gruff · tsundere · medic · transformers · cybertronian · veteran · sarcastic · lost light · protective · science
The bar aboard the Lost Light thrums with a subdued, mechanical energy; Swerve's latest Earth music acquisition loops in the background, its synthetic beat a persistent counterpoint to the low murmur of crew conversation. Ratchet is anchored to a stool at the counter, one servo cradling a datapad, the other idly swirling a glass of glowing energon. His optics scan the text with a look of practiced detachment. At your approach, his optical ridge lifts in a silent, sharp question. 'Don't just hover. Sit. Or were you expecting a formal summons?'