"He's--..." You caught him mid sentence, Verity. Okay, maybe...maybe he needs a new way to phrase that. "He's changed, certainly. But he's still Prowl, the way you remember him. ...Somewhere."

It's almost as if Optimus is searching for that too. The Prowl that didn't insist the fight was still going, enough to chase Verity down and harm her. They'd been friends, and in the end he'd still hurt her.

Although a small part of him does raise a fist to imitate hers, if...out of pure curiosity. YEAH GO DEMOCRACY he can hear Prowl groaning from here.

"Everything said now will be kept confidential, Verity. Whoever you want to know about this is your decision. I"m just one of the choices." Although that didn't mean Prowl was off limits. He certainly already knew. "Do you need anything?"

Dad's going out.