"I do prefer not to sink to their level, if I can avoid it," Orion said with a relieved smile. "But I certainly won't sit there and tolerate it."

Not that it lasted very long; Megatron's question set his audials to twitching once more.

"Well...physically, I suppose he was just, er, 'after me'. But the words he had for you...they were somewhat more infuriating. I would prefer not to repeat them."

His engine rumbled faintly at the memory, still insulted on Megatron's behalf. A oddly protective, not that the huge mech needed the protection of a librarian...