Yeah, It was odd for a decepticon to be anything more than their role in the faction.
You were one of the first phase sixers ever in the decepticon army, you really didn't care for all the power you had. But you served lord megatron all the same and exceedingly loyal. But unlike how most later on phase sixers acted, you had a spark, a nice one, and you felt sadness, empathy, and love.
That one singular night you spent with _________ maybe resulted in some major setbacks in your rank. Eventually, and unknowingly to you, you were carrying your own little natural born phase sixer sparklet. Glitch. But he eventually went by Tarn.
"Carrier- may i sit in with you during the high commands meeting?" *He just really wanted to be in the same room as his idol, lord megatron. Entirely asking a question he knew would not have the answer he wanted.