voice;

[thxforthememories]

I don't understand it.

[Wow someone sounds upset. Again. Just when things were kind-of-sort-of looking up, too.]

We have a police force. We have a place to lock criminals away.

So what good is it if they just go free, and nothing's done to put them back! It's useless, isn't it!

[He's really upset right now, wow. Possibly with good reason... since there's a private message incoming.]


[PRIVATE MESSAGE TO: BRAVE POLICE UNITS]
There's another Ratchet here. He's... he's wrong. And he's interested in us.

Please. Tell me you're all right.

[Because he screwed up and attracted the crazy bot's attention. Oops.]

Comments

[Voice-private]

[thxforthememories]

Why?

Is it fun? Do they just... enjoy it?

[0perator]

Given the ones I've known? Yeah. Yeah, they do.

If it's gonna upset you that much, you might wanna consider switching jobs.

[thxforthememories]

I don't see how anyone could enjoy that.

... You think I can't do this?

[0perator]

Congrats, then. You're not a sociopath.

[She snorts.]

If a single setback is going to send you to be all emo on the public network? Maybe you can't. Ain't like there aren't a million more where that came from.

[thxforthememories]

It's not a single setback! It's a pattern!

[0perator]

And?

At least they don't keep coming back from getting killed around here.

Or do they?

[thxforthememories]

They do. They all do.

[0perator]

[There's a great deal of smothered laughter on the other end of the line.]

Well never mind. This calls for alcohol. Do you guys get happy from alcohol? We should find something that works.

[thxforthememories]

What's so funny?

[Her question can wait, he has to know if he needs to be offended or not.]

[0perator]

Proof the universe hates you is always funny.

[thxforthememories]

I'm not trying to be funny.

[0perator]

Well, don't try to hard to be serious. That's how people go crazy.

But seriously. Drinks are on me once we figure them out.

[thxforthememories]

I'm not trying to be serious. This is just... how I am.

I don't like drinking.

[0perator]

Do you have any vices? Now wouldn't be a bad time to develop some.

[She's still snickering a little. Oh, the wonders of finding out every jerk here is like Sigma.]

[thxforthememories]

I don't know what that means. What a "vice" is.

[0perator]

A bad habit that is fun but also probably not the smartest. Most people develop them after a while.

[thxforthememories]

Then no. I don't have any of those.

[0perator]

Alas. Times like these are a great time to indulge them.

Well, if you want help developing one I'm game. Otherwise I guess I will just wish you good hunting on catching the bastard again.