FIFTH TRANSMISSION - TEXT;

[redcosmedic]

To whom it may concern:

Riptide's comm signal went offline last night, and he is no longer listed in the imPort registry.

[ Short, and to the point. No sense in frivolities. Honestly, this public announcement was almost Soundwave-worthy in its succinctness. ]

Comments

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[plentystrong]

wait

so he's gone?

[ No sarcasm for once? Looks like it! ]

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[redcosmedic]

A stunning deduction, considering that's exactly what I just said.

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[plentystrong]

whatever

how do you know him anyway

are you the same species or something

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[redcosmedic]

Not a Speedia 500 contender on the uptake, are you? Yes, we're the same species.

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[plentystrong]

seems to me you're the dumb one if you assume you're the only kind of robot people out there

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[redcosmedic]

For the last time, we are NOT "robots".

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[flightforfreedom]

Well, fuck.

Last night isn’t too long, though. Chances are still high that he’ll come back.

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[redcosmedic]

In that case, I will be pleased to notate the amendment.

[flightforfreedom]

Most people come back in 24 to 72 hours. After that, the chances start to fall. If he’s not back in a week, they decrease significantly.

After two, the likelihood of someone coming back with their memories intact drops to almost nil. Not that it’s unheard of.

[redcosmedic]

[ Knock Out's already set a chrono alert for the first 72 hours, as well as an ident ping check for Riptide's internal comm signal. If he does come back, the medic will probably be the first to know about it. ]

Thank you for the refresher.

[flightforfreedom]

[ He's not totally sure if that's sarcasm or not, but figures even if Knockout already knew, other people don't, so maybe it'll be useful to somebody. ]

I'll keep my eye out.

This place would be a hell of a lot lesser without him.

[redcosmedic]

[ And then Knock Out's all smiles and smooth tones again. ]

True, but if you were looking for the more exemplary Cybertronian specimen, I'm still here.

[plentystrong]

Yeah, one time I left for about two days and didn't even notice. Adora, too.

[flightforfreedom]

Yeah.

My max was two weeks, one time. Didn't go home, didn't remember anything, just... ported out and suddenly it was two weeks later. And I know there are outliers who are gone for months or even years and then come back with their memories, it's just a lot rarer.

[plentystrong]

So... we'll see, I guess.

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[made_up_names]

[ No, he really liked that guy! Not fair. ]

what???
when did that happen?

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[redcosmedic]

His comm frequency was gone when I came out of recharge this morning.

[made_up_names]

oh
im sorry
he was really nice to me when i first got here

[redcosmedic]

He did go out of his way to do that for most people, myself included.

[ And sure, maybe it was the whole "I don't want to restart a war while we're here" thing, but Knock Out had been riding the benefits of it this whole time, so it still felt valid. ]

[made_up_names]

yeah?
whatd he do for you then?

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[queenofseers]

[ Thank fucking God this is text. She doesn't feel like being seen at the moment. ]

He's done this before. Who fucking knows when he'll get back.

[ After a moment: ]

If, I guess.

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[redcosmedic]

That's true, he has.

The good news is there's no one beating down the door for berth space, so I suppose I don't have to rent out his room just yet.

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[queenofseers]

Are you really the only one left? Hell.

[ Again, after a pause: ]

I know how it feels. A bit. Did it turn out okay? The new place.

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[redcosmedic]

Why Cassandra, are you concerned I'm going to be lonely?

Yes, it came out... surprisingly nice. Very functional. Startlingly domestic.

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[queenofseers]

I don't know, will you? It's not as if there's a lot of people here with even Cybertronian-esque lives.

I didn't know how it would even work. Are there 40 foot high countertops or something?

[ If her tone is a bit jovial, it's just the format. She's trying to ignore how worried and upset she is. ]