That gets a look of surprise out of the big guy. "You know Ratchet?"

He pulls his feet back, leaning his elbows on them as he sits. If he had eyebrows to raise, he probably would have quirked them by now. For the most part, he's tried to keep himself out of politics, short of digging up dirt on Shockwave. The irony, for now, is a little lost on him.

"I should probably also ask if you know anything about communication systems," he adds, after a moment. "Trying to fix these here and get a distress signal off. See if we can get a ride home."