[He doesn't say anything at first, just a gentle tilt of his head in appreciation as he continues to study his feet--his steps now getting slightly more consistent and accurate as he learns the pattern. He keeps his focus on that and Shockwave's eyes, more than anything glad to see that blue hue, just as they'd been four million years ago.
When Shockwave approached him after his actions in the Senate, seeing something in him that no one else did. It made the senator stand out to him...that not everyone in that building was of the same mold.
He'd lost that, in his foolishness. And here, it was given back to him. One saving grace out of the entire war that was granted to him. He'd almost lost the planet, he'd lost his people's trust, and he'd lost more friends than he could count. This?
This he'd saved. To say he wasn't happy about it would be a lie.]
I credit myself with a lot of things. A good dancer, I can't say that's one of them.
I'll settle for passable.
[He gives those hands a squeeze, affectionately. He was a worn down Autobot commander, been to hell and back, torn and broken. And here Shockwave was, as if he'd never changed. He knew deep down that wasn't the case, with what the other bot had to go through. But seeing him like this...for all Shockwave spoke about him being his 'brightest hope'...
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When Shockwave approached him after his actions in the Senate, seeing something in him that no one else did. It made the senator stand out to him...that not everyone in that building was of the same mold.
He'd lost that, in his foolishness. And here, it was given back to him. One saving grace out of the entire war that was granted to him. He'd almost lost the planet, he'd lost his people's trust, and he'd lost more friends than he could count. This?
This he'd saved. To say he wasn't happy about it would be a lie.]
I credit myself with a lot of things. A good dancer, I can't say that's one of them.
I'll settle for passable.
[He gives those hands a squeeze, affectionately. He was a worn down Autobot commander, been to hell and back, torn and broken. And here Shockwave was, as if he'd never changed. He knew deep down that wasn't the case, with what the other bot had to go through. But seeing him like this...for all Shockwave spoke about him being his 'brightest hope'...
Optimus felt the same about him.]