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Post by mslyoness on Dec 6, 2009 18:59:18 GMT -5
He blinked. "Uh...yeah. Hi."
'Idiot! Couldn't you have come up with a better response than THAT?!' his mind scolded. 'What about a snappy comeback? C'mon, Darkmatter, get it together!'
"Read you loud and clear, Ranger Nova," he added as quickly as possible.
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Post by Skyfire on Dec 7, 2009 7:33:11 GMT -5
Mira raised both eyebrows. “Are you feeling okay?” In less time than it takes to tell, she held up a hand and asked, “How many fingers am I holding up?”
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Post by mslyoness on Dec 18, 2009 15:12:09 GMT -5
Warp rolled his eyes. "Three. I was just a little distracted, that's all. Really."
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Post by Skyfire on Dec 21, 2009 7:51:55 GMT -5
Giving him a skeptical look, Mira said “Uh-huh” before taking another sip of coffee. “C’mon, we’d better get back with the team – it looks like Buzz is ready to tell us what we’re doing today.”
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Post by mslyoness on Jan 1, 2010 17:39:00 GMT -5
"Oh, goody," Warp muttered. "I hear Doffler's team got traffic duty, so how much ya wanna bet we get the NEXT least-interesting assignment?"
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 2, 2010 6:50:59 GMT -5
“That’s Doppler, not Doffler,” Mira corrected, “and don’t be such a pessimist!”
“Guys?” Buzz called.
“Coming!” she told him.
Back at the table, Buzz waited for Warp and Mira to be seated before he started. “Okay, Rangers, we have a tough one today.”
“Oh good,” XR muttered.
Buzz shot him a brief warning glare and continued. “Torque’s loose, again.”
In perfect sync, Mira, Booster, and XR groaned, “Oh no!” and dropped their heads onto the table.
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Post by mslyoness on Jan 6, 2010 17:16:56 GMT -5
Warp leaned back in his chair. "Torque...the multiplying guy, yes? I remember him."
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 9, 2010 16:16:11 GMT -5
"That's the one," Buzz nodded tightly. "So today, we're going to do things a little different. Booster, XR, you'll be with me. Warp, Mira, I want you two to team up."
"But Mira and I always team up!" XR protested.
"Um, m-me and Warp?" Mira stammered. "B-Buzz...?"
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Post by mslyoness on Jan 10, 2010 18:34:12 GMT -5
"Now, Ranger Nova, I know this is a little unexpected, but just try it for today, all right?" Buzz soothed in his diffusing-a-potential-blowup-voice.
Warp flashed Mira a fanged grin. "C'mon, Nova, I promise not to snipe you in the back," he laughed.
"But BUUUZZZZZZZZ..." XR whined, "Mira's fine with me! Right, Mira?"
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 11, 2010 8:24:25 GMT -5
Mira flushed angrily. “That’s not what I meant!”
“Well... yeah,” Mira admitted. “He’s right, Buzz – XR and I work really well together. And right now doesn’t seem like the best time to switch team tactics and dynamics – we could lose Torque because of it.”
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Post by mslyoness on Jan 12, 2010 16:09:29 GMT -5
Warp frowned slightly. "Look, if this is an urban mission, I think Robot Boy might be a bit of a hindrance to you, Nova. He doesn't exactly blend in."
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 16, 2010 8:05:23 GMT -5
“That’s never been a problem!” XR protested, definitely getting upset now.
Buzz was about to open his mouth when Mira cut him off with a slight shake of her head. She mouthed the words “I’ll handle this.” He nodded and let her.
Sighing, she reached over and laid a gentle hand on XR’s shoulder. “XR, XR, shh. It’s okay. Look, we split the team this way, and you can spend more time with Booster, right?”
XR’s head drooped. “It’s not the same,” he mumbled.
Mira couldn’t help smiling. XR with that disappointed air was very cute – kind of like a little puppy. “It’s not permanent,” she reminded him. “We’ll get other missions together, okay?”
“Yeah, yeah, okay, okay,” he agreed.
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Post by mslyoness on Jan 16, 2010 16:57:43 GMT -5
Warp rolled his eyes, annoyed with the tin can yet again. He almost said something about the robot not having permanent dibs on working with one of the few other competent (in his eyes) members of the team, but a look from Buzz immediately made him change his mind.
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Post by Skyfire on Jan 17, 2010 14:58:11 GMT -5
Mira looked up at Buzz. “Buzz, is that it, then?”
“Sure is.” He stood and moved out of the booth. “Let’s go, team.”
As they left the cafeteria, Mira noted that her robot teammate was still acting dejected. “Hey, XR – be chipper, huh?” she advised.
The little bot shrugged, lifted his head, and started whistling “My Girl.”
Mira rolled her eyes. “You don’t have to be that chipper.”
XR stopped whistling. “Oh, come on, Mira – just one dinner!”
Mira face-palmed. “No.”
“Just one!”
“XR!”
“There’s a full moon tonight, planet-side!”
“XR –”
“Give me one good reason!”
“Okay, fine – my dad.”
XR halted abruptly. “Ooo, that’s a good reason.”
“Uh-huh. C’mon, let’s go.”
“Right behind you, Your Princessness.”
“Your Princessness?” Mira echoed.
Buzz glanced over his shoulder, irritated. “XR, quit harassing Mira.”
“I’m not harassing her – am I harassing you?”
Mira let out a noise that was somewhere between a sigh and a growl and began to jog ahead of the team.
((Question: on 42, is Mira still copilot? Where does Warp sit? Do they alternate?))
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Post by mslyoness on Mar 15, 2010 10:14:57 GMT -5
((Hmmm...let's have Mira copilot, I think.))
Warp kept his gaze resolutely forward throughout the conversation, trying to ignore the annoying twinge of jealousy.
'Why does it bother you, Darkmatter? It's not like she's some prize to be won...'
Still, he couldn't help but smirk as Mira moved ahead of everyone else, having clearly had enough of Robot Boy's hitting on her. XR stopped, looking dejected, and Warp took the opportunity to drop back as well.
"You never learn, do you?"
XR shrugged. "It was worth a shot."
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