Morning Log: Thursday

[botwithacamera]

[Time: Thursday, early morning]

Status Updates:
Steeljaw:
   Status: Confined to med bay, condition downgraded to stable

Sunstreaker:
   Status: Restricted from duty pending medical clearance

Smokescreen:
   Status: off-base

*Red Alert frowns to himself. Smokescreen was overdue, and the system showed no log of his attempting to contact base*

*Worried, Red

Comments

Comms

[hep_kat]

*As he leaves Prowl by the medbay*

Red, I'm on my way to you. I got intel for you. Or some pieces of same.

Re: Comms

[botwithacamera]

The door's open. What's going on?

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

*Jazz enters the security center.*

Too much, like usual, man.

First off, Mirage just commed me - he was checkin' out the police band and got a hit on a rally car meetin' Smokey's description on I-95 right 'round Nellis Air Force Base.

Second, the intel we got... well, it's better 'n' nothin' I guess. We were askin' First Aid where he mighta got the info on where Steeljaw was bein' held? Well, he din' wanna tell us, but his reaction when we mentioned Smokescreen kinda told us anyway.

Question is, where the Pit would Smokey have gotten it. An' I gotta wonder if it's got anything t' do with what's goin' on now. *ironic tone - of course it has something to do with Smokescreen's sudden absence.*

Re: Comms

[botwithacamera]

*calm* My first thought would be that he bought the location off Swindle, which would make sense, all things considered.

*frowns, bringing up a map* ... Nellis is almost five hundred miles from where he said he was.

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

*chuckles at the mention of Swindle* Friends in low places, man oh man...

*half to himself* Smokey wouldn't'a told 'Aid he got it offa Swindle, though...

*looks at map* Huh. Would it make any sense t' have one o' the flyboys run out that way an' take a look?

Re: Comms

[botwithacamera]

Silverbolt and most of the Aerials could make the trip in a couple hours, but I'm not convinced that they could find Smokescreen if he is trying to hide. *frown*

*mutter* What are you up to, Smokescreen?

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

I dunno, it don't seem like he's tryin' to hide, if the human highway patrols are seein' enough of him to report on him.

Re: Comms

[botwithacamera]

It sounds like he's jarred loose what's left of his logic circuits. *snorts* We could send Silverbolt down to rendezvous with him - If he doesn't show, we'll know something's up and we can take appropriate steps.

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

*snicker*

Sounds like a plan. Ya need me for anything right now, or ya wanna wait til 'Bolt tells us somethin'?

Re: Comms

[botwithacamera]

No, there's not much use in you sitting around here waiting. I'll comm you if anything changes.

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

Right on. I'll be in the rec room, I think I need t' refuel.

*Slightly uncomfortably, remembering his conversation with Prowl*

Say, Red... I, uh, I owe ya an apology. I get so damn used to havin' to act on my own that I keep right on doin' it, even when I don't haveta. *chuckles* Or ain't supposed to.

So... yeah. I'm gonna try not to bust any more protocol.

Re: Comms

[botwithacamera]

I'd appreciate that. *wry* Try to remember that monitor duty isn't a Special Ops mission, hm? Notify the security director when there's a security breach, and he'll be a much happier mech.

Re: Comms

[see_through_spy]

*Finally reaches the security center and hits the call button* Jazz? Red Alert? Any luck on finding Smokescreen?

(repost to keep in order. >.>

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

*considers making a crack about how boring monitor duty is, then thinks better of it and just smiles and claps Red Alert on the shoulder.*

You got a deal, Red.

*Mirage's voice sounds just as Jazz gets to the door and it opens.*

... Fancy meetin' you here. *he tips his head toward Red Alert.*

Red's gonna send 'Bolt to rendezvous wit' Smokey an' go from there. I was headin' t' get some energon. You fueled up lately?

Re: Comms

[see_through_spy]

*Mirage shot his captain a strange look.* Umn...I had some this morning? I guess I could do with some more. And that sounds like a good plan.

Any new intel on Smokescreen's whereabouts?

Re: Comms

[hep_kat]

*Spec Ops comm*

Yeah, man, I meant real fuel, not Special Ops Magic Joy Juice. *He sounds like he's trying very hard not to laugh.*

Nothin' yet. Red's followin' up on the Nellis thing.