“I’ve heard my share of nonsense in my time, and trust me: you’re not there yet,” Backbreaker says with a chuckle.
Axis smiled, appreciating the comment. She let her hands fall to her sides and continued.
“I mean, I like him. He’s a nice guy. But if he really cares that much… I don’t know what I would do.”
Backbreaker shrugs.
“Talk to him about it,” he suggests. “If you wanna know how he feels, ask him.”
“He’s barely a century old. I doubt he even knows what he’s feeling. And that’s if he even feels that way in the first place.”
“Well, that was just my suggestion,” Backbreaker says.
“Fair enough… Maybe I will talk to him when he gets back. But then what should I say? How would I handle something like this? Being here complicates things enough in the first place. How am I supposed to handle something like this?”
“I don’t know,” Backbreaker admits. “I’m not an expert in the ‘matters of the spark’.”
Axis groaned again. A noise of anxious frustration.
“You wouldn’t happen to know someone who is would you?”
She asked. She sounded hopeful, but she knew the most likely answer.
Backbreaker taps his chin.
“No, I don’t,” Backbreaker says apologetically.
“Ugh… Well thanks anyway.”
She sighed.
“Sorry,” Backbreaker apologizes.
“No, it’s fine… What about that pal of yours? Oddball I think. He doesn’t talk. Maybe he knows some stuff that could help.”
By now, Tie-Grabber manages to finish up removing all the wires from Maximus. He lets out a few beeps to Railfire, both to let him know that part is complete and to ask a question. His motioning is pretty clear that he is unsure if he should continue and now put in the new wiring or if Railfire would rather do it.
Meanwhile, Railgun is keeping a careful eye on Griffin. When Griffin disobeyed and started moving around, he raised his cannon and kept aim on the cassette. He almost said something, but by that time Railfire’s attention had been garnered by Griffin again.
Backbreaker shrugs his shoulders again.
“He might,” he echoes. “Worth a try.”
“Thank you, but I will handle things from here. Your help is no longer necessary.”
“Think you could get him for me? I’d do it myself, but I still don’t feel up to moving much.”
Backbreaker stands up.
“Sure thing,” he says. “I’ll bring the little guy here.”
“Thank you.”
She said with a smile.
Backbreaker returns to the medical bay to fetch Oddball, who had remained with Railfire to help out where he could.
Railfire thanked the small bot for what he had done to help.
“I can handle everything from here, thank you.”
He said.
Oddball salutes Railfire again.
“Vip!” he bleeps.
“Well, if that’s the case,” Backbreaker says as he walks into the room, “Axis’d like to see the little guy.”
Oddball drops the salute and cocks his head.
“Beep-beep,” he says, pointing to his throat. Backbreaker is able to infer what the little bot was trying to get at.
“I know,” he says. “But she’s dealing with some emotional slag, and I’m no good with touchy-feely stuff. Just try your best, alright?”
“Blip-boop!” Oddball replies, shifting into his roller form and motoring out the med-bay.
A moment later, Axis would hear a whining sound as an orange metal ball, adorned with a large blue eye, rolls into her hab-suite.
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