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re_alignment_logs2014-02-23 10:46 am
thxforthememories) wrote in re_alignment_logs2014-02-23 10:46 am
too busy working out to
WHO: Kagerou & OPEN
WHERE: ALL AROUND HAVEN || Police Station || Trion's Temple
WHEN: From TFP!Ratchet's attack -- to now!
WHAT: After his outburst on the Network, Kagerou is rather desperate to prove himself as a capable police officer, hunting nonstop for a fugitive he probably has no hope of locating. It goes about as well as you can expect.
WARNINGS: None now.
Note: If you could put the date and location in the subject, that would be awesome!
[He's probably become a familiar sight around the Haven skies of late. A shadow ghosting across the stars, or lurking in the darker places behind buildings. Scans are running constantly. No part of the ground goes unseen. Guilt is driving him, mostly. He wants to make things right. Wants to make amends.]
[Make it up to the bot he thinks he's failed.]
[But there are some areas he won't visit. Some places etched in his mind as too terrible to return to. He won't be seen near Liege's temple. Nor Megatronus'. Everywhere else, he is a near-constant presence. Look up. You might see him!]
~
[Even so, he can't be everywhere. Every so often, he'll return to the police station. Make reports, they said. Check in, they said. And so, in between sweeps of the Haven, he'll stop at the station. Even if no one is inside, or present, he'll offer up his report via datapad, leaving it on a desk.]
[Nothing, it usually says. Nothing unusual reported.]
[And he treats every report of that nature, like a failure. His shoulders slump a little more, and he leaves the station looking more dejected, though his expression remains as closed and neutral as possible. If someone is present in the station, he'll stop to speak with them, of course. But otherwise, he's in and out in a matter of minutes.]
~
[Rarer still, he returns to Trion's temple. To the room he and Kay and now... now another... are sharing. It's usually late when he does drag himself back. He's always low on fuel, low on rest. He'll all but stumble through the temple, nodding to passersby, or whoever happens to be on his way.]
[He will return to the room for only as long as it takes for him to refuel. To make certain Kay is all right. To make certain nothing terrible has happened.]
[And then he's gone again. Weary, frustrated, and wracked with too much guilt. But pushing onward all the same.]
WHERE: ALL AROUND HAVEN || Police Station || Trion's Temple
WHEN: From TFP!Ratchet's attack -- to now!
WHAT: After his outburst on the Network, Kagerou is rather desperate to prove himself as a capable police officer, hunting nonstop for a fugitive he probably has no hope of locating. It goes about as well as you can expect.
WARNINGS: None now.
Note: If you could put the date and location in the subject, that would be awesome!
[He's probably become a familiar sight around the Haven skies of late. A shadow ghosting across the stars, or lurking in the darker places behind buildings. Scans are running constantly. No part of the ground goes unseen. Guilt is driving him, mostly. He wants to make things right. Wants to make amends.]
[Make it up to the bot he thinks he's failed.]
[But there are some areas he won't visit. Some places etched in his mind as too terrible to return to. He won't be seen near Liege's temple. Nor Megatronus'. Everywhere else, he is a near-constant presence. Look up. You might see him!]
~
[Even so, he can't be everywhere. Every so often, he'll return to the police station. Make reports, they said. Check in, they said. And so, in between sweeps of the Haven, he'll stop at the station. Even if no one is inside, or present, he'll offer up his report via datapad, leaving it on a desk.]
[Nothing, it usually says. Nothing unusual reported.]
[And he treats every report of that nature, like a failure. His shoulders slump a little more, and he leaves the station looking more dejected, though his expression remains as closed and neutral as possible. If someone is present in the station, he'll stop to speak with them, of course. But otherwise, he's in and out in a matter of minutes.]
~
[Rarer still, he returns to Trion's temple. To the room he and Kay and now... now another... are sharing. It's usually late when he does drag himself back. He's always low on fuel, low on rest. He'll all but stumble through the temple, nodding to passersby, or whoever happens to be on his way.]
[He will return to the room for only as long as it takes for him to refuel. To make certain Kay is all right. To make certain nothing terrible has happened.]
[And then he's gone again. Weary, frustrated, and wracked with too much guilt. But pushing onward all the same.]
Just outside Kagerou's room
[Yeah, don't think one of the only other initiates of the building hasn't noticed your...absence. This just happened to be the time Rewind caught him in the act. He's just passing by his room as he exits, his Alcolyte in tow as he carries a datapad. It's a bit humorous to see, like a large dog following it's baby master.]
This usually isn't like you.
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[It's both a startled and a pleased exclamation. He's always genuinely happy to see the Autobot, and it shows now, in a tired flicker of a smile.]
[Th Acolyte though... He hadn't heard about this.]
You have a -- a Stumpy.
[Since that's what Kay calls theirs. And the observation seems infinitely more important than anything else.]
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Stumpy indeed.]
Ah, yeah. Guess I got a little too interested in your little glyph, decided to try it out for myself.
[Initiate bros~]
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[He drops down to his knees, to better speak. The tired little smile suddenly blooms. He hadn't realized... he'd thought only Kay was in the process. But Rewind--]
[Somehow, it makes him feel less lonely. Less worried he's made the wrong choice.]
[And the smile on his face is plain as day.]
You did it too. You're like me now.
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He can't really do the same, but it's easy to see that he's just as happy.]
You betcha. Makes it easier when you're not alone, right?
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It does. It really does.
Are you all right? It didn't hurt you, did it?
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Don't worry about me, Kagerou. I may be small, but I can handle a little pinch.
[But his head tilts, wandering back to his first question.]
Everything okay on your end?
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[The pat earns another flickering smile, but it fades rapidly at the question, his face returning to its usual ... lack of expression.]
[There's a very slight shrug.]
It's busy. That's all.
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[But he worries when that smile fades. Kagerou didn't have really petty worries that he knew of. Nothing that would require this level of uncertainty.]
Just busy? Or...busy.
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[He looks down at his hands, fidgeting with them. His intakes work a few times.]
... Busy. Trying to fix things.
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Fixing things? What's broken?
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[Deep breaths, Kagerou. Admitting this to Rewind is more difficult than he thought, since... he really respects the Autobot.]
I said some things. Things that made others think I'm not fit to be on the Police Force... that... I've let them down.
I'm trying to fix that.
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I'm sure they understand, Kagerou. Your uh...A.I.'s always been in the right place.
It's not like you're malicious or anything...heck, they're probably over it by now.
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They just made it sound as if I'd been... I don't know the words for it. That I failed, because I hadn't been tracking that crazed medic.
I'm fixing that now.
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Because you can be the worst critic of yourself. No one expected you to be doing that, Kagerou...at least not from what I've seen.
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It felt like it was implied...
[And he sort of attracted SG!Ratchet to the BP units. Which makes it worse.]
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[He nods his head, as if asking the ninja to follow him as he walks.]
Sometimes things happen, and they're not always for the best. And sometimes the people you know make mistakes. But that's just what they are--mistakes.
[His head tilts up.]
You didn't mean to cause trouble, right?
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Mistakes...
[Was it a mistake? Just a simple mistake? Getting that thing's attention...? He's lost in that thought for a minute, before hearing the question.]
No, I didn't. I wouldn't do anything to hurt them intentionally.
[... and he may have still been lost in it, while answering.]
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[He looks back as he walks, both to catch Kagerou's eye and make sure Ambus was following him.]
You did what you thought was right.
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[But he won't argue it more than that. He knows Rewind has a point. His head lowers a little, avoiding Rewind's look for a moment.]
... I just wanted to protect them. That's all I've ever wanted.
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[That gets an annoyed tone out of Rewind. Apparently, the obvious isn't pinging the rest of the planet.]
I'm going to make a post. Just you wait. I'll set everyone straight.
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[But he suddenly looks alarmed at the mention of a post.]
What -- no! You don't have to do that!