mbv, NEST HQ, Conversations...
Raoul: *flailing and laughing as he's noogied* Hey! Not the hair!
Denver: *laughing and giving Raoul a good noogie*
Raoul: *more flailing and laughter, but manages to stick his finger in his mouth and then aim it toward Denver's ear*
Denver: RAOUL!!! *playful and careful shove to put some distance between herself and the teen* Tha's gross! *yet she's laughing*
Raoul: Oh, like givin' me a jeans wedgie ain't? *straightening his pants and then fixing his hair* I gotta go study....
Denver: 'T least Ah di'n't give ya a purple nurple... *chuckles*
Raoul: *razzes and runs off laughing*
Denver: *stretches, still chuckling as she heads to the rec room*
babies: *yelling loudly in the rec room*
Sky: *sitting on the couch with Sean in her arms, trying to talk Ember off the bookshelf as Firebreak and Hotspot wrestle over on the other side of the room and holler for grownup rescue*
Denver: *Raised brow, glances to Sky to see if it's alright for her to help*
Sky: *wary look to the tall stranger, but she knows the woman is one of the soldiers so she nods* If I put Sean down he'll wake up, and he was awake all night with a fever.
Denver: *small nod, will gently separate the wrestling littles after she gets Ember down*
Firebreak: *wow, stranger!* *big eyes and cling to the brother she was just trying to bite*
Denver: *Gently* Easeh, kiddo... Ah ain't gonna hurtcha...
Firebreak: You not family.
Sky: She's a friend.
Hotspot: *hiding behind sister now, kthx*
Denver: *keeping her tone gentle as she talks to the little ones*
Sky: Bring them over here? *is sitting on the big old beat up comfortable futon couch*
Denver: *nods and proceeds to do so, still talking in gentle tones*
Ember: *clicking and putting up a bit of a fuss, was happy up on the shelf!*
Sky: *clicks to Ember and gives him a stern look. Don't make Mama call an Uncle!* *turns to Denver again* I've seen you in the cafeteria.
Denver: *small nod as she sets the babies down next to Sky on the couch* Ah've seen y'u the'h too, but Ah gotta apologahze... Ah ain't too good 't puttin' names t' faces....
Sky: I go by Sky. But I'm Skywarp. My oldest son goes by Sean, and the babies are Hotspot, Ember, and Firebreak. *nods to each one as she names them*
Firebreak: *has crawled over and is now hiding herself under Mama's hair*
Ember: *clicks and hides his face against Mama now*
Denver: *another nod* 'M Major Denver MacKenzie, Unahted States Marine Corps... 'S a pleasha t' meet y'all..
Sky: *pause and frown* Oh. You're the femme my brother was talking about.
Denver: *Evenly as she nods* Th't 'un needs t' learn t' mahnd 'is own d'rn business.
Sky: *quietly, with dignity* I was going to apologize.
Denver: Y'u don' gotta 'pologize f'r 'im bein' 'n idiot...
Sky: He's part of my family.
Firebreak: Got beans up him nose.
Hotspot: 'Cause Ember put 'em there...
Ember: *clicks*
Denver: ... *raised brow, trying not to snerk*
Sky: *doesn't comment on that. Just looks at Denver seriously*
Sean: *slight whimper as he flails a little in his sleep and moves his head*
Denver: *small frown, concern crossing her face* *Quietly* 'S 'e okay?
Sky: *rocks her first born gently* Rachel and Russell say he will be.
Sean: *settles down, nestling into the knitted blanket he's wrapped with*
Denver: *small nod* Th'y know wh't th'y're talkin' 'bout...
Sky: Yeah. Rachel's the best medic there is. *smoothing Sean's hair back from his forehead and clicks to him softly, then glances over her shoulder just as Firebreak lifts a tiny finger* Don't poke Ember in the eye.
Firebreak: .... *finger up her own nose instead*
Denver: *Soft chuckle* Kids'll be kids....
Sky: *tilts her head toward a distant yell that speaks of TC and the twins' latest encounter* Even when they're in their final protoforms.
Denver: *snerk, headshake*
Sky: *looks at the other tall brunette thoughtfully* It's true, though, right?
Denver: *blink* 'Bout wh't?
Sky: You and Tracks.
Denver: *slight blush* ... *small nod*
Sky: *quietly, as she looks at Sean* He's a strong soldier. He even outflew Starscream once.
Denver: Th'ts wh't 'e said...
Sky: I was there, and so was TC. We couldn't believe our eyes when he left the Air Commander in the dust.
Denver: *moves to sit on one of the chairs nearby, feeling a bit ill now, due to her suggesting that Tracks take on a human alt-mode* *quiet sigh* Must've been somethin' unforgettable....
Sky: It took a few days to get Starscream's wings back on.
Firebreak: Ow, wings.
Denver: *wince, small nod*
Sky: He, and Rachel, and Patrick, taught us that some Autobots deserve respect.
Denver: *raised brow*
Sky: *slight shrug* We're soldiers. Autobots were made for the civilian jobs.
Denver: ... *curiously* Wh't w'ld NEST be th'n?
Sky: What do you mean? *gently elbowing the babies tucked behind her as they wriggle and tug on her hair*
Denver: NEST... We're all soldiers... W'ld we be Autobots?
Sky: *slight frown* You're human. You've got different factions.
Denver: 'N 'f we weren't?
Sky: I don't understand what you mean.
Denver: *small frown* *quietly* Nevah mahnd th'n...
Sky: *leans back against the babies, knowing that they're going to be royally tangled in her hair* Are you going to word-bond with Tracks?
Denver: Word-bond? *confused*
Sky: Claim each other.
Denver: *small shrug* Dunno... 'Pends on wh't Tracks wants t' do... *No, she doesn't fully get what you're talking about, Sky*
Sky: He already treats you like his mate.
Denver: ... *faint blush as she works this over in her head, and then she's excusing herself and moving to head for the gym. A good run should help her think...*
Sky: Wait. I apologize if I offended you.
Denver: *still blushing* 'M... Not offended... Jes... gotta lotta stuff t' think 'bout now...
Sky: I'm worried one of the triplets will get damaged. *pause* I said that once.
Denver: *hesitates, before moving to settle on the floor near Sky*
Sky: *quietly* I'd been put in charge of a prisoner. One that everyone started calling my pet after awhile because I wouldn't let them touch him. And then he got away, and as punishment Megatron gave me to the medic for research.
Denver: ... *frown*
Sky: And he experimented on my spark till one day I realized it'd budded, and that I was carrying the prisoner's sparklet.
Firebreak: Parklet!
Denver: ... *thinking about what she knows of the Autobots* ... Samuel?
Sky: *nod* And TC asked me what was bothering me, and I told him I had a lot to think about. In the end I decided that saving my son was more important than obeying Megatron. *scowl* Especially since he'd decided to ignore several vorns of loyalty and just look at my one mistake.
Denver: ... *Seriously* Megatron sounds lahk a real *mouthes the swearword, so the babies don't learn it from her*
Ember: *Repeats what Daddy calls Megatron when he thinks nobody's around to hear him*
Sky: No, that's not the word she used. *leans back and baby squishes*
Hotspot: *Clicks and plays with Mama's hair*
Denver: ...*soft snerk*
Firebreak: *offers Uncle Skylar's favorite*
Hotspot: *provides Uncle TC's favorite*
Sky: Yeah, that's it. *squish squish*
Denver: *bemused headshake*
Sky: *quietly* And then Sundog was sent to Earth to spy, and I wound up running into Sunstreaker again. *and Denver will be able to see in her eyes...*
Denver: ... *quietly* So 't ain't jes' me who's nuts f'r 'er guy.....
Sky: I'd die to save him.
Denver: *expression goes serious in an instant as she nods, undertanding the feeling entirely too well*
Sky: Even though I don't understand half of what he says. *lifts an elbow so that a baby can crawl under it and snuggle Sean*
Samuel: *in the distance* I am Godzilla! Fear my ash!
Denver: *Face. Palm* *To Samuel* 'T's wrath!
Seamus: No way! He left a LOT of ash!
TC: WRARGGHH!
Samuel and Seamus: RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! *do so*
Denver: .... *looks to Sky with a "And you're married to him?" look*
Sky: *slight smirk and a shrug*
Denver: No 'fense... b't Ah'd ratha roughouse wit' Raoul 's 'posed t' listenin' t' th't sorta thing all'a th' tahm...
Sky: They're just bored.
Denver: ... Ah c'ld prolleh fahnd somethin' f'r th'm t' be doin'....
Sky: *cocks her head* Tracks just did.
Denver: ... *soft chuckle, a fond look coming to her face*
Sky: But even if I don't understand what he's saying, I know he's loyal, and he's strong. And he loves our sparklets. *looks down at the two in her arms, and then tilts her head to look at the one that just wriggled up between her back and the couch back to nom on her shoulder*
Denver: *small nod, still wants to go for a run to clear her head a bit*
Skylar: *coming into the rec room after having had a good laugh at TC and the twins, is wanting to spend some time with his niece and nephews*
Sky: *perks* [They're going nuts, and I can't put Sundog down.]
Skylar: [Here...] *will try and gently detatch Firebreak from Sky's shoulder, Hotspot from Sky's hair, and will see if Ember wants to be picked up as well*
babies: *UNCLE! Yesyesyesyes! Sooo bored!* *clamoring to be picked up*
Sky: *grinning, and then looks at Denver* Thanks.
Denver: *Small nod as Skylar picks up all three babies, before she gets up and moves to head for the gym*
((co-written with random_xtras))