*As Quick's systems reactivate slowly, he keeps still, running through the internal diagnostics to see how badly he was damaged. He knew that he hadn't been able to move when he forced the shutdown. What happened? Why isn't he still damaged? Quick panics a little bit at all this, almost ready to trigger another shutdown but stops himself, deciding that, since he can move, he ought to be safe.*
*Quick starts moving cautiously, looking around a little as he attempts to get to his feet. He remembers this place at least.*
*sounding a little confused* What happened? How'd I get here?
*As for Air, he's not exactly sure letting Quick know he disobeyed that little order is such a good idea right now, so he stays where he is, watching quietly. Quick's gonna find out and be angry soon enough. Why rush things?*
(( Sophomore Computer Science Major here, so I find that AI stuff interesting. Especially since I've been considering AI as a possibility when I pick up my specialization. :) ))
*Quint's reaction perhaps isn't exactly well thought out - he hugs Quick, looking relieved.*
It's ok, 'niisan. Wind showed up in the Nexus and he kinda spilled that he'd attacked you 'cause he was trying to scare Air into leaving with him. Except it was a trap that didn't work. And I think my brothers did something to him, but I don't know what.
*It's not the best explanation, but it seems the best Quint can manage at the moment.*
*Blues half-grins.* We still couldn't lynch Wind inside the Nexus, so we settled for rescue-party work.
(No money for college here, so I'm a mostly self-taught former Mensa brat. Interests in psychology and sociology, AI, robotics, and agribuisness (because I want a farm someday). The last actual programming language I used was Basic, unfortunately. If I ever plan to work on AI, I have a lot of brushing up to do on some topics. It's one of the fields I have the most interest in, though. I'm one of those people who tends to have a lot of ideas, and not enough understanding of the details of how to make them work.)
(Oh yeah. And don't take the 'Uncanny Valley' as a line of impossibility. That's one of the reasons not many people are working on actual android/gynoid designs. I think it's a reaction that can be beaten in most people - why else would so many be fond of Data from Star Trek? :) )
((Deleted previous post cause I realized it was as little confusing looking doing it that way...))
*Quick is a bit surprised at the hug, but doesn't really mind it. Quint's as good as family in his eyes. He looks a bit worried on hearing what happened with Wind.*
*After looking around, Quick focuses on where Air is, by the computer* You alright, Air?
*Air looks a little bit uneasy. However, he doesn't really want to worry Quick.*
*Air responds, sounding rather insistent* I'm fine, Quick.
(( To be honest, no money here for college either. I just get the joy of being up to my eyeballs in debt when I graduate. :( Parents insisted I was going to go to college, so here I am. As for the 'Uncanny Valley', I prefer to see that sort of thing as a challenge. Why limit yourself when eventually society is likely to adjust to a new concept like that? ))
Considering the nature of the Nexus, we would never have found you without Air.
We'd have been there sooner, but we ran into a bit of a delay outside. *Elec looks away for a moment, supresing a shiver - he doesn't want to think about what the delay was.*
(My family didn't want me to go the one time I had the chance. I actually had a scholarship to John Hopkins as part of some research thing they did when I was in 7th Grade. But no, "too young", it wouldn't be "normal". Right, like I'm 'normal' anyway? Define 'normal'...)
(At least most of my regrets so far aren't of my own making, and I don't owe anyone anything. :) )
(And yes, I see it as a challenge too. I really don't think it would be long - 10 years at the most - before the bodies are possible (and a decently fudged job, somewhat unrealistic in appearance and motion) could be done now), it's the AI itself that will be the real trick.)
*Quint shivers slightly as well, reminded of that.* It's over for now, though. I wonder what Punk and Ballade did to Wind. The last Air's metool told him had something to do with spraypaint. *Quint stifles a snicker, imagining a vandalised Wind*
*Quick nods at Elec's comment.* Yea, there are a lot of places connected to the Nexus, and we haven't exactly been open about what universe we're from...
*Quick notes the discomfort about said delay, so he decides he'll ask Air later. He shifts his attention to Air for a brief comment.* Air, hate to say this, but you sure as hell don't look fine. What did Wind do?
*Air is mostly looking at the floor at this point.* I'm fine. Wind couldn't hurt me in the Nexus. *Air shivers a little, thinking about Quint's comment.* Wind was angry. Very angry. The field went down. *Air really doesn't want to think about the events that led up to the recording being transmitted.
((Man, that sucks. I don't think my parents would be much better. As it is, they harass me when I go home on breaks, saying I need to find a place close to home so I don't have to live away from home. Problem? I live in an area where the only places are community colleges.))
((That's a good thing, too. Some things I regret are my own fault, and I have to say, that's not a nice thing to think about.))
((I'm so looking forward to seeing the day when that becomes a reality. AI isn't an easy thing to work with, either. It'll probably hit that point within the next 50 years, with how technology progresses. :) ))
He started sending messages to Air, bothering him. T-there was a recording of.. *Quint cuts off abruptly and shakes his head. He doesn't want to think about that again.
It's stopped now.*he adds, uncertain just how the transmission of the recording was stopped.*
*he looks over to the towels* We couldn't get Shadow and Charge away from him. They warped away.
*Quick looks over at Air, both concerned about just what Wind was doing and annoyed at Air for trying to hide it. Quick knows what Wind is like when he's angry. He asks, sounding a little suspicious,* Recording? Exactly what kind of recording was it, Air?
*Quick sighs on hearing about Shadow and Charge.* You can't always win 'em all.
*Air responds quickly to Terrorsaur's question.* Yes, Crash next, The other two are going to be a lot more difficult.
*Air shivers a little bit at the question from Quick. He doesn't exactly want to answer it. Not at all.* Don't worry about it Quick. I'm fine.
*Terrorsaur carries Crash over to the CR, being very careful. That cracking noise when Charge hit him the last time had been disturbing. Although, for some reason it reminded him of Waspinator's poor luck with any loose boulders that might be around.*
*Quick shakes his head, having a good idea of what the recording was now.* From that info, I think I can guess now... Don't apologize, Quint, those are unnerving. Worse in person, but...
*Quick glares a little at Air.* Air, we'll talk about this later. Among other things.
*Air nervously stares at the computer screen, since he was still there. He shivers a little, knowing exactly what 'talk' means in that tone. Just like Quick wanted to 'talk' with Crash after the reactivation from the repairs from the alcohol damage.*
((Since I forgot to give a real description of Crash's condition earlier, I'll do it now.))
*Crash looks rather beaten. His armor has cracks all over, some small pieces have broken off entirely. His helmet has several nasty looking cracks on it from repeated blows to the head. Whatever caused the loud cracking noise earlier, it isn't exactly obvious.*
*Quint recovers enough to remember what he's supposed to be doing and darts back over to where he left his computer, to upload the scan made when Crash ahd come to the party to the Predacon computer so that it can compare it to the new scan from the CR.*
*Blues goes over next to Quick, and speaks quietly*
Don't be too rough on the kid. I think things would have gone a lot worse if he hadn't come with us to rescue you.
Aside from the problem of finding you in the first place, Tango reported that Shadow seemed to have orders to attack Air. Meaning if he hadn't come, Shadow might have stayed hidden and then grabbed the both of you instead. And I'd rather not have to sneak into Skull Castle to snatch you back.
*He notices what Tango is doing, and almost smiles, moving to pick up the cat* She's decided she likes Crash for some reason.
*He chuckles and looks to Quick* You don't think Crash would want a cat, do you?
*Quick shakes his head and sighs.* I'm not going to be hard on him for coming with a rescue party. Also, they had fully intended on taking us back. Wily wants us back, so he can make Crash and me into examples. There might not have been anything left to snatch back. *Quick's expression darkens a little.* However, I don't like Air deliberately hiding things from me.
*Quick grins a little.* I don't know if Crash would want something like that or not. He's never mentioned anything about wanting one before, but he probably wouldn't.
*Air is obviously nervous about the condition Crash is in now. He's not sure what made the cracking sound earlier and knows it could be any number of things. Air's scared actually.*
*Blues expression looks odd for a second, and he replies almost absently* Sometimes we hide things from others so they won't worry about things they can't do anything about.
*He smiles at Tango and puts her down* I asked in case Tango decides to be contrary and follow Crash home one of these days. Cats are like that.
*Quint shivers and waits for the CR to scan, even though he'll understand very little of the information. He almost wishes he knew things about the future in universes other than his own, so he'd know if Crash would be ok. But then, he remembers, he doesn't really know if any of them are going to survive what's coming in his own universe. When he does know things, it's just too patchy and erratic.*
*He's scared too, but he's trying to tell himself everything will be fine. After all, he's heard the stories from Waspinator and Terrorsaur about the amount of damage Waspinator used to get when they were fighting Maximals years ago. And Crash isn't shredded into pieces or crushed into a little cube... so he should be ok. Right?*
*Quint knows, though, that even among the Beasties Waspinator isn't exactly normal. And that some componants can't be easily repaired and are impossible to replace.*
((*reminded of the "Beast Wars In Rhyme" thing from ATT years ago*))
(("If someone is going to be hit. You can bet Waspinator is it. He's been crushed, cubed, and shredded, and often beheaded Man, is it any wonder he quit?"))
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*Quick starts moving cautiously, looking around a little as he attempts to get to his feet. He remembers this place at least.*
*sounding a little confused* What happened? How'd I get here?
*As for Air, he's not exactly sure letting Quick know he disobeyed that little order is such a good idea right now, so he stays where he is, watching quietly. Quick's gonna find out and be angry soon enough. Why rush things?*
(( Sophomore Computer Science Major here, so I find that AI stuff interesting. Especially since I've been considering AI as a possibility when I pick up my specialization. :) ))
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It's ok, 'niisan. Wind showed up in the Nexus and he kinda spilled that he'd attacked you 'cause he was trying to scare Air into leaving with him. Except it was a trap that didn't work. And I think my brothers did something to him, but I don't know what.
*It's not the best explanation, but it seems the best Quint can manage at the moment.*
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(No money for college here, so I'm a mostly self-taught former Mensa brat. Interests in psychology and sociology, AI, robotics, and agribuisness (because I want a farm someday). The last actual programming language I used was Basic, unfortunately. If I ever plan to work on AI, I have a lot of brushing up to do on some topics. It's one of the fields I have the most interest in, though. I'm one of those people who tends to have a lot of ideas, and not enough understanding of the details of how to make them work.)
(Oh yeah. And don't take the 'Uncanny Valley' as a line of impossibility. That's one of the reasons not many people are working on actual android/gynoid designs. I think it's a reaction that can be beaten in most people - why else would so many be fond of Data from Star Trek? :) )
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*Quick is a bit surprised at the hug, but doesn't really mind it. Quint's as good as family in his eyes. He looks a bit worried on hearing what happened with Wind.*
*After looking around, Quick focuses on where Air is, by the computer* You alright, Air?
*Air looks a little bit uneasy. However, he doesn't really want to worry Quick.*
*Air responds, sounding rather insistent* I'm fine, Quick.
(( To be honest, no money here for college either. I just get the joy of being up to my eyeballs in debt when I graduate. :( Parents insisted I was going to go to college, so here I am. As for the 'Uncanny Valley', I prefer to see that sort of thing as a challenge. Why limit yourself when eventually society is likely to adjust to a new concept like that? ))
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We'd have been there sooner, but we ran into a bit of a delay outside. *Elec looks away for a moment, supresing a shiver - he doesn't want to think about what the delay was.*
(My family didn't want me to go the one time I had the chance. I actually had a scholarship to John Hopkins as part of some research thing they did when I was in 7th Grade. But no, "too young", it wouldn't be "normal". Right, like I'm 'normal' anyway? Define 'normal'...)
(At least most of my regrets so far aren't of my own making, and I don't owe anyone anything. :) )
(And yes, I see it as a challenge too. I really don't think it would be long - 10 years at the most - before the bodies are possible (and a decently fudged job, somewhat unrealistic in appearance and motion) could be done now), it's the AI itself that will be the real trick.)
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*Quick notes the discomfort about said delay, so he decides he'll ask Air later. He shifts his attention to Air for a brief comment.* Air, hate to say this, but you sure as hell don't look fine. What did Wind do?
*Air is mostly looking at the floor at this point.* I'm fine. Wind couldn't hurt me in the Nexus. *Air shivers a little, thinking about Quint's comment.* Wind was angry. Very angry. The field went down. *Air really doesn't want to think about the events that led up to the recording being transmitted.
((Man, that sucks. I don't think my parents would be much better. As it is, they harass me when I go home on breaks, saying I need to find a place close to home so I don't have to live away from home. Problem? I live in an area where the only places are community colleges.))
((That's a good thing, too. Some things I regret are my own fault, and I have to say, that's not a nice thing to think about.))
((I'm so looking forward to seeing the day when that becomes a reality. AI isn't an easy thing to work with, either. It'll probably hit that point within the next 50 years, with how technology progresses. :) ))
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It's stopped now.*he adds, uncertain just how the transmission of the recording was stopped.*
*he looks over to the towels* We couldn't get Shadow and Charge away from him. They warped away.
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*he's already growing bored again, and contemplating harrassing some geese later*
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*He smiles briefly at Air*
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*Quick sighs on hearing about Shadow and Charge.* You can't always win 'em all.
*Air responds quickly to Terrorsaur's question.* Yes, Crash next, The other two are going to be a lot more difficult.
*Air shivers a little bit at the question from Quick. He doesn't exactly want to answer it. Not at all.* Don't worry about it Quick. I'm fine.
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D-don't ask, 'niisan. Not now, please.. it.. I don't want to think about it. Someone was screaming...
*He shivers* I'm sorry. It shouldn't bother me. I know it shouldn't.
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*to Quick* It was just a recording. Don't worry about it. *doesn't want Air (or Quint, for that matter) to have to think about it, or Quick to worry*
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*Quick glares a little at Air.* Air, we'll talk about this later. Among other things.
*Air nervously stares at the computer screen, since he was still there. He shivers a little, knowing exactly what 'talk' means in that tone. Just like Quick wanted to 'talk' with Crash after the reactivation from the repairs from the alcohol damage.*
((Since I forgot to give a real description of Crash's condition earlier, I'll do it now.))
*Crash looks rather beaten. His armor has cracks all over, some small pieces have broken off entirely. His helmet has several nasty looking cracks on it from repeated blows to the head. Whatever caused the loud cracking noise earlier, it isn't exactly obvious.*
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Don't be too rough on the kid. I think things would have gone a lot worse if he hadn't come with us to rescue you.
Aside from the problem of finding you in the first place, Tango reported that Shadow seemed to have orders to attack Air. Meaning if he hadn't come, Shadow might have stayed hidden and then grabbed the both of you instead. And I'd rather not have to sneak into Skull Castle to snatch you back.
*He notices what Tango is doing, and almost smiles, moving to pick up the cat* She's decided she likes Crash for some reason.
*He chuckles and looks to Quick* You don't think Crash would want a cat, do you?
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*Quick grins a little.* I don't know if Crash would want something like that or not. He's never mentioned anything about wanting one before, but he probably wouldn't.
*Air is obviously nervous about the condition Crash is in now. He's not sure what made the cracking sound earlier and knows it could be any number of things. Air's scared actually.*
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*He smiles at Tango and puts her down* I asked in case Tango decides to be contrary and follow Crash home one of these days. Cats are like that.
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*He's scared too, but he's trying to tell himself everything will be fine. After all, he's heard the stories from Waspinator and Terrorsaur about the amount of damage Waspinator used to get when they were fighting Maximals years ago. And Crash isn't shredded into pieces or crushed into a little cube... so he should be ok. Right?*
*Quint knows, though, that even among the Beasties Waspinator isn't exactly normal. And that some componants can't be easily repaired and are impossible to replace.*
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(("If someone is going to be hit.
You can bet Waspinator is it.
He's been crushed, cubed, and shredded,
and often beheaded
Man, is it any wonder he quit?"))
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