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[Before, Ambulon's shoddy red-white paint job mostly consisted of scratches, patches, and a few grooves. Now, however, most of his true colors are showing through on his chest and down his right arm, splattered with chipping white. Been too busy, too stressed, not caring anymore - whatever you wish to believe, as it's probably a likely combination of all three. Nonetheless, he does look stressed, if not irritated, annoyed, and... a little scared.]

I'm not sure who I go to for this specific request, but I am in need of a weapon. I don't suppose we have any of those lying around? [He's too on edge to even smirk at his own weak joke.] I don't even think we have any rules on firearm possession on this Cybertron, so I like to believe I don't have to trudge through paperwork in order to get one. [The hesitation is an unspoken "I'll steal something if I must."]

I figure, however, that those who possess the means of attaining a weapon would be those affiliated with the local law enforcement.

I'd really prefer going about this the more "legal" way, instead of resorting to the black market - or the equivalent here - or speaking to the Firstforged. Considering the fact there are psychopaths still running rampant, I doubt they'd offer much in way of protection. [The word burns with embarrassment.]

[a beat]

Also, I highly recommend avoiding Tarn. And for the police officers - if you do attempt to apprehend him, you'd best do so in an organized pack with all the force you've got. [He's not gonna admit you'd probably fail, however, because that's not good mojo.]

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Well, then we'd best not give you anything too large, then. Standard recoil alone on a heavy weapon would knock the unprepared off their feet... and then where would you be?

You've no further input at all? No... general needs to accommodate? Not even, "I'm going to shoot such and such, Perceptor, please take that into account"?

[mental flails] I'm going to try not to get killed by Tarn, Perceptor, but I need something on me that will at least ensure my attacker is wounded or disoriented enough to make a run for it. Because I doubt I could handle anything heavy duty enough to kill the likes of him.

Ah hah! Precisely the sort of information I was looking for.

[He ducks off-camera altogether, hammering away at a poor keyboard.]

You're looking for an escape route, if I understand correctly? A temporary measure to ensure you survive the encounter... yes. But then the problem may lie in localizing the field so that you yourself aren't affected... Perhaps EMP is not the route to take...

I wonder... would it be possible to fire a stasis field? Hm.

[He peeks back.]

I'll see what I can do.

Yes, you could say that. I wish I knew the exact strength of his power core. A weapon that could stun him unconscious and yet not take me with him would be tremendous.

[He just sort of watches you, little science man.]

Hm. Not having specifications is something of a drawback, true. Though, it would be easier on the design end if I had yours. Size, weight, relative strength, things of that nature.

Also your hand structure. That's going to be incredibly important for constructing triggers, as, I understand not all Cybertronians present here attach their artillery directly into their appendages.

That I can help you with. [Here, you get this uploaded file on all his schematics and stuff. Work with it, science guy.]

And no, I don't have spare compartments where I could attach and contain any means of weaponry in my arms. [Being a leg is hard.] Though the information I gave you should tell you that.

Ah. Yes, that should do it.

I'll look this over -- not to worry, I'm a reasonably quick study. In the meantime, I would suggest staying with someone more capable of physical protection than yourself.

Right. [nods] I look forward to hearing what you come up with soon.

Soon indeed. It isn't as if I've anything better to work on, at the moment.

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