Except I didn't. There's nothing in here except the two of us, so can you please... er, settle down?
[Not that he'd let Starscream worm out of his grip, because if he did Starscream would probably attempt to leave. ... Or lock himself in the closet again, or any number of other things.
So he just tightens the arm he has around Starscream's waist, thumb stroking the metal distractedly while he crosses the floor and gets back on the berth.]
How long since you recharged Starscream?
[Sure, like energon, they didn't need a lot at any given time, and could go longer without recharge than energon but it built up. And with how Starscream was, Jetfire wasn't sure Starscream had been able to relax and feel safe enough for a proper power-down and defrag.
And he also hoped the abrupt question would distract the Seeker.]
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[Not that he'd let Starscream worm out of his grip, because if he did Starscream would probably attempt to leave. ... Or lock himself in the closet again, or any number of other things.
So he just tightens the arm he has around Starscream's waist, thumb stroking the metal distractedly while he crosses the floor and gets back on the berth.]
How long since you recharged Starscream?
[Sure, like energon, they didn't need a lot at any given time, and could go longer without recharge than energon but it built up. And with how Starscream was, Jetfire wasn't sure Starscream had been able to relax and feel safe enough for a proper power-down and defrag.
And he also hoped the abrupt question would distract the Seeker.]