[At least he has a well-visible Autobot brand front and center on his chestplates?]

Hardly. [His lips quirk in a smile and he shakes his helm.] A surprise, that's all. The differences in physical frame and aesthetic looks as well as function regarding alternates is... ah, interesting to me. [He is a scientist after all.] Ready to get back to what civilisation we do have?

[There's probably not much difference from what Red Alert remembers, if she does.]