"Glenn," Megatron says quietly, "I never want to hear anyone say that they feel they have to 'appease' me again."

He ex-vents heavily, wincing as if that one single word struck him right through the spark.

"I am aware that you are observing quarantine protocol. I have not even raised my voice to you. I am simply concerned. Not just about this world, not just about this place, not just about my lover and his family, but also...about you. I thought there might be some kind of emergency, because otherwise, I thought, you'd have let me know that you'd changed your mind?"

He winces. "I know I can be terrifying in person, but we were texting. Do I need to start using...emoji?"

He looks a little perturbed at that notion.

"I hope not."