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[meinxxherz]

Am--a--am I making it up when I--I-I say I remember crew spe-ewing suh--some bullshit about it being part of--o-of--of their job to protect us passengers?!

I know they've a--a-always done a pretty ssshitty job, but--

You wanna ex--explain this to me?! Kage?! Are you even still here?! Are you uh-under--un-un-under orders from Redd to let people die

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[heavyweaponsbot]

They will not come. Up to us, now.

You all right? ... Changes to this place aside.

[meinxxherz]

Look, we--w-we--we don't know that.

I--I mean, yeah, probably? No. No, they www-w-w-wuh-won't--won't come, but we don't know.

...

No, I'm...I-I'm really not.

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[meinxxherz]

I--I-I wasn't at the--the--th-the theater. I--I'm just...pissed and--a-and worried and...upset.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Have they ever come? Have they done anything for us, when these things happen?

...

What is it? An attack--[Oh. Oh it's that kind of not all right.]--Er... not sure... what to do for that. Except punch things. Like bees.

[meinxxherz]

[Lets ignore Ironhide's logic. It seems a lot less hopeless that way.

The bee's comment...that's cute.]

I--I dunno. Talk--t-talking helps.

Feel...I--I-I'unno...less a--alone? That way?

[heavyweaponsbot]

[Except now the bees probably punch back--but that's not really a deterrent to him.

If he notices the question dodge, he doesn't bring it up.]

I am sitting in my quarters with a frog, my medic, and his squeaking whale. Intelligent conversation is... preferred.

[meinxxherz]

I--I'll do my best.

So, uhm...I--I--I've only seen what--w-what's happened to deck 10.

[He hasn't run into the mirror hex yet, considering his habitual aversion to the things.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

... Doing fine.

Think the other decks are as bad? Maybe the missed one.

[meinxxherz]

[Thanks.]

I--I dunno. Ten has the--th-the--the--the doors to, uhm, the--the theater. It makes sense it-i-it'd be fucked over.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... This is because of that theater. And the girl.

[So it was some kind of trap. Great. It was impossible to miss all the posts on the subject--but he'd kept out of it for the sake of Ratchet and Mikaela. And Mike.]

Eugh... I hate this boat. So. We just bunker down and ride it out? Or is there more we have to do to screw things up even worse?

[meinxxherz]

Heh, so--s-so guess who I just hh-h-heard from?

[Herz sounds LIVID.]

Fffucking Kage.

Ride it out, I--I-I'd guess. Unless the crew gives us a--a--a hand. At least they--at--at---a-at least they know wh-what they're doing.

Fucking assholes, though.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[His voice lowers into a growl - one big angry engine.]

Of course, now they show themselves. To gloat? Insult us? I doubt they are offering any help! Hmnf! Miserable, useless piles of scrap.

Never rely on your captors for anything, boy. Going to get through this on our own.

There are four Autobots now. All of us capable warriors, protectors. How many others are capable of defending the weak? We will be fine without them.

[meinxxherz]

"Don't hurt the-th-the girl".

Tha--th-that doesn't sound like sound advice to--t-to you?

Steer clear, I--I-I'd say, but, y--y-y'know, protection for the weak? That--th-that'd probably be a great idea.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He just snorts.]

Too little. Too late. That is what it sounds like.

Good. That is my primary function.

[meinxxherz]

Y-y'know, it's better than the--th-the nothing, y'know.

And--a-and they--they're working on it.

It--i-it's something.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Hmnf. Believe that when I see it.

[Pause.]

... What about the mirrors?