenities offered by the building itself, Knock Out still comes back to his assigned housing each night, as much by habit as by design. This will never be "home", but it's a pleasant enough respite for what it is, and the company he keeps here - Rogue and occasionally Kasia - is a welcome distraction. He's settled in for the evening and begun running a self-diagnostic for something to do, entering a low-power mode that wasn't quite recharge. Dozing, essentially, while still keeping a wary eye out for the two Autobot neighbours that lived across the street.
II. Jeopardy - Big Al's Used Autos;
- He does eventually remember to attend where his government assigned job is located. The manager is less than impressed by the time it takes Knock Out to show up (what's a few weeks to someone who lives for millions of years, the medic snips back) but eventually they work out his actual job description. He really can't bring himself to promote these (in his opinion) clunkers, but it turns out they mostly want his imPort presence as a marketing gimmick, and that suits him all right. Most of what he has to do is sit around looking extra shiny and talk car specs with any gearheads that come by because they heard about the transforming imPort. All of which are tenable, and they're paying him decently for it.
III. Jeopardy Assorted;
- Jeopardy may be creepy, but it's one of the few Porter cities at the moment that's not snowy, which suits him just fine. He learns his new "hometown" with all its idiosyncrasies. The humming takes some getting used to, especially since his audial scanners can't pinpoint the exact frequency, and that's nothing short of strange for his kind. Subroutines to filter it seem to have limited success at best, so eventually he just gets used to it.
He politely turns down the frequent offers to join the Church of the Ancient Web Mistress, though they routinely come up to him with new offers, seemingly "innocently" having forgotten his earlier dismissals.
The hallucination-like sightings are a little more worrisome, considering that he shouldn't be susceptible to the commonly explaining reasoning - ambient radiation - that supposedly causes them. One of the city's many quirks, and sometimes he'll be found sitting in vehicle mode on alongside the curb on various streets, watching some of these ghostly figures and recording them as best he can.
"Did you see that one?"
IV. Heropa Boardwalk & Beach;
- Of any city outside Jeopardy, Knock Out spends more time in Heropa for the warmth of the Florida climate, such as it is even at this time of year. A good portion of it is spend actually outside the city and down near the beach and boardwalk, where he's begun building something of a following since the provided space gives him ample opportunity to revert to root mode and stretch. Heropa, already heavily imPort-friendly in general, is a nice break from Jeopardy where the natives are reserved about their world-hopping neighbours. And sometimes he just wants some quiet time, moving down the beach quite far from the boardwalk for a stroll or to sit and look out over the ocean.
V. Other Cities;
- He spends less time in the other Porter cities than Jeopardy and Heropa, and it's mostly in vehicle mode as he cruises looking for interesting things, but he will sometimes revert to root mode when there are fans nearby. While it remained a little disconcerting that humans don't react with either fear or even much shock when confronted with an alien robot over 20' tall, the medic has significantly warmed to the attention, even if he tends to outright laugh when questions come up about what kind of hero he is.
And Knock Out has never needed an excuse to preen, so he is obligingly turning this way and that while a few snapped pictures. Honestly, if humans had been like this on the Earth he was familiar with, rather than merely infuriating and disgusting, he might have actually reconsidered his position on Megatron's plan to decimate the little mudball. "Ah ah, look but don't touch," he scoffed, shooing a few over-eager spectators away with wickedly pointed digits. "I don't want your fleshy little prints grubbing up my finish."
Of course, not everyone in attendance was in a charitable mood. A few had gathered on the edges of the crowd, trading glances in the medic's direction with mutters among themselves about 'another imPort too dangerous to be properly controlled'.
VI. WILDCARD;
- Anything that doesn't fit the above starters, or hit me up at
not a problem!
[And at that, Yusei blinks, then glances over himself, like he'd forgotten what he was wearing.]
Ah...I've just come back from work, so...
[He usually looks the stereotypical part. Sorry, dude.]
Re: not a problem!
I suppose if you did want to buy it, you'd make my employer quite happy. He seems to think I'm not pulling my weight around here, despite his clientele going up about 500% since I started.
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[That's a good question, actually. If they all just came here to stare at the robot...
Anyways, he looks over the car once more, then nods a bit.]
It'd be a good starting point for a project, at least.
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Well, that part is incidental if you ask me. But some of them do buy.
[ He's pleased that Yusei is going to take this one. ]
What are you planning to do?
[ It's been a slow day, indulge his curiosity. ]
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Some.
[He doesn't sound skeptical, really. More amused, if anything else.]
I'm planning on building a personal vehicle for myself...a motorcycle, really.
[he was about to say "D-Wheel," but then realized that those probably aren't A Thing here. Best to just say what it is at its core.]
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Indeed? This is an unusual choice for an engine, then. Much larger than what you'd typically find in any motorcycle. But I confess I'm not an expert on two-wheeled vehicles, they're incompatible with my frame type.
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[why use gas when you could use a highly volatile but infinitely undying power source?]
They're still around, and I have used them for other things, but they're not my specialty. I figured I'd use something affordable to fine-tune my working process with them.
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So really the only thing you need is the engine out of this car?
[ He's getting an idea. ]
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[please forgive him for providing the unintentional image of you farting out exhaust or something, even if he himself isn't thinking it.]
For now, I suppose? Although I wouldn't mind using the rest of the car for other projects as well...
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[ Knock Out considers for a moment, then very precisely gives the car in question a little kick. Of course, 'little' from someone his size still puts a fairly large dent in the body, crumpling the side panel inward. Then he mimes a look of dramatic shock. ]
Oops, clumsy me. Just can't keep these big pedes of mine from knocking into things. I suppose you'll have to get the car at a discount now, if you're still interested.
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He likes you.]
That's really a shame. I am still interested, so...
[He's still got that carefully blank face on, but there's the smallest hint of a smile there.]
I'd hope this kind of...mishap...won't happen in the future.
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Oh, I'll try to be more careful in the future, certainly. As for the car, if you'd like to tell one of the people inside that you'll take it based on my expert sales pitch, it'd be greatly appreciated. And if they question that obligatory discount, tell them to come speak with me about it.
[ He doubts they will, but just in case. He's a mech of his word. Mostly. ]
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Frankly, I think they'd be glad you managed to sell this thing at all, no?
[After all, you did just sell off the junkiest thing in their lot. Even with the discount, it's probably more than they ever expected to get for it. Probably.]
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You're probably right about that.
[ His sales track record isn't abysmal, but it's not stellar either. In his defense, he's only been doing this a little over a month. ]
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Well, I don't see any reason why I shouldn't put in a good word for your exceptional service.
[pfft.]
Who knows? I might come back for more.
[repeat customers! always good news, right?]
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I wouldn't mind seeing what you're working on, if you're open to the idea.
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[So basically, he's totally asking for help if you're willing to offer it.]
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[ One of the indoor salespeople is coming up to the pair, as if sensing that the deal is ready to be made. ]
I'll see you around, then.