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[It feels like forever since Arcee last stepped foot in Hospitown, in fact she's kind of surprised it looks exactly how she remembers it. Surely they could have expanded while she was gone. All...four or so days. To be fair, it didn't feel like four days to her. But what was she expecting after leaving the Digital World? Normalcy? Well that's just stupid.

After a short period of adjusting back to the wonderful world of breathing, Arcee finds herself at the cafe, enjoying whatever fancy coffee she could afford. If she's going to have to be human again, she might as well live it up and abuse her sense of taste.

As she sits at the cute little table, she opens her comm only to be greeted with messages. Lots of messages. There has never been a time where she has ever received so many messages. At once.

Time to make video.]

What is wrong with all of you?

[And by 'you' she mostly means Bee. He's the one who flooded her the most. Actually, now that she thinks about it, is her team still here? She can't even remember what they looked like as humans, it's been awhile.

Maybe she should look for her Digimon, while she's at it. Last she recalls, they're kind of important. ...After coffee.]

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Tune her out, it's what I do.

[He takes a sip of his own coffee. It did taste like tar, honestly, but it's got some kind of bitter aftertaste that makes him keep drinking.]

W-What?! But--

[A hand goes on top of her head, pressing down on it to put her head on the table.]

She's back. That's all.

You should've brought Solus, that's all I'm saying.

[Her coffee is flavored to the point where it barely tastes like coffee anymore. She assumes the more stuff it has in it, the fancier the drink is. Tastes pretty fancy to her, anyway. Not to mention it's the best way to break in the taste buds.]

[Meanwhile, back at the apartment.]

H-Hello...?

Ah...yeah. My bad.

[Because this is not what he wants to do right now. And it shows, with those bags under his eyes and the way he rubs his face.]

Figured you'd want to go home right away.

[Him peeks out from under Wheeljack's blanket on the couch, looking over at Solus.]

I'm here, Solus.

Although I wonder what is taking Wheeljack so long...he said he'd be right back.

Except, you know, I had no idea where home was.

[Not that she'd call anywhere here "home" to begin with. Cybertron is home.]

It felt like I was gone way longer than four days, Wheeljack. Was kind of a lot to take in all at once again. Won't lie, I'm a lot less stable than I'm pretending to be right now.

...No, I didn't know.

[Which is why he was worried, Arcee.]

Doesn't matter, though. Like I said, you're back--

[His bandaged hand brushes over hers a minute, eyebrows perked. Time to show what you've learned.]

--and I'm here.

[She looks up at him rather quickly the moment his hand brushes hers. Oh, hello there. That's right, they were in a relationship, weren't they?]

...You sure are.

[Although they were close back home, it never evolved into anything serious. Not yet, anyway. The sudden realization that Wheeljack is not only here for her, but something more kind of hits her like a good punch in the face.]

[Just hearing that validation gets a sigh out of him, like he's been holding that in the whole time she's been gone. A small smile forms as his eyes flick up, almost gently.]

Was a pretty long four days, 'Cee.

[...Okay, that gets a small smile out of her.]

We're Cybertronian, Wheeljack. Sooner or later you're gonna realize those four days were barely a blink.

Can't wait til that feelin' sinks in. Bein' a human for so long, ya start keepin' track of time like em. I hate it.

[A small joke, as he takes another sip of his coffee.]

So...where did you end up?

[Forgive her if she looks down for a moment. Despite the sadness in her eyes, that is definitely a happy smile on her face. It's like she's recalling a happy memory, something worth holding on to.]

...Home.

[He wouldn't have thought anything of it--assuming she meant 'their dimension', if it wasn't for the clear affectionate tone.]

Ya mean...Earth, right?

[Because there's no way.]

[She shakes her head. The fact that Wheeljack doesn't know must mean now she's a future person, too. What a weird feeling, seeing as he was there, too. Well, she was always head of Wheeljack when it came to crazy timeline shenanigans, but now it's more than ever.]

It's hard to explain, I don't want to ruin anything for you. Let's just leave it as a disappearance I won't regret anytime soon.

[Weird was an understatement. And here he was still knowing there was a relic hunt. But if Arcee was putting such a positive spin on it, he wouldn't mind waiting.

Not deep down, anyway.]

You know I'm nosy.

[There's a soft smile as he looks down into his mug. This was nothing like he'd planned to say to her--she was already well and over it. Where did he even go from here?]

Wanna move in with me?

[Well, that's a nice place to start.]

Wait...what? Really?

[She's not going to tell you shit, Wheelj--Woah, what? Sprocket spits out his milk instantly as Arcee's eyes double in size.]

Can we do that?

[Surprise!

Wheeljack curls his lips into a smile as he leans in.]

Who's gonna try and stop us? My room's got no one else livin' in it.

[Oh, well then~ Arcee can't keep herself from smiling back, she's pretty sure by now that she can slip back into the idea of Wheeljack being her significant other. After all, there was a reason for that. All she needed was a good reminder.]

Not like I got anywhere else to be.

[And like that, his eyes seem to light up. As if all the worry and fatigue over the last four days was instantly alleviated.]

What are we waitin' for? Let's get our more responsible other-halves.

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