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[wheeljackofalltrades]

 [There's no introduction this time. Probably because he's in the medical bay, still getting his arm fixed up. And recovering from Tarn-related injuries. No explanation, no fancy hello.]

We need an armory.

More specifically--I want one.

[Why don't you tell us how you really feel, Wheeljack?]

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[sciencetank]

If I find you fiction, will you at least give it an attempt?

[This is the biggest lineface in the history of linefaces.]

No.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

....

[SIGH.]

Fine.

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[sciencetank]

... Wait, what?

Fine to which part of that?

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

Both.


I'm sure I'll bring up the last one again, though. In about five minutes.

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[sciencetank]

I'm absolutely certain you will.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

Ugh...

[Still, the idea of reading.]

Just be quick about it. Not sure how much longer I can take it in here.

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[sciencetank]

At least stay put until I arrive.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

How fast can ya run?

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[sciencetank]

You've seen my alternate mode, what do you think?

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

...


UGGHHHH...

[He'll be here forever.]

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[sciencetank]

My apologies. I'll make every effort to be more expedient.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

Good.


Get here quickly too.

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[sciencetank]

I just said--

Ugh.

[TRANSFORM AND TRUNDLE OFF.]

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Somewherreeeee in the medbay...


There's a very bored Wrecker, counting the rivets on the ceiling.]

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[sciencetank]

[And, sooner, rather than later, the tank marches in, carrying an armload of datapads.]

I doubt they'll all be to your liking, but this happens to be the extent of my fiction collection.

I expect all of them back intact.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Well...colour him surprised. He's not sure what's more shocking. The fact that Perceptor HAS fiction or the fact that he has so much.]

All those are yours?

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[sciencetank]

Yes. I collected them in anticipation of Smokescreen spending copious amounts of free time in my lab, and doubted he'd wish to be working as constantly as I do.

[... he says it so blithely, he may as well be commenting on the color of the sky. There's not even a flicker of anything other than collected calm on his face.]

You're welcome to browse them. Perhaps you'll be enlightened.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

...Ah.

[He knows how touchy of a subject that is, so he won't elaborate on it. It was like Perceptor bringing up Magnus. He didn't even want to think about it right now.

And that includes the tone Perceptor's using. He understands it more than he should--just shrugging off a missing person as if it was nothing.]

...

[He'll just read one of the covers.]

How to train your Sharkticon.

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[sciencetank]

[And he's privately grateful there's no more response than that "ah". He didn't particularly want to discuss the missing, anyway. But he'd had to be truthful...]

[He nods.]

I didn't say they were all quality.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

[He stares at the title on the screen a moment longer, letting it sink in.]





...thanks, Sarge.

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[sciencetank]

[He blinks.]

[Whatever he'd been expecting, this was not it, clearly. He shakes his head a little.]

Thank me when you get some use out of it.