59th Transmission - Audio

[heavyweaponsbot]

Is this... the best punishment you can manage...? Hmn?

[Despite the obvious organic quality of his voice, which should be an indicator in and of itself, there's something else off about Ironhide's speech. He sounds hoarse - and, as if that weren't enough, he abruptly starts coughing into the comm. Several quick, harsh coughs, and an odd... high-pitched sound at the end.

Thanks, Captain.]

Something is wrong with the frame this time... intakes are... glitched. Internal heating... eugh.

Need more coverings... and recharge.

Comments

[thenotmagician]

[Wow is that really Ironhide?]

Y'sound like shit.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Stow it... not interested in hearing it from you.

[thenotmagician]

Oi, I'm not here t'pick fun at ya.

Y'can eat soup, right?

[heavyweaponsbot]

... What is soup?

[thenotmagician]

It's food. People eat it when they feel like crap.

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Ironhide, what'd you do? Are you okay? Do you need anything? I can bring you some blankets.

[:/ Dadbot you and Ratchet are the only ones she's got now ;_; FUSSFUSS]

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Punched a beast. Self-defense.

[Of course, anything else he might have said is cut off in another fit of hacking coughs.]

[chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll -

[CRINGE. That sounds horrible.]

I'm going to bring you some stuff, okay? Just...just sit tight.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Stuff...?

[He sounds so mystified.]

[withanokka.livejournal.com]

You sound a lot worse than when I last talked to you.

[Speak for yourself, Sokka. He's trying to keep his voice down in some sort of effort to prevent coughing.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Sound like scrap yourself...

[Oh, he hears that. Since Sokka's usually the "loud child".]

[withanokka.livejournal.com]

I cough less if I don't try and raise my voice.

[It's not saying much, as he gives a bit of a sputtering cough before continuing.]

So! Any questions about being sick and squishy? What d'you mean when you say 'internal heating'-- are you running a fever or something?

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Lucky you.

[Speaking quietly doesn't seem to help him any. He just keeps right on hacking up a lung.]

What is a fever...?

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

Ironhide...?

[There is something very wrong with this picture.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

[His response is clipped - normally he wouldn't be so open over the comms but can't bring himself to care this time.]

Need you. Now.

[medicalofficer.livejournal.com]

On my way.

[And he will be there within minutes. This is upsetting.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He'll be in his room, curled up on the bed - apparently trying to sleep, despite the coughing.]

[Text]

[redhot-redeemed.livejournal.com]

Got you, too, huh?

[Wait a second. Ironhide, being punished? That was not expected.]

Wait, why are you in trouble?

[Text]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Yeah.

Creature in the halls. It tried to tackle me. I hit it. Guess that is against the rules now.

[Text]

[redhot-redeemed.livejournal.com]

<>What?!

[Just one more ridiculous rule he's become aware of.]

So we can't even defend ourselves anymore. Great.

[Text]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Guess not.

... You holding up all right?

[Audio] and late. Apologies and feel free to ignore |D

[tic-tech-turtle.livejournal.com]

Are you sick?

[Audio] B| /tags it like its hot

[heavyweaponsbot]

... What is "sick".

[Audio]

[tic-tech-turtle.livejournal.com]

Um...it's a state of being in poor health. A sick person is at less-than-peak condition, usually with symptoms of coughing, high temperatures, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, or general discomfort and feelings of weakness and exhaustion, varying in severeness based on the illness itself. Like being injured, only without a wound, though illness can be caused by wounds, but that's another thing altogether-

You are sick, aren't you? You sound like it.

[Audio]

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He tries to listen to all that, really. But about halfway through, he starts coughing again, and only catches the tail end.]

Temperature is altered... can tell that much.