[Tails is quiet for a moment, considering.]

My first friend ever is Sonic. I was... made fun of a lot. Back home, not here. Because I have two tails and people thought I was weird.

But Sonic was really nice to me, and he was really nice to Knuckles, and now we're all friends.

So I think you'll be okay too. If we could do it, I think you'll be just fine. Honesty can be pretty tough, I think. But you managed to be honest with me, so I think you can do it with others too.