11th Transmission | Audio (Halloween Event)

[heavyweaponsbot]

...

[The com clicks on. And there is a long... long silence. Some shifting in the background. Unlike previous transmissions, this one lacks the distinct creaking sounds of metal. At last, a voice speaks. While familiar, it is not... the same as before.]

...

I require... [another pause] I... need... hmn.

Clothing. Covering. Now.

Comments

[tldriving]

If you require human clothing, then is it safe to assume that whatever has caused this structural change is affecting you as well, Ironhide?

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Who is this?

Blurr?

[tldriving]

That is correct.

[Not talking QUITE as fast as usual, either, though it sounds like he's TRYING to.]

From the sound of it, at least three of us have been affected. As for the Decepticons, I haven't heard anything from them, but it's very likely and it might be a good idea to find out.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... You sound... slower. You all right?

[He tries his best to make a growling sound.]

If they still possess their original bodies... we will have difficulty.

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[tldriving]

I am much slower, by several hundred hics per megacycle, and that is merely my physical functionality. My processing speeds in this form are ridiculously slow compared to what they should be. You wouldn't believe how aggravating this is.

[Translation: he's at normal speeds and he hates it so, so much.]

We will, if that's the case. I suppose we should "keep our fingers crossed"... though I'm not quite sure how that would help.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

And I have no armor to speak of. Except this... cloth... thing. And that is nothing. Ratchet is the only one enjoying this misery.

... If they are human... I wonder if Shockwave possesses only one optical sensor... Hmn... May limit his perception...

And not notice a quick strike. [HINT HINT BLURR]

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[tldriving]

He does raise a good point, however. Complaining does nothing but to waste time repeating a problem we all know we have, so I will try to refrain from that from this point on. Though I can't agree that learning more about how this body works is at all appealing...

That would certainly be worth finding out about, simply for research sake of course.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

Yeah. That is the only point of his that is... good. Eh, you get used to his rambling after a while. Just let him do it--not going to hurt anything.

... I will hold, you punch?

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[tldriving]

At least this will only be temporary. Hopefully very temporary. I haven't heard him ramble yet, but the insistence that the experience is fascinating rather than unpleasant is, well, it's very... Well, unless an agent is on assignment, exposure to organics is supposed to be limited and any 'bot who has been exposed goes through decontamination at the nearest available opportunity.

[SO THIS IS CREEPY.]

That might not be necessary. I only need to hit him once, anyway. Possibly.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[Okay, Speedy here is nervous. Must... be calm. Must not freak out at Speedy or his spark will short out... or something.]

Got... reprogrammed a while back. Thought I was newly built again. Went back to normal soon enough. Just ease off... I will tell him to quit being so entertained. This will... pass.

Yeah, but you really think he will stay still for you to hit him?

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[tldriving]

[Blurr is only a little nervous. Okay, a little more nervous than usual. He's highly strung a lot of the time, it's probably not going to hurt him now.]

It's good to hear that. It does correspond with what I've seen in the communication logs; most of these changes seem to last only a short time. There's no need for you to tell him to stop enjoying himself, it isn't a bother, simply... strange.

I should hope that he wouldn't have to stay still for me to hit him, even in this form, but it certainly may be easier in oh, say, a week when this is likely to have worn off.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[He's honestly worried that one day, Blurr will just... self-destruct from sheer speed.]

Seems like it. And it is... good. I have no desire to remain in this body--cannot even shut off the pain receptors... I should tell him anyway. Getting irritating, even for him.

... Would be more fun to restrain him.

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[tldriving]

[Hey, Blurr's been to enough medibots to check if he's glitching, he'd have heard about it by now if that was a possibility. 8(]

Pain receptors? Are you injured? Or should I ask if you are still injured in that form? If the wound is still as bad as it looked before, that could be dangerous.

I do normally view restraint as being more convenient, but I don't really have a reason to do much damage to him. Or, if I do, I'd rather not; I'm not fond of combat much less close combat.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[... Poor Blurr :<]

... Yeah. Got the wound still. Hurts... more. Everything still functions.

All the more reason for me to hold him.

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[tldriving]

[His superiors don't seem to believe him the first dozen or so times he says he doesn't have a problem with his timing program.

He makes a sympathetic sound at the thought of the injury. That would be bad.] Humans seem to feel more -- overwhelmingly, and don't have any way to shut off their pain receptors. Perhaps there may be a more convenient way to repair the wound while in this form, at least? It may carry over to your normal form in return.

I don't want to do that much! Hold him for what?

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[He snorts. Somehow it sounds the same in t his form as it does the other.]

And if it does not? Besides... Ratchet is no human medic. And I will not allow another to see to my repairs. Hmnf!

... You get one punch. I owe him more.