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25 | video / action for Olivine

[The feed is shaky, and occasionally teeth and a tongue come into view, as Ironhide's Growlithe decides the 'gear is a delightful chew toy. It's clear enough, though, to show the old Autobot sitting on the beach in Olivine City. More precisely, on the tail of his Onix.]

[Both of them are observing a sunset. Although Ironhide appears to be more interested in the contents of a bottle in his hand. It's not energon, but it does the job.]

[Eventually, Dog wanders over, and he notices he's being recorded. With a scowl, he pries the 'gear away.]

I was told there was something 'special' in these... sunsets.

I see nothing different. Just the same as they are anywhere else. ... No reason to stick around this place.

[With that statement, he flicks the 'gear off.]

[... Someone is in a worse mood than usual.]

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... Jeez, you're in a mood.

_{[Is that a BOTTLE in his hand?]}

Yeah well.

Been a day.

Must've been some day.

... Yeah. You could say that.

Well, are you gonna tell me what crawled up your butt or are you just gonna sit there and glare at the ocean all night?

You know me, kid. Which option do you think I would pick?

[TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS? HIM? What madness do you speak.]

I'm gonna deliberately misinterpret that question as you telling me to pick for you.

So, talk to me.

[He grunts.]

Just like you said. Bad day of it.

That's great. Tell me more.

...

I wish to go home.

So do seventy-five percent of everybody here.

What's significant about TODAY?

[Heather stop making him do this.]

It. Hn.

[His lip curls.]

I prefer physical confrontation. Battle. I understand battle. Verbal... no good with it.

[... can you decipher the Ironhide-speak, kiddo?]

_{[Sort of. She's figuring it means 'I don't like talking, leave me alone'.]}

Well, too bad. Everybody's gotta talk or else we're just a bunch of cavemen screaming and hitting each other with rocks.

Do your best.

That would be preferable.

...

I just explained it.

... Okay, then you're gonna have to translate, because all I got outta that was 'I don't like talking, ugh ugh go away'. And I already knew that, so it's not really an explanation.

... Cliffjumper.

We had words.

Words. Yeah. Okay.

So you guys argued or something, right?

About what?

... Choice he made.

Over what was... hn. More important.

... Soooo...

What was the choice? ... What was more important?

...

Some female.

... So-- what, Cliff like...

... Slept with some chick?

_{[SHE'S NOT SURE WHY IRONHIDE WOULD BE UPSET OVER A CRUSH OR A DATE OR SOMETHING, SO...]

[It doesn't really occur to her that he might not know what 'sleeping with' refers to.]}

That's why you're mad?

How should I know where they recharged ['slept'] at?

I was not interested in finding out!

...

No. I am... unaccustomed... to Autobots abandoning their posts. Without explanation or thought.

_{[There's a bit of a silence from Heather as she just stares at the screen. She's still not totally sure what to make of this, but...]}

... This is Johto, man...

You guys don't NEED to have posts here.

We still need to know that we can rely on our comrades without them running off!

People go places on their own sometimes.

You can't expect somebody to be exactly where you want them to be twenty-four-seven.

_{[She's been in situations like this-- on the other side. Harry had spent a lot of time trying to get his wayward daughter to stay at home where he knew she was safe, and well...]

[Heather heaves a slight sigh, because man, he is REALLY upset about this, before pausing and saying, almost a little suspiciously.]}

... Is this about something MORE than just him not being where you expected him to be?

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