[color=LightGreen][b]"Oh, heh, yeah. I hear you, man."[/b][/color] Mort looked away and thought back to all the times his teammates had sent an withering look his way, how he'd always been last to get his coffee in the morning, how easy it'd been for them to leave him--it was very hard being second (or in his case, fifth) best. It hurt, but not as much as the self-loathing that coiled in his chest at the memories.

But he smiled kindly for Tails anyway, hoping he'd cheer up, and pulled out the bag of Doritos from his satchel and popped them open. He held out the bag with one hand in offering to the younger.

[color=LightGreen][b]"It's not easy when you're still figuring everything out. It gets better."[/b][/color] He wasn't sure, but it sounded good.

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