audio - locked to ratchet

[primest]

[this is embarrassing. painful, too. but mostly embarrassing.]

Can you- uh. Meet me somewhere. I... need help with something. Again.

[you'll have to forgive him for being so vague and snippy. having your hands forcibly torn off does that to a mech.

happy valentine's day.]


audio - locked to blurr, forward dated by a day or so

I'm gonna need a few days off.

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[neededthat]

You asked for me to come.

Plus it's my job. [He keeps his optics on his work, finishing the first hand.]

Don't mention it.

[primest]

[he shuffles uncomfortably and frowns at his... 'hand'.]

Are these temporary?

[neededthat]

Yes.

I'll see if Knockout and I can recreate a pair of hands for you. [ZAP ZAP.]

These were all I could find.

[primest]

Primus, I can't imagine Knock Out ever letting me live this down.

How long will they take?

[neededthat]

Hands are very delicate and intricate, especiallu when dealing with Cybertronian anatomy.

[A pause.]

A few weeks, if we're lucky.

[primest]

[there's a deep sigh. he really doesn't have a response to that.

donk. head back against the wall. hopefully those claws will be easier to use than he's expecting them to be.]

[neededthat]

...Maybe sooner if i work over nights.

[Ratchet purses his lips. It was like Ultra Magnus all over again. Only twice as worse.

But he wanted to do better. He wanted to be more useful here. To prove himself to be more than just a plain old medic...

He finishes his other hand.]

Test them, let me know if I need to make any adjustments. [He gestures to the energon cube.]

[primest]

[sentinel flexes the claws, and sure enough they work! what a lovely valentines day present.

trying to pick up the cube was... a pretty interesting attempt. it was dropped twice, accompanied with pathetic whining. he gets it eventually, though.]

They definitely need tightening.

[neededthat]

[He vents a sigh and reaches out to take one in his hand, taking out a wrench to tighten it.]

[primest]

[just gonna let ratchet do whatever he needs to. he just wants to go pass out after all this.]

[neededthat]

[FINE. He'll leave you in the medbay then when he's done.

He'll leave a complimentary energon lollipop behind.]

[primest]

[thanks asshole he can't even hold it.]