::Bumblebee?:: he started, only to pause when he felt that mech creeping up on the sensors at his back. He turned with Cliffjumper, stance calm as he sized the Senator up.

Was this the mech that had sent him the messages, or would he have used a proxy, if it was him at all? Probably.

Still, he stays carefully silent and composed, alert for anything. Noticably, Ratbat does not get the same little bow of greeting.