o19 ★ UNTIL THIS LIFE WON'T LET ME LIVE HERE ANYMORE

[electrowhipit]

[ When Jolt wakes up in his bed, disoriented and frightened, but whole and safe and very much alive, his first impulse is to call Sideswipe. And he does, only to discover the other Autobot has been droned.

That frightens him more than he cares to admit.

He just curls up in the blankets, barely listening to the phone. Only when Hughes asks for him directly does he snap out of it enough to finally pick up the phone, and softly announce: ]

It's... It's Jolt. I'm here. I'm fine.

I'll be fine.

(( ooc; Cleared this with Sideswipe's mun first- Sideswipe has be droned in order to heal his broken jaw. Harley, feel free to find Jolt curled up in bed, not unlike a traumatized caterpillar. ))

Comments

[resurrectinto.livejournal.com]

You don't sound fine.

[electrowhipit]

... I've been shot at before, you know, but usually the bullets just bounce off my armor. It never really hurt.

Filter

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

...If you need someone to talk to, I'm here. Just in case you're not as fine as you say you are.

screw filters. Jolt doesn't care.

[electrowhipit]

Um. Yeah. Thanks, I guess.

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

...Are you okay?

[[CLEARLY HE ISN'T but massimo isn't the sharpest tool in the shed so he's trying to ease into things sort of]]

[electrowhipit]

[ there's a sound of rustling fabric as Jolt pulls the covers back over his head. His voice is muffled ]

I said I'm fine.

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

[[Push him? Or don't?
He doesn't.]]

Try to get some sleep.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

[Why hello there traumatized caterpiller. You are now being hugged by a teary eyed nutcase....she actually really missed him]

You're back!

[electrowhipit]

[ skjhdskjhf she scares him, and he very nearly zaps her- but when he realizes who it is, he manages to wriggle his arms free and hug her ]

Yeah. Yeah I'm back.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

[She sniffs and bites her lip as she hugs him.]

I was so worried about you!

[And now you're being looked at closely after the hug]

Are you alright?

[electrowhipit]

Are you okay? They didn't get you, did they?

[ he frowns, glancing away ]

I'm fine. I-- Sideswipe's a drone.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

No. They didn't even do anything to me, even though I didn't do my job right.

[She looks horrified]

What? .....he's a drone?

[electrowhipit]

I guess you got lucky, then.

[ gives a little nod ] I called him and... yeah. He's a drone.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Yeah....real lucky.

Oh.....

[And hug again]

I'm sorry Jolt.

...I'm sure he'll come back though.

[electrowhipit]

[ sorry if he's a little clingy- he didn't have the best time waking up after being shot to death ] He will. He has to.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

[This woman has no notion of personal space and clingy is not in her vocabulary. Also she's had her heart trampeled on so much with Mr. J. She feels your pain/]

He will. And if he doesn't we'll figure out how to get him back. I promise.

[electrowhipit]

... Harley, I'm glad I ended up in your house. Thanks.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm glad you ended up here too.

[Pats cheek]

You're a sweet guy.

[And she thinks him and Sideswipe are just adorable together]

Now come on. We can go get somethin' ta eat and see if the drones still think they're Communist! Wouldn't it be funny if they were stuck like that!

[electrowhipit]

[ ...okay, Harley, that gets a little smile out of him ]

... How would that be funny?

SO VERY FILTERED.

[thenorthernwall]

...What can I do to help?

FILTERED.

[electrowhipit]

I... I don't think you...

Sideswipe's a drone.

FILTERED.

[thenorthernwall]

He's too stubborn to leave for good, you know.

FILTERED.

[electrowhipit]

[ the rustling of covers can be heard- part of him just wants to crawl back under the blankets and hide ]

In the end... it's not up to him, is it?

FILTERED.

[thenorthernwall]

If you think about it that way, it's just giving up before the battle even starts.

I don't think he'd want you to give up so easily.

FILTERED.

[electrowhipit]

[ he can't help it- a bitter laugh escapes ]

No? You're probably glad he's gone anyway.

FILTERED.

[thenorthernwall]

[That... cuts pretty deep. When she finally speaks, her tone is icy.]

I may not care for him, but I consider you a friend. As such, I value your sanity and happiness.

[She hangs up. LOUDLY.]