To be fair, it was better to make a joke than to sink deeper into the pit of anxiety and depression he was finding himself in. It helps to see Megatron smile, and his optics dim slightly as he lets his focus drift a little.

"This is my fault," he murmurs, unable to keep the wave of horrible guilt back. "I shouldn't-- I shouldn't have antagonized him. I j-just hate the DJD so much."

He wished Tarn would rot.