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[neverputincharge]

[On the Prime verse Autobot frequency]

Uh...anybody heard from or seen Ratchet lately? Tried contactin' him, but it don't go through.

[[There's an edge of frustration, plus worry, to his voice. Not this again. Not. Again. Last time the medic disappeared, he'd gone to the badlands. Did he go there again? Ratchet, you're supposed to be smarter than this.

There's also a low mutter of 'Hoping he didn't disappear on us again'.]

[/locked]

[Sometime later after talking to the other Autobots and humans from his world, he sends out a short message to the rest of Haven.]

I'm...sorry ta report we're down a medic.

Ratchet seems ta have gone missin'.

[He stops himself from adding an 'again' at the end of it.]

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[neverputincharge]

I'm comin'.

[And it doesn't take him too long to arrive. He pulls to a stop near Smokescreen, before he transforms up. He notices the quivering, and just silently puts a hand on his shoulder.]

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[shutupndrive]

[He starts a bit, even though he'd been aware of the other's presence, hesitating a moment before actually looking at Bulkhead because he needed that moment to get himself put back together.

Somewhat.]

Ready to go? Look I mean...or whatever...

[Smokescreen shifts just slightly, leaning into Bulkhead's touch.]

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[neverputincharge]

[He tightens his grip a little as he feels the leaning.]

I am, if you are. [A pause.] Blurr wants ta help search, since he knew Ratchet. You up for him joinin' us?

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[shutupndrive]

Yeah that's fine.

[Blurr's nice enough and while Smokescreen hasn't really spent much time with him, he wouldn't mind the other's company.

The rookie lingers for a moment before leaning away, trying to pull himself together as he clears his vocalizer.]

Where did you want to start?

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[neverputincharge]

[He nods. He just wanted to make sure it was okay with Smokescreen first, considering the situation and all. But Blurr and Ratchet had been close too. Plus having more than two sets of optics, they could cover more ground. faster.

When Smokescreen shifts away, he lets his arm drop. He's there for support, but he won't push it.]

We can start at the hub and the bar, then move to check the junkyard.

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[shutupndrive]

Sounds good. We've got a lot of ground to cover so might as well start with the popular spots, right?

[He wants to be hopeful, is telling himself that he should be but there's no spark to the statement. His optics are a bit dimmer than normal and he just..

He's pretty much already come to terms with the fact that they probably aren't going to find Ratchet.]