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 Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:30 pm
AIM RP from 10/8
Winter was returning once more--Blitzwing could feel it in the wind as he patrolled the valley where the 'Cons had settled for the past several months. The food was good here, even this far north, but he was certain that it would start to drop off soon. Somesing is coming. He could smell another dragon approaching. He paused in the patrol and slipped behind a stand of trees to watch.
Xue crunched through the autumn leaves, with no specific direction in mind. Only the generalized idea of getting as far away from that DAMN FEMALE's pack as soon as possible. He'd just happened to pick the warmer time of the year to head south, when it was obscenely hot and the weather didn't know how to act decently cold. Not grumbling because he was the silent sort, he came to a halt when he heard the steps of another dragon nearby. Damn. Well, hopefully it wouldn't be one who was a silly and damn nuisance. He sighed. "Come out. I know you're there, and no amount of hiding or excuses will stop me from finding and attacking you if I don't care for you."
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:31 pm
Blitzwing steppd out of the copse smoothly, nodding at the dragon. A stranger, one who was clever. Not that he had been trying hard to hide. "Greetings," he said calmly. "I'm afraid you can't come any furzer. Zis is our territory."
Xue stared at the strangely marked dragon. Great. Another damn pack. At least this one seemed the sensible sort. "Which pack?" he asked tersely. "My plan was to pass through these parts, but I'm getting a bit too far south in my wandering, so I should settle down somewhere, and in or around a pack that suits me seems a suitable solution."
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:32 pm
Something about this stranger was rubbing Blitzwing the wrong way. I must remain calm...must...remain...calm... "Ve are ze Decepticons," he replied evenly. "Ve are just here for...a vhile. Ve may leave at any time," he added. "You may settle here if you like, but intrude on our land and you vill not like ze conseqvences."
Fortunately, Xue had heard whispers of a militaristic pack called the Decepticons who were willing to fight any and all packs. That suited him fine. That suited him MORE than fine. "Mind if I join your pack? I've heard of the Decepticons and I have claws to sharpen where some other packs are concerned. What little I've heard makes me respect your pack."
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:33 pm
Who did ve leave alive to know who ve are?! "Who told you zat?" he asked casually. He looked the stranger up and down in a new way. Yes, strong, and as large as most northern dragons--but not as large as Astrotrain.
Xue shrugged. "I didn't stop to ask. There was a pest I wanted to get away from who forced me to give her children. They were frightened whispers, but enough to convince me that if I came across any Decepticons, I should join them. Especially when it comes time to fight any wars." Xue's whole body and eyes went flinty at the very thought of that DAMN FEMALE.
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:34 pm
The stranger's eyes had gone dark and hard. Where had Blitzwing seen that same expression of hatred before? He was certain he had seen it, though softer, milder. But part of him pushed that aside. "I see..." he said slowly. "Vhat is your name?"
"I am called Xue. Not that more than three other dragons have ever learned my name before now. Presumably I had siblings and parents who knew, but they're gone. Long gone."
"Zat does not impress me," Blitzwing replied coldly. "Come vis me, Xue."
Xue nodded and silently followed, being naturally such a misanthrope that next to nothing could persuade him to give a damn about another soul.
What would Starscream think? Would he accept Xue? Blitzwing wasn't sure if he cared. It would be nice to have more members...especially if this potential sludgie could hunt. "Can you hunt?" he asked casually.
Xue stared at this dragon as though he had some screws loose. "What dragon doesn't know how to hunt? Especially when he lives alone?"
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:38 pm
"PLENTY OF DRAGONS DON'T KNOW HOW TO HUNT!!" Blitzy snarled in wrath. The nerve of this sludgie!! So what if Astro couldn't hunt?! That didn't make him any less of a dragon!!
Somewhere, off in the distance, Soundwave could hear Blitzwing shouting at the top of his lungs. He couldn't quite catch the words, but with Feuervogel finally asleep, Soundwave felt his curiosity piqued. Silently getting to his paws, he trotted off to investigate.
Xue was completely silent, as silent as a windless tundra during one of the endless winter nights. "My apologies. Those dragons who do not live in packs either learn how to hunt or die. If a lone dragon cannot hunt for him or herself, the way of the world is that that dragon should die. It may be different in packs, but those of us who are packless are either proficient hunters or dead." This dragon was strange. Xue could swear that this wasn't the personality he'd been dealing with mere minutes ago.
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:39 pm
Hothead!Blitzy was still seething, too angry to let himself calm down. "Many of us have never lived outside ze pack," he snarled. "So you'd best--" Vhat vas zat? He looked around suddenly at the sound of another dragon. Decepticons never could hide in the forest. Blitzy immediately relaxed at the sight of his packmate's white and blue coat. "Oh, it's you," he said calmly. Without warning, he felt bubbly, random. "Come out, Soundvave, ve have company!!! Ahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Xue stared at the first Decepticon, whom he was increasingly certain was batshit insane. He hoped the others weren't this mad. Xue looked toward the large, serene, battle-scarred presence known as "Soundvave," and with the stiff dignity of the misanthropic loners who survived on the glaciers, bowed his head.
What in the Pit was Blitzwing up to now? Soundwave watched the stranger as he stepped into view. A strong male shaggy-furred dragon with all the signs of a loner who had never lived with a pack. With the same dignity the newcomer had shown him, Soundwave nodded and turned back to the crazy seeker. "Who is this?" he asked simply in his rough, deep voice.
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:40 pm
Blitzwing had finally managed to regain control. With a casual flick of the tail towards Xue, he replied "Xue. He has heard of us and vould like to join."
Xue bowed his head. This one he DEFINITELY liked. "If I may, that is."
Soundwave shrugged. He liked Xue already, but he had no authority here. "That is up to our commander," he replied simply. "I hope he will allow you to join. We require more members."
Xue nodded. "I hope your commander will let me join."
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