Ratchet... slumps slightly, pressing his lips together for a long moment as he regards Optimus.
"You're the same person," he says finally, picking his words carefully. "I know you're suffering right now, with two sets of memories, but that should stabilize in time. But however strange it is at the moment, you are that person, still. Or you can be. ...I meant the things I told you, before you got your memory back, about why I followed you into a war. It's never been because you're a Prime."
He shakes his head a little. "Just--whatever you feel like you're losing, you don't have to. Whatever coping methods you had, you can relearn them. It might not be easy, but none of that is lost Optimus. If there's something you're missing, you can get it back."
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"You're the same person," he says finally, picking his words carefully. "I know you're suffering right now, with two sets of memories, but that should stabilize in time. But however strange it is at the moment, you are that person, still. Or you can be. ...I meant the things I told you, before you got your memory back, about why I followed you into a war. It's never been because you're a Prime."
He shakes his head a little. "Just--whatever you feel like you're losing, you don't have to. Whatever coping methods you had, you can relearn them. It might not be easy, but none of that is lost Optimus. If there's something you're missing, you can get it back."