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

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[withanokka]

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]

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...?

[withanokka]

S'like-- you feel really, really hot and your head starts to ache. It can alternate between that-- [He clears his throat.] And feeling really cold.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[A grunt. Followed by the same serious of vigorous coughing.]

Yeah. Got that.

[withanokka]

You should get some sleep, Ironhide.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Hmnf... tried to. Woke myself up.

You should too, boy.

[withanokka]

Yeah, I'll give that a shot.

[If the coughing that ends this transmission is any indication, he won't do so well at that.]