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Post by kena78753 on Jul 30, 2009 18:40:15 GMT -5
A long day of being with all of the transformers really took a toll on the man. Playing basketball with giant robots was quite.. difficult to say the least. He never realized how small the court really was until one Autobot simply took one step and dunked the ball. Epps had lost that game by over 100 points, and was quite angry about it. But then again, it was quite funny. He shouldn't have taken up the offer on playing with them.
He sighed softly as he plopped himself in a swivel chair that sat quite simply in the middle of everything. How it got there, he didn't know, but it looked comfortable, and that's all that mattered tot he sweating dark man. His whole body felt sore as he sat, slouched in the chair, wondering what in the world he was going to do next. He heaved a great sight, ready to freaking sleep after that rather long game of basketball. But it was still the middle of the day, the hottest part, making him even more sweaty and tired.
He looked around, it was very dull in here at the moment. Noone was acting a fool, surprisingly. He chuckled to himself as he leaned his head back and reminisced on back when he and the other guys helped Optimus defeat Megatron the first time around.
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Post by Christopher Prime on Jul 30, 2009 18:51:58 GMT -5
Chris sighed, he had been at the basketball game too. But of course not playing it, just simply watching it from the sidelines. Ratchet had been strict about no contact sports after what had happened earlier. A sprained wrist and a cracked rib really was restricting, but he hoped it wouldn't last that long.
He sighed, walking along, and taking a drink from his bottle of water. He still wasn't used to the hot New Jeresy weather. After all, before he moved into the NEST base following loosing his Uncle, he had lived in California. And though it was hot there, it wasn't as hot as the base. "Sup Epps?" He gave a nod to the man as he noticed him whilst walking by.
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Post by kena78753 on Jul 30, 2009 19:07:54 GMT -5
Epps spun around in the chair for a short moment before seeing Chris. "I'm tired as hell from playing the game you just sat by wand watched. That's what's up." He said as he looked at the boy. He then got up from the chair, groaning slightly. "You couldn't give me a little hand on the court out there, man? They were killin' me." He said as he stepped slightly closer. He eyed the boy. He hadn't talked to him in ages. Well, matter fact, he hadn't talked to anyone in ages. He had mostly kept to himself, thinking and remembering things. It was an odd time. He wasn't sure what kind of phase he had went through, but apparently noone had noticed, to it was all cool. "What you do to your wrist?" He asked, noticng the brace.
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Post by Midnight on Jul 30, 2009 19:22:12 GMT -5
Cira was walking across the main tarmac, leaving her A10 Warthog, which she liked to call the Doom Hog or Doom Pig. She had just gone off duty for the early morning and afternoon. Still in her flight suit, she headed over to the outside-break area by the main hangar. As she got closer she saw two semi-familiar figures in the distance, heat rising up steadily on the cooking tar. Sighing, she fumbled for her metal canteen and carried her pilot's helmet at her right hip.
"Guh...hottest part of the day. My War Pig doesn't like it either." she muttered, rubbing an arm across her forehead.
The Warrant Officer confirmed the figure as she approached. A Sergeant and Chris Stratos. She tucked away her canteen in her army-green flight bag and walked up to them.
"Afternoon, Sergeant." she said, casually nodding at Sergeant Epps then at Chris. "Hey Chris,"
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Post by Christopher Prime on Jul 30, 2009 19:24:40 GMT -5
"Well, let's just say a few days ago... Kinda before the whole Uncle thing... I had a fun run in with Barricade and Frenzy that ended with a cracked rib and sprained wrist." Chris explained to Epps calmly, sighing "That's why I couldn't play, Uncle Ratchet is really coming down on me when it comes to the healing process." He explained, then nodded at Cira "Afternoon Cira."
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Post by kena78753 on Jul 30, 2009 19:27:55 GMT -5
Epps nodded and chuckled slightly. "Aight, I get you. But you gonna have to learn to man up at some point." He said. "You'd think that with Optimus being your father you'd be a bit more capable of doing things." He said with a light laugh. Just then, a H.Y.T. (Epps codename for Hot Young Things) came walking towards them. He smiled and looked her over, recognising her slightly from previous metting and whatnot. "Good afternoon.." He spoke as he noticed how sweaty she was, somewhat like him. "Hot day?" He asked with a smile.
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Post by Midnight on Jul 30, 2009 19:48:42 GMT -5
"Too hot. Not the best performance of my War Pig either." Cira grumbled, sitting down on the tarmac with a thunk, her helmet in her lap. "Ratchet? I think I know who that is...but yeah, I agree with the Sergeant. Some additional training could prove to be beneficial. In fact I'll probably go run around downtown after I'm done here..." she grinned.
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Post by Christopher Prime on Jul 30, 2009 21:24:14 GMT -5
"Yeah, that was the point, I attempted to fight back. Usually I'm a good fighter. But Frenzy kind of you know... Attacked me, and pretty much had me down on the ground." Chris commented, shaking his head, he didn't mention what the first part meant by 'being a good fighter' "That little bastard doesn't know when to just stay down I guess."
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Post by kena78753 on Jul 30, 2009 22:04:59 GMT -5
Epps plopped back into the swivel chair, spinning a full 360 degrees before chuckling at Chris. "Aw, c'mon man.. Frenzy is prolly the smallest Decepticon I've ever seen." He said with a laugh. He then looked to Cira. "I think I'll join you on that." He said before looking back to Chris. "So, whatchu been up to? What's been goin on? I need to catch up." He said, reclining back in the chair as he spoke.
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Post by Christopher Prime on Jul 30, 2009 23:22:11 GMT -5
"Epps he threw me threw a window and onto concrete. Even you can't tell me that wouldn't hurt." Chris commented, it was an honest and true statement "Been trying my best to get over the shit going on basically. And you know.. Adjusting." He commented "I haven't lived on a base since I was a little kid."
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Post by kena78753 on Jul 31, 2009 0:40:37 GMT -5
"Pah! Don't nothin' hurt me! Im indestructible, baby!" He said as he shifted in the chair. "It aint that hard living ehre. Just the heat. It gets to ya somethimes." He spoke as Chris said he had to adjust to living on a base. He leaned forward and scratched his head. "Anything new with teh Bot's goin' down?" He asked, looking to Cira, then to Chris.
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Post by Christopher Prime on Jul 31, 2009 1:09:06 GMT -5
"Yeah I know, I just meant, being around my entire family again.. It's something I'm not used to." Chris explained, of course by 'Family' he meant the Autobots. He shrugged at Epps's question. "Nothing really, trying to handle the Decepticon situation really. Oh and Ironhide is dead set on making me be home-schooled due to how much I've been attacked." He spinned his finger in the air "Yipee."
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Post by Midnight on Jul 31, 2009 4:20:43 GMT -5
Cira was still sitting on the ground, leaning forward with her elbows on her knees, smirking when Epps spun around in his chair and at Chris's sarcasm. Epps was definitely older than her, but he seemed to be quite the energetic type like her. "That's sweet of Ironhide. He's got his own son to worry about too, doesn't he? That Alexander kid. He's pretty cool, I taught him some parkour some day or so ago...Man. I need to get to know the bot's more. In fact I only know KITT really well. I've met some a few times but not like...as well as you know them. Heck I don't even think I've met your dad." she scratched her head, feeling awkward. "Eh, I'd just like to get to know everyone better. My childhood obsession is kind of kicking back in. It's not vehicles anymore, it's the 'bots, hehe..."
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Post by kena78753 on Jul 31, 2009 18:58:31 GMT -5
Epps nodded. "True that. I would find it hard to get used to if my fam was the Autobots and I hadn't been around them in a while." He then chuckled when he mentions being home-schooled. "Haha! Shit, I could be your athletics teacher." He said with a laugh as he turned his head to look at Cira. "Well I could show you around, ya know, introduce you to some of the Bots." He said with a smile. A small thought of his wife came to his head but he shook it off. He wasn't doing anything bad, simply wanting to show a cute girl around, introduce her to people. He glanced back to Chris for a moment, then back to Cira. "KITT? Never hear of him.." He said.
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Post by Christopher Prime on Jul 31, 2009 19:02:50 GMT -5
"No offense Epps, but I'm doing everything in my power to keep me in public school." Chris put his hands in his pockets, sighing a bit "I want to be normal, but the way things are going... That isn't going to happen. But it's really nice of Ironhide I agree... I just hope I get the chance to have some of my normal life back." In all truth, he did, as long as he was watched by someone he was allowed to go to Tranquility. He then added "I could help in that category, I know pretty much all of the Autobots."
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