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[arnhaid]

So uh... hate t'be a bother and everythin', but...

[He holds up a fist, and, quite literally, proceeds to bash it against a wall. Hard. And, given it's Ironhide, something should be damaged. Granted, it's his fist versus a wall, but...]

[Not so much as a single scrape or even a chip appears on Ironhide's hand. He might as well be mashing it into a bucket of water for all the effect it has on him. He doesn't even flinch, either.]

[After a good minute or two of repeatedly punching the wall with what appears to be all his strength, the big soldier subsides.]

I know I'm tough, but... Primus, even for me, this ain't right. I can't transform either. Not even a little bit.

[What is a "little bit" of a transformation, Ironhide.]

Anybody else suddenly got somethin' weird going on?

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[heartdive]

The flashy red sportscar medic.

[arnhaid]

Don't think I ever met him in person.

[heartdive]

See? Perfect opportunity.

[arnhaid]

Uh huh.

Long as it gets figured out, I'm not picky.

[heartdive]

Wonder what's wrong -

[ OH NO SNEEZING. SNEEZING SO HARD HE'S FALLING OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE BED. ]

[arnhaid]

...





You dead?

[heartdive]

[ groaning and here comes the muffled: ]

N-no...

[arnhaid]

Well, uh.

That's good then.

[heartdive]

Been sick for a few days is all.

[ crawllling back onto bed. ]

Just sounds like a lot of weird stuff is going on. That's what I was trying to say.

[arnhaid]

What, like a virus? Go get your virusware updated?

Like what else?

[heartdive]

...Don't think humans really have virusware. Whatever that is.

[ rolling eyes. ]

People are just acting a little funny is all. I mean you've this thing going on... [ sneeze ] Someone else is invisible. [ another sneeze. ] People are getting cranky and shouty all over the Link...

[arnhaid]

Did you ask?

Like who? What's all goin' on...?

[heartdive]

Ask? About the virus stuff? Didn't think to.

Uh... Have you been listening in on the Link at all?

[arnhaid]

Then maybe go get on that.

I never really do... unless there's a bunch of newbies poppin' up.

[heartdive]

You probably should pick it up a little more often, man. Just saying.

[arnhaid]

Yeah, yeah... we'll see.

[heartdive]

"We'll see?" That's all you got?

[arnhaid]

Yeah.

All this scrap lately's been politic stuff. I ain't good for anything like that.

I'm busy keepin' newbies from running into the badlands 'cause they're too scared to stick around where it's safe.

[heartdive]

Politic? Didn't sound like that to me...

And you guys aren't scary at all. Dunno why people would run into the badlands.

[arnhaid]

Hey, I didn't say I was scared of nothin'.

Just... someone else did.

[heartdive]

Wait. What?

[arnhaid]

What?

[heartdive]

Who is scared of what?

[arnhaid]

Oh. Some human. Didn't wanna hang around the Haven because of us.

[heartdive]

Why? You guys really aren't something to be scared of or anything.