"If I knew you a little better, it'd be my cue to make jokes about denting your skidplate if you tried." There's half a chuckle in there, and clearly he gets the joke.

Thrust stands up. It's not quite the transformation sequence in reverse, but it's still a thing to watch, the bike arching in the middle, twisting around, plates and panels swinging around. "Name's Thrust."

Probably a shame he doesn't get the potential joke in his own name, really.