Yeah, because Cybertron has so much going for it right about now, Knock Out thinks dryly, but he sees the bait for what it is and huffs, resisting the urge to roll his optics.

"Don't be absurd, Commander Starscream. I'm every bit as eager as you are to locate my partner and resume our mission," he all but purrs, managing, at least, to sound a good deal more convincing this time. Not that it'll help his case much. "This planet has its...charms, I suppose, but the vermin infestation is simply intolerable."