[he looks at the knife being drawn on him and then disregards it. (Rude.) Instead, he tilts his head to the side and says to some unseen audience]

Can you believe this? It's like he's calling me 'fat' again.

[Seems he's enjoying the obvious stage metaphor at least. His attention goes back up to the Star above them once he's made his little quip]

Never tried to use it on other people, so your guess is as good as mine. No time like the present though. Wanna give it a try? [grins] If we use the props as a launch point, we can get some extra height.

[this plan will probably not work, but Sonic is always willing to try. Who knows? Maybe they just need a change in perspective!]