Optimus only allowed a smug expression to briefly cross his faceplates when he turned away to lead them down the long hall - he'd managed to surprise the mech. Good.

"Possibly. He was a carryover from the previous Primacy, with 'good recommendations'. Apparently those recommendations are more suspect than I had anticipated."

"And he underestimated me as well. The idiot." Ratchet griped, continuing to demonstrate his casual level of comfort with vocalizing his mind around his Prime.