Did the mech have to laugh at him and at the same time not sound as if he wasn't actually laughing at him, even when Cliffjumper felt that that was surely what he must be doing?

Logically, though, Cliffjumper knew Mirage wouldn't do that, which just made things more complicated because it wasn't as if he could dislike the mech over that, now was it?

He did still linger back long enough to make sure Mirage got into the shutte - and of course then got that grin and nod. Stopping briefly, Cliffjumper scowled as he shook his helm to shake away the brightened optics and then, with a muttered huff, got into the shuttle himself.

Fragging nobles.