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Post by Cryptic on Feb 9, 2011 0:41:29 GMT -5
Howlback sighed as she paced her apartment feeling bored out of her processor. Her pregnancy was happening a lot faster then expected, likely a side effect of the stims and enhancers she'd been hit with during the mess that had left her in this condition. She could feel the embryonic protoform squirming in her body, nearly ready to undergo it's first DNA scan. They'd said it would be getting snake and cat, though they hadn't specified the species. Likely any that would take.
With a sigh Howl dropped onto the couch, and began cleaning her guns. She was not meant to carry a spark. She was not the motherly type. She had no idea what she was doing, and when this was all over she was going to have her replication systems taken off line. No more chances of having a sparklet ever again.
And she'd learned she hated sharing an apartment with someone, which was gonna suck exhaust fumes when the parasite came out of her. She'd learned this fun little fact after Splinter had talked her into letting him use her place as a crash pad. He was driving her nuts leaving slag all over the place, or moving her things where she couldn't find them when he stopped in.
Howls did have to admit the new less prickly look for her partner was appealing, but only if he'd just go back to being male. But someone on the force though he was useful as a femme and had thrown him undercover. Or maybe it was punishment duty for his dumb slag. That might explain why they hadn't let him change back yet.
It didn't explain how ever why he'd agreed to take her usual place in the Babes of Cyberton Security calender....
(Just some insight into Howl's mental state at the moment.)
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 9, 2011 19:52:47 GMT -5
Ooc: gave me an idea though. Bic: There came a light knock at the door, an unexpected visitor. Marrowulf was practically pacing in the hall, worried about her friend and former rival. She too had noticed the odd behavior of splinter. Hopefully howl wasnt hanging in a closet somewhere...
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Post by Cryptic on Feb 12, 2011 0:14:43 GMT -5
Howl's head came up and she drew her back up piece, leaving her main weapon laying in pieces on the table. This was supposed to be a secure building, but she wasn't takeing any chances. On silent feet she padded to her security system and checked the images from the hidden cameras watching the door and hallway.
"What do you want Wulf." She asked over the intercom. "I hope this isn't you trying to drag me to a protoform shower."
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 16, 2011 13:34:12 GMT -5
'I just wanted to visit... And I brought some protein enriched energon. It should help with the side effects.' Marrowulf responded with a chuckle. 'Besides, your roomates been acting weird and I was afraid she had you gagged somewhere.'
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Post by Cryptic on Feb 16, 2011 17:20:12 GMT -5
"Thank you." Howl said as she took the offered drink and set it aside. She waved to the room and then settled back where she'd been. "She is acting odd, but I'm just fine. I just think Splint likes being a woman, or is seeing it as a holiday."
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 17, 2011 23:26:13 GMT -5
Marrowulf nods lightly in response as she finds a seat. "Definitely the first... the few times I've been in the precinct, it seemed like she was... well." She struggles with the words for a moment before adding. "Definitely taking advantage of the feminine wiles. I'm glad to hear you're doing fine though... the office is a bit boring without you around." She couldn't help but get a wry grin on her face as she sits down. "Haven't found an occassional pain in the ass on the council yet to match wits against."
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Post by Cryptic on Feb 18, 2011 9:25:48 GMT -5
"The scary part is she's getting good at it, and I caught her flipping through my upgrade catalog the other day." Howls sighed as she leaned back and snapped her primary weapons back together.
"I just want this kid out of me. Do a good deed, get knocked up... Primus has a sick sense of humor. I'll let you child sit that should make up for the boring. And good, I'd hate to think I'm easily replaced. Any word on Soundwave? Haven't felt his tug lately, and i'm a little worried the brat may be effected by his call."
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 22, 2011 23:38:13 GMT -5
"No one's heard anything yet.... other then Sunstorm saying things are fine. He's still in hiding I think, would have to check with the other cassettes to find more." Marrowulf explained. "At least Rumble and Frenzy haven't caused any problems.... yet. I'm just waiting for that bomb to drop, so to speak."
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Post by Cryptic on Feb 28, 2011 9:17:38 GMT -5
Howls nodded slowly. "If he says things are fine, I'm inclined to believe him. That bot has more feelers then Ravage does."
She snorted a laugh "So am I, those two couldn't go a cycle without getting into trouble in the old days. Kind of like them better in their current forms, but then again I always felt us beast types where superior to the cassette men. They seemed to fragile to me."
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Post by smokedtoast on Mar 1, 2011 11:53:54 GMT -5
Marrowulf giggled slightly in response. "True, though at least they're more manageable in their current forms as well. It could be a lot worse... here's to not having to deal with a pair of 'mean girls'" Marrowulf responded before holding her own drink out for an amusing toast. "You just know it'd drive them crazy and they'd take it all out on us. It's bad enough what's going around with Slingshot's grandkid... some of the higher ups are thinking of putting him under survelience."
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Post by Cryptic on Mar 9, 2011 9:29:12 GMT -5
"Which one was that? I hate to say it, but I used to be able to keep everyone straight in my head, and now I find myself resorting to cheat sheets to keep track of them all." Howls stated. She shivered. "Ug, Frenzay and Rumbella.... thank you for giving me nightmares for the next month."
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Post by smokedtoast on Mar 10, 2011 7:16:36 GMT -5
"Scarabus." She replied with a grim nod. "That kid involved in that fire and offlining that happened a few hours after... well... the incident that caused this." She adds, placing a hand on howl's stomach lightly. "Can you believe it, some of the old-hat maximal council members are trying to suggest that he's gone all 'megatron' on us, when he's just a kid. Even that punk Czar had at least enough cycles to have the schooling to make sense of that." She pauses for a moment in reflection, frowning. "Though the kids that he's around... I don't know. Those friends of his were dangerous once."
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Post by Cryptic on Mar 15, 2011 16:00:42 GMT -5
Howls snorted. "Even Megs was relatively good as a newly created bot, and I'm old enough to remember that. As for if they will become dangerous again, nature versus nurture. Megs could have been like Prime was had circumstances been tipped differently. I'm just not sure how to tip things to make sure they don't repeat old paths."
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Post by smokedtoast on Mar 16, 2011 22:10:16 GMT -5
"I know what you mean..." Marrowulf responds with a sigh, rubbing her temples. "Scarabus needs friends... his grandfather made him some, but they're still getting into some kind of trouble. Slag, where old hats like us like that when we came off the production line all those years ago?" She can't help but ask. "I always remember Hot Rod as an isolated case... but when you get as old as us, everything looks nostalgic."
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Post by Cryptic on Mar 20, 2011 7:48:58 GMT -5
Howls chuckled softly. "Sadly yes we where, though maybe not as bad. Didn't know Hot Rod before he got the matrix, as I was never on earth during that mess, but I've heard stories."
She made a face and looked down at her incubation chamber. "I have a feeling I am gonna be driven nuts as all the sins of my youth get replayed with this one."
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