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[ex_dishonestly997]

[it is still not decepticon to admit weakness so this post sounds hella jovial]

Next time it looks like I want an all-expenses paid vacation to Cybertron-knows-where, I'm not going to risk it. I'll just book a few days off from whatever it is stressing my processor and do the mountain retreat thing. Or drink.

So. Giving due credit to the planet for an overdue and pretty decent assassination attempt - I think, still a little fuzzy on that, I'll get back to you - what else have I missed? Vandal, how's your flimsy excuse for a house, any stiff breezes take it down yet? Blurr, are you still overworking yourself? Miko, Knock Out, your friends ever turn up? Soundwave, I'm thinking Sinatra? It's human, but nobody's perfect, right?

Megatron--...

...Still here?

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[experimentality]

Oh! You've returned.

[ c: ]

Welcome back.

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[inferiordude]

Frag off, you glitched up incompleted piece of junk!

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[experimentality]

You two are so cute.

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[inferiordude]

I swear I will slaggin' hack you so hard and upload a virus that'll make you speak in nothin' but Ke$ha lyrics!

An' believe me, without the music, it's all scrap.

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[experimentality]

I would like to see you try.

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[inferiordude]

Challenge accepted, rustball.

[ex_dishonestly997]

Soundwave. Relax.

[inferiordude]

Screamer, he messed up Whirl an' he's on the lose.

[Which means he's had several panic attacks in the past few days haha.]

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[ex_dishonestly997]

Slag.

Okay, catch me up all the way, big guy. What happened exactly?

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[inferiordude]

I... I don't know. Prism's got his normal body back, so he broke out and snagged Whirl and Whirl's all banged up an' I'm working on a plan with Megadude and Blurr to catch him and did I mention I decided to bait myself 'cuz I did and I'm trying reallyreallyreally hard not to freak out.

[He exhales.]

Um. Hi. I'm glad you're back.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

Business as usual, then. [he's trying so hard to sound normal it almost hurts. Soundwave needs somebody to be normal, right? Somebody who can keep a cool core temperature in a crisis.] ...you're baiting yourself? [he bites back a STOP PROVING THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO DIE because of the aforementioned cool temp and just vents out huffily.]

That's not my call but it's a terrible plan and you should reconsider it. ...Hi. I don't know why I missed you, you're insane.

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[inferiordude]

Yeah, everyone keeps sayin' that, but nobody's got a better idea, sooo. Yep.

H-heh, maybe you just got bad taste in friends.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

I've got a better idea. Let me deal with it myself. [YEAH RIGHT SS is in no frigging shape to handle it and he knows that]

You're one to talk. Who's going to take care of your headband if you knock off?

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[inferiordude]

Uh, no. You jus' got back and you can't even work your nav right, Stars. That ain't happening.

Psh, I make awesome friend choices. [That much he's confident in.]

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[ex_dishonestly997]

You forget that he put a bomb in your chamber? [a little grumpy]

...yeah, well. You should at least pretend to be careful. [still gently flattered]

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[inferiordude]

Oh, yeah! Vandal figured out that it wasn't a bomb. Just a tracer chip. Which I can totally block, but... I still gotta have an operation sometime.

I know who I oughta to be careful with, promise.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

Oh well that's a completel--....wait Vandal figured that out?

I'm not trying to be humanist, but. ...how?

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[inferiordude]

For serious! She pried open Drift an' found the chip. No explosives, just a tracking chip.

...Guess... we would have found sooner if I wasn't flippin' out about being opened up.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

No point blaming yourself now. [being supportive is awkward and he's not good at it]

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[inferiordude]

...Yeah, guess not.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

Fine, if it really makes you feel better.

But you do a lot for people, it's not a huge thing to ask for them not to go popping open your spark chamber.

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[inferiordude]

Heh, ember chamber. And I guess I shouldn't feel lousy for bein' so paranoid about being, uh. Near medics. Just, I feel like it could'a been taken care of sooner if I were more willing.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

Hi, honey.

Sorry I stood you up. I doublebooked. [apparently.]

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[experimentality]

Oh, I don't mind at all. We'll have plenty of time to make up the time.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

I hear you gave yourself early parole.