I know. [Does he though?] I'm not saying it's easy. Just-

[Thankfully, though, the more important question diverts his attention away from whether or not he could create a substitute for energon.]

I've been thinking. We're all worried about what will happen when Big M finally decides to start his assault, but as it stands we're not really ready to do anything about it. Everyone's too scattered, and I don't know if we trust each other enough to really pull together on the spot.

[He looks away, his gaze attracted by some random object or another.]

And the thing is we need to pull together. So I think... maybe we should start that now.