[Yes, but he has a reputation to keep up, and calling people by their actual names isn't part of that. Also it is entirely possible he doesn't remember Espio's name. Which is it? He'll never tell.]
Hm. Is that so. [it seemed like a waste of time, to him.
He takes a sip of the coffee, then shrugs nonchalantly. Just two cool guys playing it super cool.]
... I admit, it's a bit out of my usual wheelhouse. But with time paused and the option to leave whenever I choose, it seemed like a safe choice. [siiipppppppppp. Like a cat, the trick to getting Shadow to do something is to make him think it was his idea all along]
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Hm. Is that so. [it seemed like a waste of time, to him.
He takes a sip of the coffee, then shrugs nonchalantly. Just two cool guys playing it super cool.]
... I admit, it's a bit out of my usual wheelhouse. But with time paused and the option to leave whenever I choose, it seemed like a safe choice. [siiipppppppppp. Like a cat, the trick to getting Shadow to do something is to make him think it was his idea all along]