Hi, Milly. It's Riptide. I, uh. Think I-- well, I'm not sure actually. I guess that's kind of not my decision to make on how selfish I am.
[riptide's voice is unsure, hesitant and slight shaky. it's clear he's not confident at all.]
Anyway, I just wanted to say sorry while I have a clear head. Bee turned out to be fine, I think Starscream went and got him and everything turned out sort of okay? I mean we killed a load of people and I don't think I need to tell you how much of a mess that entire invasion was. 'Cause, uh. You were there? [he vocally stalls for a moment, then continues, determined to get this out.] I know I've been a self absorbed jerk recently. I'm not usually like this, but... god, I don't want to make excuses but so much happened. It was like being back in the war again and--
[again, he cuts himself off. takes a deep breath.]
No. That's no excuse for how I behaved. You wanted to help him and I told you to frag off because I was too much of a coward to handle it properly. I was only thinking about how I couldn't do it, instead of doing it for him like a good person would. Like you did. I don't think Bee really fully understands what happened and I don't think I can ever make up abandoning him like that and lashing out at you but I still want to try.
So, sorry, Milly. Sorry for what I said, how I acted and just... everything.
[a pause. there's some shifting and it might be obvious he's recording this sitting down somewhere.]
...If you tell me to go frag myself, I don't blame you. I would too.
[ milly's been...well, okay, not exactly stewing, but she'd been pretty darn mad at riptide for how he'd acted a few months ago. enough not to want to talk to him in the interim, anyway. on some level she knew she wasn't going to be mad forever, that she'd eventually forgive him, because she just doesn't really like holding grudges, but she wasn't expecting this.
she thought she might not get an apology at all, or just a half of one, muttered out with a scuff of his foot against the floor, but not this. it's clumsy and not particularly articulate, sure, but it's heartbreakingly sincere. and that's all that really matters to milly. she listens to the message three times over before she jumps up and zips down the halls to riptide's room, banging down his door. very insistently. ]
[ milly doesn't say anything, just immediately throws her arms around riptide's neck or...however much of it she can, and hugs him surprisingly tight for someone so small. ]
[okay for a genuine moment, he thinks he's being strangled. he's obviously, not, though and he can't hug milly back but he stays still and lets her do what she wants.]
Yes! Yeah, I did. [ when milly pulls back to hover at eye level with riptide, she's beaming and there might be tiny tears in the corners of her eyes, but shhhh. ] Thank you, Riptide. That was -- it was a really nice thing to say. All of it.
[ pssh riptide you can give her a tiny pap with your finger, she's a big girl, she can take it. ]
Oh, Riptide... [ milly's mouth twists into a helpless smile. ] You're my friend. Yes, I was mad at you, but I didn't want to be mad at you. I know you meant what you said. That's enough for me.
[ milly positively beams at him, clasping her hands behind her back. ]
That's what friends do, Riptide. They forgive each other. [ her smile goes a little wry. ] If I held a grudge every time someone acted out, I wouldn't have very many friends.
[ milly blinks in confusion at the request, but he's smiling and that's such a nice sight that she doesn't mind complying -- even though strictly speaking she always prefers to fly around cybertronians, because she doesn't like yelling up at someone from the floor. but she complies, drifting down until her feet touch the ground. hands on hips, she looks up at riptide. ]
[riptide dims his optics in concentration, then... his holoform flickers into life just next to milly. it claps and cheers happily then jumps on her in a big ol' hug.
[ milly squeaks in surprise and then in delight as she gets a hug -- a real hug from this admittedly super cute girl that is also apparently riptide. milly hugs back, pretty tightly, although not rib-crushing tightly, but either way it's probably good that the holoform isn't a real person. ]
Oh my gosh! Riptide, I didn't know you could do this!
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[riptide's voice is unsure, hesitant and slight shaky. it's clear he's not confident at all.]
Anyway, I just wanted to say sorry while I have a clear head. Bee turned out to be fine, I think Starscream went and got him and everything turned out sort of okay? I mean we killed a load of people and I don't think I need to tell you how much of a mess that entire invasion was. 'Cause, uh. You were there? [he vocally stalls for a moment, then continues, determined to get this out.] I know I've been a self absorbed jerk recently. I'm not usually like this, but... god, I don't want to make excuses but so much happened. It was like being back in the war again and--
[again, he cuts himself off. takes a deep breath.]
No. That's no excuse for how I behaved. You wanted to help him and I told you to frag off because I was too much of a coward to handle it properly. I was only thinking about how I couldn't do it, instead of doing it for him like a good person would. Like you did. I don't think Bee really fully understands what happened and I don't think I can ever make up abandoning him like that and lashing out at you but I still want to try.
So, sorry, Milly. Sorry for what I said, how I acted and just... everything.
[a pause. there's some shifting and it might be obvious he's recording this sitting down somewhere.]
...If you tell me to go frag myself, I don't blame you. I would too.
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she thought she might not get an apology at all, or just a half of one, muttered out with a scuff of his foot against the floor, but not this. it's clumsy and not particularly articulate, sure, but it's heartbreakingly sincere. and that's all that really matters to milly. she listens to the message three times over before she jumps up and zips down the halls to riptide's room, banging down his door. very insistently. ]
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Oh. You got my message. Hi, Milly.
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[okay for a genuine moment, he thinks he's being strangled. he's obviously, not, though and he can't hug milly back but he stays still and lets her do what she wants.]
You did.
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[ she pats his face with one lil hand. ]
I forgive you. We're okay.
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[IT'S UPSETTING THAT HE CAN'T PAP HER BACK, HONESTLY.]
Thanks. It means a lot that you're willing to.
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Oh, Riptide... [ milly's mouth twists into a helpless smile. ] You're my friend. Yes, I was mad at you, but I didn't want to be mad at you. I know you meant what you said. That's enough for me.
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[he does. he gives her the tiniest smallest pap.]
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That's what friends do, Riptide. They forgive each other. [ her smile goes a little wry. ] If I held a grudge every time someone acted out, I wouldn't have very many friends.
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[he's grinning. HE'S GRINNING.]
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Okay, now what?
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GENIUS.]
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Oh my gosh! Riptide, I didn't know you could do this!
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[the holoform gunfingers, then winks out of existence.]
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Riptide, that was so cool! And so cute!
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[he's laughing now. yay happiness]
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Why don't you do that more? Like, wouldn't it be more convenient for moving around the ship? Or...does it only work short range?
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[he says, shoulders hunched up.]