Watch out for broken glass

[keyinhand]

Rattlelatch has left the communications room alone and isn't terribly surprised when he doesn't run into anyone else on the way to Teletraan-1. The fact actually makes him feel relieved. When he arrives at Teletraan he finds a SkySpy right where it belongs in its compartment. He sits on the floor with it and starts testing the circuitry. Once he'

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[keyinhand]

Rattlelatch stands up and takes one last look around Teletraan-1's control room with a red-opticked gaze. He makes an adjustment to the internal security cameras then quickly heads off toward the brig, smirking and chortling to himself.

[lock_n_stock]

*Lockout...no, it's Melissa now... heads down after Rattlelatch after a few moments. She feels bad for brushing him off earlier and for not showing more sympathy.*

*A few steps from the main room for Teletraan's console, she hears a strangled cry.* Latch?! o_o;;

*She speeds up and is about to turn the corner when a new 'bot exits the room.* Who are you...? Where's Rattlelatch? D:

[keyinhand]

Oh, great, a witness. The newly anointed Evil Autobot Rattlelatch considers that for half a second, then smirks again. A hostage. He grabs Melissa and does one of those neat toss-the-human-and-catch-them-in-the-cab-during-transformation tricks as he switches to vehicle mode. "Sorry, lady, I don't have time for this!" He clicks the seatbelt into place around her -- to keep her from getting away rather than out of concern for her safety -- then races off down the corridor at top speed, cackling. He has rigged the cameras so that they show empty hallway as his personal signature passes through, so no one is going to see him coming, bwaha.

[lock_n_stock]

*Before she can react, the human is scooped up. She cries out in alarm and flails, struggling against the seatbelt.* Who are you? Let me go! D:

*Oh what she wouldn't give for her comm back. This was not good. Not good at all!*

[lil_dodger]

Pinch roused himself from the funk he'd fallen into when the human he'd been talking to and then ignored climbed down from the control panel they were sharing and heading after the Autobot, what was his name? Rattlelatch

[recon_meister]

Jazz has just heard from the Twins and Hunter outside the Ark and he's a little uneasy about the report. He taps into a communication link to get a hold of Rattlelatch. The bot has not reported since Skyspy came back online.

[Scomm:Rattlelatch] "Yo, 'Latch. Jazz in communications. Can I get an official report from ya on the status of the perimeter defenses? The mechs in the field are reportin' autoguns online. Had one Decepticon out there, but he hightailed it out." [/Scomm]

[keyinhand]

Oh ho ho, what have we here? Disregarding the circumstances that brought about this Rattlelatch, he wears the Autobrand as a matter of convenience, not allegiance. It's easy to fool Decepticons into thinking he's a neutral, but Autobots have to be handled differently. You have to treat them with just the right amount of respect, the right amount of nervousness yet also the right amount of self-assurance, or else they just might slag you for being weak.

In other words, his reply sounds exactly like the 'Latch that belongs here.

[Scomm:Jazz] Sir, I'm sorry, I haven't gotten into the weapons systems yet. They're acting a little haywire. I see that there are some active, but any time I try to access them, the control code jumps to another combination. I'll let you know if I can get it figured out. [/comm]

Yes, somewhere there is a Swindle who stutters, has low self esteem, and is socially inept.

((Take two!))

[recon_meister]

Jazz isn't seeing 'Latch anywhere on his console screens. Huh. Well, it could be that he's got himself buried inside a panel somewhere, working. Regardless, Rattlelatch's response makes him a little uneasy, if just for the fact that he's having trouble with the control codes.

His unease is not enough, however, to get him to contact another Autobot to investigate personally. Not yet, anyway. Streetwise isn't too far off in medical still, according to the cameras, but it looks like the lot of them are still trying to figure themselves out down there. Jazz would have to find out exactly where Rattlelatch is, anyhow.

[Scomm:Rattlelatch] "Keep workin' on it, 'Latch. An' you let me know if you need an extra set of hands to help out. Meantime, I'm going to keep Sideswipe and Sunstreaker on the perimeter. If we can't count on the autoguns, they'll have to hold the line outside. I don't want anymore Decepticreeps comin' around and fraggin' up our territory before we can get everything fully functional again." [/Scomm]

Re: ((Take two!))

[lock_n_stock]

((Movin' it down

*Melissa sits there for a few minutes, miserable and rather clueless on what she should do...one what she can do at this point. She looks down at her lap when she feels a metal something falls into her lap* Hm? O_o;;