"The Long Road" Chapter one- The Breakthrough

[KingGrimlock]

Rex-RV sat at the bar, tossing an empty can from hand to hand. He stopped, slowly raising his head to look at the clock. The time dimly reflected in his optic sensors as he slowly lowered his head back down. The can began moving from hand to hand again.

Toss. Toss. Toss. Stop. Look at the clock.

Toss. Toss. Toss. Stop. Look at the clock.

He placed the can on the bar and put a large hand over it, exerting the minimal amount of pressure required to crush it, slowly.

Crush. Crush. Crush. Stop. Look at the clock.

He stood deliberatley, stepped back a few paces and look around, left to right. Nothing. No'bot. The bar was full but not with a 'bot he knew. Good. Made it easier. Turning, he moved towards the door, stopping only to look at another clock.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

The digital nano-clicks flickering in his optics, he stepped outside into the night air, the heavy door swinging to behind him. He watched a 'bot looking down the alley, watched him stop and think, watched him walk down it. He looked at his wrist read out as the nano clicks speed past.

Click. Click. Click. Beep.

He grunted softly, as if in satisfaction and turned down the alley. Always be on time, never in time. It's in his core programming, from the dark days, from his ancestory. He stopped at the door. He looked at his read out once more.

Click. Click. Click. Beep.

He knocked loudly twice.