[ There is a small twinge from his palm, an electrical touch gentle enough to feel but not cause any pain. ]

That would be my faction from the war.

[ he gestures to the red badge on his chest, shaped roughly like a face. ]

A purple badge would be a Decepticon. I would exercise caution with them. Some can be [ hng ] reasonable, but most have antipathy towards species like yours. A belief in the superiority over organic life is intrinsic to their ideology.