Even just seeing that smile--despite how often he visited the lab to check up on him, it was enough to leave him breathless for just a moment. Thankfully, the faceplate hid most of that, delaying the reaction by only a mmoment of silence and nothing more. Like looking back in time with each glance.

He mentally makes a note to remember it, to remember him as he was.

"Of course. My schedule isn't the busiest as of late. With Rodimus with his crew, my power is strictly limited to my own men." And even they tended to wander off on their own with no real direction.

He falls into place beside the Senator, feeling a bit...expecting, now. Was something the matter? Did Shockwave find something out in the lab and wanted to report it to him? "So. May I ask to what I owe this honour?"