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[protoblues]

I know you think you want to talk to me, but please make doubly sure before leaving a message. Thanks.

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[birdsandblades]

[ Usually, the presence of anyone in the vents is absolutely silent. After all, why would a ninja ever make noise, ceiling or otherwise? Except... Well. Elec's always called it the Kagerou Highway. And now, the muffled, echoing roar of a race car's engine is only getting louder. Louder, and louder, and louder- Until suddenly the grate above them rips open, and the finned form of Kagerou's terrestial alt mode flies out.

It twists, mid-air; abyss teal and red plating shifts and moves, and as Antlers focuses on his quarry, it leaves him open. Open to the claws and wings of Kagerou's bird-dragon form, battering him with a shriek of rage.

And then the bird is peeling off again, jets firing to put Kagerou out of range. It's a show of grace he doesn't usually get to display, dancing out of one's orbit and into another's, back towards his charges. Claws so much more gentle than the scratches Antlers recieved scoop up the pair- And then Kagerou's form transforms smoothly around them, and they fall right into the race car's cushy seats.

The engines gun. And Kagerou is speeding off down the hallway at full tilt. ]

[electricevolution]

[ Elec turns to Blues, optics wide, mouth split in a manic grin. ]

See? Ceiling ninja!

[ He laughs half delirious from robot adrenaline and the very close escape. He looks in the rearview mirrors to see the green haze slinking, slithering away as they speed down the hall and relaxes as much as he can with his insides buzzing as much as they are. He releases a vent of air and pulls his seatbelt on. ]

Thanks for saving our synthetic asses. I thought we were going to be squashed, or taken or...

[ He sighs, leaning back against the headrest. He doesn't even know. Nothing good, that's for sure. ]

This is my brother Blues by the way. Blues, this is my friend Kagerou.

[protoblues]

[ Elec isn't the only one that laughs wildly at their close call. Blues wheezes for a second before he manages to get the seat belt on, checking the mirrors. ]

Ceiling ninja. Holy shit.

[ He scrapes a hand through his hair, messing it up even further, and tries to settle despite how his systems are still running in overdrive. He's shaking like mad honestly. ]

Nice to meet you, Kagerou. Thanks for the save. That guy was...

[ The shaking morphs into a shudder and Blues lets out a slow breath. ]

Creepy. And determined. I don't think we're people to him. He's got serial killer vibes. Manipulative. Or something. Don't like it-- ah shoot I should tell Nickel and Rung we're okay.

[birdsandblades]

It's nice to meet you too, Blues.

[ Despite the close call, his voice is warm; it feels good, to arrive there just in the nick of time. But Kagerou knows better to think they're out of the fire just yet. ]

Yes, Starscream's warned me about... Antlers. We'll head to the Brigade Labs. We'll be safe in there.

[ Between the locks and the weaponry that Starscream built and hoarded like a silver dragon, even Antlers would have to think twice about breaching it. Never mind the fact that its position by the space bridge meant the vehicons were near-constantly in the area. Starscream had been clever, staking it out.

That, and Kagerou knows that as soon as he hears, Starscream will be down to check on them all himself. ]

Are you both alright?

[electricevolution]

Yeah I ran into the guy a while ago. Gave me the same vibe as some of the humans I'd run into at robotics conventions. The sort that wanted to own one of me.

[ And No Thankyou. At the very least he knew he and his brothers meant enough to Light that he'd never, well, sell them. Anxiety inducing all the same. ]

Brigade labs sounds like a good plan. Even if he gets in I'm pretty sure we can find something explosive to throw at him in there.

[ The couple times he's been there, well he's been in Labs before, obviously. Starscream's are on a whole other level. If he wasn't so ridiculously satisfied with Stormfront he'd have probably begged him by now to try something out. ]

Think I'm mostly fine too. Definitely put some strain on my frame since I jumped from way up on the shuttle tracks but other then that I'm good. Blues?

[protoblues]

[ Blues actually hasn't seen the Brigade Labs so he has no idea what to expect, but if Elec trusts the security there then so does he. He just nods to the plan and shakes his hands out. The fuel pump and his core are still going rapidly, but at least they're moving in sync with each other. He thinks that's a good thing. Hm. He should probably ask Nickel about that.

Later.

He blinks a few times and focuses back on the conversation. ]

Yeah, yeah, I'll be alright. Little shaken up, runnin' on a little too much power, but I'll be alright. Just gotta get all of this-- [ He shakes his hands again with a crooked smile. ] --back under control.