He's used to the helmet altering her voice, so he's mildly surprised when it doesn't. And he figures why it is, and can't help a sort of nervous smile. It's almost sweet.

Well, for Vandal.

"Don't worry about it hurting, Karrie." Compared to what Prism had done...? Or what he'd done to himself back on Cybertron?

"Just...please be careful. For yourself. If you see anything dangerous, just...get away." He doesn't want to torture himself with thinking about a future that Prism might not let him have. But for her sake.... "I hope you're done before he wakes up."