Armax couldn’t see, but Nova had quite the grin at that remark. Gungnir struck a bit of a pose, something that looked confident.
“Well you got that right. Humans are definitely known to impress from time to time. Though the cybertronian stuff I’ve seen is pretty cool too. And I’ve noticed a few interesting similarities between the tech around here, and the stuff I’m familiar with.”
Over five thousand years, Axis had generally learned not to question what the Matrix did. It didn’t always make sense, and it wasn’t always consistent. But trying to understand the exact mechanics of a solidified piece of Primus was an effort in futility.
Though with Optimus gone, she was quickly aware of the many gazes of the other Primes. She turned around, looking over the greater hall before her. Granted not all of them were looking at her. But even if only half of them were, that was far too many eyes.
She felt frozen, paralyzed almost. She awkwardly shuffled her feet, suddenly feeling the pressure of a thousand eyes judging her.
“Hey, are you okay?” Honeycomb asked.
“If I am being perfectly honest… no.” Axis quietly replied.
“What’s wrong?”
“You said you worked in food collection, yes?” The Prime asked, still keeping her eyes focused across the expanse of the necropolis.
The insecticon nodded. “Mm-hm.”
“Imagine for a moment that food collection is the most important task there is. Second only to the queen herself. And you’re the only one there to do it. Everyone depends directly on you to be fed. And then one day, every single food gatherer in the entire history of The Below is gathered in a single chamber. They’re all looking at you. They’re all… judging you.”
Honeycomb shuttered. “Yeah, that does sound really stressful. But I doubt that every single one of them is judging you that badly. At least a few of these guys have to think you’ve been doing a good job.”
Axis nodded. “I suppose so. I know, logically, that every last one of them can’t be so critical. That some may indeed see me favorably… but that knowledge still brings little comfort.”