Ratchet actually laughs, a low, rough, not-quite-pleasant sound.

"I talked to him, told him what was going on, gave him a crash course in not dying. But trust me, if there's anyone on that base who can handle Tarn, it's him, especially like this. Whirl wasn't afraid of him when he was thirty feet tall and could turn into a tank and kill people with his voice, he certainly isn't about to start now."