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[redshitlord]

[Ah, here we have the not-so-illusive Sideswipe. Fresh, red hot angry teenager for you, Moira. All those blue lights on his armor glowing hotly. Here is a robot child with a bone to pick.]

[He's standing outside his room -- if anyone knows for sure where that is, and... bristling. As much as a guy covered in armor can bristle.]

Okay! So, hey, are we done arresting each other for stupid stuff?

[Sideswipe 'mutiny' isn't stupid--]

Because, I gotta say, if anyone else has a problem with Riptide? You're gonna take it up with me! That's right. Me.

[A guy who looks more like a beanpole than a warrior.]

The great Earth-Cop Sideswipe! Team Bee's finest! And Riptide's mine to handle, so there. No one else gets any other ideas about dragging him anywhere, no matter your universe. Unless you want to get sideswiped.

Out the airlock.


...

Oh yeah also, if you're tiny and organic and some idiot the size of a building starts throwing down? Page me. I'll be your one-way-ticket out of smashville.

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[harderfasterwrecker]

[Whirl's optic narrows into a line. Because he is not allowing himself to be entertained by that nickname. No. He's not. Not allowed.]

I dunno, you're apparently pretty chummy with Tugboat and he's known for saying things that stupid.

[Whirl. Helpful. Yep.]

Look, whatever 'handling' you think you're doing, trust me when I say standing between Big M and someone he wants to yell at is the worst place to be. And that's not counting the rest of us. See I don't take too well to being shoved off to die.

...At least without someone asking my permission you know?

[redshitlord]

He's -- he's important to me! So what?

[HUFF.]

I don't care how bad of a place it is. Someone's gotta do it!

Just leave him alone. Okay?

[harderfasterwrecker]

I've known his dumb aft longer than you have.

[ Whirl probably wasn't actually going to bother Riptide...until he was told not to. And now, he's actually really considering it. Way to go. ]

If I want to have a conversation with him, I'm going to so it, even if I have to space you to have it.

[redshitlord]

So?

[Mature argument right there.]

Yeah go ahead, talk to him. But I'm gonna be there. Watching.

[harderfasterwrecker]

I'm not planning on shooting his face off Sidekick.

If I was, I'd be less obvious about it.

[Whirl rolls his entire helm. Rolling a single optic is hard okay. And then there's a pause....]

Also I'd take you out too probably, to save time. So we wouldn't be having this conversation in the first place.

[redshitlord]

Good. Don't do that.

[And he hunches his shoulders up, but... Then straightens up. Looking as determined as possible.]

So what? He's worth it to me. 'Sides. I'm faster than you old timers think.

[Yes let's talk big and take the focus off the boat here.]

[harderfasterwrecker]

[ Whirl's optic just cycles.

Ugh.

Way to make him feel very old, kid. ]

Yeah.

[His chest guns rotate and move into place. Don't posture to a master of it, okay.]

Whatever you say, Sidedish. Either way, you're letting me in. I have literally no problem tossing you on your aft to do it.

And....I'm being nice. Ask anyone. Literally anyone. I'm not going to continue to be, because your knight in shining plating act is getting old really fast. Kay?

See ya soon.

[redshitlord]

[He stiffens -- because, damn it, there's a sudden, very strong memory of being shot at. By the invaders. And for a second, he just freezes.]

[... Riptide saved him then. He should do the same thing.]

Just. Talk.

I don't care if you just talk.

[harderfasterwrecker]

[ And here's literally the most obnoxious mess of a salute possible with his claws. ]

That's all I'm planning on doing.

[ A beat. ]

As far as I know.

[redshitlord]

... Okay.

Look, I just. I'm trying to help here.

[harderfasterwrecker]

I heard you.

[ He points at the screen. ]

I just don't know what I'm gonna do until I do it either.

[ His optic arcs. ]

[redshitlord]

Wait, what, seriously?

[harderfasterwrecker]

Do I look like a guy who knows what he's doing?

[redshitlord]

Dude I just met you like once. Don't ask me to make those decisions.