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[itcanwait]

Uhm, hello? [There’s a little girl on the feed and she looks as though her eyes are a little bloodshot around the edges with blotchy cheeks.]

Everything’s going so fast but I was just in- [An accident? A murder? He has to try and keep himself calm otherwise his eyes are going to leak again.]

Has anyone seen Cyclonus? Or anyone called that? He’s purple...has a giant sword and horns like this. [He scrambles to perch the phone somewhere and holds his hands up to make horns with his fingers.] Oh and he’s really skowly. [And possibly dead. Oh, he shouldn’t think like that.] Please, I need to find him and know if he’s okay.

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[knaval]

Me neither. C'mere.

[riptide leans forward, hugging tailgate to his chest.]

M'sorry about Cyclonus. Whatever happened-- he's a tough old bastard. I'm sure he's fine.

[itcanwait]

[He grips onto Riptide and buries his face because his eyes are leaking so much again. He sniffs and nods.]

I hope so. I really do, I don't-I don't know what I'd do without him.

[knaval]

[riptide gives tailgate a squeeze.]

He'll be fine, Tailgate. If he can survive Whirl, he can survive whatever happened, yeah?

[itcanwait]

[He pulls back a little and smiles up at Riptide.]

Yeah. Yeah good point.

[He rubs at one of his eyes and wipes it on his shirt.]

Thanks and uh, sorry you're wet now.

[knaval]

I'm-- what? Ew!

[he scrubs at his shirt, making 'ew ew ew' noises.]

[itcanwait]

[He tries to hide his smile. But he'd be grossed out if he actually thought that that came from him.]

Hey, I said sorry!

[knaval]

Ha! You know, this isn't actually so bad. Just wait until you've been organic for more than a week.

[he leans in.]

Fluids everywhere.

[itcanwait]

[His face pales and he looks grossed out.]

Everywhere? Eugh! How have you coped? That's so gross.

[knaval]

You get used to it. Eventually. I'd imagine.

[itcanwait]

I can't imagine that.

How long have you been here?

[knaval]

A couple weeks? Not long, honestly. I'm glad you're here, I was half tempted to go into stasis somewhere for a few years and see what I woke up to.

thought I'd replied to this OTL

[itcanwait]

I guess there isn't any kind of sense to this when you're brought here, huh?

Probably big changes, don't things move fast on Earth?

NP DUDE

[knaval]

Yeah! It does, that was the idea. But now I guess I'll stick around and pray my stupid human body doesn't age like they do.

[itcanwait]

Yeah, but probably worse changes.

[Nose wrinkles up.]

Do you think we'll be stuck here for that long?

[knaval]

I'd bloody hope not. How are you feeling? Did you get damaged before you came in?

[itcanwait]

I'm okay. Cyclonus he...he shielded me from it all, never got hit.

[knaval]

Of course he did... I suppose it doesn't help knowing that means he definitely loves you.

[itcanwait]

[He rubs a hand over his chest where his heart is.]

You think he does?

[knaval]

I think he does, yeah.

[he smiles, albeit a little sadly.]

I think you know he does, too.

[itcanwait]

[He catches his eyes before it starts too bad and he nods slowly.]

I'd hoped so but I wasn't sure. Y'know how he is.

[knaval]

Yeah. But I think what he's done proves it, if nothing else. If that doesn't, I don't know what will.

[itcanwait]

That...that actually means so much. I wish he was here. Or that we were there.

But I'm glad that you're here too!

[knaval]

Awe, Tailgate!

[he pulls tailgate into a sloppy, one armed hug.]

He might come along, you never know!

[itcanwait]

[He giggles as he holds on, nodding into Riptide's chest again.]

And we'll have so many stories to tell that he'll just sigh at. It'll be great.

[knaval]

Yeah! And we'll have to make him come to the movies with us and see the Muppets in theatre!