"I wasn't planning on it," Drift says placatingly, approaching Deadlock with the welder in hand. This requires a light touch, he knows, but it's surprisingly difficult. "And even if I were, I don't have any sedatives on me. The first aid kit's on the basic side."

He crouches near Deadlock, turning on the welder. "It'll go a lot faster if you just let me help, and you'll lose less energon in the process." He tries to make his voice sound warmer -- comforting, even, if he can get that far with his past self. "I didn't bring you all this way just to hurt you. I'm trying to help."