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[Нико Белић] Big Mouth Prick ([personal profile] vengeance_driven) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou_log2016-02-22 11:09 am

Cargo Bay

Who: Cargo Bay Crew and Various
When: Latter half of the month after the event
Where: Cargo Bay
What: Cargo Bay Crew and Friends
Warnings: Robots and whatever warnings happen in threads...

This is a general open post for the Cargo Bay. Catch all for anyone who wants in.
daintylegs: (pic#8081554)

robits

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-25 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Oh I'll do it!" Tailgate shouted enthusiastically. Up until that moment he had only been pretending to work. This was a skill he had picked up from various people around the Lost Light, and lately he had plenty of practice putting what they taught him to use. But! He was always willing to help someone if they asked.

So that totally negated his laziness.

"How high do you need to go? Because if it's really high then you and I are going to have to improvise." Being only eight feet tall left him at a disadvantage sometimes, but only compared to the other Cybertronians.
daintylegs: (pic#8081552)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-25 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
>Insert Back to the Future Reference Here

Tailgate had done what he thought was his share of the work and his shift wasn't over. In this kind of situation there was only one logical thing to do.

"Wheeeeee!" Despite owning this hoverboard for several weeks, Tailgate's mastery of it left much to be desired. He wobbled on it dangerously and several times came very close to colliding with everything. It was an incredibly good thing that the cargo bay was as big as it was, or else the fact that a half-ton robot flying around on a giant hoverboard would be a lot more alarming than it already was.

>Sometimes he even works

To his credit, Tailgate had actually been trying to do his job properly when the accident happened. He wasn't even sure that it was entirely his fault! One moment he was picking up a crate, and the next moment every crate surrounding it toppled over with a terribly loud CRASH. Plates, bowls, cups, and what seemed to be an antique vase filled with ash, hit the ground, and suddenly Tailgate was standing ankle-deep in his easily-avoidable failure.

"Oh..."

He muttered dumbly, momentarily unsure what the frag he was supposed to do now.
daintylegs: (pic#8081559)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-25 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Here." Tailgate still wasn't sure how delicately he's supposed to handle humans, but he's sure that this one could handle a bump or two. Gripping perhaps a little harder than necessary, he grabbed Niko around the waist and hoisted him up to the nearest shelf.

"You know, I've never worked with organics before! I think this is kind of fun."
aminerproblem: (pic#8845392)

LET ME KNOW IF this is good

[personal profile] aminerproblem 2016-02-25 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hold on to him."

Tailgate will find a large hand hook around the back armor protruding over his head. Careful to leave his actions slow and deliberate, he hoists them both up the stack of boxes. Tailgate is left hanging near the top of the stack, expecting this is where Niko wanted to go. It perhaps wasn't the most dignified position to be held in, but Tailgate didn't seem to mind being handled.
knaval: (further on the line)

[personal profile] knaval 2016-02-25 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Riptide had visited the cargo bay to say hi to Tailgate. It was a slow day, and he was willing to put himself near the black hole Magnus and Megatron being in close proximity to each other undoubtedly create to see his friend.

"Hey Tai--" he starts, waving when he sees the little white Autobot.

Unfortunately, two things happen. Firstly, Riptide fails to immediately realise that the mess Tailgate is surrounded by is fresh. Secondly, he steps on a large, round, metal tube that had been disturbed and rolled into the middle of the floor. It's strong enough to take his weight.

Riptide is big. He makes quite a scene of comically falling on his ass.
whatdidisay: (pic#9526972)

human sized people

[personal profile] whatdidisay 2016-02-26 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ivan hasn't been down to the cargo bay in a while, and the first thing he does this time is to go to where his lightflyer is kept -- gaudy and shiny and his. Ivan grins at the winged vehicle, running a hand across its finish before tearing himself away and looking for Niko. Who he does eventually find, and Ivan grins wildly, holding up the bottle of vodka he purloined from the bar.

"Hey, Niko!"
soldiergenes: (i know what i've done)

[personal profile] soldiergenes 2016-02-26 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
working;
As more product comes in or as some other crew member decides that they want to store something in this space, the cargo in the bay has to be moved around. While there's machinery to do that, Snake's not the most proficient with it, and he sure as hell isn't going to ask any of the Cybertronians for help.

Which is how he ends up dragging a large sack of flour from one side of the bay to the other. It's a lot heavier than it looks, and when he's about halfway through, he pauses for a moment, setting the sack down to wipe sweat from his forehead.

He's officially getting too old for this. He might keep up with his workouts in the rec room, but there's still a line, and he's never prioritized weight-lifting.

admiring;
While the escape from Emiri had been haphazard to say the least, they had managed to take in some cargo while docked there, and that means that it all needs to be sorted through. As Snake takes some supplies (that he honestly doesn't know what they are, but so it goes with alien products) out of a fairly sizable box, he starts to look over the cardboard. It has some logo he doesn't recognize, but the pattern is aesthetically pleasing and it doesn't have anything to do with Link'd Inc, which is a plus.

He's already got a few boxes stored in his room, but some of them are worn, and it's not a bad idea to switch them out from time to time, just for a change of pace.

Snake continues to admire the box, turning it around in his hands as he hums to himself in approval. Yeah, this one should do nicely.
daintylegs: (Default)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-27 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
All Tailgate could do was sit and watch as Riptide's fall brought even more crates down with him. The mess was incredible. Up until this moment Tailgate hadn't believed that things could be this horrifyingly disorganized and broken, but life was all about learning new things.

He contemplated this as he watched Riptide lie among the mess.

"Imagine if Magnus saw this. He'd probably have a spark attack and then we'd all be in trouble." He remarked eventually.
daintylegs: (Default)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-27 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Tailgate was about to say thoughtful like "What's a fart?" but he was stopped from asking this important question when Megatron came up behind them and lifted them both into the air. The human had already been climbing away, but Tailgate made sure to snag him again as they ascended.

"Cybertron Lifting Co. at your service!" He said, not the least bit ruffled by this. Being small among his species meant that you had to get used to bigger bots picking you up and carrying you around whenever they felt like it.
daintylegs: (pic#9233282)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-27 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
Completely unaware of Snake's bias towards Cybertronians, Tailgate spots the human and decides to offer his help. That's what coworkers are for! Sure, Tailgate doesn't always do the work he's supposed to do so he's not a great coworker to begin with, but at least he was plucky and charming.

"Hey! Do you need any help with that?" Tailgate asks, choosing to drive up to Snake in his alt-mode. "That looks heavy!"
knaval: (another     star)

[personal profile] knaval 2016-02-27 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
He stays on his back, staring at the ceiling for a moment. How could this happen? Of course, Riptide knows the answer. Why not?

After a moment, he props himself up on his elbows to look at Tailgate.

"What, for the mess or for killing Magnus with it? At this point I honestly can't tell."
knaval: (might be doing?)

gets out box of robots, upends it directly over snake's head (working)

[personal profile] knaval 2016-02-27 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Riptide has not yet noticed Snake, despite declaring (slightly passive aggressively) that they were now friends.

He's doing his own thing, looking through the cargo bay boxes for energon.

Unaware of the Small Human and making yet another terrible choice, Riptide picks up one of the boxes he'd had no luck with and dumps it down on the ground to get to the one under it. It makes a very loud clanging noise as it hits the ground, something Riptide completely ignores. It's not outwardly showing (at least, not if you don't know him) but he's currently exceptionally frustrated at the lack of fuel.

He should rightly hope that the box did not land near Snake, nor that the noise scared the living shit out of him.

Riptide isn't a very lucky 'bot.
aminerproblem: (pic#8840359)

the fkuckin stong

[personal profile] aminerproblem 2016-02-27 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Despite Niko's life currently being occupied by an utterly ridiculous living crane system, Megatron watches the scene with an entirely straight face. Once Niko has safely made it to where he wanted to go, he sets Tailgate on the ground.

"Our home world is in a rather unstable state of disarray, to answer your earlier question. We're on a quest to amend it, so we haven't been back for some time."

He's a little hesitant to give too many details of Cybertron to an organic, even if Niko seemed acceptable in character. As much as he had changed, he would always find a little distrust there.
Edited 2016-02-27 16:08 (UTC)
aminerproblem: (pic#8845392)

i am sorry

[personal profile] aminerproblem 2016-02-27 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Unlike the others, Megatron is well acquainted with Snake's dislike for Cybertronians, and probably contributed to it. So he has little motivation to lift a finger to help as Snake struggles with his own work. He wasn't going to lend his hand to an organic if they didn't want it.

Instead, he just walks past with a shipment of his own, heavy steps reverberating as he moves most of the equipment from one of the Transports to secure it to the ground. He kneels to snap the clasps in place.

"You're certainly taking your time."
daintylegs: (pic#8081547)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-27 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Tailgate wouldn't have minded being held just a little bit longer, but he accepted his fate when Megatron put him back on the ground.

"I spent 6 million years on Cybertron, but I wasn't awake for any of it. So I guess you could say I spent a lot of time there, but at the same time I've spent most of my waking life on the Lost Light!" Tailgate, on the other hand, had no problem sharing personal details with a complete stranger.
daintylegs: (pic#8081633)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-27 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"For something like this, I think they're one in the same."

He doesn't bother trying to go over there and help him up. Tailgate is very small and Riptide is very big. That won't help anyone. What are they going to do about this mess? There's so much of it! Maybe they need to call in the big guns.

"Maybe we should call in Magnus anyway. He's way better at cleaning than we are."
knaval: (to wave bye)

[personal profile] knaval 2016-02-27 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
He gets up himself well enough and looks around.

"Uhhhh..." Riptide kicks a small box to the side. "Nnnnooo... we can clean this. I mean, you have a point, but I've had enough Magnus lectures. I don't need another one on how to walk."

...

"So, uh. There's nothing valuable in here right? It's essentially just mildly useful rubbish?"
daintylegs: (pic#9233311)

[personal profile] daintylegs 2016-02-27 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think some of it might have been valuable, but how would I know?" One Cybertron's junk could be another Human's treasure. "I really think we should call Magnus. What if we make a bigger mess?"

He sighs and looks forlornly down at the everything.

"Unless you have a better idea?"

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