[accidentalish video]

[letmefixyou]

[the device appears to be balanced on the altar in megatronus's temple. ratchet thought it was a device to record his 'surgery']

[which is exactly what it's doing]

Stop struggling you stupid drone! I'm trying to do you a favour here!

[oh, that poor acolyte. there's a lot of energon on the altar, as well as all up ratchet's arms. particularly observant viewers may note a little bit on the wall behind him, too. looks like this wasn't his first attempt]

Remember your friend? He was doing so well until the idiot went and died on me. All I want to do is see what makes you tick, then maybe I can upgrade you so you give more coherent answers! Another Cybertron, honestly!

[he tears out a mechanism and puts it aside]

This would be so much easier with my tools...

[said as he practically shoves his arm inside it up to the elbow. someone, please save the poor thing]

Comments

[Audio] -> [Action]

[calibrates_big_guns]

Have it your way.

[Garrus has some experience taking on big things, ATLAS mechs, the Human Reaper ... they're tough, yeah, but the nice thing about them? Easy target. Ratchet for example, his eye is about the size of a head, give or take, and a headshot at 500m? Garrus can do that.

[Hope you like armor piercing rounds, because one is currently flying your way.]

action

[letmefixyou]

[JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WHAT]

[ratchet can't help but screech when his optic is shot out. fucking snipers! he completely loses his composure and slumps onto the altar for a few seconds clutching his face.]

[...maybe now would be a good time to hide behind the altar.]

[Action]

[calibrates_big_guns]

[Probably, buuuut Garrus already has his second shot lined up, this time at Ratchet's knee. The plating's thinner there for mobility if he's like any mech he's ever dealt with before, and another armor-piercing round will probably punch right through.

[Of course, to make sure he isn't going anywhere, it's probably going to take a little something extra. Garrus switches to concussive rounds and adjusts his aim. Normally, this would probably just detonate on the plating without doing any damage, BUT! A damaged joint, where's probably going to be some grinding shredded metal to begin with? Probably turn the mechanism to shrapnel.]

Re: [Action]

[letmefixyou]

[god damn it why did his knee explode outwards as well. this isn't how he wanted his day to go at all! he was expecting blunt force trauma!]

[ratchet falls to one knee and uses the momentum to roll behind the altar.]

[just gonna stay here for a few days, maybe fill out that crossword.]

[or bleed to death, either or.]

[Action] -> [Audio]

[calibrates_big_guns]

[Garrus ejects his heat sink, reloads, and looks back down his scope.]

And now we're just going to wait it out until someone comes to pick you up.

audio

[letmefixyou]

[can't reply too busy giggling like a loon at the sight of his own energon mixing with the acolyte's.]