AUDIO;

[elkmobile]

The others and I have returned. Thank you, all of you, who have come with me. I couldn't have done this journey alone.

Lord Prima, I have the device prepared. I'll bring it to you as soon as I can. What else do you require of me?

Wing, Drift. Both of you left very quickly. Is everything okay?

I have one other question for you all. We found someone out on our journey. I asked for Cliffjumper to take him back out to the Haven. Is he safe? He is another of your metal warriors, a tall, mostly red individual with a gray face and white wings with yellow glass on his chest. He looks like he must fly, much like Wing does. The glyph of Liege Maximo was on his arm.

I do not know him, but I hope he was returned successfully.

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audio;

[thxforthememories]

You came back!

[Sure, he'd asked Wing about it already, but this is different. And... it's strangely good to hear that voice.]

... You're all right? Did it work?

audio;

[elkmobile]

[He gives a quiet chuckle.] I did. I'm sorry if I worried you, Kagerou.

I'm not sure yet. I'm certain Lord Prima will tell me very soon.

audio;

[thxforthememories]

I wasn't worried. You don't have to apologize.

All that, and you don't have an answer?

audio;

[cliffjumper]

Hey, I might rather have wanted to shoot him in his ugly faceplates for several different reasons, but I promise I just got him to the Haven. Didn't even kick him in the kneejoints at any point.

[And then he'd left him at the edge of Liege's Quadrant, since the frustration hadn't been worth it to be generous enough to get him all the way through the Quadrant and then up the mountain.]

audio;

[elkmobile]

Then I'm glad to hear from you again.

I won't until I return this device to Lord Prima. I don't doubt he knows what he's doing.

audio;

[elkmobile]

I never doubted that. I just wasn't sure if you ran into trouble along the way, Cliffjumper.

I'm glad you're okay, too.

audio;

[thxforthememories]

I... So am I.

If you trust him... then I hope you're right.

[Audio] YOU SAW NOTHING

[primianpolarity]

Other than the device, a small amount of patience.

Well done, Ashitaka.

audio;

[elkmobile]

Has your... whatever it was you needed to be fixed. Was it done?

Well. So am I, admittedly. We'll see.

audio;

[cliffjumper]

Nothing attacked us, anyway, unlike what was goin' on when we were getting to the Badlands with you, and since he didn't fall over an' didn't need to be dragged, we didn't have any problems.

[Well, except for all those Differences, but that was a given. And if Starscream would have needed any sort of physical assistance like being dragged, that'd have been an issue. What with being so much shorter. Luckily, nothing had happened.]

... Yeah, the same. [There's a slight huff.] Not like you didn't have backup or anythin', but I don't like leavin' things unfinished.

audio;

[thxforthememories]

Yes. The conversions were completed while you were gone... everything is in order, now.

[Physically anyway.]

[Audio] YESSIR

[elkmobile]

Patience I can give. Thank you for all that you have done.

Let me know if you need anything else.

audio;

[elkmobile]

That's good to hear.

That's not such a bad quality to have. I'm sorry I forced you to leave, but I had to stay behind.

At any rate, it's good thing you came with me, and we're all back now.

audio;

[elkmobile]

Do you feel better?

audio;

[thxforthememories]

I feel... I feel less afraid. Less worried about survival.

Does that count?

audio;

[elkmobile]

It's a step in the right direction. What is it that's bothering you?

audio;

[thxforthememories]

Bothering me?

I'm all right.

audio;

[elkmobile]

I'm glad you have no need to worry about survival, but I was wondering if there was something else on your mind is all.

audio;

[thxforthememories]

It...

Don't worry. You should focus on your own survival, before you worry about things on my mind.

audio;

[elkmobile]

All right. Another time, then. When we're both ready.

audio;

[thxforthememories]

Another time...

[He pauses.]

And... thank you. For returning.

audio;

[elkmobile]

You're very welcome.

audio;

[thxforthememories]

... When you find out more... we can speak. Is that fair?

[video]

[sword_redemption]

[Have a contrite looking Drift. Because uh, yeah, sorry for that.]

I'm so sorry. But Vandal...something happened. She's a friend and we had to go.

[This apology sounds lame, even to him, for all that it was true.]

audio;

[elkmobile]

Of course.

I'll let you know what happens.