ANH 'verse. Tatooine. Departure

[astrotechmech]

Mech, is Random glad to get out of that alley. He didn't know how much longer he could have taken Scavenger's snoring. And that rat had almost won the staring contest . . .

Scavenger had led the group the twists and turns of Mos Eisley to the hangar where Jetfire's ship was supposedly docked. Now with one last turn and walking in through the doorway . . .

"What a piece of junk!" Hot Shot exclaimed.

"At least it appears this haphazard amalgamation of 'ship parts is supposed to look like a victim of ignorance!" Random responds. "Unlike some things."

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"Hey. She's the fastest thing in the galaxy," says Jetfire from where he's sitting in the shadow of the ship's ramp. A little black Minicon with pointed 'ears' turns to look at the newcomers from his perch on the white mech's shoulder, then hops down and starts beeping excitedly as Rollbar runs over to see him.

Scavenger says nothing for now, his optics scanning first the ship and then the two tiny mechs, who are deep in conversation.

Kia is also watching the little people as she leans against Random.

[astrotechmech]

"Oh really? What's the specification?" Random asks, doubting Jetfire's claim.

Random ignores the minicons for the moment and rubs Kia's arm absently.

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The white flyer seems to smirk despite his lack of mouth, and then starts spouting off an impressive list of specs. The list is just ending when something explodes inside.

Jetfire winces and leaps to his feet, then hurtles up the ramp and inside. "And it used to have a Xercon 2354 air conditioning system... COMETTOR! AIRAZOR! Don't make me hurt you!"

[astrotechmech]

"Not bad." By his tone it sounds like 'for a . . .' should come after it.

"Minicons?" Random says with a knowing grin.

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"Minicons." Scavenger opens his hold and lets out three more, then pulls his poncho back around himself and walks up the ramp.

"I know how to fix one of those." Kia looks up at Random seriously.

[astrotechmech]

"One of what now?" Random asks, looking away from Scavenger making his ascent and Hot Shot looking towards the ship with an optic ridge raised to look down at her.

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"That air conditioner. We had them on the ship." The little femme takes his hand with both of hers, oblivious to the Minicon convention around their feet. "Remember?"

[astrotechmech]

"Oh yes, now I remember," he replies, ignoring the Minicons out of habit. " . . . And you probably can."

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"Let's go do it!" She grins at him engagingly as the Minicons pour up the ramp in a beeping, jostling hoard.

[astrotechmech]

"Should we ask Jetfire first or just surprise him?" he grins back.

Hot Shot glances at Random and Kia before following the Minicons in with a raised optic ridge.

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"I like surprises." Kia gives a tiny bounce, her wide optics shining.

[astrotechmech]

"Come on, let's go!" he says, gripping one of her hands that is holding his and leading her into the ship. Mech, when was the last time he felt mischievous? Eons ago!

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Kia laughs softly, then looks around with wide optics as they come in. "Wow... they must be in the middle of repairs.?

Needless to say that loop of cable hanging from the ceiling there looks like it's been like that for awhile....

[astrotechmech]

The grin fades when he sees the damage. "Maybe."

Or it could be that they're not exactly astrotechs. Am I alone in this universe?

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And here comes a little golden and white Minicon femme, flying in to swing on that loop of cable.

Kia's optics go positively enormous at this. "Ohhh. That's going to hurt the ship, isn't it, Random?"

[astrotechmech]

Uh oh.

"You mean more, right? Yes." Random tries to grab on to said femme before she can get that far.

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"Right." Kia goes D:

The grab is successful, and blue optics stare up at him with surprise before the little femme squirms and beeps indignant protest.

[astrotechmech]

"A-HEM" Random glares down at the Minicon. "Should you be doing that?"

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More irate beeping! And then she fires her thrusters.

[astrotechmech]

He growls a bit in pain but doesn't let go before readjusting his grip, a nozzle appearing from his other arm and shotting out extinguisher fluid in her direction.

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"What the slag are you doing?" Jetfire stops in the doorway and stares at Random with one brow ridge lifted.

[astrotechmech]

The fluid stops shotting out of the nozzle and the nozzle is tucked away into its compartment.

"Trying to tell a Minicon to chill and stop . . . messing the ship up," Random says irritably, only managing to remember to watch his language. "You've got several hundred credits worth of damage here, and the little Minicon here was aiming to add several more."

Random walks over and hands her to Jetfire. "In case you wanted to know."

"Come on, Kia." Random turns back to Kia and starts to lead her down one of the other halls . . .

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"Do you even know what Minicons do to people who slag them off?" asks Jetfire wonderingly. Then he looks down at the little femme. "Airazor, how could you do that to the Falcon?"

She looks up at him and beeps innocently, then looks down and makes a rude gesture at the red Minicon who'd followed their captain into the room.

[astrotechmech]

"Why do you think I went for a more direct approach?" Random asks rhetorically as he leads Kia out of the room. You can't get something into their thick heads letting them have full run of the ship like some members of some primitive organic species!

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"The direct approach usually leads to being tarred and fluffed and rode out of town...."

Kia wibbles.

And here's Rollbar, shaking his head and making 'come with me' wiggle fingers at the two big bots.