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XI. [Accidental Video]

[the video opens up to view...a cat. not just any cat! Safeguard's cat, Aurex. who, after a curious sniff at the comm, promptly darts off as a pair of hands come in to view. Vector's voice can then be heard, somewhat annoyed]

"Pit, Safeguard, how hard is it to mind /one/ small organic?"

[Safeguard's feet are in view. he's also still stuck on speaking Binary, which probably sounds like a rapid series of high/low beeps, with some spaces in between. and when we see rapid? we /mean/ rapid. imagine how fast morse code is, and you're close.]

[Vector, however, remains unamused, moving off-camera to try and catch the cat] "Shiny clothing aside, I'm beginning to understand why certain versions of Sentinel Primes dislike organics so."

[another series of beeps from Safeguard, sounding somewhat sheepish]

"Not when she's trying to tear up my jack-"

[Vector suddenly dissolves in to a brief burst of coughing, raising a hand to his throat. Safeguard immediately cuts out his beeping as he moves to Vector's side, who waves him off after clearing his throat. and then speaks again.]

[this time, though? when Vector speaks, he's not speaking English. and it honestly doesn't sound like a language that /should/ be spoken by a human throat. it is...inhuman.]

[take the frequency of a modem transmitting information - and mix it with the strings of an orchestral instrument. the result is something that /sounds/ old, and clearly alien. whether it is grating to the ears or holds a beauty to it remains to be seen, but any birth-Cybertronians /might/ perk up at this point.]

[Safeguard balks a bit, beeping in surprise - Vector frowns a little, speaking again, then stopping as he seems to realize he's in another language. then trying again-still, that strange data-language. he reaches up to touch his throat, seeming somewhere between perplexed and annoyed-]

[-and then Aurex pounces back in to view of the comm, batting it without care or concern for the current 'vocalizer' problems the two 'humans' are having.]

Binary is binary, and since it's based on ones/zeroes, we imagined it'd have a similar structure as morse's short/long. Source is a personal canon/fanon language briefly described here. TF CHARAS NOT REQUIRED TO GO WUT.

Vector: (English) "Pit, Safeguard, how hard is it to mind /one/ small organic?"

Safeguard: (Binary) "She's still a kitten. It's not her fault it was in easy reach, Sir. Or that it's shiny."

Vector: (English) "Shiny clothing aside, I'm beginning to understand why certain versions of Sentinel Primes dislike organics so."

Safeguard: (Binary) "... She's cute though?"

Vector: (English) "Not when she's trying to tear up my jack-" [he coughs a bit]

Safeguard: (Binary) She's not doing it on purp -- Are you ok, Sir? [Concerned tone.]

Vector: (Source) "I'm fine. Something was in my throat."

Safeguard: (Binary) [Blink. Blink -- is that --?] Umm... I -- Was that Source, Sir? [Slight head tilt, confused.]

Vector: (Source) "What? No, why would I-" [frown. tries again.] "Forgive me, I don't kno-" [. . . B|]

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["source"? ~~since we understand binary~~]

Edited 2010-05-08 16:53 (UTC)

[oh yeah, we're tickled]

["pained" hiss of an inhale through teeth] How embarrassing ... [drops into a whisper] I'm afraid your roots may be showing ...

[it comes out as a /growl/. unhappy jet is unhappy.]

Edited 2010-05-08 17:01 (UTC)

[But is offering a look of sympathy. Should he go make some tea, or something?]

[...yesplz. :| they'll figure something out.]

[Hopefully soon. :( He does not like not understanding you. But, one cup of tea coming up soon!]

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spacetimeguard.livejournal.com - 2010-05-08 17:13 (UTC) - Expand

Hmmm? S-sorry [thick with false apologetic timidness], I didn't catch that last bit. Would you mind ...? Speak up, and slooowly ... dead languages, you know [dismissive scoff], if only they would stay that way ...

Edited 2010-05-08 17:26 (UTC)

[Vector turns on his comm's video to give you a very, very unimpressed look, Mister Master. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.]

[sharp click/cluck of the tongue] In the glums, are we? But why? For all you know the winds of chance and change - a veritable tide of code - could shift, just like ... [snap of the fingers, and yes, we just deactivated the prompt, but there may be a delay? up to you~] ... that ... [aaaaand our signature laughter]

Edited 2010-05-08 18:34 (UTC)

[voice] half hour delay for 'reset' WHY BECAUSE I SAY SO.

spacetimeprime.livejournal.com - 2010-05-08 18:38 (UTC) - Expand

[voice] KK :P

masterous.livejournal.com - 2010-05-08 18:42 (UTC) - Expand

[[with a bit of a 'oh crap, not again WTF is going on' tone]] Are you all right?

[[and he's texting Alastair for the translate relay again]]

[Vector turns on the video - facial expressions and whatnot, though he does drawl in an ever-so-unamused-voice]

[on the bright side, if how toneful the language he's speaking is any sign - he's probably a pretty good singer]

Edited 2010-05-08 18:13 (UTC)

[[there's a bit of a lag as he has to wait for Alastair to text him back with the translation before he can reply]]

Aa-- I can't, but Alastair-oniichan can! His power is understanding any language, so he's translating for me like he did for Safeguard.

[[Private : Viewable by Alastair & Safeguard as well]]

Did something happen? Like with Safeguard? That man's gloating again...

[Vector's surprise is clear on his face] [mainly because what he's saying...it's more than just words, it's surprise/confusion/bafflement in words, clear concern for Alastair, some apology/ruefulness in there for good measure. a sentence is a paragraph of meaning, for lack of a better phrasing]

[[assume there's always that lag as he waits for translation]]

Aaa-- no more than any other time it kicks in, I think. It doesn't stay in his head very long and I don't think this is one he could start speaking in!

I think... it might be a bit more than that. He said almost the same thing to Safeguard when that happened to him. And it really sounded like he knew something then, and the same now. It's really suspicious.

Edited 2010-05-08 18:32 (UTC)

[with correlating facial expression of unamusement]

Sir?

Um... I found a place that sells the sort of clothes we'd need, but-

Something else's come up, hasn't it?

[preeeetty much the icon face/expression. he looks quite apologetic.]

[Makes no effort whatsoever to hide a snicker.]

[...oh primus /blast/ it]

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[Video] having too much fun with writing this.

[Video : Filter] Hehehe. :D Aah, if only Cap weren't away, there could be more fun with that, T_T

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