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[tailless]

[There's a moment where the camera is played with and flipped around before it shows Vegeta's face. He's scowling, which appears to be his default expression.

After a moment, he points to the collar on his neck.]

Do you see this? This has neutralized my powers. I am unable to use even the most basic attack.

I need a person who is good with technology. Now.

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[video]

[knightoflight]

I may be able to help? [Maybe. He's not working at that scale, really.]

Do you feel unsafe? Do you need protection?

[video]

[tailless]

[His eyes flash.]

I can handle myself just fine!

[video] oh dear XD

[knightoflight]

[This one reminded him of Drift: so bristly and hostile, out on the outcrop.]

I meant no insult in asking. Many--most--in the situation you described, though, would be alarmed.

[Hopefully that worked.]

How did it happen, anyway?

[video] Vegeta is making himself friends today

[tailless]

I couldn't sense them. I was taken by surprise.

When I came to, I was on the ground, wearing this collar.

[video] Of course he is! He's so charming

[knightoflight]

Couldn't sense them? So they have some sort of stealth forcefield?

[He tilts his head. This is disturbing news. So much for this place being relatively safe.]

And you are unharmed otherwise? Simply the collar?

[video]

[tailless]

[He shakes his head. A little testily, but not angrily.]

I couldn't sense their energy. All creatures have it. But besides the people in the dome, I haven't sensed a damn thing that could be of any use!

[He could sense a few other people, whom he figured were fellow people who had found themselves on this planet, but he couldn't understand why there were some he didn't sense. It was random, and disturbing.]

I am uninjured.

There must be a way to remove this.

[video]

[knightoflight]

What could it mean that they lived, but you could not sense their energy?

[Nothing good, that was for sure.]

Wait. You have been to the dome?

I can look at it, if you'd like. I can't promise anything but...we have something similar in my world. It may be familiar.

[Video] sorry about this, gmail ate the notif

[tailless]

I don't know what it means. There are people here who I also cannot sense.

Maybe it's... I don't even know.

I flew to the dome. Before I was attacked.

[Video] np!

[knightoflight]

People. Others who awakened, like us? Or those who live here?

...you can fly? [He didn't think humans could do that.]

[Video]

[tailless]

Both. For the most part.

Yes, I can fly. It's simply a matter of concentrating my energy.

[Video]

[knightoflight]

It may be another clue to why we're here. I know that's not much comfort.

And this collar: how is it affecting you? You can still fly, but...?

[Video]

[tailless]

I can't even fly. This collar negates everything.

[Video]

[knightoflight]

[A worried frown.]

Like an inhibitor claw. [They had used those before the war, the Autobots. Anathema, Wing thought, to cut a mech off from his natural abilities.]

I may be able to help. At the very least I can bring you someplace safe until we can think of a solution.

[Video]

[tailless]

I can handle myself even without my abilities.

I don't want to stay hidden and do nothing.

[Video]

[knightoflight]

But we may need all of your abilities during their next attack.

[He's of course presuming you'd fight alongside them.]

[A bit of a flinch. That describes Crystal City's situation a bit more closely than Wing likes. And Drift had called him on it, relentlessly: hiding, cowering, doing nothing.]

Not stay hidden. Simply regroup, preparing to fight again.

[Video]

[tailless]

[He concedes at that. He desperately wants to be out of this collar, after all.]

You have a point.

[Video]

[knightoflight]

As do you. It may be tempting to hide from this threat, in pretend safety, but that's a false freedom.

[He frowns as he speaks--what did that make Crystal City, then?]

[Video]

[tailless]

It will also be easier to defend against a second attack if I have my full power.

[Video]

[knightoflight]

Yes. If we can figure this collar out.

...without harming you.

[Video]

[tailless]

That's what I'm worried about.

I have no idea how this collar works. There isn't an obvious manner in which to remove it.

[truth_is_cold]

It reduced your abilities. They can do that?

[Oh, he is not pleased to hear about this.]

[tailless]

Apparently, they can. They took me by surprise.

[truth_is_cold]

To what extent? What are you capable of that you're unable to do now?

[tailless]

Everything.

I can't even fly now.

[truth_is_cold]

[He could fly? What deal did he make with physics to agree with this?]

I presume they saw you doing so and took it upon themselves to neutralize you.

[tailless]

[Physics? In Vegeta's universe? He laughs at physics!]

They did, apparently. Didn't like me trying to take care of that eyesore.

[rpondicus]

Did you wake up wearing that?

[tailless]

NO!

They took me by surprise!

[rpondicus]

What happened?

orz never got the notif

[tailless]

I just told you!

[rpondicus]

I mean specifically. Actually. What happened?

[tailless]

I was taken by surprised and attacked. Knocked out. When I came to, I had this collar on.

[rpondicus]

[Rory makes a face. Unhelpful.]

Where were you?

[tailless]

At the dome.

[By his tone, it's clear he means that he was attacking it.]

[rpondicus]

[Aaand Rory is glad he's avoided it thus far.]

... I thought we were warned to avoid that.

[tailless]

Who cares about that!

If you want to take this lying down, stay out of my way!

[rpondicus]

Oh yeah, staying out of your way, but I don't think attacking the big glass bubble and getting knocked out is doing you any good, right?

[tailless]

Fuck you!

[Video]

[buckingauthority]

What the hell is that?

[Yep. Really helpful isn't she?]

[Video] sorry about this, gmail ate the notif

[tailless]

An insult.