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Starath stood very patiently, nodding as he answered her barrage of questions. She interrupted with the wave of a hand. āOh, Psh. Not like you couldda hit me.ā And she grinned some more, until the, āSquishy.ā The tips of her wings quivered and she glanced at the sky for inspiration. Donāt react donāt react donāt reactā¦. Her wings, of course, spoke her irritation without a word and she swatted one of them. āShhh!ā Catching herself at it, she sighed and dropped both hands. āYeah yeah, you got that out as soon as you could.ā Totally NOT reacting to it. Look at me being all mature. Ha. āSoooooo are you up to anything besides trouble? Thereās a dirt track race out west tonight. Not sure where Iāll sit yet, but I wanna watch. Ooo! OR! We could go fishing. I havenāt seen Skybite for awhile.ā (Skybite being, naturally, her āpetā pike that got stuck in her cockpit once) āOooooorrrrā¦.ā She walked in a tight circle, bouncing on the thrusters of her heels. āI kinda wish I could go for a drive with you, but that looks silly. Ooo! We havenāt had a jousting match in ages! Ā As long as thereās no injuries, Ratchet will never know!ā
Wheeljack let his grin widen as the nicknamed registered and processed. He did not miss the way her wings moved in jerky motions, and chuckled as she sighed. She was just as entertaining to watch as Ratchet was when he broke out the occasional āSunshine.ā
At the mention of Skybite, he snorted and laughed again. That fish had been half the reason she had earned that nickname in the first place. āHate to break it to ya, but I donāt think fish live all that long, kid.ā Especially not with the humansā tendency to eat fish, but heād spare her that grisly detail at the very least.
āJousting? Like actual jousting. With the poles and everything?ā He laughed in disbelief at that and shook his head.Ā āYeah, letās skip that. And racingās only fun if youāre in the race. Never really watched one before... Unless ya think I can muscle in on it? Though, thatād leave ya on the sidelines, anā that aināt very fun.ā
Wheeljack shrugged.Ā āCould still go driving anā catch up. We got comms. It aināt like I canāt follow ya while yer up in the air.ā









