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[Just another day on the SOL - nothing out of the ordinary here. There certainly isn't a furry cat-like alien in full body armour wandering the halls with a glowing wrench, pressing an buttons he can find and fiddling with pieces of discarded metal, no sirree.

And he definitely isn't trying to swat away a certain cambot, following his every move.]

Hey, knock it off. I said I'd find a way outta here, alright?

[If 'a way out' meant wandering around in circles for the past hour. The Lombax's tail swishes once in thought, a gloved hand on his hip as he looks to the side, then up.]

Qwark? Aphelion? Yo! You guys okay?

[The only noise, the only response that fills the halls is cambot's whirring. Something Ratchet really would like to stop circling him every few minutes.

Welp.

Marooned on a spaceship with no other forms of life in sight. This was turning out to be such a great rescue.]

Ah, c'mon. If Qwark's involved, we'd better go help.

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Right now.

If you find a way off, make sure to tell us. We're stuck here too.

[Pause.]

Soda's in the fridge on deck 4 if you want.

Aphelion only seats two, but I can probably work around it if I have enough materials. I'm sure she wouldn't mind if it helped you guys out, right?

...and hey. Lemme know if you spot anyone else odd, okay? They could be with me.

[The mention of soda? That gets a light, friendly grin from the Lombax.]

Oh, now you're holdin' out on me, huh? Well, I guess if you insist.

Got a VG 9800 somewhere too? Something tells me being trapped for months could get a little dull if all we have is books.

You wouldn't like me when I'm bored.

Aphelion some kind of space craft?

[Riku just pauses. There are just too many responses to that. He goes with the one that's least snarky.]

Then half the ship could be with you at this rate.

...

I have no clue what that even is, so no.

There's nothing wrong with books. Though most of our books are... Special. Trust me, this place won't let you be too bored.

Yeah. Trust me, I know it sounds weird, but it's a long story. And I mean anyone weirder! A guy in a superhero costume, a pair of old 'bots, a girl with a tail? Like that.

--but books are Clank's thing! Got anything better? Holovision, at least? Checkers?

How about a cat girl, a talking pink pony, a guy with a blue hawk head...

Better? Man, you must've grown up in a city. And is holovision anything like television?

...We got checkers. Bunch of other board games, too.

W-w-wait wait hold up! Cat girl? What cat girl?

[Because he can think of two he hadn't seen in a very long time. And if either of them were here...]

What was her name? What is her name?

[Because she has to still be here... right?]

Not sure what else to call her but a cat girl. It's Wilykit. [They know each other?]

Ah...

[He sounds a little disappointed at this - he'd really hoped he'd get to see Sasha or Angela again - but the Lombax still grins.]

Yeah, no, thought you meant... someone else. Forget it.

Anyway!

[Clap!]

Holovision. The thing on the monitor with the little people inside? I'd think even you would know what it was, jeez.

I'll keep a look out. I know what it's like looking for your friends.

[He rubs the bridge of his nose.]

That sounds a lot like a cross between the words, "hologram" and "television." Probably your world's equivalent.

...there actually is someone I'm looking for.

[The Lombax sobers suddenly, looking at Riku. And from the looks of things, this one is just a bit more important than the others.]

His name is Clank. A tiny robot, silver, green optics? Some little... things called the Zoni came and took him away, and now I need to find him before he gets hurt.

Just tell me if you see him? If he ends up on this ship or if he breaks out, or anything, okay?

Got it. Haven't seen that robot around. But I'll tell you if I do.

...thanks, man.

If anything happens to him, I... I honestly don't know what I'll do. He's my best friend. He's all I got.

I get it. I've got a close best friend too. I have and will do anything to keep him safe.

So you know where I'm getting at.

[There's relief in the Lombax's tone, and maybe even trust. He felt the same exact way about Clank - even though the little bot could take care of himself most of the time, he still felt a sense of protectiveness over his adopted brother.

Maybe it was just all of those years alone on Veldin.]

I'll be sure to keep an eye out for your pal, too. Because there's no way this is a one-way deal.

...

I'm Ratchet.