It doesn't manage to be very convincing, and Orion worries about what might be going on that would have Starscream be so worried. Megatron hasn't shared any of his plans - by Orion's own demands, if nothing else - but it leaves him in a awkward position of not being entirely sure what's going on around him.

He frowns and looks sort of embarrassed.

"If the two of you are having...difficulties...it might not be of much use," he begins, tentatively. "Megatronus...Megatron, has been difficult to approach since my arrival here. While I understand the likely causes, I had hoped..."

He trails off. That might be a little too candid.