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[weaponsparked]

What... What just happened? A house just went... down on this street...

[Silence. The Autobot is rather obviously shaken, but doing his best to hide it. If one house went down, what about the others? What about everyone he cares for...?Has anyone... survivors. Has anyone checked the downed houses for survivors

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[numbuh_one]

[sees him on his way out. Nigel's a bit busy himself, so he just says]

Good luck.

[weaponsparked]

[He stops, and glances over at him.]

Right.

... I'll be back. In one form or another.

[numbuh_one]

Right.

[Nigel understands what he means by that, and his face falls for a second. It's... a bit much for him, but then, all of this is. He's doing his very best not to show it, though. He has to keep his composure if he's going to change strategies based on the Hazmat's new weaponry...]

...I-In this case, it's not better to be safe than sorry. But still, I trust you'll watch your back.

[weaponsparked]

... It's been bad around here before. We got through it then, we'll get through it now. You... just hold your position.

[He's not very good with these pep-talk things. They need Optimus for that. But he's trying.]

We'll be fine.

[a_gentle_boy]

Downed . . . houses? How many were there? How many people . . .

[weaponsparked]

I only saw one. On this... street, anyway.

That's what I intend to find out.

[a_gentle_boy]

You . . . You know about the hazmats. They wouldn't leave anyone alive. Chopped to pieces . . .

[weaponsparked]

Someone has to go and look. If someone was hiding when it happened...

[electrowhipit]

What? Sideswipe, are you going over there?

[weaponsparked]

They took out one of the houses on this street.

... Yes.

[electrowhipit]

But it's suicide to go out there!

[weaponsparked]

And if there's someone stuck in there? Someone they just left behind?