[Even that admittance cost something. It cost more. His shoulders sag. He's leaning on his hands, now.]
[Does... does he dare?]
[He'd resisted so long, now. Giving in, after all this time... is it even worth the risk? Even hearing the words from Wheeljack himself -- something more.]
[He couldn't mean --]
But that. Was not the entirety of what I meant.
[The words come out halting. Almost pained. His voice is just as rough as the Wrecker's scarring. It's like the words are broken somehow. Damaged. For all his brilliance, all his skill and scientific ability, this is almost beyond him.]
... You are not. The only one. Who feels s-- [His vocal processor seems to hitch. Struggling.]
action;
[Even that admittance cost something. It cost more. His shoulders sag. He's leaning on his hands, now.]
[Does... does he dare?]
[He'd resisted so long, now. Giving in, after all this time... is it even worth the risk? Even hearing the words from Wheeljack himself -- something more.]
[He couldn't mean --]
But that. Was not the entirety of what I meant.
[The words come out halting. Almost pained. His voice is just as rough as the Wrecker's scarring. It's like the words are broken somehow. Damaged. For all his brilliance, all his skill and scientific ability, this is almost beyond him.]
... You are not. The only one. Who feels s-- [His vocal processor seems to hitch. Struggling.]
Something more.