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[redshirtrobot]

[When the video comes on, Fracas is shifting on his feet, only pausing to rub the back of his neck and let out a reedy laugh. He coughs when he finally gets control of himself, then claps his hands together and mutters to himself before speaking up.]

S-so, uhm. I... I guess everyone's noticed the new Starscream. Well, he's the Starscream from my world. More the point, I.

I need help.

He can't know there's a Vehicon here. That I'm here. I will end up dead again and I-I don't... I don't want to die again. There. There has to be some way to keep me completely off his radar, right?

... ^Right?!

[Fracas's voice cracks for a moment without him even realizing it.]

S-something. Anything. I just. I can't. I r-really can't.

Please?

[He could not possibly look any more desperate and pathetic, even if he had a lip wibble.]

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[deadlydoctor]

Spoilsport logic. [Maybe he could be if he tried really hard. A small one.]

[Knock Out smiles, perhaps he will be able to convince Fracas to change his mind in the future. He can wait.]

I know that one. He got a really nice finish and some questionable extra nice attitude. [Which Knock Out finds odd but oddly refreshing.] You are going to end cutting off your own arm by accident. And then you will come to me and say that it just fell off. Out of the blue! I'm not falling for that again. [Yes, again.]

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[redshirtrobot]

[Well what good is a toy tank?]

He seemed really nice when we talked. Like... he understood. It was different. [Nice. But still weird, how he was trying to help him.] ... again? But I uhm. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't lie about something like that. You'd need to know what happened so you'd be able to properly fix it, right? Even if you'd endlessly tell me that you told me so...

action~ gah, sorry for being late, I missed this

[deadlydoctor]

[Fine, good point.]

Like he understood...what, exactly? [Knock Out has an idea of what's fracas talking about but he wants to hear it from the vehicon.] Starscream was involved, don't ask. Is what I do when things become too weird.

That's a good vehicon. Yes, lying to me never did any good to anybody.

action~ no worries!

[redshirtrobot]

The whole... being treated like drones and useless a-and being underclass cannon fodder thing. [Fracas isn't entirely sure why Knock Out would ask... and he's not entirely comfortable admitting that, but. He did ask.] Oooh. Wait, would that have anything to do with the one time he told one of the ground bridge techs that nothing happened?

I'll remember that.

action~ ty!

[deadlydoctor]

AH, that. I wonder how's that he can really understand, by the looks of it he was upper class too. [Fliers.] If it's any consolation to you, higher officers dont' have it all that much better.

[Knock Out wants to know anything that might be useful for him in the future. He's a curious mech too.] It could be. Starscream has a natural talent for getting himself in trouble.

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[redshirtrobot]

Dunno. But he could at least fake understanding which is... more than I could ask for, really. [He's surprised by all the support, more than anything.] Maybe not, but. They have us to take it out on, when things aren't good for them.

Guess so. None of us ever figured out what actually happened, I don't think. [He shrugs.] Maybe someday, though.

action~ we could end it here?

[deadlydoctor]

Hm. I see. [Knock Out says nothing for a few, thinking. He's sure that the reason why Wing seems to want everyone to get along is because he hasn't seen the things they did to each other during the war. Knock Out often wonders if the mech was ever in any wars.

He turns to smirk at Fracas, the paint-gun ready.]

Done with the chat stuff, it's time to get you fixed properly. Now lie down and think of your boyfriend while I work.