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Nov 12, 2023 20:18:37 GMT
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 12, 2023 20:18:37 GMT
Ironhide was definitely thankful….
But he also knew if he did go to meet Nick he had to be in on… Some things. Which Nick might bring up as far as his past was concerned. “Good, good just uh… Small thing if you do. Avoid talk about his bio family as much as you can,” He admitted. His optics looked a little ashamed - even if he wasn’t totally. “When I got Bee custody I might have um… That is to say, learned some things and made a few calls…”
He really hooped Prime didn’t ask for ellbaoration. Primus knew he was big on doing things the “right” way.
Oh… Ironhide didn’t have to go and kill Megatron then, good. Calming himself a little he let his cannon go down and then asked - with a raised optic ridge. “Define; reckless?”
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 12, 2023 22:03:55 GMT
Optimus's eyes narrowed
"...Ironhide...What did you do?"he asked suspiciously.
Optimus was getting really sick of needing to clean up Ironhide's messes.
As for Ironhide's define reckless question Optimus hesitated.
"...I don't know Ironhide. I'm just worried about him..."
"I want to believe he's changed. I do believe he's sincere in his desire to atone. But I can't just forget the con who battled me onboard the Ark's bridge or the con who killed friends of ours."
"But I don't know how to tell him that without pissing him off further. I know he's already insecure about how people see him. How am I supposed to talk to him about this?"
Optimus was just venting at this point. He didn't expect Ironhide to have the answers but it felt good to get this off his chest.
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Meet Up
Nov 12, 2023 22:18:54 GMT
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 12, 2023 22:18:54 GMT
Ironhide hoped Prime would agree with his actions.
Venting a bit, he looked for Nick’s file for a minute. But then found it and slid it to Optimus carefully. “Look, when Bee went to Wheeljack… Something about this kid’s story didn’t add up. And Bee’s family - so if he wanted to adopt Nick; that makes Nick family too,” Ironhide explained. All the Ark crew in Hide’s mind were family - plain and simple. “So I looked into him a little deeper than usual. It turns out that with his uncle out of the picture, Nick stands to inherit that massive estate at eighteen…”
Ironhide looked down a little. “And guess who came out of the woodwork when his uncle dipped? His parents. The same ones according to records abandoned him when he was a few months old and diagnosed with Autism. Everything about that didn’t sit right with me, especially when they had two kids after and three before him” Ironhide rumbled a bit - clearly annoyed. “So look, I did what I had to do… Their parental rights weren’t terminated officially. So I got one of our more experienced hackers to take care of that.”
Oh, that was… Deeper than Ironhide expected. He stroked his chin as he mulled over Optimus’ words. While again, he was totally not on board 100% with Megatron Ironhide did sometimes believe in second chances… At least when they made sense. And only when it made sense as evidenced by his last statement. “I don’t know, Prime. I understand where you’re coming from. You know I was never fully on board with his change,” Ironhide replied. “I’m always the one who wants to be blunt and direct about it. Thats just how I was raised…”
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 12, 2023 23:03:04 GMT
Optimus just stood there lost in thought. His brain took a moment to process all this.
He sighed.
"Ironhide... Are you absolutely sure they had less-than-ideal intentions? That their desire to reconcile with their son was not sincere? They had other kids maybe they realized they were wrong?"
On the topic of Megatron.
"Hot Rod isn't either. I overheard him and Megatron having a go at each other the other day."
Ironhide's advice was typical. Optimus didn't know if it was the right choice but it was something.
"I'll... take that under consideration," Optimus said.
He should probably get some other opinions before talking to Megatron though.
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Meet Up
Nov 13, 2023 3:33:30 GMT
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 13, 2023 3:33:30 GMT
“Of course! Not like I’d just go and risk my job over nothin’!”
After all, Ironhide may jump the gun sometimes. But he also knew that they had integrity to uphold. But at the same time, some of these kids needed that extra layer of protection from people who might actually hurt them. “I spoke to both his social worker and his court-appointed advocate. They both said these people gave them the creeps,” Ironhide explained. “They were looking at Nick more as an investment - even though they’re rich and famous… Useless fraggers. I couldn’t just let the kid go with people who’d neglect if not outright abuse him.”
Wait a fragging minute, did he just say… “Wait, Hot Rod is back? Slag it all… Don’t we have enough going, hot headed mechs around?” He asked. “He’s nuts if he thinks it’s ok to pick a fight with Megatron.”
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 13, 2023 3:37:30 GMT
Optimus sighed.
"...I'll let it slide Ironhide. But if their intentions were a genuine effort to reconcile I'm not gonna protect you this time. Understood?"
On the subject of Hot Rod's return, Optimus raised his eyebrow
"He's been back since last summer. You didn't know?"
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Meet Up
Nov 13, 2023 8:06:41 GMT
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 13, 2023 8:06:41 GMT
TRIGGER WARNING: Heavy abuse mentions.
Ironhide vented.
Honestly, he probably didn’t agree that they were like this. But he also thought it was worth noting. “I know they didn’t. I’ve heard regretful parents… They don’t only come out of the woodwork when their kid stands to inherit land worth over two mill,” He explained honestly. He looked at his cannons silently. “The last time I gave a parent like that the benefit of the doubt… We found Dylan Logan. And Primus knows none of us ever want to relive that nightmare here… Skin and bones, barely alive…” lest they forget, that incident was exactly why he was in this situation now… Because he’d put too much faith in human good will and not his own intuition.
And then there was the guilty part that also reminded him why he did it… “I just I see the way some of these creeps look at their kids and think of my own sire,” Ironhide finally managed, voice tense. “How he looked at me like a soldier. Raised me to feel worthless if I wasn’t strong enough… No sparkling should feel that.”
As for him not knowing… Ironhide felt his optic twitch a bit. “That I did not… Primus. Between him and Bee I’m not sure how anyone else will win a proper race again,” He said amused. “What’s he doing back here anyway?”
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 13, 2023 13:32:47 GMT
Optimus wasn't sure what to say.
"...Let's just drop it for now okay?" he said on the subject of Nick's parents.
He was glad when the topic shifted to Hot Rod.
"He found himself back in town for a race and ended up running into Bumblebee" Optimus explained. "He decided to stick around to help with the Terrans and the Decepticons"
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 28, 2023 6:26:12 GMT
Fine. Ironhide grumbled something in response.
Though something told him the issue with Nick's parents wasn't over yet. Call it a bad gut feeling that he hoped was wrong. Either way, for now he'd keep his mind on other things. Like this task force, and figuring out what was going on with GHOST. Were they pulling the rug out from under them like it felt like? One way to find out... "As for G.H.O.S.T... I think we should go digging further if we're going to go up against them somehow," He explained. "There have been murmurs of some other things at G.H.O.S.T... Not just the Decepticons, y'know..."
Ironhide didn't know exactly what that might have meant but he could at least add: "Talks of experiments and projects that humans can't talk to us about... Really fishy slag," He explained. "They won't even let Orion in on it. Like they're afraid he'll come back to me with something..."
As for Hot Rod... "Well, as long as he actually tries to be helpful. I haven't got time to be babysitting youngling's... AGAIN."
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 28, 2023 6:33:27 GMT
Optimus put his hand on his chin.
"I think I have someone I can trust to look into it. Agent Hauser." Optimus explained, "He's a GHOST agent that discovered the Terrans recently. But he seems to respect and admire us. He didn't report it to Kroft and promised to keep it a secret. He's someone we can trust.".
He was annoyed however at Ironhide's dismissal at Hot Rod
"He's more mature and responsible than you give him credit for Ironhide." Optimus scolded. "He's got something. That Spark that truly makes an Autobot.".
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Post by Ironhide on Dec 28, 2023 5:19:20 GMT
Hmmm...
Ironhide hoped that was true, though he had a hard time believing that many GHOST agent's were honestly worth trusting at this point. Sure, maybe they'd be OK now - but sometimes he felt like humans were too sneaky for their own good. "Well, hopefully, if we can trust him we can also trust him to get us answers," He pointed out honestly. "I don't know why, but I got the worst feeling about all this Prime... Deep in my "gut"."
Mature? Responsible? Ironhide looked for the hidden camera. After all, Hot Rod definitely didn't strike him as either of those things. And he would have to see for himself if his short time away had changed him. "Mature and responsible? Primus if it's true, I really am old," Ironhide snorted. "Bumblebee and Hot Rod are kids... They ain't supposed to be any of that yet."
Yet here they were.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Jan 17, 2024 23:48:40 GMT
Optimus looked down sadly when Ironhide mentioned his bad feelings. Usually, Ironhide's bad feeling was right.
"Yes... I do too old friend."
Optimus sat up. "I need to go now Ironhide. It was good to see you again."
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