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[officerjuicebox]

[With literally zero preamble, the camera clicks on to show the Roller's profile as he apparently talks to something off-screen.]

C'mon little guy, we live in the middle of a city with giant, crazy bots everywhere. You've got to get your tailpipe across this road.

[The camera swings around to the small, barely active drone huddled up in the middle of a street, curled up like a turtle.]

[There's a beat. And then Roller's voice (muffled and lowered) speaks up again:]

Leave me alone, you big weirdo!

[Cue the camera swinging back to Roller again, who just shakes his head.]

Nah, he's not gonna do it.

[Then the big bot just... cracks up, like he just told the best joke ever, before turning the camera off.]

[This has been: Shitposting with Officer Roller.]

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[primebyproxy]

…

[Oh.]

Oh.

[Well, at least Magnus can voice that concern now instead of simply letting it run on repeat in his head? That's… that's good. This is good.

He smiles, just a little smile, embarrassed but relieved.]

I'm not very good at this, am I?

[officerjuicebox]

Hey, it's not that big of a deal. I mean, my partner was... waaaay more oblivious than you.

He still sort of is.

[primebyproxy]

Your partner?

[officerjuicebox]

Yeah. I was a cop, back home. Pax was my partner.

... except now I guess he's a Prime, so. That's weird.

[primebyproxy]

…I know that feeling.

[officerjuicebox]

Oh, yeah?

Weird isn't it? And kind of awful.

[primebyproxy]

[It's like he knows.]

Awful is a good way to describe it.

[officerjuicebox]

... Uh.

Did I hit a nerve or something? Beeeecause that really wasn't what I meant to do here.

[primebyproxy]

No. No, it's fine.

[It feels good to be able to say what he thought about losing his brother. Never been able to do that.]

I'm sorry to have brought it up, but it's fine. No harm done.

[He stops and blinks. Then he points behind Roller.]

Your friend just moved.

[officerjuicebox]

Again, not upset. So... no need to be sorry.

[He whips his head around, and then -- well. It's his turn to laugh.]

Hey! Look at that! That's the spirit!