The number is the amount if pilots that used the mech
Just a scene where,somehow,Jazz reveals that the mech would go through many pilots in its time online. Maybe it was medical or purely curiosity over his funky existence. Maybe someone asked about a deep scruff that never got fixed or why his arms are uneven and Jazz was like
Oh I wasn't the pilot before that happened. The previous owner somehow managed to jam the blaster arm with Quint meat and it overheated leading to it melting and needing repairs or something
And they get confused about the 'previous owner' part or the translator because its fun not making it easy for any of them turned the word into something else
And Jazz was a bit confused, maybe these aliens working with that thing where Jazz knows they are aliens but they are aliens who use mecha like him and maybe they are the original owners of their mechs. He clarifies that he isn't the first pilot for this mech, its in the number, he's the 1061. When he dies, points to his cockpit but could also be on his number the organization he works for will get his mech back, fix it up and stick another person in it. Then, the mech's number will be painted 1062
And everyone just stared at him because this is some fragged up senate kinda scrapletslag right there. Wdym this mech got screwed over that he can't feel pain, wdym this mech is probably an empurata victim wdym they take someone's spark and place it in the already fragged up corpse what kind of cold construct slagfest is this-
I drew Ratchet as a cybertronian too because hes always the funniest to see react to the medical horrors
Bonus for Human!Ratchet because the guy still hates those responsible for this eitherway
(Au by @keferon's mecha pilot jazz au and inspired by the copious amount of fics i binged)
