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 [It was gone.

It was a quick glance at first, but a quick glance turned into a thorough search.  Going through it back and forth. Mirage didn't have all the time in the world, but he needed that last bit of reassurance before he met up with Sideswipe. And it wasn't there.]

Rung's name is no longer on the Link's roster.

[This was not how this was supposed to go...]

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[namesnotprowl]

Suuuuure you're not.

[Barricade believes him not at all.]

Hah. I'm not different. Still the mech I've always been.

I'm just old'n tired.

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No, there's something else different about you, that I cannot place a finger on.

[He turns his head away.]

If I could, it would be so much easier to read you.

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[namesnotprowl]

It's the face, innit? The facelift always throws everyone off~

[Okay, okay. Getting serious.]

Could always just be that a few people decided to waste the time believing I wasn't just my insignia and the sum of my past actions, though. Maybe I started to believe it too.

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Of course. Is not so jagged and ugly!

As ugly.

[But he gets serious as well.]

Do you regret it?

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[namesnotprowl]

I happened to like my face. Suddenly waking up with a new one was horrible.

[He looks away himself at that, wings flicking down.]

Don't know yet. Only time will tell, I guess. I'd prefer if I don't have to though.

[There was plenty to regret already without regretting what happened to him on Sacrosanct.]

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You would not believe how many times that has happened to me.

[His head dips down, wings flicking as well. A nervous habit, as always.]

My best wishes to you in that aspect. I'd like to think you somewhat redeemable for your past actions.

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[namesnotprowl]

You might be surprised. Heard crazier things.

[He huffs lightly, plating flaring.]

My past is what it is. Wouldn't try to redeem that even if I regretted it, and I don't. But. I can try to make things different going forward... depending on how things go.

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[His wings fold down at that...but he keeps his proverbial lips sealed. After everything, Barricade still didn't even feel remorse. It made him wonder if keeping this up was worth it.

But everytime he questioned that...there was always something.

Something that made him think Barricade had more to him than just what was shown sometimes.]

Then I can only encourage that.

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[namesnotprowl]

[In the end, every decision he made was because he thought he was doing something right. Thought he'd joined the right side, thought every death was for the right thing, all that pain - and he did enjoy that - was to keep everyone on the straight and narrow and correct path.

He can't regret thinking he was doing the right thing.

Even if Mirage doesn't approve.

Just in the end, it turned out that every side was wrong. He'd have to make his own way. If that was even possible.]

I hope so. It's harder than it looks.