[he switches to audio as she does, though the switch won't be apparent until he speaks rather than texting.

now, nothing nova storm is saying to him isn't something he's thought about himself before, at one point or another. optimus knows he isn't always able to parse out why people act the way they do (and that's another thing he can be very unkind to himself about) but this time it is fairly clear that her vitriol is not aimed at him and him alone.]

I see. Unfortunately I will continue to disappoint you, then. [there's brief pause. the click of a door closing, as as soon as he got this message he left the shared habsuite with megatron and went back to his own; he disturbs the other mech's rest enough.] If something has happened then you needn't deal with it alone. You may throw Megatron and I at the problem.