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[automobile_enthusiast]

[There's a looong moment of silence between the transmission's start and Knock Out actually beginning to speak. And when he finally does, his voice is very even.]

Has... anyone seen Breakdown lately? Or heard from him, perhaps? Big blue and silver mech, grounder like me, prominent chassis... He has a striking red-orange face and a patch over one optic.

[And he's missing. KO doesn't like that. He also doesn't like that he woke up in the middle of nowhere outside of the Haven, alone, and missing time, but he's not exactly about to go sharing that publicly. In fact, he doesn't sound nearly as agitated as he actually is right now, because that's something else he's trying not to be public about.]

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[automobile_enthusiast]

Hah! You'd have to sound like a ma'am for me to call you a ma'am.

[The feed goes silent for a long moment as Knock Out considers what to say next, if anything at all. Finally, he offers:] You may want to watch out, while you're out there for a... well, I suppose it must have been some kind of signal transmission, though not in any modality I'm used to. It registered as an... impulse, to keep driving, out into the wilderness and away from the temples.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

[he considers that seriously for a long moment] That would be the Badlands that I've heard of.

Were you just exploring, or were you looking for something?

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[automobile_enthusiast]

...Badlands? [This is the first he's heard of it.]

[Knock Out shrugs, though it's perceptible over the transmission only as the faint sound of his actuators and plating shifting.] We were driving. Just enjoying ourselves and each other's company. We hadn't planned to stay out long.