Last time wasn't so bad. ( At least as as far as he knew. As for why he hasn't been around: ) Prime stuff. Nova's thinking of sending me off planet for a bit, something about 'making sure our colonies understand the value and importance of continued Cybertron rule and tradition'.

( He's actually excited - there's a thrilled smile threatening to break out over his face - it means doing something different than what he's used to. And sure, Cyclonus had been assigned to him as a bodyguard, but Rodimus could live with that.

No comment on the staying out of trouble. )