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[redshitlord]

Okay, yeah, I know, bad timing Sideswipe, and we've got bigger problems, Sideswipe.

But... a lot of Not So Awesome stuff is going down with a friend of mine. And ... I...

[Some of the flippant nonchalance in his voice cracks. He goes quiet. This is really hard to admit, and yes, he KNOWS there's a lot going on right now. But it's been beyond him for a long time.]

[Too long.]

I don't know how to help. I wanna.

But I don't know how.

So if anyone's got a sec? Appreciate some feedback here. Y'know, anyone who isn't gonna yell at me for bringing this up right now. That'd be great.

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[redshitlord]

Yeah... it'd... be nice if I could buy that. But I'm not so sure.

[squadgoals]

Give it time.

[beat;]

You want some company? Maybe we could grab a bite at mess?

[redshitlord]

I uh. I dunno if anything there is... y'know.

Bot-friendly.

[squadgoals]

True.

Stargazing?

[redshitlord]

Yeah, I guess that'd work.

-> Action

[squadgoals]

See you there.

[Sure enough, Shep's there before Sideswipe, staring out at the star clusters flying by.]

Hey. Pull up a square.

[redshitlord]

A... square?

[He's a bit late. Mostly because he took a few minutes to scrub all the upset, angry tears off his face. Stupid leaking optics.]

[His weight shifts when he pads into the area, hands behind his head like nothing at all just happened.]

[squadgoals]

Like a piece of floor. [beat] Not literally, though. Just a figure of speech for "come sit with me".

[The casual posture is a nice touch, as if their previous conversation hadn't just been, well...

She rolls with it.]

I'm finding shapes in the stars. You ever do that?