heavyweaponsbot | 16th Transmission

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16th Transmission - Video

[The video feed opens on Ironhide, looming large... and standing fully upright, in the keep's courtyard.]

[There appears to be a small tree, ripped from the woods themselves, and planted in the ground -- or propped up, it's hard to tell which. Either way, the old Autobot is watching it with an even stare.]

[And without warning, he kicks the tree, savagely, the motion accompanied by a rev of a massive engine. The tree shatters in an explosion of splinters and wood chips.]

[He draws himself up, and snorts.]

Yeah. Hip works all right. This will do.

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[Jetfire wouldn't really mind it as such; it can be washed off, after all. It's just... he can feel it as it dries and sticks to the metal, and he doesn't really like it.]

[Jetfire just chuckles, picking up enough on the tone to merely be amused, his helm tilting and his stance changing from waiting to something slightly more balanced and ready.]

While I'd prefer to remain upright... Yes.

[Sparring of the sort they'll be doing isn't really his thing at all, but it might be good practice. If he had been better, maybe the confrontation with Sunstorm (even if they had gotten away from the Nemesis) would have gone differently.]

[He watches the other 'bot's stance shift. Watches him move, settle himself. No, this won't be as simple as he'd thought. For one thing, Jetfire is big. It's hard to tell how big, given the size changes, but still.]

We will see about that.

[That said... he simply lunges for the other Autobot. Aiming to hit him low, nearer the ground, and knock him off balance.]

[At least Ironhide is more used to fighting on the ground; Jetfire's method of dealing with Sunstorm had basically been "grab on and hope his greater size and strength would give him an advantage".

Of course, he had quickly noticed that didn't work (someone who possesses strength greater than that of their frame tend to do that...) which was partly why he'd asked for this.]

I... ah, suppose so.

[This time, he'll not just assume he can have the advantage of greather mass, size, and strength - besides the fact that he's smaller now - and Jetfire aims to simply dodge Ironhide.

It's not completely sucessful, as while he avoids most of the black mech, Ironhide still slams into his side and sends him off-balance. At the same time, though, Jetfire snaps out a kick, but not at the leg which has been so recently fixed.]

[Yeah, he was counting on that. He was also counting on the size change to help throw Jetfire off. After the Elegante, Ironhide is more than used to being less than half his natural size. He's learned to cope, by now.]

[Once he hits, he moves to try and throw his arms around Jetfire's waist, to drive the big jet straight down to the ground. The kick gets a grunt out of him, and he gets driven sideways by the force of the blow.]

[Despite having become somewhat used at not being as tall as he should be, Jetfire lost well over twenty feet, and that's a rather substantial loss of height, and... no, he's not used enough to it to make him as naturally graceful as he was, even at his actual height.]

[Those hands, he knows, can't be allowed to finish what they're doing; oh, he's unlikely to be able to completely stop Ironhide, but maybe he doesn't need to. Jetfire just uses the leg he's already got out to attempt to hook it around Ironhide's, to get the 'bot off balance and maybe be able to regain his own as he tries to use his momentum to swing around and away from Ironhide's frame and those hands.]

[He's been short for so long, and robbed of his weapons for so long, he's learned to compensate, throwing his full weight behind the blows.]

[As he feels Jetfire's leg move, he drags his fingers over the shuttle's armor, looking for a handhold, a fingerhold, something that will pull the other 'bot down with him as he starts to topple backward with a snarl and a curse.]

[Considering the strength of those blows, Jetfire is glad that he's merely been downsized; there's been no appreciable change in his armour, and that means he can handle them. It doesn't mean, however, that he won't stagger due to them.]

[Sorry, Ironhide, he might not be the best at hand-to-hand, but he's not going down with you. Jetfire's thrusters fire, and he wedges an arm between the both of them, the edge of his fist glancing off Ironhide's jaw, attempting to make Ironhide let go even as he lifts from the ground to avoid going down with the mech.]

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16th Transmission - Video

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!

[commentlog] - not so giant robot sparring match!