[banging fists on table] MORE ROBOT DRAMA MORE ROBOT DRAMA MORE ROBOT DR

[knaval]

Who: riptide and some other dudes
When: after magnus's post
Where: riptide's room
What: sad fish boy
Warnings: cw for possible discussion of war, violence, ptsd, generally the depressing shit you get with these metal tittybabies



a. magnus

[accepting his fate, riptide allowed magnus to drag him to his room, no longer fighting.

if he had more knowledge of the situation, he would respond differently. he doesn't, though, and all he knows is he takes part in something that results in all his friends being left for the djd. after everything he's experienced in regards to tarn aboard to moira, after everything everyone has done for him, he was still stupid and selfish enough to leave them all for dead.

what the fuck did getaway say to him?

these are things that riptide will wonder about until he's physically unable to stay awake anymore, but for now he just lets whatever's going to happen to him happen.]

b. megatron

[they didn't finish the wall.

riptide eventually gets sick of laying on his bed staring at it like a useless sack of shit and gets up, sliding off the berth to carefully press at the edges still sticking out awkwardly.

he still thinks the table looked fine where it was.

sighing, riptide gets to work. missing brainstorm and nautica intensely for a moment before telling himself he doesn't deserve to.]

c. anyone else

[you want this sad fish? come yell at him in his room. he's not leaving.]

Comments

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

[WOW Drift is so puzzled right now what. He does lean away from Riptide but not before giving Sideswipe the weirdest look he's probably ever given anyone like ever.]

I-- excuse me?

[knaval]

Sideswipe, what the hell are you on about?

[THEY'RE JUST BRO HUGGING, WOW.]

[redshitlord]

I mean, you're not gonna start making out are you?

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

[ooooOOOOHHHHhhh oh that's what he's on about okay. He still finds this all rather baffling so you knwo what he's just going to stare between the two of them holy shit is this what he thinks this is.]

Oooooh. Oh.

[knaval]

What?! Drift is my friend!

[riptide frowns at sideswipe.]

I can hug my friends!

[redshitlord]

... I knew that!

[You noodle shaped liar. You thought maybe this was an old flame didn't you, you stupid child.]

I uh. I remembered I have to go. Outside. Right now.

[Oh god can the floor just like open up under him right now.]

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

[And then Drift gasps because OHHH HE'S TOTALLY RIGHT ISN'T HE. He practically leaps from his seat and crosses the room, and then he's latched onto Sideswipe's arm.]

Wait, wait! You two are together? Like, together together?

[knaval]

[riptide's face goes bright pink and his voice high pitched.]

Isthatreallynecessaryrightnow?!

[redshitlord]

[Like boat, like noodle. Sideswipe's blue lights are suddenly bright as little suns and he waves his free hand.]

NotimportantIreallygottagobye!

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

[Drift laughs juuuust a bit, but he'll be nice and let the poor nerd go.]

Okay, okay. I'm sorry.

[knaval]

Uh.

[riptide watches sideswipe go.]

Don't-- don't worry about it.

[redshitlord]

BYE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.


I like you.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

[Drift isn't even saying ANYTHING just trying not to grin too much]

[knaval]

Was he talking to you or me...

[riptide is just super confused.]

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

I'm going to say he was talking to you.

[knaval]

Uh huh.




So, uh. That's a thing.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

I've really missed a lot.

So. He seems nice.

[knaval]

[a hand goes to cover riptide's face.]

Yeah... apparently he had a really obvious crush on me for ages but I had no idea. And I guess we work well emotionally? C-cause being around him makes me feel less terrible and he said I'm the first one who ever really cared about him or him so...

[they're super gay basically]

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

[Drift's going to scoot his ass back over and take his seat again.]

Sounds like you're a pretty good match. Should I call him back? I hope I didn't make things too awkward.

[knaval]

No, it's fine. If he wants to come back in he will.

[riptide sighs.]

What's been going on with you? Other than the, uh. Thing.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Not much. Well, Kind of a lot, but nothing really important.

[knaval]

Look at my face, Drift. Take in my expression and rethink that statement.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Look, it's been crazy since I got here. I'm still in the process of getting all of this figured out. That's all that's been going on with me.

[knaval]

I mean... before here. Before everything. After you left the ship.

[happyclappyhippydrippy]

Oh. Ah, well. Mostly it was just travel. I didn't exactly have any destination in mind, I just... well, drifted, for lack of a better word. I stopped and helped people out wherever I could, figured I should try and do a little good while I was out there. There are small cells of Decepticons everywhere, a lot of them are still harassing organic planets and I was trying to put a stop to it. I suppose I was looking for a new calling.