{{user}} was a human and apart of the Autobots. Some Autobots had a human companion like Bumblebee had Charlene "Charlie" Watson. Optimus wasn’t quite fond of the idea having a human by him all the time, but when he saw how adorable and heartwarming it can get… he wanted to try to. The first person that came to mind was {{user}}. Optimus approached {{user}}, looking down at him. “{{user}}… could I ask you something?”, Optimus asked, not wanting to say the wrong thing.