1246/Medbay Menagerie

Cast of Characters: | Swindle, Vortex, Dustoff, Goth, 135

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth came up from his lab, yawning, after have been up late in the night, applying Blast Off's new armor, and speaking with Swindle... He grumbled just hoping Blast off was, infact, going to return that pillow he loned! He'd chuff out as he picked up his datapad and got himself an Engex cube as he started reading through reports, given for once, he'd not been deployed on the field for a megacycle.

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff is in the medbay, at his usual spot behind the desk, working on the usual slew of 'paperwork' that comes with...well, everything. Handling material orders, stock replenishment, and other such wonderful things. Someone's gotta do it, after all! Hearing the door to the lab, he glances over and offers a wry grin. "Havin' fun down there?"

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Familiar loud steps can be heard before Sixshot makes his way in. Glancing at the berths he looks down to a datapad as it displays new reports. Shaking his head he lets out a vent, "Where the slag are some of these fraggers. Throw them into the arena or just Overlord if the General wants." Its obvious the new Captain is not happy as he looks up at the medics, " Dustoff, Goth, doing well? "

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth would look over and grin upon seeing Dustoff and mdea his way over. "Well, met Swindle propper the other day.. The door locks came in handy." He'd chuckle at his own joke, before noticing the paperwork and baahs. "Seems I forgot to file the paperwork, regarding that I put in our little upgrade to Blast Off's armor into use the other night."

      He'd vent going through his own datapad. "He had been completely stripped of it during a lone siege on Harmonex, was quite amusing, but he was demanding such, and after all it was a good opportunity." He'd chuckle.

      His ear twitched over on hearing Sixshot's angry grumblings, the bat was in a visible good mood. "Fair, Sixshot, I can hear you read Blast Off's report."

**Vortex has posed:**
Vortex wanders in like he owns the place. "Heyhey. Whats up all you medbay poeple?" he asks.

**Swindle has posed:**
Swindle wanders in, holding two pillows, which he intends to give to Blast Off. He nods at Vortex in greeting. "Hey, 'tex. Is Blast Off still in here, or is he taking a powder? I brought him some more pillows for his eventual pillow fort." He looks over at Goth and flashes a grin. Then he notices Sixshot. "Sixshot, my good mech, how are you fixed for pillows?"

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff hmms... "Well, hopefully th' work done to Blast Off keeps 'im from breaking too hard next time..." He looks at the work in front of him, and then glances up as Swindle ventures in proper as though right on cue.

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He glances through a few things and pulls out a datapad, checking a listing. "Speakin' off..." He tosses the pad towards Swindle. "Here's a list o' things we need t' keep th' medbay runnin'. Considerin' how often Onslaught mentions yer able t' do all this..." He gives a curt nod to Vortex. "'llo Tex."

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
"Instead of asking about pillows. Why don't you tell me where you have been instead of the battlefield, as your brothers have been?" , Sixshot looks to Swindle then Vortex, "Infact why was your brother alone?" He lets out another vent before sitting down, "Too many mia recently and these assaults... gah. Maybe a proper target will be found soon as the General wants."

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth nods over to Vortex as he enters. "Hello Vortex." He'd then look at Dustoff as Swindle comes in and he hucks a datapad at Swindle and just.. chuckles. "Seems your brother is being absorbed into this strange menagerie that is known as the medical bay." He'd smile, sipping on his energon cube.

      And whoop! There sixshot goes, Goth just leans back, he's staying out of this one! His ears do fall back some. "No maimings in the medical bay if you would, I already have to deal with Phantom trying to murder me, don't need any more messes to clean up." He'd half-joke... Half.

**Vortex has posed:**
Vortex sighs "I dont know. I should have been there." He says, head lowered. "How is he..how is he doing?"

**Swindle has posed:**
Swindle laughs nervously as Sixshot addresses him, rubbing the back of his head. "Oh, I had a bad case of malignant nanites that I just got rid of. Had me overheating and spewing energon all over the place," he says, "Otherwise I woulda been there, trust me." He awkwardly catches the padd Dustoff th rows at him, and nods to him. "Oh yeah, you can count on me. I'll get you everything you need. Onslaught steered you right." If dollar signs were a thing, his optics would be lighting up with them. He turns to Vortex. "Last I saw him, he was doing alright, after having new armor installed. Curled up on a repair bed with pillows."

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff mmhms. "I'm certain ya will...though I want t' review any purchases made t' make sure everythin's budgeted proper an' all." He stretches slightly in place before glancing over at Vortex and Sixshot, listening for a moment. Though, whatever's happening there is just...well, whatever's happening there, he's not going to get involved directly.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot looks to Goth, "Not going to maim anyone, least not them. They have been active and leave such things to Onslaught." Looking back to Swindle he says, "Going to expect improvement in performance since Command has returned. If have to get the Major involved I will. But for now just keep up training and be ready for deployment." Looking to Vortex he says, "Just be glad Blast Off came back functioning though rightfully mad."

Looking to Dustoff he says, "Going to be going through the armory lists soon. Will need your expertise along with Goths and others on any upgrades I decide on. Any advice will be considered."

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth snickers, knowing Swindle was not going to get past Dustoff /that/ easy, he'd come over and sit beside Dustoff, letting the three talk, he'd then show Dustoff his new Corporal's badge. He'd then look over and nodded to Sixshot. "Of course, I imagine mainly want to attempt to fix that issue with your t-cog getting jammed?" He'd question with a spin of his wrist.

      "And Yes, BlasT Off is well, let him use one of /my/ pillows, while i worked on him." He'd huff.

**Vortex has posed:**
Vortex nods "Good to hear." he says. "Next time I'll be at his side. I should have been there." he grumbles.

**Swindle has posed:**
"Oh, absolutely," Swindle says to Dustoff, "I'll let you know when I've got it all set up." He then stares up at Sixshot. "I'll be training, and I'll be ready, don't you worry." He pats Vortex. "I know, bro, I know. I shoulda been there, too."

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff mmmhms. He gives a faint nod. "I'll keep an eye on th' requisitions that go through." He grins slightly before leaning back in his chair a bit and relaxing in place, offering a slight grunt as he does so. "So...what're th' plans comin' up? Anythin'...fun, interestin', or a fight I need t' prep for?"

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth smiles at Dustoff and then taps his chin. "Well, I'll be headed out to the Grav Haraan Glacier once more in regards to the damn shape shifter again." He'd vent. "Soundwave mentioned something about going inside that strange large machine that was sitting, frozen, out there."

      He'd then look to Sixshot. "Hrmm, that is a good question... I have read Starscream's announcement though so I know there some ideas in the works, just to not what extent." He'd nod.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot looks to his datapad as he reads reports before saying, "Moving forward with the assaults, no target has been decided. Though reevaluate areas like Harmonex." Thinking for a bit he says, "Unless Overlord has found something need Operations to find anything to hit hard. Someplace vulnerable that will break Autobot morale."

**Swindle has posed:**
Swindle nods, and starts paging through the padd Dustoff had given him, to check on inventory and what needs ordering. "Oh yeah. This shouldn't take long to get. This other thing might take a week, we'll see, but I'll try to get it expedited." He continues to slide through the padd's pages and making notes.

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff mmmhms. "Hold on to th' pad if ya want... jus' bring it back in one piece, yeah?" He leaves it at that and then pulls a drink out of his drawer, opening the bottle and following it up with some glasses, enough for all present if they care for any. "Help y'selves..."

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth would think a moment and then press a button on his ear, and held his arm out, a small projection of the salvaged omega destructor he'd seen when he was last out there, image seemed to be a video still from his recording device. The destructor was half buried in the snow of the glacer. "I don't recognize what it is, but I'm quite sure you four may."

      He'd nod, before settling back against Dustoff, and his ear twitched at Swindle, and glanced to Dustoff, questioning he was sure of this... He'd then nod taking one of the glasses. "Thank you Darling." He'd chuckle.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshots optics narrow as the image is displayed, "A omega destructor but is it one Zeta modified or one that was lost before then." Shaking his head he adds, "The senates enforcers that were rarely used cause of energon costs. Only made worse when they were armed with a vamparc ribbon."

**Swindle has posed:**
"Oh yeah, no problem, I'll just have to hold on to it for a while so I can confirm order details," Swindle says to Dustoff. He notices the glasses and drinks come out. "Don't mind if I do," he says, reaching for one as Dustoff has offered.

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff looks at Swindle as the drink is taken and just offers a grin. "Help y'self, like I said... I always take care of th' loyal ones. You take care o' me, I take care o' you... just remember, th' same goes in reverse. Same...words of advice I give everyone." He nods and leans in against Goth in kind, looking towards the holo display of the destructor. "Looks... menacin'. Worth tearin' apart? Or...unleashin' on th' unlikely?"

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth quirked a brow at Sixshot as the image turns off. "Vampiric ribbon?" He'd question before looking back to Dustoff. "I'd need to see it's inner workings to see if it's operational, but to my understanding that has been there for sometime...That and remove it's.. mimic.. problem." He'd vent.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot looks to the other cons then back to the image, "Vamparc though basically same thing. Except when you drain energy your replenishing yourself. The weapon as I understand drains the energy of a target. Which then can be fired off as a powerful blast. Only flaw is if wait too long or too much is absorbed the weapon becomes unstable and explodes." Thinking for a bit before adding, "Zeta Prime armed and unleashed the Destructors in attempt to wipe all resistance. The machine itself could prove useful but if it has one of these weapon Megatron should be informed immediately."

**Swindle has posed:**
"You take care of me, I take care of you. I like that," Swindle says, raising his glass before starting to drink it, "I think this will work out just fine." Idly he wonders if Blast Off is due back in the medbay anytime soon.

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff nods. "Mmmhm." He raises a drink to Swindle before taking a sip and turning his attention back to the holothingy with the big nasty. "Right...so...we gotta figure out if we can...dig that thing up, yeah?" He ponders a bit. "Well...hopefully 's somethin' we can leverage an' use... if not, we can always scrap it for parts."

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth blinked. "I see...Well now, I can now understand why most were quite fearful at first when they learned of my own vampiric abilities." He'd click his jaw. "I'll be mindful when in there." He'd nod, before looking to Dustoff. "Probably scrap for parts, given what maybe in there, Do not know if our 'lord' would want that possibly being allowed to fall into bot hands, frankly, I wouldn't with Pharma's recent attempt with the thinning plague." he'd nod.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot nods, "Agreed could be useful but also a problem. No doubt Soundwave and anyone besides yourself that goes with him will figure it out. Just recall the damage that was done with them. A double edged sword that can hurt enemy and the user."

**Swindle has posed:**
"If there's something to be dug up, I'm sure I can get the right equipment for it, if we don't already have it," Swindle offers. He gazes at the holovid, somewhat impressed. He looks over at Goth. "Vampiric abilities, eh? I guess that's useful if you're short on energy and there's plenty of Autobots around."

**Dustoff has posed:**
Dustoff hmms, offering a thoughtful look at things as he idly rubs between Goth's ears, but whatever's on his mind he just leaves unspoken, instead stretching in place and resting down to enjoy his drink. "Well, whatever it takes t' win, right?" He grins. "I say nothin's off th' table..."

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth blinked at Swindle before it dawned on him, Swindle was one of the few that didn't know about Goth being an energon Vampire. "Ahhh, Right, you've not been with me on the field." He'd muse, rubbing at his chin. He'd pause as Dustoff rubbed between his ears and he physically, very much, relaxes.

      "Perhaps..." He'd purr.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
"That will be left to Command though will agree. But for now we can just keep it away from the bots till then.", Sixshot says.