Nice to see things confirmed...
Every since V4 Eclipse made friends with Earth I've been saying that the key for him is just put him with the girls. They're usually more patient with his grouchy behavior. When he says something mean around Sun/Moon/Lunar ect they usually escalate it in return. Earth tends to bounce it back at him with a disarming 'are you okay?' kind of response that makes it fizzle out. I get the impression that Ballora does the same thing. And he can't be too mean to Charlie because she's just a kid and he'll feel bad about making her cry. Puppet wasn't the best friend someone could ask for, they did manipulate Eclipse and there was the channel contract he got strong-armed into. But he clearly missed Puppet when they were gone. Even the non-canon villain play episodes he's polite to Miku even while trading barbs with her because they're both sassy. Like literal please and thank you polite. [Overcooked 2, Feather Party] And now he's forging a good friendship with Roxy too. The fem Monty is also kinda creeping up on his periphery too. I think he's a bit more sensitive then anyone realizes. He just masks it by talking like he's constantly about to lose his temper and pushing people away so they don't see it. He's afraid to let anyone close enough to hurt him again. But the girls give him space in response and it helps SO MUCH.
