Okay legit tfa Perceptor/shockwave thoughts: longarm attempting to get close with Perceptor to manipulate him/steal some ideas or blueprints for the decepticons. They talk, and Perceptor thinks some of his (decepticon) ideas would do good for morale around the lab. (Statistically morale is very important for everyone to run optimally) Everyone around them thinks longarm has a horrible one sided love for Perceptor, he spends so much time in the lab with Perceptor, talking with the one mech who can't love him back.... How tragic! 😭😭
Shockwave is a loyal decepticon!! But... He clicks with Perceptor in a way he never connected with Megatron. He's sure he could convince Perceptor to switch if he just had the time... Perceptor, meanwhile, is slowly starting to think there's something weird about 'longarm'. But. Longarm is also the first person in a while who's been on Perceptors level... He doesn't really want to give that up....