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Post by Clematis on Oct 11, 2023 14:58:01 GMT
Characters Appearing: Clematis , Hot Rod Location (s): Witwicky Halloween Festival Timeline: October 31st, 2023 Plot Summary: What’s more fun than a spooky date at a festival?
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Post by Clematis on Oct 11, 2023 15:09:03 GMT
Clematis stood outside the Witwicky festival, watching as humans and Cybertronians of all sizes walked straight inside. The femme leaned carefully against a lamp post noting the festival grounds from what she could see. There was a sea of pirates, ninjas, pirate ninjas, ghosts and goblins everywhere approaching the various booths filled with food and games and the variety of rides scattered around. The rides had all been human sized, but there were plenty of booths and activities sized perfectly for Cybertronians, or for the human who wanted the challenge of an oversized game.
Spooky music filled the air while Clematis waited for Hot Rod. She somehow had managed to beat him to the festival, but it was nice to just chill while she waited. Clematis still felt pretty embarrassed about how their date had gone last month what with Nightshroud being reckless and getting herself hurt. While she hates Hot Rod having to see her suffer from the pain caused by the split spark bond, how he had comforted her had helped to relax the azure and lilac femme. It meant the world to her that her boyfriend cared so much, and it only made her love the mech that much more.
Even though Clematis wasn’t decked out in any Halloween gear, she couldn’t wait until Hot Rod arrived.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 11, 2023 17:07:17 GMT
Hot Rod drove through the crowd at the Halloween festival. Halloween had never been completely his thing but his relationship with Clematis was and this was the perfect place to take her for a nice date.
He actually thought he might be in love with her. She was so much fun to be around. Whether it was taking a drive through the city or the mountain roadways, talking at their special spot or just watching a good movie. Clematis was fun. Really fun.
Plus having a medic for your girlfriend was pretty handy when you liked to do dangerous stunts and get into fights.
Finally, Hot Rod saw Clematis leaning against a lamppost. He transformed into his robot mode and started flexing.
"Sexiest bot on Cybertron and Earth has arrived!" he bragged.
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 0:01:06 GMT
Clematis turned as she heard the familiar sound of Hot Rod's engines as he drove up, smiling brightly when she spotted him. She always got so excited when she saw him now, and today had been no different. The femme watched as he transformed, immediately going into showboating mode by flexing and calling himself the sexiest mech on Earth and Cybertron. Her face heating up, Clematis giggled at her boyfriend's antics. He was such a goof, but he was her goof.
"Oh you~."
Approaching the mech, Clematis immediately hugged him before giving him a quick kiss in greeting. "Hi Roddy~. I missed you." It hadn't even been that long since she'd last seen him but she couldn't help but miss the red mech when they were apart. She loved his company and especially after the whole incident last month she really kinda loved him too. Now they could celebrate Halloween together, even if it meant she had to miss the Terrans and their first Halloween ever. She'd made sure to have left a box of goodies for them at Cyber-Remedies containing rust sticks and energon goodies along with some medical supplies and she'd let Bumblebee know over comm that it was there for them to pick up when they all went trick-or-treating. As much as she wanted to see how their first Halloween went, she really wanted to spend this time with her boyfriend especially when he had time for her.
"So.. what do you wanna do first? They've got all sorts of games and festivities here. I've seen some humans walking around with prizes practically the same size as them. Perfect size for us, though." Truthfully Clematis didn't care about the prizes, though winning something would make for a nice little memory. She just wanted to enjoy her time with Hot Rod while she could.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 12, 2023 0:23:21 GMT
Hot Rod thought about it.
"I'm not sure... I've never done something like this before" he admitted.
Maybe he'd get lucky and they'd have racing.
Hot Rod took a nearby Transformer sized pamphlet and looked it over. Looks like they had Energon bobbing. Sounded like someone had managed to put together a form of Energon that functioned as makeshift apples for this type of thing.
"How about this?" Hot Rod asked pointing at it "I've always wanted to try Apple bobbing."
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 0:44:28 GMT
"It's okay. I've been to these kinda things before but I've never really hung around for long."
Clematis had been more about watching others have fun than actually having fun herself, but now was the perfect chance to finally get to enjoy a festival with the perfect mech. She watched as Hot Rod pulled out pamphlet, practically bouncing a bit to take a peek herself given the height difference between herself and her boyfriend. There really were all sorts of fun activities, games and rides though it was a pity that the rides were only human-sized. It made sense given that a single ride for a Cybertronian would take up half a block at the least, but that meant they could only ride it with their holoforms if they really wanted to do that.
Wait, that was an idea!
Though before she could speak it Hot Rod had already found something of interest. She couldn't say apple bobbing was something she'd think to do, but how could she possibly say no? Hot Rod looked so eager about it and he really wanted to give it a try. If nothing else at least they were considerate enough to make a version of the game that Cybertronians could easily play and not immediately win fifty times over. "Of course~. I wanna do things you wanna do, and maybe afterwards we can check out some of the games? Looks like on the pamphlet there's ring toss games. I might actually be okay at that unlike basketball." Clematis chuckled, pointing to her hubcap. She'd practiced throwing her chakrams before, but it was Skyfire who really taught her how to take aim and hit a target more consistently. She didn't quite know what ring toss as a game was like, but she felt pretty good about it.
The azure and lilac femme reached for Hot Rod's hand, grabbing onto it. "Lead the way, Roddy~."
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 12, 2023 1:11:48 GMT
Hot Rod smirked "Yeah ring toss sounds fun too." he said. "We'll try that next then.".
As Hot Rod walked through the festival with his girlfriend in tow he felt a little uncomfortable at the spooky costumes. He tried not to show it though.
He wasn't really a big fan of horror. That might sound weird considering how much of a daredevil he was and how he'd risked his life in the great war.
But that was it. He'd seen enough horror in the war. He didn't wanna be reminded of that.
Still going here was important to Clematis and Hot Rod was determined to make her happy. He really liked her. A lot.
He wondered if they were taking things too fast...they'd only started going out in July and Hot Rod was already thinking of asking her to be his Conjunx Endura.
But that was his whole thing. Going fast.
Hot Rod told himself to be patient regarding this. He did not wanna screw this up.
When they got to the Energon Apple bob stand the barrel was massive. Practically the size of a human pool. It was perfect.
With Hot Rod all signed up he started playing.
It was a lot harder than it looked. The Energon "Apples' kept sliding out of Hot Rod's mouth
"Cmon, Cmon!!"Hot Rod growled.
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 1:43:29 GMT
Yay! Clematis was excited to get to try ring toss and so she happily walked along with Hot Rod holding his servo. There was something about this closeness that she really enjoyed. It was like the old days where she and Nightshroud would have a little cuddle pile when they recharged, but this was.. different. She felt so warm and safe, like nothing could possibly hurt her whatsoever outside of her twin getting hurt wherever she was. Hot Rod couldn't necessarily protect her from that, but he was still there anyway being so comforting and caring.
She didn't necessarily think they were going too fast. Perhaps at first, but it'd been a few months since then. They'd had time to get to know one another and enjoy each other's company through dates. It was a happiness they both desperately needed after four million years of war and everything that came before, so Clematis was more than happy to take what she could get. She never once thought she'd get this lucky, but here Hot Rod was actually showing interest in her of all bots. Clematis hummed to herself softly, enjoying every second of their walk to the apple bobbing station while she could. The azure and lilac femme really did love Hot Rod.
She just hoped the feeling was mutual. It had to be, right?
Soon enough the pair made it to the apple bobbing and while Hot Rod quickly signed up to go first, Clematis signed up to go after him. She didn't see the harm in giving it a try, especially when he wanted to do this to begin with. Once it was her boyfriend's turn, she watched as he attempted to grab the apple-shaped energon with his denta only to fail repeatedly. He was starting to get a bit frustrated. "Come on, Roddy! I know you can do it! I believe in you~." Hopefully her cheering would help him finally manage to succeed in this game.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 12, 2023 1:53:37 GMT
"Thanks, babe," Hot Rod said. He went back to bobbing. The encouragement was nice.
Too bad it didn't physically help him in any way.
Hot Rod just kept bobbing. He was sure he was gonna short circuit himself if this kept up. Whether from the water or his frustration he wasn't sure.
At least he got an apple in his mouth.
He let out a muffled cry of victory raising his arms in the air. Yes! He won! He won! He beat all those losers!
He got rewarded with a stuffed lion. Huge by human standards but regular-sized for Transformers.
Hot Rod walked by to Clem. "So? Am I awesome? Or am I awesome?" Hot Rod asked unable to resist a cheesy brag.
"So you wanted to do the ring toss next? Guess that's where we're going."
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 11:55:59 GMT
Clematis wasted absolutely no time cheering when Hot Rod had proven victorious in his fight with the 'apple'. She knew that he could do it and she was proud that he'd pulled it off. She watched as that large lion plush was handed to him before he walked back over to her with more boasts.
"Hee hee~. You are awesome." The femme leaned in, kissing her boyfriend on the cheek. A nice reward for a job well done.
She was excited to hear that Hot Rod had wanted to try the ring toss with her next. "Sure! I can see the booth from here. It's not too far away." Clematis walked along with the red mech over to a square shaped booth with a small pool inside. Within the pool were large, inflatable yellow ducks that drifted around in a circle; some close together while others farther apart and the longer they drifted some would separate while others grouped back together. The booth was open from all sides as Cybertronians and even some humans attempted to throw large plastic rings at the ducks. The goal judging on the rules board was to get the ring around the neck of one of the ducks. Seemed simple enough, but Clematis knew that her weapon throwing would probably prove useful here as five orange rings were placed into her servos. She had five chances to succeed, so she was happy to have more than one.
Clematis judged the weight of the rings, trying to best determine how to go this. She didn't want to throw it too hard because then she'd overshoot, but throwing too light meant either missing the duck or the pool entirely.
For the first attempt the azure and lilac tossed the ring nailing one of the ducks square in the head as it bounced off and went straight into the pool. She chuckled a bit in amusement as the duck attempted to right itself. "Oops." Second attempt had been a little bit better managing to get the ring on the duck's bill but not quite enough to actually count as a victory. Clematis wasn't upset about it in the least as she was having fun, but she did have a few more tries to go. She took a moment to study the movement of the ducks, trying to determine which one would be the best one to try for next.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 12, 2023 17:25:25 GMT
Hot Rod was on Cloud Nine. A kiss from Clematis and a win. Yes!
Sadly it had to come down.
At the ring toss Hot Rod struggled. His first attempt had failed. The ring overshooting the pool. He tried again and the ring bounced off one of the ducks.
"Come on!!!" screamed Hot Rod. He had to win this! He had too.
When he got to his third ring once again he found himself failing.
Hot Rod collapsed to his knees and screamed in frustration. He'd pull some hair out if he had any.
"This game is rigged!"he spat out bitterly.
At that moment the romantic sweet bot Clematis knew was gone. He didn't even seem to notice Clematis was there.
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 18:35:23 GMT
Clematis focused on all of the ducks, looking for the best chance to throw a ring for a potential win. She noticed that many of the other players were going for the ones in large groups which meant there wasn’t much of a chance to get a ring around the duck because it would just bounce off all the other ones. It meant that the best chance to strike was when one was a bit more isolated when there was open space surrounding it. The perfect chance came up and as she prepared to throw a ring..
That’s when Hot Rod had his meltdown causing Clematis to accidentally throw her third ring a little too hard as it launched across to the other side of the pool.
”Hot Rod?”
The azure and lilac femme’s face burned out of embarrassment as her boyfriend’s outburst had drawn attention their way. She vented softly, willing herself to calm down before she knelt down to get on his level.
”Hey. It’s okay. It’s only a game.” Clematis looked at her boyfriend with concern, by no means angry or upset. Just worried. “Do you wanna go somewhere a little more quiet to talk?” Maybe he just needed some space from the games to cool off a bit. Surely he didn’t think he had to win every single game, right? Clematis felt there had to be something more than that.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 12, 2023 18:43:11 GMT
Hot Rod looked at Clematis with scorn. It was like he forgot she was his girlfriend.
Did she just suggest giving up?
"You mean give up!?" Hot Rod asked angrily. "I don't quit! I'm not a quitter!"
He got back up and threw his fourth ring. Another fail. He growled audibly.
"COME ON!!" Hot Rod said. His teeth grinding.
He prepared to throw his final ring. This was it. He had to get it this time. Come back, victory baby!
He failed again as the ring bounced off a duck.
Inside Hot Rod felt like the Fallen. His insides burned. He was never angrier. How could he lose?! He wanted to tear this whole darn festival down and stomp on the ruins!
Outside Hot Rod just gave a meek. "...Dang it."
He did a really bad job of hiding his disappointment.
...Scrap he just did all that in front of his girlfriend...he'd been a total jerk and embarrassment to his girlfriend.
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 19:01:47 GMT
“No, that’s not..”
Clematis frowned, genuinely hurt by Hot Rod’s continued outburst. All she did was try to help, but it was like her boyfriend only cared about winning. Why was he so determined to win a simple game? Thinking about it he seemed pretty frustrated with the apple bobbing game too until he won. Was.. that all that mattered to him?
Did it blind him to what really mattered?
As Hot Rod stood back up to continue playing only to get angrier, the azure and lilac femme stayed kneeling down for a moment before eventually standing back up. Truthfully she didn’t wanna play but there was no point in giving up with two rings still in hand. Tossing one ring at an isolated duck she managed to get the ring right around its neck. Given Hot Rod’s attitude, she was only semi-excited about winning as a large panda plush was passed her way, but it was clear that the mech wasn’t too happy about losing. Since she has already won, she quietly passed her remaining ring over to her boyfriend to give him an extra chance.
Still.. Hot Rod needed to cool it. Clematis looked to him not out of frustration but genuine hurt. “Can.. we go for a walk or something after this? I think we need to talk.” She hated saying that. She hated it, but she needed to make Hot Rod understand that he couldn’t always win; that winning wasn’t the most important thing.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 12, 2023 19:14:27 GMT
Hot Rod just stood there jaw dropped.
Clematis beat him.
Clematis beat him.
He felt a mixture of anger and pride.
"..Good...Good job Clematis." Hot Rod said. His face a mix of emotions.
He noticed her blank expression.
"...Why aren't you excited? You should be happy!"Hot Rod said in disbelief.
Part of him was kinda relieved when she said she wanted to talk
"...Yeah. We can talk.."Hot Rod said.
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