Good thing it's not my infirmary, then, isn't it, brat? [ he shoots back with a familiar huff. the truth is, though, there are some things that are just more important, and this here right now is one of them. it's pretty clear drift needs some time for the two of them to just.. be together again, and even if ratchet doesn't quite understand how hard it's been for drift, he has an idea of it, at least. it had felt wrong when drift had been sent away from the lost light, and that feeling had grown more and more insistent as time passed.

there's a brief, faintly embarrassed moment that lingers at the thought of what bunking close means for the two of them, but it fades almost as soon as it's arrived. it's.. right, it's how it should be. ] Speak for yourself, you recharge hot. [ but he doesn't mean it, which is quickly apparent as he grips drift's chin and pulls him in for a quick, almost matter-of-fact kiss.

he releases him again a moment later, nodding toward the door. ] Well? Don't leave me in suspense.