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[badboybikerbot]

Okay, check it out. I've got a project. This is important, so I need everyone's cooperation with this.

Someone teach me Cybertronian swear words. Some good insults. Stuff like that. I'm compiling a list. For, y'know.

Science.

[And by SCIENCE he means "actually I'm at work and just looking for ways to procrastinate on paper work" but hey]

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[raceme]

Oh....

...that science. [Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.]

This sure won't lead to anything problematic, not at all.

[badboybikerbot]

I'm counting on problematic. I thrive on problematic.

[raceme]

[Blurr's trying really hard to keep a striaght face.] My, my, what are we going to do with you.

Just don't use your ^{newfound knowledge} of the singularities of cybertronian language to angers your coworkers too much.

[badboybikerbot]

Ahhh, I can keep it under control.

I mean, no promises, but I'll give it a good effort.

[raceme]

Uh uh.

Just don't give Kagerou a spark attack, I'll be happy with that.

[badboybikerbot]

Ah, he can take it. He's a tough bird.

[raceme]

He is but he's also a bit emotional sometimes. ['SOMETIMES' the understatement of the year.]

[badboybikerbot]

Ooooh yeah, he certainly is. Can't really blame the guy, though.

[raceme]

Me neither.

But I think being part of a team is doing him good. Even more so now that Shadowmaru is here.

[badboybikerbot]

Oh yeah? I never knew the guy back home, so I don't really have anything to compare current him to.

[raceme]

No? I thought you all did.

[badboybikerbot]

Nah. The guy'd already been offlined by the time I came around. I read the incident report, but never got to meet him.

[raceme]

He died?

[badboybikerbot]

Oooooh, he didn't tell you.

Um.

Forget I said anything.

[raceme]

It's a little hard to forget about something like that, Gunmax.

But I won't tell him anything or make questions.

[badboybikerbot]

Sure, yeah. That sounds fair.

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[raceme]

I'm also going to lock this whole conversation, if you don't mind.

How did he die? In a mission?

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[badboybikerbot]

Wow you're like magic.

Look, no offense or anything, but I really don't think it's my place to go into detail. It was a pretty big deal from what I heard, especially for Shadowmaru.

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[raceme]

I was an Elite Guard agent and part of the Intelligence division, being good at programming comes with the territory.

No, that I can understand. I just want to make sure I don't say anything that triggers a bad memory, or worse, I put him into a situation that causes it. Can be dangerous during missions, you know?

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[badboybikerbot]

So that's fancy talk for "I'm good at computer stuff", right?

Yeah, yeah, that's understandable. I mean, you're probably in the clear as far as that goes since it was a pretty weird situation to begin with.

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[raceme]

Basically. [It's also fancy talk for 'I was a spy' but that obviously went over Gunmax's head. Oh well, Blurr tried to be subtle.]

I only want everyone to be safe. Ok I won't ask further but if you thing something's going to cause trouble with him, please tell me.

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[badboybikerbot]

Yeah, yeah, I'll let you know.

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[raceme]

Thank you, Gunmax.

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[badboybikerbot]

Don't mention it, buddy.

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[raceme]

[Blurr blinks. He doesn't get called that often. It feels nice.]

Alright.