56th Transmission - [Audio/Video]

[heavyweaponsbot]

You humans have the strangest things in your belongings...

[The video cuts in briefly to show Ironhide on the luggage deck.  He's holding what appears to be a piggy bank in his hands, examining it closely.  It jingles.

In his other hand is what looks like a can of compressed air... and a bottle of Old Spice body wash.]

At least some of it is useful.

[He sets the piggy bank aside and selects the can next.  The video cuts out then, but, shortly thereafter, there is a loud POP.  Ironhide is silent.  When he speaks again, he sounds disgruntled.]

...

Who would keep air in a can!

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[Silence, while he turns the can around in hand.]

... There is a hole over that part.

[Another pause.]

You speak from experience?

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

...And who made the hole.

[He chuckles now.]

Of course I do. I was quite the little hellion in my young days. Might still be one, too.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I did. Needed the metal.

[Pause.]

Might you, now?

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

For your repair systems?

[King is Learning.]

Maybe just a little bit. Can't say too much, my lawyer told me not to disclose the facts.

[Teasing.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Yeah. They keep working overtime lately.

[A snort - it could be a laugh, knowing Ironhide.]

Your lawyer never needs to know.

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Is there anything else you could eat? Silverware? Chairs?

That iiiis true.

[heavyweaponsbot]

We can ingest metal. Has to be something without rust, and Ratchet cannot hear I am attempting it.

[Since he figures King wants to try something potentially nucking futs. At some point.]

I thought you would agree.

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

This might call for some experiments, buddy. Do things taste different to you? Different grades of metal and stuff like that?

[Oh, you know he will. And he may involve Ironhide in it.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

You should know that I am prepared to make sacrifices in the name of science.

Hmn. I can tell the difference between various metals and alloys. Not... exactly like flavor, no.

[hadalotofsugar.livejournal.com]

Is there any metal you prefer over another? For any reason, like its easier to 'digest' or whatever.

And of course, it's for science.

[Not.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Purer metals... higher-grade material... it works best in our systems. Anything with rust is... eugh. No one wants that in their internals.

[He just snorts at that. Sure, King. Sure.]