He blinks, clearly surprised. Now that he knows, though, he can see it, enough so that he can comfortably rule out the possibility that he's lying – and so surprise is followed by narrowed eyes and his grip on the pistol tightening.

"Starscream," he repeats, the name clearly a familiar one judging by the way he says it. His frown becomes a hard line. A pause. Then he asks, "And your Decepticons – are you their second in command?"