As much as he wishes to speak further about Starscream's history prior to the war, and maybe games they could play, he can't switch the topic as readily. Now they're knee deep into what happened with him and Prism.

Soundwave absently touches his own legs, as if that's somehow going to make them work for him magically, or maybe he just needs a distraction.

The question isn't terribly surprising. He remembers Cliffjumper having the same reaction once.

"It's... like a spark chamber, but I don't have a spark. I have an ember. Opposite polarization, that's how Megadude put it." Soundwave places his hand back over his windshield. "I ain't seen a spark, so I dunno if they look different..."