"We're going down," Megatron said, perhaps unnecessarily, but the hand he put on Orion's shoulder when the mech bumped into him was gentle. Firm, to make sure he hadn't lost his footing, but gentle.
"Which is why it's a good think we're properly fuelled and have the frames for this."
Of course, frames built lighter could climb for a long time, that wasn't really the issue. The sort of strain they'd be putting on their frames, climbing first down and then back up again, however, would make it hard for mechs built lighter to keep up.
"I'll go first. That way, you'll have a warning and can go back up should we hit a bad spot."
It was improbable - he knew a reasonably safe way down pretty well, but this place was old and the planet did shift around.
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Date: 2015-07-07 07:09 pm (UTC)"Which is why it's a good think we're properly fuelled and have the frames for this."
Of course, frames built lighter could climb for a long time, that wasn't really the issue. The sort of strain they'd be putting on their frames, climbing first down and then back up again, however, would make it hard for mechs built lighter to keep up.
"I'll go first. That way, you'll have a warning and can go back up should we hit a bad spot."
It was improbable - he knew a reasonably safe way down pretty well, but this place was old and the planet did shift around.