dragondancer515 (dragondancer515) wrote,
@ 2014-05-19 08:13:00

Turbo: *motions at the chair across from him.* Welcome, have a seat. And thank you for coming.

TC: *glances around, assessing threats (trying to find any) and cautiously settles, stiff and alert*

Turbo: Wing tells me you're a good mech...

TC: *looks away with a grimace* Wi-...Master sees more good in the world in general than is actually there.

Turbo: The mech is annoyingly optimistic and idealistic as often as not, but he's a good mech and has a knack for seeing the core of others. If he says you're a good mech, that's good enough for me.

TC: .....I was, once. *looks back up at Turbo* What do you really want from me? The only thing a slave is good for to cops is easy blame and someone to lord over who can't fight back.

Turbo: I want another good mech on my squad, who can hold his own, work with the team, think for himself, and get the job done without bias. Tell me about your military experience.

TC: *snorts* I don't have any. My life was stolen from me before I could finish my training at the academy. What about your squad's bias, /captain/? Or are you oblivious to the fact that walking into a police station is like walking into a scraplet's nest?

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: My squad will not give you grief over a collar, and if they learn why you wear a collar it'll be because you tell them. There are some here that would give you troubles, but if you end up working here they'll answer to me for anything they try to do to you. I take care of my team, and that would include you if you get the job. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	TC: …………………. doesn't wholly buy it – if /nothing/ else, people do things behind superiors' backs all the time – but he's not going to bother arguing (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 01:42 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: studies him Do you want to work here, or are you here because you feel you had to be? You have military training, you have fighting experience, you have experience with working with a team, you were given leadership training. I could really use a mech with those skills on my squad, but do really want the job? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-05-19 01:53 pm UTC (link)

TC: *just…gazes back for a moment, unable to answer that . . . because with those words, Turbo will see the shell crack – he'll get a glimpse of the longing, the shattered dreams, the devastation of utter loss, the horrific abuses he's suffered, the life and sense of self he was forced to admit defeat on ages ago . . . his head bows, optics dimming almost dark, as a hand comes up to his face while he deals – Stars and Warp will /feel/ the MAELSTROM he's trying to regain control of . . . once he feels he's stuffed it back down enough to trust his voice again, it's still rough when he finally speaks* Why are you different?

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socrowdedinhere
2014-05-19 02:04 pm UTC (link)

Turbo: Because I've not lost sight of why I joined the force to begin with. I wanted to be an officer to help change how things were done, to protect the innocent, including those arrested for no other reason than they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. I've learned since that the difference I can make is minimal, but it's still a chance to help those not allowed to help themselves.

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	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 02:23 pm UTC (link)
	TC: ……………………..and when someone comes to you with lots of money, or really strong threats, to go protect someone /else/ and leave their target alone or help them take that target down? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: Then I do my best to watch my back and do what I know is right. They can shove their money and threats up their tailpipes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 03:07 pm UTC (link)
	TC: studies him You're a unique example of your profession, then, Captain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: small smile And glad to be. My squad are all good mechs too. I pick only the ones I feel I can trust, and I feel I can trust you. if he wants the job. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	TC: that…makes him look away again, hurt and shame crossing his optics as his hand goes to the collar locked around his throat (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: I know. But I don't believe your files has it right. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-05-19 03:27 pm UTC (link)

TC: *voice soft* Justice isn't about the truth, Captain. It's about who has the most influence to force their own way and /make/ it truth. My file is right in the only ways that mean anything anymore. *he tried fighting it . . . for far too long, he tried, he exhausted himself to the point of burn-out in the trying, so he just…doesn't even try anymore ………….after an instant of silence, finally looks up, the mask back in place* If you're willing to give a condemned convict a chance, Captain, then I recognize that I would be a fool to turn it down. At least for as long as it lasts. *he's given up believing anything good will happen /anywhere/ in his life, it'll just be snatched back away from him sooner or later, but…might as well for now, what does he have to /lose/?*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: he can't agrue that...well, there's a lot he could say about it, but no point. He nods, standing and offering his hand Then consider yourself hired, Thundercracker. Come with me, I'd like you to meet your team. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	TC: automatically stands when Turbo does, though he shies back initially at being "reached for"…but then he takes the hand (subconsciously still wary), bit of a frown at the words though, really just like that?...nods and shifts to follow, braced and alert (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: he likes you, TC. He leads the way to a sitting area This is my squad. Thundercracker will be joining our team. he'll intro the other four mechs (well, three mechs and a femme) ((I had named them before. I'll look it up after lunch.)) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-05-19 04:02 pm UTC (link)

TC: *the mask is in place, cool and impassive, but his wingmates are WELL AWARE of how…almost sparkbreaking it is for him to look around a room of "teammates", to see desks and datapads and boards of mission notes on the walls…so very like what he almost had and was stolen from him forever . . . he wants this…Primus he WANTS THIS…didn't know he did until walking into this room but now it's a PAINFUL, DESPERATE ACHE in his spark……………he probably reads as cold and calculating to his new teammates as he silently takes everything in, greeting them with the fewest words possible…waiting for one of them – or all of them – to tear into him as /just/ a lowly, worthless slave they can't /possibly/ be being asked to work with…*

((L-LOL yeah, I don't remember either. 9,9))

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socrowdedinhere
2014-05-19 05:00 pm UTC (link)

Stars: *just hopes this works out well for him...*
*The four officers are Windburn, Flashbang, Router, and Ripcord, RC being the femme of the group. Router seems like a quiet mech, a little grin on his face. Wind and FB are boisterous and loud, and enthusiastically welcome TC to the team.*
Wind: Hey, TC--you don't mind if I call you that, do you?--don't look so worried. The Chief Inspector always picks the best mechs...except for maybe this guy. *grins, clearly teasing as he shoulder bumps FB.*
FB: of course he picked the best when he picked me, best looking. *playing along, he grins up at TC.* He's right though, if you've been offered the job, you're family now, mech. *offers his hand* And we're glad to have you.

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dragondancer515
2014-05-19 05:41 pm UTC (link)

TC: ………………….. *doesn't move right away, just…looking from one to another of them, a hint of both longing and incredulousness showing in his optics – after a moment, one hand strays up to his collar, half to lightly tug at it as a nervous tick and half as if to…almost hide it, like he thinks they must not have noticed it yet and he's afraid how they'll react once they notice and /realize/…how they'll turn on him once his status really hits them…*

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socrowdedinhere
2014-05-19 05:49 pm UTC (link)

FB: *keeps his hand out* I see it, mech, and that doesn't make a difference with us. We're equals here, we work together as one, no one teammate better than the others, no matter their status outside of the office. So...are you part of the team? *extends his hand a bit more*
Router: *Stands up and crosses to TC. He's quiet, always smiling (so far anyways), and he reaches up to his neck to pull off a...covering...which shows a slave collar underneath.* *voice soft* Flashbang is right. We're all equals here. *he gives the cover a wave.* We'll get you one to wear in the office if you decide to join us.

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	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	TC: that's /visibly/ the last thing he was expecting – the mask /cracks/ as his optics go bright in obvious shock Y-you're…? glances back at Turbo, then looks around at the others again, and finally down at the hand held out to him . . . and slowly takes it, his own /shaking/ T-thank you… they may or may not realize just how HUGE this is for him… (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	FB: GRINS We're glad to have you on the team. Router: that permanent little grin grows a little as he puts the cover back on over the collar. Welcome to the team. Turbo: /proud/ of his squad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	TC: visibly relaxes a little, nods with a small bow I'll do my best, sirs. at this point, it's not even a matter of being equal, it's simply being accepted and not /reviled/ (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	Wind: laughs Careful, get too formal on us and we'll have to take you out and get you drunk! Turbo: rolls his optics at them. So long as you're all sober on shift. FB: Of course, boss! innocent grin! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	TC: "take you out and" starts to make him brace with the beginnings of a grimace, but the rest of that actually manages to get a bit of a /gaping/ look of surprise from him – NOT AS EXPECTED….Pit, how long has it even /been/ since he last got overcharged… (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: eyes TC... Find him a cover, then if he wants to go out you're all dismissed. Wind: Woo-hoo! We get to get the newbie drunk! FB: grins at TC. This is assuming you'd like to join us...? RC: You going to join us, Chief? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	TC: optics still a bit bright, shies back a half-step with hands up I-I . . . probably shouldn't. But thank you, sir. to Wind and FB (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Turbo: Despite what's said, you don't have to drink more than you want. It might be good for all of us to go out, let you get to know your team a bit better. Router: brings TC a cover Try this one. We can try a different size if we need to, but this one was closest to your colors. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	TC: can't get the idea out of his head that this will somehow go /horribly/ wrong…and yet, he can't just turn these mechs down…but he doesn't even have any money… I . . . will need to get Master's permission. nod of thanks as he accepts the cover from Router and tries it on (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	Router: Oh good, it looks like it fits, is it comfortable? Turbo: You can call him from here, or my office, if you need to. if TC doesn't have Wing's personal comm. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	TC: not completely, but it'll work It's fine, thank you, si-…thank you. wants to keep as much in the open as possible, so he'll refrain from personal comm Thank you, sir. will move to use an open comm (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Wind and FB move off to roughhouse and joke with each other a bit while TC makes his call. The test will just wait quietly. Wing: Hello? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	TC: keeping his voice low Master, it's Thundercracker. I've been accepted for the captain's position on his squad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	Wing: That's wonderful! but is that the only reason TC called? I'll come by to sign the datafile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	TC: Thank you, sir. I'll ask the captain when he thinks it will be ready for you. Also, the . . . the squad's going to go out for bit together. They . . . want me to go with them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	Wing: Sounds like that will be a lot of fun. I'm sure all of you will have a great time. Call for a transport if you end up overcharged. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-05-19 07:53 pm UTC (link)

TC: ……………….. *tries to reply but…isn't sure /how/ for a moment – this is almost unreal, surely he's dreaming or something…also he doesn't have any money…b-but he…he /really/ wants to go with them, ACHES for /something/ like an experience of a normal (free) life again . . . voice softly broken with static* Thank you, sir. I won't get overcharged. T-thank you…

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socrowdedinhere
2014-05-19 07:57 pm UTC (link)

Wind: *suddenly at TC's shoulder* Don't worry, Wing, we'll bring him home smashing drunk and tuck him safely into berth.
FB: Maybe only a little less than smashing drunk. *on TC's other side*
Wing: *laughs* So long as you bring him home safely. I'll wire some credits to an account you can use, Thundercracker.
Wind/FB: No need.
FB: Windburn's buying first round, and I'm getting the second.

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dragondancer515
2014-05-19 08:16 pm UTC (link)

TC: *startling a heavily-abused, military-trained gladiator is /not/ a good idea . . . Wind suddenly at his shoulder gets a /reaction/ - TC gasps as he shifts away, hands coming to defend…only to slam into FB - with a soft, reflexive growl, he's /slipping/ from between the two and retreating to a defensive position, back against a wall and ready to fight . . . it happens in split astro-seconds, and only after does it even hit him what he's doing, and what /they/ were doing – he goes /stiff/, gaze dropping from the others* Sorry . . . I should just get home. *before he /really/ frags something up*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Wind: they do joke with Wing, and then he's turning to TC. Aw, don't bail on us. Router used to be just as jumpy. has the grace to look sheepish We should have known better than to startle you like that. Won't do it again, not on purpose anyway. FB: Yeah, come join us. Please? Wing: on the line, but he'll let TC answer for himself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	TC: …………getting too close is . . . not a good idea. I'm a long-time gladiator . . . among other things. makes himself straighten, ready to…just call it a day Thank you, but I don't want to cause any trouble. he'll just stick to doing whatever work they assign him and otherwise…keeping to himself…it'd be for the best…he's sure of it (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-05-19 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	FB: You've not caused any trouble, and I'm thinking you couldn't if you tried. Wind: Besides. Causing trouble is his job. thumbs at FB. Wing: Go have some fun and get to know your team, Thundercracker. I'll see you tonight. he'll hang up if no one says anything to stop him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-05-19 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	TC: ………………….yes, Master. can't shake having SUCH a bad feeling about this… (Reply to this)(Parent)

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