Summers Are For Cookouts! [Incomplete]/[Open]

[masterofweapons]

Character(s): Ironhide, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Mirage, Jazz, Prowl, Red Alert, Julie Dyus [npc], Alexander Terius [npc]
Pairing(s): Ironhide/Ratchet
Location: Olympus, outside the indoor pool
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): Some language, hints of slash
Summary: Time for a summer barbecue!

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[doctor_ratchet]

Aidan arranges a few coolers filled with assorted beers and other light, summertime alcoholic beverages (think Smirnoff Ice), as well as another one containing cans of fruit juice and soda pop for those who didn't feel like imbibing.

His bowl of tomato cucumber salad - marked with a tag that says people might find it a little spicy - sits alone on a table where others can put their contributions to the feast.

He reaches into one of the coolers and pulls out a Guinness for Ron and a standard beer for himself, looking remarkably relaxed. He's wearing khaki shorts and a matching t-shirt - someone had better take photos to commemorate the occasion.

"I'm going to be too drunk to kick anyone's backside if I have to take care of all this beer personally," he laughs.

[masterofweapons]

Ron takes the Guinness with a smile, popping it open and taking a drink, "I'll help ya with it if that happens." He turns the grill on and sets it to the temperature he wants, leaning on the wall slightly with his beer in hand. "Never seen you drunk."

[doctor_ratchet]

"I thought it might be a bad idea to manage the infirmary in that state," Aidan remarks dryly, opening his own beer and taking an appreciative sip. "God knows looking after you lot is enough to drive any sane doctor to drink. It's probably why they picked me instead," he laughs.

[jackies_wheels]

There is the sound of grunting and struggling coming faintly from around the corner. At first, when it rounds, it looks just like a large steel box glinting in the sun malevolently on wheels. A tuft of red hair is seen poking up behind it.

"C-could someone give this thing a pull?" asks Jackie, pushing the monstrosity along.

[masterofweapons]

"...what the hell..." Ron eyes it warily, but does set down his bottle and moves over to help move it, "...don't tell me this is a grill, Jackie."

[doctor_ratchet]

Aidan chokes on his beer, eyes bulging slightly behind his glasses.

[jackies_wheels]

"I know you said not to bother since you already got one, but I figured it wouldn't hurt! At the very least, you can grill twice the amount?"

Probably because it's about twice the size of the store-bought grill.

"And twice as fast, too! Seriously, you could probably grill an entire turkey on here in under half an hour!" Granted, the turkey would also probably be burnt to a crisp, but who would ever test that out?

[masterofweapons]

He stops once the new grill is about ten feet from his own, letting go of the handle, and takes a few steps back from it, "...uh, thanks."

[thyeyesdeceive]

"Glad to see you didn't give up, Jackie!" Eve offered as she made her way over as well.

As she was providing ice cream, she thought it best to leave it in the freezer to be retrieved later.

"Should be fun to test it out, huh?"

[jackies_wheels]

"Yeah! ...Though I'd advice keeping a bit of distance from it when I fire this bad boy up. I'll admit I haven't given this thing a test run yet, but I was so busy trying to get it done before today...I'm sure it'll all work just fine, though!"

[doctor_ratchet]

Aidan coughs some more and takes a bigger, bracing swallow of his beer. "Ladies..." He points to the coolers. "Help yourselves to some refreshments. There's beer, Smirnoff Ice, fruit juice, soda, bottled water..." He picks up a fruity, girly cocktail drink and hands it to Jackie, giving Ron a *look* of terror over her head.

[masterofweapons]

Ron returns the look the moment Jackie isn't looking at him and checks his grill, holding a hand a few inches above the surface, "Saving the steaks for later, but wouldn't hurt to cook the burgers and hot dogs now."

[thyeyesdeceive]

"I'm sure it will too, Jackie. You just gotta keep on tryin', you know? That's how you get it right."

Glancing over the drinks, she took one of the canned sodas and made her way towards Jackie's creation, studying it with a small smile.

"Looks good, at any rate. What do you guys think?"

[quicktosting]

"I'm here!" Bea announced as she skid to a stop, kicking up dust around her sneakers from running out to meet the others. Grinning, she emptied her armful on the table by Aidan's salad - namely numerous bags of various chips.

"I know chips and steak don't exactly go together, but I figured they'd be good to snack on while we waited! Oh! And there are potatoes baking in the oven inside," she said before stepping warily around Jackie's grill on her way to the drinks.

[jazzyjazzmon]

Jazz strolls up with a big grin on his face, and holds up a paper bag, "'Ey, wa'ppun?" He glances at the tables and everything piled on them, and empties the bag, setting out tupperware containers full of pomegranate seeds, papaya and pineapple slices, and a small bundle of bananas, "Brought fruit!"

Jackie's contraption catches his eye, and he exclaims, "Cha! What is dat?!"

[doctor_ratchet]

"Something that hopefully won't kill us all," Aidan whispered, finishing his first beer and grabbing a second to calm his nerves.