Although Orion Pax has always been restrained, he was less so than he would be as Optimus Prime; and although much time has passed, Megatron knows him well enough to see what reaction does make it to the surface for what it really means.
He has had a very, very long time to steel himself against being emotionally affected by anything Optimus says or does. But the disapproval of the Prime who was given what should have rightfully been his, who was his opposite number in all matters, was rather easier to scorn than this, the earnest sadness of someone who trusts him and believes in him and whom – once – he deeply cared for.
It infuriates him.
"Of course not," he says, in a tone rather more clipped than usual. "And of course it is only to be expected that this should... concern you. But as the situation stands... it must not." It's almost an order.
no subject
He has had a very, very long time to steel himself against being emotionally affected by anything Optimus says or does. But the disapproval of the Prime who was given what should have rightfully been his, who was his opposite number in all matters, was rather easier to scorn than this, the earnest sadness of someone who trusts him and believes in him and whom – once – he deeply cared for.
It infuriates him.
"Of course not," he says, in a tone rather more clipped than usual. "And of course it is only to be expected that this should... concern you. But as the situation stands... it must not." It's almost an order.