[semi-closed] It's amazing what you can do when you're stupid and hard to kill part 2

[daintylegs]

Who: Tailgate, Riptide, Sideswipe, and rescue
When: March 7th
Where: Ceta
What: Bored robots do pointlessly stupid things.
Warnings: none for now

Tailgate is slowly starting to doubt himself as he arrives at their meetup spot on the Temporary. This is a very dumb thing to do and dying over fun kind of cancels out the fun had in the first place. But he's not about to back down now! Besides it's equally possible that they won't die in some long, drawn-out, and horrifying way. Tailgate has faith in them. Maybe he should text Cyclonus, just in case. Not that his friend can even do anything, but it'd be nice to forewarn him.

Well, maybe later.

Tailgate squints at the horizon, trying to spot one of those whale things. There doesn't seem to be any at the moment, but with a little work and determination he's sure that the three of them will find a way.

Comments

[knaval]

"Hey, I came into this assuming everyone had already done the work. That sounds about what we talked about initially, though." Riptide says, nodding.

He turns to Sideswipe, "What about you? What's the idea beyond theft and probably five other law breakers?"

[redshitlord]

"Uh, schyeah I do."

He says it like it should be obvious. Like they brought him along for his brains and not the fact he's an idiot who wanted to do something equally stupid.

"We do it like the cowboy movies!"

And yes, he does use fingerguns at the end of that statement, before elaborating, a little: "We lasso it! And then climb up the rope onto it!"

[daintylegs]

"I think I saw a cowboy movie once." Tailgate says thoughtfully, figuring the plan was just as good as any. "Um, they ride on those horse things to catch bills right?" He definitely got a word wrong there, but he can't figure out which one.

"Where are we going to find a lasso that big?" Chains maybe? People around here hunt the things, so there has to be something they can use.

[knaval]

"If I had to guess, they're gonna be on the ships. Which means that problem will be solved when we steal one."

A beat.

"So, uh. Who's stolen a ship before?"

[redshitlord]

"Cows. The big animals that go moo and stuff."

Don't worry, Tailgate, Mister I-Learned-Everything-From-Pop-Culture is here to save the day. Though... Riptide's question gets a look.

"What makes you think I've stolen anything before?"

Sideswipe. That just implicates you. Completely.

[daintylegs]

"Well... have you?" Tailgate asks, looking up at Sideswipe unexpectedly. No offense Sideswipe, but you have "delinquent" written all over you. Not that Tailgate minds at all if it'll help them get their adventure started.

"Besides we won't be stealing a ship, we'll just be borrowing it. It's totally different."

HHHHHHHHHHHHHOLY SHIT I THOUGHT I REPLIED TO THIS

[knaval]

"Totally. Intent on returning! Used for intended purpose. Warranty not void."

Riptide is now looking at Sideswipe expectantly too.

[redshitlord]

He looks back and forth between them, shifting in place, before just... sighing, and nodding. "Yeah, once," he admits, half expecting Strongarm to materialize and cuff him again. "I lost a bet."

No, no elaboration is forthcoming.

"Show me where, I guess..."

fifty years later

[daintylegs]

No elaboration needed. Sometimes you have to accept that your new friend is a lawless delinquent, no judgement here.

"I'm pretty sure they're kept over there." Tailgate says with some judgement, "Do you want us to wait here for you to get it, or should all of us just go for it?"

OH MY GGGGOD IT HAPPENED AGAIN

[knaval]

"Yeah, c'mon Sideswipe. It sounds like you know what you're doing." Riptide chimes in.

"I haven't flown one of these before..."

shhhhh it ok

[redshitlord]

At least they're not judging like literally everyone else he knew. Mostly Strongarm. But still. He huffs, and has a moment of absolute sulk before he pads over toward the boats in question.

"Wait if you wanna," he says, hunkering down next to one. Looks simple enough. Not like the transports back home, but still. "Doooooon't think this'll take too long..."

It probably speaks volumes about said lawless delinquency that it takes him under two minutes to get the thing activated and ready.

"Ta-daaa!"