knaval: (*each little slug here)
🛥️ Boaty McBoatface 🛥️ ([personal profile] knaval) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou_log2016-03-12 11:08 pm

(open) robots are stupid, i agree

Who: riptide and the newest pokemon..... you????!?!?
When: after the dumb adventure where the robot teenagers tried to ride a whale
Where: Around The Moira™
What: riptide's feelings of aimlessness are starting to resurface and he's been grounded to the moira for being stupid
Warnings: riptide



handy
[losing a limb, for a cybertronian, is a mild inconvenience at best. it's good that he didn't lose his original (it would be just his luck to have stumbled and dropped it back onto the planet's surface) but it's back on and functional. that's all that matters, really.

riptide is technically grounded, but he can be found sitting cross legged in the cargo bay, screwing around with his arm. laying his forearm flat on his thigh and flexing his fingers, twirling his wrist.

he may have made some very questionable choices recently, but right now all he needs is a quiet moment to work out some stiffness.]


just keep trying
[riptide is far too low on energy to be able to form his holoform, but he's trying regardless. he's in the observation deck; the hardlight avatar flickers into existence around his general area before cutting out after a few seconds.

you might catch riptide staring intensely your way while he tries to concentrate on getting it to focus. he's not doing it to be creepy, really, he just doesn't fully realise that not everyone would make the connection, or that he's even doing it.]


WILDCARD
[HIT THE BRAKES, WILDCARD!! hit me up on [plurk.com profile] jabbers if you want to discuss anything, otherwise go ahead!]

closed to sideswipe
[despite everything, riptide doesn't regret trying to ride the whale. sure, he lost his arm and they pissed off a bunch of people, but damned if it wasn't fun. sideswipe seemed to be a pretty cool dude on top of it all.

anyway, tailgate had kindly informed riptide before the event that sideswipe was his new room mate, and just about now was the only time they'd be in the room at the same time.

he's not exactly making an effort, or anything. he's just laying on the one single bed in the room on his back, playing games on his mid.]
heart_breaking: (Frown)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-15 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. That's interesting. *And not what they expected. How in god's name do people verify this? Chara looks at Riptide.*

... Have you seen this happen?
Edited 2016-04-15 01:48 (UTC)
heart_breaking: (edgey kids don't listen)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[A beat.]

Not that I can't guess the answer, but how often do 'organics' kill 'cybertonians' in your world?
heart_breaking: (Not hostile (?))

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah.

[There's a first time for everything, isn't there? They look back to their view of the 'sky', more thoughtful than impressed.]

Alright.
heart_breaking: (Did my ears just leap off my head or)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I know that.

[There's no bite to their retort. They glance back up at him.]

That wasn't what I was thinking, anyway.
heart_breaking: (Insincere)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
No. I was just curious.
heart_breaking: (Tilt)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't stop you if you insist.

heart_breaking: (Smile)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Then go ahead. [They're trying not to laugh.]
heart_breaking: (the fuck??)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-16 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[The smile fades, and despite themself they actually lean forward a little too.]

[Their voice jumps:] A cute what?
Edited 2016-04-16 21:12 (UTC)
heart_breaking: (Stare)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-17 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[No this makes absolutely no better sense. Chara draws away.]

Now I know you're joking.
heart_breaking: (Last Hall for a dunkin)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-17 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[They wish they could peel back metal and circuits to the thoughts within just by staring hard enough. This is ridiculous. Chara came from the Underground. Why WOULDN'T ridiculousness be real?]

... I'm leaving.

heart_breaking: (Say that again)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-19 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Be quiet! I'm not even living till I'm thirty, so what do you know?

[They don't know which part is worse, the fact that this could be a false lead or the possibility that he's right.]
heart_breaking: (Glare)

[personal profile] heart_breaking 2016-04-22 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[La la la can't hear you, too busy storming away.]