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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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[automobile_enthusiast]

[Knock Out hops up on the footrests ringing the base of the slab-- glad that this medberth, like the ones back home, accommodates for doctors of, ahem, certain statures-- and leans over Starscream to have a look. He's so used to macho posturing from his patients that he doesn't register the Seeker's declaration about pulling out the damaged components with anything more than a snort and an acerbic:] Let's not get ahead of ourselves here, hm?

In fact, I think you were right about the shorts. You've got some fried wiring in here....

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[ex_dishonestly997]

[he taps his fingers against the side of the slab with clear irritation] I thought I had better shielding for my internals than that.

[welp that's embarrassing. He's also a, you know, a war mech, maybe not front line but certainly not a datapad pusher, so it's not like he's used to feeling fragile.]

How bad is it?

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[automobile_enthusiast]

[KO leans over his open chassis again, taking another look.]

Let me put it this way-- I don't think it would have mattered how well-shielded your internals were. The damage in here is pretty extensive. Easily repaired, yes, but still extensive. Your wiring is fried.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

Okay, okay, okayokay, message received, don't go into the Badlands, Lord Moron.

[he reaches up to rest a hand on Knock Out's shoulder, his voice a little lower] Or are you just showing off? "This is really bad, but it's easy to fix."

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[automobile_enthusiast]

[Knock Out's eyes narrow. Don't patronize him, sir.]

It is bad. But it's also just wiring. Any half-trained field tech can replace damaged wiring.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

And if I didn't think you were a talented medic, I wouldn't be here. [matter-of-factly] Fact is, you're about the only medic here I trust at all.

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[automobile_enthusiast]

Can't say I blame you. The rest of them are Autobots.

[And that's all he needs to say, right? He hops down from the medslab and starts to round up the supplies he'll need.]