"Ha. You would be surprised how quickly people forget something they cannot see."

His lips twitched with the weak laugh, before making a face at the blunt reminder. Hard hit indeed. Mirage nodded reluctantly none the less.

"Hm. You could say that."

He shifted in place, posture be damned as he slowly slid down the wall to join Cliffjumper on the floor.

"Ratchet has been...slogging his way through the mess left behind. Hence the..."

He waved a hand vaguely up toward his optics, which had gone dim and unfocused despite the lack of light in the elevator thanks to the pain.