[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. ]]

Comments

[wakizashi_straight]

All boxing bots have handlers that take care of choosing fight venues and repairs following fights. They also serve as our operators during fights, except for one.

[This is, really, just how things are. He can't say if it's good or bad because it's how things have operated since the beginning of robot boxing, as far as he knows.]

Constellations. Those are pictures in the sky, correct?

I would like that. [Though Ratchet seems unsure about that, maybe? Has he not done this in a while or something.]

[docbot]

What do you mean by operators? [ Ratchet's thinking that they're something like talent agents, thus far. ]

And yes, pictures in the sky. They usually have stories behind them too... I'll tell you about them. [Have a fond expression. Noisy really is a lot like a sparkling in some ways. ]

[wakizashi_straight]

[To be fair, Ratchet isn't far off about that part of the business.] They use our controllers to issue commands during the bout. I have heard it compared to video games before.

That sounds nice. I look forward to it. [Excited yes, but his usual subdued sort of excited. It's not every day he meets someone to share his non-fighting interest with.]

[docbot]

[ Ratchet isn't really sure what to make of this. How can one being control another like that? ] I see. [He really doesn't, but he'll let it slide. He's just realized that grilling Noisy too much might drive him away. ]

You just let me know when you're free, then, and we can pick a night to go watch the stars.

[wakizashi_straight]

[Noisy Boy gets the feeling that Ratchet doesn't really understand, but he really doesn't mind. Explaining it has been difficult and hasn't really gone as expected. Someone letting it go for a while is something of a relief.]

I will. Thank you.