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Zero: *they’ll sit in comfortable silence together. Zero lost in his thoughts, TC guarding them. When Warp’s shift is up, Zero will finally settle back to try to rest, just as he promised he’d try when TC laid down to rest.*

*The Seekers will switch places, with Warp /very/ carefully pulling away Sun for TC to take and snuggle with him and Warp taking the chair by Zero's berth.*

Zero: *softly* Rest well? *yes, he's...daring to speak up. He just...needs to feel out Warp a bit.*

Warp: *winces a bit* Sorry . . . didn't wake ya, did I? An'...yeah, mostly. *huffs* Almost lost Sun again today. *looks at Zero...and offers his hand* I know TC's said it, but...I wanna say it. /Thank/ you for savin' him. For shieldin' him, for diggin' him out /with/ ya, for bringin' him ta help when you could run an' disappeared. We owe ya. Big time. Me an' TC both.

Zero: No, I was awake. *he accepts the hand, a little smile on his face* He’s a brave mech. It didn’t feel right leaving him there. *and shielding him was instinct...*

Warp: *n-nods, looking at Sun* He is. He kinda had ta be before he bought me. A mini all alone livin' in the slums . . . he bought me because he was lookin' for a bodyguard cuz he couldn't afford ta pay someone. A-an' . . . an' a friend. He wanted a friend too. *fond grin* He /so/ didn't know how ta be a master. Didn't wanna know either. *soft huff* He's the only reason I'm finally free. *shudders as he remembers* Actually...he's the only reason I'm even still alive, an' not dead deep underground somewhere.

Zero: *little frown* ...The mines...your master was going to send you to the mines?

Warp: ................... *glances at Zero, and...nods, gaze dropping to his lap* I had barely a breem or two left when Sun came by an' I managed ta convince 'im ta buy me.

Zero: *softly* I'm glad he did. No Seeker should ever be underground.

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TC: *they'll probably spend much of the rest of the day, or at least however long he and Sun need, surfing around through various shows and movies until Zero's finally as repaired as they can manage*

Sun: *speaks only when he needs Zero to move at all.* Okay. All done.
Zero: Thank you, Master.
Sun: *smiles* You're welcome. Thundercracker? Would you get us some fuel while I clean up?

TC: Of course. *gets up to go do that, coming back with two full cubes and one half-full, offering the half to Zero* I don't know how much you're used to anymore so start with this for now, and let me know if you want more. It's a decent grade - not what you used to drink, I'm sure, but probably better than you've been getting recently.

Zero: *thanks him and accepts the cube. His first sipnis tentative testing. With a happy little sigh he relaxes and /enjoys/ his fuel for the first time in a decivorn.* Thank you. *yes again* I really appreciate this.
Sun: We're happy to help, Subzero.

TC: *faint grin, wry and knowing* Bit of a step up from slaves' swill. *settles with his own cube*

Zero: Certainly is. I don't understand how they can believe we can properly function on that slag. I know they /expect/ us to... *shakes his head...*

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