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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!

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[harderfasterwrecker]

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

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

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[daintylegs]

Of course you started it! You always start it!

That's all you're good for!

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[harderfasterwrecker]

[ Okay, so Whirl is already in a literally horrific mood, and then this slag. He goes very very still, and then he just starts laughing in forced 'ha's.]

Right, yeah. Because we all need to hear your lying, useless, gullible opinion.

It's done so much for everyone so far, right, Mini'con.

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[daintylegs]

You know that I can literally tear your arm off and beat you to death with it.

I'm not going to, but I'm just going to tell you that I could.

[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...

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[harderfasterwrecker]

[Puts out his free arm in a very clear 'come at me, bro']

Wouldn't be the first 'con to say so and wouldn't be the first con to try.

[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.

[daintylegs]

[It's Tailgate's turn to be hurt now.]

You don't really think that Tarn is actually my friend, do you?

I'm not that stupid!

[heroicpose]

I don't know, Tailgate. You seemed pretty convinced that he's another Cyclonus case. And what with doing his little errands and wearing the badge, what am I supposed to think?

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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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[redshitlord]

For the record? I didn't do anything.

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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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[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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[redshitlord]

You didn't get hurt, did you, bud?

Yeah. It was. No argument here.

[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?

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[daintylegs]

Don't-

[Call me a Decepticon. He stops himself and just glowers at the Autobot.]

I will strongly consider it if Cyclonus doesn't get better. Even if he does and comes back, I wouldn't forgive you.

[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.

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[daintylegs]

I had nothing to do with it.

But Cyclonus got hurt, and... He wasn't very well to begin with.

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[redshitlord]

Purple Drift?

... what's wrong with him?

[He ALMOST makes a smartass comment but Tailgate seems Distressed, so...]

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[harderfasterwrecker]

Nothin' new.

[Whirl's head tilts, not unlike some kind of owl, optic narrowing. ]

If you're gonna come after me do it, or just go on and slag off, Tailgate.

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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.