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Hello. You have reached the personal comm of Ultra Magnus, Former Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. Second-in-Command of the Lost Light. I am unable to receive your communication at the moment, but if you could leave a detailed message, clearly stating your name, purpose of call, the exact date and time, and a method of which I can contact you, I will return your communication as soon as I am personally able.

If this is an urgent matter, please state BEFORE you state your name the nature and urgency of your situation on a scale of one to ten; One being a minor emergency, ten being the rough equivalent of a necrotitan resurfacing and wreaking havoc on--

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[Magnus reclines slightly and begins going through the data pads.]

Hmm...

[He reaches into a small compartment in his forearm and withdraws a little light pen and begins making marks.]

...You put a considerable amount of effort into these, Riptide.

[knaval]

[riptide watches him intently, though he's clearly trying to act like he's Not Bothered.]

Yeah, well. I never didn't. I just tried really hard and wasn't good at it.

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...Riptide, may I ask you something?

[knaval]

[oh god he's noticed the sexy megatron pillow]

Uh. Sure.

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...Why do you always look down on yourself?

[knaval]

I'm being realistic, Magnus. If you try real hard at something and still frag it up, then you're not very good at that something, are you?

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Smashing your face repeatedly into a brick wall and then proclaiming 'I'm a terrible drill' is not being realistic, Riptide. It's almost as if you set yourself up for failure so that you can declare that you irrevocably are.

[knaval]

What? I haven't been trying to prove to anyone that I'm a drill. That's a stupid metaphor.

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That...

...Riptide, do you know what a 'metaphor' actually is.

[knaval]

Uhhh...

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... ... ...

My point, Riptide, is that you never give yourself enough credit.

In fact...I challenge you to say something good about yourself.

Right now.

[knaval]

I'm funny!

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Yes! Good!

What else?

[knaval]

[riptide raises a finger, opens his mouth.]

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...I'm tall?

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...Yes?

And?

[knaval]

I got nothin'.

[onlytwoexpressions]

Well, Sideswipe seems to like you. What are the good things he says about you?

[knaval]

That I'm big and funny.

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There's nothing else that he likes?

[knaval]

I never really asked. I know he appreciates that I don't really care about certain parts of his past but I don't realise understand why you'd like anyone for not caring.

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...Because sometimes people like to be accepted for who they are.

Not what they've done.

I can relate.

[knaval]

Yeah. Do you think you could maybe talk to him about that, actually? I feel like he needs a pep talk that only you can give.

[onlytwoexpressions]

Sideswipe doesn't like me and I sincerely doubt anything I can say will actually get through to him.

He's beyond headstrong.

[knaval]

I don't think he actually properly dislikes any Autobots...

[riptide shrugs then leans over the other side of his berth.]

Anyway! Time for present! It's burning a hole in the floor!

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He tried to strangle the Maximus Armor when we first met. And I'm still rather certain he doesn't want me anywhere near you.

...Riptide, that really isn't necessary.