thedreadpirateratchet:
“I… !”
Quickly sitting straight up for a brief moment the lombax just as quickly leaned back in his seat, looking rather defeated. His feet falling off that engine, hitting the floor with a thud, he moved his hand over his alternate’s.
Pi honestly had no idea why he was talking about this or with them of all people, espically since there were other people he was closer to. Maybe he just could not hold it all in any longer and just had to tell someone. While Ratchet ended up just being in the right place at the right time to hear it. Still didn’t stop him from feeling bad about dumping this whole thing on him like this though.
“Ss-sorry… Some fearless pirate I am, huh?”
Ratchet just shook his head, giving the other’s shoulder a small squeeze. There was really no need to apologize.
“No, c’mon, don’t worry about it! You’re fine. I... It’s...”
He sighs. He’s not sure of what to say entirely and, not wishing to continue to stumble over his words, he decides to go with something that’s more... his style, so to speak. With a faint grin, he adds:
“...Besides, I never thought you were some ‘fearless pirate’ to begin with.”
Hopefully that dumb comment would get some sort of amusement out of the other. On second thought, joking around might not have been the best thing to do in this situation... but, alas, it’s already left his lips.
With that, he bends down to pick up the previously dropped engine and places it back on the table. Thinking for a moment, he turns back to Pi with a hand outstretched.
“Now, how about we finish working on this some other time? I mean... it is getting kinda late and... I think we both could use the rest.”















