Megatron chuckles. "I forget that you haven't met Laserbeak. If I were talking to birds, I would absolutely expect that the conversation would at least be repeated, if not overheard or recorded. That might be unfair to talking birds in principle, but I'm too used to using aviformers as spies myself."

He cuddles her close. "I'm glad you think that's fair. The anti-violence field doesn't operate equally well everywhere. And honestly, if someone came out of nowhere and started shooting at me with live fire, I doubt you'd sit idly by, either. There'd not be time to consider whether I deserved it or not."