"Another one?" Arcee scoffed as she took note of the fourth body occupying the human lounge area.
The others were quick to shuffle over at the mention of a new addition, peering down at her with obvious interest.
Jack held up a hand as he introduced, "This is Tess, she moved here from Michigan this past year."
"She sleuthed us out," Miko piped up.
"No, you were careless," the dark haired young man corrected. A chair cushion to the face was his only reply.
Arcee shrugged. "What's one more? At the rate we're going we might as well put all of Jasper under surveillance."
"Speaking of which, I think Optimus was going to assign Tess' care to you, Smokescreen," Raf interjected before the conversation could get too off track.
The young mech looked ecstatic, throwing his arms up as he shouted, "Woo, I finally get my very own human!"
Tess cleared her throat. "Hey… you make it sound like I'm some kind of pet."
His joy deflated a little. Raising his servos in a placating gesture, he assured his new charge, "Heh sorry, no offense. I was just starting to feel a bit left out."
No one likes being left out...