fooled around (text)

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

Oh hush.  The only one getting wild here is you.

You're in Australia at the moment?  At least you landed safely.  However, what do you mean by my neck of the woods?  Is there something there I would find fascinating?  I can't say I have studied up on all of Earth's get away locations.

    To:  Wheeljack

I'm fine.  I don't mind keeping you company if it helps you in any way.  I can only imagine there's so much you can do at the moment, and I'm sparing you from boredom.

    To:  Wheeljack

A seemingly random question, I suppose.. but if the war ended in our lifetimes, what is it that you would want to do?

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   To: Ratchet

you love it when i get wild, admit it

lotsa desert and mesas. looks alot like jasper, but then again alot of stuff looks alike on this planet

   To: Ratchet

well i could start doin repairs but i'm feelin kinda lazy rn, and theres someone id much rather talk to then pry open the jackhammer's engines tbh

   To: Ratchet

if the war ended? thats a hard question. 

   To: Ratchet

honestly i dunno. maybe help with the reconstruction effort? i dunno. bots like me... i dont think we're made for peacetime

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

I will have to take your word for it.  I've only seen so much of this Earth, and most of it was from the base.

    To:  Wheeljack

Really?  And just who is this bot of interest?

I know, it's me.  Or I can assume that it is me?

    To:  Wheeljack

I know it will be hard for most of us.  If any of us are still sane after this war, I will be surprised.

I wouldn't be opposed to the idea of opening up my own clinic if I'm still around when the war ends.

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   To: Ratchet

well i didnt want u to find out this way but im actually textin prime. we talk bout all the regulations im breakin, its very exciting

of course its you, sunshine. nobody else has my comm code cept bulk and probably miko... and you, of course. ya feel special? ;D

 To: Ratchet

dont think any of us are sane at this point. we're just doin what we can to get through this 

   To: Ratchet

you'd run a great clinic, yknow that, right? i think you should. you're good at helpin people

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

I suppose in that case I should if so few have your number.  I can't imagine how I got so lucky, but I won't complain with the end result.

    To:  Wheeljack

You may have a point.  When this war is over, it's going to be hard to adjust to normal life for any of us.  Especially those of us who were around in the Golden Age.

    To:  Wheeljack

You truly think so?  I'm flattered, but I certainly can't do it alone.  I'm thinking of asking Pharma to assist me seeing as he's a medic as well as my mentor.

And yet at the very same time I can't imagine a life without you in it now, either.

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   To: Ratchet

golden age? but that'd make you... wow, sunshine, had no idea you were so old. youve probably seen alot of stuff, huh?

 To: Ratchet

i dunno if i even remember what normal is anyways. its been so long, its sorta hard to even imagine i was anythin else but a wrecker before this. bet normals overrated

   To: Ratchet

why assume this clinic thing and me are mutually exclusive? unless somethin happens, you know i'll be hangin around. besides, you're gonna need an engineer to help you build that clinic, yeah?

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

What did you think, that I was some 'spring chicken' as humans would say?

I'm only as old as Optimus, if not older.  I've been around for a very long time.  Though.. I have to wonder.  Just when were you sparked?

    To:  Wheeljack

You're telling me you don't know what normal is like?  Try someone my age.  I was through it, and even I don't recall what it was like as we've been doing this for so long.

    To:  Wheeljack

You mean to tell me that you will assist me when that day comes?  That means a lot to me, so thank you.


Wait.


Did you just say 'engineer'?

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   To: Ratchet

i just had no idea you were so seasoned! you're lookin good for a bot your age. i guess that makes me a whippersnapper by your standards, 'cause i was sparked more or less in the middle of the 'age of rust'. old enough to know better, young enough not to care

 To: Ratchet

well duh of course ill 'assist' you. you just got fnished talkin bout how you cant imagine life without me

   To: Ratchet

yeah? there a problem with that? got somethin against engineers?

[Ratchet]

     To: @wheeljack

Thank you. It's not every day I hear that.

The Age of Rust? Not as old as I thought you might say then, not that I mean that in a bad way.

     To:  Wheeljack

I really appreciate that. If you ever need my help for anything, even something small, just ask me. If you're willing to do so much for me, then it's only fair that I do the same for you.

     To: Wheeljack

Primus, that's not at all what I meant. I'm sorry if that's how it seemed.

I was just surprised is all, with you being a Wrecker. Not that I mean anything bad by that because I most certainly do not.

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   To: Ratchet

you tryin to say i'm a pretty young face? ;D im flattered

 To: Ratchet

relax sunshine im just teasin. i used to be an engineer before bein a wrecker is all, you havent offended me or anythng. im actually kinda laughing rn 

   To: Ratchet

alotta people are surprised. they think im just another dumb brawler. fine by me because w/e, but. yeah. all the explosions i make are technically for science

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

Maybe I am?

And you are welcome.

    To:  Wheeljack

I'm relieved to know that I did not offend you in any way.  Sometimes I just can't be sure.

What does 'rn' mean?

    To:  Wheeljack

I suppose that it would give you that advantage in battle, though I'm not sure I approve of the idea of making others think less of you just to get the jump on them.

However, now I know your secret so what do you plan to do?

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   To: Ratchet

and you said i was the only one gettin wild!

 To: Ratchet

naw, takes more than that to offend me, no worries. i doubt theres anything you could ever say anyways that would offend me

+ rn is shorthand for 'right now'. havent you ever seen it before? 

   To: Ratchet

people will think what they think. i stopped caring about it a long time ago cause once peoples minds are made up theres no point in me tryin to change em. 

   To: Ratchet

hah! now that you know my secret, im gonna have to find a way to keep you quiet about it. im an engineer in disguise. nobody can know, got it?

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

That's a relief.  I have no intention of offending you in any way, and if I ever do just know that I don't mean it.  I would never mean it.


I know that, it's just that I've never seen it written in such a way before.

    To:  Wheeljack

That's the thing, however.  Opinions can change.  Primus knows I think of you now in a completely different way than when I first met you.  If someone had told me that day that you were the mech I would have fallen for, I never would have believed them.

    To:  Wheeljack

What, are you going to do away with me because I know too much?

I won't tell.  You can hold me to that.  I wouldn't do something like that to you.

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   To: Ratchet   

i know peoples minds change. its just... well, easier to let people think what they think than repeatedly bash your head against a rock 

 To: Ratchet

if their minds are gonna change then they'll change. im not gonna spend my time changing myself, though, to try and change em myself. im me and nothin else

you're kinda right though, i guess. never thought id fall for anyone much less... well, you. i guess opposites attract?

   To: Ratchet

i dont think i need to do away with you just yet, sunshine. might have to kidnap you later, tho, to make sure you stay quiet. im not above bribery either ;D

[Ratchet]

    To:  @wheeljack

Please don't change yourself for the sake of another.  Only do it for yourself.  However, I want you to know that I love you just the way you are.

    To:  Wheeljack

I guess opposites do, don't they?  When you're around, I feel much more relaxed.  I haven't felt this way in as long as I can remember.

    To:  Wheeljack

Kidnap me?  Oh please.  That doesn't scare me in the slightest, but feel free to do your worst to keep my mouth shut.

Or, we could have that date when you come back.  At the drive in theater?