13th Transmission

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[There are dragging, scraping sounds as the comm clicks on, and they continue throughout the transmission.]

I require...

[A long pause, as if the next part is physically painful to say.]

... a mechanic. And a drink.

[The comm clicks off there, as the speaker continues hauling his broken old aft toward his quarters.]

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[Chris is surprised at the violent reaction and once the leg is back in its socket, he scuttles back slightly. Years of being subservient to keep himself out of trouble bubble up to the service, and he becomes immediately apologetic. He holds up his communicator for Ironhide to read.]