5th Transmission // Audio

[heavyweaponsbot]

I have been informed by... someone that a Decepticon by the name of Frenzy was on this vessel.

And it has been... some time since my arrival.  I have yet to so much as glimpse it.  I have good reason to believe he was never here at all.  Was he?

I suspect that this... someone... has been lying to me.




And I seem to be in possession of some... yellow thing.  Why?  Bumblebee, it is colored like you.  Want it?



[Yes, Shockwave, Ironhide is taunting you.  Anyone, however, is welcome to inform him that he's wrong.]

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[heavyweaponsbot]

You assumed wrong, Decepticon.

[A pause.] And why would the medic prevent me from doing anything? [Deliberately using only his function here.]

Fine, I shall allow that one. I do not believe you.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Medic and scientist; he is obviously has a natural curiosity in his programming. And this ship is quite curious, isn't it? Easy to get your information from him, if you desired.
[He's not going to mention the 'you're old and crotchety' part. He's in a good mood today.]

I thought as much.

[heavyweaponsbot]

His natural programming is none of your concern. I am more than capable of gathering my own information...

[Defensive? Yes. Yes, we are.]

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[Ooooh, found a nerve, hasn't he?]

It is quite my concern; too much curiosity can get you into trouble around here, regardless of your combat skills. I have no desire to see the only Cybertronian medic on this ship in peril.

[Not to mention a fellow scientist, but there's some things he isn't going to readily admit to. Not after that 'Longarm' business a week and a half ago.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

[It's a huge, neon nerve.]

He is our concern. Not yours. Our medic, our responsibility. And he is a perfectly capable warrior. [When he wants to be...] Would not have survived so long if he were otherwise.

He will not be in peril.

[This is so not-as-planned. Should have known better than to taunt the 'Con 8|]

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Frankly, he is all of our concern; there are few aboard qualified to repair us. And I am certain that he is capable, but he also has you, does he not?

[Well, Shocks' logic is logical. And was that a compliment?]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Autobot concern. Not yours. You will make do on your own.

... Do not think flattery will change my stance on this.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

How unabashedly cruel of you. And you are shocked that I mistrust you with our Energon supply.

I do not believe it will, no. But Ratchet mentioned that you are a Weapon Specialist, and if you are anything like the Ironhide I remember, you are as formidable as your designation suggests.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Blame your kind for making me this way. ... [Pause - wait, crap just thought of something the Doc probably forgot] You will supply him with energon. This is not a request.

... I have been told that is so.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

I would have supplied it to him without your threats, just as I supply it to Bumblebee and Hound, and just as I supply it to you despite our 'relationship'.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Good. Or else I would have taken--

[Okay, that word threw him off a bit, sputtering]

--What!

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Our 'relationship'. We have one, even if it is a mutual dislike.

[He refuses to look at it any other way.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

No, we do not.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

We do, whether you use the term for it or not.

[heavyweaponsbot]

You will never use that term again.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Of course. Though you might want to mention that to Ratchet as well.

[heavyweaponsbot]

...

What.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

He used the term first.

[heavyweaponsbot]

...

[This is the sound of one Autobot facepalming]

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[He's not laughing. He's really not.
... okay, maybe just a little.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Clearly I need to have words with him.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

I am certain he meant it innocently enough.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Not... the point.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Of course. How dare he insinuate that we interact with each other on a fairly regular basis.

[Sarcasm mode: activate!]

[heavyweaponsbot]

That is not amusing.