[there's always time to quip, hence his 'chicken or the egg' type question! But even Sonic's well aware of the fact that there's a time and a place for quips. Discussion of bullying definitely isn't the time for it (unless we're talking about bullying Torments). He makes a quiet hum of acknowledgement before he brazenly reaches out to try and pick up the photo frame-]

... Huh?

[he pulls on it again only to realize it is stuck to the desk. Sonic lets go because he doesn't need to be told twice... Sometimes]

People all over are just like that. You look or act a little different from everyone else and it's all suspicion from there on out. When something suddenly happens that's 'shameful'? Just as bad.

Hmm... [he looks around] Can't say I know Hibiki-chan too well, so your guess is as good as mine as to what's happening. Dad's probably involved in some way, but honestly? The last thing we should be doing is talking about it behind her back.

[a sigh]

Nothing to it then. We just gotta keep climbing.