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[First there was the fact that he even woke up alive. Not to mention in one piece. Then the contract thrust at him by people he didn't know. But the final straw was what felt like an insult on top of everything.

Sanitation duties. He had enough of having to do the crappiest jobs before the war, for the Council. He refuses to be treated like that, and forced to do the same again now. For a crew he doesn't know at all.

So it's with that, that he addresses the network. Looking none too pleased. Not that he ever looks that pleased. He's not big on the idea of using this device, but he's insulted enough to use it this once.]

I may be stuck on this ship, but I will not be cleaning up your messes while I'm here. [His long tail can be seen flicking in the background of the video.]

I am not a waste disposal unit. You can clean up your own messes.

[And with that, he turns off the feed. Screw you all, and your so called jobs.]

((OOC: I am okay with the TDM thread being canon already if people wish.))

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Then you--

[His lips thin and his optics darken a little before he looks away, his shoulders slumping. He reaches up and rubs his mouth with the tips of one claw, the gesture absent and slow before he drops his arm again and looks back up at Ravage directly.]

You remember. You should see Megatron. And Soundwave. Not, not that I thought you didn't intend to, but... they'll want to see you. And-- [This is difficult, but he doesn't look away from the feed, and there's real pain in his optics as he watches Ravage's small face.] I'm sorry. For whatever that's worth.

You don't know either?

[This place is messed up. Not that he knew Ratchet all that long before the battle. After his saved him, Drift's and Ten's asses. Damn you Autobots rubbing off on him a little.

He does pause however.]

Megatron and Soundwave are here? Are they alright? [Does he actually look a little worried? Yes he might be. Given how things went before Megatron left with the Lost Light.]

I don't even remember picking up Drift. I'm behind most everybody else, it seems like.

[Ratchet nods briefly before his expression goes cold, his jaw tightening slowly.]

They're both here, and relatively well. But Ravage--so is Tarn. You need to be careful.

You left over a year ago, before I even joined. This place really likes to mess with timelines.

[It's like some kind of giant Brainstorm or something. He's relieved to hear Megatron and Soundwave are alright. But the news of Tarn also being here quickly sobers him back up, as his optics narrow.

Not the news he wanted to hear.]

How long has he been here?

Long enough to have murdered Riptide once and terrorized pretty much everyone else. Until recently, Megatron and Soundave were trying to 'rehabilitate' him, with negligible success. I have been dosing him with a chemosedative since I got here, but hell if I know how much it's helped.

[Well ya know, Riptide can go throw himself in a smelting pit for all Ravage cares. The damn traitor. The others however...]

I can't imagine rehab would help him much. [The guy never gave up until the end.] Anything else been done, after he did that?

[Pause]

Thanks...for the warning that he's here. I will be sure to be careful. [If nothing else, he has his deflectors.]

Yeah--it was be put on Fool's Energon or stay shut up in the brig, but that's it. He's been wandering around harassing people ever since.

If you have a problem with him, you can always come to the medbay. He knows I'm sick of his slag, he doesn't show up there much.

.....I'm sure the Fool's Energon has done wonders for him. [That was sarcasm by the way] He should've been locked up in the brig.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks. I have my deflectors, but it's good to have a back up. Anyone else I should be wary of?

For his ability to rip everybody on this ship limb from limb before anyone had the chance to stop him, yes. For his mood, not really so much.

[Ratchet shakes his head and gestures with one claw, clicking them together one after the other in a rippling motion as he thinks in lieu of drumming his fingers against the tabletop.]

Not that I can think of. Some of the organics are nosy, but they're mostly pretty all right, and none of them are from the same place we are so they don't automatically recoil in fear and mortal terror when they see us, which is a pleasant and refreshing change.

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