Fundamental Failure to Fly

[redshirtrobot]

WHO: Fracas and YOU! Yes, YOU!
WHERE: All over the Haven
WHEN: Over the course of the next week (7/8 to 7/13)
WHAT: Fracas is practicing flying... unfortunately he's not so good at it yet.
WARNINGS: n/a, to be updated as needed


Fracas had been a car since forever. No, really. It was what he had always been. Wheels were the way he got around; it was why he suggested the roads in the first place. His undercarriage was so sore from rocks and stray junk he had to do something. Besides walking, anyway.

Changing to the body of a flier has... been something of an adjustment.

Okay, it's been a lot of adjustment. One he's still not entirely there with. But practicing combat with Shockwave had helped his fighting abilities. So practicing flying will help with that. At least, he hopes so.

If only it didn't end with him crashing so much.

Wing flaps are more difficult to deal with than he'd expected. If not for those, he'd have the flying part down. The landing not so much. As it is, he's only got down the takeoff. But one out of three ain't bad, right?
... Right?

Beware, Haven. For this week, a certain now-teal Vehicon is going to be in the sky. And nobody will be safe from him unexpectedly dropping out of the sky. Not even if you're in a temple; he might just crash right through your wall, in fact. Hope you were planning some renovations!

Comments

[deadlydoctor]

[Knock Out knew a lot about bodywork. He made a living out of it, helping Fracas to change his alt mode wasn't the hardest thing he ever did. But he was a busy mech and, believe it or not, he did help with medical problems.

That's why he was at the new Clinic and not helping the mech to practice his flying, doing his own business with his new pet dragon perched on his shoulder. They walked pass one of the huge windows and Knock Out stopped to check his datapad while Breakylizard looked outside.]

[redshirtrobot]

[Fracas wouldn't really expect much help from Knock Out, really; cars vs planes and all of that. Besides, he's hardly going to harass the medic about this.

Unfortunately this doesn't change the fact that he is still terrible at flying. Which is why Knockout and his firelizard get a whole show, wherein the Vehicon goes up and down in the air several times... and careens straight into the window like a huge teal moth that thought its reflection was a new friend.

There's a horrible squeaking noise from the window as he slides down it. Good job.]

[deadlydoctor]

[It was an unforgettable show, Knock Out will give him that. Breakylizard hiss and growls at the sudden noise, both irritated and scared by it. Knock Out stares in silence as Fracas slides down the the window, the situation too absurd and awkward to do anything else but admire the once-a-vehicon fail.

Knock Out puts a hand on his hips and smirks once Fracas reach the bottom. He uses the comm link to communicate with the other Con.]

We have a door, you know.

[redshirtrobot]

[Fracas waits until his tail end is on the ground solidly before transforming... though he still staggers, stumbles, and flops unceremoniously onto his back. Everything hurts, owwww.]

I didn't mean to. How do fliers even do this?

[deadlydoctor]

Some are natural. You aren't. I hope you clear that window properly once you stop acting like a newborn protoform. [The robot lizard hissed some more after seeing the robot transform, not yet used to it.]

Why don't you come in and stop irritating my new pet?

[redshirtrobot]

You try running into a bunch of stuff and see how well you do after. Sir. [He'll 'newborn protoform' you B|... politely. Eventually he does get up and checks the window over a little. Well, at least he didn't smudge it.]

You have a new pet?

[deadlydoctor]

Been there, done that. I still did it with more stile than you. [At least he crossed half of the wall that time. And watch your mouth, mister. If that widow is not scratches free Knock Out will be really annoyed.]

No, it's my new assistant. [All the sarcasm.] He doesn't have a name but yes, it's my pet.