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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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[young_upstart]

Oh, um.

[Well, he's a little relieved to hear that a medic will be checking up on old 'hide, at least. Nodding, Hot Rod considers before locking the transmission.]

...I was made one of Prima's initiates.

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[arnhaid]

You... did what?

[No, he's well aware of what that means, given he'd been called up for it as well. But Megatronus...]

Why?

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[young_upstart]

I-

-well, he had to have chosen me for a reason, right? And...I thought if I could make a difference, or just be of some help around here, especially with all these expectations some seem to have of me-

[He just sort of...throws his hands up helplessly.]

...do you think I made the wrong decision..?

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[arnhaid]

I guess, yeah.

[He scowls, folding his arms and looking away. Part of him understands that feeling. Entirely. He wishes he could do something more.]

I dunno, kid. I really don't. Megatronus tried to get me signed on with that...

Prima. You know him okay?

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[young_upstart]

Megatronus? Really?

[He remembers when that fine line of black had appeared around his glyph, and his concerns in drawing that particular Firstforged's attention. Prima had told him that it hadn't necessarily meant anything bad, that there were just certain traits...]

I don't know what I have to compare to. I'd been able to speak with him face-to-face a couple times before that summons, sure. At first I thought he only humored me because he wanted to keep a close eye on someone who had originally showed up here without a glyph.

...but he genuinely wants this place to prosper, even if it's turned out a lot differently from what they might have planned.

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[arnhaid]

Yeah. Turned him down -- more or less. I don't work for anyone named Megatron.

Specially since all he wanted to do was insult me.

[Yeah, he really has zero high opinions of Megatronus. Oops.]

... You trust him, then? Prima?

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[young_upstart]

Can't blame you there...

...but yeah. I guess I do trust Prima.

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[arnhaid]

If you trust him... then you did what you thought was best. Yeah?

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[young_upstart]

[He nods slowly at that.]

Well, yeah...

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[arnhaid]

Then, nah. I don't think you made the wrong choice.

I wouldn't have done it. But I can't argue with you goin' with your spark. I'm the last 'bot to tell you not to do that.

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[young_upstart]

[As much as it's nothing he probably didn't already figure, it helps to hear it from someone else, someone with more experience, and someone he trusts. Again, Hot Rod nods.]

I just hope I'm up for it.

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[arnhaid]

... You need help or anythin', you know where I'm at, kid.

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[young_upstart]

Thanks, Ironhide.

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[arnhaid]

Sure thing, kid. Sure thing.