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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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[raceme]

But I don't know either but I see little point on fighting here.

[automobile_enthusiast]

On that, I have to agree with you.

[raceme]

Glad to know someone does. IF you were friends with Breakdown before the war and now that you are here together _what did you do during the conflict? Try to avoid him?

[automobile_enthusiast]

[Okay, the charade is starting to annoy Knock Out.]

I think you're misunderstanding me, my friend~. We met after the war started. During the conflict. When he became my partner.

[raceme]

...

[oh.

Oh.

Oh.]

I see.

[automobile_enthusiast]

I'd wondered when you might~.

[raceme]

You _could have told me sooner and WHY is your alt mode a car?

[automobile_enthusiast]

You could have asked.

[He laughs.] Because I think wheels flatter my chassis. What can I say~?

[raceme]

You have a car alt mode. [As if that explains everything.] And you are short for a de-cep-ti-con.

[He just pouts huffs, mild irritated.] You are a really strange mech.

[automobile_enthusiast]

You say that like I haven't heard it ten thousand times-- and from mechs bigger and scarier than you. [KO doesn't sound impressed.] My alt mode is my choice, and I've happily made it.

[He laughs again.] I think you'll find that I'm really one of a kind~.

[raceme]

[Blurr can't help it, the Decepticons in his world are fraging giant towers.] wellifitmakesyouhappywhoIamtojudge. [But he's still annoyed so.../judging you.]

[Blurr sighs.] Go figure..I should have expected anything less here.

[automobile_enthusiast]

I do hope you aren't going to let this make things.... awkward~ between us?

[raceme]

Knock Out I practically spent more time with Decepticons than Autobots during my whole life I CAN DEAL.

[automobile_enthusiast]

Oooh~. You're one of the reasonable ones, then!

[raceme]

Someone needs to be.

We will _never stop fighting if we don't start listening to each other.

[automobile_enthusiast]

...Unless we all manage to kill each other off, anyway.

[Whoops, is that a lot of bitterness in his voice?]

[raceme]

[He notices. He also decides to ignore it.]

What's life without some risk? Please don't say 'longer'.

[automobile_enthusiast]

...Well, you can't deny that's true. But it's also a lot less interesting, I can concede that much~.