Good, good. [He seems genuinely glad to hear that.] You let me know if that changes, all right? I don't know how much I could do to help keep you fed, but I'd be willing to try if I need to.

[But boy is he glad he doesn't need to right now.]

That's right. [His expression is serious now-- certainly more serious than the encounter warranted, considering they did barely anything to him and let him get away.] Ratchet and another Autobot named Wheeljack.

Heh. [There's very little humor in his soft laugh.] They used to say that about our war, too, but it's flared back up again recently. It always does.