O: "I assumed I would be there, and probably more polished then I have ever been in my life, though I didn't expect the deco. It looks nice?"
It's a poor attempt, and he shrugs, gently rubbing a finger over one of the new lines on his plating, careful not to scrape it off. Optimus generally doesn't like the attention he gets as it is, and this isn't exactly going to help.
Additionally, he doesn't make it obvious, but he thinks he caught a hint of the extra attention. It's probably just how ridiculous he looks with the added color, given Cliffjumper's attitude up until this point, but you never knew.
He'll just have to keep an optic on the little mech for more than one reason, now. If Cliffjumper was going to take 'advantage of the offered services', he needed to know ahead of time.
"Hn. Interesting timing. I doubt it will do much to help soothe the crumpled plating of the rioters, though."
CJ: "It, uh, yeah. I don't think ya need it, though." He managed not to throw another look over at Optimus this time, and was rather stubbornly facing the door as he spoke, but after having done so he wondered if that was as telling as actually having looked and... ugh.
Growling quietly, Cliffjumper stalked up to the doubledoors, which slid open as he came close and despite the fact that the area outside still belonged to the half-floor Mirage claimed as his... 'apartment' Cliffjumper gave the open, court-like reception area with its colour fountain and graceful pillars a suspicious glare before he continued out into it.
"Wouldn't think so, no. 'Course I can't see that sort of thing bein' planned since half the Towers would go spare if they didn't know it was supposed to be a charity too ahead of time... Unless they---" Cliffjumper cut himself off, frowning. Unless the riot had been knowingly instigated. Impossible to know, since they hadn't been where it started, only caught up in it and stirred further angry reactions.
The lift arrived promptly, but despite having a bodyguard, and despite the regular guards/reception mechs at the lift and the desk, Cliffjumper gave another frown at it before getting in. Not just because he was suspicious since the happenings earlier in the cycle, but because he also didn't want to go to this stupid gathering.
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It's a poor attempt, and he shrugs, gently rubbing a finger over one of the new lines on his plating, careful not to scrape it off. Optimus generally doesn't like the attention he gets as it is, and this isn't exactly going to help.
Additionally, he doesn't make it obvious, but he thinks he caught a hint of the extra attention. It's probably just how ridiculous he looks with the added color, given Cliffjumper's attitude up until this point, but you never knew.
He'll just have to keep an optic on the little mech for more than one reason, now. If Cliffjumper was going to take 'advantage of the offered services', he needed to know ahead of time.
"Hn. Interesting timing. I doubt it will do much to help soothe the crumpled plating of the rioters, though."
CJ: "It, uh, yeah. I don't think ya need it, though." He managed not to throw another look over at Optimus this time, and was rather stubbornly facing the door as he spoke, but after having done so he wondered if that was as telling as actually having looked and... ugh.
Growling quietly, Cliffjumper stalked up to the doubledoors, which slid open as he came close and despite the fact that the area outside still belonged to the half-floor Mirage claimed as his... 'apartment' Cliffjumper gave the open, court-like reception area with its colour fountain and graceful pillars a suspicious glare before he continued out into it.
"Wouldn't think so, no. 'Course I can't see that sort of thing bein' planned since half the Towers would go spare if they didn't know it was supposed to be a charity too ahead of time... Unless they---" Cliffjumper cut himself off, frowning. Unless the riot had been knowingly instigated. Impossible to know, since they hadn't been where it started, only caught up in it and stirred further angry reactions.
The lift arrived promptly, but despite having a bodyguard, and despite the regular guards/reception mechs at the lift and the desk, Cliffjumper gave another frown at it before getting in. Not just because he was suspicious since the happenings earlier in the cycle, but because he also didn't want to go to this stupid gathering.