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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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[daintylegs]

[Tailgate feels a pang of guilt because that's almost exactly how he sees Tarn. So naturally he lashes back angrily, looking to hit where it hurts.]

You don't know anything! You never know anything!

That's why you're make such a dumb Captain! Why should I care what you think?

[heroicpose]

[ And just like every other time someone throws that in his face Rodimus doesn't know how to respond, so he doesn't say anything at all. Still, that spoiler droops slightly and the frown set across his face deepens. ]

Because I owe it to you to do what's best for you.

[daintylegs]

[Later tonight Tailgate will lie in his bed and stare at the ceiling while thinking about this conversation. He will think about how he never meant to say anything like this, to Rodimus or Whirl or anyone else. None of it will matter, because you can't take back something after you've said it.]

For all the good that's ever done me.

[heroicpose]

[ Did you expect him to have a come back or try in any way to defend himself, Tailgate? Yeah, not with this. Tailgate hit a vulnerable spot in Rodimus's giant shield of apparent self confidence. ]

I'll be with Cyclonus if you need me. Just let me know when you're coming so I can leave you two alone.