[ There's a flash of something on Knock Out's face, something that looks savagely pleased over the news that he'd done some real damage to Drift -- but mostly he just looks annoyed at Ratchet's self-righteous morality, his mouth pressing into a thin line. Once Ratchet concedes the point, though, he looks relieved and a little pleased. ]

My situation isn't so simple that I can just pack up and leave Megatron's army, you know. But I do appreciate the fact that you're willing to try, at least. I don't have a complete scan -- like I said, it's been difficult to track down, and it's insinuated itself well into my systems. It's scattered itself. Perhaps you can run a more complete scan than I could.