Espio watched the grey Hedgehog's Careful but skittish Movements.

 4/22/2024

Espio watched the grey Hedgehog's Careful but skittish Movements. He frowned as he noticed the young Hedgehog kept his back towards the wall So No strangers could sneak upon him. As A ninja, The chameleon knew how to stay aware of his Surroundings at all times. But such a thing was bad for Silver's Health. The Question at this point was, however, how do you get the telepath to Relax and de-stress?

Silver often showed aggression towards Sonic, So the Blue Blur was out. Vector was loud and his size also put Silver on edge at points. Charmy was a kid, so Espio couldn't have him help. Knuckles knew how to relax, but the guardian was too focus on the Master Emerald and the island to teach Silver how to relax. Plus the ninja had a fear that Knuckles would make Silver worse in his need to fix his timeline and what not. 

Espio grumbled as he washed the dishes. He needed more friends he could trust. He wished he had a way to contact Mighty. The Armadillo was great at relaxing and perhaps his chill attitude would be a good influence on Silver. 

"Espio?” The soft voice pulled him out of his spiraling thoughts. The yellow eyes scanned the ninja with concern. "Are you okay?”

Espio gave him a soft smile. "I'm fine.” He assured the hedgehog. "I just have a lot on my mind.” He dried off his hands. 

Silver hummed as he squinted to stare harder at the chameleon. "Okay. If you say so.” Silver's ears twitched in a way that Espio knew he was listening or attempting to listen to the other rooms. 

"Do you want to go watch tv with Charmy?” Espio mused. Silver seemed to enjoy the children's television in this time.

Silver shook his head. He wrung his hands as he shifted on his feet. "We need to make tea.” The teapot floated into the sink. 

"Why?” Espio asked as he watched the pot fill with water before floating to the stove. Silver rarely showed interest in eating, much less cooking. He wondered what brought this on.

A hard knock on the door jolted everyone in the house. Vector got up to answer the door. There was A sound of confusion before The crocodile came into the kitchen with a very recognizable black hedgehog behind him.

“Yo Silver, Shadow says you invited him over?” Vector asked.

Silver nodded, "Yeah. Rouge can be loud and Shadow mentioned being uncomfortable So I said he could use my bed.” Silver gave Shadow a small wave. “Early rising today?”

Shadow nodded.

Vector nodded as he went back to his desk. "Well welcome to the Chaotix Detective Agency, Shadow.”

"Indeed. Though It's not exactly quiet here,” Espio stated. He hadn't seen Shadow and Silver interact often. He wasn't even aware the two were close enough to have idle chats. Shadow having an idle chat was a surprise in and of itself.

"We have water boiling for tea.” Silver smiled as Shadow took a seat. 

“The noise here is more preferable than the noise that Rouge and her partner are currently making.” Shadow stated before turning towards Silver. "What kind of tea are you planning on making?” 

Silver rattled off the herbs that he'd been growing in the Chaotix's back yard.