#justaburden

[koi-dog-bot]

The Boys Are Back In Town

Juke was laying on the couch, lazily watching some reality tv show and snickering at the right moments. He knows these are horribly fake but thinking of humans acting this way amuse him to no end.

He may or may not be using his long glossa to grab treats because he can’t be bothered to sit up and grab them properly.

[koi-dog-bot]

One of Many Mistakes

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Juke was weaving down the hall in a daze yet again, this time towards his room but again for the same reasons.

Death. Funny how usually he was able to ignore it and do his job at one point, now because yet again it's someone he cares about it's hitting harder than most. First Jolt and his symbiotes, then Mayhem... Who would be next? Who would be taken from him now to strike him while he was down?

He bumps into the door before sliding it open with a command, staggering and tripping over his pedes, before letting it shut behind him.

He lays there a moment, platting rattling as he succumbs to the inevitable.

When it was first announced to him he was angry. Angry and frustrated but still clinging to hope. Maybe he would get better, maybe he was still joking, maybe he was right in denying what was happening. He shredded trees, he razed grass and dirt with lazer fire, he smashed rocks, and eventually he exhausted himself enough to drop (and with more misplaced hope) recharge with dreams of laughing with his friend again like nothing had ever happened. Denial is a strong drug.

Now there's no room for it and he's left with just cold, hard truth. It stings, it burns, it aches... Fear clutches at his spark and dread sets in like sludge, he can't stop the memories now...

--fire, singed metal, screams... One impaled on a broken beam the other burning alive and unable to escape from it. Then there was his host, his creator, his world...

In a moment of weakness he comms someone, he can't remember who, before he's locked in a loop of the scene before him.

::Help I-I c-can't... I can't vent, there's too much smoke, can't move--:: Then silence and static.

[koi-dog-bot]

Out of the blue, a random textual message will be sent to Juke. It contains nothing but a spike make out of textual characters. Even more strangely, the place of origin seems to be Samson.

Juke will blink at the message. What in Primus’ name-- Oh.

Thank you datanet for explaining.

After the initial confusion is over it melds into mirth. He laughs his aft off.

::I-Is this a proposition or a joke, Sammy? Either way I’m laughin’, good job...::

[codenamesilas]

A tiny organic looking deer will just stand there, staring at you. Huge brown eyes. Staring. Judging. Peep.

 Strangely enough, deer out here wasn’t much of a shock. Not so muchbecause they were native to the area, but because there were certainones he recognized. This definitely wasn’t the particular one hewould have expected, but for all he knew, it could have been relatedin some way. “What?”

[koi-dog-bot]

Bother, in his pure unmitigated urge to be as romantic and sweet as possible, stands with a gigantic garbage bag filled with rosepetals above a napping Juke. As soon as the dogbot opens his optics, he'd LET LOOSE THE TIDES OF LOVE and tear the bag wide, letting the petals from probably a thousand pink and red roses cascade down on him. "HAPPY VALENTINES DAAAAY!"

Juke was resting. Keyword was.

He was more than ready to not think about this human holiday at all, why bother with it? He wasn't really settled on his feelings to begin with.

Seems Bother decided to make the executive desicion.

His proximity sensors alerted him to his presence, he ignored it for a few moments seeing as it was just the cassette, but when he wouldn't move he began to get curious. Optics open only to be bombarded by flower petals.

There's petals everywhere. Including his vents, which is making him flush them with 'hacking' zoomph noises.

[koi-dog-bot]

The sound a fast hoofbeats, the noise of said hooves skidding loudly on the flooring, then a wet swipe of a lick across his cheek and Bother is gone again with the words trailing behind him, "ILICKEDYOUTEEHEEOHPRIMUSI'LLBEBACKDON'TWANNADIE!" Burden blasts past after Bother, trailing a billion tiny white feathers that seem to be held on with honey, bellowing loudly, "I WILL DEACTIVATE YOU SLOWLY!"

Juke is licked, the stampede passes, he is left utterly confused. Neck crystals glow orange even as he slowly comes to awareness as to what happened.

Bother being Bother, Burden covered in feathers and a sticky substance and chasing after him. Ah. A prank, of course.

We'll he wouldn't be a good friend if he didn't at least try to preserve his life as much as possible... plus he might get a few good shots of the chaos.

He grins, crystals flickering green with excitement as he gallops after the duo.

[koi-dog-bot]

[Day two-or three, he can't give a frag.

This hurts, why did he think this as an easy present to give.]

[koi-dog-bot]

The moment Juke pauses just past a doorway, clearly distracted by something, a thick mini-sized tentacle snakes out of the shadows just beyond the door, trying to wrap about his ankle. It tightens, and TUGS hard, trying to drag Juke back against the broad chest of a certain horseformer. A deep voice rumbles out, "You do know the purpose of mistletoe, right Juke?"

Juke squeaks as he's tugged back, momentarily frightened as he's yanked, but as soon as he hears who it is... Well.

He won't admit that shiver wasn't fear. Primus...

He settles comfortably, trying to act casual for the moment. Attention from Burden of all mechs was new for him, okay?

He chuckles, "Oh, shoot, right... Wasn't payin' attention, eh heh... Bossbot just put the stuff everywhere without thinkin'..." Ulp.