"No, you probably wouldn't have," Espio said, but it was less adamant than before. "I'm cranky and unapproachable, and I have a very different mindset to most of the people in Garden - it seems to piss people off. Makes them think I'm naive and stupid, or on some moral high horse or whatever. I'm good at making bad impressions."

At the very least, though, Ace seemed to be more honest than someone he could mention.

"To answer... it's not really something that can be proven, I s'pose."