[it's a sign that Screamer really is under stress, but he doesn't seem to notice. He's just repressing all of this stuff so he can deal with the current problem in his face, which is... being totally alone.]

I--it would--[buying a moment of stutter thinktime as he reaches out to lean against the wrought gate of the nearby park they're coming up to, his other hand opening expansively] I would like to know why--you associated my name with violent takeover. I have rejected Megatron, I only wear his brand now because I don't have the means to remove it. [and this rings of truth, because it is the truth--it's just that Screamer's bottom line is still Screamer.]