Cliffjumper felt the building tension before Mirage reacted fully, but even bracing himself for it didn't help. The sudden fist weighing down on top of his helm, even just resting there, kicked his threat assessment into gear.
Then Mirage cried out and he didn't care if "sacrifice" was a blasted part of it, why should sacrifice involve pain and it just wasn't right---
Engine snarling along with his own growl, Cliffjumper stopped somewhere before he got fully to his knees and stopped, hands rythmically tightening into fists firmly enough he was denting his palms.
He felt jittery from the... thing, which had peaked at Mirage's cry and then settled back, stronger, and he didn't like that either, even if he wasn't sure why.
Why the slag would you choose a rite that required pain for dedication? That just---
::Mirage.:: Cliffjumper hissed over the comm, unsure why he did it and all he wanted to do was finish getting to his knees and turn around and punch Tracks in the knee or something and then storm out.
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Then Mirage cried out and he didn't care if "sacrifice" was a blasted part of it, why should sacrifice involve pain and it just wasn't right---
Engine snarling along with his own growl, Cliffjumper stopped somewhere before he got fully to his knees and stopped, hands rythmically tightening into fists firmly enough he was denting his palms.
He felt jittery from the... thing, which had peaked at Mirage's cry and then settled back, stronger, and he didn't like that either, even if he wasn't sure why.
Why the slag would you choose a rite that required pain for dedication? That just---
::Mirage.:: Cliffjumper hissed over the comm, unsure why he did it and all he wanted to do was finish getting to his knees and turn around and punch Tracks in the knee or something and then storm out.