Krok's smile as Kagerou gradually shifts onto the sofa is for both the odd bot and Spinister, who seems to have been taking care of nearly everyone while Krok wasted away with exhaustion and insomnia. A little more at ease with Kagerou at his level, Krok lets himself sag back into the sofa cushions. The ache in his back just will not go away.

"I don't know if I've ever heard anyone describe him as kind," says Krok with affection he can't hide, "but he is. And yes, I'm… technically his captain." De facto make-do stand-in captain until they run into a higher ranking Decepticon, anyway.