[To say Starscream looks taken aback is an understatement. He looks absolutely dumbstruck for several seconds, long enough that the covering headtilt and frown is far too little too late. Won't leave him hurt...] I didn't--[No, he can't--make sense of that right now, it's so outside the realm of what he's been used to... He just moves, striding forward to bob down and peer at the sitting guard like he has no idea what to do with him.]

Well, we can both agree that I'd be an idiot to turn down free drinks. [safer ground, perhaps?] Need a little stasis-time first?