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“Sparkflowers.”
Knockout placed a different plant under the scout's nose.
“Gliitermoss”
He grinned.
“So grounder scouts really do have keener senses of smell. I’ve studied it but never actually seen it.”
Bee hummed, optics still closed.
“Better hearing too.”
“Fliers still have far better optics and EM field senses though,” Bumblebee muttered
He placed something else under the bot's nose.
Bee hissed as he pulled back.
Optics opening.
“A cy-garette? Really.”
He grimaced
“Those smell terrible, and aren't you a medic?”
Knockout hummed.
“Perhaps, but it helps calm a processor. As well as makes dull time pass much quicker.”
Bee rolled his optics.
“The stench is terrible, lemme know before you light it so I can stay farther away.”
“What was that?”
He asked jokingly as he clicked his light and took a drag of his cy-garette.
“Ugh.”
Exasperated, Bee walked off.
Exploring the other sections of the medical apothecary.
“Aww Bee~”
He continued walking without a glance back.
He sighed.
Walking up to the bot behind the desk he spoke,
“Two packs of glittermoss, and a dozen crystal flowers.”
They nodded.
“Are the crystal flowers a gift?”
“No.”
He paused
“But as for a gift…what do you recommend for a bot who’s been assaulted by a terrible scent?”
“Close your optics.”
Bee turned to him, face flat.
“I swear if this is another cy-garette”
“Just close your optics, please.”
He huffed, but relented.
He removed the bouquet from behind his back and placed it in Bumblebee’s servos, underneath his nose.
He inhaled.
“Oh, it’s ethonal berries.”
He opened his optics.
Knockout stared at him.
“You know, I quite like the look on your face when you smell something pleasant.”
Bee’s faceplate warmed lightly.
“Oh, hush. Did you grab what you needed?”
Knockout raised the glittermoss and the crystal flowers he had briefly set aside.
“Yup” he stated as he popped the p. “We can leave now.”
Bee nodded his head.
They walked out of the apothecary together.
A pleasant smell filled Bumblebee’s receptors, and a pleasant sight filled Knockout's optics.