Pre-podpop [closed]

[neverwastenaya.livejournal.com]

Tenaya's systems were on red alert. Her fever was spiking so much that no amount of coolants could lower the temperature of her mechanical systems. A bit of rest would have been able to get her to at least cool down somewhat, but the contagion wouldn't let her do that. She was restless and aggravated, and she'd already gotten into one fight. Her body was still too hot.

And right now, she was not in any mood to deal with anyone. Pity the poor souls to come across her while the City was in chaos.

Comments

[not_the_philistine]

Goliath can't ask Stacy for a breeze to glide on, so he's running and jumping across the city's roofs in his search for infected crew members.

This is easier when they spot him, since they usually have more trouble getting to the top of buildings than he does getting down.

dfg;ksljd sorry, I'm late! @o@

[talks2stoplight.livejournal.com]

Ratchet too was dutifully making his rounds of the City, transformed down into his (now comically small, thank you Stacy) ambulance mode and moving through the streets. His emergency lights were on, but kept the sirens silent save for the occasional 'whoop-whoop' every few blocks or so to announce his presence. He hasn't had much luck this time through, but maybe that wasn't so bad.

Turning down a side street, he started to head back towards the Hub.

((OOC: I totally forgot that Goliath was still stuck in the City when I was suggesting places we could meet. D: Play it by ear? Or it's possible that if Ratch and Goliath meet up, one could get the other out of the City with a medical bill of good health?))

Re: dfg;ksljd sorry, I'm late! @o@

[neverwastenaya.livejournal.com]

[Was just going to poke you! And yeah, whichever works for Goliath-mun?]

Tenaya didn't look up to see if there were any Gargoyles crossing the rooftops, but she did see a small ambulance driving nearby.

"Perfect," she said. "Target practice."

A blaster formed on her fingers, and she took fire at Ratchet.

[not_the_philistine]

[ooc: we can time this to before Rhiow comes to give Goliath a ride out of the city, if that's cool with you guys. Either way, he's going to be in and out, so I'm not bothered if you're not!]

Goliath doesn't know that the vehicle itself is alive. His assumption is that moving vehicles (however small) are piloted by living things, which means stopping someone from pointing anything that looks like a gun at one is a good idea. He takes a flying leap off the roof of the building, spreading his wings just enough to guide his fall.

The woman is much smaller than him, so he doesn't aim to slam into her side like he would another gargoyle or a large human male. Instead he reaches for the blaster in (on?) her hand, wrapping it in a grip that easily crushes steel.

[talks2stoplight.livejournal.com]

[OOC: works for me!]

"Whoa!" The shot comes out of nowhere, Ratchet's scanners picking up the woman's presence a split second before she fires on him. He pulls hard to the side, the blaster shot grazing his front bumper and before he can re-orientate himself, Goliath is swooping in.

Transforming immediately, Ratchet hurries towards the two, not sure yet if one or both were infected, but prepared to subdue them if they were.

[neverwastenaya.livejournal.com]

[Perfect!]

Tenaya screamed in pain and fury as Goliath crushed the blaster, injuring her hand in the process. She just managed to pull herself away, clenching her broken hand into a fist.

Warnings flashed in her vision, but she paid them no heed as she rushed at Goliath, forgetting Ratchet entirely, throwing a punch known to send enhanced humans flying.

[not_the_philistine]

Goliath takes the punch, not expecting much, and is surprised. He doesn't go flying, but he stumbles, the wind knocked out of him. He digs into the ground with his talons and rushes at the girl again, trying to get her in a lock.

[talks2stoplight.livejournal.com]

First he was being shot at, then the woman shooting at him was being attacked and now, well.. Ratchet has no idea what's going on now. Only that it seemed entirely possible that he was dealing with two infected persons. Did the sick fight each other? Did it work like that?

He reaches Tenaya just before Goliath does and moves to grab her and pull her out of the way of the charging whatever-it-is, except he doesn't expect the woman to weigh as much as she does. So really, the best he does if he manages to get a hold of her is drag her a few feet instead of completely sweeping her out of the way as planned.

"Hey! Hey! Break it the frag up!"

((dgkhdfk *remembers to hit the stalker pin for this thread*))

[neverwastenaya.livejournal.com]

Tenaya just got dragged away from a Gargoyle by a transforming robot. It was probably one of the more bizarre moments of her life, but she wasn't in the state of mind to appreciate it that way.

She began struggling to get out of Ratchet's grip, but he was stronger than she expected. With her rage increasing, she wasn't fighting smart, and she just tried more force instead of trying to find a better way out. If he could pick up heat signatures, Ratchet might notice that Tenaya's temperature was unusally high, for a human or a 'bot.