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Sprocket? Wrong guy, call me that again and I'll break your face. Status: I'm feeling just fine. Riolu Status: Training but normal. (Ratchet & Clank OC RP Blog based on the second player character in Ratchet Deadlocked. I track my URL.)

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"The hell are you?"

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  “What the hell are you?” The Ventrexian snipped back, concerned and slightly creeped out at the premise of this situation. Well, one thing to do; kiss his right fist, and punch this rando in the face.

[iamnotratchet]

Taking the punch the lombax didn’t take a step back, his head didn’t turn, he didn’t really react at all really He seemed more perplex than anything else, though after a moment of thought he reached up and rubbed at the spot where the other’s fist made contact.

“Weird, usually strangers don’t try to turn us on like this.”

[iamnotratchet]

starfaringsquirrel‌:

iamnotratchet replied to your post “Weird question but does anyone know how to shoot a book into orbit?…”

“Have a bonfire, just don’t cook over it.”

“That’s…not a bad idea, actually. And now that I think about it getting a book to reach escape velocity might be a bit of an undertaking. Even with the modified potato cannon.”

“Probably wouldn’t want to sit too close to it either, no telling what kind of fumes those would put off.”

A bonfire did not sound so good now. He thought for a moment for any other use those pieces of garbage could have, did not take him long to come up with something.

“Why not use them for target practice?”

[iamnotratchet]

frcm-suta‌:

“Oh-!”

To Kira’s surprise, Sapphire was placed in her arms. She quickly balanced out how she was holding her, trying to her more comfortable.  Looking back down, she couldn’t help but giggle at Sapphire’s excitement.

“It’s good to see you, too,”  she said to the Riolu before looking back to Sprocket.  “What brings you two to Suta?”

“Ship parts.”

Which was not necessarily wrong, he just didn’t want to go into what specific kinds of parts he was looking for today. Though really he was planning on picking up anything he thought was worth using.

Sapphire though just laid back and got comfortable in the mage’s arms. With a smile on her face she looked like she was ready to take a nap right then and there.

“...Haven’t seen her that relaxed in a while.”

[iamnotratchet]

frcm-suta‌:

@iamnotratchet

“O-oh, Sprocket!  It’s been a while.  How have you been?”

Considering the odd local hour she was one of the last people he expected to run into and to be honest he was not quite ready for it. Blankly staring at her for a few moments he picked the little pokemon at his side up and dropped her in the mage’s arms, all without so much as a single word. At least Sapphire seemed happy to see her.

“Ri!”

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“I most certainly can.” Elias said as the squirrel’s eyes narrowed, none too happy that someone had the audacity to break into the impound yard and make off with his friend’s ship. He then looked to his colleague as he continued, “Get a city-wide alert out and mobilize whoever you can get. I don’t want this creep to leave orbit.”

“Got it! Be careful out there, Acorn.”

Giving a nod as the other officer ran off, Elias turned his attention back to the clearly in anger lombax, gesturing to the yard with his thumb as he did so.

“Luckily for us we have a number of starships that nobody came to claim lying around. Which means no one will complain if you and I use it to chase this guy down.”

Looking around he found a model of ship that he knew would be faster than his own, provided it was still in working order and was fueled up. Picking the squirrel up and tossing him into the passenger seat he quickly hopped in and hot wired the thing. If his ship was on the line he wasn’t about to wait around for them to find some keys.

“Buckle in.”

Putting the thrust up to the maximum he almost blew the ship’s engines blasting out of the impound yard in hot pursuit. Whoever lost this ship might not be getting it back in a single piece. 

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“Wh—no. No no no. I forked out the last of my bolts for this thing, and it’s gone?! What happened?” Elias shouted, more annoyed at himself than ever before. His coworker was just about to respond, the expression on his face conveying the same amount of confusion as everyone else, when suddenly Sprocket’s ship rocketed overhead and towards the midday air traffic.

“…Was that what I think it was?”

“Oh you’ve gotta be…I thought the yard was locked down!”

Looking skyward the lombax's anger only got worse, as the unforturnate peice of metal he had grabbed onto bending in his hand could attest to. Turning to the squirrel it was a wonder he wasn't foaming at the mouth at this point.

"Commandeer one of these ships, a fast one... You can do that, right officer?"

Letting that sign go he took a few deep breaths, it didn’t make him any less angry, but it did help his focus. Hopefully he’ll be able to control himself at least a little bit better.

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“Five hundred is what I got left after rent, errands and uh…my going on an impulse buying spree.” Elias replied as he both lowered his voice slightly and rubbed the back of his head. He just knew doing that last one was going to end up biting him in the tail. He then walked over to where the officer had walked off to, and returned a few minutes later. His arms were folded, and a clearly frustrated - more at himself for doing what he did days earlier - look was on his face.

“You’re all set. Just head over to the guy and sign the release form, and then get your ship.”

Scribbling away on the release form the lombax lead the way out into the impound yard. But when he went to the spot his ship was parked he found it was vacant. At first he thought they must have just moved it but despite how much he looked the blue star explorer with a single green wing was no where to be seen.

“Did your people... lose my ship?”

Regardless of how calm he might have seen on the outside, the fact he more or less growled that short sentence out and seemed to have trouble doing it gave a hint at how infuriated he was.

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

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“500 bolts just to get this ship out of the impound?! That’s ridiculous! You can’t cut me some slack? A fellow officer?”

“Sorry, Acorn. But we can’t make any exceptions. Give me a holler if you change your mind, yeah?”

Huffing as his colleague walked away, Elias then looked to Sprocket as the pair stood before the gates of the Meridian City Impound, annoyed that he couldn’t get the price shaved down even a little.

“Blasted…alright. I said I’d help you, and I meant it. But it looks like I’ve got to forgo eating at the Starlight Cafe for a while.”

"Just five hundred?”

The lombax almost laughed out loud at that, to think some chump change was giving him this much trouble. But what really surprised him was something that low apparently being a lot for a member of the defense force if Elias’ reaction was any indication, and here he thought they all made good pay. Well it wasn’t like he ever had a real job in his life so what did he know.

“Don’t count yourself out from drinking their boiled bean juice just yet. Pay the man and I’ll see what I can do for ya."

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“We’ll take an air taxi, yeah. My ship’s in need of a refueling anyways. And uh…you can keep those, by the way.” Elias replied as his head tilted slightly to one side, not all surprised - and a tad bit annoyed - that despite his best efforts at providing his guest with something to wear, one could never truly prevail over size differences. He then walked over to the door and motioned to it with his hand, no doubt conveying that he was allowing Sprocket to go first.

“Shall we?”

“You’re getting these back once I’m done with ‘em.”

Turning his head and raising his voice he quickly called back to Sapphire, telling her not to take too long in there and to stay in the squirrel’s apartment once she was done. Hopefully this would not take them too long.

“I’ll just follow your lead.”

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

With a nod and a barely noticeable sigh, Elias left the room and the lombax who was sitting in it and went over to his bedroom, returning several minutes later with a pile of clothes that the squirrel had held up to himself and determined that they’d hopefully be big enough for his guest.

“Here, see if these fit you.” he said, having brought them over, “I bought these shirts ages ago because even though they were too big for me, they were comfy. And as far as pants I did manage to fish out an old pair of shorts.”

Thinking he might be able to get by without a shirt he quickly snatched those shorts up. Getting his feet through the holes was the biggest hurdle but once he was passed that he had no issues with pulling them up and getting them on. Though they were a little tight.

"Hope people at the impound yard are into scars."

Stretching out he wanted to see how far he could move in this shorts and still feel comfortable, or at the very least how far he could go without feeling like they were about to rip on him. If something did happen he wanted to know what he could get away with. Luckily this single pair of shorts seemed to pass all the weird poses he put them through without feeling too bad.

"Yeah, these'll do."

Turning his attention towards the shirts now he couldn't help but find the squirrel's taste somewhat... boring. But they did say these were supposed to be comfy so he could let it slide. Picking what looked like the largest out of the bunch and quickly stretching it over himself, the long sleeves barely made it passed his elbows and the entire thing, even when pulled down as much as he could get it, left him showing his flat stomach. All in all the entire ensemble would probably embarrass most but this lombax honestly did not seem to care.

"So we talking your ship over there or are we walking?”

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“…You left your bank info lying around in one of your ships?” the squirrel asked with a raised eyebrow and a shaking of his head, “Nevermind. Let’s focus on getting you something to wear first, and then we’ll tackle the retrieval of your ship. Have any color preferences?”

Now the lombax couldn’t help but roll his eyes at his short little friend.

“It’s not like I left it just laying there in the seat for anyone passing by to see. I hid it but it doesn’t matter where it is in the ship if I can’t access the ship at all.”

Thinking about that he took his time, though when he finally gave an answer one would have to wonder just why that took him so long to come up with.

“Yeah, nothing transparent.”

[iamnotratchet]

thewayfaringhero:

     {➹} – “More than most people realize.”

     The hedgehog wasn’t just talking about fighting in the way of arguments either, though he and Knuckles had his share of those every once in a while. Both of them made it a point to spar to keep up their wits about them, especially now given all that was going on in the hedgehog’s world. That said, he’d admit a fight with the lombax sounded interesting but he shook his head.

     “Maybe someday, but not now. Unfortunately, I’ve got a busy schedule ahead of me today an’ I’ve procrastinated enough as it is.”

“Busy?”

A stuttering little voice in the lombax’s head told him it’d be best just to leave it at that, for once he agreed with it. Though he still couldn’t help but laugh at that the fact he was taking social advice from them.

“Alright hedgehog. Good luck with that schedule of yours. Hey, if you need someone to smash some shit you know where to find me.“

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“Oh. I uh…okay. I wasn’t expecting that last one.” Elias responded with raised eyebrows and a rubbing of the back of his head, “Well getting you some clothes is simple enough. We’d just need to find you a pair that fits. And as far as bolts go, how much are you looking to get?”

“No idea, didn’t bother to check.”

Turning his head away he looked as if he had heard something. But with how calmly the lombax gave his attention back to Elias so quickly afterwards it must have been nothing.

“One of my ships was impounded while I was on a job. Normally it wouldn’t be a problem but before leaving I put my bank information in there, I didn’t want to lose it or ruin it while working down in the sewers. ...The rest of my clothes were in there too.”

[iamnotratchet]

thewayfaringhero:

    {➹} – “Hmmm, not sure weapons are really his cup of tea. I know they’re not mine an’ I don’t think I’ve ever seen Knux use anything but his fists before but I’ll be sure t’ ask. I wouldn’t get your hopes up though. Me an’ him prefer our fights t’ be a little more…personal, y’know?”

“You two fight?”

That certainly got the lombax thinking. Why he never considered challenging the hedgehog himself was a mystery. Perhaps it was due to how different they were compared to the kinds of people he usually fought against, great speed was never really a common trait. But whatever the reason he couldn’t keep a smile from making its way across his face.

“Don’t suppose you’d be up to a little match with me then?”

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“You could’ve just put that towel back normally, y’know.” the squirrel said with a barely audible huff and another shake of the head, before waving his hand dismissively, “Ah it’s okay, I’ll just grab it when I’m done here.”

He then moved to place his now empty plate into the sink, while also making sure to keep his attention focused on his guest, “So besides the shower, what brings you here?”

Quickly shooting out a hand towards Elias, the lombax had only his index finger extended, as if to silently ask for him to wait. Sitting down he didn't do much other than ask Sapphire if those apple slices were good and then give her directions to the bathroom once she was finished eating.

His ears giving a little twitch he did not speak up until after he heard the shower come on and he was sure the little Pokemon was in there.

"Didn't want her to hear this. I need to borrow some bolts... and now some clothes too I guess."

[iamnotratchet]

dxfenderofpolaris:

“Hey! There you are.” Elias replied as he briefly looked over at the lombax and ate up another slice of fruit, “Nope. In fact your little friend here has been quite well behaved.”

He then took another quick look at Sprocket and shook his head, amused that his fur had poofed out so much. 

“Good.”

Was all the lombax said as he finished up and tossed that towel back into the room he came from. Giving himself a last shake to help even his fur out he looked down to the little pokemon.

“Sapphire, when you’re done eating you go get clean too.”

She only stopped eating momentarily as he spoke but she did give a little nod once he was done.

[iamnotratchet]

thewayfaringhero:

     {➹} – “I think he’d like that. ‘S probably been a while since he’s had someone decent t’ fight.” Or so the hedgehog assumed, even he didn’t know what the echidna did up on that island of his all day but the other’s words got a smirk from the hero.  “Hmm, sounds a bit like a challenge if you ask me.”

“If you think making it seem that way will get him into it then by all means.”

“But if he’s not up to fighting me I know a few arenas we could go to instead... they expect entrants to be armed though. So if he’s got any weapons he’ll wanna bring ‘em. All of them.”