When Drift opens the door to see Pipes, he has two thoughts: he's glad to see Pipes! It's been a while, not since before Drift ran into Tarn.
And then: oh my god, Tarn was out and about and Pipes was unprotected all that time.
Drift feels his spark plummet in his chest at that thought -- when he learned about Pipes' death from Ratchet, Drift promised himself he'd look out for Pipes, that he wouldn't let anything happen to the hapless little bot. It's not as though he's not totally capable of taking care of himself, except that he also has the self-preservation instinct of a lemming. So when Drift cracks the door open his mind goes straight from "hey little bud" to "you could have died" in about two seconds and Drift slams the door the rest of the way open, optics lighting up in alarm.
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And then: oh my god, Tarn was out and about and Pipes was unprotected all that time.
Drift feels his spark plummet in his chest at that thought -- when he learned about Pipes' death from Ratchet, Drift promised himself he'd look out for Pipes, that he wouldn't let anything happen to the hapless little bot. It's not as though he's not totally capable of taking care of himself, except that he also has the self-preservation instinct of a lemming. So when Drift cracks the door open his mind goes straight from "hey little bud" to "you could have died" in about two seconds and Drift slams the door the rest of the way open, optics lighting up in alarm.
"Pipes! Are you all right?"