A gift he really didn't want

[cliffjumper]

WHO: Cliffjumper and Blurr
WHERE: The entrance hall of Vector's temple
WHEN: around now
WHAT: flight trainiiinggg
WARNINGS: none!



Cliffjumper had been a bit slow about this. Sure, there'd been another incident here and there, but nothing as bad as getting stuck on top of a tower in Vector's temple. So he'd dragged it out and preferred to ignore it.

He had a jetpack, that was more than enough!

But, really, he couldn't just leave this, because what if something happened and he had another "incident"? Or he didn't have his jetpack... then it would be useful.

So, he'd gotten Blurr to meet him in the entrance hall - inside, limited chance of getting too far up - for some training, liking it or no.

"Ugh, okay. So what... just start thinkin' 'up' to get this started?"

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[cliffjumper]

"Yeah, it is," with a grin, Cliffjumper nodded and managed to float over, clapping a hand to Blurr's left shoulder kibble, "that's good, really." because it was even if he didn't like not having been told Blurr had something like that hanging around on his person.

"If nothin' else, if we get into trouble again sometime, maybe it can go get help, huh?"

Since Scout was tiny and could fly, he'd have far easier of a time getting away from places than either of them would have if something did go wrong.

[raceme]

"Thanks." It doesn't reach his optics his time but he gives Cliffjumper a small smile in return.

"Are you planning another trip close to dangerous places?" Count him in, they haven't had one of those in some time.

[cliffjumper]

Slowly floating around Blurr, Cliffjumper shakes his helm with a snort.

"Plannin'? Nah. But you never know what happens and all that, and like this, with everything we're at least more prepared, seems like." Which is really nice compared to when they got stuck in that deathtrap.

If either of them had been capable of flying like this back then, things would've been far easier.

[raceme]

"We are. I don't pass out anymore when I try to do youknowwhat." Definitely an improvement, now he can stop his own time without worrying. When it comes to stop others, though...it's a different story.

[cliffjumper]

At the reminder of that, Cliffjumper grimaced.

"Good. Least that ain't gonna mess with you if you need to use it, but that's kinda creepy, really. Useful, but creepy." At least being able to fly wasn't creepy. It was just... inexplicable flying.

Just because he didn't like being in the air like this didn't mean it was creepy.

[raceme]

"Vectr asked if I really wanted that power, at least? WellkindasortawhenheaskedmeifIwantedtobeaninitiate. It was implied."

He didn't know WHAT was implied back them but he knew it was something important.

[cliffjumper]

Cliffjumper's just going to let out an explosive static sigh and shake his helm, giving Blurr a push against his shoulder.

"Great. Anyway, let's try flyin' in tandem? Oughta give me something to challenge me even if it ain't chasin' ya," Cliffjumper said with an easy grin.

[raceme]

His reply is a laugh and there might be a soft chirp coming from his 'insignia' as well. Knock that Scout is aware that cliff knows of him, he's more vocal when he's amused.

"That sounds almost romantic, Cliff." Blurr gives him a lopsided grin. "What would your boyfriend say?"

[cliffjumper]

"Primus, Blurr! Just gotta turn it that fraggin' way, huh," he's laughing rather than flustered, however, "and he'd tease me if ya gotta know," Cliffjumper said with a snort and a shake off his helm.

"He ain't as prim as he seems, but you've noticed that, right?"

[raceme]

"You are one who asked for a walk together. Well, a fly~" Blurr would enjoy seeing Starscream tease Cliff, the mechs were just too stupidly cute together.

"I certainly did. he enjoys pulling my wheel from time to time too."

[cliffjumper]

"Very funny. Like that means what ya teased me about," Cliffjumper said, gesturing the whole thing away with a sweep of his hand and a grin.

"Yeah, thought so. Ya just don't fraggin' expect it off him, which gives him a headstart, too." Rolling his optics, Cliffjumper snorted as he drifted in a half-circle around Blurr.

[raceme]

Blurr dropped the subject but he was smiling nonetheless. His eyes followed Cliff and then he flew backwards, trying to see if the red mech will follow.

"Maybe all the Starscream have a little mischief in them."

[cliffjumper]

He died, after a moment of frowning at the growing distance between the two of them and trying to figure out how fast he should go... And then he drifted after, catching up with Blurr with some lagging behind.

"At least it's different from the other Starscream's type of fraggin' 'mischief'," Cliffjumper said with a snort.

[raceme]

"Yes and that's certainly a relief." The world doesn't need more nasty Starscream. "I wish more of them where like your boyfriend, Cliffjumper."

BLurr's going to float up instead of the side this time, they have to practice that as well.

...died. what happened there. using the tablet isn't easy P:

[cliffjumper]

At that, Cliffjumper blushed and shook his helm but didn't verbally protest Blurr's description of what what Starscream was to him.

"Would definitely be far more easy to slaggin' stand in that case," Cliffjumper said with a huff, optics still bright from blushing as he floated up after Blurr, nasal ridge scrunched.

"This works far better, but it's still blasted annoyin'... Not sure why the gifts or whatever couldn't have been something else."

It's okay, I got it! Don't worry, it happens to me too. Tech is hard

[raceme]

STILL BLUSHING now, Cliff? Blurr noticed but doesn't say anything. He's just amazed at the reaction.

"Very true." He keep floating away, smiling at Cliffjumper. "Our firstForged flies, are you really that surprised? I wonder what the mechs associated with Liege get."

P: It is.

[cliffjumper]

Yeah, he's STILL BLUSHING shut up you don't know him he can be flustered over that if he wants to!

"... guess that makes sense," Cliffjumper said after a moment of quiet staring, feeling vaguely dumb for not making the connection between Vector Prime's capability for flight and the glyph's giving said ability whether you were capable of flying or not.

Then he grimaced.

"I don't fraggin' want to know. That guy makes me uncomfortable, but I can't figure out why," Cliffjumper muttered, scowling as he tried to keep the distance between him and Blurr constant.

He didn't exactly manage, and kept either overshooting his own set limit or drifting behind it, but the jagged stops and starts slowly got less.

<3!

[raceme]

Cliff. Cliff please. He's sure you and Starscream did worse things that got you flustered, why the 'B' word embarrass you so much?

"I know Solus's powers are related to material and constructions too, with calculations involved. She creates things so it's fitting that she wants her marked to do the same."

Blurr can't blame him for that grimace. "Perhaps something related to experimenting? It's still a scary thought."

He just had to keep swimming flying, practice will help him over time. Blurr was bad at flying first as well.

[cliffjumper]

Because he's a silly mech who gets flustered over things like that, okay.

"Yeah, true. Does make sense that's what they'd want... however annoying. Kinda wish we could've chosen from a few available possibilities." That'd probably have made things far easier for a lot of them, plus letting them know beforehand when they would suddenly gain some new ability or other.

"Smeltin' hope not, 'cause I don't think some scientists need more of that," Cliffjumper said with a huff and a shake of his helm, his distraction briefly making him shoot upwards before he caught himself, "mechs like Perceptor and Jetfire are okay, but then you've got the ones like some of the guys we've had around here, or the reverse polarity Ratchet, and well..."

Don't need more of that, now do they?

[raceme]

Okay, okay. Don't get your circuits in a bunch.

"Heh, that could have been great but it would have made us look picky. What can I say, I like nice surprise so I didn't mind that much." Problematic surprises, on the other side...Too bad those are the ones who happen more often here.

"No but with Liege it could happen only to see if it's possible. Thanks Primus that Ratchet is gone." Blurr moves forward, boops Cliffjumper on the nose and then flies blackguards, grinning.

[cliffjumper]

"Hey---!" Huffing to hide a grin, Cliffjumper shakes his helm and follows after Blurr, keeping himself somewhat lower, to try and reach to tug on a foot.

"Dunno, surprises're usually just a fraggin' mess, and I'd rather be picky than have the slag we've had to deal with dropped on me without any smeltin' notice. Dunno 'bout you, but suddenly just driftin' off into the air ain't what I'd call nice!"

At least without control, which was, well, the largest issue with this thing.

"Yeah... I sure fraggin' hope he is."

[raceme]

"Not all surprises! Wasn't the thing I pulled at the library for you and Starscream a nice one?"

That was fun, wasn't it Cliffjumper? Blurr is about to say something else when the red mech catches his wheels.

"Eeeep!"

[cliffjumper]

Since he managed to catch Blurr, he tugs on the wheels, optics narrowed - though the intensity of his expression is rather exaggerated for show.

"It was a mess and you fraggin' well know it!" tugging Blurr's wheels again, Cliffjumper managed to not grin, "so yeah, ain't convinced me. All suprised are bad, no exceptions!"

That wasn't true, of course, but for the argument he'd maintain the line.

[raceme]

"Ey, ey, fine. I surrender." He yelps and then laughs. "Not all my plans are perfect, what can I say. But all was well in the end, right?!"

One day he will organize Cliffjumper a nice surprise. If only to prove him wrong.

[cliffjumper]

"... Yeah, I guess it did," Cliffjumper admitted it as if it pained him to do so, though the grin that broke out shortly after certainly belied that.

He still give the wheel he'd caught another shaking tug, then let go.

"Better than." And then he blushed, optics brightening and his field spiking out before he could get it under control again, but how else was he supposed to react?

Nevermind it being (a) Starscream, Cliffjumper was pretty awkward and easily flustered about things like this, and it was, for all intents and purposes, going rather well.