He'd have protested his caught hand, maybe, but instead merely curled his fingers in Orion's grip. He had to admit, he was quite surprised at the shudder of the whole auditorium to match the offlining of the city-former, though his first assumption was something far less benign than something belonging to the performance.

When it was obvious that was all there was however, Megatron settled down again in time to actually enjoy the denouement, and while the applause echoed around them, he leaned in to Orion again, though this time he used a comm. line, if only because of the noise around them.

::Very different from merely reading. A bit heavy-handed, though, I think. The names made it rather obvious.:: There was a smile on Megatron's lips while he 'spoke'.