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[goldblooded]

Noisy Boy's got some friends here, yeah? You guy should be careful around him, old thing's completely blind. No question about it. All those punches to the head must have knocked something loose.

[AKA can you believe Noisy insulted his obviously gorgeous self?! Only blind people don't fawn over him. And nobody likes blind people.]

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[textjack?]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

You still gonna try to talk me out of shooting him?

[Offer's still open~!]

[textjack!]

[wakizashi_straight]

I admit that I would not be able to stop you if you tried. And while he is the only other bot from my world, I am becoming tired of his harassment and insults.

[Just don't tell him about it.]

[textjack...]

[goldblooded]

I haven't been harassing you.

And no one is shooting me.

[textjack...]

[wakizashi_straight]

He would very much like to shoot you. I had previously asked him not to.

You are making me reconsider that decision.

[textjack...]

[goldblooded]

He'd miss.

[textjack...]

[wakizashi_straight]

You underestimate the bots here.

[textjack...]

[goldblooded]

And they underestimate me.

[textjack...]

[wakizashi_straight]

I do not envy you the enemies you must be making.

[textjack...]

[goldblooded]

They're just jealous.

[textjack...]

[wakizashi_straight]

Why would they be jealous?

[textjack...]

[goldblooded]

Why wouldn't they be jealous of me.

[textjack...]

[wakizashi_straight]

That is not an answer, Midas.

[textjack...]

[goldblooded]

Sure it is.

[textjack...]

[wakizashi_straight]

No. It is not. You are terrible at this.

[whirlljack.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

So? Punch him. I mean. Seriously. That's what you do, right?

[whirlljack.]

[wakizashi_straight]

I cannot without my handler directly telling me to. I was not designed to fight on my own. Neither was he.

[whirlljack.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

So. Wait.

[Another mech might show some sympathy at your plight. But this is Whirl. ]

So he can't hit me. Unless someone says it's okay.




[IDEA.]

[whirlljack.]

[wakizashi_straight]

[...]

Whatever you are considering, I strongly disapprove of.

[whirlljack.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[Oh, wait. Wait. Whirl's heard this one before. It's like you're channeling Ultra Magnus or something.]

[Ahem.]

Your disapproval has been duly noted.

[SNERK.]

[whirlljack.]

[wakizashi_straight]

[Well, he is a rules-lawyer, after all.]

I am also not particularly pleased that you keep coming up with plans that I feel the need to keep you from performing on Midas.

[Whyyyyyyy]

[whirlljack.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

[And Whirl is a major rules-ignorer.]

So. Yeah. You're just gonna let him punk you out like that.

[Whirl was just defending your honooooooooooooor!]

[whirlljack.]

[wakizashi_straight]

I am aware of how to deal with him without resorting to violence. So no, I am not just 'going to let him punk me out'.

[But his honor doesn't need defending, he can defend it...]

[whirlljack.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Yeah? So...deal with him. Unless you're okay with being called, you know, blind and all.

_{Offer's still open.}

[Look will you accept Whirl's offer of frandship?!?!]

[whirlljack.]

[wakizashi_straight]

He will lie as he wishes. My conduct stands in contrary, which is what matters.

[He pauses for a moment.]

I will consider it. And thank you. It is strange to me, to have others offer to defend my honor, as it were. I appreciate the gesture.

[Noisy Boy finds it kind of sweet. Even if the violence in the offer makes him (metaphorically) cringe a little.]

[whirlljack.]

[whirlybird_of_prey]

Yeah, if your reputation doesn't mean anything to you.

[Which, well, yeah, different strokes and all that.]

Not defending nothing. I just want a shot at his stupid face.

[Okay, also maybe he does have a grudge against bullies. Since he is one and is a master at self-hatred.]