Eggman had been prepared for this, after virtually everyone else had come out of the woodwork at this point. Seriously, who were they missing? Two of the purple cats? The naive silver hedgehog? The crocodile with the annoying voice?

Why couldn't the polite young rabbit girl show up? That one had manners.

"Hello, Shadow. I'm having hot cocoa. What are you doing here, besides ruining my evening?"