Mirage hissed but - gratingly - allowed Cliffjumper to push him away without shoving the smaller mech back. He had been crowding the bot- but slag it all, this was serious!

Instead, Mirage let out an inarticulate snarl, spinning in place to glare at Cliffjumper's stomping back.

"Do I really need to list all the times embassies and negotiations have failed because of stupid, pointless things? Making stupid jokes before we have access to a full cultural archive download is risky. I thought this was clear beforehand!"