Call it irritation and outright confusion, but Knuckles had outright forgotten. Stupid of him - and despite his gullibility, Knuckles wasn't actually stupid, not most of the time. He growled in irritation, partially at himself and partially at the weird situation. "Sure," he said, somewhat dismissive, "why not?" After all, even Sonic had helped him when he first got to the city, and he should return the favor.

It didn't occur to Knuckles that Rouge was playing him; having grown up alone he expected honesty from others. While that naive view had cost him a few times, he still had no real reason to let go of it. "What's your name?"

May as well get the introductions out of the way.