[voice only]

[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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[whirlybird_of_prey]

I dunno. Probably distraught with grief or something about your blue friend.

[It's why Whirl doesn't do grief. So messy.]

[automobile_enthusiast]

Oh, now you're presuming.

[It won't be grief until he's sure Breakdown's not going to be found. Right now it's just worry.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

What? You wanna find him 'cause he owes you money or something?

[He grunts. ] Could be persuaded if he needs to be...uh...persuaded.

[Shut up that sounds totally badass.]

[automobile_enthusiast]

I want to find him because-- [He's mine; I need him; he has a bad habit of going off alone and getting hurt or killed lately...]

Well, that's my business, isn't it~?

He'd have to be found to be persuaded of anything, I'm afraid.

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Kind of made it our business by clogging up the network with it.

Yeah? Someone I'm trying to track down, too.

[Orange. Butt tire. You know. Maybe a hallucination.]

[automobile_enthusiast]

What, you all have to know why I want him back to tell me if you've seen him or heard from him? [He scoffs.]

Is that so? [So tempted to tell you to frag off and find him yourself..... But in the end, pragmatism wins out. Maybe if he scratches your back, you'll scratch his.] Shall I keep an eye out for him while I'm searching for Breakdown?

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Hnnngh. Already told you I haven't seen him. Maybe I got issues about if you want to hunt someone down to kill them or something.

[Maybe. Probably not.]

Eh. You know what they say, three optics are better than two.] Little short guy. May or may not be missing half his head. Should be kinda obvious.

[automobile_enthusiast]

[KO purges his vents in a sigh. Since he doesn't know Whirl well enough to know that he might or might not be sincere about that, all he can conclude is that morals are tiresome.]

I know it doesn't mean much, given that you haven't seen him and you don't seem terribly inclined to be helpful, but I don't intend to kill him. He's my partner and assistant. That's all.

Well, if he's not missing half his head, then 'little short guy' actually isn't all that helpful. Anything else you'd care to share? Like his transform, or maybe his chassis color?