[Video/Action]

[eyestothesky]

Video
[The feed comes on to show a bot who really has been rather quiet lately, offering a crooked half-smile.]

Hey folks.

[Did that seem like too much steam? He was just standing there, it didn’t look like he should be venting nearly that much steam in that case.]

Was just hopin’ someone c-could do me a favor, n-n- [Well that sudden malfunction of voice didn’t bode well. The titanium bot stopped dead, a tremor running through his frame as the sound of something grinding in his chassis was heard, the echo of something snapping accompanying the sudden jerk of his frame, steam billowing around him as his optics went dark and he suddenly sank on his feet as his systems simply forced a shutdown before something else went wrong.

The silence stretched a moment before there was another jerk of movement from the bot, steam hissing from vents as his gaze lifted, the light of his optics narrowed to pinpricks as there was a sudden tearing of fabric and he suddenly struck out at the drone. Not like anyone would know if the drone fared well after that; the feed cutting abruptly.]

Action
[Even if someone missed the video, it would be quite clear that something was not right with The Spine if they ran into him outside. His normal almost awkwardly smooth, practiced way of moving had been replaced by a heavy sort of gait that he hadn’t used since he was younger, the way he seemed to look through anyone that came near.

Sleeves shredded, fabric hanging in tatters around the weapons his arms had shifted to, the bot clearly on the hunt for something. Not seeing the city around him, seeing instead a bleak landscape, hearing the metallic trumpeting of the enemy. Whatever else might be happening, it was plain that he did not mean well for whoever crossed his path.]


((OOC: Warbot malfunction! There's some chance for some triggering mess- body horror, violence, death, things of that nature, so if you don't want that, just put an ooc note in your first reply and I'll make sure everything's a-ok. Also if you want your character and Spine to throw down let me know what the limits are/if you want to deal with them dying or not, serious injuries etc. His app has all the info on his warbot weapons but ask me if you need clarification!))

Comments

[Video] LOL I let his paid run out so this is the closest to "appropriate" I have XD

[ye_olde_engineer]

Eh . . . you okay, pal? What favor ya need?

[Frag, that doesn't look good. Maybe he should go look for your scrawny, malfunctioning aft.]

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[transitioner]

[Oh, dear. You poor thing. He knows what you're capable of, what you've done in the past (and had sworn never to do again). He won't interfere, but he will be watching . . . and ready to handle aspects of the aftermath as needed.]

[Action] Throwing most everyone in bc why not XD

[littlestraydoll]

[Oh, goodness, this is bad.]

[The little knitted doll was just out exploring, riding its - his - comm drone around, when he sensed it. Danger. Threat. Alarm. ...despair? Helplessness.]

The Spine!

[Oh, no, what's wrong, friend!? Xan guides his drone, looking for the antique music-bot.]

[War bot.]

[War? What? ...no, it's true. Oh goodness, and now he's malfunctioning. This is no good at all! Determined to help, Xan searches until he finds the lumbering mess of a robot. He moves his drone into The Spine's view without getting too close.]

The Spine? The Spine! Can you hear me? It's Xan.


((ooc: No TW needed for me. XD I would kinda like them to fight. XD Maybe we can coordinate on Plurk later how this'll go? Admittedly, while Xan /has/ powers, they're not very well defined (mostly hinted at and used "off-screen" in the game), so this'll also let me start fleshing them out a bit, I think. \o/))

Action

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[With his height, his build, and even his dress distinctive, there was no mistaking The Spine for anyone else---even given a passing glance. Having more than that, Sam was startled to see him so

off

His aura was almost unrecognizable. That registered first; the weapons in place of his hands, the strangeness of his stride, everything else came second. Sam would have struggled to describe the difference beyond 'big,' if asked, but that was what it was: an atmosphere unlike anything she'd picked up off the bot before. A difference that drastic was alarming on its own (a what the hell happened?!) but its rapid cycling read 'hackles high'. Sam stopped where she was---what would've been a block back---Bon Ron stopping obediently beside her.]

...Spine? What's wrong?

Finally sneaking in late. Let's start with a little girl, because I'm horrible.

[mercury_gaze]

[Jendayi was outside coloring on the ground with chalk when she hears the approach of heavy feet. She's shocked to see who's coming.]

...Spine?

[She can't help but sound worried.]

Feel free to rough him up, perhaps even kill him, it'll piss off Knock Out...and embarrass Breakdown

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Hey Spine. How's about a big, blue, armored truck driving down the street in your direction.]

[swissarmyninja]

If its to late totally ignore me if not here, have a multi-changing mech who can turn tank to toss :D

Are you alright?

[Cue Shadowmaru carefully coming over, he was still new here but even he knew that this wasn't proper behavior for the Spine. Just by appearance alone and just how...unsteady he seemed]