[He does notice it, but is uncertain why, and since it might not be his business, he doesn't ask. The mention of finding the rest of the keep's inhabitants agreeable cause him to smile.]

Ah, I don't think that'll be a problem as such, truly.

[He'll not elaborate, since he's, really, already said enough, but he's certainly used to... disagreeable people. People like Starscream. And he calls that one his friend.]

... I really didn't spend much time active on Earth. I was frozen for several million years, and only recently freed from that. I believe the Autobots had their ships in a human nation called United States of America? I was mostly dealing with a situation after I got out of the ice.

[Jetfire's voice has dropped to a murmur, and he's looking away as he speaks, before he looks back with a small shake of his helm at the end.]