Rafael 'Raf' Esquivel (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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re_alignment2013-01-16 07:21 pm
deusexraf) wrote in re_alignment2013-01-16 07:21 pm
4. [ACCIDENTAL VIDEO]
[the fact that this is an 'accidental' video comes through, quickly - the camera is bouncing around, though somewhat repetitively. what's visible though is Raf's upper body, and he seems to be grabbing on to something metal (though not without a pair of gloves).
he's also laughing. the kid's breathlessly exhilarated, the type of laughing you get when you're on a roller coaster that may have seemed a bit scary at first but you've come to love. why would it be scary, you ask?
another jostle of the camera shows more of the metal he's grabbing on to - it's heavily segmented, intricate, and aside from what's immediately near him, all of it seems to be /moving/ to the point where if a hand or foot slipped, it could...end badly. very, very quickly. but Raf doesn't seem worried at all. another jostle, and a bit more becomes clear, to where it looks like he's riding a giant, mechanical worm...
yes, ladies and gentlemen.
Raf is riding the Driller.
the camera, unfortunately, isn't giving a clear enough view to show where exactly they are, but at least he seems to be having the time of his life?]
he's also laughing. the kid's breathlessly exhilarated, the type of laughing you get when you're on a roller coaster that may have seemed a bit scary at first but you've come to love. why would it be scary, you ask?
another jostle of the camera shows more of the metal he's grabbing on to - it's heavily segmented, intricate, and aside from what's immediately near him, all of it seems to be /moving/ to the point where if a hand or foot slipped, it could...end badly. very, very quickly. but Raf doesn't seem worried at all. another jostle, and a bit more becomes clear, to where it looks like he's riding a giant, mechanical worm...
yes, ladies and gentlemen.
Raf is riding the Driller.
the camera, unfortunately, isn't giving a clear enough view to show where exactly they are, but at least he seems to be having the time of his life?]
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Mom!?!
[CUE FUMBLING FOR DEVIwait how did his mom
when did
that
WTF]
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AND I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER.
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[a few more not-commands, and the jostling settles, a rumble coming from the Driller in response. Raf's able to grab his device without issue, and it goes without saying that he looks a little
well
not roughed up, but he could use some smoothing of his...hair. and glasses. and clothing. and. uh.]
...hi, Ratchet.
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[YOU SURE DO MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE HE'S TALKING TO HIS MOM SOMETIMES, RATCHET. ogodogodogodogodogod]
Driller asked if I wanted to play with him, and I said yes...?
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And did you think about safety precautions? Or at least about the possible consequences of accidentally falling off of Driller and causing yourself severe damage upon impact with the ground?!
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Do explain.
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option B: demonstrate the above. confirmed sparkattack.
WHY DOES HE HAVE NO GOOD OPTIONS.]
...it's hard for me to tell exactly how good they are, but his sensors - they can be really sensitive. If I move even a little, he knows it. So he can, uh, accommodate for any, uh...
[don'tsayslipsdon'tsayslipsdon'tsayslips]
...for anything!
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[URK um wait cue expression of horror and hand gesture did he just reveal that]
-everything's fine, I wasn't hurt or anything!
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[THAT'S NOT FAIR]
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just
ratchet look at him
he is completely and totally
D: ]
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Ratchet can have a coordinate ping. they're around Nexus' quadrant at the moment.]
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[It's not hugely noticeable, but Ratchet's voice has a quaver to it near the end -- the rage is wearing off and turning into sick, weak-kneed relief.]
[video]>action?
Raf's just gonna wait here, after asking the Driller to set him down. probably better to be off by the time Ratchet arrives.]
action!
Don't do that again.
action!
okay yeah Ratchet you are reminding him of his Mom and so he's immediately hugging back because he's fine he really is promise but you're the one who needs reassurance but
I'm fine, really-!
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[With the translators, you might not even notice, but Ratchet's switched over to base Cybertronian from the sheer stress of this whole thing.]
That child is under my protection, and I will not let him be injured by something as frivolous as going for a joyride on your back without so much as a safety rope to help him keep hold!
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