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[asafepairofhands]

[The feed clicks on, a little too close to a deeply disgruntled and slightly uncomfortable face. Ratchet pulls the phone back, scowling.]

Great. Like I didn't have enough things to do.

[He picks up his file, shaking it at the camera, and his lip curls slightly.]

I have no idea what the hell half of this means, but I suspect I'm going to find out. In the meantime, does anyone actually know how we got here? Or how... our bodies may have been potentially altered? [That last is a little cagey. The last time he was on Earth--and this does seem to be Earth, even if it's a little weird--most of the humans were not terribly Cybertronian-friendly.] Either way, this registered/unregistered business is a load of slag--if anyone needs medical attention, I'm in Residence #036, I'll see what I can do.

And, not to inspire a fit of overconfidence in anyone, but if there's a good place to brush up on medical procedures and general practice around here, I'd appreciate it if somebody would let me know.

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[taselikeabee]

[ well Ratchet at least you know this face, right? RIGHT? ]

Wouldn't worry about it too much. Give it time and you'll figure out how to transform again.

[asafepairofhands]

[His eyes widen, his lips parting before he chuffs a soft half-laugh.]

Bee? What the hell are you doing here?

[taselikeabee]

Gee, nice to see you too, Ratchet.

[ like he's going to let the guy go without giving him a LITTLE bit of a hard time. ]

Me? I've been here for months now. You, uh... You just missed Thundercracker and Metalhawk. A few others are here too.

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[paintjobs]

[ not a face he knows... but a name, definitely. there just can't be that many 'Ratchet's in the world talking about altered bodies. so cue a big, smug grin behind these overly large douchebag sunglasses. ]

Are you sure you should be offering to give medical advice to a bunch of organics? You might break one.

[asafepairofhands]

I've fixed a few in my time.

Who the hell are you? You look pretty 'organic' to me.

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[forcowardice]

I personally guarantee the alteration of bodies. There's stuff I can do that I shouldn't be able to.

By the sounds of it... let me guess: Cybertronian?

[asafepairofhands]

Maybe.

[He looks exceedingly wary.]

Who's asking?

[rathercommon]

What do you mean by "altered"?

-Lizzie

[asafepairofhands]

Ah.

Things just... feel different. It's difficult to describe. Do you know anything about it?

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[dragony]

There's really no limit I've seen, to the amount of alteration a body might have endured between this place and its origin.

[ Her tone of voice is casual, almost flippant. ]

As for how anybody got here, aside from the basic mechanism, nobody knows the exact method for it. There are theories, but nothing enough to reverse the process, certainly.

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[asafepairofhands]

Well, that's comforting.

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[tormado]

Did you say 36?

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[asafepairofhands]

Yeah. Why?

[Voice]

[weapabilities]

[ Quietly. ]










Ratchet?

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[asafepairofhands]

...yeah?

[He almost recognizes that voice...]

[worstprime]

[Ratchet. Oh man. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Probably technically a good thing, especially long term, but who knows. Who really knows anything? Seriously. Anything.]

Well, well. Look who rolled into dirt-town with a brand new organic body!

[Rodimus grins. There is zero chance he's not going to try and dick around with any Cybertronian he meets, ESPECIALLY this particular Cybertronian. Even if it's already gotten him hit in the face with a book once. No chance of that here. Video screens.]

[asafepairofhands]

Hello, Rodimus.

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[viced]

Well, most people show up altered when they have superpowers, but what kind of altering are you talking about?

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[asafepairofhands]

Before I got here I was fifteen feet tall and made entirely of metal.

So there's been an adjustment period.

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[humanistic]

What exactly d'you mean, by 'potentially altered' our bodies? 'Cause if you mean they shoved superpowers in you, some people'll tell you that that's the least of your worries.

Depending on what the powers are.

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[asafepairofhands]

Right before I got here I was fifteen feet tall and I could turn into an ambulance. That was normal, not some weird power. So I've bumped that a bit higher up on my priority list of things to stress about.

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[daintylegs]

[Well hello! Look here Ratchet; a familiar robot face! Bet you wish you had a robot face.]

Ratchet?

Oh boy, I think I forgot how grouchy you are!

I still missed you though. You're our grumpy medic, after all.

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[asafepairofhands]

Tailgate!

...how are you feeling?

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[knightunbraided]

Greetings, friend! Welcome to the wonderful world of Earth!

[Better squint Ratchet because those are a lot of good vibes being sent in your direction.]

There's so many great things about this world and this city, I hope you get the chance to experience it all! My name is Wing, and it is a pleasure to meet you.

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[asafepairofhands]

[Ughhhh no he HATES good vibes they are the WORST.]

Hey. [He sounds resigned for a moment, before he straightens a little, eyes narrowing.] ...wait, you said 'Wing'? Do we know each other?

Your name sounds familiar.