He swallows but goes and sits down like asked. âYes.â He shifts a bit on the bench. He could never get use to the clinics. He just could help remembering the times he had to visit them often.
After a short examination, including a small sample, Ratchet quickly came to a conclusion. âIts not healing correctly, but I figured that by how much heat was there. There seems to be a minor infection. I can prescribe you a simple wash that will help take care of that.â Examining his optics since he was there, and making sure there wasnât any sign of spreading. âClean it regularly.â Scribbling down on a note pad. âAnd get some of this, it will make it feel a lot better and take care of the heat. You should start feeling better in a couple of days and it may even make that scar lighter.âÂ
Soundwave sits there, letting Ratchet look over his optics and scar. Listening to him and looking at the different medicines. Maybe he should ask if it would affect his medicine for his headaches. His optic that had the scar over it was a bit damaged. Not a lot but enough to affect his vision. âOk. Thank you for these. Will any of this um react badly to my medicine for my helm aches? I just want to be sure there wont be any side effects.â He pulls out the bottle he had for his headaches.
Ratchet takes the meds, reading them over. âHmmm. They shouldnât, but might. If you feel any odd symptoms at all while taking them together,â Scribbling something down quickly. â⌠switch to this one. It is less effective, and will take longer to work properly but itâs fairly benign, it wont have any interactions with your current medication.â Handing both the helmache medication and the second back up prescription back to Soundwave. âNow can you tell me more about your helmaches? Do you know what causes them?â
He nods. Taking the bottles back and putting them away. Well he can only hope he will get better soon. He wished he could get rid of the scar but it shows he survived something traumatic. âMy helmaches are really bad when Iâm in crowded areas. I think it maybe from reading or hearing too many thoughts at once. I still havenât really mastered the ability to block out the thoughts around me.â
Telepathy? Rare ability, but it made sense for a Soundwave. âHmmm, well what could help, if you fins someone who makes it, is a dampener. Something that will dampen your own ability unless you remove it. It may well make it easier on your every day life. And may make you less dependent on medication.â
ââŚdampener⌠Ok. Iâll try finding someone who makes that.â He smiles weakly up at him. Thankful that he met Ratchet.
âThank you Ratchet sir. This help me a lot and if thereâs anything I can do to repay you. Please let me know.â
Ratchet held up a servo. âNo need, Iâm a medic, helping people who come in here is what I do. Personally I donât care their past, if they end up in my clinic and I can help, I will. Itâs no different with you. I am here to help Soundwave.â Attempting to offer him a smile. â Just come back if the medication doesnât work, Iâll change it for you.â












