Bumblebee was a tragic loss, and one I still feel pain. One I know you caused, and although you were not in your current mindset, you are still responsible for. He was a good friend.

[Because until now, he hadn't really addressed that to anyone. Anyone but Bumblebee, really. And while he considered Shockwave to be his friend down there somewhere, barely above drowning in the weight of all the shadowplay, he had to take that into consideration.

But.]

But if our cooperation is distant at best, even that is enough.

My hand never stopped reaching out to you, Shockwave. I owe you that for how many times you held out yours to me.

Back then.