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[fuckinstoplights]

Kagerou. I am not here.

[BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.]

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[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

I... was just sitting there. I didn't do anything to him.

[NOT THIS TIME ANYWAY WHOOPS.]

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

Okay. Tell me what you saw.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

He said something cruel about me -- being Pipes' pet AI. Or something like that.

And Pipes hit him with a chair.

So I... left.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

[Funnily enough, the chair wasn't depicted in Sideswipe's that anon post]

I'm sorry you had to endure that. I know first hand Sentinel can be very unpleasant. You did the right thing, not engaging him.

[Pipes, on the other hand...]

Thank you for telling me, Kagerou.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

Mm.

[Guess who doesn't believe he 'did the right thing'. That's right, this one.]

... You're angry with Pipes. Aren't you.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

[No violence is the right answer |B]

I'm not angry. Maybe a little disappointed, but that doesn't matter. Pipes shouldn't have answered Sentinel's provocation, and thus both of them are subjected to disciplinary measures.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

No!

That's not fair! It was my fault! I'd stayed there too long.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

Friends are welcome at the Beacon. You did nothing wrong. It was Pipes's responsibility to maintain discipline.

I can promise I won't be too mean with him, if it makes you feel better.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

It wasn't his fault, though! He didn't do anything wrong -- I shouldn't have been there!

[Sorry, Optimus, you're not going to win this argument.]

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

[He's starting to notice]

You're still welcome at the Beacon.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

I'm not coming back if Pipes is in trouble!

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

I can't but commend your loyalty and the strength of your friendship. However, I can't just let this go. We should be working as a team, not fighting each other.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

He wasn't fighting! It was just one time, it wasn't a fight.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

I'm sorry, Kagerou. My mind has been made.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

Fine! Then you won't find him! I'll... hide him!

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

He's at my office waiting while I talk to you.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

... then I'm going to kidnap him.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

[Optimus is now trying very hard to sound serious because omp this is so adorable. But he has a job]

Thank you for letting me know. I'll be ready.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

... I hate you.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

[He's gotten worse from Bumblebee]

I'm deeply sorry to hear that.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

No, you're not.

You're just saying that.

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

No, I mean it. I think you're a good bot and loyal friend. I just can't leave people under my command to do as they want just because I like them. There has to be order.

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

But it was my fault!

[Voice]

[sirdorkimus]

[. . . So they keep coming back to this and Optimus doesn't want to hang up on Kagerou like this. Bless Bumblebee for training Optimus's patience]

Do you want to share Pipes's punishment?

[Voice]

[fuckinstoplights]

Why does he have to be punished for something that isn't his fault?