"You certainly don't talk about it as if you don't," he says flatly. "Still, it's rather ironic that your personal growth has come at the cost of losing certain capabilities. It seems inverse to basic logic."

It's an observation, and nothing more. No hidden implications, no sage advice. Nothing.

The Decepticon grunts and turns to pace to the back of his cell, too vexed by this line of thinking to pursue it any further. It's far easier to keep the two OPs separate in his own mind, and categorize Optimus as the enemy. Doubly ironically, this is also inverse to his own opinions on the matter when he'd first discovered Orion in the desert all those months ago. Funny how this shit works.