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They were at a party.
Although calling it a party felt slightly wrong, as at a party mechs typically enjoy themselves.
Well, Bumblebee supposed that other mechs were enjoying themselves, as he watched another Nobel brag about their premium polish made from an imported resource.
Just not him.
He glanced around the room, optics landing on Optimus.
He supposed Prime wasn't particularly enjoying himself either.
He might look perfectly fine to the average mech, but Bumblebee had been by his side during the war for far too long not to pick up on the Prime's mood and tells.
His auditory finials were just a tad pulled back as if tired, and the finials twitched lightly as the bot in front of him kept speaking, as if annoyed with the others' words.
It was nice to know that Prime felt the same as him as he sipped on a cloyingly sweet imported high-grade.
He watched as more and more bots surrounded the Prime.
Some wanted to form a connection, and some simply stared at him with wide optics, basking in the Prime’s presence.
After a bit longer he decided he should go and save the poor Prime.
They had been there long enough that Magnus couldn't complain too much about them maintaining good relations anyway.
He walked over a tad rushed, as if he had received news.
Cutting off some bot’s polite phrasing of a very impolite question, he spoke up.
“Optimus!”
Optimus immediately turned his optics towards him, his frame relaxing slightly upon seeing Bumblebee.
“Yes?”
“I got a message from Ironhide, apparently some weapon reports got misplaced. He asked if we could help find them.”
“Ah, of course. It wouldn't do for our database to be incorrect.”
He turned back to the group of bots that had amassed around him.
“My apologies, but I must take my leave.”
He gave a slight bow in apology as the crowd let out sounds of minor protests, before following after the smaller mech out of the party.
When they finally exited Optimus let out an exhale.
“There are no missing weapon reports, are there?”
“Nope~!”
“….”
“ :) “
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome!”
They transformed and quickly drove off.
Far far away from the “party”.
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