( There's a thoughtful noise at the back of Shockwave's throat when Optimus finishes. He's yet to see that first hand, but he doesn't doubt the truth of the statement. )
Unlike Cybertronians, hmm? ( Only a race incapable of change would drag out a civil war for four million years. Shockwave had such high hopes for their race - war be damned - and to find it fallen so short of what he wanted hurt once he was capable of realizing it. But he didn't hold it against Optimus, who did his best and led their kind out the other side. ) Perhaps we could learn from them, given enough time.
( His hands go back to running down Optimus' ear pieces, a soothing, gentle touch like he hasn't been capable of giving in millions of years. )
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Unlike Cybertronians, hmm? ( Only a race incapable of change would drag out a civil war for four million years. Shockwave had such high hopes for their race - war be damned - and to find it fallen so short of what he wanted hurt once he was capable of realizing it. But he didn't hold it against Optimus, who did his best and led their kind out the other side. ) Perhaps we could learn from them, given enough time.
( His hands go back to running down Optimus' ear pieces, a soothing, gentle touch like he hasn't been capable of giving in millions of years. )