(please see all previous disclaimers)
Aquaformer looked at Optimus carefully. She really wanted to give this a try, but she fessed up her true feelings. "Optimus, I want to give us a try. I also want you to know I come with a lot of baggage" Aquaformer stated. She knew she needed to be honest with the Prime, as she knew she would be unable to hide he past from the Prime. She hoped he would understand.
Optimus listened as the femme spoke, grateful to not be rejected but also understanding where she was coming from, as he had been there too. "I come with baggage too, Aquaformer, as you are not the first femme that I have fallen for" Optimus replied in all honesty.
"and you aren't the first mech I have fallen for, though I have had many break my spark" Aquaformer revealed to the Prime. She had been hurt in a similar way to the way he had been hurt.
Optimus realized that Aquaformer understood more than she had let on. "And I have been burned by femmes before" Optimus replied. Ratchet was a little surprised when the two admitted these things to each other, as Ratchet knew that being burned by a previous lover was something neither was willing to admit to.
"I can't promise that I will never hurt you, Optimus, as it isn't possible. But I can promise that I will never intentionally hurt you" Aquaformer stated, offering the Prime a chance to get to know the femme.
Optimus nodded, as he felt the same way. "I can only promise you the same" Optimus replied. Aquaformer nodded, as she knew that they now had an understanding. And it was only after these quiet few moments that Ratchet finally allowed the pair out of the corner that they were in. Both Aquaformer and Optimus took the opportunity to leave – together. Ratchet just hoped that this would all work out.
Meanwhile, Jazz and Prowl were talking near Teletran 1. "I don't get that new femme" Prowl stated.
"What don't you get about her?" Jazz asked, his spark reacting strangely around Prowl.
"I don't get why she seemed so disinterested in you and I, we are good bots" Prowl answered, not realizing that the femme had seen that these two, Jazz and Prowl, seemed to belong together.
Jazz just smiled. "Femmes are more perceptive than you realize. Maybe she saw something else in us" Jazz answered, ever the optimist. Prowl nodded, but still couldn't figure it out, even as his spark pulsed for the mech he was talking to. Jazz, seeing that Prowl was a bit lost and out of it, suddenly reached out and gave the stubborn tactician a kiss. Prowl glitched at first, but then, it felt so right. Prowl only realized now why the femme was disinterested – as she had seen that their sparks were meant for each other.
But elsewhere in the base, Optimus and Aquaformer headed to the rec room to get energon. Aquaformer was nearly as big as Prime, and yet, it didn't seem to phase him, now that they had cleared the air between each other. Aquaformer allowed Optimus to take the lead, as he was the leader and she didn't want to be seen as trying to take his place. Optimus noticed but didn't say anything. He would talk to her later in private. For now, they would enjoy a bit of energon before they headed back to the Prime's room to get to know each other better.