35th Transmission

[heavyweaponsbot]

[Well! Here's a voice that hasn't been heard in some time. You all have Jak to thank for this. And no, he doesn't sound frantic, don't you dare suggest it, you're imagining things.]

Ratchet! Respond! Where--Has anyone seen him!

Mikaela--I...

What has happened?



[Locked to Jazz, and King: 85% Unhackable]

No good with apologies. But I... I am sorry.

Comments

[Locked to Ironhide // 50% Hackable]

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you're back to normal... or what passes for normal.

Hey, no worries; I was having the same problem myself.

[Locked to King // 85% Unhackable]

[heavyweaponsbot]

It should never have happened... I--We protect humans. We do not harm them.

[Locked to Ironhide // 50% Hackable]

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, it shouldn't have happened, but it did; and we have to move on and fix any damage we did.

[Ffffff Bryyyyn.]

Speaking of which - what happened to Ratchet?

[Locked to King // 85% Unhackable]

[heavyweaponsbot]

I... do not know how to repair this. Never was my strong point.

[Smashing things was. Like that door.]

...

We were together when... it happened. My combat ability is far superior to his. [He'll just let you come to your own conclusion there, man.] I have to find him.

[Locked to Ironhide // 50% Hackable]

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

I don't mean the physical damage so much, but yeah, it's... hard to know what to do.

[Smashing things. King takes a moment of silence to consider that... so similar to what happened to him, even.]

Shit. Did he get infected too? Or did you...

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[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

A lot happened.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

Where are you? Are you damaged?

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[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

In my room. Everything's fine now.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

... Coming to find you.

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[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

It's not....you don't have to.

[thepartydude.livejournal.com]

Ironhide? What happened to Ratchet?

[heavyweaponsbot]

I... [He sounds just devastated.]

I did. I remember... He could never stand against me in combat...

[thepartydude.livejournal.com]

Wha--

[Oh. OH.]

Guess you got unscheduled surgery too.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Something... like that. Have you seen him? Anywhere?

[Pause.]

"Too?"

[thepartydude.livejournal.com]

Sorry dude, no giant robots here. I'll tell you if I find him.

[Now Mike just sounds uncomfortable.]

Yeah. He kinda jumped me too.

[tachikhromatic.livejournal.com]

Awwww, did you hurt your allies? Typical. I bet you even listened to the mirrors.

[Musashi hasn't forgotten to hate you, Ironhide. Have some smug sarcasm.]

You're pretty worthless, you know. Even a stupid A.I. knows better than that.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I bet the AI has never been forced to do anyhing against it's pre-programmed will.

You have no idea what you speak of. And if you value your simulated life, you will stay out of this.

[tachikhromatic.livejournal.com]

[Wow, you don't know the Major at all.]

I know what it's like to be hacked, you know. The fact that you let it happen at all is a sign of incompetence! At the very least you could have the grace to keep a fail-safe in operation, do you think your processor is inviolable just because you're not accustomed to wireless communications?

That's just sloppy.

[heavyweaponsbot]

You know nothing of how our systems work, and even less of what happened here! Do not presume to lecture me, when you have no basis for it!

And if you have nothing but empty insults, I do not have time to waste on you.

[tachikhromatic.livejournal.com]

Do you really think that that kind of circular logic is going to make me go away? I'm not just some dumb drone that can't even handle a self-referential paradox, I'll have you know! I'll track you down in person if I have to. Attacking your own technician represents a pretty big security risk!

It would be negligent to just let you go on in this hypocritical manner, as if you still have some claim to integrity after what you've done. Really, I have to make sure you learn your lesson.

[It hesitates, thoughtfully. This is a nasty pause.]

It's practically a public service.

[Locked to Ironhide]

[jazzingitup.livejournal.com]

You did quite a number of my bodywork, Ironhide.

[Locked - 85% Unhackable]

[heavyweaponsbot]

I know. I remember.

... And I apologize.

[Locked - 85% Unhackable]

[jazzingitup.livejournal.com]

[Snorts.] You're just as bad as apologies as ever. But accepted.

[Locked - 85% Unhackable]

[heavyweaponsbot]

... What else am I supposed to say?

[Locked - 85% Unhackable]

[jazzingitup.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it, Ironhide. It's fine just like this. For you.