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[Learning about Optimus's death since day one was always hard on Arcee, but it was something she told herself she had to move on from. After all, Optimus wouldn't want her to dwell on it. It was just...hard. In hopes to keep his spirit alive, it was always her idea to keep the team together. She and Ratchet even planned to build their own base for everyone, it was going to be perfect.

But it seemed like the longer she stayed here, the worst things got. Ratchet was gone, Bulkhead was doing whatever with Wheeljack, and the list can go on if I felt like it. It's been a long time coming, but it was finally time to accept the fact that things were not how they were going to be back on Earth.]

This isn't easy for me...

[She pauses, a brief moment of grief in her eyes before continuing. She loves her team dearly, they're her family after all, and she'd do anything for them. But the longer she pretends everything is fine, the longer she continues to sit around and be useless.

Which isn't what she wants.]

I need a job.

[Which really, doesn't seem like the big deal she's making it out to be. But after serving under Optimus for so long, anything else feels almost like a demotion.]

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If yer offer ta work construction's still open. Uh...I gonna have big project coming up soon as we clear all the stuff we need ta.

[He feels bad offering, since construction is one of the lowest of the low jobs, but...it'd be something.]

[It doesn't help she's not exactly built for it, either. But then again, she never let stuff like that stop her before.]

What kind of project. I mean this in the nicest way possible, Bulk, but my head's not exactly as thick as yours.

[~~She had to turn this into a joke somehow.~~]

Somethin' that'll benefit everybody here. Mainly: roads. Leading ta each of the temples, plus other buildings. Goin' around the junkyard of course.

I dunno. You're probably lookin' for a better job, but figured I'd throw it out there. It's gonna take months at least, and that's barrin' something happenin', and we still have stuff ta do before we even start.

[He chuckles at the joke.]

We could findja one of them things humans call hard hats.

[Don't make her laugh, she's too upset to laugh.]

I'll lend a hand no matter what, but I still want to find something a little more...long term.

[But laughter's good, he doesn't want you upset.]

Yeah, I understand. Good luck. It's why I picked up buildin' stuff. Just fer somethin' to do when it's quiet here.

Ah! Arcee, yes?

What sort of work are you looking for? I'm certain I have something needing attention.

Hopefully long term, but I won't say no to odd jobs. Honestly? Anything to get me off my aft. Figure I need to start somewhere.

What did you have in mind?

While, by virtue of design, I happen to excel at multitasking, there are always jobs which require completion around the lab that I am, regretfully, unable to attend to.

I had several lab assistants while on my incarnation of Cybertron, but... here, they are sadly lacking. That would be what I'm offering you.

[So. Lab stuff. It doesn't involve the fighting she craves, but it's...something. And it certainly isn't anything demeaning.]

I'll give it a shot.

[Now she just has to make sure she doesn't blow anything up.]

Brilliant!

I'll send you my lab coordinates, in that case.

[Oh Arcee you don't know what you're in for...]

Providing transportation for the injured and ill to and from the medical centers is always needed.

[Not that that sounds like a bad job, in fact, she'd love to do it. There's just one problem.]

Not much of an ambulance. ...Not much for holding unconscious people in general. Unless you want me carrying one person at a time and hoofing it, you're better off looking for someone else.

[And that actually pains her to say.]

Even one person would be fine. Especially for humans, with their obvious disadvantages.

I see Bulkhead already spoke with you about roads--

So I'll take a different approach. How do you feel about places where there aren't roads?

[Well...she could answer this a number of ways.]

Depends what I'm doing there.

[She is listening, though.]

I'm looking to scout for dangerous areas in the wastelands just outside the haven. Mark down anything that the locals should avoid, make sure that we don't build near ravines or toxic sites.

Interested?

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