Nexus. Blue's Bar. There and Back Again cont'd

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As Random finishes his Sunrise, deciding what exactly to do next, he takes a look around the bar . . .

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Blue frowns and looks at her drooping friend before turning to Random for a second opinion. "What do you think?"

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Who all the while continues to hold Arcee up and stare at everyone else with an extremely confused look on his face. 'Ports?' 'Linking?' This have anything to do with what the gestalts do?

". . . What do I think? I don't even know what the heck you guys're all talking about."

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"It's a form of combining native to the Minicons' home realities," explains Blue, as Nightwind beeps to herself worriedly. "The little people used to use it to augment a larger Cybertronian partner's weapons and strength during the war."

"But Nightwind heals instead, 'n because I'm half Bulk I can share the energy without linking," adds Hormah.

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"Ah." Stupid Nexus! ". . . Okay. Don't know how mixing that much tech is gonna help, but whatever you guys think'll help. 'Long as she'll be able to get and keep down the stuff she lost." Answering the earlier question, he nods to the bucket of purge he's still got a hand on, but he doesn't feel like he knows enough about whatever the heck they're talking about to have a reliable opinion.

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"We won't be able to bring her memories back," says Hormah, as Blue takes the bucket and puts it out of the room. "But we'll be able to get her processor running properly, and sooth the rest of her circuits."

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He'd been talking about energy but okay!

"She's lucky she's still functioning after that EMP," he nods, understanding what Hormah's said and accepting it. "That'll be good."

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"Luck isn't a factor," says the little femme softly. "You'll need to put her down, or we'll wind up charging you too."

"I don't know," says Blue wearily. "He might look cute with an upgrade."

It's token of the seriousness of the situation that Hormah doesn't even razz her for that.

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He does a brief sidelong glance and sets Arcee gently and slowly back down onto the berth before moving himself away from the berth.