semi open

[knaval]

Who: riptide and misc people. ya'll know who you are
When: 26th onwards a few days
Where: cryo, riptide's room and cargo bay, mostly
What: like most people, riptide is not too happy about being waking up after being tortured to death
Warnings: possible mentions of torture and death. will update with more if needed



a. elsa

[riptide wakes up with a start, and immediately starts panicking. he pushes himself out of the cyro tube and collapses, venting heavily and rapidly while looking around in confusion. someone was right over him, where-- did he keep his promise? a whimper escapes him as he can't help but remember the quantum lost light and the mutilated corpses of it's crew.]

Luke! [it's not exactly what riptide meant to yell, but it was the first thought that came to mind. luke had been kicked and-- killed him? his rapid venting slows down as the clear memory of his spark chamber being ripped out pushes itself to the forefront of his mind. riptide hunches in on himself for a moment, then stops. hissing in irritation and pain - his arm, his arm is still broken. shakily holding it up, riptide watches as the energon and oil from his snapped fingers rolls lazily down his forearm.

he doesn't really know what to do. he hates himself for baiting that decepticon into attacking him and is too currently too scared to even stand up and go to see what's going on. even worse, luke and god knows how many other people could be dead because he couldn't stop himself from running his mouth. luke just wanted to help.

pressing his non-broken hand to his face, riptide lets out a garbled sob. this month has been the worst.]

b. megatron

[he'd wanted a good while longer to figure out what to say to megatron. there was no way riptide was just going to ignore his existence and let him off the hook for that guy.

unfortunately for riptide, his shitty luck continues. he's not half way down the corridor before he recognises the iconic shape of the buckethead and his optics widen, not really knowing what to say. can he just... scooch past the guy? probably not.

a wave of emotion hits him in the chest before he can even process it and he immediately yells:] WHERE WERE YOU?!

[he doesn't actually blame megatron for not answering, despite everything.]

c. open-ish? kinda? u know who u are

[he's only been back online for about three hours but riptide is already exhausted. it feels like less than ten minutes ago he was being ripped to pieces and combined with the amount of emotions and what he woke up expecting to see, riptide is almost entirely spent already.

clomping to his room and ignoring absolutely everyone who might try and interact with him on the way in, he gets up onto the berth and lays down, staring at the wall. he knows he won't be able to fall into recharge just yet, but laying here and not moving seems like the next best thing.]

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[knaval]

[oh, there's... someone in here. riptide sits on his hands and knees for a minute or two, armour clicking together as he shudders.

it's with great effort he actually looks at elsa. her attempts at calming are certainly helping, at least.]

He's not-- where did he go? Is he okay? [he asks, it's clear he's not really sure what's going on. he can't put it together, just yet, that she probably doesn't even know who luke is. looking down at his hand again, he winces.] The rest of me isn't... that'll be painful when the shock wears off.

[cool. great.]

[isdronning]

[ Honestly, she wants to reach out and give him a reassuring pat on his shoulder or something, but that hardly seems wise. Instead, Elsa stands where she is, wringing her hands and watching Riptide worriedly. He does seem to be calming some, at least, so that's a good sign. ]

I'm not certain. I don't know anyone by the name, but I don't believe that he's here in cryo.

[ Which means...he's probably okay? ]

You've been here for a few days, I've noticed you, so whatever it is that happened... It must have ended by now. [ A soft frown, her eyes drift back down to his hand as well. ] Perhaps we should get you to medical, or to someone who can repair that for you.

[ Do the robots use the med bay? Do they have their own ways of healing? She's not sure, she's had very few interactions with them thus far... ]

[knaval]

He's not here... [riptide, why are you here?] I-- good. I think.

[he shakes his head, non broken hand pressing to the scar over his chest, frowning. it feels like tarn's claws are still there.]

It's fine. I can... figure something out. Can I stick my arm in one of the pods to freeze the fluid?

[isdronning]

It should be good. Anyone who... [ She hesitates on the word, having the feeling it's the reason for his being here. ] ...dies ends up here in cryo, as I understand it.

[ Meaning that, as he's not here, he can't have been killed in whatever altercation occurred. Certainly a good thing. Though she can't promise that he's unharmed altogether...

At the request, Elsa stands up straighter and blinks in surprise. Freeze the fluid? Is that really beneficial? A glance is cast back to the pod Riptide had fallen out of, then returns to the robot before her. ]

I'm...not certain whether that would work. I believe they need to be closed and sealed in order to freeze. [ A pause. Lips purse nervously and she wrings her hands more frantically. ] There is something that I can do, however. I can freeze the fluid for you, if that's what you need done.

[knaval]

I don't understand. Once the spark is snuffed [he makes an explosion motion with his hand.] Poof. That's it. No coming back. [shaking his head, riptide decides to deal with that later. honestly, it won't help much, but it'll cut off the feeling in his arm until it can be welded back together. that'll make him feel mildly better.]

It's more of a want situation. This really hurts and I can't switch off the pain receptors for some reason...

[maybe she has some liquid nitrogen around for him to dunk it in??]

What've you got?

[isdronning]

Has...no one told you what happens when people die here?

[ That's what she's gathering, anyway, though she isn't quite sure what a "spark" is in this context. And if she's right, that means he doesn't realize there's a high possibility he'd been killed...

That's not the sort of bad news she really wants to bear. ]

A want, okay. [ A quick nod. ] Of course, if it's in pain...

[ Okay, just give her a second to breathe because she's never actually used her powers on someone like this before. Intentionally freezing part of someone? It worries her more than just a little, but he does seem to be in pain, and there's likely only going to be trauma to follow if he really has just come back from death. ]

I have...magic. Freezing things is something that I'm actually good at. I should be able to freeze the fluid for you if that really will help with the pain. --And if you're all right with me doing it, of course.

[knaval]

Wake up in Cryo, right? I think you mentioned it.

[he's just... not sure what to think of it. doesn't believe it, rather, he remembers tarn ripping out his spark chamber. that's not something you just walk off.]

I'm fine with it. I can't imagine anything you could do would make it worse...

LMAO GOD sorry i was so tired when i wrote that tag that i didn't notice the repetition

[isdronning]

Yes, and... [ ...She thinks that's what happened to him. But she doesn't want to say that and have him any further freaked out if he hasn't figured it out for himself yet.

When he gives the okay though, Elsa nods. There's some hesitance, but she reaches out for his hand and eyes the damage for a moment. Some frost forms where her hands touch, if only due to the anxiety this situation is causing, but she removes one and aims it at his broken fingers. More specifically, at the fluid flowing from them. Bracing herself, Elsa releases a small burst of magic that freezes the liquid, slowly solidifying it first where the magic touches, then spreads out through more of it. It should freeze all of the fluid in his hand, she thinks, and hopefully goes no further than that. ]

Does that... Did that help at all?

IT HAPPENS

[knaval]

[riptide doesn't say anything, doesn't even flinch as elsa does her thing. he just watches intently, expression stony. maybe wincing slightly when it starts to freeze properly.]

Well, not losing more energon is always a good thing. How long is this gonna last.

[he shudders briefly.]

Ooh. Tingly.

[isdronning]

[ Well, if his energon is truly anything like blood, Elsa has to imagine that yes, not losing more of it is a good thing. ]

I can't be certain how long it might last... So long as you don't put your hand somewhere warmer than the average temperature of the ship, I think it may last a couple of hours before it thaws.

[ Sorry Riptide, she is not actually an expert with her powers and has no idea how long it could stick around for. ]

It'll be simple enough to thaw it faster, if you need to, and if you need it frozen longer, you can contact me and I can do this again.

[ There's a soft smile offered, one that's concerned but meant to be reassuring. Elsa releases his hand now that the fluid has frozen and sets her focus on his face. ]

I hope that it isn't too uncomfortable.

[knaval]

...I mean, my arm is splintered.

[he says it with a grin, though it's obviously forced. riptide's tried to not freak out on elsa, though the anxiety and trauma of what happened - for him - several minutes ago is pressing down heavily on his spark.]

Thanks, though. Sorry about leaking all over your floor.

[isdronning]

Well-- ...Yes, it is. I suppose I meant that I hope it doesn't make things more uncomfortable.

[ Her response is sheepish, but sympathetic at the same time. It's really not hard to see that the grin he puts on has no real heart behind it, that it's completely forced. Whether it's because he's in pain physically or emotionally, or both, she's not sure.

But she feels so bad. It's almost tempting to offer him a hug, or something, except that she's bad with physical contact and honestly has no idea how the robots feel about things like that. ]

You're welcome. And don't worry about it, it's not your fault.

[ The apology is waved off and she simply offers Riptide a concerned look. ]

Is there someone on the ship who can fix your arm for you? I can help you get in contact with them, if you'd like. Or even someone who could come down to help you get there.

[ She'd certainly offer to assist there, but is unfortunately not quite big or strong enough to be of much use, she's sure. ]

[knaval]

[he shakes his head.]

No, I'll be fine. This sort of thing isn't really debilitating, you don't want to know how many times I've lost a limb.

[riptide doesn't touch on 'it's not your fault, though he winces when she says it. elsa is so good and helpful, riptide doesn't think she should know about the stupid crap he did. about luke.]

I can get myself to the medibay.

[isdronning]

[ Oh... No, she probably doesn't want to know that. ]

If you're sure. It's really no trouble, though.

[ Even if he can function with limbs entirely lost, it still feels wrong to let someone injured go off on their own, without any help or even any company. Still, if he insists, she won't press more on the issue. ]

I don't know if you've been in cryo before, but we're essentially in the medbay. You don't have far to go at all.

[ Offering what she hopes is a reassuring smile, Elsa stands properly and steps back, gesturing with the wave of one arm the direction out of cryo and to the actual medbay. ]