Current Music Here He regarded the hedgehog with a small grin, shaking his head at his leaping from the branch. He had to concede though that he was quite skillful in movement as he barely bent his knees upon landing before him. Just the way he greeted him and his casual attitude towards this meeting was quite the refreshing experience. It was far and away more appealing than the stiff exchanges with the alchemist over the course of the cleanup. Still seeing him rest his hand on his hip and shift his weight to one side brought to mind the fact that he was now a pony and not the human hero of his own world. He sighed and shuffled on his four hooves, sword in scabbard as he shrugged his shoulders in reply to the inquiry. "Not too much, Sonic. Just got paid for taking care of an alchemical mishap. Some liquid got a mind of it's own and kinda oozed around on the floor, eating organic materials... It wasn't too hard to take care of the problem but the alchemist was one of the most stiflingly pompous, egotistical ponies I have ever had to deal with. He wouldn't even admit he had made an error in his calculations! Still he paid me quite handsomely but I wonder how long it will be until he's besieged by some other chemically altered experiment gone awry.", he replied with a soft sigh, shaking his head ruefully.He quickly brightened up after that tale, his turquoise eyes regarding the hedgehog with a bit of the mischievous boy swordsman he used to be before becoming the hero he was now. Grinning, he felt free in the presence of this hedgehog as he added, "Yeah! It's been quite a while, how has it been for you? I've actually grown quite wealthy in the span I've been here, so I can afford to take things easy for a good while.". He readjusted the headband he always wore and it shifted the hair out of the way of one of his eyes, giving a light laugh as he felt the wind rippling his scarlet cape and showcasing the gold fabric on the underside of it. His blue livery and forest green tunic had a sheen to them in the sunlight, probably why the innocent people of his world called them the Shining Force with him as their leader against the oncoming darkness of Zeon's awakening.