"Uh..." Knock Out squints at Sollux, as though trying to determine if the troll is serious. He sounds...awfully keen on learning about Cybertronian biology. The sudden spark of interest momentarily throws him -- he's never cared about the fleshies, so why would one of them care this much about how new Cybertronians are formed? But he lets out a derisive laugh, rolling his optics.

"Birthed? Primus, no. Our reproductive methods are far less disgusting than those of most organic life forms. I mean, could you imagine?" He makes a disgusted little noise with his vocalizer, shuddering. "All Cybertronian life begins with the AllSpark. How you define what that is, exactly, depends on your religious bent, but theological discussion aside..." He shrugs, a smooth roll of his shoulders. "Our planet and its surrounding moons were covered in what we call hot spots -- places where sparks are known to ignite and become new life. The AllSpark is responsible for these hot spots and the phenomena that surround them."

He smiles thinly, humorless. "Of course, our planet is a barren wasteland now, incapable of generating new life."