#reconize

The Autobot medic, Ratchet, created holoforms to be as accurate to humans as possible. That includes getting sick with Earth illnesses. Ratchet rarely gets sick when he uses his holoform. This has resulted in Autobots arguing that he programmed his holoform to be immune to anything. Today, the others will realize that Ratchet didn't do as they claim. The medic wakes up with a sore throat. Ratchet is not pleased with this. He gets out of bed and takes a shower. Ratchet's human girlfriend, Jasmine, is awake when he exits the bathroom. Jasmine doesn't say anything about Ratchet being sick. Ratchet hopes that means the shower makes him look fine. Ratchet does feel well for now, but he knows this won't last long. Once the two are ready for the day, they go downstairs to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Once in his office, Ratchet is already feeling his throat become sore. That didn't last long. The medic thinks. I can't take time off. I'm the Chief Medical Officer. There are things that Jasmine and Jolt aren't authorized to do. Ratchet goes through the schedule of appointments and procedures. Today isn't busy. Ratchet hopes it's enough not to feel runner down by the end of the day.

A few hours pass. Ratchet starts feeling unwell as he reviews a patient file in his office. "Ratchet, you don't look well," Jasmine observes. "I'm fine," the medic argues. "That's not going to work with me. I'm also a medic that you trained and your girlfriend. It's clear you are sick." "But I-." "You need to recognize that you're sick. Let's go," Jasmine says, pulling Ratchet off the chair and leading him out of his office and medbay.