The result was that they ended up in an awkward straining position where Megatorn had one leg underneath him, attempting to put enough force and leverage through it to tip them over, while Optimus was straining against.

"To solve it. Through arrogance, pride or naïve hope? Not that it---" Megatron growled, engine grumbling, hand flexing against Optimus' grip as his other hand stretched down and across his frame in an attempt to reach the knee Optimus was keeping himself up with. It was awkward, and something of a risk, but it might be worth it.

"---Wouldn't be impressive if you actually solved it. Would it go to your processor and spark both?" he mocked, almost gently. Ideally, someone managing to solve that problem would mean a possible lessening of corruption... or corruption blooming, as, if it was the Prime who solved it, the individual in the highest office managing that?

Dangerous, if they got corrupted.