This? This is good enough. And Vandal knows how to listen to machines. To Cybertronians. She knows the faint thrum of the spark, how the engine and back up systems are supposed to sound.

It does not go unnoticed, with her ear to his plating.

"You're a good robot," Vandal mutters, sounding half asleep already. Once hand starts in, lightly scratching under his jaw. Something roughly about 70% of bots seem to appreciate.