[The question... doesn't really come as a surprise. It's not one that he answers often - most people don't really want to know - but it's not a shock.]

Tore out my fair share of sparks - cores - with them. And hurt folks. Got really good at it.

Gotten really good at fixin' hurt folks too, though.

[Sometimes, he almost misses the days when his reputation preceded him.]

Stronger if you keep in line with him. Huh. And it must've happened before, if it didn't surprise him.

[He ponders on it, rotating the tires on his pauldrons.]

Been a while since I've seen mechs... bound to each other like that.