Oh, that's right. The whole science thing. Megatron is finding that absolutely surreal but also kind of charming, in a detached, bewildered sort of way. The idea of Starscream writing a scientific paper is absurd? But this one seems very passionate about it.

"Hm. Yes. I'd focus on the science, if I were you," he says, tapping his chin thoughtfully. It can't be worse than how it's turned out in his timeline, anyway, he thinks. "I'd imagine second in command would be a lot of politics too, though." He supposes so, anyway. In his experience it's mainly seemed to involve murder attempts.