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Ratchet of Vaporex ([personal profile] asafepairofhands) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou2016-09-19 07:59 pm

[audio]

[Only the audio clicks on, and the voice coming through the MID is worn, thin with static and carefully controlled.]

This is Chief--this is Ratchet, giving notice that the portion of the inorganic clinic I was running is currently closed until further notice, as of... now, apparently somewhere around a year from when I last checked. I'll be resuming my duties as soon as--when it's possible for me to do so.

In the meantime, I'm referring my patients to the regular medbay or to Tony Stark, depending on the complexity of the engineering involved. If it's a serious emergency... I can't help you, but I'll try to consult via MID if absolutely necessary. I am not available to answer five hundred questions about why, so don't bother asking. I need to work. Kindly refrain from calling me unless you're actively leaking to death.

...Ratchet out.


[PRIVATE TO WHIRL]
I need to speak with you in person. I'm sending you my coordinates.

Please.


[Somebody's hands finally stopped working to the point where he actually has to quit using them all the time and attach new ones, and he is not having a good day. Feel free to harass him, but there's no guarantee he'll respond.]
onlytwoexpressions: (all this worry is giving me wrinkles)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-27 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
You know me. I worry.

You've been here longer than I have. I worry that this is taking a toll on you that you shouldn't have to pay.

We need you, Ratchet. And I don't mean for regular check ups.






...Although, those are important and I worry that not everyone is scheduling checkups properly.

...But I digress.
onlytwoexpressions: (Mine says 'best dad')

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-28 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
I know.

I know we will, especially after hearing you say it.

Because there's less than a handful of bots that I've ever known who could attempt to reassure me and the gesture would actually take.

[Because Ratchet, despite his perpetual grump, had one of the kindest sparks he'd ever known. A bot who served through a terrible war, and didn't lose his way...lose sight of what truly mattered. The respect that Magnus--no, that Minimus Ambus had for Ratchet was immeasurable. Any recommendations with Ratchet came with several lifetimes worth of experience and trust, so much so that Magnus never gave Ratchet's words a second thought; he always took them to be true, honest, and for everyone's best interests.]

[But beyond that, even when Ratchet had left the Lost Light in search of Drift?]

[Ratchet came back. The old medic was like the sun. Sure, he might go away for a spell, but you could always count on his return.]

[Magnus needed something like that now. More than ever.]


We'll persevere as we always have.

Together.

[Ratchet can probably hear the smile through the MID]
onlytwoexpressions: (Is that Powermaster Optimus Prime?)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-29 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
What I need, Ratchet, is for my longtime friend to get himself patched up.

Leave the crew in my care for awhile. Get yourself sorted.

You've been through the wringer recently and I doubt you've had much time to really...come to terms with everything that's happened.

[Pot meet kettle. But Magnus always good at dealing with his own issues by shoving them away to help someone else deal with theirs.]

Starscream told me all about the incident. I doubt you've had enough time to really process it.
onlytwoexpressions: (Lord of Lineface)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-29 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew something was amiss when Starscream abdicated his position as ruler of Cybertron.

...Even saying that sentence aloud makes me feel like my brain is trying to turn in on itself.

I questioned him about it because, let's be honest, someone outmaneuvering Starscream is something we should be made aware of.

Imagine my surprise when I found out that Starscream was being manipulated by Starscream.

[He pauses.]

Ratchet, as I'm sure you're aware, I don't normally drink.

But I feel inclined to start when I make proclamations like that.
onlytwoexpressions: (Who keeps using up all of my minutes?!)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-29 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you saying your corpse might be lying around?

And the last two people to see it were Starscream and Starscream?

...I may have to pay them both a visit.
onlytwoexpressions: (I will cuff you so hard your hands will)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-29 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a lead. I'll take whatever I can get.

If I find something, I'll let you know as soon as possible.

[The tonal shift is so audible, it's like he's a different person. He's literally shifted into 'lawman mode.']
onlytwoexpressions: (Duly appointed enforcer of the yadda yad)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-09-29 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I know.

But I've got to try.
onlytwoexpressions: (this is almost a smile)

[personal profile] onlytwoexpressions 2016-10-01 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
You're always welcome.