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[daintylegs]

REALLY??

[Hello, this is Tailgate and he seems SUPER unhappy about several things right now. First and foremost is every other member of his own species. He's even on the verge of a panic attack, because too many things are happening at once. He means to lock to this to every Cybertronian he knows, but accidentally makes it public.]

Is it really too much to ask that we don't, oh I don't know, fight each other? Because I feel like just bringing it up as a possibility is asking for the impossible!

You're going to hurt an organic if this keeps up! We're going to look really bad at this rate!

Just imagine a world where we can talk things out like rational adults! How about that! No punching or killing needed!

Aha, but that makes me the crazy one, doesn't it?

[He's not just talking about the robot pileup either. While he's not entirely 100% sure about the details, he knows that a few more scuffles have broken out here and there among them, and that's just plain ridiculous.]

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[harderfasterwrecker]

[Whirl's consistently terrible mood today is just divebombing into worse territory and it's pretty clear from just looking at him.]

Hey! Cool your jets before you blow a fuse, Panic Button.

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[daintylegs]

You shut up!

This is all your fault!

[Video]

[harderfasterwrecker]

[ A beat, and Whirl's optic cycles. ]

No, it wasn't! I didn't start it!

[heroicpose]

[ Ohhhh my god this is a disaster ]

Okay, I get you're upset that Cyclonus passed out. We're working on getting him fixed up.

But could we just not make more posts? I'm handling it, Tailgate. There has to be a way I can revoke network connection or something for like 48 hours... Please, Primus.

[daintylegs]

You're not doing a very good job at it are, you?

[He's still in the process of flipping out, and doesn't put any effort into softening his words.]

Cyclonus better be okay because if he's not... I'll... I'll...

[heroicpose]

[ Now you're just trying to hurt his feelings. Spoiler: it works. ]

I stopped Whirl before anyone got hurt. We're not going to have a repeat of what happened with your best buddy Tarn.

[ He pinches his nose. ]

Ratchet's got him. You know he's the best doctor ever born, so he'll be fine.

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[chipouttaluck]

How many of you guys are there? [Eyebrow goes up.] ...How many of 'em have been punching each other in the face? Sure sounds like a fuckton. [A very scientific measurement, there.]

[Hi, giant robot that totally doesn't look like a TV on wheels, have some punk human.]

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[daintylegs]

Too many.

And no one knows how not to fight!

It's ridiculous!

[He snarls, as if he hadn't just threatened to beat one of his friends to death with his own arm.]

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[redshitlord]

For the record? I didn't do anything.

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[daintylegs]

Well, that makes one of us.

Everything was fun until all the new people showed up!

Ugh, this is so frustrating.

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[knaval]

Yeah, because hurting organics stopped anyone before, right?

[riptide sighs heavily. jesus christ this went so south so quickly.]

These things happen, Tailgate. This is what happens when you've spent your life fighting. All we can do is clean up the best we can and try to make a good impression in between... episodes.

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[daintylegs]

Well, I haven't spent my whole life fighting! I don't understand you! Any of you!

[That age old frustration that's been with him for years now bubbles to the surface and he huffs angrily.]

It's so savage and unnecessary. I do it too sometimes, and that just makes it worse.

But I wouldn't expect an mto to understand.

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[heelys]

Whirl started it.

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[daintylegs]

Say what?

[Tailgate stares at him. Say that again Bee, but slower this time.]

[sousveillance]

I was trying to do damage control! It's not my fault Whirl doesn't listen to anyone!

[daintylegs]

Did you have to be honest?

I swear, that just makes everything worse.

[sparkwhisperer]

[Tarn knows that there is a lot of eyes on what is happening right now. Having been listening in on the situation as the Autobots publicly squabble and flounder in the hallways, Tarn can't help but feel a bit smug. He just needs to play his cards right and respond in a decisively non-threatening manner.

Let the Autobots dig their own hole for themselves.]

From the sounds of it, a lot has been happening among the Autobots.

If you would like, my quarters are open to you if you need a moment to escape. I don't have any Engex to provide you, but the offer stands.

[aerospacecommander]

Are you going to hang his body on your wall too?

[daintylegs]

[Tailgate spends about five seconds being embarrassed by Tarn's friendliness. Didn't he just get angry at Rodimus for suggesting that he's friendly with Tarn? Tarn isn't doing much to disprove that right now.

He responds much more meekly than he did with anyone else.]

Oh... er, thanks. I have to go visit my friend to see if he's okay but... I, um. Thank you, I'll be by later.

[asafepairofhands]

I'm taking care of Cyclonus as best I can now, Tailgate. He'll be all right.

Are you holding up okay?

[daintylegs]

No.

[Tailgate wants to say more, but he can't bring himself to.

Which is lucky, because he likely wouldn't have anything nice to say to Ratchet if he did.]

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[tearsinajar]

Why are you guys fighting in the first place? I'm surprised by how many there are of you big guys alone that the ship isn't being weighed down and dropping into a black hole.

And what's an organic? I get the feeling you aren't talking about organic food products.

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[daintylegs]

We don't need much of a reason as far as I can tell.

[Tailgate won't find out until later that this fight started because someone was called "short".]

You're an organic. Squishy people with organs and fluids and short lifespans.

And hats. Rodimus once told me that all important organics wear silly hats, and we haven't been proven wrong once.

[taselikeabee]

Since when do Decepticons even care about the well being of organics?

[daintylegs]

...

[It's still extremely bizarre to have someone bring up his badge. He's just not used to it, nor the quiet disdain (and sometimes not-so-quiet) disdain he gets because of it. It's kinda uncomfortable.]

I care. Why do you make it sound like a bad thing?