[challenge] Backstory Challenge

[ajremix]

So it's JUST slow enough for me to put this up. It'll be the first of my (hopefully) monthly 24-hour challenges. If I can recall to do this on a monthly basis it'll be (idealy) on the first or within the first week of the month.

So this month's challenge is going to be backstory. Pick a character- whatever character you know (or think) I'm familiar with and I'll write a short drabble depicting their past however I see it. Because I probably won't be able to get to these as quickly as my previous challenges, you're free to pick three characters at a time. After I've finished all three of your challenges, you may pick another three. If someone else has picked a character you wanted to see a story of, you can still ask for them and I'll just do a different scene.

CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED BECAUSE GOOD GOD I HAVE SO MANY PROMPTS I SHOULD'VE THOUGHT THIS THROUGH MORE^^;;

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Sandstorm

[idiosyn.livejournal.com]

Also obvious I thought about this much?

Smokescreen gave a whistle as he entered Tumbler's Down. “You’re packing a crowd for so early in the day.” It was already half full and he could imagine the gnashing Reload would do when he found out how much business this was pulling away. “Newbie already that popular?”

Flareup’s lips curled up along the edges. “News gets around quick- you know that. How many times can you say you’ve gotten a piece of Praxian bumper? Besides, he’s a real cutie.”

“So you’ve met him already? How’d he get stuck all the way out here?”

“He was supposed to be some kind of business negotiator or financier or something like that.” She waved a hand, shuffling a deck absently. “There was a creation defect and he wasn’t able to perform his function properly so he went up on the auction block, no other business wanted him, word makes it down here, blah blah. Straightaway got him for practically nothing.”

“Ouch.” The blue mech looked around, trying to find an out of place faceplate. “So where is he? Is the defect in his processor?”

“He'll be out. There’s nothing wrong with his processor at all- he’s sharp and charming and he’s got some slick hands.” Flareup looked over Smokescreen’s shoulder, then brought up a hand to beckon someone over. “Hey! Come on over and meet a friend of ours! This is Smokescreen. He works at High Hand a few blocks over, but he’s a good guy. Y’know, when he not working for the enemy.”

“Nice to meet you!” The newcomer said cheerfully, “I’m Sandstorm.”

And Smokescreen could see right off the bat that this one would be trouble. Handsome though he was Sandstorm’s primary lure was that he was fresh. Untouched, undamaged and though there was a sharp intelligence shinning through his optics, there was still an overwhelming sense of naivete in him.

Before Smokescreen could do more than just sit there, someone else called Sandstorm away. He left the two with a well-mannered farewell, obviously excited to start his new job. Flareup put her chin against Smokescreen’s shoulder component, running the edge of her deck against the inside of a slender panel idly.

“Take a good look.” She told him quietly. There was no cheer in her vocalizer- forced or otherwise –just a hint of sadness and regret. “‘Cause he’ll never be that purely happy again.”

Re: Sandstorm

[kyra-neko-rei.livejournal.com]

*grin*

“‘Cause he’ll never be that purely happy again.”

Thank Primus for Fireflight!

Re: Sandstorm

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

owwwwwwwwwwww....

I guess that's (one of) the reason(s) he wears battlemask 24/7... (and the one I was dreading...especially after "I don't service")

I'm curious though, what was the "defect"?

again I say, Fireflight is the best thing to happen to Sandstorm!

Re: Sandstorm

[idiosyn.livejournal.com]

It's a manufacturing defect that keeps him from hiding his emotions. Everything he thinks and feels is there for the world to see (which makes him incapable of successfully lying) and after how often that's been abused and used against him, it's not surprising he doesn't like to show it^^;;

Re: Sandstorm

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

no surprise indeed. I'm now extremely glad he's got the Wreckers and Flight. (No wonder he's so protective of the jet; he's still got the honesty/innocence that was so brutally taken from himself...)

thanks so much for writing this and the one for Prowl and Springer too :D

Re: Sandstorm

[idiosyn.livejournal.com]

Not to mention the strength of his affection towards Flight or the fear of corrupting him the same way he was long ago... (out of all of the wreckers, sandstorm has the darkest past, hands down. not a wonder he doesn't like to talk about it)

btw, look up Loyal to No One by Dropkick Murphys. It's a pretty accurate description of Sandstorm pre-Wreckers.