Strata is running her last set of diagnostics as she and Echoshift and Photon head down the corridors that lead, ultimately, to the outside
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*absently:* Mm. Probably would be a good idea to check on him if possible, though I'm curious what the Doc would do if Jetstorm was deactivated in a pile of slag somewhere.
*after a moment:* Say, have either of you actually been shown around this place yet? We should probably get someone to give you both a quick tour around the city at some point, otherwise. *offers them both a grin before finishing the last of the cube Strata tossed to him earlier. He shoves the empty container into subspace as the three of them arrive outside.*
"Probably go turbo-rat-slag insane and scrap his mortal remains," Strata replies with a grin in response to Shifter's question about Jetstorm. "Or at least act like he was going to, and then quietly piece him back together again on the sly."
"We have not received a formal tour yet, no," Photon observes, turning to glance back at the city.
"Time enough for that later," she replies eagerly as she leaps into the air and hangs there on her thrusters, giving them a quick test. With a grin, she rises higher and then transforms, blasting off. Photon is just a couple of seconds behind her.
Both twins are dipping and rolling, tumbling through the sky around each other like a pair of swallows on the hunt. As soon as Shifter breaks through the clouds, he is surrounded by them, added to their whirling dance of vectored thrust and flashing wings.
// Where do you usually fly, Shifter? // Strata comms him in the clear.
*rolls lazily around them both in a figure-of-eight sort of pattern*
//Wherever, I guess. I've got a few favorite spots, but it normally just depends on where I am at the time and where I feel like going to. *impression of a shrug* What about you two? Picked out any favorite places? Or not been here long enough to do that yet?//
Strata chuckles. // Thus far, we've managed to see the approach into Autobot City, Miramar, the Grand Canyon, and I got a lovely tour of the spirit-infested frozen north. That is the extent of what we have seen on Earth. //
// We have heard about much of it... but Perceptor's perceptions are, perhaps, a bit skewed, // Photon adds.
*turns the current corkscrew roll into a spin, passing below the point where Strata levelled out before pulling up from the dive and arcing back up again. He puts on a burst of speed to overtake her, approaching from her right and skimming diagonally past, just below her underbelly*
//...you know, that's a really good question. I'm spoilt for choice on where to start.// *thoughtful pause* //I guess following the western coast from North to South would be a starting point, maybe. All the way down to South America. There's plenty of stuff to see along the way. If you go far South enough you could watch the aurora australis at the end of it, too. And then there's stuff on the other continents. Africa's a pretty varied one. And it wouldn't be fair not to take you to the Himalayas at some point.//
*peels away to the left and rolls, playing in the sky. Just because he can*
Strata laughs, following him. // That's probably a little more than we could get away with for a "testing thrusters flight" today, anyway. You'll have to show us some of that some other time. //
// Perceptor mentioned a large volcano on the islands of Hawaii, // Photon interjects a little hopefully.
// OH! And it's warm there! I swear, that storm, I thought I'd never get warmed up again. You game, Shifter? According to my topo data, there's some pretty neat looking terrain there we can run, too. //
*he chuckles at her* //You did ask for suggestions. You didn't specify when, you just said if I were to show you around. And yeah, Hawaii's a good one. You need to see some of the Caribbean islands too, while you're at it...//
*indulges in a quick snap-roll or two, just for the heck of it*
//...at some point. All in good time though. This is just supposed to be a "testing thrusters flight", like you said. *sigh* And I really ought to go check on the underwater base soon. Now would probably be a good time, while I'm out here and have the chance to do so.//
// Some other time, then. I suppose I should probably go take a quick hop upsatirs to check the Aerospike settings, anyway. //
// No volcano? // Photon queries.
// We can skip over to see the volcano, sis. I wanna get a look at that topography, anyway, then we'll take a quick orbital and head back to AC. There's still work to do yet, and maybe Perceptor and Wheeljack will be awake by then. //
// Excellent. // Photon sounds quite pleased.
// Sure you don't wanna come see the volcano with us Shifter? //
*there's a sigh, and he doesn't reply straight away*
//I'd come, but I really ought to check on the base.// *the latter part of that sentence is said in the manner of one who refers to a boring chore. A boring chore which, despite how tempting the alternative is, nonetheless unfortunately needs to be done* //Tell you what, I'll comm you both after I'm done in case you're still out. If not, then I'll just head back to Autobot City and meet back up with you there or something. How's that?//
*after a moment:* Say, have either of you actually been shown around this place yet? We should probably get someone to give you both a quick tour around the city at some point, otherwise. *offers them both a grin before finishing the last of the cube Strata tossed to him earlier. He shoves the empty container into subspace as the three of them arrive outside.*
*Above them, the open sky beckons.*
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"We have not received a formal tour yet, no," Photon observes, turning to glance back at the city.
"Time enough for that later," she replies eagerly as she leaps into the air and hangs there on her thrusters, giving them a quick test. With a grin, she rises higher and then transforms, blasting off. Photon is just a couple of seconds behind her.
"Come on, Shifter!"
Freedom calls.
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*jumps from the landing platform and transforms to jet mode, throwing himself into a near-vertical climb*
*claws his way through the cloud layer and eventually levels out. Attempts to relocate the twins*
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// Where do you usually fly, Shifter? // Strata comms him in the clear.
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//Wherever, I guess. I've got a few favorite spots, but it normally just depends on where I am at the time and where I feel like going to. *impression of a shrug* What about you two? Picked out any favorite places? Or not been here long enough to do that yet?//
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// We have heard about much of it... but Perceptor's perceptions are, perhaps, a bit skewed, // Photon adds.
After all, the scientist doesn't have wings.
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//Mm. Sounds like you need to be toured around more than just Autobot City then. *chuckle*//
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*dips a wing and spirals down after her*
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Below, a few hundred feet off the deck, Strata levels out heading west. She hadn't been that direction really yet.
// So where would you suggest, if you were going to show us around? // she asks, the grin evident in her voice.
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//...you know, that's a really good question. I'm spoilt for choice on where to start.// *thoughtful pause* //I guess following the western coast from North to South would be a starting point, maybe. All the way down to South America. There's plenty of stuff to see along the way. If you go far South enough you could watch the aurora australis at the end of it, too. And then there's stuff on the other continents. Africa's a pretty varied one. And it wouldn't be fair not to take you to the Himalayas at some point.//
*peels away to the left and rolls, playing in the sky. Just because he can*
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// Perceptor mentioned a large volcano on the islands of Hawaii, // Photon interjects a little hopefully.
// OH! And it's warm there! I swear, that storm, I thought I'd never get warmed up again. You game, Shifter? According to my topo data, there's some pretty neat looking terrain there we can run, too. //
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*indulges in a quick snap-roll or two, just for the heck of it*
//...at some point. All in good time though. This is just supposed to be a "testing thrusters flight", like you said. *sigh* And I really ought to go check on the underwater base soon. Now would probably be a good time, while I'm out here and have the chance to do so.//
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// Some other time, then. I suppose I should probably go take a quick hop upsatirs to check the Aerospike settings, anyway. //
// No volcano? // Photon queries.
// We can skip over to see the volcano, sis. I wanna get a look at that topography, anyway, then we'll take a quick orbital and head back to AC. There's still work to do yet, and maybe Perceptor and Wheeljack will be awake by then. //
// Excellent. // Photon sounds quite pleased.
// Sure you don't wanna come see the volcano with us Shifter? //
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//I'd come, but I really ought to check on the base.// *the latter part of that sentence is said in the manner of one who refers to a boring chore. A boring chore which, despite how tempting the alternative is, nonetheless unfortunately needs to be done* //Tell you what, I'll comm you both after I'm done in case you're still out. If not, then I'll just head back to Autobot City and meet back up with you there or something. How's that?//
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// Thank you, Shifter, // Photon adds before following crisply on Strata's vector.
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