... new lease on life in a way, a chance to start fresh.

Those words made him blink, as if startled. In a way, maybe, he was. Everyone kept saying that. Even those who didn't know... He tightened his arms around himself, shoulders drawing up.

"I... think you're right. Or that we're separated from someone who we wish were here." He looked at the Cybertronian for confirmation. "Right?"