Lightning Lynx

Predator frowned, shooting the lynx a glare as he took note of his expression. Admittingly, he wanted to inquire as to what exactly his teammate meant when he mentioned a different version of Finitevus, but he had already attempted to avoid the topic of his own doings once and didn’t want to give Lighting more fuel for prodding.

Feathers puffing up once more — this time out of actual agitation — Predator gave the lynx his answer.

"I have done nothing worthy of mention."

"I could ask you the same question." Predator stated. "I’ve not seen you since we last served under the Destructix."

The hawk’s feathers puffed up slightly. Lightning was the familiar face he’d seen in a while. A short while, yes, but there were only so many that Predator enjoyed the company of…even if he wasn’t great at expressing it. He stared down the lynx, awaiting a reply - and hoping the lynx would not repeat his question again.

They’ll tell you how right you are on a scale of 1-10.

1 = that doesn’t bug me at all. 10 = dear god, yes! I want to kill people who do this!

"it shouldn’t be a problem for you to share your own business if you’re so willing to spy on ours.”

"That has nothing to do with anything at all," the chameleon said matter-of-factly, almost patronizingly… as though speaking to a very small and unruly child. "I’ve gathered information on your people because of the threat that was posed by them. I have posed no such threat towards you. Knowledge about your clan’s affairs proved crucial in ridding New Mobotropolis of the Iron Queen and the control that she exerted over them. It was required, necessary at the time. Knowledge of my own personal affairs does not carry the same level as importance, nor are you in a position to use any such information for anything beneficial.” Of course, Lightning wasn’t on the same sort of espionage mission that the chameleon had undergone. He was merely asking because he was trying to get a rise, bait Espio like a pathetic little child. Well, Espio would not be baited. He paused, looking the lynx up and down with another critical gaze, and for a split-second, despite his usual coolness and lack of emotional expression… was annoyed enough to succumb to the temptation of making a rude remark. "Is that clear enough, Lightning? Or would you prefer me repeat it in monosyllabic words?"

"—It’s— You’re one to talk!!" Lightning snapped, attempting to change the subject, "I heard you betrayed your clan for some kind of meager do-gooder bullshit. I heard you brought dishonor onto yourself."

"You heard incorrectly," the lizard replied. "The matter is a little more complex than that." With those large ears of his, you’d think that Lightning Lynx would be able to hear things a little better - then again, Espio reminded himself before he could grow angry - whilst it may be the ears that hear, it is the brain that interprets that information, and understands it. If Lightning had a smaller-than-average brain, perhaps that was not his fault. The chameleon found himself softening just a touch. Perhaps… perhaps, he almost pitied this feline.

Still, with what Espio had said about his duty to monitor the clan...Lightning knew that he was right. He had asked because he wanted to bait him, see if he could get him riled-- which didn't work. Instead, Lightning now found himself quickly becoming the one who looked like an idiot. He also found himself getting angry.

"Is that clear enough, Lightning? Or would you prefer me repeat it in monosyllabic words?"

"Oh, shut the fuck up!" Lightning snapped, glaring at the chameleon. "You think you're so high-and-mighty when really your clan hides away in the shadows, never coming out to actually fight. They just stay by the sidelines and watch and wait instead of actually doing anything."

The lynx knew that Espio's clan did have their strengths-- but he still believed that what he said stood true, for the most part. He never saw the chameleon's do anything outright-- no, they stayed in the shadows. Hell, they lived in the shadow's for Aurora's sake!

"You heard incorrectly," the lizard replied. "The matter is a little more complex than that."

"How more complex can it get? You betrayed your clan. You're pathetic." He had little to back up his words, if anything at all. Now he was just spouting out whatever came to mind.

"I don’t have anything to say to you," he muttered, turning away. "You know nothing of honour, and you clearly don’t know much about anything else, either." He cast a glance toward him, a single throwaway glance of disdain. "Why don’t you go back home or… or wherever it is you reside? Your presence here is a waste of both our time.”

Lightning's ears flattened. The fur on his back rose as he let out another growl. One thing in that statement caught him-- 'You know nothing of honour.'

"Shut up! I'm not going to leave!" The lynx shouted, before moving to grab at Espio's arm. "You know what? Fuck you! I--" He started, before stopping, pulling his hand back as he snarled. He had been away from Scourge and his team for long enough as is-- he needed to get back, as much as he wanted to plow Espio's face into the ground. His boss came before revenge.

"...Fine. I'll leave. But I'll be back and when I do come back I'll make sure to plow your face into the ground."

Shaking slightly from his anger and the strong urge to just turn around and punch the chameleon, he flicked open his Warp Ring and went through it, growling to himself as he did so.

Ask them awkward things

Tell them raunchy jokes

Try to make them laugh in unflattering ways

ASK THEM AWKWARD QUESTIONS