"Hmmm. Well, there was definitely some sharing and swapping in the Conclave, but nobody was required to. A lot of us had formerly been slaves." Soundwave shrugs. "I am not a religious person. My understanding of spirituality is fairly limited and sexuality makes up a very large part of it. Intimately joining with another person is as close as I have ever come to worshipping anything."

"Spark-merging is inherently spiritual." Ravage leans into her mate. "Our sparks hold the fiery life-force that animates our metal bodies. Of course there are many other ways to be sexual, everything from purely electronic interfacing to interfacing using an array specifically configured for sexual union..."