Twenty-third ; voice ; filtered to the Convoy

[thegoodtouch]

I've checked and double-checked Antrim. No sign of any fog, any monsters...or children. She's long gone -- if she was even here at all.

[heavy sigh]

Quartermasters, make sure everyone is accounted for. No one is getting left behind in a place like this.

...

...I'm sorry I brought you here. I put all of you into danger. We are only

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[dontkillmebro]

...we tried.

[thegoodtouch]

We couldn't be sure it wasn't a trap, and we went in prepared. You all did very well.

[dontkillmebro]

Right. ...Thank you.

[scaredbrilliant]

Given everything that's been happening, I'm guessing there never really was a girl, sir.

Still - you were trying to do the right thing. We all were.

[thegoodtouch]

We couldn't assume she wasn't real. I wasn't willing to take that chance. But we did all we could.

Thank you, Justin.

[mrfastandsteady]

Hey, hey. There's no reason to be so down, right? We made it out okay, and it looks like there was no girl at all.

Like Pip said, we should all just get some rest. Guys like you still do that, right?

[thegoodtouch]

Yes, we do. We all need a breather after the past several weeks.

By the way...welcome to the Convoy. With any luck, we won't have any more missions like that for a long time.

[mrfastandsteady]

Great. That means that with any luck, I won't have to jump ship at the next port.

[Voice]

[daggersinsmile]

[Heavily amused]

So... this is how you treat your crew these days?

I find that unsurprising. Old habits die hard, do they, Optimus?

[Voice]

[thegoodtouch]

Dinobot...

I won't argue with you right now. I suggest you familiarize yourself with your duties as Quartermaster.

[Voice]

[daggersinsmile]

Hrah! Finally! An order to my liking!

[Voice]

[flightofthe]

Leave.

Him.

ALONE.

[Captain|Voice|Unhackable]

[pink_is_best]

[There's a long pause filled with the angst of failure and mistakes before Nena finally starts speaking.]

You couldn't have known.