[Sonic was more than willing to let Shadow play his game of hiding his confusion, though Shadow's frustration leaked out so easily. It was so obvious, even if Shadow had intentionally or unintentionally let it loose. Luckily for Sonic, he had a natural immunity to the black hedgehog's irritation, rolling off of him like water droplets on a lotus leaf.]

Heh, I got here first, so who's the one trailin' who, huh?

[And while normally Sonic might say that Shadow should play nice and he might get some answers, the blue blur decided to give him a pass. Why not?]

As for this place, I'm tryin' to figure it out myself. Kinda looks like home, but don't let that fool you, heh.

And no, you're not dead.