[Video] Backdated to within a few hours of the initial wave of monsters

[docbot]

[ Ratchet looks worn and a bit beaten about when he makes his call on the Link. He'd been caught by one of the Sharkticons before escaping back to the temple, and there's still smudges of energon glinting in the crevices of his helm and chevron that he missed when wiping his face off. Still, there's a spark in his eyes -- he may not be at the front of the fighting, but he's certainly not out of action. ]

Given this absolutely ridiculous influx of creatures, I'm going to remind you all that I'm a medic and that I know what I'm doing. If you get into a scrap, don't waste time being a hero and limping around with your innards hanging out -- come here and I'll fix you.

[ His eyes narrow. ]

But don't be an idiot either. If I find out that any of you have blown yourself up because you used too many grenades, I'm going to come after you and weld your hands to your skull.

[ The glare he's directing at the comm could kill a mech at twenty paces. ]

Wheeljack, this means you.


[[ ooc: going to be slow in responding, but I thought I'd post this up before I became even later than I already am. ]]

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[Voice]

[docbot]

Only if they make stupid decisions.

[ Grumble grumble because he doesn't quite realize how scared 4 is. ]

[Text]

[4_toteachus]

Can you robots die? Like humans can?

['Scared' is starting to be an understatement.]

[permavideo]

[docbot]

Ah... yes. We can.

[ He sighs. ]

Although we have longer lifespan and sturdier forms, anything living can die.

[permatext]

[4_toteachus]

Anything living can die.

Yes, I understand.

You said you are a medic?

[docbot]

You ... [ Ratchet lets that topic drop, though. It's a bit too depressing for him. ]

Yes, I'm a medic. Why do you ask?

[4_toteachus]

Simple curiosity.

I have never met a medic before, so I find you interesting.

Is it a difficult job?

[docbot]

Huh. You have no doctors where you come from?

And, hmm. It's not something that you can do instinctively, but with proper training, it becomes easy enough. [ He's got a bit of an allergy to boasting at random to strangers woops. ]

[4_toteachus]

There were doctors once, but they were human ones and they are not around anymore.

How do you imagine human and Cybertronian doctors such as yourself differ from each other?

[docbot]

And you're not human?

I suppose the biggest difference is that human doctors work on human healing, while Cybertronian doctors work with Cybertronians. Our biology is rather different, as you can imagine, so we have very different abilities... but our purposes are very similar.

[4_toteachus]

No, but I am human made.

Fascinating!

It must be an honour to have the purpose of healing others.

[docbot]

Human-made... but not mechanical?

It is. But with that honour comes a great deal of responsibility.