[For the first time, alarm flashes through Deckerd and he makes a choked off note of surprise. He reflexively starts to struggle for just a moment before he makes himself go still and look at Antlers with dignity. Whatever happened, at least that much was true]

I told you before that every day you make a decision as to who you want to be.

[Deckerd struggles to vent in and out from this angle, and his HUD flashed the first warnings as he grasps onto Megatron's hand with both of his own]

I have chosen to be less than they believe or want me to be, in order to find them. What about you? You have someone who cares about you. Who believes you can be better. How much lesser are you making yourself, now?