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

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

Yes.

[Well, no, not really. But Kagerou's convinced of it.]

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

...Kagebird, where are you.


[Because suddenly, things just got real. He now knows who did this to McCrane, and no one fucks with family.

No one.]

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

Airborne. In Trion's section.

Don't worry. Stealth circuits, remember?

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

...Ngh. I don't trust those.

[For or against. Who knows what other people have, especially Cybertronians.]

Don't engage, got that?


Not without me.

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

They worked against Tarn.

[But something in him warms. Something in his AI.]

[PJ cares. He's screwed up horribly, but Power Joe still cares.]

I'll call you. Don't worry about that.

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

Whatever, don't get cocky, you got it?

[Says the cockiest robot in the whole team.]

...


Good. Last thing we need is a BP down.

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

You aren't allowed to either.

[Right back at you bro.]

... A BP.

You don't think I should quit, then?

[Because everyone else is acting like he's made some awful irredeemable mistake. Aside from, you know, talking to Crazy Ratchet.]

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

What the hell would that do? Yeah, you messed up. I've done it a bunch of times--no one tells me to quit. Point is, you get your ass back up and do the RIGHT thing.

It's not always what someone wants.

...


But we're not gonna get ANYWHERE with you sittin' and moping.

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

Make everyone happier, it would seem.

[But that's about all he gets out before PJ's AGGRESSIVE CONFIDENCE ATTACK starts to sink in.]

[And despite the guilt, the worry, he smiles a little. It's probably audible in his voice.]

Right.

... Thank you.

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

We're stuck on an alien planet with murderers and Prowl.


No one's happy. Whatever YOU do isn't gonna make a bit of difference in that area.

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

[There's a quiet choking sound -- a laugh??]

And Prowl.

[YEAH not denying that at ALL.]

... What about you? "No one's happy". What of yourself?

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

...I'm content.


Happy? Not yet.

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

... content is better than nothing, Power Joe.

[He's trying to help. Really.]

When this calms down... [HUFF.] ... I'll play your golf game.

[TRYING SO HARD TO BE A BRO.]

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

...






Really?

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

...

Unless you have a better idea.

Yes.

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

!!


Golf works! I hope your swing's gotten better, Kagebird!


[Man, it's like a lightswitch. He just lit right up.]

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

[That's better. That's more like the PJ he's gotten to know.]

I'll do my best.