And the third, and so far final, chapter with Goldstrike. ...and currently the last chapter period... eh. ROLECALL! Shadow/Kd Zeal played Goldstrike and Shadowsinger and Tiyem and Loki a couple times, Loki played herself other times, Sunblazer/LittleMewLugia played herself, Caz played HERself, and Xobit played herself. And none of us own Transformers! And believe me, I don't WANT to own Goldstrike.
Ego still smarting from the sever lecture the 'medic' had given her, medic yeah right, okay so he did an okay job, but if that was a medic, then Follower was a confident leader! Goldstrike walked into the rec room, slate blue, what the PIT was wrong with this femme ship, couldn't they do anything right, such colorful halls and rooms... Grumbling to herself, the bronze femme went to get some energon, completely disregarding the smaller red femme who was just leaving the dispenser.
Sunblazer had just drawn herself a cube of energon after a difficult maintenance work shift and was looking forwards to relaxing with her friends, Caz and Loki. As she turned to head for the table, a taller, bronze-colored femme blundered right into her. Already off-balance because she was pivoting, and smaller than the other femme, who seemed to be in a hurry, Sunblazer was knocked to the floor, the energon going all over herself, the floor, and up the bronze femme's legs. The bronze femme didn't stop to apologize, barely seemed to notice her. "Hey, watch where ya goin', won't ya?" asked Blazer, annoyed and embarrassed.
Caz was sitting with Loki after her shift, enjoying a well-earned cube of energon at one of the tables in the Rec room. She heard Sunblazer cry out as a large bronze femme knocked her over, spilling her energon everywhere. Caz got up slightly as Sunblazer warned the femme to watch where she was going, also giving Loki a look which asked, "Trouble?"
"Why you... you got fuel all OVER me, you clumsy femme! What is WITH this crew, you're all so disrespectful..." Before she went too much further, Goldstrike remembered to do a scan... nope, this one wasn't any kind of officer, not like that slagged up dinofemme... scary dino... Nope, this was just someone... perfect for her. Maybe she could forget her embarrassing run-ins with that dinobot...
Said dinobot just nodded a little at Caz, she couldn't BELIEVE that femme had dared to show her face again... Well, let Sunblazer tell her off this time, but she'd intervene if she had to.
"I'M clumsy?" Sunblazer asked. "I'm not the person who just walked into someone else carrying energon as though she didn't exist! I may be smaller than you, but I'm not THAT small. Maybe if you looked more and rushed less...?" Blazer said, amazed and angered at the bronze femme's high-handed and snooty attitude.
Goldstrike managed to puff up, "Why you UPPITY little femme. Anyone with half a processor could see I was there, if you had WATCHED what you were doing you might have at LEAST managed to avoid getting your energon all over me, though clearly it's too much to hope that you wouldn't have wasted it at all. Now move, I've had a hard day and I don't want to be here any longer than I HAVE to be."
"And anyone with a quarter of a processor would've seen me, red and bright pink clash, right?" Sunblazer was furious that this wretched bronze menace was blaming HER. "When energon falls on the floor, it hits the floor and splatters up? Or is your processor so glitched it doesn't understand basic physics?"
Sunblazer KNEW she ought to be being diplomatic, or at least walking away and relaxing as she'd intended, but she had had enough. "And no, I'm not moving until I've got myself another energon, and then I'll ask someone if they can find something to clean up your pretty legs with – or you could ask someone to lick them clean if you'd prefer. Now, if you don't mind, I'll get my energon and leave you to debug your system!" She turned back to the dispenser.
Loki growled as Goldstrike put a hand on Sunblazer. "Are you volunteering, little femme?" the arrogant bronze femme sneered, trying to shove the slightly smaller Autobot down. "After all, you're the one who CAUSED this mess, so it's only right that you clean it up."
Sunblazer resisted the shove: this arrogant femme got one last chance. "Take your hands off me, or I'll do it for you. Painfully," Sunblazer growled.
"You are so quick to VIOLENCE here," Goldstrike sniffed, pushing harder. "I seriously wonder why you're even allowed to call yourselves Autobots, you're all so... Well, NOT."
Sunblazer stiffened, this femme had insulted not just HER, but her friends. "These guys are more Autobot than you'll ever be, Bronzie. As for me, I have an excuse…although it wasn't by choice, I didn't start fighting as an Autobot…"
Before the bronze femme could react, Sunblazer dropped as if she were about to start licking the femme's legs, which freed her from the femme's grip. Then she exploded upwards, shooting her hands out and up, striking the taller femme in the chest and chin, knocking her back. She managed to regain her footing as Sunblazer spun, lashing out with her foot, quickly followed by her arms. Goldstrike couldn't stand up against this, falling to the floor. Sunblazer lashed out again with a foot, flipping the bronze femme over three times. When the femme rolled to a standstill, Sunblazer pounced, kneeling on her, grabbing one wrist to hold out of the way. The other was trapped under the femme's own body, Sunblazer's weight keeping Goldstrike from wiggling it free. Sunblazer's free hand was at the femme's head, wrist blades out and hovering close to her neck.
"You fragging, scrapbuilt, gitched-up, Pitspawned sparkling of the Unmaker, you have just insulted me, my friends, and my Prime." Sunblazer took a breath, locking her optics with Goldstrike's. "Just because I'm smaller than you, you think you're so much better than I am. I remember someone else who had that attitude, that size matters." She paused before delivering her next sentence. "Yes, you're just like him. You remind me of Starscream."
Holding her energon, Caz stood. Hearing the femme put her friend and the whole ship down, including her Prime, she slammed the energon cube down on the table, slopping the liquid slightly over the edges. "You stupid, snooty bitch, you're enjoying our hospitality! Respect it! I saw you knock Sunblazer over and spill the energon, you asked for that, it's all your fault!"
Goldstrike wasn't quite sure she was hearing correctly. Of course, a large portion of that might be from the pain rolling through her recently repaired body. Had her attacker just admitted to having been Decepticon? Well, she had to have, or... Had she just been compared to STARSCREAM? "Why... you... you..." Wetness seeped under her, and yet another femme came to the red one's defense, and Goldstrike only kept from screaming in outrage because she didn't want to do anything that might confirm that insulting comparison.
Sunblazer glared back down at the stammering femme, one part of her wanting to gloat, another pitying the bronze femme her narrow-processored outlook on life. Eventually, both sides came to a compromise. "Let me guess?" Sunblazer asked. "You're from the privileged classes, never knew privation or hardship, never bothered to value people for who they were or could be, only for their social standing?"
Despite her place on the floor, with the red femme's blades uncomfortably close to her throat, Goldstrike sniffed. "As though there's any difference! You're all the same on this ship, uncivilized..." A very familiar growled caused Goldstrike's words to die, slag, that dinofemme was in here too?
Sunblazer's voice turned very soft, dangerously soft. "Considering that I, a so-called 'uncivilized', ex-'Con femme, am sitting here with my blade at your neck, close to vital energon lines, do you really think that insulting my friends is an intelligent, pro-survival thing to do?" With effort, Sunblazer allowed her blades to slide away, resting the hand on Goldstrike's shoulder instead. "Luckily for you, I am not the uncivilized killer you seem to assume I am." She glanced at Loki, who was clearly riled. "Looks like Loki doesn't like you dissing her crew, either."
"And what is going on here?" Xobit would not normally just walk in on her crew, but the noises had been less than normal and one optical sweep told her that a fight was in progress. "Caz, Sunblazer and... you, bronze one, in my office now!" Her normal pleasant voice had turned to a growl.
Ah, slag, it looked like that stupid bronze bitch had gotten them into trouble. Sunblazer had to admit that she had also been insulting, but only when Goldstrike had given her and her friends insult. Ah well, she'd recount the conversation – thank Primus for her habit of memorizing conversations almost instinctively – and let Xobit decide who was in the right, who was in the wrong, and what punishments would be meted out. Whatever was coming, Blazer would take it. After all, Xobit was her Prime. She would go along with whatever was decided... although Caz hadn't done more than shout at Goldstrike, that she would point out in her recounting of the story.
Sunblazer rolled off Goldstrike and got to her feet. She was about to turn away when she remembered something. "By the way, we never did exactly exchange names in a civilized manner, did we? I'm Sunblazer, Sunburst and Freefall's creation." She paused, "We lived in a very exclusive part of Iacon, you know, reserved for people like my Creators, who had important work like they did. You see, you may recognize my Creator's names, seeing as they were caretakers of the AllSpark. So, you see, my social status was equal to yours. In fact, probably higher." With that as her parting shot, Sunblazer turned, motioned to Caz to follow, and walked out of the rec-room.
Caz followed Sunblazer and the bronze femme out of the room on the instructions of the Prime… She knew the names and, although she had not been hauled up before the Prime before, was sure she'd got her facts right on this, that Sunblazer was not at fault and the bronze femme had been asking for it, though she guessed she was not to know there was an ex-Decepticon on this ship.
She wasn't sure who the purple femme was, purple, really, what was WRONG with this crew... but the way the admitted former Decepticon jumped to obey gave Goldstrike the idea that the purple femme was someone important. Snarling slightly as 'Sunblazer' introduced herself, Goldstrike blatantly withheld her own name. Equal status, as if. If she'd been half as high as she claimed, she would have been an Autobot from the beginning... then again, most of the caretakers had ended up with Megatron in the end. All the more reason not to trust them, any of that class. Sullenly, she followed the femmes to an office... suddenly, things weren't looking too good for her.
Xobit did not wait for the three femmes to obey, she knew that Loki was watching and that the dinobot would make sure that any who tried to sneak out of it were delivered to her office... not that she even entertain the thought that her own crew would be that stupid. Almost stalking into her office, thoroughly annoyed, she sat down on her desk and crossed her arms as the three femmes filed in after her. "I really do hope there is a good explanation for this! Now you..." Barking the order harshly, Xobit's optics landed on the unknown femme. "Name, rank and preferably a reason for you being on my ship." The femme didn't react fast enough for Xobit's already foul temper. "NOW!"
Oh, frag, really not looking well. "Goldstrike, requisitions, working under Tiyem, here to preform inventory, sir, ah, ma'am." The bronze femme winced a little at the sheer force of the purple femme's clear order. This was... very much not going to go well... At least Tiyem was usually sensible, and she could always threaten Follower's petrol-rabbits later, that usually made her feel better, stupid mech.
Sunblazer could see that her Prime was, quite frankly, torqued. As the three filed in, Xobit sat on her desk, crossed her arms, and looked over them all. It was the bronze femme she addressed. She did not even ask about what happened at first and who did what, merely asked her name rank, and reason for being aboard... Primus, judging by the tone of her voice, Xobit was beyond torqued. The bronze femme seemed to have enough sense to reply, even if not fast enough for Xobit's tastes.
For once, the anger and shouting were not directed at her, for which Caz was glad. Goldstrike, huh, what a name. Xobit would make mincemeat of her…requisitions, were they requisitioning the ship?
Primus, good thing she'd answered like that, but she had the feeling Prime wouldn't think it a good answer entirely, the atmosphere had not changed one little bit…
"It's Prime... not ma'am." Her voice dripped ice as she measured the small bronze femme, that name... wait! She remembered the name, it had been in Shadowsinger's files an incident, a fight? Considering that most others were fights... so that was likely, and now here the femme was, again involved in yet another fight. "Explain to me why one of my recon specialists had you pinned to an energon covered floor... Make it a good and detailed explanation, I do not appreciate omissions or lies..." Casting a warning glance on Sunblazer and Caz, Xobit fixed her unwelcome guest with hard optics and cold face plate, the little one had one chance!
Goldstrike actually whimpered as the purple, PURPLE, femme was revealed to be the Prime of this crew... and no-one would be stupid enough to claim Prime status without actually HAVING it. "She... she attacked me, si- ma- ah, Prime! I was... just coming down for some energon, and she wasn't watching where she was going, and she ran into me and spilled energon all over me and wouldn't apologize, and then she just... attacked!"
Sunblazer opened her mouth to respond, outraged by how Goldstrike had twisted it, but shut it before anything came out. No, she would wait untill she was asked. She satisfied herself with shooting Goldstrike a look, part venom, part disdain. Oh, she had memorized the entire conversation, and the sequence of actions... And she would recite them verbatim to Xobit Prime. She would not leave things out, or lie, and she had Caz to back her up… and Loki had seen it too, if Xobit thought that their friendship might compromise her account. Sunblazer would omit nothing, and tell no lies…unlike Goldstrike, who had blatantly done both.
Looking at Xobit Prime, Caz took in her hard expression, as Goldstrike threw herself forward with her version of the facts. It was true Blazer had attacked the femme, but that was after the femme had knocked her over, spilt her energon and insulted her and everyone on the ship.
She looked worried, her gut reaction would have been to leap to Blazer's defense with the real story, but from past experience she knew Xobit Prime would know she was stretching the truth and telling lies... so Caz heeded the Prime's warning glance and waited to be asked to give her account of the incident.
Giving only a soft knock as a warning before she entered, Loki nodded at her Prime and quietly walked to the corner of the room to stand. The femme she'd slagged was at it again, unbelievably at it again… it had taken all her willpower to hold back attacking Goldstrike as she verbally assaulted her friends, and now in Xobit's office… the dinobot could let loose if need be.
"Stop!" The femme was lying, and knew she was lying, which did not help Xobit regain her cool. This was beginning to look like a bad day... "Caz, report!"
Caz was burning to report anyway. Blue optics blazing, she stood up straight and began, "Y'see, Prime, Sunblazer was just coming back from her shift, and had got herself an energon, when this femme barged in to the dispenser and knocked 'Blazer over..." The recitation continued, right up to "...and that's where you walked in Prime, y'know the rest!" She paused to suck air through her vents.
"It's not MY fault the little femme was in my way! Anyway, she's smaller than I am, she's supposed to be the one moving out of the way of us bigger femmes!" As she spoke, Goldstrike suddenly remembered that tiny little dancer-mech was on this ship... and had found quite the interesting, if improper, way to avoid worrying about larger people. Surprisingly, the bronze femme retained enough sense NOT to bring that up. "And, I mean, I'm SORRY, Prime, maybe you don't realize how your crew acts when you're not around, but so far I've been attacked by THREE of them, just for going about my business! How is that not violent?"
"When I want your opinion, Goldstrike, I will ask for it!" Xobit snapped, standing up with her hands on her hip joints, anger making her faceplate blank. The little one was making no bones of thinking herself superior... and Xobit did not like to be equaled to such an narrow minded little glitch. "Sunblazer, report!" that order was also barked out, not that she was all that angry with the red femme, apart from the fact that she should have been able to control herself. In reality, she was more disappointed with her crew than angry, her anger was directed at the bronze femme.
Sunblazer hid her nervousness at the tone of Xobit's voice. Oh well, what had happened had happened, at least she could put some of Goldstrike's twisted account to rights. She stood straight and looked Xobit in the optics, and told her the truth. It was not only the most sensible thing, to do, as Xobit seemed to recognize a lie, no matter how subtle, but Sunblazer also respected Xobit WAY too much to even THINK of telling an untruth.
"Well, I must disagree with Goldstrike's account in several ways, both content-wise and the chronology," answered Sunblazer. "For a start, I was not running, I was at the energon dispenser, having just drawn a cube. I was just pivoting to head for the table where Caz and Second-In Command Loki were sitting when Goldstrike barged into me. As I was off-balance, I fell, and the energon went all over the floor, me, and Goldstrike. I was, I felt, perfectly in the right to say what I did to Goldstrike, which was, and I quote, 'Hey, watch where ya goin' won't ya?' However, Goldstrike's response was…" Sunblazer continued her verbatim, blow-by-blow account of the altercation in the rec-room, trusting Loki and the Prime's optic contact and body language to stop Goldstrike from interrupting. She detailed hers, Caz's and Goldstrike's remarks and actions up to and beyond the moment when Xobit had walked in the rec-room to witness the debacle.
"I admit that I could, and should, have used more diplomacy, I confess that my comment about somebody licking the energon off Goldstrike's legs was an inflammatory one, I admit I threatened her with violence. However, I found her attitude and comments equally inflammatory, and she was the first to make physical contact, in an attempt to make me lick her legs. That was when I threatened her, and her response, as I mentioned, was to press down harder and insinuate that we should not be called Autobots because, in her words we were, and I quote, 'so….NOT.'" She paused, then added, "Maybe if her comment had been just about me, I would have laughed, but she insulted the whole ship, including you, and I just..snapped. I suppose we should be able to take a few insults, but her attitude and the increased pressure on my shoulders was just the last thing in a string of things that annoyed me, so….I made good of my promise and took her hands off me. Painfully." She hung her head. "Yes, I admit I threatened her, my blades were out, but she continued to make inflammatory remarks. I told her, as I mentioned earlier, that she was lucky I was not as uncivilized as she thought, or I may not have let her live, but I actually retracted my blades, and that's when you came in. Then, I introduced her, told her my background, and came to see you. So here I am, and I'll accept any punishment you see fit to dispense, and please note that Caz reacted in defense of me and didn't overreact, and neither did Loki." She hung her head again, then lifted it to look Xobit in the optics. "However, I refuse to accept *all* of the blame, because I know that you are aware that it takes at least two to argue."
Resisting the urge to huff Xobit forced herself to relax a little, there was no question about whom the instigator was, both Caz and Sunblazer were telling the truth, Sunblazer in her usual detailed manner. The question was what to do about it... hum. Shadow? Please contact the commander of one Goldstrike? I wish to see him in my office at soon as possible! looking to the side and catching the optics of her 2IC, Xobit spoke out loud again. "Goldstrike, explain the comment about my crew. The one about being 'attacked' three times..."
Sorry 'Bit, part o' tha's from meh… Loki comm'ed to her Prime quietly, looking down and focusing on the floor for a second. She knew Xobit wouldn't believe Goldstrike's tale of that but still… the dinobot had lost her cool and that just made her feel even worse… Wish's pissed at meh… Loki sat up, shifting against her spot while waiting for the bronze femmes words.
GOLDSTRIKE? Primus, poor Prime... I'm on it, Shadowsinger comm'ed back. Poor Tiyem...
"First, your dinofemme bumped into me. Then she insulted me, I got offended, and she attacked! And then I had just gotten out of your med-bay when I found her... well, it looked like she was forcing herself on that little dancer-mech you've made your CSO, how was I supposed to know different! And of course he attacked me, again, you know that's the second time he's attacked me with no warning? And then this time, well, you already know about this one..." Goldstrike spoke quickly, almost desperate to put the story as she's perceived it... even though she knew that wasn't... really, quite how things had gone.
Sunblazer's optics slid over to watch Goldstrike make a fool of herself, because that is what she was doing, gesturing at her and Loki... her voice had also risen in pitch. Sunblazer made a mental note to find out what had occurred between this bronze femme and her two friends. Well, it sounded like they'd taught her a lesson. She held back a grin, because judging by Xobit's body language and facial expression, she, too, was less than impressed with Goldstrike's explanation.
Caz watched Goldstrike rant and gesture, seeing she was digging herself into an even deeper hole. Blazer had given a much more accurate report of the incident, but she was hanging her head. She was also grateful they had Loki's support here. Xobit looked angry, but confident... boy, was the bronze femme going to get it in the neck when she gave her verdict, lying like that!
"You are coming with unfounded accusations, stating things you know are untrue... My crew consists of specialized troops, they are not ones to stand and take, nor are they ones to attack unprovoked! That you have been 'attacked' three times speak more of your ability to get in trouble than it does of the savageness of my crew... your commander is on the way now." Much as she would like to punish the bronze one herself, Xobit had limited authority outside of the ship, unless the commander of the troops in question was present.
Annoyance at Goldstrike's retelling and the relief that her Prime was annoyed too intermingled, making the dinobot chuckle and growl at the same time. She shifted again, claws flexing as the thought of what Tiyem was going to do entered her processor. Oh, he was going to be PISSED, and more than likely embarrassed as well…
Goldstrike opened her mouth to further defend herself, but before she could say anything the dancer-mech came in, followed by Tiyem. The mech gave a respectful nod to the Prime and went to stand out of the way, while Tiyem frowned at Goldstrike before nodding to the Prime. He was quite nervous, Goldstrike had always manged to avoid major trouble like this before. Tiyem did try to protect his workers, but from what he knew, this was the third time she'd gotten into trouble today... well, he could see that something needed to be done, and was actually glad that someone else was able to do it. "Yes, Prime?"
Sunblazer schooled her faceplates into a neutral expression, although she really wanted to grin broadly when Xobit reamed Goldstrike over not being truthful and making accusations about her crew. She had to try even harder as Shadowsinger walked in, followed by a mech who was a little bigger than Blazer herself, cerulean with a few areas of white. As he nodded politely at Xobit and frowned at Goldstrike, Sunblazer still held her neutral expression, although her inner glee was building. She recalled Xobit telling Goldstrike that her CO was on the way. This was obviously him. Oh boy, was Goldstrike for it now! Then Sunblazer sobered inside as she recalled that there was no guarantee that, due to her own conduct, she was, or would be, absolved of any blame, as he said to Xobit, "Yes, Prime?"
Trying not to grin, Caz stood by Blazer, optics lit in triumph as Xobit reamed Goldstike out for her lies and accusations! And she would be in trouble with her own CO, from what Xobit said this could only be him now, the blue mech coming in with Shadow, and judging by his frown at Goldstrike and his nod at Prime, he was not please and the femme would sure catch it rich from him later! She could see from Blazer's body language that her friend's mood had improved too, with the situation likely to be resolved like this, and Caz's optics danced as they met her crewmates', though her dermaplates stayed schooled in a flat expression and her shoulders stiffened and locked to keep them from shaking with laughter.
"Hello, Commander Tiyem, I regret that we should meet under such... unpleasant circumstances! Unfortunately, you seem to have an individual in your ranks who can not keep to telling the truth..." Gesturing to the bronze femme, Xobit locked her optics with the commander, this was not pleasing in any way. Apparently most of her crew had tangled with the little one and it had not been brought to her attention. "I have been advised that there are at least three incidents now? Could you please tell me how you usually deal with... Goldstrike?" Raking a cold glance over her own crew, letting them know she was displeased, she then cast an even colder one on the bronze one before meeting Tiyem's gaze, waiting for the answers she had requested.
Oh, Tiyem was really not a happy mech. "Her transgressions are usually mild enough that a simple punishment detail is sufficient, Prime. And I do attempt to keep her from those I know or suspect she may have problems with." In practicality, that meant there were about three people on his team that he assigned to work with Goldstrike, and he hoped she chose not to wander around alone on her off-time, which is exactly what she had done this time. "Three incidents like this is a record... I... have no explanation."
Sitting in the background, Loki could barely contain her laughter. Goldstrike was toast, there was NO doubt about that! Xobit Prime was patient, but only to a point, and the bronze femme had definitely pushed her past that point, something that not many did… High-grade after shift? the dinobot asked Shadowsinger through a private comm., letting laughter bubble through it.
Sunblazer wasn't sure how she stopped grinning as Xobit told Goldstrike's commander about Goldstrike's lack of truthfulness, but she sobered a bit as Xobit raked her and Caz with a cold glance, reminding her again that Xobit may not be as mad at them as at Goldstrike, but was nonetheless annoyed at their conduct. She looked on as Commander Tiyem explained his opinion to the Prime, noticed Loki was grinning. As a Dinobot who almost always looked like she was grinning, she could get away with it. Sunblazer looked down again, trying to analyze how else she could have reacted. Having Xobit disappointed in her was almost worse than the humiliation she would have endured if she HAD licked Goldstrike's legs clean.
Caz went calm and quiet, almost depressed on finding out not only that Goldstrike was in trouble with her Commander, but that they were in trouble with their Prime, as she looked at them with a cold glance. She hated upsetting Xobit at all, she wanted to please her, and she hung her head. Loki and Shadow seemed okay, or Loki at least, she could hear the dinobot behind her nearly laughing…Sunblazer was looking down as well and seemed disappointed, and the blue commander of the supply corps looked very grim… Caz wondered what punishment they'd get.
Fighting not to make a sour face at the weak and nervous explanation from Tiyem, Xobit offlined her optics, trying to think rationally.... frag rational! "At times like these I wonder if any of you really are aware of the war! Most of you, at least, should very well be, and yet incidents of infighting always crop up... Caz, Sunblazer... Loki and Shadow', all of you will help Tiyem's people with their duties." Snapping, she looked coldly at each of them until they met her optics and gave a sign that they understood before turning her gaze upon the bronze femme. "Had you been one of mine I would have stripped your rank for the insolence and intolerance you have shown and sent you back to Cybertron with retraining in mind! However, I doubt it will help and you are not one of mine, nor do you have any rank to strip... which does show that your superiors have some sense." Apparently diplomacy had taken a recharge cycle alongside rational, and Xobit briefly turned her icy glare on Tiyem. "I suggest you use the processor you were constructed with, Goldstrike, before you insult someone who will kill you. As for your punishment... lying to a Prime is a bad idea, these incidents will go on your record, with you as the originator. I will recommend retraining, however pointless that will prove to be. I will also strongly recommend that you are never given a higher rank, or work in a place where you perchance for lying can cause damage. Likely you will be transferred within the next joor. Loki, before reporting to Commander Tiyem escort Goldstrike to her cell... and behave befitting you rank this time!"
Gonna be one interesting shift, Shadowsinger agreed to Loki. He nodded contritely at Xobit, it was a far fairer judgment than the last he had gotten from fighting Goldstrike. He should have mentioned his concerns to Prime the moment he saw the bronze femme's name on the roster.
"Your CREW has come the closest to killing me!" Goldstrike burst out, turning to glare at both Loki and Shadowsinger. Her action garnered a sharp hiss from Tiyem before he stepped away from her.
"I won't deny my fault in this matter, Prime. I have been hesitant to transfer her anywhere as long as she did the work, I... well, I didn't want to stress resources any further when it was doubtful it would achieve much, and I thought I had things under control." It was quite clear that plan had been quite thoroughly scrapped, and Tiyem couldn't really feel upset about that.
Sunblazer nodded her understanding as Xobit gave her orders. The red femme just hoped that Tiyem's other crewmembers were not as intolerant as Goldstrike was. She had turned, and was about to ask Tiyem how and where he wanted her to give help, when Goldstrike spoke again, angrily. Sunblazer turned to see Goldstrike gesticulating to Xobit, saying that it was Xobit's crew who had come closest to killing her, and glaring at Loki and Shadow. Sunblazer was unable to hold back the derisive blast of air she blew from her vents. If either Shadow or Loki had WANTED to kill Goldstrike, she would be dead.
Tiyem hissed again at Golodstrike and gave an apology to Xobit and some sort of explanation. Sunblazer almost –almost- felt sorry for Goldstrike, not only was she facing negative remarks and recommendations from a Prime on her record, retraining, dishonorable transfer to who knew what and where, and a spell in the Hyrde's brig, she had just made a disrespectful outburst to Xobit. She huffed again, and wondered if this femme possess any logic circuits AT ALL? Turning to Tiyem, Sunblazer nodded respectfully to him. "Recon specialist Sunblazer presenting for duty, Commander Tiyem," she said respectfully.
Caz watched as Goldstrike made a last outburst to the Prime, resulting in a warning hiss from her commanding officer. Eh, it was worth a deal of shifting boxes and such to know that one was going to a cell. She followed Blazer's lead and turned respectfully to Tiyem, "Recon specialist Caz reporting for duty, Sir!" she said looking at him.
"Aye, Prime," Loki said, standing and resisting the urge to ask Xobit if she'd EVER behaved like she should. The dinobot really didn't… but then, her Prime knew that, and it made Loki wince slightly. She'd behave… but only because her friend ordered it. Walking to the door, she bowed her head at Tiyem and the others with a small sigh before looking at Goldstrike expectantly. "Les' go an' get this over with."
"If they wanted to kill you, you would be dead." Clipped, simple and the utter truth. Every one of her crew was a trained killer, oh, they had other merits, in some cases many other merits, but the fact was that they were warriors, trained to kill, and seasoned warriors too, tried in the only way that mattered on the battle field. "Commander Tiyem, it is admirable to try and help a crewmember who struggles with something, but this…" Xobit stopped in an effort to find appropriate words, and incidentally try to reign in her temper. "If you get another recruit like this one, do yourself, and others, a favor and don't hesitate! I will look into her personnel file and see if there are incidences that might need another interpretation in light of this one…" More work, but it needed to be done, and Tiyem… well, better she did it, just to make sure it was done right. "Dismissed… and make sure I don't hear anything bad about any of you for the next four joors!" For just a second her disappointment in them shone through her anger alongside her tiredness. It had been far too long since her last full recharge cycle…
Bowing his head, Tiyem acquiesced to the Prime's words, and she was right, he knew. "Yes, Prime." There was no more to say, nothing more to do... well, except to give orders to those who had temporarily been put under him. "Ah, c'mon then, I'll show you lot what to do. It's not that hard, really..." Explaining, he lead the three out to work while the dinobot took Goldstrike away.
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