[fortunately, there has been no brawl. all there is is ratchet looking equal parts furious and mortified.]

Unfortunately the abridged version is just as stupid as the actual version: I caught him stealin' scrap from the medibay, then got zapped pretty hard and dragged outta there. Now-- look, I didn't call ya because I felt like I couldn't deal with it on my own! [his tone is a little more insistent than necessary there, like he really feels like he needs to prove he can handle himself.] If it hadn't been me, it would've been whoever else had noticed him rummaging around. He can barely control that new body of his and Primus knows what kinda armaments it has!